Honduh's Hatchcrap - Daily budget build...wait, what?

[Honduh]

So I got this hatchcrap.

My friends wife was going to trade it in for practically nothing so I offered her a little more and now I'm going to make it into my new daily driver.

My plan right now is a clean, reliable, DD. In the future I'd really like to swap in a hx motor and make it a high mpg gasoline car. Lean burn mode FTW.

I already ordered some stuff. I bid on a armrest but got outbid by a dollar. I picked up a new fender and two new trailing arm bushings since I noticed they are SHOT today. If its not raining too bad tomorrow I'm going to try to hit the junkyard and find a head light and whatever else I can find, maybe stuff for the integra. I plan to order a timing belt/water pump kit for it too. And I need to investigate the noise the clutch is making, either the throwout/input shaft bearing (i hope) or a input shaft bearing.

One thing I really want to get to ASAP is the rust on the driver side 1/4 panel. Its certainly rot I stuck my finger through it today. Luckily it did not travel back behind the bumper at all and its about the size of a half dollar or so. My friend said he is pretty sure he can weld a patch panel into it. We will also be doing a single stage spray on it. Nothing special, trying to keep the cost down since the integra isn't done yet.

Ok now for a few pics.

2 nights ago:

















And here are some I took today while I was working on it.

Rust



Old wheels from the integra, also notice the dent behind the door.



Close up of the dent after my friend spent a few minutes on it, said it was the best he could do without his proper body tools for now. I think it looks better already.



Interior removed for deep cleaning and dent removal.



Nice and stripped



Before



Compare polished/yellowed

[daewoo]

if you dont mind me asking how much you paid?

is that a dx or cx? i guess sunroof was an option?

[Honduh]

Its a dx. I was stoked to see it had a sunroof.

[boostedsm]

nice to see a smart and sensible Honda owner. i like how your FIXING it first rather than putting on sweet "suspenshin yo". good work, keeping on eye on this thread

[hb420]

Originally Posted by boostedsm

nice to see a smart and sensible Honda owner. i like how your FIXING it first rather than putting on sweet "suspenshin yo". good work, keeping on eye on this thread

Yeah that is rare around here with honda owners lol People are quick to buy some rotas and ksports suspension instead of making it reliable or nice looking. Who needs a paintjob when cans of flat black paint will never run out!

[hb420]

Nice pickup, i was looking at a vsm hatch but it sold already

[Honduh]

Thanks guys!

Today I got to the junkyard and I wasn't lucky enough to find a headlight, BUT I did find a armrest! I also pressure washed the engine bay, vacuumed/shampooed the carpet and front seats, cleaned and reinstalled the center colsole, and cleaned the spare tire well. Here are some pics.

[jesse096]

**** that carpet looks brand new!

-Jesse

[SovXietday]

Looks great Brian. Now come over and help me clean my daily.

[Honduh]

Originally Posted by jesse096

**** that carpet looks brand new!

-Jesse

That's how I roll, son.

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Looks great Brian. Now come over and help me clean my daily.

Thanks man! As long as your daily isn't covered in dog hair like this car id be glad to help. It took me an hour to vacuum and shampoo the back seats today.

[96Clipse]

Wow thats a clean hatch, every time you post I become more and more jealous of you lol. I've been looking for clean hatches for a long time and everything in this area is ricer food, or is more rust that metal lol.

I'm definitely in for seeing progress on the cleanup, as someone else said its refreshing to see people fixing issues first rather than doing mad tyte jdm upgrades lol

[2wdlaser]

Def nice. I've always liked the hatch Honda's.

[Honduh]

Thanks guys!

Today I was able to put a few hours into the car and I got the back seat all shampooed and vacuumed, but forgot to get a pic. I also did my best attempt at paint restoration. I washed, clayed, compounded, polished, and waxed the passenger side fender. It came out ok. I want to pick up a circular polisher and hopefully it will yield even better results. Pics don't give it justice since the lighting was low and they are from my phones camera. Compare it to the hood since its untouched.

[PunkboySL2]

Looks good man, what did you use to shampoo the carpet? Both my car's interiors could use some love.

[Honduh]

I'm using Turtle Wax carpet shampoo. Comes ina green/yellow can. Product itself is good but the cans spray mechanisim seems to malfunction quite a bit. Costs about 4 bucks at walmart. I've used 3 cans so far and I just have to do my floor mats and hatch carpet now.

[96Clipse]

Wow that paint really came back from the dead, the difference between the fender and hood is massive. I'll have to try to perform some of that magic on my paint lol.

[SovXietday]

No dog hair in my car. Actually, my carpet is covered in rust stains from a previous water leak somewhere.

It's not that I can't do it (obviously), moreso that I just don't feel like doing it. :P

[DPancoast]

good stuff. keep it up

[Ridachu]

this is gunna be hotttt

[Honduh]

Originally Posted by Ridachu

this is gunna be hotttt

Thanks! I hope so. But I have to keep reminding myself that its JUST A DAILY and I have to get the integra done. LOL.


To update on the progress:

I got the rest of the interior cleaned. Thank GOD no more vacuuming dog hair. The entire front interior is in, but not the back yet. I ordered a headlight off ebay so that will hopefully be here tomorrow. I also cleaned my airbox and intake tube with armorall.

*edit* I don't recommend buying from D&H autoparts on ebay. I ordered my fender on friday night, saying they had SEVEN available. Well I never got a tracking # from them so I called today and they said that it came in today and that it MIGHT ship out this afternoon. **** them.

I also picked up this bad boy to see if I can burn a hole through my paint