JalopnikKat
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- Feb 11, 2017
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- 2000 Honda Logo TS GF-GA3
You might remember my introductory new member thread, but I thought I'd go ahead and make a full Members Rides thread so I can make updates. This is my JDM (registered in Japan) 2000 Honda Logo TS GF-GA3. I bought it in pretty rough condition and I've slowly been rebuilding and building it (and posting about it over on Jalopnik from time to time). It's not an EK, and it'll never be an EK9, but it's a nice hatch, and I like it.
When I first got it, it looked like this:
Pretty bad, huh? I went back to the stock wheels, lowered the car with springs, and did some touch up around the passenger side problems. The car was mechanically sound and only cost me $975 or so with exchange rates at the time, and I really needed a car. Still do, it's a daily driver. Yes it's an automatic (the TS model only came in an automatic) and yes I can drive a manual (but not legally, my Japanese license is only for AT, not MT, I'll change it in the future).
To make the car more livable, I'm working on putting a Type R inspired interior inside. This has no pretension of being something it's not. The TS is the highest model, but I thought I could make something a bit better. As if there has been a Type R, Si, or SiR style trim above the TS. It has a 2001 TS instrument cluster (more red), it already had the DC2 ITR steering wheel on it stock, put in an EP3 CTR carpet (I need to fabricate some side walls, but otherwise it was a good fit), DC5 ITR Recaro front seats, and a red carpet false floor rear seat delete (the car is honestly too small to be a four door!).
On the outside, I've had some further problems on that passenger side. Oh, yeah, and I have a cracked windshield that now needs to be replaced (though you cannot see it in pictures, usually). In addition to what was already on the passenger side, I got attacked by birds, typhoons, and various things... A crow smashed right into my passenger mirror!
So I tried installing a new door, and it looked nice, except none of the innards have been changed and none of the electronics work except audio and mirror adjustment, so that, hopefully, will be fixed on Friday. I need to color match the B-Pillar to black though. On Saturday, my new passenger side fender will arrive, and I'll use the old one to test various clearcoat scratch removal and polishing before I do it on the rear door (which also needs some small body work, and a door handle swapped in).
Once that's done, then I'll have a body shop go around and do some repainting/paint correction around that back rear quarter panel and bumper area. Then the entire car should be washed, clay barred, buffed, etc.
As for engine well... I learned early this year that I can't do a full engine swap legally, so I need to figure out how to do something with this D-series. Anyone got any ideas?
Further plans include: creating a center console portion for that gap that currently exists in the interior, figuring out the wheel situation (do I get new wheels? Do I repaint what I have?), and otherwise just keeping the thing clean and legal.
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