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    Dawns Civic Aerodeck Updated 28/5/13

    in Honda Civic MA/MB/MC

    Posted

    On 6/12/2022 at 6:19 PM, Dave said:

    Did a little bit of resto work on DD recently. Her plastic door trims and sills were looking faded and patchy (as all car trim goes over time) so decided it was time to do something about it. Normally just put back to black on them once shes been washed, but the effect only lasts a few days so wanted a more permanent solution. Had seen videos of folk using heat guns/blow torches and it's meant to make them like new again. Thought, right, lets give it a bash!

    Had the heat gun on a low heat and took my time with it...

    Heat gun at the ready!

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    Drivers door trim done, can see the difference compared to the wee bit trim on the front wing which hasn't been done.

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    And after..

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    Drivers door (done) compared to rear door (not done)

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    All done including the sills

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    Wee photo of DD and Poppy together

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    Really impressed with how they turned out. A week later, and they still look like that so going to give them another wee go over with the gun then maybe seal it with silicon spray. Has made a big difference to how she looks as she's now dirty again but trims look good!

     

     

    Just wondering how this held up mate? 

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    Restoring My Nana And Grandads Honda Civic MB6

    in Honda Civic MA/MB/MC

    Posted

    Yeah, definitely. I used quite a lot of random zs/400 fixings and clips etc when mine was getting rebuilt.. Some parts were a gamble that didn't pay off though - the fuel level sender was too long for the tank on my aerodeck. 

     

    I reckon in future we'll be relying on rover parts (or pattern parts for rovers) more and more to keep these hondas going as there seems to be a good level of support for older British cars, and the M civics aren't covered as well as more international civics. 

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    Type r

    in Engine

    Posted

    Getting it mapped to suit your current setup would probably be worth looking into (though don't think the p73 can be chipped?) .. Not sure how the skunk cams compare to the itr ones in terms of behaviour so could get done gains from that. 

     

    Didn't realise you could run a p73 on a b18c4 - guess that's with you swapping the inlet mani as well? How do you find it? Any issues? 

    Type r

    in Engine

    Posted

    I'm sure that I've seen a comparison somewhere on the differences with the dc2 engine, but can't remember where... Might have just been a reply to a comment or something - I'm sure there'll be something online comparing the gsr engine to a jdm dc2 one though. 

    Off the top of my head though you're looking at pistons, crankshaft, better flowing head (I'm sure that the type r ones were hand finished), valve springs, and probably more. I'd have said a custom map as well to bake sure it's working best for your setup

    Jake @KiNK43 is your man here though as he just built a beast of an engine even without the turbo. 

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    Civic Replacement :(

    in Other cars

    Posted

    Looks mint. Proper sleeper! 

     

    Was reading about the engine yesterday - sounds like a clever bit of kit and a bit of a beast.  Bet you can surprise a few folk with that :grin:

     

    Interior looks cool.. Is it just me or does the wheel look like the mb one. 

     

    I hadn't spotted that the top part of the radio was climate control - thought that whole unit would be able to swap out.  It's always a good opportunity to have some old tunes on though - one reason I keep my minidisc 8-)

     

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    Civic Replacement :(

    in Other cars

    Posted

    Looks good mate - sits really nice. 

     

    Interior looks pretty cool as well - Honda and Toyota definitely used to have the same design approach for the interior ey. Looks like a nice easy double din option though compared to what Mr Honda normally serves up. 

     

    Also, are they patterned floor mats? Never seen that before. 

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