Paco. 90 Hatchback

PacoEF

New Member
lol, this is my civic.
some mexicans owned it before me and decided they'd add
that nice matte colored blue stripe
from the front center down the side and paint right over the "Heartbeat" sticker on the left rear quarter panel ... but it's a project so what can you say =P

all of my parts are from C&D Salvage, very few from local Auto Parts store
from what i can remember ive replaced/installed:
blue center dash console (was black)
clock in dash (was a delete plate)
center console with leather boot
new glove box (broken)
lip below back hatch (broken)
reverberator and hose (missing)
master cylinder (broken)
brake booster (broken)
head gasket (blown)
intake manifold gasket (heck of it since head gasket was blown)
cleaned AICV after idle rev'd and at one point in time kept a constant
4000 rpm idle. that was fun driving around XD
but here's Paco haha
]

original seat belts ^^




all original dash
97 Nissan 250SX stereo ^^
center console from 91 4 Door Honda (original was only over the park brake)
including the leather boot
also added in the clock below the center vents from a 90 4 door Accord

center console yet again ^^

driver side ^^
original seats and dash


rear all original ^^

driver side back seat, front seat, and dash (all original) ^^
as you can see ... wear and tear as usual

driver side again (all original) ^^

back hatch ^^
all original
laugh at the house stereo speakers =P
all i can get for now haha
but i can't seem to find out how to pin the carpet back to the seats
want to do it without ruining the back of the seats

exterior before i fixed beavers honda's mistake at giving me my adjustable coil overs ^^
they put the coils for the front ... on the back shocks and vise versa. so the back end is raised like a hot rod


after i fixed the coil overs ^^ :]
 

purpej1

honda fiend
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doesnt look bad im digging the leathers
 


PacoEF

New Member
purpej1 said:
doesnt look bad im digging the leathers
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haha, thanks.
i'd like to find more of a suede set
due to heat and stickyness from hot weather
but i may just keep it original
gotta find an in tact driver seat which may be hard XD
 

BLU CIVIC

I ❤ VIR
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
China Grove, i think i have a friend that stay's near there. but car looks good, i've had my fair share of blue vinyl ;)
 


2Fast924

New Member
5+ Year Member
Sweet find. It has a lot of potential. Its far better than mine was when I first bought it. :D
 

PacoEF

New Member
haha, thanks guys.
funny question. stock carpet ... how can i keep the dirt from setting into the fibers?
would the foam layer underneath help that at all?
i dont want floor mats until i can get the money to buy some ... i dont wana say expensive ones
but ones that look halfway decent and not cheezy lol
 

PacoEF

New Member
inside may look in tact ... but i'm having some pretty harsh troubles with the motor

:(
first it was. brake fluid leaking on the exhaust making smoke come out of it like the engine was blown
then it was. brake booster when out
after that. i replaced the head gasket and exhaust manifold gasket.
then came. the radiator having a hole in it, i <3 JB Weld.
shortly after. a brake hose gets a hole in it.
along the timeline. i figure out Beavers Honda people don't only charge out the ass for items ... but my coil overs were given to me wrong. springs for the front were on the back. and vise versa. then the nuts for the coils to sit onto were turned upside down in the front.
now my Exhaust is falling off at the muffler ... making it rattle like a tin can with rocks in it when im at an idle.
today ... it's the Idle body. ECU's out to say that the Intake Valve Sensor is bad and, the IACV isn't working correctly. so i attempt to take it off. to find that one bolt is broken and comes straight out ... and the other won't come out for s**t.

to remind you. this is all in one year.
my belief is that the mexican family had the tow hitch on the back of it ... because they moved here from Mexico and towed a trailer with them. thus giving me the wear and tear on the engine that it has today.
including the 275--- miles it has on it =)

come on Paco. i know you can do it. i have faith :lol:
 

BLU CIVIC

I ❤ VIR
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
PacoEF said:
:(
first it was. brake fluid leaking on the exhaust making smoke come out of it like the engine was blown
then it was. brake booster when out
after that. i replaced the head gasket and exhaust manifold gasket.
then came. the radiator having a hole in it, i <3 JB Weld.
shortly after. a brake hose gets a hole in it.
along the timeline. i figure out Beavers Honda people don't only charge out the ass for items ... but my coil overs were given to me wrong. springs for the front were on the back. and vise versa. then the nuts for the coils to sit onto were turned upside down in the front.
now my Exhaust is falling off at the muffler ... making it rattle like a tin can with rocks in it when im at an idle.
today ... it's the Idle body. ECU's out to say that the Intake Valve Sensor is bad and, the IACV isn't working correctly. so i attempt to take it off. to find that one bolt is broken and comes straight out ... and the other won't come out for s***.

to remind you. this is all in one year.
my belief is that the mexican family had the tow hitch on the back of it ... because they moved here from Mexico and towed a trailer with them. thus giving me the wear and tear on the engine that it has today.
including the 275--- miles it has on it =)

come on Paco. i know you can do it. i have faith :lol:
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welcome to the love/hate keep/sell relationship we all have :D
 
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