Update on my car :-(
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Driving a Turbo 2L Terror
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From: Stafford, VA
yeah he has insurence. Its with Eire so once again i get to deal with another insurence company. What i want to find is a virgin hatch, but they are a dime a dozen.
Wanderer
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From: Not so Sunny Cali
Wow, when I saw the thread title, I thought it was thread revival cause I just read how you just got the car done. 
Sorry to hear about it mang, but hopefully you can sort through all this and get yourself back on your feet. Good luck.
Sorry to hear about it mang, but hopefully you can sort through all this and get yourself back on your feet. Good luck.
I'm made of meat!
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From: Richmond, VA
Originally Posted by HatchVX
yeah he has insurence. Its with Eire so once again i get to deal with another insurence company. What i want to find is a virgin hatch, but they are a dime a dozen.
It needs a wiper switch and mirrors, but you have those parts already... remember? LOL!I've been toying with the thought of selling it for months, but I just can't decide... It's a love/hate performance/practicality struggle from hell. I get 11mpg in the GSX and it's a waste of power in the rush-hour commute... This civic comes through very well for me in the mpg department and it has working AC. If you're just going to swap it again, you probably don't want this car, though. Everything you'd replace is all brand new.
I'm made of meat!
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From: Richmond, VA
It has 125k original miles, but only about 15k on the new D15B7. Just replaced the whole exhaust, will pass va emissions, 4 new tires, AC works, has a blue velour '93 teg interior and a VX tach already. You know my car...
I was going to fix it up and sell it for $3000 (because I could very easily around these parts)... but I'll sell it to you for less to help a brotha out (as-is with the stereo, amp speakers, 4 gauge wiring kit, teggy interior etc...
For the record, I bought it in '01 w/104k miles on a mostly-dead 8v motor for $2200. I've put over $1500 in it and have all the records/receipts. I swapped it at 112k.
new...
alternator
battery
axles
lower ball joints
Engine....
...pistons 9.0:1 .020 overbore
...rings
...main bearings
...rod bearings
...thrust bearings
...water pump
...timing belt
...oil pump gears
...tensioner pulley
...accessory belts (only 2, no PS)
...all new hoses
...all new gaskets and seals
Head...
...valve seals
...1 valve
...valve job
...decked .018"
...all new gaskets and seals
new flywheel (OEM)
new clutch
new exhaust from the manifold back... Walker pipes, OEM DX style.
new catalytic converter
intake (eBay no-name... it's awesome)
pcv
used distributor, new spark plug wires, distributor cap, plugs 15k miles ago
4-wire o2 sensor + CX harness hack to make it work
DX ECU
DX injectors
DX intake manifold and throttle body
DX exhaust manifold
Eclipse Audio 5349 in-dash CD
MTX 4x50 amp
Eclipse audio 6x9 tri-axials w/tweets disabled
Pioneer co-ax 6"s in the doors
CARFAX is spotless. Never been wrecked. Has one minor dent on the body. No rust spot anywhere bigger than a dime, and I haven't washed or waxed it in over a year. The body is straight, but it needs minor prep and paint.
The teggy interior is out of my best friend's car. I bought the salvage from him for $500 and was going to swap it again with the LS, but couldn't use the motor after all. All I got off that car was the seats and the shift knob. I took a bath on that one.
If you want to do a valve adjustment before you get home, pop the valve cover off, and I'll re-bling it for you on the polishing wheel before you go, and give you all of the leftover CX parts if you want them. You know I've put a lot of work into this thing. Don't low-ball me too bad and it could very well be yours. Make me an offer for what it's worth to you. If you want a reminder of what it looks like, then...
http://homepage.mac.com/jafro/PhotoAlbum8.html
Might be easier to buy the car from me than it would to meet up and sell me the wiper switch/mirrors. I got my old job back with a big raise, and I'm still doing consulting work, so I'm crazy busy lately. Suxors, but that's life.
I think I'm going to get a truck or a GVR-4. I'm leaning towards the truck. The GVR-4 would be hella fun, though.
I was going to fix it up and sell it for $3000 (because I could very easily around these parts)... but I'll sell it to you for less to help a brotha out (as-is with the stereo, amp speakers, 4 gauge wiring kit, teggy interior etc...
For the record, I bought it in '01 w/104k miles on a mostly-dead 8v motor for $2200. I've put over $1500 in it and have all the records/receipts. I swapped it at 112k.
new...
alternator
battery
axles
lower ball joints
Engine....
...pistons 9.0:1 .020 overbore
...rings
...main bearings
...rod bearings
...thrust bearings
...water pump
...timing belt
...oil pump gears
...tensioner pulley
...accessory belts (only 2, no PS)
...all new hoses
...all new gaskets and seals
Head...
...valve seals
...1 valve
...valve job
...decked .018"
...all new gaskets and seals
new flywheel (OEM)
new clutch
new exhaust from the manifold back... Walker pipes, OEM DX style.
new catalytic converter
intake (eBay no-name... it's awesome)
pcv
used distributor, new spark plug wires, distributor cap, plugs 15k miles ago
4-wire o2 sensor + CX harness hack to make it work
DX ECU
DX injectors
DX intake manifold and throttle body
DX exhaust manifold
Eclipse Audio 5349 in-dash CD
MTX 4x50 amp
Eclipse audio 6x9 tri-axials w/tweets disabled
Pioneer co-ax 6"s in the doors
CARFAX is spotless. Never been wrecked. Has one minor dent on the body. No rust spot anywhere bigger than a dime, and I haven't washed or waxed it in over a year. The body is straight, but it needs minor prep and paint.
The teggy interior is out of my best friend's car. I bought the salvage from him for $500 and was going to swap it again with the LS, but couldn't use the motor after all. All I got off that car was the seats and the shift knob. I took a bath on that one.
If you want to do a valve adjustment before you get home, pop the valve cover off, and I'll re-bling it for you on the polishing wheel before you go, and give you all of the leftover CX parts if you want them. You know I've put a lot of work into this thing. Don't low-ball me too bad and it could very well be yours. Make me an offer for what it's worth to you. If you want a reminder of what it looks like, then...
http://homepage.mac.com/jafro/PhotoAlbum8.html
Might be easier to buy the car from me than it would to meet up and sell me the wiper switch/mirrors. I got my old job back with a big raise, and I'm still doing consulting work, so I'm crazy busy lately. Suxors, but that's life.
I think I'm going to get a truck or a GVR-4. I'm leaning towards the truck. The GVR-4 would be hella fun, though.
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From: Arlington, Virginia
Originally Posted by DamnUndrSteer
dawrenn- haha, is that your actual car in your avatar? Cause that looks almost exactly like mines.... Individuality is dead... but, shes nice tho :thumbup:
2gr84u
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: VIRGINIA
Originally Posted by Kai
My neck f'king hurts.
I was in the passenger's seat when it happened. That makes two of his cars I've witnessed the death of now.
I was in the passenger's seat when it happened. That makes two of his cars I've witnessed the death of now.
