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Archie
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   17th Mar 12 at 18:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Troops


2004 Facelift EP3
Came with a K&N Typhoon & A nameless cat back.

Got it Thursday, taxed it Thursday, MOT'd it on Friday.

Put fresh wipers on it as the car had been stood fae August.
Bought Honda Oil, Filter & Plugs.

The Brief -


The Bay -


Wipers -


Service Kit -





Plans
Cabin filter & Aircon regas.
Strip & Clean brakes.
Wind deflectors (Ordered, due Tuesday)
Good tyres (Dont understand cunts that run 'performance' motors on shit rubber)
-30mm Springs & Uprated shocks.
Light window tints all round.
DC5 Wheels, Painted in Cosmo Grey or similar.


Then fuck knows after that, keep it simple for now.
All about improving it tbh.

[Edited on 21-04-2012 by Archie]

[Edited on 08-08-2012 by Archie]

[Edited on 13-09-2012 by Archie]
Archie
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Cheers team!

Braw day the day -


Drapped the oil out it and serviced it, filters a messy bastard -


Thought the sump was cracked -


Wee buff down with a bit o emery to check, and changed ma drawers.



Get the brakes stripped & cleaned 1st chance a get, think i'll be undersealing it promptly as well.
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Love these. Think i fancy one next. Bet its loads more fun than the Golf was
Archie
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Aw its night and day mate, Golf was a good motor, and i'm sure it could have been so much more but the Civic is 100% better in standard form, much more car for the money.
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Wind Deflectors Arrived, Window Tints booked for next Thursday.
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Aye the deflectors fit okay.

Fitted energy torque mount poly inserts -



Got my Alpine in, along with iPod box -




Got my windows tinted, light smoke on all 5 -
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Plate on -
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Good lookin car that. Needs lowered tho.
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Cheers mate, will get to that eventually, wanting to upgrade the tyres & refurbish the wheels before i do anything else.

Strut top mounts need replaced as well, so going to stockpile shocks, springs, topmounts, camber bolts & some polybushings and attack it all in the one go.
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my fav shape of the civic. once thats lowered your onto a winner
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Its lovely... Wish I had kept mine like
Only bad thing is its not as simple as whacking springs on and an alignment
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
Its lovely... Wish I had kept mine like
Only bad thing is its not as simple as whacking springs on and an alignment


Aye, camber bolts, rear camber arms etc.

Just going to take my time and gather everything up rather than rushing into it.

Had my mates JRSC'd one for a few days to do some work to it and i'd like to do all the relevant suspension and brake upgrades with intent of charging it eventually, was so much fun to drive.

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Don't sell it then... The sound of Tec makes them imo
Archie
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ABP Eibachs fitted (Lowers 30mm)
Archie
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New stuff -

Front grille badge, Jazz Washer Jets, Spoon N1, HIDS.










Done the valve clearances -



Gave the bay a little clean -





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Spoon N1 fitted.





New rear splitter to be painted and fitted as the previous owner butchered the current one.

 
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