terry_em1
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- Joined
- May 12, 2013
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- EM1 Civic
Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Terence, but you can call me Terry. I'm 18 and currently drive a Daihatsu Sirion and a Honda Civic, which you're about to see. And yes, if you notice my number plates, I'm Irish.
My first car was the Daihatsu. As a true Honda head, I wanted to own a Honda of course. Bought an EJ9 and did some work on it. Stripped it and did some repairs. In the end, I lost interest and because its a common car, I wanted something a bit more unique.
18/12/12
Sold the EJ9. Organized to meet a guy, who was selling an EF1, on the same day. Went to his place and saw the car. I was stunned at how clean it was. But there are some issues... Like no battery, but for the price, I cannot refuse!
Brought the car to Tuning Factory, on the bed of a truck. You can figure out why... The car is not running, but we went straight under the hood, to find out what the problem was. First we took a battery from another car. Did a compression test and it passed. Changed some crusty and very black spark-plugs, then turned the key... And it came to life!
19/12/12
Bought a new battery for her.
Here she is. My pride and joy!
Put on some new wheels, wrapped with Toyo Proxes R888. Some new wheel nuts. Shocks and lowering springs from a DC2.
Not bad for one day of work. Still not low enough!
22/12/12
Cut the springs and I know its not safe! Only temporary.
02/01/13
Its the day after New Year's Day and time to get cracking!
Took some photos of what I'm missing. Pocket and parcel shelf.
Here's some photos of one of the issues... Rusty sills!
Steering wheel installed by previous owner. Seriously had to go. Swapped it for one from a CR-X (Temporary).
Some proper photos of the car!
Found the plastics, for the speakers, were loose. Car had no sound system... Lightweight!
Grabbed some rear seats from a DC2. Fitted them into the EF. Needs modifying.
My first car was the Daihatsu. As a true Honda head, I wanted to own a Honda of course. Bought an EJ9 and did some work on it. Stripped it and did some repairs. In the end, I lost interest and because its a common car, I wanted something a bit more unique.
18/12/12
Sold the EJ9. Organized to meet a guy, who was selling an EF1, on the same day. Went to his place and saw the car. I was stunned at how clean it was. But there are some issues... Like no battery, but for the price, I cannot refuse!
Brought the car to Tuning Factory, on the bed of a truck. You can figure out why... The car is not running, but we went straight under the hood, to find out what the problem was. First we took a battery from another car. Did a compression test and it passed. Changed some crusty and very black spark-plugs, then turned the key... And it came to life!
19/12/12
Bought a new battery for her.
Here she is. My pride and joy!
Put on some new wheels, wrapped with Toyo Proxes R888. Some new wheel nuts. Shocks and lowering springs from a DC2.
Not bad for one day of work. Still not low enough!
22/12/12
Cut the springs and I know its not safe! Only temporary.
02/01/13
Its the day after New Year's Day and time to get cracking!
Took some photos of what I'm missing. Pocket and parcel shelf.
Here's some photos of one of the issues... Rusty sills!
Steering wheel installed by previous owner. Seriously had to go. Swapped it for one from a CR-X (Temporary).
Some proper photos of the car!
Found the plastics, for the speakers, were loose. Car had no sound system... Lightweight!
Grabbed some rear seats from a DC2. Fitted them into the EF. Needs modifying.
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