Exterior build thread-Eyger (Vote for which color I should paint my car! (and rims))
 

I posted an update on the last page, but here's a ton of images.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE!!!! :D:rofl::tongue:

Vote at my other thread here:https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...or-my-car.html

New parts list:

Mechanical wise
-Brake pads_______________________HAVE
-Clutch_ACT extreme Stg II_______________336.50
-Flywheel_Fidanza______________________139.00
-Fujita air intake _______________________206.00
-Exhaust Mani Gasket_____________________5.38
-Headers_HP racing______________________HAVE
-Header bolts x5_________________________0.75
-Header Donut _________________________10.57
-Down pipe_____________________________HAVE
-Cat/Down pipe (Optional) _______________316.00
-Cat/Down pipe install ___________________30.00
-Pre-chamber gasket _____________________6.21
-Espelir EX cat back ____________________515.00


Body wise
-Headlights ___________________________162.77
-Headlights ___________________________160.20
-Taillights OEM 04's____________________87.19
-Taillights OEM 04's ____________________87.19
-Hood Seibon VSII _____________________510.00
-Trunk Carbon creations CF______________509.15
-Side mirrors APR CF universal's _________156.00
-New rubber pieces_Doors etc.____________????
-Body work (front bumper, rear bumper)____????
-New Paint gold/black cherry Kandy_______400ish??
-Volk GTV's or GT7's gold/ TE37 white_______1600+tires, 2400+Tires???
+all above
______________________________________________
=3237.91

So I'm looking at about just over 3000 for parts alone, give or take a couple hundred in shipping.
If I really want a set of Volks, then That's another 2000 right there, then tires, another 500 ish, Labor for paint is probably going to be something like 1000 dollars. So by estimations I'll be looking at about 6700.00 to get whats in my head to come true and real......:eek:

I'm thinking I should get about a third of that price covered with a sweet tax return and a third paycheck in february. And I finally got a second job so I'll be paying down my debt faster...which is good. :hgrin: Coming up with the rest of the money is going to be a challenge.

The time frame I'm probably looking at for this build.....I should be finished right around October of 2034. So if yall still around this forum you can check it out. :D
Parts list on the other page is scrapped.

Keep on keepin on.....
:rockon:
Ain't nothing to it but to do it...

----Original post----
Hello ladies and germs, some of you might remember that I just painted my car red pearl a couple of months ago....well I don't like the red as much as I thought I would....so I'm blocking the car down and going to re-shoot another color...I'm thinking White, with gold pearl...DuPont makes a sweet gold pearl in their hot hues line up....Anywho, here are some pictures, I think I'm going to make this thread my own update thread. Enjoy!
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191192959
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191192959
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191192959
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191192959

Re: Oh no....He's at it again...
 

you've got some guts there.

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good luck shmuck

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lol, this is gunna be fun, show us some pics along the way

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are those fenders fiberglass?

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most likley..

looks good..i guess uve done this before so nobody has to remind you how important the prep job has to be.. good luck.. u have a pic of some example of that white gold pearl u were talking about?

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got too much money and time .... lol

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lol i agree i barely have enough money to put gas in my car and give it a nice cleaning lol.

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got any pics of before?

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unless he does the $50 paint job... hehe

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...ob-attemp.html

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good luck, you really must know what your doing, or else you just have some serious balls

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I look at these pictures with both curiousity...and concern....but mainly, concern.

Good luck though.

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I, for one, refuse to participate in this thread.

Giant, rambling, build threads are a colossal waste of bandwidth and incredibly bad for the ozone layer, baby seals, and your little sister's stuffed animal collection. I will not be looking for blingin' new pics of your car as you go through the process Eyger...

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I'm glad your got red of that color, I never had liked it. I'm with you on the white civics, they have been growing on me more and more lately, they look really clean. Goodluck with the paint job!

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Good to see you are doing it right the first time... well, the second time. I think white would look stellar on your vic Eyger.

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eyger red always looks good but white will look better probably. Go with what you feel. Are you painting the car yourself?? If you are good luck. I cant wait to see it when its done. I wish i was good at painting so i could paint my car myself but im just not that good. Thanks again for those adapters. I owe ya one.

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a friend of mine has a RHD EK that is white with a gold pearl look. It looks mad clean. Let me go dig for a pic.
http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uplo...oyhatch788.jpg
http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uplo...oyhatch133.jpg
http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uplo...oyhatch911.jpg
Oh his hatch is for sale too hehe.

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You bet I will, I'm gonna use this thread as a process build... it'll be cool. I finally got a Memory card for my cell phone, so I can take pictures anything anywhere...

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Yep they sure are. It's nice because they're physically lighter then the stock ones. ( I measured it back when I first got them....I was bored.. Ha ha) The good part is that it's not susceptible to denting, which unfortunately I've done in the past huddled over the engine bay.

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This will be the third time I've painted my car. So I'm gettin better each time I do it... So yeah I for sure know it's all prep. Before, I didn't know weather or not sometime would look good or bad, but now, I know exactly what I want to do. I don't have any color samples with me, but I'm going to head back over to the paint shop and snap pics for everybody.

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Ha ha ha ha haha, that's a good one:

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191384728

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Here: https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...s-56k-wrn.html

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\\Ha ha, I learn a little bit as I go, so it's ok. Balls help too....never be afraid to do something you've never tried before....ha.

Indeed! It'll be cool.

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Ha ha, that's hilarous. Shut up you love that shit. Heh, Oh yeah today's opposite day right. You'll be back. :rofl:

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Thanks dude. yeah I'm not liking the red color. You really hit the nail on the head, I just want a clean look....(with some stickers, I'm not gonna lie...ha ha) The red seemed too busy and bold. I thought I would like it, but nope!


Ha ha, actually this will be the third time! It's ok, i've screwed up a buch of times in the past and this time, I'd doing it right. It's all good. You have to learn somehow, and I don't have anyone teaching me, so I just learn on my own as I go.

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Sure thang on those adapters, no prob. Yeah I'm going to shoot it myself. I'm going to purchase a much better gun and stuff for better quality atomization and such. I CAN'T wait! :hgrin:

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First update:

Didn't do too much, I can only work for about an hour and a half on days I work.


Finished up repairing the front roof section, there was a huge dent/damage in the middle.

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191389177


Started leveling out my side skirts....Low spots galore!

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191389177


went around the whole car marking all the low spots:
(when i get the plastic spreaders, I'm going to fill em.)

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191389177


Here's a picture of the bottom of the rear bumper. It's tough to see but the fiberglass actually separated from the side of the bumper. I bottomed out a couple of times on the trip up to northern california, it needs to be repaired.

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191389177


So here's some damage that I got when I was commuting down to the training office for my new job. Someone was kind enough to leave a plastic laundry basket on the freeway, couldn't avoid it in time, gotta nice gash in the front bumper. I'll fix it along with the rear bumper when I get more dough for fiberglass fabric!

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191389177


That's it for now... I'll be working on it tomorrow morning too...It was my day off, but Im going to go in for extra hours.

Re: Oh no....He's at it again...
 

white with black wheels , tinted windows and a CF hood is tite!

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Just my humble two cents... you can't go wrong with a classic Top Secret gold. But if you're bent on white... Championship is a color we need more EM2s in.

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Hell Yeah, That's exactly what Im talkin bout! The Dupont color is called Champ white. Then gold pearl. Check out the pictures:

This first one shows a little bit of both the white and the gold pearl:

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191463913


The next picture, is pretty much just straight white....


https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191463913


And this last picture is full on sunlight directly reflected gold pearl

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/a...1&d=1191463913