This is waht i have been up to....*Pictures*
#121
sorry for the lack of updates. Been pretty busy, I'll have a large update with pictures and such tonight. Along with a not so great story about my motor...
Thank you for all the compliments and everything guys
Thank you for all the compliments and everything guys
#122
so here is what i have been up to.
i got screwed out of my motor deal, guy flaked and im in the process of getting my money back so i decided to start shaving my engine bay.
And I really like this one I think its cool looking... :thumbup:
then some people on honda-tech were complaining because i didnt have any pictures that were not iPhone pictures so here are a few other pictures i took
im just giong to start getting my interior all made up and put together, test fitted and then taken out so i can wire it. i'll pick up a motor t his winter/spring and get it put in and running before next summer. I'll also start getting my suspension and such together too. basicly this fall/winter/spring will be piecing things together and getting it all ready to be put in. paint work will come sometime this winter as well. my drivers quarter panel is totally ready for paint. my passengers i'll get to sometime....lol
i got screwed out of my motor deal, guy flaked and im in the process of getting my money back so i decided to start shaving my engine bay.
And I really like this one I think its cool looking... :thumbup:
then some people on honda-tech were complaining because i didnt have any pictures that were not iPhone pictures so here are a few other pictures i took
im just giong to start getting my interior all made up and put together, test fitted and then taken out so i can wire it. i'll pick up a motor t his winter/spring and get it put in and running before next summer. I'll also start getting my suspension and such together too. basicly this fall/winter/spring will be piecing things together and getting it all ready to be put in. paint work will come sometime this winter as well. my drivers quarter panel is totally ready for paint. my passengers i'll get to sometime....lol
#129
Looks great Nick. What are you listening to, Art of Noise? lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0...eature=related
#131
thanks for the compliments!
the purpose of shaving the bay is basically to just make it look pretty. im going to shave most of the holes and then do a semi wire tuck so it will look something like this, not as great as this guy but you get the idea....
mine wont be as flat as his, but pretty much every hole that is not used will be gone and it will all be one solid piece. in a Honda there are a lot of left over holes after you get rid of the A/C, power steering, ABS, cruise control....you get the idea. this way you don't see all those holes and it makes the bay look a lot cleaner. im not doing to be completely perfect and show quality cuz its mostly going to be a race car. but i come from a show background so my car has to look good as well
i think i was listening to lil wayne's new CD that time...lol
i hope to have my hatch driving and on the track by next summer! that will put me at a little over a year of building..
yeah yeah yeah, i kinda suck at that, well im off to the garage for more work, i'll see if i get anything picture worthy done tonight!
the purpose of shaving the bay is basically to just make it look pretty. im going to shave most of the holes and then do a semi wire tuck so it will look something like this, not as great as this guy but you get the idea....
mine wont be as flat as his, but pretty much every hole that is not used will be gone and it will all be one solid piece. in a Honda there are a lot of left over holes after you get rid of the A/C, power steering, ABS, cruise control....you get the idea. this way you don't see all those holes and it makes the bay look a lot cleaner. im not doing to be completely perfect and show quality cuz its mostly going to be a race car. but i come from a show background so my car has to look good as well
Originally Posted by robbiej
Looks great Nick. What are you listening to, Art of Noise? lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0...eature=related
Originally Posted by GreyFox
Looks good like the blue there. Man I see how these kind of ground up projects take a couple of years.
Art of Noise - Classic!
Art of Noise - Classic!
Originally Posted by tC4italy
glad u updated
#133
WOW there are a lot of hole in a Honda.......it is gonna look a lot cleaner with them gone.....just make sure to do a good clean paint job inthe bay when it is done.......it is so much easier to keep clean that way.hose it off and wipe it down.
#136
[quote="honey0bucket"]
i think i was listening to lil wayne's new CD that time...lol
lol, had to throw out the Art of Noise, thats what the pics reminded me of with the grinding and sparks, then saw that you had headphones on, lol. I'm guessing that video was a little before your time, lol.
Going to be slick when you get it done, can't wait, and I bet you can't either.
Originally Posted by robbiej
Looks great Nick. What are you listening to, Art of Noise? lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0...eature=related
lol, had to throw out the Art of Noise, thats what the pics reminded me of with the grinding and sparks, then saw that you had headphones on, lol. I'm guessing that video was a little before your time, lol.
Going to be slick when you get it done, can't wait, and I bet you can't either.
#137
Ive been down the civic hatch build road before and never plan on going back... :-( It left me spending way more then planned and never finished it... :-(
Heres one of my pages on it... still a shame that i never finished it
http://www.hondashowoff.com/profile.php?id=7009
Heres one of my pages on it... still a shame that i never finished it
http://www.hondashowoff.com/profile.php?id=7009