cmgogo Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Okay write up time Bought for $500, good motor (more on that later) si trans, good seals, etc. Unibody was still good (drove straight since all damage was forward of the suspension) So over about 6 months i worked on it to bring it back to a DD status, and am continually getting parts for it. So far Eg front end, interior rewrap, hid projectors, bored over d15b7 @ 1.7L putting down 151hp and apx 120ftlbs tq. Focal 165a1\'s up front, focal 27v2 11\" in the trunk (yes 11\', its an odd size, but like the components up front sound beautiful) full skunk2 suspension (springs, shocks, upper a arms, ucas (lcas on order) set of fat 5\'s and new rubber (picked up for 100 bucks) all belts, hoses, head bolts, dizzy, plugs, wires, radiator, waterpump, oil pump, replaced. and lots more as well. So now for the pics Ill try to go chronologicly Bump for Moar. Constructive Critisim appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Are those ants in that pic of the stripped interior? Why the choice to put machine work on a b7 instead of finding a z6 or zc to start as a base for working up from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 #15 of what? Is that how many Honda's you have wrecked now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 why bore out the d15 so much? seems like the would really compromise the strength of the cylinder walls. i know you do a slight bore to clean them up. what other supporting mods for the engine (intake from block to filter, head, pistons, cam, etc..)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 I didnt do the work on the motor, turns out the motor was built 10 years ago by a shop, and the P/O bought it not knowing what it was. I didnt realize it until i did my timing belt and was bored and decided to pull the head while i was at it. anyways moar pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Nice work. You recolor the doors or completely recover them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 okay that was odd, i had them all laid out, but apparent i copied somehwere oh well, anyways moar pics. And this is how she is as of today So no dyes or paint was used on the interior, i did a complete rewrap. I have a mugen replica spoiler on the way (should be here next wed) and am ordering DSt mats (interior and trunk) once i get paid. Have a few more bugs to work out, but once I get it painted, get the rims cleaned up, do the rear disc conversion (possible 5 lug conversion dunno yet) and do some other small things like finishing the antenna shave, it will be done for a while. Def want to get new carpet though, but that will be after the winter for sure. Figureing eventually I will end up swapping in a z6 that I have been building and will be mounts a JRSC to it (wanna do something different rather than the ol HMT) But when all is said and done, it was def worth the 500 I paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTiS Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 YOUR BACK! sweetness. sols lookin good. cant wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I like the seat covers. Where did you get those at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevotron5000 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Everything's been tastefully done you didn't skimp on any work Hopefully this one stays safe, cory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 We need to do a pool. Entrance is $5 for picking a month. Month it dies the winner takes all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevotron5000 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I like the seat covers. Where did you get those at? They're iggee seat covers, I believe - http://www.iggee.com/shop.cart?action=ITEM...;prod_id=HND005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Oh well, none for my seats. Is it the camera angle, lighting or is the seam in the fender a little wavy? Hard to tell from the pic. I do like the fitment you achieved. The spacing around the headlights is just about perfect. On Sara's conversion the fit on the lights is a bit off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Tahnk you thank you. I got the fitment pretty good on the front end however the fenders back towards the cab have some pretty big gap w/ the hood, so im going to have to shim it out a bit. And yes the fenders are a little wavy, but when i get ready to paint I will be fixing that with all of the little dings and dents. As far as how long it will last, im hoping quite a bit longer, otherwise you probably wont be hearing from me for 10-15 years depending on how guilty the jury would find be of murder or assault. hehe. Ive already had it on the road now for about 3 months, and so far everything is going great (knocks on wood). The seat covers are iggees, fitment is pretty damn good, i wish however they would have continuted the red stripe on the bottom panel a bit longer, but i have to go refit them anyways now that I have stretched them out a little bit. Also audio will be upgraded a little bit soon, have a set of coax focal 165c1's coming in soon that will be installed in the rear speaker mounts, they will also be amped (that amp I have is a 755.6, so 2 chanels front, 2 chanels rear, and 2 chanels bridged to my sub) so that will be awsome. The RQP's are sound deadened (it sucked getting my fat arm in there to lay the mat) and filled with poly fill. As well as every void and hollow space in that car (the interior panels like the shift surround, dash, rear bins, have all had a combination of poly fill and CCF to help deaden road noise and keep the panels from rattleing durring hard bass. So yeah im not exagerating when i say 160+ man hours went into just the sound deadening of this car. Pretty much the only thing i really NEED to get fixed is the HVAC switch, it only works in the "4" position, which is rather annoying, so gotta get a new switch, but need to wait for the VA to get off their asses and pay me my GI bill that I have been waiting for since august :( oh and mike wtf are your talking about #15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 On Sara's conversion the fit on the lights is a bit off. yes i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 wow that silver one looks like your old one when u got it.. yah i herd good things about those seat covers.. but then iherd they dont fit that good better then any seat cover but its still a seat cover.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Sarah whats up? Preston, they fit like a champ, you just got to work em a little bit, fresh outa the box they dont look so good because they are so tight you cant work with them really. Now that I have sat in them for a week and had a chance to stretch them out, they are alot better Also that siver one is thomas' sol (aka lincorp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Sarah whats up? nothing much.. thinkin about getting the sol resprayed and happy i have a twin again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 ya, i cant wait to get mine painted finaly this is the color Im thinking of having the fat 5's powder coated as well in this with the "H" emblem on the centercaps filled with the firethorn red Right now its just a process of waiting to get paid. Glad to see they finaly got the work done on yours though and out of the shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 pssh that shop messed so much on that car up its not even funny.. my bf has replaced so much more on my car.. its runs great though!! lol ive never been a big red fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 nor have i but this car seems to fit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Sarah whats up? Preston, they fit like a champ, you just got to work em a little bit, fresh outa the box they dont look so good because they are so tight you cant work with them really. Now that I have sat in them for a week and had a chance to stretch them out, they are alot better Also that siver one is thomas' sol (aka lincorp) can u take more pix of the seats for me it be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 do u have to take seat out to install seat cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 they say you dont have to, but i highly recomend doing it out of the car, i mean it only takes like 5-10 minutes to pull the seats anyways, its just 4 bots per seat and 1 wire harness on the drivers side. Ill take pics marrow when i get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgogo Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thanks seb, actually its mounted to a piece of wood that i bolted to the rear wall using the ABS controller mounting points since i dont have ABS. Also hard to say whats better or worse, but i can tell you that I am using alot higher grade audio equipment than i was in my last, and I can tell you my new system sounds fawking amazing, and my road noise is ALOT less than me last sol had. So I feel there is a huge difference, but i dont have a before and after using the same equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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