Sold the 5th gen EJ coupe, picking up a 6th gen EJ sedan tomorrow ^_^

[StilAHondaFreak]

If you aren't parents, you won't get it, but, I was checking the Civic to try and determine exactly where the coolant leak is, before I order any parts.

While doing so, I let my son hold onto the phone while he sat in his stroller to keep him entertained for a minute.

This is what he was doing (I thought he was playing his fish game. )

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[TokyoSkies]

If you aren't parents, you won't get it, but, I was checking the Civic to try and determine exactly where the coolant leak is, before I order any parts.

While doing so, I let my son hold onto the phone while he sat in his stroller to keep him entertained for a minute.

This is what he was doing (I thought he was playing his fish game. )

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Haha gotta love kids!

Man, that sedan needs some work! The paint looks halfway decent (aside from that door), though!

 

[StilAHondaFreak]

Yea, but I couldn't turn it away. It will be back together soon. Gonna be a slow build, but it'll get there, eventually. Probably not gonna do much modding though, the wife is wanting to drive it, so as hard as it'll be to leave it alone, I will.

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[StilAHondaFreak]

Just thought I'd post a lil update, got the tinkering bug again, but still don't have any parts so I decided to pull the front seats...

Found all this junk under the passengers side seat.

I forgot to take a pic before I scrubbed all the candy up, but this is how it sits. Still needs vacuumed and steam cleaned, but I think it might come clean, for the most part.

Drivers side seat removed. The 2 big things in the rear are what's left of the mirror and The DF door liner.

All trash removed, still needs scrubbed.

Scrubbed, but needs more. Still needs vacuumed and steam cleaned. I'm not as confident that this side will come clean

That's it for today. Hopefully I'll be "allowed" to order some parts soon. Damn bills :/

Question; are the door sills hooked to the carpet like they are on the 5th gens? I need to take all the plastics out for a good scrub and cleaning but don't want to pull the carpet, yet.
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[TokyoSkies]

Holy crap lol. I thought my carpets were gross!

 

[StilAHondaFreak]

Holy crap lol. I thought my carpets were gross!

This should go without saying, but I just wanted to clarify I bought the car this way. I'm appalled that the previous owner could let this happen.

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[Ant408]

damn my car looked like that too when i bought it but a lil better,its amazing how some ppl dont take care of things

 

[R3dline]

Under that seat is f**king disgusting. Wow what a nasty b***h

 

[StilAHondaFreak]

Lol she's a really cool chick, I would have never guessed she treated her car like that

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[R3dline]

did she live in that mother f**ker?

 

[lethal6]

To be honest, I didn't even have to look at the inside to guess that is what it looked like. You can tell by the outside of the car that it was going to be disgusting. That thing needs a LOT of love. Good thing it is getting another lease on life.

My sister treats her cars like that and wonders why she is always having car problems. It is pretty nasty.

You have a long road a head of you, but you are started in the right direction. Good luck with the cleaning. If it doesn't come clean, you might have to consider redyeing the carpet. If you aren't going to replace it that is.

 

[StilAHondaFreak]

Possibly getting a waterpump tonight... gonna try and get the crank pulley bolt out and get the covers off and make sure the block isn't damaged first. I'll post up pics of my progress once I know where I'm at. Hoping it's all good, I'm ready to get this thing going.

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[StilAHondaFreak]

Welp, the pulley isn't coming off. Surprise surprise. I called a buddy to borrow his pulley tool, but someone else is using it. Gonna order one tonight, I need my own anyway. Should be here next week, hopefully. More progress then.
Oh, I don't think I've mentioned this before, but the plug wires are original LOL I can't believe it runs, I'm gonna be getting a set of NGK wires and fresh plugs too, but not till I see what shape the block is in.

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[StilAHondaFreak]

Thought I'd cheap out whilst waiting for my "factory tool " boy was that a waste of money, one strap wrench later, I await the arrival of my crank pulley holder...

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[StilAHondaFreak]

It's almost here! Probably tomorrow ^_^
Ok, going to bed, yall have a good day!
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[StilAHondaFreak]

Boom! Probably not gonna get a chance to use it today, but, it showed up early ^_^

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[TokyoSkies]

In for pictures and updates! I just cleaned the interior of mine out, and seeing my carpet compared to that made me realize I don't need to replace mine, just shampoo it lol. Good luck brotha!

 

[StilAHondaFreak]

Thanks man! It may still be salvageable (the carpet) but if not, I'll either dye it, or replace it, no worries.

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[StilAHondaFreak]

Ok, so maybe it didn't have to wait till tomorrow...
My son fell asleep for his afternoon nap, and I didn't hesitate. I grabbed the pulley holder and the baby monitor (he's 2 BTW for those that don't know, I don't want yall thinkin I left a newborn unattended lol ) and headed out the door.

Pulleys off, time to tackle the rest.

Definitely need an oil pan gasket.

Ready for cleaning and reassembling.

Top view.

I also took a pic of the original plug wires, but it's mostly black. I'll have to take another one :/

And that's where I'm at. Time to get some parts!

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[StilAHondaFreak]

Got parts!

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