Recent content by delsoul

It really depends on the interior pieces your wanting to repair, and how badly damaged it is. misc. random pieces would be easier to replace, and cheap from wrecking yards.. depending on your area I suppose. There are repair kits out there for vinyl, but they are made for small patch's mainly...

Something I have not seen any mention on, referring to rattle can paints, and thats the cure time they have. It can take days for a lot of them to actually cure. Not dry.. but cure. Theres a huge difference. Anyone thats gone this route will know, if you have a blemish that will require...

Oh.. you mean I cant just pretend it was never wrecked, and hope any potential buyer wont notice? :rolleyes: I know, been doing this for a long time. Though the title is not branded, I am fairly certain I still legally have to make it known. Either way, its just the right thing to do. And...

Yeah, my old business partners are long lost now, or at least still.. so, I am trying to make due. I suppose more than my needing the specs for doing these jobs, is just having them on hand. Absolute dimensions of the subframe/chassis structure, measurements from one spot welded piece, to the...

Do you know what kind of paint was used? There is interior rattle can paint.. I have used that before, years ago (dumb idea really). Really, I would almost think the interior is ruined, but rather than trying to scrub it off.. try to allow whatever paint thinner you get to soak into the...

oops, double posted somehow :confused:

oh, and the hood.. Damaged hoods, even some of the more minor damage, are hardly worth the time and effort to fix. The thin sheet metal is extremely hard to do bodywork on, without causing a ripple effect. Even the most experenced autobody techs. will have seriously hard times fixing. Buy a...

The radiator support is spot welded on the chassis, and usually can be removed fairly easily by drilling out the factory spot welds (or grinding through them carefully) and then use an air hammer with a chissle to seperate. Though from years of exp. I would suggest you inspect that thing a...

The term 'Shave' is kind of misleading.. The general idea is to remove the part, and fill in that area as if it was never there to begin with. A door handle for instance. You would remove the handle, weld in a piece of sheet metal over that spot, and smooth it out with some body filler...

totaled 98 civic.. replacing front unibody,, I am in process of replacing the front subframe to a 98 civic hatchback. I am just about to start the trim cuts to fit the new one, so far everythings going fine. I have done this before, and have been doing autobody work and fabrication for a long...

I just picked up this one the other day.. traded an older big screen TV for it.. I have it stripped down pretty good now, and trying to decide how much I want to put into it myself.. its an 87 si, ~236,000 on it. runs great still, and drives. Id like to hear how your motor swap goes...

Right, Calesta, you mentioned the wing on that blue Del Sol was all wrong. Can you explain a bit about how you mean that? I thought it looked pretty tight.. hmm The Del Sol I found had sold already, so the search is still going.. while still concidering other options too, like maybe newer...

Thanks Calesta, and yes.. that Del Sol needs a lot of work. It would be a good car to strip back down to nutz and boltz, and rebuild. It actually doesnt need lowered, it has air bag suspension, wich in the images is raised all the way. When air is relieved, you almost can not put your hand...

Whats up, Im the new guy here.. I recently bought a wrecked 98 civic hatchback from a guy, who also has a 97 Del Sol that needed some minor work. I ended up getting the Civic for $500, and my repairing a few things on the Del Sol. As it turned out, the Del Sol was not what I was expecting to...