BigRedWood
New Member
Evening Folks,
I will start with a little about myself. I am a thirty-something in the midwest who is coming to terms with being a family man. I have always owned Hondas out of reliablity. One of my first cars was a '88 4dr civic. Since then I have pretty much always had a Honda in the stable. But as we grow we find different passions and pursuits. I have always been a gearhead and my endeavors have pretty much centered around burning fuel in one shape or another. I have built-up motors and restored a few vehicles (bikes, cars and even a truck). I have raced motocross for the better part of the last two decades. Basically if you can run fuel through it . . . I want one.
Well, I have been dragged into the need to be a responsible adult. The warden has put my spending into a budget. So the dependable, reliable and fun to drive civic has re-entered my life. So our humble 'in-case-sh*t- happens' car has been pulled from under the tarp. Back in '03 I made my 'soon-to-be' wife buy my cousin's '00 Civic EX. At the time it had 33K and was at a family discount. Much to my wife's disappointment it was a five-speed and not really her choice. But it made a great impression and she moved onto a '07 CRV. In the summer of 2007, I drained the fuel tank and tarped the civic till it was needed.
That day has come. Last week I pulled the car around the shop and began to get her 'streetwise' The car is bone stock with the odometer at 126K. I began with a timing belt change and the routine stuff. Then the demons began to spin through my head. This thing is just . . . too stock. So with a little research and a bit of lurking, I stumbled across this forum filled with like-minded civic enthusiasts.
So . . . I begin with a 'fairly' clean slate civic and a budget that reminds me of my college days rocking a '92 civic hatch. I will have questions and I am open to any suggestions.
Sorry for such a long post . . . but I am up thinking of cold air and coilovers.
I will start with a little about myself. I am a thirty-something in the midwest who is coming to terms with being a family man. I have always owned Hondas out of reliablity. One of my first cars was a '88 4dr civic. Since then I have pretty much always had a Honda in the stable. But as we grow we find different passions and pursuits. I have always been a gearhead and my endeavors have pretty much centered around burning fuel in one shape or another. I have built-up motors and restored a few vehicles (bikes, cars and even a truck). I have raced motocross for the better part of the last two decades. Basically if you can run fuel through it . . . I want one.
Well, I have been dragged into the need to be a responsible adult. The warden has put my spending into a budget. So the dependable, reliable and fun to drive civic has re-entered my life. So our humble 'in-case-sh*t- happens' car has been pulled from under the tarp. Back in '03 I made my 'soon-to-be' wife buy my cousin's '00 Civic EX. At the time it had 33K and was at a family discount. Much to my wife's disappointment it was a five-speed and not really her choice. But it made a great impression and she moved onto a '07 CRV. In the summer of 2007, I drained the fuel tank and tarped the civic till it was needed.
That day has come. Last week I pulled the car around the shop and began to get her 'streetwise' The car is bone stock with the odometer at 126K. I began with a timing belt change and the routine stuff. Then the demons began to spin through my head. This thing is just . . . too stock. So with a little research and a bit of lurking, I stumbled across this forum filled with like-minded civic enthusiasts.
So . . . I begin with a 'fairly' clean slate civic and a budget that reminds me of my college days rocking a '92 civic hatch. I will have questions and I am open to any suggestions.
Sorry for such a long post . . . but I am up thinking of cold air and coilovers.
Slam that car!!!...