dr_broon Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverjoe Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Thought i would keep you guys updated on the Project. i am hoping to get the funds together for the welding for September. so fingers crossed she should be all solid very soon. In other news, i found the infamous red key of death lol. Remember to never use these to start the car! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Glad to hear the weldings getting done mat, that'll be a big part of the resto done with that out of the way. If you have her ready for 2nd October (or even just on the road by then) should bring her to the civic5 st mary's loch meet, be a good run for her and nice to see you there if poss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverjoe Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 I don't think it will be ready for October sadly. It needs a heck of a lot more work unfortunately, once the welding and painting is done etc, ill be moving onto refurbishing all the suspension and pretty much everything underneath will be getting either replaced or refurbished. ive got an estimate of probably early next year itll be done by. ill be posting regular updates and pictures on the forum. and i may even do a few videos too! :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 8:01 PM, Roverjoe said: ill be posting regular updates and pictures on the forum. and i may even do a few videos too! :) Deffo do this mate! There are hardly any resto's/how to guide videos on Youtube for these Civic's so if you can try and log your progress/how you do it on video/pics. I'm in the middle of replacing the rear ABS sensor on DD, and she's needing a hella good rub down, then rust treatment before getting her undersealed. Suspension arms etc all rusty so really looks crap! They're still solid, but need to get it done otherwise they will eventually rot. Seeing first signs of surface rust on the floor at the rear too (not bad for her age!) so going to get that all wire brushed down with the grinder before treating and then sealing it. It's a thankless task, and not one I'm sure I've got in me but I'll either need to do it or ship it out to be done. Looking forward to following your progress on this mate! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverjoe Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Im planning on doing a series of YT videos on my channel regarding the civic, ill be doing a complete tear down of the rear trailing arms, getting them sandblasted powder coated, new bushes etc the whole lot will be done, all the old underseal will be removed, treat any surface, either epoxy or zinc prime it depending on how it goes, and then a good coating of upol gravitex and a overcoat of silver, should be looking mint then! Cant forget the Waxing too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverjoe Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Update to those following along with the project. Ive been round places to get some quotes for welding. turns out im looking at a ball park figure of £3000 to £3750 for welding which i was expecting due to the extent of the rust. Ill be getting the final piece of the puzzle soon which is a new wheel well section as mine has blown a hole where the spare wheel clamps to. In other news, I thought the backside of the rear sills would have been rotten or full of surface corrosion. The backside underneath the car seems to have had some sort of wax based underseal sprayed on which in fact has saved the car id say. The only places the rot has crept into were parts that were exposed to the elements. Thankfully finding this has gave me a big confidence boost in the car. So when it comes to stripping the rear suspension down i will remove all of this underseal treat any surface rust i find, Epoxy or Zinc prime all underneath, Upol Gravitex (still undecided on this as its a rubber coating) then paint silver and then clear wax all of underneath to prevent it happening again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 She actually looks pretty decent underneath. Following your work in this one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 It's great to see you putting the effort in to saving this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverjoe Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Last week i picked up the new boot floor, Fun fact i got it from an R8 Rover 200 as they are the same panel. £25 not bad, So the next job was to Get all the crappy underseal off, having done this by hand which was an utter pain i did find a few pin p***k sized holes where the wheel clamp mounts to, not a massive issue as i can fill them in with weld much better than the existing civic wheel well as its pretty much knackered. On Friday last week i went to go and send off the panels i needed including a section of sill to be dipped to remove all traces of rust and to then be painted with etch primer. the bloke did a really good job and im really pleased with the outcome so the next step is to get them cut to size and fit them in the car! I will be planning on getting new Rubber Bungs for the holes alongside a new Metal Plug for the larger hole to then be properly sealed and protected so that it doesn't rot out like the usually do. More updates coming Shortly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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