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darkelvis

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De-ricing the rice rocket....
« on: March 09, 2009, 10:23:46 PM »

-95 Civic CX hatch
-picked it up from some ricer for 1000 with a blown engine
-Sold the Del Sol seats, sold the motegi (sp?) 17" rims, and sold the blown swap and made my money back and then some, essentially got the shell for free

The day I got her:






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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 10:24:01 PM »

2 hours later:



The next night:



What's going in this ugly thing?!?!?!
-Garrett t3/t4 .60/.63 57 trim
-SLS backdoor intercooler
-BMC top mount manifold
-3" dp
-Tuner toys rods
-SRP pistons
-JE Rings
-ACL bearings
-Golden Eagle block guard
-ARP head studs
-Zex 59300 cam
-OBX intake manifold (it's gotta flow better than stock, right?) Garbage, just ask JD.  :noel:
-LSD motorsports clutch
-Freshly rebuilt transmission w/ OBX LSD
-D16Z6...yea buddy!



Ugly car:



Engine bay shave:



And wire tuck:

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 10:24:35 PM »

Cage going in:



Engine building:



Ready to go:



I got sick of shaving so I gave up 3/4 way through and called it good enough:




Engine in:



Interior coming together:



Ran out of paint, I have since finished painting interior so there isn't any more red:



Tight fit, but the door panels/cage/seat are all in:




DP had to be modified to fit:



Gauges (need to put a little more paint in those vents):



Body work:






HOW NOT TO SHAVE MOLDINGS!!!:




How the engine bay currently looks, and yes, I am going to make a metal upper rad hose due to how close my dp is:

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2009, 10:25:38 PM »

And two more pictures, I did a test spray on part of a junk bumper the other day to get a feel for the color...note I didn't use any primer, i didn't do any body work, i didn't wetsand the paint...I just sprayed 3 coats on to get a feel for the color...yes, it is single stage, yes I'm painting the car with single stage...

In the late afternoon sun:



In the shade at the same time:

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2009, 10:26:44 PM »

quick update, wasn't as nice out as I was hoping today.  I've got the pass. side skimmed, knocked down, and partially blocked. 

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2009, 10:27:20 PM »

I finally broke down and took off the door so I could block it without sitting on a milk crate and hunching over.  I'll pull the other door off to work on it when this one is ready.


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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2009, 10:28:04 PM »

And that is where I lost steam....I'll get back to work on it again in a month or so. :)

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2009, 10:39:56 PM »

Holy shit that was a riced out bucket.
In to see what you turn it into.
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2009, 10:48:02 PM »

You do some really awesome work man, how much did that cage cost you in materials?
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2009, 10:50:57 PM »

bought it from some website and had to modify it slightly to fit, I can't remember the site off hand though...ask stevemode...he has the same cage.  I think it was around $300ish though for it.

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2009, 10:51:49 PM »

wow.  That was a hell of a car to start with.  Props on going as far as you already have, can't wait to see it finished.

That motor looks awesome, definitely get it done and running!
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2009, 10:53:16 PM »

That's a ton of work, I could see how someone could get burnt out doing that.
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2009, 10:53:43 PM »

Car runs and drives (well used to, wont run worth a shit anymore for some reason as of last summer and I haven't really dug into it too far).  God only knows when this project will be finished.  I've been working on it off-and-on for like 3-4 years.  :-X

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2009, 11:03:15 PM »

Car runs and drives (well used to, wont run worth a shit anymore for some reason as of last summer and I haven't really dug into it too far).  God only knows when this project will be finished.  I've been working on it off-and-on for like 3-4 years.  :-X
Yeah i remember this from way back, it is on a stealth shuttle/ highroller HT build type schedule.
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2009, 11:07:37 PM »

I know exactly how you feel about it taking so long...I've had just my motor build/swap in the works for just under a year now...and the only body work I've done is just to spraypaint the outside of my pos haha
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2009, 01:15:31 AM »

now i remember....it's a S&W cage.

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2009, 06:35:45 AM »

I was actually talking about this car with a few friends of mine and was wondering how it was going. Should be fucking awesome when you get it all done and back together  ;)
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2009, 09:11:14 AM »

I was actually talking about this car with a few friends of mine and was wondering how it was going. Should be fucking awesome when if you get it all done and back together  ;)

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2009, 03:36:35 PM »

john get your car done, it has been to damn long...

if my ef is built/boosted this summer before this is out you fail.  O0
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2009, 03:45:02 PM »

Thank you for cleansing the earth of a riced out POS. Should be solid when done. You head/helmet gonna clear the main hoop and down bars of the roll bar? Looks awfuly close.
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2009, 05:10:11 PM »

I clear the cage, although I am thinking about making new seat brackets to lower the seat a little.

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #21 on: March 10, 2009, 05:22:16 PM »

Hell of a turnaround dude. I lost my eyesight for a second when I looked that interior pic.

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2009, 08:02:50 PM »

Elvis, you do the community a great justice with your build. This is truly win.  :noel:
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2009, 10:06:26 AM »

body work is always the worst part, cause you never want to do it  :(
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2009, 10:34:53 AM »

I forgot how ugly it was to begin with, and my god man it has a blue dash.

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2009, 12:46:38 PM »

good job ! u really turned this thing around in the right direction
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2009, 04:55:15 PM »

I forgot how ugly it was to begin with, and my god man it has a blue dash.

Looked like widebody was there
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2009, 05:12:11 PM »

very happy to see someone save another honda from a dumb ricer.
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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2009, 07:32:34 PM »

I forgot how ugly it was to begin with, and my god man it has a blue dash.

had....had a blue dash..
$20 for the ricer headlights

I'm keeping the ricer headlights.

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Re: De-ricing the rice rocket....
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2009, 02:06:04 AM »

Wow, shit looks 12390818230912809 times better! Keep up the good work.
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