My Mint 87

[brownisthenewblack]

Just picked up a 1987 4 door speed for 970$ after my saturn blew the water pump which in turn destroyed my engine

I was the first person to respond to the craigslist ad, and was expecting a total crapbox but when I went to look at it found out it had 95,00 miles and was owned by the people who originally purchased it in 87.

what a surprise it was to see, brown interior and all even the oil still shows no signs of blackness when I pulled out the dipstick to check

So after smogging it and passing(with below the marked average numbers) I went ahead and payed the grand sum of 970 dollars for it

Glad to see there is a large forum for these cars and I just wanted to say hi and get a chance to introduce myself

gues I cant post pictures quite yet but when the forum lets me I will lol

[Bass Man]

Sweet!! What trim is it?? DX, LX, or LX-i?

[ShyBoyCA6]

Oh sweet baby jesus!!! Well just be posting man don't matter we wanna see her and welcome to the site! Is the car FI or Carb? I know it a 5 speed and probably a Lx. Lol and you gonna love these cars.

[brownisthenewblack]

It is a 5speed, carbed but im insure off the trim level as there is no badge and Im unsure of the differences in trims lol

[brownisthenewblack]

I just realized today that pop up headlights are so freaking fun as well

[Bass Man]

Carbed is DX and LX. DX is the lightest, and LX has a foldable rear seat and usually has power windows.

[brownisthenewblack]

Lx then, mine has power windows, Pictures now lol from the craigslists ad intill I take some myself

[brownisthenewblack]

lol one more post

[Bass Man]

Under 100k is golden!! You got MANY great years with this car to come. Are you in cali or some other smog nazi state?

[brownisthenewblack]

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Yeah im in Cali but really I like the fact were such a smog nazi, keeps POS cars off the road

[ghettogeddy]

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Yeah im in Cali but really I like the fact were such a smog nazi, keeps POS cars off the road

were at in cali

[ShyBoyCA6]

man nice car man take care of her and she will take care of you for many years to come. cali members stick together man let us know what part im from LA Cali

[brownisthenewblack]

Im in the bay area

[ghettogeddy]

Im in the bay area

north south east lol

im in the east bay deep east bay lol

[MessyHonda]

woot woot...bay area in the house

[Civic Accord Honda]

Welcome! damn that car reminds me of Forrests old 3g and my old Dx lol but cleaner :lol:
Get some back to black or some satin black paint for that trim ASAP!

[Bass Man]

If you're good, you can use a propane torch or a heat gun and make that trim look decent untill you get time to paint it.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3696/dsc00472rl.jpg

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http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3705/dsc00474.jpg

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A month later, I still looks like that... If I would have taken some steel wool and cleaned the bumper reallllly good before I torched it, it would have looked a LOT better.

[charliekuney]

If you're good, you can use a propane torch or a heat gun and make that trim look decent untill you get time to paint it.

Just if that worked for the rest of your car, Bass. ;)

Nice car, by the way. Reminds me of this old lady who lives by me with an '86 DX sedan with 55k miles.

[dacantu]

Yeah im in Cali but really I like the fact were such a smog nazi, keeps POS cars off the road

But it makes it harder (more expensive) to modify your car :D

[1ajs]

But it makes it harder (more expensive) to modify your car :D
:uh: not realy look at cahs old car


anyhow nice 87 if u listen to her good she will tell u with good warning when something needs to be replaced

[Pico]

Welcome
That's one minty looking 3rd Gen

[Sh4d0w]

Very nice find, and welcome to the 3g's communtiy!

[brownisthenewblack]

So I think ima try this thing called Forever black to try and restore the bumpers a bit seems like it got some decent reviews, seems like a less extreme approach then taking a torch to them, that along with some other small things are all I think Im going to do Mod wise

So far Im thinking
Restore bumpers
Super light tint
clean the wheels up(maybe paint them a darker color IDK yet)
Hardwires my GPS charger so it just has the end that plugs in sticking out
Redye the brown interior black(still unsure of this, brown is pretty slick)
and last but not least is change all the fluids, plugs, filters and just tidy everything up lol

[ghettogeddy]

So I think ima try this thing called Forever black to try and restore the bumpers a bit seems like it got some decent reviews, seems like a less extreme approach then taking a torch to them, that along with some other small things are all I think Im going to do Mod wise

So far Im thinking
Restore bumpers
Super light tint
clean the wheels up(maybe paint them a darker color IDK yet)
Hardwires my GPS charger so it just has the end that plugs in sticking out
Redye the brown interior black(still unsure of this, brown is pretty slick)
and last but not least is change all the fluids, plugs, filters and just tidy everything up lol

heat guns work to but like he said only last a month or so same with the back to black

best bet is some satin black paint it looks the best
before
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/th_DSCF0668.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/?action=view&current=DSCF0668.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/th_DSCF0669.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/?action=view&current=DSCF0669.jpg)
after
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/th_8d81a423.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/?action=view&current=8d81a423.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/th_5783ab3f.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/?action=view&current=5783ab3f.jpg)

of course rims tint and and good cleaning helps as well lol

[Bass Man]

Mine are still black and shiney.

[griffonks]

I think your car is the exact same as mine! Are you gonna post some more pics? Like to see the interior and the engine bay. Looks like no rust at all, I have a tiny bit in two spots.

[LewZur]

Nice Find