Winter Project *Lots of pics*

[Civic Accord Honda]

ok u r my new god if u did that with spary paint

[2drSE-i]

cah its really not that hard to make a spraycan paint job look decent. You just have to be patient, take your time, and use light coats.

[Civic Accord Honda]

i know and i was taking my time and my mom got too bitch cuz she did not want to be seen in a multi colored car otherwise i would have finished the body work and paint

[MessyHonda]

looks hot.

[bullard123]

Wow that looks good. Looks like the same color as your other 3gee

[Tomisimo]

I'm using a brush to paint the Brake lines (so little to no masking will be required) and Black silver and orange is my theme. Thanks for your suggestion however.

ghetto: I just used the cans... no attachments as i would have lost lots of maneuverability.

hmmm... and why I didn thougt of that... Anyhow, the work you do is awesome.. diggit!!!

Updates? any time soon...

[Gemini2003]

I painted my brake lines... they look hot.

BTW I used a standard short hair brush and did about 4 coats using spray can paint I sprayed into a lid... I would use model paint or nail polish next time for the brake lines.

Looks good tho:

[bobafett]

Wow I know what color my brake lines want to be! That does look hot!

Your car has me all inspired to learn how to paint! Hahaha damn you!

[Civic Accord Honda]

Nice

[carotman]

Me like!

I honestly don't dig the burnt orange color but it turns out to look really good on the car. Expecially with the black/silver theme. All the cars I've seen with that orange color looked like the infamous untaped paintjob.

[Gemini2003]

The thing I really like about Burnt Orange is that naturally it looks better with sharp lines as it lightens and darkens with the light. So if you think of all the cars you've seen with Burnt Orange where they rounded style vehicals? We have older styling with more defined lines. Now if you add the shine of a really nice metallic mix you get one Hell of a paint job! ... (I hope)

It's been a hard look but I found the color I'm going with a while back. It's a few years old Nissan color called Volcanic Orange :-)

I really like the Black, Orange and Silver too :-) I'll be painting the porporitoning Valve next :

[Cheeseburger]

very well done!!! wish i had skills like that

[BITESIZE]

Damn that's sick-a-ning!!!

[Gemini2003]

A little update

I'm working on the swap over to 5 speed right now

Then it's putting wiring harness into the engine bay

Then it's install all I can on the firewall...


Then Enigne!!

[Civic Accord Honda]

WEEEEEEE WoOo0oOot yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay ayay

[Shin87LXI]

I like the color paint you've chosen, but you gotta be careful with it because it's a lil on the loud side, especially if you plan on putting on some bogus body kit and huge 17-18 inch wheels

If this became my car, I'd spray the whole exterior the same color with NO body kit, only refreshed side moldings, weather stripping a complete Energy Suspension bushing kit and some OG Axis wheels.

All Honda's circa 1981-92-ish really look like ass with body kits.

DO IT!

[Gemini2003]

I've had several different idea's on the direction for the body kit.

Until that time comes I honestly don't think I'll know what I'm doing.

I have Nice "Niche" 16's that are going on.

[forrest89sei]

Looks Great!

[Gemini2003]

Hey all it's time for another update :-)

I swapped my wiring harness today over to the 5-speed Ex-i harness :-)

I learned two things:

1. I have WAY to many parts in my shop. I found 3 complete wiring harnesses only one of which I could use (and did).

2. You couldn't do it if the car dash was in.

It was actually fairly easy to swap the harness over. Since I allready had the dash out , the carpet out and all the heater stuff out all I had to do was: Remove my newly installed 5 speed petals, Remove the steering column, Remove the bottom of the seatbelts in the B columns. Additionally since My engine is out the engine side of the harness was allready detached making for easy removal.

I'm feeling the next step will be to clean up all the firewall components and install them. I'm also thinking I should install most of the components that sit on top of the wheel well's inside the engine bay (all prep for the engine being dropped in). Perhaps now I should also try to install the main part of the heater so I can run the coolant lines to it once the engine is installed.


IT'S GETTING SO CLOSE!

[A18A]

hey you should do a wire tuck, that would be cool also some pics would be nice

everytime i work on my car i think of this project (and thegreatdanes) and how one day my car would be like these

[Gemini2003]

Yeah... I didn't feel like taking pictures today ... everythings a mess... I need more information on the wire tuck...

[Gemini2003]

Ok :-) A little update.

I'm starting to install things now... I've reinstalled my standard pedals and a few engine bay components.

I took a few before and after pictures.

I finished painting my brake lines:


Power steering reservoir:
Clean


Charcoal Canister:
Clean

[Gemini2003]

Headlight Motor Right and left:


Clean


Installed:


Headlight itself has also been installed left and right:


Master Cylinder:
clean

Master cylinder has now been installed. I will have more progress pictures as I go along of course.

[Civic Accord Honda]

sexc

[A18A]

^^what he said