mrwhos

Hi, MrWhos aka Wes here.

A little bit about me and why I registered:
I am a 30 year old who returned to school to work on my PhD in Econ. Part of going back to school meant sacrifices, so I sold my 07 silverado z71 4x4 (with a carpc/sound I put in it) and bought this civic instead. My motivation was better gas mileage and less expensive maintenance but also in a lot of ways the civic is easier to drive around in and to work on because it is so much smaller (other than a much more cramped engine bay).

I just registered on the forum after cleaning the carpets with a household carpet shampooer. After buying the car in January I've had to do a number of maintenance related work on it and thought it would be a good idea to register here. Hopefully, I can get help in the future as I dig deeper into customizing the car and get feedback on projects as I plan them and after completion.

My experience working on the car:
What I've done so far:

• Replaced the exhaust.
• Cleaned the oil pan and put a new gasket.
• Replaced the passenger window regulator.
• Spark plugs and wires.
• New radiator, hoses, and termostat. An aluminum rad should be here friday--currently it has a free radiator from a D series engine a fellow civic owner gave to me out of his parts car... it worked fine for a while but now is having some issues. Also, added some head gasket leak fix as there was some oil in the overflow res (no coolant in the oil though).
• Removed the sunroof pan and painted on a heat/noise reducer and installed a new sun shade.
• Replaced broken wheel studs.
• Replaced front bumper/fog lights after it sustained damage from a hit and run while I was in class.
• Replaced the water pump and timing belt on another civic but I've yet to do that job on this one yet because of time constraints.
• Probably a dozen other small jobs I am forgetting.

What is on the todo list:

• Install Window 10 CarPC + Sub and Speakers.
• Have the car repainted and dents removed.
• Install a roll cage for additional safety if there is ever an accident.
• New alarm, remote start + keyless entry.
• After I graduate and get a job I will look into doing a K20/K24 swap.
• and much more...

Final thoughts:
I'm a bit of a car novice in some areas but have knowledgeable friends and good attention to detail. Also, I am hoping to take care of this car and own it for life since there is a bit of an emotional attachment--I gave up a lot to go back to school and going from the truck to this car is a reminder of that.

Just because it's a lot less expensive doesn't mean I can't make it just as nice as the truck was and something I can fall in love with driving.

ezone

Welcome to the forum!

vtec92

Good to see all the stuffs you figured out, you will get more of ideas here.

mrwhos

Thanks guys!
Just got it all put back together after replacing cooling and exhaust and got to work through some gears on country roads. Was fun

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

Is it safe to say you're in Canada? If you're not, and you're rocking a B16 under that hood, I'd mod the crap out of that after you get your PhD. That engine is kind of a badass.

In any case, welcome!