HCF Project Section - 96 Civic DX's project

Whats up guys. Im gonna say right away this will not be a fast paced project because of how little money i make.
Most of the time ive owned this car i didnt have a job and couldnt find one becuase im only 17.. and becuase i have a little bit of a record. but now i found a job and i get my first pay check this friday.
I will also have ALOT of time to do things to my car now becuase i got into some trouble the other night and cant leave my house.

1996 Honda Civic DX
1.6 SOHC (D16y7)
Automatic (yea i know it sucks)
180,000 miles (still runnin strong)

What i have done to it so far
i havent done much becuase im just gettin started
it had a fart can on it when i got it

Exterior

-Painted my hubcaps black (LOL...told you i make little money)
-Painted the front honda emblem on the grille black
-Accidently put a few dents in... just very very small ones tho
-Back seat 2 windows tinted (not sure what percent)

Interior

-Made it all black, except for the pieces i painted chrome (in my ricer days)
-broke the window handle (tried fixin it a million times but my freinds keep breaking it. i have had problems with the passenger side window coming off track and gettin stuck since ive had the car)

Engine

-Cheap ebay header (nothing wrong with it and works just fine)
-Sort Ram Intake (ebay piping and im gonna buy a good filter in a couple days)
-Painted the valve cover
-cleaned it up a little (it was really nasty when i first got it)

Audio
right now i have 0 speakers in the car becuase my old wallmart ones blew (yea i used to be really bad when it came to cheaping out and ricin my car out)

-Pioneer Cd Player
-2 10" Ultimate subs
-Crappy box
-Jensen 460 watt amp

What i want to do

Exterior

-99-00 50/50 tails
-99-00 si stock spoiler
-Type R lip kit
-nice set of black rims with chrome lip. preferably 16 inch
-finish tint
-OEM headlights tinted
-headlight eye lids
-Get all dents removed
-Re paint

Suspension
i dont know much about suspension so there is only 1 thing i want to get right now.

-Tein S tech lowering springs

Interior

-Leather seats
-new carpet
-new Black headliner
-New steering wheel (its ripped)

Engine

Not much i want to do here becuase its my Daily Driver
-Swap for a B18
-CAI (ebay piping with K&N filter)
-Apexi WS2 exhaust

And MABYE... eventually a Auto to Manual conversion
im debating weither its worth it because i dont really want to turbo this car.

Now i know you all are picture whores so here you go
NONE OF THE DATES ON THESE PICTURES ARE CORRECT
Oldest to newest.
ill go take some brand new pictures once i clean it up

The week i got it

http://i41.tinypic.com/16adt1k.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/iy1pxi.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/21owsug.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2euqu7c.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2rlzogp.jpg


I miss the Stock interior.. too bad i ruined it
http://i39.tinypic.com/993vph.jpg



The day I put the SRI on

http://i44.tinypic.com/r016vb.jpg

Crashed into some rocks after a few weeks of havin my license

http://i39.tinypic.com/2yv7yfo.jpg

Random picture when I was painting the valve cover

http://i39.tinypic.com/259bmnd.jpg

looks much better when its cleaned up a little with the valve cover

http://i44.tinypic.com/21evpu.jpg

Then It was christmas time and i got some money so i decided to buy a header off ebay to start my exhaust conversion off
Yea its not a good name brand header but...

Out with the old

http://i42.tinypic.com/29x8ya8.jpg

In with the new

http://i44.tinypic.com/1fk85z.jpg

My old ricey interior (lol.. everytime i look at it i want to puke)

http://i40.tinypic.com/dnejow.jpg

So as most of you know... im ashamed to say. i cut my springs to make it lower.
pics of it lowerd. its back to normal now but i learned my lesson.

http://i44.tinypic.com/4zupl3.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/219aq78.jpg

I took a long break from doing anything to my car after that and now im gettin back into it becuase of my job

So now heres the newest pictures i have
ill get some brand new ones and more soon

http://i40.tinypic.com/2dtyz5t.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/nzk19z.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/w1eext.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2saf28l.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/105sff7.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/fdedsj.jpg

The main things i need ASAP now

Left front CV driveshaft
New tires
Allignment
Intake filter

then i start buying other things... like gettin them Tein S Techs' thats top of the list

Any comments or any trash talkin or anything i dont really care. just say whats on your mind. i can take the constructive critisism... im used to it as most of you know.

