a Little update on my lovely 86 hatch

[bullard123]

Good job man. I really like what you are doing to the hatch. I've got a bodykit coming for my hatch also.......Not gonna give it away right now but I'll post pics when its finished. I think hatches look best with bodykits and I appreciate all of your efforts. As long as you like it go for it man!

[spnrx]

Sick I understand about the "Non-Squarishness" of it but I like it. T don't really care for the rear bumper but I think it moves the look along. Congrats and good luck!

[L3G10N]

bullard, show me

sprnx, don't forget that the front bumper is still unmodified. It will change!

[L3G10N]

Distributor and Intake are already gone to Carotman.

[Deadhead]

So your parting out a PGM-FI B20A and going with a dual weber carbed b20??

WHY????

lol, car look sick, but you should put the FI motor in it!

[L3G10N]

i don't have time to waste with Fi system when dual carb weber will be more performant than Fi when properly tuned!

[Deadhead]

lol, ok... I hate carbs...

I love FI

but... ok... looks like a fun project and it's coming along sweet!

[carotman]

i don't have time to waste with Fi system when dual carb weber will be more performant than Fi when properly tuned!

Never heard of ITB?

Better and simpler than carbs that require adjustments if it's raining outside.

[MacWorld]

carbs are cool, you spend 3 hours setting them in the afternoon at 25C and the car performs well. then at 18h00 the cars starts to go all jerky. the day after, the car won't start at 6h00 to go to work since there is humidity in the air. back from work at 16h, the car starts but run roughly since yesterday the atmospheric pressure was 2kpa lower than today.

the next weekend at the dragway with your "fully tuned carb's" the car sux ass and you are passed by a Lada running the stock 1.6 8v since the day is not sunny and it's only 20C outside and your engine runs too cold

yeah, carb's run fine... for the EXACT same conditions, you spend the rest of the time with a not-fully-tuned car or fine tuning it.

prefer FI, i can drive the car. even old CIS outperforms carbs.

ask a carb guy what is "fuel atomisation" and he'll look funny at you.

[L3G10N]

ITB is FI.

The car won't run under a rainy day. How boring to read since we already had this conversation a lot of time in the past...

useless post.

[L3G10N]

Here's the only last pic of my car. This image is HUGE but it will let you see how the front wheel housing was so nicely done! I've put the taillight to see how big the rear bumper will look and let me tell you all, the rear look awesome! But I am Still scared about the front one :S

What's left now? Rear wing and paint

[HondaBoy]

thats going to be really nice when its done. are you going to get some new rims or ride on those MR7's? i think you should get some new rims that'll flow with the cars new look.

[L3G10N]

Hondaboy: maybe next year. Not sure. I will repaint 'em for another color but i'll ride 'em at least one year. The car cost me 4000$cdn more than i had expected. And the cumston B20A will cost me again another 4000$cdn. So, rims are not my priority for now. Engine will go first

[bullard123]

bullard, show me
sprnx, don't forget that the front bumper is still unmodified. It will change!

Here ya go. Its making progress.

[L3G10N]

you bought the same bumper as me and hondaman87. Why don't you put the bumper completly in?

[Cheeseburger]

cant wait to see it done

[bullard123]

you bought the same bumper as me and hondaman87. Why don't you put the bumper completly in?

Yeah its the streetfighter front bumper but its from a 90-93 integra. The bumper is not completely in because it needs to have some refiberglassing done around the area of the headlights. I'm not working on it myself its in the shop. I just stop by everyday to check the progress. But my friend Justin (The Asian Inside) its helping out with a lot of the work.

[L3G10N]

FINALLY!!! She's at the end of the body process. Paint is done. Still missing the rear wing but she will be on the car for sure in the end.

So, here's some pics for you allz!

So finally,first idea of color have changed. In the begening i wanted a kind of GunMetal with Red reflect. But considering a blue interior.... So, i;ve changed for HotHues GunMetal with a lot of metal flake. But The guy at the bodyshop told me to let him do what he was thinking the best for my car. So, he suggest me a Gloss Black. I was like: "we can see black car all around...." But he told me to wait to see the final product with his own touch. So, he painted the car Gloss Black.







After seeing this, I was like, DAMN!!! This fit an 86 so perfectly! But the process wasn't finished. The car cannot stay just black like this.

So Matt follow his idea and here's the final result!

In the dark, she's black and dark!



If we light on, we can see some white reflect on the body. Nah it's not the light itself and it's not a wall reflect!



But what is this?




Gloss Black with White Pearled!!!!!!




Damn that I love it!!!!! SOOOOOOO much!!! Getting white reflect on a black car.... this is just sick!

What's left? getting the car back home and reassemble everything with electric and disk brake conversion!

[Deckki]

OMG that's just beatiful
Great job

[bullard123]

Wow that is nice. Its funny how we both have our cars in the shop at the same time getting simliar work done. I'll upate my thread also to show the progress on my hatch. That black is going to look sick with those gunmetal rims. Sweet!

[carotman]

Awesome work. Can't wait to see it in person!

[L3G10N]

That black is going to look sick with those gunmetal rims. Sweet!

rims won"t stay gunmetal. i am getting 'em painted bronze or gold.

[HostileJava]

I didn't really see the white reflect till you got up close, I'm sure the camera doesn't really do it justice either.

[L3G10N]

just look at the first pic of the flash, center is the flash, but around is the white pearl reflect.

[Cheeseburger]

sweet bro!!!