Newbie Here - 1989 2 door 5 speed SE-i

[Proboscis]

Hello from Canada with my project 89

Owned this car for a bit and even tried to sell it but after discovering this site I decided to keep it as a project.






















Since these pics where taken I've welded on a used rad support from a 4 door Ex, installed new aftermarket condenser, rad, hood, LH fender. I finished the bodywork and now in the process of priming the body and parts. Will have more pics up soon.

[Rendon LX-i]

shit man thats clean welcome to the site also..

Rendonlxi

[Proboscis]

Thanks for the greetings Rendon LX-i, Car is a total mess right now. I lurked for 3 years and finally made a post.

[Dr_Snooz]

Hooray! We saved another 3g!!!!! Welcome to the site man. That looks like a stellar project car. I can't believe the driver's seat leather isn't cracked. Wow! You have the OEM wing, stick shift, a flawless interior, even your antenna is whole. Does it still work? I bet with a little work and some elbow grease, you'll have a righteous ride. What's its story? What are your plans? I hope you're going to keep it stock. Keep us updated on your progress. If you have any questions or get stuck at any point, let us know.

Love your user name, by the way.

[Proboscis]

Hooray! We saved another 3g!!!!! Welcome to the site man. That looks like a stellar project car. I can't believe the driver's seat leather isn't cracked. Wow! You have the OEM wing, stick shift, a flawless interior, even your antenna is whole. Does it still work? I bet with a little work and some elbow grease, you'll have a righteous ride. What's its story? What are your plans? I hope you're going to keep it stock. Keep us updated on your progress. If you have any questions or get stuck at any point, let us know.

Love your user name, by the way.

the antenna mast is one i have to paint past

[jpetrovic]

welcome!!

mann i'd kill for that clean leather interior!!!

[Civic Accord Honda]

wow i have not seen an interior just like that since 2004! my step dad had a grey sei with that interior

[Pico]

Nice and Welcome to the Forum.
Keep us updated with lots and lots of pics of your progress on the car.

[MessyHonda]

very rare car....needs some love....plz take care of it.

[w261w261]

As soon as it gets warm you should deal with the leather. It looks much better than the usual SE-i at this age ..... must have been garaged, or you have no sun up there! Clean it with a leather cleaner, or just a damp sponge, then put some conditioner on it, wait a month, and condition it again. If you can keep the stitching from tearing out, particularly on the driver's seat, you'll be doing yourself a huge favor. Leather is expensive to fix, it cost me $400 just for the driver's seat.

[2oodoor]

Man keep up the work on that car, that is going to be a great car. I would love to find one of those here.

[AccordB20A]

nice car, needs some work but the main thing is your going to work on it and thats all i wanted to hear

[Dr_Snooz]

the antenna mast is one i have to paint past

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[Hauntd ca3]

bit of tlc and she'll be a sweet ride eh.
once you start tinkering withit you'll never want to sell it.
thats what i've found with mine anyways

[Proboscis]

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The automatic antenna mast is one thing got frustrated with trying to take off, so I left it on and prepped and primed past it.

Thanks for all the greetings everyone.

My project for today was lining up the popup headlights, oh the drama.

[Dr_Snooz]

The automatic antenna mast is one thing got frustrated with trying to take off, so I left it on and prepped and primed past it.

Thanks for all the greetings everyone.

My project for today was lining up the popup headlights, oh the drama.

The antenna is a real mofo. I went to the junkyard and started breaking them until I figured out how to remove them. It attaches to the motor with a circlip. You have to find the motor under the dash and then contort yourself to remove the clip. That's half of it. Then you contort yourself to the other side of the dash to unplug the antenna wire from the deck. You might think you're golden at that point, but you aren't. The wire snakes around under the dash and until you've completely unthreaded it, the mast won't budge. It helps if you remove the trim panel below the steering wheel.

I have a working mast in my trunk awaiting installation. I'll be so stoked when I get that in. I'll be like the only working 3g antenna in the known universe.

[w261w261]

<< I'll be like the only working 3g antenna in the known universe >>

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You're probably right. Right after I got my car, and took it to the audio guy I've used in the past, he plumbed his memory for a few seconds and came out with something along the line of "No Fuckin' Way!" I took it to the Honda dealer and decided to put in a manual one at half the cost. It's not so hard to roll down the window, reach up and move it after all.

[MessyHonda]

<< I'll be like the only working 3g antenna in the known universe >>

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You're probably right. Right after I got my car, and took it to the audio guy I've used in the past, he plumbed his memory for a few seconds and came out with something along the line of "No Fuckin' Way!" I took it to the Honda dealer and decided to put in a manual one at half the cost. It's not so hard to roll down the window, reach up and move it after all.

mine still works.