**$1k EF Daily Driver** Build Thread

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 08:57 PM

Hello all, purchased another EF from a member on here to be my daily driver while I rebuild my white car. Figured I'd make a build thread to document the progress and mods I do. Enjoy

EDIT: Updates BELOW, & page 3

Day One:
Here she is - '90 Honda Civic std. 4spd w/ ac.
Snapped some shots of it right when I pulled down the driveway

Exterior

Engine Bay

Interior

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 09:12 PM

Update #1
Well the busted interior wasn't gonna cut it if I was to drive this thing everyday so.....tear down time!!
I took everything out too clean it down real well. I replaced the dash w/ the nice one out of my white car, and got all the vents in, & added a dash clock. Also I replaced the busted rear panels w/ some good ones, and add some rear speaker pods that I had laying around. Put in a rear well cover also. While everything was apart, i decided to redo the headliner as well. The blue vinyl rear seat were replaced with light blue cloth ones. Vacuumed the carpet down good too.

All the pieces

I pressure washed the outside, removed the stickers, and put on my old 14" OZ wheels

For the engine bay, some Simple Green and a good ole' pressure washin

Along with bead blasting the yellow off of the DPFI cover

Stay tuned

**southside** · 10-13-2008, 09:13 PM

ugly but for 1k I guess thats good and should look better wit some TLC G/L

**BKgen®** · 10-13-2008, 09:15 PM

wait a minute....

....j00 STOLED BRUCE'S CAR!!!

**mx34life** · 10-13-2008, 09:16 PM

starting to look good already just with a wash G/L

**d_day87** · 10-13-2008, 09:17 PM

should make a great daily

**dkjohnson04** · 10-13-2008, 09:22 PM

dude the engine bay looks clean as hell for just simple green and a pressure wash.....

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 09:29 PM

Update #2

Ok so I'm piling these updates in to catch up to its current status. No I couldn't do everything in one day, as much as I wish I could have.

Exterior:
Not much has gone on here. Previously changed to my 14" wheels, removed stickers, added on a passenger side mirror, put door moldings on the passenger side, and put my roof racks on to haul the bike around with. I have puchased another good pass. side door and front fender, but they are both red, so waiting till paint.

Engine Bay:
Painted the DPFI cover, and added an intake w/ filter.

Interior:
Spent some time in here. Previously replaced dash, rear panels, rear seats, headliner. Added new speakers and covers, rear speaker pods(speakers coming soon), rear cargo cover, new shift knob, and installed a cig lighter.

More soon

**Truegiant** · 10-13-2008, 09:41 PM

wow brad.. looks stellar.. You need to find me one of these or a fourdoor so i can sell the 350!

seriously

for real

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Truegiant

wow brad.. looks stellar.. You need to find me one of these or a fourdoor so i can sell the 350!
seriously
for real

Thanks, well if I find a nice four door EF, i'll sell you this hatch

Sound good

**Papa_Smurf** · 10-13-2008, 09:44 PM

lol i was just askin you about ur new car, haha.

i remember this car from the last mountain run. good pick up brad.

oh yea, and that bike looks siiiiiick, haha

**blown lsj** · 10-13-2008, 09:44 PM

nice

**leobond001** · 10-13-2008, 09:49 PM

wow. you shoulda kept the cup holders. they were pimp

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by 90_ZC_HATCH

lol i was just askin you about ur new car, haha.

i remember this car from the last mountain run. good pick up brad.

oh yea, and that bike looks siiiiiick, haha

Yeah its pretty bad A. I threw on my flat bmx pedals and dropped the seat for some urban assault the past few rides in town. Tested out my front flip the other night going down this long steep grass/dirt hill. Actually I came to the top at speed and had to hop this big curb at the top, well i didn't hop high enough and tapped the rear wheel which sent me forward into a front flip down the hill. Glad I had my helmet on, as the bike found my head as did the ground.

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by leobond001

wow. you shoulda kept the cup holders. they were pimp

I've got something better planned

**uproot** · 10-13-2008, 09:55 PM

wow man... pretty swift work lol... you were just tellin me about this car the other day, lookin like a great DD after all you've done so far

lets see pics of how the white hatch is sittin right now

**slow_hatch** · 10-13-2008, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by uproot

wow man... pretty swift work lol... you were just tellin me about this car the other day, lookin like a great DD after all you've done so far
lets see pics of how the white hatch is sittin right now

Thanks man. As for the white hatch, it is getting completly gutted interior wise while I decide on what to do with it. Gonna sell some turbo stuff and make some changes. You can see it in the back ground of this pic on jackstands.

