This is the full thread i have been promising, it shows the progress of the car beginning to end.
Before we dive into the pics i got a few things to say:
TIMELINE
October 2001 - Bought car
November 4, 2003 - rear ended 83 s10 pickup
November 7, 2003 - pulled out front with come along, and basically tore front end apart
November 18, 2003 - Acquired New Hood
Acquired various other parts via cb7tuner.com classifieds, ebay, and local junkyards
December 2, 2003 - Spray painted underside of new hood to match car
December 4 2003 - Sandblasted, primered, and spray painted new radiator support
December 6 2003 - Rebuilt front end completely, finished body work
December 8 2003 - Washed car best i could for paint
December 9 2003 - Took car in to get painted
December 10 2003 - Car finished
COST
$16 - Haynes 90-93 Accord Shop Manual
$17 - Full Amber Corners
$39 - Pass Headlight
$129 - brand new oem unpainted hood
$16 - radiator overflow can
$20 - radiator support
$31 - plastic screws that hold bumper to bumper cover
$43 - New Grill
$200 - labor to fix pass headlight support and fit all s**t back on during rebuild
$325 - new paint
TOTAL - $836!
PICTURES
Before Wreck
Initial pics after wreck
Day 1 of fixing it
my dad and dan attaching the come along
pulling it forward
little more ...
bumper off and trying to figure out how to get the left headlight out so we can see how everything sits
bumper
All the new parts
full amber corners
pass headlight
radiator overflow resivor
rad support
brand new unpainted oem hood strapped to the roof of my civic
Painting underside of oem hood
Final Rebuild Pics
bangin out the support
new rad support which i sandblasted, painted, and primered myself
left side with the amber corners
pass side headlight support which we pop riveted together
front with the hood on
bumper on
Final pics before car went into shop for paint
front
pass side, you can see the scrapes on the bumper but hey, at least it fits better now
top, you can see the scrapes a bit better and the work that will be done on the pass fender
drivers side
back
Car out of shop
the grill should arrive soon.
THANKS
Autozone - Napa, CA
California Auto Dismantling - American Canyon, CA
Mel Rapton Honda - Sacramento, CA
HAP Recycling - Rancho Cordova, CA
Earl Schieb Paint & Body - Concord, CA
cb7tuner.com classifieds
ebay
SPECIAL THANKS
My dad - without him and his friend fixing it ourselves would not be possible
All the members of clubcivic.com / cb7tuner.com who put up with my countless threads / questions everytime new s**t came in, and was always encouraging the work.
cb7tuner.com/clubcivic.com member accordztech - for calling places / getting quotes on my behalf and generally supporting me on this whole thing
cb7tuner.com member phatdoughnut - for selling me a headlight at a REALLY good price
All my buddies who helped me out with this
PEACE!
Before we dive into the pics i got a few things to say:
TIMELINE
October 2001 - Bought car
November 4, 2003 - rear ended 83 s10 pickup
November 7, 2003 - pulled out front with come along, and basically tore front end apart
November 18, 2003 - Acquired New Hood
Acquired various other parts via cb7tuner.com classifieds, ebay, and local junkyards
December 2, 2003 - Spray painted underside of new hood to match car
December 4 2003 - Sandblasted, primered, and spray painted new radiator support
December 6 2003 - Rebuilt front end completely, finished body work
December 8 2003 - Washed car best i could for paint
December 9 2003 - Took car in to get painted
December 10 2003 - Car finished
COST
$16 - Haynes 90-93 Accord Shop Manual
$17 - Full Amber Corners
$39 - Pass Headlight
$129 - brand new oem unpainted hood
$16 - radiator overflow can
$20 - radiator support
$31 - plastic screws that hold bumper to bumper cover
$43 - New Grill
$200 - labor to fix pass headlight support and fit all s**t back on during rebuild
$325 - new paint
TOTAL - $836!
PICTURES
Before Wreck
Initial pics after wreck
Day 1 of fixing it
my dad and dan attaching the come along
pulling it forward
little more ...
bumper off and trying to figure out how to get the left headlight out so we can see how everything sits
bumper
All the new parts
full amber corners
pass headlight
radiator overflow resivor
rad support
brand new unpainted oem hood strapped to the roof of my civic
Painting underside of oem hood
Final Rebuild Pics
bangin out the support
new rad support which i sandblasted, painted, and primered myself
left side with the amber corners
pass side headlight support which we pop riveted together
front with the hood on
bumper on
Final pics before car went into shop for paint
front
pass side, you can see the scrapes on the bumper but hey, at least it fits better now
top, you can see the scrapes a bit better and the work that will be done on the pass fender
drivers side
back
Car out of shop
the grill should arrive soon.
THANKS
Autozone - Napa, CA
California Auto Dismantling - American Canyon, CA
Mel Rapton Honda - Sacramento, CA
HAP Recycling - Rancho Cordova, CA
Earl Schieb Paint & Body - Concord, CA
cb7tuner.com classifieds
ebay
SPECIAL THANKS
My dad - without him and his friend fixing it ourselves would not be possible
All the members of clubcivic.com / cb7tuner.com who put up with my countless threads / questions everytime new s**t came in, and was always encouraging the work.
cb7tuner.com/clubcivic.com member accordztech - for calling places / getting quotes on my behalf and generally supporting me on this whole thing
cb7tuner.com member phatdoughnut - for selling me a headlight at a REALLY good price
All my buddies who helped me out with this
PEACE!
i thought of them painting it like 2hrs after i dropped it off so i called em up and asked if they would paint the trim, and hes like sure no problem ... didnt cost any extra either.
