My new Integra...

[Echonova]

So as most of you already know, Captain Obvious and I swapped cars. I needed something with a backseat, he needed the most awesome car known to exist thus far in humanity's feeble presence on this planet.

Some of you may know, some of you may not... I am riddled with ADD. Detailing a car has never been my strong suit, never wanted it to be. But this car demanded that something be done.

Before.
(Looks better in this pic. Was rather oxidized and pink IRL)




Day 1:
Needed a "Personal" touch to start making it my own.


Also started to clean the headlights. A lot more work needs to be done, but it's much better than before. Gonna need a couple more passes.
(Driver side clean, passenger not)


Both cleaned... Big 'ole red "H" emblem removed, but the glue remains... (You're welcome QD)


Day 2:

Side skirts had to go... Black Widows had made them their home... LIYFGeaylffawyawrgvayuyf

Kick panels in... Found at a Pull-a-Part for $4 dollars for both.




Spent all day cleaning by washing, clay bar... -ing? and rubbing compound. Still need to polish and wax... But as I am running out of daylight and care, that will have to be another day. (Haven't done the front bumper, as it needs paint so what's the point?)

But you can see the areas not done...





Here you can really tell the shine from the rest of the car to the front bumper...



Some of the wiring has been fixed, more remains to be done. But the broken center radiator support is top of the list for now.

[-EnVus-]

Those rims i showed you would have looked good on this......Also isnt Morgan gonna want to drive for sure now

[Echonova]

... I never saw the rims.

But alas, no matter. Still need to get rid of the two stacks of tires in garage anyway before I could do anything anyway.

Added JDM plate from off the garage wall. (hood is popped in the pics. It's not bad fender gap)



But yes, she thinks she is going to drive this car now. LOL...

[TheChosenOne]

Car looks great

[Echonova]

Oh, the grill has only been removed temporarily. It does have one.

[Captain-Obvious™]

Looking good dude. I'm anxious to see if the paint and headlights stay shining like that. I had the car looking that good about a year ago and everything faded back. Hopefully you'll have better luck.

[quickdodge®]

Both cleaned... Big 'ole red "H" emblem removed, but the glue remains... (You're welcome QD)

Lolol. I was going to mention that when I saw the pics and then saw you state that it was gone, lolol. I've always liked his car as it was just a normal looking Integra with a good drop on it. I don't really care for the side marker lights as they look APC-ish, but since holes are already drilled, I wouldn't remove them.

Overall, and as I've even told CO in the past, I like it for its simple look.

[SHAUNvX]

Car looks a lot better after you cleaned it up.

[Sir_Christopher]

what did you do with the old side skirts and rear valance??

[quickdodge®]

He gave them to me to use on my CVCC.

Duh....

[-EnVus-]

Looks good What you gonna do about the trunk holes ?

[Echonova]

Looking good dude. I'm anxious to see if the paint and headlights stay shining like that. I had the car looking that good about a year ago and everything faded back. Hopefully you'll have better luck.

I'm thinking since it will be parked in a garage and not under a tree or the sun 24/7... It will be. But if not, all I'm really out is time thus far.

Car looks a lot better after you cleaned it up.

Meh, still has a long way to go. But I had a good starting point.

what did you do with the old side skirts and rear valance??

The side skirts decided they didn't like removal and jumped off the 5th street bridge into the canal... Never to be seen again (Don't look at the trash can in the pic). The rear valances I still have.

He gave them to me to use on my CVCC.

Duh....

^^^ Uhhhh... This.

Looks good What you gonna do about the trunk holes ?

Not sure yet. Either a spoiler or shave them altogether.


'Erebody knows I likes dem shaved. So that's probably what will happen.

[Captain-Obvious™]

I'm thinking since it will be parked in a garage and not under a tree or the sun 24/7... It will be. But if not, all I'm really out is time thus far.

I hadn't thought of that. Good point. The Statesboro sun is murder on paint. I can't wait for you to get some wheels for this thing.

[Echonova]

I hadn't thought of that. Good point. The Statesboro sun is murder on paint. I can't wait for you to get some wheels for this thing.

If I can get my set of Toyo R888's sold in time... (not counting on IA to sell them)


All I'm sayin' is ATS.

[Captain-Obvious™]

P.S. I should be in Atlanta in about a week to swing by and get the stuff I left in the car. And I saved this for you:

[Echonova]

P.S. I should be in Atlanta in about a week to swing by and get the stuff I left in the car. And I saved this for you:

LOL... I've been listening the shit out of Lil' Wayne. LOL

[Captain-Obvious™]

All I'm sayin' is ATS.

Yes.

LOL... I've been listening the shit out of Lil' Wayne. LOL

Lulz. I forgot that CD was even in there I always used my ipod.

[-EnVus-]

Ipod I sold you was stolen ?

[Echonova]

Ipod I sold you was stolen ?

Yea. My daughter "borrowed" it for school one day without asking. Aaaannndddd of course it was stolen from her.



That was two iPod's ago. But was around the time I made that CD.

[Sammich]

what did you do with the old side skirts and rear valance??

i knew that was going to pop up..wish you woulda kept the valences and skirts on there...but at least you gave the paint some needed TLC. looks good man

[Echonova]

Ditto.

[Echonova]

[-EnVus-]

Is that what the Teg runs on ?

[Sinfix_15]

This car has had some very flattering pictures taken of it in the past. Upon closer investigation, it is in need of quite the spit shine.

[C230K]

I personally like the car with the wing he had on before, but thats just me. Use some Goo Gone to get that glue residue left behind from the emblem.

[D3UC3S]

Pretty dang cool dude.

[Scotsman]

damn , looks soooooooooooooooooooooo much better than when i seen it at work

[silverDA]

good job so far,buddy.

[SHHHH]

Looks good so far

[mushroom_toy]

You swapper you.

[Echonova]

So today I spent 4 hours polishing and waxing. Not sure if you can tell in the pics (it kinda looks the same to me), but it is 10013.23% better in person than after just the clay bar/rubbing compound.








Still gonna put on a few more coats of wax, but once again I ran out of time. So back in it's cocoon it goes along with all the other unfinished projects for now.



BTW: In case you were wondering, doing this by hand sucks. If I ever attempt anything like this again I'm buying power tools.

[Captain-Obvious™]

Looking good.

[-EnVus-]

Looks good just respray that bumper and lip then its set

[Echonova]

Looks good just respray that bumper and lip then its set

Oh God no... The exhaust, springs, shocks are all getting replaced.

Power steering and A/C will go back in and then it will be set. <---(low priority)

Oh, and a set of wheels too.

Just want a comfortable cruiser.

[Scotsman]

a million times better bub

[RsonGt3's]

You need a line up seems like the front end doesn't line up quite well. Other that looks real good!

[Captain-Obvious™]

You need a line up seems like the front end doesn't line up quite well. Other that looks real good!

He has the hood popped in the pics. It lines up good.

[Echonova]

^^^ This.

[Echonova]

So... Hood latch is fixed for good.


However.






The yellow "cover" on the drivers side OEM fog-light fell off inside the housing. No biggie (I thought to myself), I'll remove the headlight, crack it open (wetsand and polish the inside of the lens while I'm in there) and see if I can't fix it myself before ordering any new parts...



Four zipties held the front bumper on.... Four.

I mean... I can overlook a lot of stuff. Because I realize shit happens because we get impatient or cash gets low... Or both at the same damn time, I get it.

We've all been there.

I mean, I can overlook the fog-lights wired with speaker wire. Easy to fix even for someone as electrically challenged as me.

But seriously... Four zipties...















C'mon son.

























The basics are there (and done right). Just seems like a rush to get it done at the end with whatever was laying around the house.





Nuts and bolts ain't that damn expensive. Don't buy cigarettes for a day and you can get an econ-o-pack from Advance that would have done the job for your next 5 cars.

[Captain-Obvious™]

I got the car that way and just never changed it. It worked for me. Sorry that it upset you so much.