my first car and my first honda

[dsettle1312]

im 16 get my license next month. i love hondas so i wanted to get started earlier. i bought a 97 hatch. i was told it was an ej6? its got a b18b1 in it. i dont have any money to put into it yet but i will once summer gets here. first im getting rid of the rims. tell me what you think. i got it for 2500

 

[dsettle1312]

 

[Brent.]

Not bad for a first car. Welcome to the forums dude!

 

[dsettle1312]

thanks man. im gonna work on getting smaller rims, probably white. not sure yet.

 

[[P1] HeadGasket]

love it

 

[tye]

Lots of potential, cant wait to see the final project

 

[civicSIcoupe]

nice pickup man! good to start early! i started when i was 16 as well and i'm 18 now. all i have to say is save up for quality parts, do things right the first time, take your time and don't rush anything, and save up for good parts! good luck man

 

[dsettle1312]

yeah. ill start buying stuff once i get a job this summer. think white rota slips would look good on it?

 

[nicoalex2]

Great start. Sell that tach and buy a speed cluster from an ex, or one that has the tach, for cheap. Loose the wheels when you can.
Drop it
Front lip
Paint the moldings and side skirts

Then you're good to go

 

[dsettle1312]

yeah im definitly doing all that. i live out in the country the roads are super rough so i wont drop it to low. the rims are going as soon as possible, i dont like them at all. but no money to do anything till end of june

 

[nicoalex2]

Something like neuspeed sports would be good if you didnt want to go too low but still look good. They do ride pretty stiff though. You can get them on c-list for under 100 though

 

[emerican]

pretty good start man loads of potential with it.

 

[jordan00711]

Like everyone else said welcome to the forum and congrats on the nice pick up. I think white slips would look good

 

[emerican]

Glad you want to get smaller wheels and get rid of the monster tach and such sell them on cl lol.

 

[dsettle1312]

yeah the tachs pretty gay lol. what cluster should i get?

 

[WalkingComplex]

nice start for a honda and a first car. Welcome to CC. I actually dig those rims on ur hatch man. get rid of that bigfoot sized tach for an ex one. Id paint the grille and side skirts. drop it and call it sexy. but hey, thats what I would do, its your car, do what u want.

 

[dsettle1312]

how do you paint the trim and stuff? im new to all this. i know it would look alot better with the trim matching the car. the grill is wore out carbon fiber, got a whole in it too, so thats gonna get replaced

 

[WalkingComplex]

id say leave the trim alone but for the side skirts, if u got the talent or skills. Find out what color the paint of your car(click Civic Specs at the top of the page and search around) is exactly(or it'll look goofy)and get it in Rustoleam or equal if available spray paint from AutoZone or another automotive store. apply 2 or 3(or 4 if u want)even coats allowing each to dry before the next. do it in a clean environment to rid the risk of getting dirt or debris under the paint. If you want to do the trim as well, remove it first(not sure on how to do this as I dont own a 6th gen) and then paint it. grille wise, if u do replace it, Id say get a Type R. they look sexy IMO. Hope all this makes sense with all the parentheses I have.

 

[emerican]

just get an ex cluster with the tach in it.

 

[dsettle1312]

i live pretty close to a honda club, they have a set of rota slips that im workin on getting, they're 15s so itll sit alittle lower after that. im definitly getting rid of the tach, some redneck had the car lol