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[jesusseven]

Hey, my name is Cody, im 17, and i just bought my first car two days ago. Its a 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback, Bought it for $900. it looks like s**t at the moment, so im asking for some suggestions to make it look and run better.... it runs perfect, nothing is wrong with it, it just has some dents and scratches.

Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated!

It may look like s**t, but it has potential.

Just took more pictures..... sorry about the quality, rain messed with the camera

there is a log behind my wheel cause my driveway is on a slant, and i had my e-brake off

the dude i bought this off was at his graduation party, and someone tried to jack his stereo, but only ripped the faceplate off, so now i have a hunk of uselessness!

 

[GooseS2000]

pretty good price for a hatch, more pictures please =D

 

[jesusseven]

its storming out right now, so i will when the rain lets up

 

[31dev31]

Very nice... Great to meet someone like myself

I bought my white hatchback back in october for 500, and been maintaining it ever since, and does look like s**t too

 

[jesusseven]

yeah i am hoping for some others to give some suggestions of what i should do to it, as i dont know where to start

 

[OTiS133]

looks like a good starting point. get that fender fixed and id say start workin on body work. then drop and wheels. ya got a good platform to work with. google majestic honda if you need any parts. or post in the wtb. also check the for sale threads

 

[jesusseven]

thanks for your advice, i am fixing the fender this week..... any good suggestions for rims? and im not sure if im gonna drop it or not, im thinking about it though

 

[jesusseven]

also, does anyone know if the 92 hatchies came with a right hand mirror or not? it looks like this one never had one

 

[95civicdude]

it doesnt look to bad, pretty good for 900 actually. well would you rather start making it look nice?? or performance?? i just bought a 95 ex for 900 bucks, first thing i did was buy some rims and tires from some guy on craigslist, it is now getting body work and a new paint job, its also been lowered and next is an engine swap.... good luck

 

[jesusseven]

i want to make it look decent, and concentrate more on performance, so does anyone have any advise on how to pump out a little more HP without dropping rediculous amount of cash into it right away? and also could someone elaborate how i find out what type mine is, like cx, dx, si? and what kind of engine i have in it? im new to the car and dont know that much about it

 

[jesusseven]

oh, little side note, that 900 covered the car and a parts car

 

[31dev31]

i want to make it look decent, and concentrate more on performance, so does anyone have any advise on how to pump out a little more HP without dropping rediculous amount of cash into it right away? and also could someone elaborate how i find out what type mine is, like cx, dx, si? and what kind of engine i have in it? im new to the car and dont know that much about it

What engine do you have under the hood? Do you have P/W, sunroof, A/C, etc?

 

[jesusseven]

i dont have power anything, no sunroof, and all i know is its a 16 valve, i didnt pay much attention to it, spent more time driving it then looking it over

 

[Destroy]

Perfect for a first car

 

[AsianRidaz]

the inteior looks nice, then agian it's maybe the camera,

 

[civic94lx]

If you want to do performance upgrades on it, do it first. Then after that comes the body painting or whatever you want to do to the exterior.

 

[D0kt3r]

Take a underhood pic, letts start there!
Do some performance!

And after that, body work, coilover susp, and 15" or 16" macwheels

 

[jesusseven]

right on, and the interior is very clean, spent 3 hours yesterday cleaning it

 

[s_crowley 17]

Welcome to the site buddy

 

[jesusseven]

So i was looking around at my car and decided the big circular chunks of metal holding my tires needed to be nicer, and no, they dont deserve to be called rims....anyways! i took off the wheels and chipped off all the rust, sanded them down, then painted them black, then went outside and painted the wheel drums red just for fun.... needless to say it turned out pretty decent.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/jesusseven/SDC10091.jpg
BEFORE
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/jesusseven/SDC10092.jpg
AFTER

i know, its still shitty looking, but im out of cash at the moment.

Also i took some pics, as people have asked for a picture of the motor and there is one of the interior at a better angle.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/jesusseven/SDC10094.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/jesusseven/SDC10095.jpg

more pictures to come as well as more work done.