**gen2freak** · 10-13-2008, 10:12 PM

thats tight man!

**DB4LYFE ™** · 10-13-2008, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by gen2freak

thats tight man!

word!

~DB4LYFE

**95jdmdc4** · 10-14-2008, 12:24 AM

keep going, making some nice work, love progress threads with beaters that end up being beauties.

**FasTech** · 10-14-2008, 12:34 AM

Looks a whole lot better after all the work. You should find a nice clean CRX Dash and put it in one of your cars! I think that looks so good.

**iNsTuN nOoDoH** · 10-14-2008, 12:36 AM

That interior is lookin nice!

**mushroom_toy** · 10-14-2008, 01:39 AM

Brad you bought Bruces car. XD Man you ballin. I finally got me a dslr.

**Papa_Smurf** · 10-14-2008, 10:12 AM

baby blue hatch FTW!

brad that bike really is sick. if i was still in snellville i'd have to come ride with you sometime, cept none of that front flipping shit...lol you crazy.

that does look like a great DD though.

**B_Hoov** · 10-14-2008, 10:17 AM

wow man...come a long way! lookin great tho! the rear drum still yellow? lol someone got a lil crazy with the yellow paint before me. tibby pants maybe????

**green91** · 10-14-2008, 10:39 AM

i pulled off a great half front flip last week

**JDMaccord** · 10-14-2008, 11:14 AM

BUMP.... LOOKS LIKE ITS COME'N 2GETHER NICELY

**Kasper** · 10-14-2008, 11:26 AM

Wow thats looken awsome so far man.. keep it up. awsome deal on it to. good luck with the rest of it..

**LIKEG6** · 10-14-2008, 11:39 AM

Nice work so far man!!

**d-man478** · 10-14-2008, 11:47 AM

nice work, im look into getting me DD, something like what you have going on.

**thinkskater** · 10-14-2008, 01:21 PM

i get to start this same shit on a lx four door soon. lookin good already man.

**Papa_Smurf** · 10-14-2008, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by green91

i pulled off a great half front flip last week

haha yall are crazy.

how are the trails up there?

**green91** · 10-14-2008, 03:38 PM

Well there are a ton of trails and mountain roads etc but we've been doing more "urban biking" aka riding around town lol. Dahlonega city is actually a great place to ride, many hills, jumps, terrain etc.

**slow_hatch** · 10-14-2008, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by 90_ZC_HATCH

haha yall are crazy.

how are the trails up there?

Yeah, needless to say neither of which were intentional, lol. Thanks for the comments guys, looks like another slow week so expect some updates

**BITCHING** · 10-15-2008, 10:00 AM

if you finsh your other car are you selling the dd if so hit me up wen you selling it

**mushroom_toy** · 10-15-2008, 10:02 AM

^Im pretty sure when he finishes the white hatch he will have a need for a DD still lol.

**Papa_Smurf** · 10-15-2008, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by mushroom_toy

^Im pretty sure when he finishes the white hatch he will have a need for a DD still lol.

i'm going to second that assumption

brad you care to share ur plans for the white hatch, or are u keeping them under wraps?

**mushroom_toy** · 10-15-2008, 04:29 PM

Alan Im his new engine....I may not look like it but I can propel a car better than any engine....stick me in the bay and give me some rum...ill power your car till liftoff.

**slow_hatch** · 10-15-2008, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by mushroom_toy

Alan Im his new engine....I may not look like it but I can propel a car better than any engine....stick me in the bay and give me some rum...ill power your car till liftoff.

What are you smoking??????

But Alan, don't have to much planned. Right now my job has slowed WAY down so finances are tight, so it is going to sit for a while. I'm going to redo the turbo kit, so some stuff may be for sale.

**slow_hatch** · 10-16-2008, 09:58 PM

Got the passenger side delsol seat brackets made, gonna work on the driver's side tomorrow. Will update with some pics soon

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