My Honda Civic Vti-s

[hippyross]

Not back on the road yet unfortunately, I only get a few nights a week to work on it and one day at the weekend.

Decided to get the calipers powder coated, so pulled them off and striped them down.
There was a casting line on the front calipers that I filled off.

Ten minutes with a file smoothed it out.

Should be nice when they are coated.
I also sent a rocker cover and the front suspension forks for powder coating.

Few bits got the gloss black treatment.

All the trims on the door's, looks tasty.


Rear bumper, skirts and door moldings painted too.

 

[hippyross]

And on the car

Not too far to go now.

 

[hippyross]

Hopefully have the calipers back next week and hopefully get them fitted with fresh brake fluid.
And see about a bit more painting.

 

[big_pete]

This is going to be mint!

 

[hippyross]

I also changed the the front arms with camber adjustable ksport items, that I've had in the roof space for years.
Might take them out look like a ball ache to adjust once the wheels are on and on the ground.

And I'm just home after a trip to Dungiven to pick up a set of red recaros, not mint but I never paid mint money.
Can't wait to clean them and fit them, should look the part.

 

[jacko_rs]

is it dunstan painting this? looks great!

 

[hippyross]

is it dunstan painting this? looks great!

Cheers. Yes panel and paint.

 

[hippyross]

More painting last night.
Front bumper, splitter, heading inserts, headlight washers, wing mirrors, grill and fuel flap, only boot lid, rear splitter and spoiler to paint now.
And test fitted one red recaro.

Looking forward to building the grill and headlights up tonight. :-D

 

[Steve]

Nice! You getting rid of the Accord seats then?

 

[hippyross]

Hopefully they are going tonight.

 

[prior_106]

unreal build just reading through it..we car is mint I like the red recaros aswell really will stand out

 

[dddrrift]

think I prefer the accord seats, suit the car better or something!

 

[hippyross]

Headlights built up done the chrome bit pirates black.
Going to give the headlights a good sanding and buff to give them a lift.

Grill back together, chrome bit gloss black center pirates black and the H gloss black.

Front bumper, headlights and grill on.
It's starting to take shape rightly.
Still need to wire up the hid lights.

It's unbelievable how long everything takes, so much fiddly wee things to do that takes up so much time.

Still waiting on calipers from powder coating, if I don't get them this week I'll take them some where else.

Also got the wing mirrors built up, just need to solder the multi plug back on as I couldn't them apart without cutting the wires.
I'll get those done during the week and fitted.

 

[Modmedia]

This is looking superb!

 

[hippyross]

Got the headlight finished and working I just need to set the elignment.

Looks pretty good to me

 

[ChrisL]

Looking forward to seeing the finished result ...

Love threads like this ... really interesting!!

 

[hippyross]

Looking forward to seeing the finished result ...

Love threads like this ... really interesting!!

Cheers.

I could go into more detail but I've not got time for taking loads of pics and doing much more of a write up.
Would probably bore the socks off yee anyway.

 

[hippyross]

Got calipers powder coated, it was fun working out how to get the rubber boot back on, after about half and hour of trying I just youtubed it ffs.
They look like new

Some photo whoring

 

[hippyross]

I've still to fit the other seat clean them and the interior, paint bootlid, spoiler,rear splitter, scuttle panel and denib those rebuff the whole car and then put a ceramic coating over it, also fit the backbox it needs trimed to fit.
And I'm sure there are other bits if forgot but I'll remember when the time comes
Not too far away from being finished :-D

 

[Jamie-g]

It's really looking the part looking forward to seeing it all done.

 

[hippyross]

Got the exhaust on had to do a bit of chopping and welding but looks good and sounds the part I just need to hear it on vtec.
Never got many pictures too busy fitting it.

The boss doing a better welding job than me.

I can make a good mess on the floor, so I'm told lol.

Also fitted a rhino lip which was fun Not but turned out well and fitted some led fog lights.

That's all for two weeks off on holiday on Friday, need to get cracking when I get back in case I get into the jcc show.

 

[hippyross]

So if you went to jcc you probably seen the mb6.
I was that busy trying to get it ready for the show I never got time to update this.

Had a ball ache with bleeding the brakes once I got the callipers on I couldn't get a good pedal so took the callipers apart and back on then it turned out the master cylinder was fooked so pulled the one off the donor and hay presto fixed. That took up a few nights.

Made seat rails for the recaros, I drilled the rivets of the mb seat rails and welded the sliding bit to the side mount that was on the atr seats and bolted then to the bottom of the recaros which made the seats really low.

A wee bit of sealer to cover up the weld.

And painted.

Seats needed a good clean.

Stinky

Just cleaned still wet .

Clean and dry, turned out well.

In the car after a good clean to get nearly three years of dust out.

They really do sit properly low, it feels a really good driving position.

Next up was bootlid, spoiler and rear lip for painting.
All fitted just needed wet sanding and polished my favourite NOT!

And buffing and polishing for a few nights.

Had to bring it out in the sunlight for the first time just to see how it looked. I near creamed ma trunks

Still more polishing after this
Then got my uncle down to fit a new screen and put the old rear one in.

 

[hippyross]

Water tight.

That front end

More polishing after that lol
And lowering, that took about three hours to get the right height.

Last thing to fit was the scuttle panel which went gloss black no pics.
Then it was jcc.
Drove in dried her and slicked her up, took a photo and had a sex wee in my pants, job well done.

 

[hippyross]

A few stolen pics via tinternet

And one of my own.

 

[weeloaney]

Amazing looking, that colour is unreal