Okay big plans for my car within the next month. Wheels, tires, brakes, suspension, new speakers, fog lights, maybe new tail lights and get my passive key less and push button start installed. This is for starters. There will be a few other things here and there. My spoiler is going to get painted as well. Of course I would like to get the SC/T kit and exhaust but that might be next year. Go team red!! lol.

While some final decisions are made and parts are arriving to fix Lana, I decided to take care of the truck. Saw a thread of a guy that took a clay bar to his brand new ram and he got a ton of crap off the truck. So I decided to clay bar the truck and give it a good wax and wash. Here are the end results. Still learning the tricks of the the whole paint care thing. As soon as I parked, the sun came out in force. So obviously, the pictures don't do it justice.

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Looks good tip. You cant have nice things without learning to take care of their exteriors
Its easy to learn how tontake care of your paint. And the results are always great.

It's far easier when you have a garage especially. Don't know how anyone can live without a garage lol.

Agreed! I love having a garage since im so anal about my car being clean.

Fck you guys.

Found a local shop that specializes with Hondas. Full shop with three lifts as well. I nabbed some red H emblems since I've been wanting a set. $80 for the pair, not bad considering the list prices from Honda. Looked up the part #, both are the rear emblems for the FD2 Civics.

http://i.imgur.com/eZU0oLg.jpg?1

JDM yo

Can't hide from that. They are JDM emblems, technically. Honda doesn't sell Type R models in the US.

Man I sure remember the days of having a black car outside.... lol

I'm saving that. lol

truck looks good Sam.

i went to a local speed shop's 1st cars n coffee this weekend. got there late, made my own parking spot around the side of the building, and this is what i came back to. #trendsetter

http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/...ps04a19459.jpg

then here in tampa there was a G8 picnic! about 40 G8s. had cars coming from the whole state.

i've noticed before that we always park in straight lines....

http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7650796b.jpg

and a professionally plasti dipped car! pix dont do it justice!

http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17263c3b.jpg

http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7895c1ab.jpg

and i've decided to go coilovers. wheel gap and bodyroll go byebye

http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/...ps55bd2acf.jpg

hope you all had a gr8 fathers day!

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I know, there is a few type R's here around me.

The stretched tires on that Commodore make me want to punt childen into an inferno.

90% Complete we ran into a snag with the rear bumper and he couldn't do much since we didn't have the tool to get it off, rear bumper and lip will be put on Wednesday though. Doesn't look bad atm.

Kept the front badge and black molding trim off to see if I want to make the door cladding piece red or match the kit with it and have it black. So ignore the fact that its all still red. I'm leaning more towards all red. And the side is like 1/32" lower then the door cladding, apparently thats how most SC/T kits where so thats that, don't notice until you stare at it for a while though, not to mention since the molding becomes black on the cladding it makes it stand out a little more.


Might get the cladding painted as well, looks off next to the brand new paint, and I would lower it as well.




http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps86aaf48e.jpg
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Comparison on how my older bumper looked compared to new.


http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps467ce820.jpg
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Oh yeah and a comparison with my mirrors from now and then lol





http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps1ee382ab.jpg
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Looks nice so far. Dont scrape that front lip! Ive noticed on most cars that add a lip like that on a bumper thats the first thing that gets destroyed because of how close to the ground they can be.


IMO you need more black now. The headlights look out of place. Having a mainly all black light and then red everywhere is just weird to me. Not trying to sound trashy. I like your car. Just needs more black, not alot. But just a smidge more. lol Or the headlights need to be done a different route. But thats just my opinion. :)

I wonder how gloss black side mirrors would have looked on your car instead of red to help tie in with the headlights.... hmm...

Black mirrors? No. Just no.


And I don't see at all what you're talking about the headlights lol

I think it's looking great. Nice work man! :)

Man that looks excellent! I guess I need to make a trip to Columbia and see it in person.

Definitely. Even with how photogenic it is now the photos still don't make it look as nice as it is in person.

I guess im crazy.

We've all known you're crazy, Sleepy. :P

Well glad you guys know then haha.

I will never buy another black car again.

I said the same thing after my GAGT. That's why my Honda is silver. lol

After having my TA, same here.

I will buy another black car.

Cars looking good, keep it going.

man too easy but i'm gonna let this one slide today.]

nope not me. i'm never touching another black car or dark colored car ever again.. going light on the color of my next subaru if i can find a decent one when the time is right.

Deciding I might just paint the molding on the kit black so match out, since I have the molding pieces for the bumpers anyway. Then later on down the road probably repaint the door cladding, can't notice the paint vs paint on the two until you really stare at it but it wouldn't hurt to paint it anyway.

Also thinking of maybe getting the SC/T badges from GrafxWerks instead of using the ones I have. The ones I have look really awkward since they're small.

Here's the GrafxWerks badge

http://www.grafxwerks.com/global_ima...es/1058_01.jpg


Here's the one I have.


http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps13aff10b.jpg

the only thing I really like better over the grafixwerkz or whatever badge, is that theres is a sticker, and yours is an actual badge. which makes for easier removal and what not, im just not a fan of stickers on paint. that's all.

I like grafxwerks i had a gt badge for my ga and liked it a lot

yep. the black gto would be dusty enough to write on after a 10 mile drive on paved roads. i swore i'd never get another black car again. So what did i do? put black wheels on my g8 lol. brake dust like a smbtch.

nothing wrong with white, it can be sporty. red is my 2nd fave.

I'm actually really enjoying my e46, I love the gray color.

It's been a while since I posted any updates, so I figured what the hell.
At least the motor and trans are back between the fenders.

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I really should get the rear trailing arms boxed and re-finished.
Probably wouldn't hurt to re-finish the front subframe too.
Oh, well. Too many projects, too little time.

Seems to be coming along... aftermarket cooling fans?

Yes. Spal fans for the aluminum radiator.

Very nice. :)