Hi guy's
My name is Van der Hoeven Ivo , i live in Belgium
I drive a daily Honda Civic '96 HB VTI , and my tuning project is a Honda Civic '96 HB 1.4
actually my tuning project has growth out of proportions ... :-)
because pics say more than words :
the beginning ( Stage 1 )




the mini make-over ( Stage 2 )




the extreme make over ( Stage 3 )
at the beginning i didnt had the intention to change things ... just putting some ice in the car , you now
simple ice setup ... some amps , some woofers etc ...
but then you begin to think ...
a fiberglass floor would be nice , and custom build door panels , and a custom build dash
and oh yeah , the backseats -> unnecessary
and so it REALLY began !

 

 

like i said before , i didnt had the intention to change other things than the ice install ... wrong !

what are we doing ?
- complete custom build real Wide Body ( fenders , front bumper , rear bumper , side-skirts )
- front light conversion ( non honda model )
- tail lights conversion ( Hella led lights )
- intake manifold conversion
- complete Turbo set-up
- cleaned engine bay
- a few chrome engine details
- complete new paint
- custom build dashboard
- custom build door panels
- fiberglass floor
- air suspension
and lots and lots more ... actually , the ONLY thing that i'm going to re-use from Stage 2 are the exhausts !

enough with the chit-chat !
pics :
this is my partner in crime Dave

he's one of the fiberglass-maniacs
this is me


spy pic's fiberglass floor




ice install spy pic


some tools


more ice install spy pic's



some close friends

and more fiberglass

 

damn man thats lookin good gotta respect someone that does their own work!!!

 

nice work man, im liking ur ride.

 

thanks guy's !

i don't build the project alone. it's my car , it's my money
but i have e few 'specialist' friends who are the real masters !

Steven ( alias 'The Magic' ) is the guy who does all the welding,
he also helps with the fiberglass , grinding and is the true master when it comes to painting !
Dave is the fiberglassguy :-) ICE , exteriour , also creative brain
Kenny ( allias Razer ) is the electronics / engine department !
everything that involves electronics , air suspension , turbo , or engine components ... he's the man !
Hondapeet is also electronics / engine department , especially rewiring ECU's , cable harness , Multipoint conversion
etc.. ( very handy because i have a D14A4 engine with a D16Z9 intake manifold and turbo setup )
Ivo ( alias Da Hobit ) -> creative brain , paying bills and i help everywhere where i can
so .. that's our team

 

next part - the engine workz ( still busy )
the beginning :

after a day's work:

next ?
Engine
the engine before we lay our hands on ( already cleaned up )




everything sealed



then we went to the local 'beach'

tape abuse:


then we started sandblasting the engine ( see the difference )


Gearbox

this is the way the gearbox looked before we lay our hands on



After some cleaning :



then , the next step , everything sealed


second stage @ the beach :-)

sandblasting the gearbox

 

then to the painter , first we abused some paper



and then it was the one and only MCT ( Magic Color Tuyp ) who did this thing
you take some of this color ... or ... this color ... which color is the tright one ?

ah , there it is , Da Hobit is holding the right one



layer 1:


layer 2:


layer 3:
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????????

you guys still have to wait for the right color to see ... lol

 

is this a joke? sparkle paint with more stickers than parts, and about 50 lbs. of fiberglass? i'm not trying to be hateful, but a lot of people won't like this type of thing on this forum. i mean, come on, four exhaust tips larger than the motor itself, skittle colored engine?

 

wwtf?

this is ghey