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By Welsh-CivicHB
#177039 hi ive just joined the forum and have had a browse around this section and thoght i'd post mine up :D it's currently being sprayed red, so i have no final pics of it, but i have before pics and pics of it in the garage. I have big plans for it and hopefully this site will help me :) sorry if the pics come out wrong, i have read through the newbie section... :P

right, here she is when i first picked her up (£200) :D (pics are a bit naff, took them from my fone) :thumbdown:

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a bit of rust here but it's all gone now :D
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the car looks clean here but the bonnet was pretty much wrecked, had "zoe 4 lyf" engraved on the bonnet and there was a few dent which could not be fixed ( none can be seen in this pic though :thumb: )
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the engine...
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now for some reason after i bought the car i bought some lexus rear lights, but to be honest i hate them now, and i'm going to sell them and either go back to stock or those ones that look stock but without the orange :D
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i also sprayed the bonnet matt black myself but ive had a new bonnet and is being sprayed glossy black while the rest of the car is being sprayed red :D
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i then decided to buy some new headlights, i think they are the black housing style or whatever but without the amber corners (you guys may not like them but i think they're quite nice :D )
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i also bought a new direct fit exhaust back box (4.5" - i like them big :hehe: ) off ebay just to replace the pea shooter stock one :P
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and a Jamex 40mm lowering spring kit :D
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stripped ready for primer coat
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new panels welded on after cutting out the rust...
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and here she is now, sorry for no primer pics etc, they never told me when they were going to primer even though i told them to ring me as i wanted pics :( , ahhh well here she is red :D
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She'll soon be put back together in the next week or so and buffed (they're apparently busy) so i'll update the thread with the final pics :D again sorry for bad quality pics :oops:

Future plans:
B16 conversion
JDM alloys or just maybe black alloys by another make,
Mugen lip
New shocks
New brakes etc
+ Other extras :)

hope i havent wasted your time, cheers :D
Last edited by Welsh-CivicHB on Sun May 16, 2010 3:35 pm, edited 7 times in total.
By stubrun
#177054 wasted time????? are you mad, thats an awesome build mate, is that oem honda milano red? Glad you are going with the lines and no RICE!!! Im going to be watching this one carefully :)....................
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By Welsh-CivicHB
#177058 thanks :D haha i may change my mind just like i did with the lexus lights :P ermm ive seen these on ebay, they look pretty decent but can't afford them yet - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT or maybe some black team dynamics pro race 1.2 16", not sure if you have them in the states though? :?

cheers stubrun :) ahah nah i dont like rice lol :P... nope its not milano, i was gonna go with milano but i found it was a bit dark for my liking, so ive gone with the Ford red, not sure what its called though, but it looks really nice, the audi red (misano) was the other choice but that looked a bit pincish, anyway thanks again, more pics sooon :D
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By Mr Rattles
#177932 i really like what you done so far bru, but sell them ricer lights haha,

i see its RHD so you could even ship it to me lol
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By Welsh-CivicHB
#177996 cheers mate :D they're going as soon as i get the car back 8)

haha yeah spose i could, find how much it is and ill send it over on a boat :lol: nahh shes my baby i'm afraid and staying with me :)
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By Mr Rattles
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Welsh-CivicHB wrote:cheers mate :D they're going as soon as i get the car back 8)

haha yeah spose i could, find how much it is and ill send it over on a boat :lol: nahh shes my baby i'm afraid and staying with me :)


lol dam im sooooo jealous
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By bruny
#178682 nice 1 m8,red is best colour,lol,keep up the good work,would like to see how the dark headlights go with the red paintwork. :thumb:
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By Welsh-CivicHB
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bruny wrote:nice 1 m8,red is best colour,lol,keep up the good work,would like to see how the dark headlights go with the red paintwork. :thumb:


cheers mate, reds beast :) yeah same, hopefully they will look nice, if not, back to OEM with amber corners :D
By sanelh12
#178714 that looks pretty sick, nice build

I have a question for you, Im thinking about doing about getting the same color as you, but I just wanted to know approx how much the paint job alone was?
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By Welsh-CivicHB
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sanelh12 wrote:that looks pretty sick, nice build

I have a question for you, Im thinking about doing about getting the same color as you, but I just wanted to know approx how much the paint job alone was?


thanks :) ermm for me it cost £800 which is about $1450 ish :thumb:
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By Welsh-CivicHB
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Welsh-CivicHB wrote:
sanelh12 wrote:that looks pretty sick, nice build

I have a question for you, Im thinking about doing about getting the same color as you, but I just wanted to know approx how much the paint job alone was?


thanks :) ermm for me it cost £800 which is about $1450 ish :thumb:


thought i saw USA in your profile :S if your from britain it was £800 from a local garage, but they did me a deal because we knew them. Hope that helps :thumb:
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By intheworks
#178719 great start. I have the 50/50 tail lights on a red hatch, LOVE IT!!!!
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By Welsh-CivicHB
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intheworks wrote:great start. I have the 50/50 tail lights on a red hatch, LOVE IT!!!!
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thanks mate :D yeah i really like them, and i think you may just have persuaded me to get a pair, they look mint on yours :thumb: