93 Del Sol Project

OTiS133 · 05-28-2011, 10:08 PM

subscribed. own a del sol myself and its nice to see them being restored.

purpej1 · 05-28-2011, 10:13 PM

i like the way this project is going glwb.

barrett · 05-29-2011, 05:25 PM

Thanks guys. It's my first build so cross my fingers I can stay motivated and it doesn't break the bank. Enjoying it so far and learning a lot. I'm hoping to paint it next couple weeks. Just waiting for a driver mirror to arrive, and have to resand the entire car with finer grit, apparently 220 isn't fine enuf

barrett · 05-29-2011, 05:57 PM

as promised here are the photos from the body work

before:

after:

barrett · 05-29-2011, 06:07 PM

Just realized something this thread is missing..

Engine
-stock D16Z6
-Garret T3/T4 turbo (rebuilt)
-log style turbo manifold
-front mount intercooler (not sure of brand)
-Climax fuel rail

Suspension/Wheels
-stock struts
-skunk2 or eibach or ebay lowering springs (can't see a brand on them and they are red, all i got)
-15x6 +35 carving starks with 205/50/r15 tires

Interior
-seat removal (weight reduction)
-no turbo gauges (yet)

Exterior
-door removal (weight reduction)
-wingless
-EDM aux lights
-JDM one piece headlights
-JDM foglights

Stereo
-Pioneer 710BT head unit
-Alpine 6.5" speakers in door
-JL 6.5" speakers in rear

honda_skater · 05-29-2011, 06:52 PM

Looking great. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

barrett · 06-02-2011, 02:54 PM

side mirrors are taken off, some rust and dents (on the piece above the front window) got sanded, and front bumper is mostly shaved.

barrett · 06-06-2011, 12:54 PM

new driver mirror came in today, starks should be here this week, and today i'm filling the dents and finishing the rust repair then i should be good to start primer close to the end of the week.

95CivicLx117 · 06-06-2011, 01:52 PM

I bet this del sol its going to be sick ahaha cant wait to see it when you finish

barrett · 06-07-2011, 02:14 PM

i can't wait either. well i can and i can't. i'm going to miss having a project once i finish so i might just keep working on it every year and make it better and better. one major thing each year. this year - restore, next - turbo, after - ? who knows.

anyway, update! finally gave it a test start.... NO IDLE BOUNCE!! hooray it idles like normal again. found out my buddy used my garage and couldn't push the del sol back in (there is an incline going towards the garage door) so he took it for a rip around the block (with no hood, or doors and the rear lip hanging half on half off). said it felt pretty peppy (no turbo yet just stock).

finished applying bondo to all dents. will sand the bondo tonight as well as the rest of the surface rust. then after that i have to wait for my buddies help before i can start painting, so i will start putting the rest of the interior back together. install stereo, carpet, seats etc.

got two quotes from shops here for a gallon of white primer. one shop said $96.77 the other said $350.55 so i think the second one was on crack.. so next paycheck i'll buy some primer.

sohclubkid · 06-07-2011, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrett

i can't wait either. well i can and i can't. i'm going to miss having a project once i finish so i might just keep working on it every year and make it better and better. one major thing each year. this year - restore, next - turbo, after - ? who knows.

anyway, update! finally gave it a test start.... NO IDLE BOUNCE!! hooray it idles like normal again. found out my buddy used my garage and couldn't push the del sol back in (there is an incline going towards the garage door) so he took it for a rip around the block (with no hood, or doors and the rear lip hanging half on half off). said it felt pretty peppy (no turbo yet just stock).

finished applying bondo to all dents. will sand the bondo tonight as well as the rest of the surface rust. then after that i have to wait for my buddies help before i can start painting, so i will start putting the rest of the interior back together. install stereo, carpet, seats etc.

got two quotes from shops here for a gallon of white primer. one shop said $96.77 the other said $350.55 so i think the second one was on crack.. so next paycheck i'll buy some primer.

depends on the primer really... i suggest a name brand 2k urethane primer.

buzzbombtom · 06-07-2011, 07:35 PM

you know why that car felt peppy? you took of about 1/4 the total weight off the car, power to weight my friend. i am betting the top was off too? probably not the best thing to do as it will flex the body, just a heads up.

barrett · 06-08-2011, 09:23 AM

haha thats exactly what i told him when he told me it was peppy. i said theres no weight there. everythings off.

urethane primer you say? alright thanks. i'll go buy some soon.

so last night broke the sander. luckily its mastercraft so i'll go back to the store and exchange it for a new one. so i spent the rest of the night hand sanding everything. think its pretty much ready for primer. after i get the new sander i need to go over the entire car top to bottom slowly again and it should be good. sorry forgot to take car pics.

i also removed the valve cover and put on some aircraft stripper and started painting that. i do have pics of that.

pmac193 · 06-08-2011, 01:17 PM

Nice progress, can't wait to see some paint on it!

barrett · 06-08-2011, 01:41 PM

well my brother asked me if he could borrow the del sol for his grad.. which is june 24.. i want to say yes and just leave it in primer for grad. it'll look better then just sanded.. hopefully i can manage that. so there is a little push. still haven't decided the final color yet however. thinking white, teal or respray samba green. leaning towards white tho

05-29-2011, 05:25 PM	#33
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	Thanks guys. It's my first build so cross my fingers I can stay motivated and it doesn't break the bank. Enjoying it so far and learning a lot. I'm hoping to paint it next couple weeks. Just waiting for a driver mirror to arrive, and have to resand the entire car with finer grit, apparently 220 isn't fine enuf __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

05-29-2011, 05:57 PM	#34
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	as promised here are the photos from the body work before: after: __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

05-29-2011, 06:07 PM	#35
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	Just realized something this thread is missing.. Engine -stock D16Z6 -Garret T3/T4 turbo (rebuilt) -log style turbo manifold -front mount intercooler (not sure of brand) -Climax fuel rail Suspension/Wheels -stock struts -skunk2 or eibach or ebay lowering springs (can't see a brand on them and they are red, all i got) -15x6 +35 carving starks with 205/50/r15 tires Interior -seat removal (weight reduction) -no turbo gauges (yet) Exterior -door removal (weight reduction) -wingless -EDM aux lights -JDM one piece headlights -JDM foglights Stereo -Pioneer 710BT head unit -Alpine 6.5" speakers in door -JL 6.5" speakers in rear __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

06-02-2011, 02:54 PM	#37
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	side mirrors are taken off, some rust and dents (on the piece above the front window) got sanded, and front bumper is mostly shaved. __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

06-06-2011, 12:54 PM	#38
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	new driver mirror came in today, starks should be here this week, and today i'm filling the dents and finishing the rust repair then i should be good to start primer close to the end of the week. __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

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05-28-2011, 10:08 PM	#31
OTiS133 ... Join Date: May 2008 Location: salem, va Age: 24 Posts: 291 Reputation level: 10	subscribed. own a del sol myself and its nice to see them being restored.

05-29-2011, 06:52 PM	#36
honda_skater Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 14 Reputation level: 10	Looking great. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

06-06-2011, 01:52 PM	#39
95CivicLx117 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Milton, Wisconsin Posts: 98 Reputation level: 10	I bet this del sol its going to be sick ahaha cant wait to see it when you finish

06-07-2011, 02:14 PM	#40
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	i can't wait either. well i can and i can't. i'm going to miss having a project once i finish so i might just keep working on it every year and make it better and better. one major thing each year. this year - restore, next - turbo, after - ? who knows. anyway, update! finally gave it a test start.... NO IDLE BOUNCE!! hooray it idles like normal again. found out my buddy used my garage and couldn't push the del sol back in (there is an incline going towards the garage door) so he took it for a rip around the block (with no hood, or doors and the rear lip hanging half on half off). said it felt pretty peppy (no turbo yet just stock). finished applying bondo to all dents. will sand the bondo tonight as well as the rest of the surface rust. then after that i have to wait for my buddies help before i can start painting, so i will start putting the rest of the interior back together. install stereo, carpet, seats etc. got two quotes from shops here for a gallon of white primer. one shop said $96.77 the other said $350.55 so i think the second one was on crack.. so next paycheck i'll buy some primer. __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

06-07-2011, 07:35 PM	#42
buzzbombtom captin sleep0 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nor Cal Age: 29 Posts: 3,623 Reputation level: 10	you know why that car felt peppy? you took of about 1/4 the total weight off the car, power to weight my friend. i am betting the top was off too? probably not the best thing to do as it will flex the body, just a heads up. __________________ yeah i know i am the balls.

06-08-2011, 09:23 AM	#43
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	haha thats exactly what i told him when he told me it was peppy. i said theres no weight there. everythings off. urethane primer you say? alright thanks. i'll go buy some soon. so last night broke the sander. luckily its mastercraft so i'll go back to the store and exchange it for a new one. so i spent the rest of the night hand sanding everything. think its pretty much ready for primer. after i get the new sander i need to go over the entire car top to bottom slowly again and it should be good. sorry forgot to take car pics. i also removed the valve cover and put on some aircraft stripper and started painting that. i do have pics of that. __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

06-08-2011, 01:17 PM	#44
pmac193 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,657 '97 HONDA CIVIC '97 HONDA DEL SOL Reputation level: 10	Nice progress, can't wait to see some paint on it! __________________ 97 del Sol Vtec

06-08-2011, 01:41 PM	#45
barrett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brandon Manitoba Posts: 442 '93 HONDA DEL SOL '08 HONDA CIVIC Reputation level: 10	well my brother asked me if he could borrow the del sol for his grad.. which is june 24.. i want to say yes and just leave it in primer for grad. it'll look better then just sanded.. hopefully i can manage that. so there is a little push. still haven't decided the final color yet however. thinking white, teal or respray samba green. leaning towards white tho __________________ 2008 Civic Si Sedan - current DD (Apexi Noir exhaust, Kidd Racing header, eBay CAI, FlashPro, Full HFP kit, OEM Fog lights, EP3 Type R wheels, Progress 22mm rear sway bar) 93 Del Sol Si - current project (B18C1, B17 gsr cable trans, AEM V2 intake, AEM fuel rail, ITR header, Tein S.techs on Tokico Blues, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, GSR cloth seats, ASR subframe brace, JDM one piece head lights, JDM foglights, EDM aux lights)

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