They couldnt have turned out any better..
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Finally Finished. Whats Next?
The headlights are finally complete! It only took us about 3-4 weeks to finish both of them (only cuz were too lazy some days).
They couldnt have turned out any better..
Here is a snap of the finished piece.
They couldnt have turned out any better..
OnToSeeTheNight...eventually
Preston started looking into retro fit kits for the civic on TheRetrofitSource.com
He priced everything out, found all the ballasts, shrouds and wire kits for it to work on the civic. So onward we pressed to find some new headlight housings for the lowest price possible. We found a set on Ebay for under 100 bucks, and ordered them up. This is the point of the summer where we had boxes coming every other day...our Christmas in July!
This is a pic of the retro fit in the process of fitting the shroud to the projector bulb. There was definitely a learning curve to this process.
This set of wires ended up being a bit of a problem for us, as the connector wasnt build to plug into the receiver, so we had to call up theretrofitsource and place an order for an adapter.
Fun times...
Friday, November 4, 2011
morehistoryofthecivics:
Another day, another fix. We would go out, look at the car, and decide what needed to be done next. Today we painted the front and rear brakes on TRHSC. We painted the front calipers red, and rear drums black. They turned out very well, and stepped up the looks a bit more. Preston also made a sweet sticker for the rear windshield of the car.
Check the pics:
TheHistoryoftheCivics: continued.....still
It seemed as if Preston and I were constantly on the internet every chance we got looking for new parts for TRHSC...to the point of annoyance upon others.
We were looking at engine, suspension, exterior and interior parts on a number of different websites.
We came across a sweet deal on a fiberglass duckbill spoiler, and ordered it straight up.
Looks dope, now just needs to be paint matched.
Take a peek:
We were looking at engine, suspension, exterior and interior parts on a number of different websites.
We came across a sweet deal on a fiberglass duckbill spoiler, and ordered it straight up.
Looks dope, now just needs to be paint matched.
Take a peek:
Sunday, October 30, 2011
thehistorybehindthecivics: continued
First thing was first for TRHSC (TheRedHeadedStepChild).... Clean and gut the FREAK out of it.
This car was a little more than disgusting when we first brought it home. As said in the earlier post, we ended up picking the car up from an impound lot for a very decent deal. However, they towed the car from the previous owner with every possession still in the car from that owner.
We pulled out a shoe, homework, personal items and whole list of s**t we wont go into detail on.
Our main long term goal for the car was to be a track car, so we had no intention of keeping any interior pieces in the car besides the dashboard and front seats. So we started ripping everything out.....in the rain. It was actually alot of fun because we would rip out a part, look at each other, then throw it right out on the ground as if we didnt care at all. It probably took us about 40 minutes, and we had the whole interior completely out of the car.
Now the hard part, vacuuming and cleaning everything that was under the carpet (which was just as gross).
At this point, we were on top of the world. With only one seat (driver), we both couldnt wait to get it out on the street to show it off!
Some pictures of the process:
More to come...
This car was a little more than disgusting when we first brought it home. As said in the earlier post, we ended up picking the car up from an impound lot for a very decent deal. However, they towed the car from the previous owner with every possession still in the car from that owner.
We pulled out a shoe, homework, personal items and whole list of s**t we wont go into detail on.
Our main long term goal for the car was to be a track car, so we had no intention of keeping any interior pieces in the car besides the dashboard and front seats. So we started ripping everything out.....in the rain. It was actually alot of fun because we would rip out a part, look at each other, then throw it right out on the ground as if we didnt care at all. It probably took us about 40 minutes, and we had the whole interior completely out of the car.
Now the hard part, vacuuming and cleaning everything that was under the carpet (which was just as gross).
At this point, we were on top of the world. With only one seat (driver), we both couldnt wait to get it out on the street to show it off!
Some pictures of the process:
More to come...
thehistorybehindthecivics:
FYI, this is going to be a "multiple" car blog that is going to take a few posts to fully update.
Our world of cars has taken a real spin this year, all for the better as we currently think...
First off, I sold the Subaru :(
May have been one of the hardest things I have decided to do, but the person that car turned me into and the money spent to have the car was too high. (not that I couldnt have done it)
I just wanted a car that I really didnt obsess myself over that I had to really spend on.
Part 1:
Preston and I had been talking for a while that we wanted to get a cheap car to build up and potentially race. This was talked about for over a 6 month period while the decision to sell my STi was off and on.
Then magically, one rainy day we come across a red 1995 Honda Civic hatchback on KSL.com. I called the name on the add to find out it was an impound lot down town in SLC. We both left work on our lunch, and ended up coming back with it!
So at this point, we had the STi, Prelude and the "new" civic hatchback.
First picture of the RedHeadedStepChild, and the first and only tank of gas its seen:
More to come.....
Stay tuned.
Our world of cars has taken a real spin this year, all for the better as we currently think...
First off, I sold the Subaru :(
May have been one of the hardest things I have decided to do, but the person that car turned me into and the money spent to have the car was too high. (not that I couldnt have done it)
I just wanted a car that I really didnt obsess myself over that I had to really spend on.
Part 1:
Preston and I had been talking for a while that we wanted to get a cheap car to build up and potentially race. This was talked about for over a 6 month period while the decision to sell my STi was off and on.
Then magically, one rainy day we come across a red 1995 Honda Civic hatchback on KSL.com. I called the name on the add to find out it was an impound lot down town in SLC. We both left work on our lunch, and ended up coming back with it!
So at this point, we had the STi, Prelude and the "new" civic hatchback.
First picture of the RedHeadedStepChild, and the first and only tank of gas its seen:
More to come.....
Stay tuned.
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