Aerokek Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Getting to the point where I can say that the car is "finished". I'm working on to get her as flush as possible, which was the initial idea when I got the new borbet wheels. The rear is close to perfection, but the front needs dropforks since my coilovers are maxed out. Waiting on those and hope to install soon. Here's how she sits right now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerokek Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 almost done, last step is getting everything aligned! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Spot on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerokek Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) Recently had alignment done, she drives okay now! Quite stiff but I'm getting used to it. Roads are good here so its not too much of a hassle. Also found a new honda friend who really liked the aerodeck and wants one for himself now ;) Spoiler is on, paint is bad but it looks alright for now. Want to have it paint matched someday but first we'll need some more coin for that. Also swapped out the old angel eyes for new ones. Lots brighter now dont have any good pictures available right now but I'll make some later! Edited July 11, 2021 by Aerokek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Looking ace bud. Love the feel of a freshly aligned car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerokek Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Now for another serious issue, I had a fairly large rust hole starting to get bigger in my left rear fender. I wanted to have this done by a professional next winter, wanting to enjoy the car this summer as much as I could. But, since I have a welding machine at my disposal, and a day off, I decided to try and do it myself! I started by cutting around the rust hole. Making sure I take everything out Once all the metal was removed, I grinded and sanded everything clean till there was no more rust to be seen. Got around to making the metal plate that fits in there. This was harder than expected since there where some complicated bends and shapes to reproduce. A few hours later i got a plate that fit almost perfectly. Just had to make some small adjustments and got to welding things together! Ground the excess welding off to make everything nice and flush The welds werent pretty, but the penetration was good and I only had one little pinhole left when I was done with welding and grinding. Sealed everything off with tectyl, managed to get on the inside of the chassis as well with some cavity wax and a tube, through a small drainage hole. It still looks a bit weird in the pictures, but a few layers of sealant later it looked quite nice, and will probably hold up for a good couple of years. Saves me 300 euros at the welder :) Edited July 11, 2021 by Aerokek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerokek Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Today I figured I'd have a go at dent removal, some dents in my door were really bothering me, and considering I want to have the car wrapped at some point, it would be nice to get all the dents out first. A friend of mine was kind enough to let me borrow his kit for a few days. Hoping to purchase my own kit soon as well cause I need to practice more. The dents arent removed completely, but there is a definite improvement! Me and a fellow MB driver here in the Netherlands have started organising our own MA, MB, MC meetings. Sadly not a lot of people could come because of other plans or car related issues. But there were some, (of course the M series arent very common in The Netherlands) a lot of people elsewhere were also interested. So we hope to see more people next time! Also, here are some pictures of the meeting we went to last night, it's nice to have this car out and about again, really enjoy all the confused faces and thumbs up ;) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Nice to see you having a go at removing the dents yourself mate. DD has some very small carpark ones that she has picked up over the years that I'd love to have removed. Great little line up there of Civic M's! Always love to see groups of our Civics in other parts of the world meeting up, and yes, its the same over here as most people don't know what a civic aerodeck is when they see it lol Your civic is looking ace mate, loving it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerokek Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 Had a little giggle on instagram, telling people I had discovered a massive rusthole and was dissassembling the car and parting it out. Sad story bla bla bla, Let this go for sometime.. many people were concerned but in reality, I was taking off all the parts in preparation for something BIG. Unfortunately, I can't tell you lovely forum crawlers yet, but I'm so excited to show you when it's finished! these are some of the reactions, lots of ppl cared and wanted to help out, which was very heartwarming. In reality, this is what the car looks like right now. Hopefully dropping her off next wednesday, I'm so excited :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Looking forward to seeing what's going on here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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