Picked up a 89 dx hatch for 450 running nov 1st. Main purpose is for a clean DD with the stock motor for as long as it'll last. Heres the build line of it so far.

first day home


has alittle fender bender that needs fixed


windshield will be replaced soon


interior shots




Dx FTL


came with a non hooked up toyota radio


figured out why it wasnt hooked up..


and the crap im dealing with now...


a few weeks later i got to come home for thanksgiving break and finally work on it.

some goodies that were waiting when i got home. they sent me the wrong corner lights though.


next day i figured out why my muffler sounded like shit



then i striped the interior


GROSS


how it was looking by the end of the night



all the crap that came out and stunk like ciggs and garbage


installed the wheel to see the fitment of it. Deff need a short hub for the quick release to work.


the nasty under the covers...

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nice man, wats next?

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I went to the junkyard and there i found a hood, cluster, clock, bumper lenses, new over flow bottle, main relay, jetta lip, and rear hatch cover. after that i attempted the water pump replacement cause it leaks badly, but couldnt get the crank bolt to come off. I also attempted to install my coils but i didnt have a ball joint puller and after an hour of wacking on the LCA i gave up.

my buddy resprayed the 1/2 white and 1/2 black hood all black, and we found out theres more damage than i thought.


also found more damage behind the bumper when i replaced the bumper lenses



We also sprayed the wipers, mirrors, and spoiler with black trim paint



to finish off the night i replaced the VC gasket and removed ALLLLL the gasket maker crap off of it, some was even on the rocker...wtf. And i replaced the sparkplugs with NGKs cause the previous owner had autolites installed and drove like garbage. I forgot to mention that i found about 20 receipts, when i cleaned out the car, for parts of what he bought and installed, hence how i figured out that the plugs were WRONG.

today i spent the day wiring in my radio harness, installing my eg radio, oem clock, cluster, seat and actually got to drive it for the first time, and filled her up.






tomorrow i hope to replace the water pump, and install my suspension and lip, and try and make it out to the Dyno day!!

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nice lil preject restoration u got goin..keep us posted

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nice EF. trim paint is awesome right? nice work and i hope everything goes well for you

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thanks its still got plenty of time to put into it. The trim paint is friggin amazing, looks like new. more updates after tomorrows over.

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nice my seats would look great in there

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nice little build you got going on for a DD

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nice lookin hopefully i see you there 2day at the dyno lol...

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Well plans yesterday fell through. I stayed up 24 hours did the whole black friday thing and ended up with a new 204 piece set from craftsman and new ratcheting wrenches for alittle under 120. Got home at 8 and passed out till 3, tried the crank bolt again and took it over to my buds shop but then i couldnt get it off when i got home. gave up and went to bed. forgot about the dyno day....

today i woke up and finally got the water pump changed, and took my friend who found my car for a ride. Im going back up to school tomorrow so in 2-3 weeks ill have more updates and more parts installed/painted/fixed/swapped. till then no more updates.

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