My s13 build...vh45/suede/tubs/wire tuck..full resto 56K NO!

[Buck01]

Wow you have done alot of work and its looking awesome!, it's gonna be looking sweet when it's finished will be following up keep up the good job

[troskinatior]

Yes atleat one brother knows nice civics lol
Wheres the dominos? I want free pizza!!!

[omgshawn]

Lol if I had a choice I wouldn't buy a civic I just need a car bad, and no free pizza for you!

Thanks Buck, hopefully now I can get the ball rolling on this thing

[m tr4nch]

Yeah it finds its way into everything lol, no worries though it's a lot easier then wire wheeling everything

definitely true. i'm really glad i'm done sandblasting too, i would have done the process a little different if i had to do it again. i know you're using etching primer, but i'd also suggest getting some separate etching chemical in a spray bottle if you decide to blast the whole car over a period of a few days or longer. it will help stop flash rusting so you don't have to spray the primer constantly, then just primer it all at once, know what i mean? i use "picklex20", works awesome. the spots i blasted 2 years ago still look fresh.

on second thought, i just remembered you were keeping everything outside. so maybe it is better to do the primer then. idk lol just an idea

Just landed an assistant manager job at dominos lol, I start monday, which means money for my car haha. And going to look at a civic hatch tomorrow(honda I know..atleast it's a bubble). It's cheap and I need a DD lol

score! haha. yeah my dd is a '91 escort gt, aka mazda protege/323/etc.

[omgshawn]

That's exactly what I was going to do, and also do it in sections, like do the whole back one day, middle the next day, etc. I'm probably going to mostly use walnut shells and some glass bead

What I'm most likely going to do, depending how much I make, is find a 2 bay garage/small apartment to rent. I've found them in my town like 500-800/month, some including electric/utilities. The manager said once I turn 19(2 months) I'll be doing delivers as well, which means more $$$

[omgshawn]

Just picked up this beast. It's a 93, like 95K on it, auto(fail), but it was mad cheap lol





Needs a hella cleaning and some small things here and there. I don't have much plans for it, will be my DD. Probably do some suspension/wheels and a front lip/some paint.

[tr4c3]

I like that sweet vert chillin the background

(shameless plug)

[omgshawn]

haters

[nightsauce]

i always wanted one of those bubbles...they kinda tickle my pickle

[omgshawn]

Yeah it's the only honda I would drive, just something about it I like

[S14Kouki10]

nice.
ive always wanted an ek9 hatch.

[omgshawn]

I feel like I haven't worked on this thing in forever...hopefully soon. Trying to get another canopy so I can get the doors, hatch and windshield out. I also hate bi weekly pay, it makes me mad.

That is all

[drsb08_89240]

nice build......im planing a VH45 swap into my vert.....its sad that i have to sell my hatch to my brother to do this swap but i really want to do it lol.....if my brother buys my hatch soon enough there is a 93 Q45 for sale on craigslist for $500 that only needs an alternator and i would really like to buy it lol or there is a Q45 at my local junk yard and an engine assembly is only $140!!!....im not on NICO very often but i will be checking in on your progress every once in a while.....good luck on your build and i hope you dont lose the will to finish this build like most people who have started it have lol

[omgshawn]

Thanks bro, that does suck about having to sell it but atleast it will be going to your bro and it will further what you want to do with the vert. $140 is a great deal, I paid less then double that for my engine, ecu and harness, it was so cheap I'm buying another one for spare parts and mock up lol

I will definitively be finishing this thing, but in stages lol. First stage is car back on the road and running, NA. Second stage might involve TT's

[Tofubadguy]

First time I really went through this whole build thread. Looking good man. Definately lots of work too.

Thankfully my car, originally from Virgina, didn't have any rust on it at all. I've done my share of metal replacement and what not at a body shop I worked at a long time ago, but it's such a pain at times. Looks pretty brave too with all of the wire work your doing. I plan on doing all the fab work and assembly on mine until everything mechanical is done, then take it to the majicians for wiring what nots... Luckily I have a buddy that knows these cars (S13'S and GTR's) really well, so he's my first stop.

Good luck man. I'll save this thread in my favorites.

[jt15833]

Am I the only one who cant see a bunch of the pics?

[omgshawn]

Thanks a lot Tofu. To be honest after reading your thread it makes me want to do some v8 awd craziness, I even downloaded a r32 gtr FSM and started reading it hahah, you do some good work and I really want to see that car done.

The rust is a pita, sometimes I just want to get a new shell and start fresh, but at the point I'm at now it wouldn't be worth it, plus I have too many memories with this car haha. And the wiring is quiet a hassle, but most of the hard parts are done, I just need to wait for the car to start coming back together before I can finish it

I just went through the whole thread and all the pics are working for me, so it might be your browser? Idk

[omgshawn]

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[omgshawn]

No body likes my thread cause I haven't posted new pics

[troskinatior]

What you doing with the rb?

[omgshawn]

Selling it..

[kevin_bullis]

Nice build, you really gutted her out, but atleast you are putting her back together the rght way! I can't wait till I get my S13! I will be staying tuned.

[tycoonist]

yeah followed the thread and read every post. beautiful. i cant wait till i know more about cars. im sponging up all the spilt info. anyway, good job on the job to keep things rollin

[Dr.feelgood]

nice build. im glad you got rid of those ricer gauges

[omgshawn]

Thanks guys, can't wait to get some more progress done!

And yes, I took the whole cluster out and smashed it haha, damn ricers..

[dlucke17]

Any update on this project??? A little over a year now and I wanted to see where you were at... Plus, I am following.

[thomasjamal]

Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing. What happened?

[omgshawn]

Im still alive between house hunting 2000 miles away and working on starting multiple businesses I've been quite busy, but! We made an offer on a house and the realtor is pretty confident the bank will accept it, so we should know by Wednesday! I'm stoked haha

its gonna take a few weeks to get the paperwork finished and about 4 trips to bring all the cars down but if all goes well I should be moved in in a month or 2. As soon as that happens the project will continue so don't lose hope just yet!

[Chase Bays]

Project is looking good, really good.