GlassHeadlights
West West Yall
My Integra project got written off (all bad luck lol) so this is nicknamed the good luck car because thats exactly what it's given back to me.
1993 Civic Coupe Si or EX for the American market.
I picked it up for $400 with a "dead" ECU and I had to return the stock exhaust after I drove it home. All complete, all stock, no accidents, drives nice, 368,000 KMS, white on tan interior , 5 speed D16Z6.
It has original paint and for the most part the body is in descent shape, virtually no dents but the rear wheel wells are badly rusted.
I saw the add online, called him up and drove over to his house with a P28 ECU in hand. I plugged in the ECU and no go . After re-arranging the firing order and tuning in the timing she came to life. I asked for the "broken" ECU just in case and my dad and I took it home.
The original ECU wasn't dead. He screwed around with the motor so much it wouldn't run. The firing order was out, timing severely retarded, the cat was plugged (the exhaust manifold got red hot) and the main relay is on its way out. I've been cruising around on his ECU and it's lovin life.
The last two days I've been cleaning it up!
I borrowed my dads red valve cover because the last one was baby blue.
The lip was sadly sagging so that called for some new stainless hardware.
The bumper trim thingy was rusted.
Wipers also painted.
At some point the oil cap was left off, cleaning was a must need.
The fender was in great shape but had some surface rust.
Here we are all sanded down in stages then the final wet sanding for primer and paint!
Match paint for Frost White.
3 coats laid down, just soaking up some UV for a couple hours.
Then 3 more coats of clear.
As the fender was drying I attacked the interior. Some greasy activities went on in here. I felt gross touching anything.
Annddddddd after!!! We did a full carpet shampoo and scrubbed down every panel. I had to disassemble the center console to clean it because it was that bad.
And here is the car after this weekend. The fender matches good eh?
Sway bar holes??
My favorite kind of exhaust yo!!
My New EJ1 Coupe - YouTube
1993 Civic Coupe Si or EX for the American market.
I picked it up for $400 with a "dead" ECU and I had to return the stock exhaust after I drove it home. All complete, all stock, no accidents, drives nice, 368,000 KMS, white on tan interior , 5 speed D16Z6.
It has original paint and for the most part the body is in descent shape, virtually no dents but the rear wheel wells are badly rusted.
I saw the add online, called him up and drove over to his house with a P28 ECU in hand. I plugged in the ECU and no go . After re-arranging the firing order and tuning in the timing she came to life. I asked for the "broken" ECU just in case and my dad and I took it home.
The original ECU wasn't dead. He screwed around with the motor so much it wouldn't run. The firing order was out, timing severely retarded, the cat was plugged (the exhaust manifold got red hot) and the main relay is on its way out. I've been cruising around on his ECU and it's lovin life.
The last two days I've been cleaning it up!
I borrowed my dads red valve cover because the last one was baby blue.
The lip was sadly sagging so that called for some new stainless hardware.
The bumper trim thingy was rusted.
Wipers also painted.
At some point the oil cap was left off, cleaning was a must need.
The fender was in great shape but had some surface rust.
Here we are all sanded down in stages then the final wet sanding for primer and paint!
Match paint for Frost White.
3 coats laid down, just soaking up some UV for a couple hours.
Then 3 more coats of clear.
As the fender was drying I attacked the interior. Some greasy activities went on in here. I felt gross touching anything.
Annddddddd after!!! We did a full carpet shampoo and scrubbed down every panel. I had to disassemble the center console to clean it because it was that bad.
And here is the car after this weekend. The fender matches good eh?
Sway bar holes??
My favorite kind of exhaust yo!!
My New EJ1 Coupe - YouTube
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