Good news
I got a FREE brand new CV shaft today. How? well i go through this jobs program and they pay for things that i really need, and i work at NAPA auto parts so they just hooked me up free.
It should be here on Friday

Also Gettin new tires tomorrow and an allignment.

Then on friday im gonna get a nice filter becuase mines all burnt somehow.

Haha i remember you cutting the springs :D Can't wait till it's done right, looks pretty sick lowered :cool:

Dont feel too bad about the "rice" stuff lol. I think all of us have gone through it. The only reason my cars isn't riced out is because i had no money and i was so scared to do anything even halfway permanent to my car.....it took me like month to work up the courage to paint my tails with VHT :rolleyes: I definitely wanted to "rice it out" for a while though...

Haha yea im very, very, very, glad I didn't have a job in my rice days. My car would be destroyed.
I need to get the interior back to stock. What I have painted in the interior is.
-guage housing bezel thing
-door handle housing
-little holders in the door

Should I paint them flat black or just buy new ones?

I can't do the brake fluid trick becuase I sanded everything down before I painted it.

for those interior panels go out to a junk yard and try to find them first. i have had to go buy a few panels over the years and always pay much less than if i had to buy new.

but if that fails then just get new ones from hondaautomotiveparts.com. By the way "classy gray" is the dark gray interior.

i went through all the junk yards around here and they only have old ass hatchbacks. there arent many coupes like mine in my area

So today I took apart my whole interior becuase it needed a deep clean. There was also pieces of glass everywhere under the back seats and behind the interior panels, so im thinking this car was in an accident maybe?

I also got the goo off where it said Civic and DX. Looks much better. I used some stuff my dad brought home from work in a clear bottle saying "Cleaner"... I tested it out in the trunk to see if it would take off the paint and it didnt at all.

I didn't get any pictures of the interior becuase I don't want anyone to see it untill I get rid of all the chrome but here are before and after of the trunk.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2luetso.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/295r0k0.jpg
Sorry it is so dark. Ran out of sunlight. Ill try to get a better one tomorrow.

probably not an accident, it was broken into.

^ you're back!

Being broken into was my first thought too

I'm glad you're de-ricing your car and are on your way of trying clear your name abit. Keep it up, Everyone makes mistakes just please read and do your research. Take our advice and do it properly not cheaply.

Update

so i got my new cv driveshaft today and i opend it to look at it and it looks way too long. is the left front shaft longer then the right one? (dumb question)

also i dont care what you guys say i bought a muffler TIP today that is like 3" wide becuase my stock muffler is so gay. it makes the back of my car look really really good especially becuase i got the goo of from debadging. ill get some pictures up tomorrow. no sunlight and my garage is too small to get a pic of the back. yea its a small garage but only because of the 20 toolboxes and welder and a bunch of metal workin machines that is taking up alot of space.

Sorry for all of the miss spellings and no punctuation... kinda stoned
GOT PAID TODAY!!!

Ah i hate the stock tip.....it's like 1/4" across :(

and its brown... wtf

Going to get new tires in about 15 min, and allignment.

So here are pics of the back now that I got the goo off and the tip on.
The tip isn't completely on yet I just slid it on there to take a couple pictures. Ill put it on completely when I get home from getting tires.

My car is kinda dirty right now, but I don't have time to clean it.

http://i44.tinypic.com/4jstap.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/epg6es.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/24fai2x.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/nl4im1.jpg

Even if it does nothing, it makes the car look so much better

Update

so i got my new cv driveshaft today and i opend it to look at it and it looks way too long. is the left front shaft longer then the right one? (dumb question)

yes the driver side axle shaft is longer then the passenger. Unlike B series engines, the D series do not have an intermediate shaft. So the driver side axle goes from the hub all the way to the trans.

Thank you so much 315 Customs for answereing that question. I was so damn worried. Big weight lifted off my shoulders.

Yes I agree the tip makes it look WAY better. It isn't permenant, but for now it looks better. Also its too wide to clamp onto the stock pipe so ill have to figure something out. My dad is amazing with metal work so he could figure something out.

