King Peetis's 88 Hatch Build Thread

[King Peetis]

Well I guess its time that I post some pictures of the work that I have been doing on my beloved hatch. Im having a great deal of fun rebuilding this old friend of mine. For those that dont know I had this same car 20 years ago and I have rebuilt another to look just like it. I'll be posting pictures periodically so keep your eyes open Oh and by the way, dont get to happy about seeing mods cuz you wont see much. Im oLeSkoOl and Im not big on the rice, just pure plain and simple...The first set of pictures are of the car 20 years ago exactly as it was in 1990 and the others are of the piece of junk I found on the side of the road for 500 bucks in 2007. Hang with me theres more to come.

This is the day we moved from Arizona to Georgia in September of 1990



This pic is the day I picked it up from the shop after getting it lowered and the wheels put on in December 1989

[King Peetis]

Heres some pics of where I had to start from. What a journey and what a piece of junk but I was determined...

[markmdz89hatch]

you know Pete, you may call that $700 cat a piece of junk, but up here I'd be all over it for the $700. It looks completely rust free and read to straighten out that passenger side corner, then get to all the work you've already started.

So how 'bout some pics of those top secret mods you ARE working on?

[mushroom_toy]

It doesnt look close to that anymore...the last time I checked it out it looked fine to me. And that was quite a few months ago.

[King Peetis]

Patience Grasshopper . Now you know Im not really moddin' much, just the suspension mainly and eventually the interior. But right now all I have done are the GC coilovers and tokico blue struts, which I absolutely hate; I'll be swapping them out for K-sports shortly, Vigor sway bar, louvers, a couple sets of wheels and tires; my ol'skool DP's and some Enkei SC-05's and well thats about it really, oh yeah, and I shaved all the emblems. The car has come a long way in 2 years, I have replaced just about everything that was held on with nuts, bolts or screws. I will post more pics tonight. If I had to guess I am about 80-85% complete. Im going to seek out the assistance of Luke (Mushroom Toy) and Tim (T-Durr) as I get closer to completion for their 3G prowess...

[gp02a0083]

very nice , always good to see another clean hatchie avoid and escape the confines of a junkyard

[King Peetis]

Heres a few more of the car once I got it home and started going through it. I needed to determine where in the hell to start the project. Honestly I had no earthly idea. I bought a haynes manual and a shop manual and went to work. Well I ran into a couple snags so I reached out to the net in hopes of finding a blog on a rebuild of a 3G and found you guys. I had the car at home for about 2 weeks before me and 3GEEZ hooked up. Contrary to popular belief The car did have a bit of rust that I had to address immediately. It was in the common areas for hatches; right side aft end of the hatch itself, behind the right tail light too and the bumper reinforcement was simply ate up. There was also a bit under the doors rubber seals

[King Peetis]

Sorry the pics are so big I dont know how to shrink them

[King Peetis]

This is just after I dropped a fresh A20 in it


And this is after I dropped the whole damn car


The wicked set up that I hate

[mykwikcoupe]

if you need any interior peieces let me know Im trying to get rid of the red interior i pulled from my white hatch. I do like the white bumpers on your car vs the black on most. I was going to go all black lower until the last pic there. Why do you hate the upper control arm setup

[King Peetis]

This is what it looks like as of this evening. Its about 80% complete




And one sneak peek of the interior. I know Mark, I havent gotten the tweed done yet. Its coming...

[King Peetis]

if you need any interior peieces let me know Im trying to get rid of the red interior i pulled from my white hatch. I do like the white bumpers on your car vs the black on most. I was going to go all black lower until the last pic there. Why do you hate the upper control arm setup

What do you have thats really clean? I need whatever thats in next to perfect shape. PM me if you got something

The camber adjustment is great but the GC's and the blues dont work well together, you know spring rate and all that good stuff. It just bounces like shit and Im afraid its just gonna push me off the road one day...

[King Peetis]

[King Peetis]

My 88 gets better treatment than the 07



Gotta have one of work central


What a train wreck

[ghettogeddy]

you should post these with the image shack thumbnails for forums it will be a alot cleaner looking

also great work those rims came out tits

[lostforawhile]

hahaha it had teg sawblades like my car. what size were those tires? i see raised white letters. they are impossible to get in a size that will fit

[Civic Accord Honda]

i came... alot....

[King Peetis]

hahaha it had teg sawblades like my car. what size were those tires? i see raised white letters. they are impossible to get in a size that will fit

I have no idea what the tire size is other than they're 14's but if you really want to know ask T-Durr. Its what he has on his car now, I traded them for a torque wrench

[redaztec]

Wow, that looks great! How long did it take to get it in such nice shape? Good tire choice, by the way! =D

[King Peetis]

Wow, that looks great! How long did it take to get it in such nice shape? Good tire choice, by the way! =D

Ive been working on it ~on and off~ for exactly two years

[Pico]

Beautiful Pete, Just Beautiful and Sexy

[King Peetis]

Beautiful Pete, Just Beautiful and Sexy

Thanks Pico, coming from you thats a great compliment.

[King Peetis]

i came... alot....

DUDE! I have a hard enough time sleeping

Oh yea and thanks for the CUM-pliment...

[King Peetis]

I’m not much of a gearhead but I love to tear shit apart, fix it, clean it, and put it all back together again. With that said, I have had the entire car apart. I pulled down the interior and replaced the dash, the seats, the head liner, door panels, center console, added the tape case, carpet from a coupe and a really good carpet from the hatch area that looks barely used. While I had it all apart, I scrubbed the shit out of it to remove all the abuse the car had seen in 21 years. Cigarette smoke residue was the worst. You know that little dump (flapper) valve on the inside behind the L/H panels in the hatch compartment? Well it was completely covered in tar. Almost like a cosmoleen or AV-30; the sprayed on protectant stuff. I caught hell getting it off. Then there were the cigarette ashes ground in to the floor pan, and 2 decades worth of spilled drinks and food. I had to suit up for like a BIO/Hazmat operation just to remove the carpet. I was able to clean everything and disinfect obviously and then put her all back together. While I had the rear passenger interior panels out, I recovered them with that striped material. Kind of manly lookin’ not too ostentatious.

First thing I removed was the dash


Then everything else


This is after I cleaned it and disinfected it


My attempt at upholstery work

[Nafs Asdf]

Holy shit, that thing is coming together looking all brand new!