Dominick's Dream Car Build (yea, its gonna be a slow one)
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Thanks man. I bet you can find a good condition EM1 in your area. it just takes time and patiencewow ur car is clean af..i like it and yes your bay is diff which makes it even cooler to look at. keep it up
i wish i was a ble to get an em1but every time i found one it had to many miles and was salvaged...
Gracias mis amigos.
My friend and I finally installed the Tein coilovers today.
Here were the old ones. Tokico Blues up front and stocks in the back, all with H&R lowering springs.
The rear coils were easy to put in, but the fronts were more of a problem. We couldn't seem to remove the struts from the well,
So we decided to rent a grinder and cut that s**t off. haha
Finally after a full day of learning as we go, we got the Tein's in and all sorted out.
Got the ride height up a little so I can fix the tires and the axle but after that it's going back down.
And a couple of days ago, I decided to just temporarily zip-tie my new front grille "Si" badge on.
Before:
After:
And that's it for now. Up next are Yokohama Avid ENVigor tires in 195/50/R15 and fix the axle.
Here were the old ones. Tokico Blues up front and stocks in the back, all with H&R lowering springs.
The rear coils were easy to put in, but the fronts were more of a problem. We couldn't seem to remove the struts from the well,
So we decided to rent a grinder and cut that s**t off. haha
Finally after a full day of learning as we go, we got the Tein's in and all sorted out.
Got the ride height up a little so I can fix the tires and the axle but after that it's going back down.
And a couple of days ago, I decided to just temporarily zip-tie my new front grille "Si" badge on.
Before:
After:
And that's it for now. Up next are Yokohama Avid ENVigor tires in 195/50/R15 and fix the axle.
Thanks man! EM1 FTW!!!The DC5 seats, both front and rear do not fit snug. haha. My car has the stock DC5 rails on it, so it does not fit with the stock holes at all. I can take pictures if you want. I would suggest cutting your stock rails and try that.
So this past week I had many unexpected days off, so I thought I'd tackle my poopy valve cover.
Here it was before:
Look at that beautiful DOHC!
Ewww.....oil
After I got all the paint off using paint stripper and some elbow grease matched with a paint scraper
Unfortunately, because I was taking my time and taking the majority of the day getting rid of the pre-existing paint, I didn't have enough time to sand and repaint the cover. So this is how it sat on the car for the better part of a week. Actually not bad considering everything is silver in color.
But I got bored and quickly painted my header shield wrinkle black to match the upcoming valve cover. Looks good in my eyes.
And finally, after about a week, I was finally able to finish the valve cover. Sanded it and masked off the holes.
And the final product. It still has to dry for at least a couple days. I'm going to use the heat off the engine to do so. But once it's dry I am going to scrape the paint off the rest of the emblems and polish/sand them more so that they are silver.
And I also got new Nexxen all-season tires. Perfect size and they drive great. Can't wait to lower the car back down in a couple of days.
She's coming along!!!! :run:
Here it was before:
Look at that beautiful DOHC!
Ewww.....oil
After I got all the paint off using paint stripper and some elbow grease matched with a paint scraper
Unfortunately, because I was taking my time and taking the majority of the day getting rid of the pre-existing paint, I didn't have enough time to sand and repaint the cover. So this is how it sat on the car for the better part of a week. Actually not bad considering everything is silver in color.
But I got bored and quickly painted my header shield wrinkle black to match the upcoming valve cover. Looks good in my eyes.
And finally, after about a week, I was finally able to finish the valve cover. Sanded it and masked off the holes.
And the final product. It still has to dry for at least a couple days. I'm going to use the heat off the engine to do so. But once it's dry I am going to scrape the paint off the rest of the emblems and polish/sand them more so that they are silver.
And I also got new Nexxen all-season tires. Perfect size and they drive great. Can't wait to lower the car back down in a couple of days.
She's coming along!!!! :run:
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I can dig it. You need a header tho
Trying to get an ITR setup/. Headers, manifolds....Yea true. I was hoping to do a B20V setup later on down the road when I save up for an EBP respray.
Well, I finished my valve cover this morning. Sanded the remaining emblems on it and overall, it doesn't look good, but it makes me proud to say it wsa my first time doing anything like this but it came out all right.
Also, I grabbed some griptape from the store and did my pedals. I think this is a cool idea so I thought I'd do it. haha
Before:
After:
And in other news, I ordered a first gen Honda Fit Sport front lip for the car a couple of nights ago. I am going to match it with the Home Depot DIY under lip to protect the newest investment.
I leave you with my first ever rolling shot taken by a buddy of mine with his iPhone. I love it!
Also, I grabbed some griptape from the store and did my pedals. I think this is a cool idea so I thought I'd do it. haha
Before:
After:
And in other news, I ordered a first gen Honda Fit Sport front lip for the car a couple of nights ago. I am going to match it with the Home Depot DIY under lip to protect the newest investment.
I leave you with my first ever rolling shot taken by a buddy of mine with his iPhone. I love it!