Grr my parents are takin forever to get ready to leave to get tires... PITA parents...

glad to see you back, as far as the interior id spray them black until you find stock ones. Its starting to look respectable I'm glad you took the goo off. You might think of taking the hubcaps off and riding steelies

I dunno, the hubs kinda look cool lol

Finally I got new tires, and it is so much better. The ride quality and everything is better. Im gonna wash it and take a bunch of pictures soon.

Kanarrjl I was thinking of painting my steelies gunmetal and gettin rid of the hubbies

Edit: It was $250 for 4 new tires by the way. Incase anyone was wondering.

Pics of tires


http://i41.tinypic.com/1zqbl3b.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/p6r5w.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2gt2lba.jpg

Edit: And a random one of the front

Exhaust Tip is awesome lol... You get no gains out of it of course but really cleans it up and you still have your stock exhaust sound :D which you just cant get with any exhaust system with thrir minimal gains :D and the tires look good yo.

Exhaust Tip is awesome lol... You get no gains out of it of course but really cleans it up and you still have your stock exhaust sound :D which you just cant get with any exhaust system with thrir minimal gains :D and the tires look good yo.

Thanks :)

So today I tryed the brake fluid trick and OMFG it works AMAZING.
So far I have taken the paint off this thing that goes around the cd player, and this thing behind the e-brake.
I just have to buy more brake fluid, and use it to get the paint off the guage bezel, door handle housings, sun visor mirriors, and little holders in the door panel. Then my interior is DE-RICED.

If you swapped motors why wouldn't you just put in a manual trans with it?

If you swapped motors why wouldn't you just put in a manual trans with it?

Motor swap wouldn't happen for atleast another year. If I have the money for it I definately will.

What kind of tires are they?

$250 is kind of a ripoff for 185/60(?)/14 tires

Well I had them put a tire on a spare Honda rim off my brothers old car... just incase

I took a little money out and bought some interior cleaner stuff. It works amazingly. Leaves a bright slick shine, and isn't too gooey.
Once I finish de-ricing my interior I will get some pictures up.

Dropped it off at allignment shop today, and I wont get it back untill tomorrow. :(

Question: After gettin allignment im going to put on the new cv shaft (haven't had time), my question is will that mess up the allignment again?

No, I do not believe that changing the CV joint will mess with the alignment. You are replacing the axle and it is the same as the old one, just not wore out inside. You are fine.

I would think you'll need an alignment because you're pulling the knuckle off the axle and everything to get to it. We had to get an alignment on my friend's Civic when we replaced one of his. Otherwise it would have been bad.

Anything you do suspension wise will need an alignment. I'd consider taking out a CV joint a good reason to get an alignment. You should have installed the CV joint first IMO avoided doing it twice. Think twice buy once.

Lol yeah this sucks for you 96civicdx bahahaaha =/

and HEY put THIS as your dam signature god dam it lol

http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q461/nikeh34d/t0jin7.jpg

CODE:
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Just remove the spaces!

The allignment shop does a thing where if within 30 days after gettin allignment if i need it done again they will do it for free.

The allignment shop does a thing where if within 30 days after gettin allignment if i need it done again they will do it for free.

well just dont tell them you replaced the cv joints or w/e your installing. Any suspension work will usually require an alignment. But hey if it drives strait!!!! lol

Just becuase it drives straight doesn't meen the allignment is good.

croninc knows this :D and THANK YOU for putting the sig!!!

Looks 100 times better :D

Just becuase it drives straight doesn't meen the allignment is good.

hence the exclamation marks and the lol at the end.

should make me a different one? ;)

Lol ill get on it tommorrow 96civicdx
and btw whats your name? I HATE typing out 96civicdx
http://www.paratrooper.net/commo/Uploads/Images/146462ee-ffe7-485d-8160-bf76.jpg

Haha, names Justin

K ill just call you Mr. Webb haha joking joking but aight Justin =/ lol

Lol NIKE H34D, has anyone ever asked you if you smoke crack?

ANYWAYS back on topic.

