Nice job with the paint, and polish of the VC. Are you planning on going with a red theme under the hood?
The Prime'd Bastard
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you can get rattle can in any color you want at a paint shop lol. Nice job on the vc it looks good. But if your gonna clear it just get some rust-oleum black gloss paint it is 5-6 bucks a can but 5-6 cans will cover the car nice with the black undercoat. mabey two extra cans for a heaver coat. I used walmart flat black to primer my car then a rust-oleum flat black to cover it and it took 10 cans of walmart paint at .96 cent each and used 6 cans of rust-oleum and i got some real nice coats out of the rust-oleum. But now i think i want gloss so i might re spray if i do ill let you no how it looks.
if you make the bodywork where the molding used to be smoother it will look better. get a long sanding block and take your time.
dont rattle can it... it will rarely look good rattle canned.
if you dont have a decent sized compressor, find a friend with one and spray your car at their house using a HVLP gun. trust me, it will turn out fine. heres a rundown on how to spray using a gun... its really easy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AfnvJVifc
Idk I've seen a lot of nice rattle canned cars over here http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2485978 So as long as your willing to take your time and do all the prep work it could definitely come out nice. I know it's probly pretty far in the distance but when you do the auto to manual u thinking about doing a swap too, or do u want to build the D?
This might be taken as stupid driving, but I was showing my friend how bad autos launch lol.
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I'm so happy i have 300+ torque, that video made me sad for you. I do have to give it to you though, you have honda love. Even after everything that car did to you, you still got another one. Good luck with it but honestly no hate intended but getting rid of my civic was the smartest thing I ever did, I traded and sold and ended up making 600 dollars from trading/selling around to get into my 05 srt4
Icknow Honda's aren't fast unless you build them, but with the way the economy is going I'm glad I bought a fuel efficient car because driving a 20mpg (if that) Ford isn't very cost effective. I do love my hatch though, even with its slow ass. I'm not all up and arms for a lot of power, but when you're pushing maybe 94 HP to the wheels if that, you wonder. I may do a mini me and stop there. Or a full Z6 swap. Nothing big, just a little bit of power so I'm not that much of an embarrassment. But yeah, in glad I got rid of the sedan. But just because one car was really bad, doesn't mean that I should look down on the manufacturer.
At first when I got my job and started looking for cars, I never even considered Honda's. I threw out every general stereotype everyone puts out and was set on never buying. But I fell in love. I like to tinker with things, and Honda's are very easy cars to start with. The engines are small enough to play around and mess with, but also very reliable and great on gas. It all comes down to preference really. I plan to keep this civic to as long as I can as long as I don't hit anymore SUVs lol
At first when I got my job and started looking for cars, I never even considered Honda's. I threw out every general stereotype everyone puts out and was set on never buying. But I fell in love. I like to tinker with things, and Honda's are very easy cars to start with. The engines are small enough to play around and mess with, but also very reliable and great on gas. It all comes down to preference really. I plan to keep this civic to as long as I can as long as I don't hit anymore SUVs lol
No Hating, but a friggin' Neon? Come on bro. But, to each his own. Anthing's better than Kia and Hyundai.
if anything just throw a y8 head on your y7 block. it will cost you less
trust me, the Z6 head is better. in fact, most of the Z6 parts are better for performance. the Y8 intake manifold is a better intake, but thats about it.