So I have finally decided what I am FOR SURE going to do.
Since I have fixed everything that needed fixing, i'm going to get more hours at work, do shingling, and mowe lawns. Basically ANYTHING that can get me some money becuase. Here is the very next thing I buy. I mean the very next thing. No cigs, no food, no nothing untill I get these.

http://i44.tinypic.com/windrc.jpg

PURE sexy right there. Black on gold will look really good.

another justin =] hhaaha

yeah that will look really good. Check out ebay. I was about to buy some dr16s from ebay. They usually have a tire + wheel combo around $500.

I have told myself that so many times, no dip, food or unessasary things. Never works ahah, gl with it tho.

Im 150% determined to get these within 2 months, and right now im broke so. Here is a link to the cheapest price I could find.

http://www.erzperformance.com/product_p/116.htm

rock em good =] i got em too

What are all the things I need to know. What tires, tire size, anything I should know.

What are a few good ways to make some money? My $200 paychecks are not enough to get these within 2 months.

196/55/16

I've been told that you don't need an alignment after an axle change.

And I don't see why you would... it's not like you're altering the ride height or messing with the tie rods.

i have a 205/40/16 and love em

Alright thanks.

Today I met this kid thats 17, he drives a 1998 (i think) Eclipse GS. It is by far the cleanest stock eclipses' I have ever seen. Its white, and he took off the stock wing, rebuilt the motor and tranny. Other then that it's completely stock. Not 1 dent or scratch. (kinda makes me wanna get one)
He knows quite a bit about hondas becuase we talked about our cars.

FINALLY got the CV shaft on last night. Im so glad I can turn without hearing clicking now.

Every time I post in here the thread dissapears... what's up with that?

Que? you post in where? lol i read your updatee... i just never respoond :D i neeed picks to respond to anything :D

I need a CV shaft :(

it's because other people post in their projects so yours bumps down.. just check the next page..

Oh.
Anyways, back on topic.

Now I have no money after tires, allignment, and oher misc. suff. I don't wanna wait untill friday to have money again :(

But with this next check I HAVE to get speakers. I got my subs working today so my audio would be complete with speakers.

Sony Xplod FTW

well at least the alignment will be cheaper in the long run with new tires ;)

i still gotta replace my passenger axle shaft also. im shocked ive been driving the car for about 8months and so far still no clicking with the outter boot busted and grease everywhere.LOL

You could hear mine click from atleast 2 blocks away haha.

Driver CV shaft needs replacing for me. lol

Torn boot at the wheel hub area. I'm just gonna replace both though since i'll be boosting.

I figured alot of hondas had problems with the CV driveshaft topic

its not really a big problem.... if people actually just replaced the boots when they busted then they would probably last a long time BUT the cost of a new boot and grease.... well its just better to go ahead and get a new one for a few bucks more. ;)

i think its the mainly on the weather changes that makes the boots tear and once it has a tiny tear its going to keep going all the way around. :( im shocked mine hasnt started clicking yet. all the grease has been gone for quite a long time now.LOL no telling if it broke in the accident or if it was already popped before then. ive been putting it off every payday since its not poping yet. when ever i hear it click then ill replace it. im to lazy to replace something that doesnt quite need it yet.

Updates.

Few days ago I was making a U turn and all the sudden my car made some bad noises and it wouldnt shift into any gear.

Figured out it was the cv shaft that poped out of place due to it not being in all the way. Put it in all the way and its good now.

Also I decided its time to get rid of the gay hubbies... and paint my steelies haha.

Before

http://i29.tinypic.com/axf953.jpg

After

http://i31.tinypic.com/2z7qvs5.jpg

Car with painted steelies. I need to get some Honda center caps.

http://i26.tinypic.com/5vq74p.jpg

well if your just going to paint them then i would suggest geting some H center caps from a older civic. doesnt look AS BAD....

I was under the impression you really can't put centercaps on a steel wheel; doesn't the hub stick through the center of the wheel where a centercap would normally go?

And you know you want to paint the hub caps hot pink and throw 'em on there. Do it :D

(and honestly, your transmission problem... I'd have never guessed CV shaft (well, without looking at the car anyway).)

Ill sell you my hubcaps :D thery sexy and if you painted them theyd be extra sexy :D

nope ur wrong. center caps ;)
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/addiction2bass/96%20Civic%20DX/f7bfa73a.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/addiction2bass/96%20Civic%20DX/e1a6c3ea.jpg
of course i painted the center backs to match.

they at least hide the center axle shafts ;)

Where can I get some centercaps and is there a certain size or anything?

i bought mine from ebay. those fit 13s and 14s. i think i spent like 20bucks for a set. i got 2 left but i think they have a few small dings on them thats why i didnt use them. i had to buy 6 of them to get 4 good ones.

just search on ebay for honda center caps.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-1991-HONDA-CIVIC-CRX-CENTER-2-INCH-WHEEL-CAPS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q 7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c293Q3a3Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksid Zp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem439902a272QQitemZ29032 9895538QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-OEM-honda-wheel-center-caps_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q 7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c293Q3a2Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksid Zp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem33539a2131QQitemZ22044 5942065QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-nice-used-oem-honda-accord-civic-wheel-center-caps-NR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c 39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp 3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3ca3e07a2fQQitemZ2604474 35311QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessori es

Addiction... you should buy my subs. :)

i already have a spare alpine type R 15inch sub and amplifier just sitting in my garage.... but i am about ready to swap it out in my room to replace my 2 10s i have to my surround sound system ;) but i think that the 15 will be to much for the house.LOL but im still going to test it.LMFAO and i dont have my civic anymore. sold my 96dx saturday. :( i miss it but dont miss my credit card debt!!!

WHAT... you sold your civic...
im ashamed

ya i know.... its not a big deal. it was just a extra vehicle. and i had to much extra debt to keep dealing with. i got 2,800 for it without my bass setup so i think i still made some money off the civic but i havent ran all the numbers of the build...

So now all you have is a truck?

actually i have my 66impala, 93 reg cab long bed chevy truck, my 97 extended cab truck. so ya i have plenty of vehicles still.LOL

Pictures of the impala

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/addiction2bass/66impala/66impala010.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/addiction2bass/66impala/66impala003.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/addiction2bass/66impala/66impala009.jpg

thats my old girl. my 1st car, and 1st vehicle i restored and first car i really started to play with electronics ;)
tho i dont drive it much if any. i havent driven it in almost a year now mainly because every time i broke it out for a whip i always got a ticket for burnen rubber or speeding. happens every time i break it out. just to easy to get em lite up!

That color is amazing.
If that car is mysteriously gone one day.. it wasn't me ;)

Updates

I painted my winshield wipers becuase they looked like complete crap

Before

http://i32.tinypic.com/29giirq.jpg

Sanded a little

http://i30.tinypic.com/nccsqw.jpg

Painted

http://i30.tinypic.com/210iyip.jpg

im shocked no one has ever tried to steal it! but most the time the battery is dead already. lol but i do have a little alarm on it and i put on some power locks on the car also. not the best but works just fine as long as the latches are lubed well.
the color is a Chrysler viper blue pearl. tho it is about ready for a new paint job. i painted it ruffly 13years ago so its starting to have a few rust bubble spots. but either way its fully insured ;)

Found someone selling center caps for $25 They're all chrome, but you could paint the background behind the H black if you want. Use chapstick to cover the "H" and the other parts that don't get painted.

http://www.hondamarketplace.com/showthread.php?t=2298949


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/kentmocc/ChromeHWhlCaps2-479.jpg

Also found some cheap 50/50 taillights

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00-OEM-Honda-Civic-Si-tail-lights-EK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhas hZitem43993e8ae2QQitemZ290333821666QQptZMotorsQ5fC arQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1375

Thanks Trust.

I have no more money untill next paycheck wich is in 2 weeks tho. :(

Update.

My passenger side window crank broke a long time ago. My friends decided to use a plires to roll it up and down and stripped the living shiit out of it.

Here is what it looks like

http://i32.tinypic.com/52jeac.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2n6dfeh.jpg

So my dad is a metal working genious and I told him to see what he can come up with.
He measured everything out with a calipers and came home from work with this.
It was silver but I painted it black.

http://i28.tinypic.com/16kc9wy.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/307p010.jpg

It's not the same as the other crank, but it is 100x better then not being able to roll down the window in summer, with no a/c.

If someone needs something metal made. Brackets, or whatever it is. Tell me and I will see what my dad can come up with. I even challenge him sometimes on making things and he always makes it perfect.

you can also buy some AUTOLOC flame design window crank handles ;) thats what i planned on doing before.