my sedan <3

mitsubishiv5 · my sedan <3

well i posted a project thread on honda-tech but i just wanted to post it over here too! Very Happy

I got my car on feb. Originally had 132,000 miles and ive only put 2k on it so far. i have done some basic tuneups for the car, and some hardcore cleaning on this car.

seems to me like it was previously crashed but its still clean title.

i bought this kaminari aero bodykit for my sedan before i even owned it:

bought it from this guy, he just wanted to get rid of it

mitsubishiv5

pics from when i got it in feb

then i decided to tape the kit on

i got an oem clock

changed out my window sills

then got an oem civic optinal console and sold it:

then i taped the bodykit on again and put the sideskirts on the wrong side

then i bought some ef2 headlights and sold them cause i needed cash

then i bought the passenger side mirror Very Happy

then bought hids 6k

then had an mpfi swap and sold it cause i needed money

i stripped the carpet cause it had doodoo stains

mitsubishiv5

then i decided to primer the front bumper and never got the cahnce to paint it ...... ugh it sucks living at an apartment

put on a cusco relocator kit

then bought an oem radio delete

bought and air freshner, cause the car needs to smell good

bought an oem hoodbra

bought an ex stock oem muffler

painted it black

then bought a rally mirror

then bought a special edition center garnish from a guy in canada

then i had found another console froma friend and sold it

then washed the kaminari kit

took pics of the installed center console

then bought a kaminari sticker

then bought the lx-ex trim for the rear trunk cause mine is a dx

then i bought the trunk luggage rack and i decided to sell it(still for sale)

then i painted my door trims, and bought some fake visors

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mitsubishiv5

ah it sucks reposting the same stuff again Razz

recently bought these

before:

after:

also recently bought the window mount kit for my rally mirror so i can use my visors

just waiting for the rest of my 15x8 axis og san to come in from back order

91EFCIVIC

Where did you get the window visors and how is their quality? The car looks good so far and I cant wait to see it with all 4 rims on it. Keep us posted and good luck.

mitsubishiv5

BiG ChOr!Zo

looks a hell of a lot better like this than with that kaminari kit Twisted Evil

~Sp33~

Glad you did this log!

Wow i never knew they had this. Never got those anywhere else.

mitsubishiv5

Clipse

go jdm front, and give me the kit! Razz

I don't want to go JDM front end anymore, I just want to get my stock front end painted along with my entire car.

mitsubishiv5

MattyJ

lol yeah you gotta have the integra 4 door cables to get the job done...it sucks not as easy to find. At least 90-93 4 door cables are not as easy to find i dont know if db8 will work or not but if they do ill have to keep that in mind

Mattyj

~Sp33~

Go JDM front, keep USDM bumper, put on kaminari, be baller jdm son!

LXKID88

whats your suspension setup?
And that guys car that you got the kit from looks really badass.

mitsubishiv5

oh alright, damn since money is a issue i always reside to selling my parts. i just gotta be patient Razz

. ill have it done, and ill just use the usdm front bumper since you wont really notice the pinstriping anyways. Would it be embarassing to put the kit on without my rims? i think ill put it on even if i got gay steelies.

function form type one full coilovers with adjustable shock travel. It was recommended by weksos, since they said adjustable damper isnt all that great when you can spend almost half the money and get the same result. Rides alot like stock and great over all product/looks/performance.

im going to the junkyard today to get some ebrake cables, my rear passenger side pad squeals. GRRR. i need to replace it.

Its my bday today! i hope i get a hookup. just sold some crx front mudflaps, getting rid of my rear mudflaps again since i need to get some money:P

resloved why my car was leaking oil, first of all the valve cover was slightly loose then the freakin oil filter was half way off. fixed it and now my car is running better. did a tuneup, cleaned alot of stuff up, but my engine bay is still dusty.

~Sp33~

Happy bday.

MattyJ

yeah man happy bday!!!

mitsubishiv5

thank you very much! im 20 today. lmao and still no high paying job. shit.

Mattes

happy birthday, dude Wink

mitsubishiv5

haha thanks guys, i didnt do anything special for my bday. But i did go to the junkyard and i got some DA sedan ebrake cables, took around an hour to get in doing it the right way. The stupid rubber grommets that allow the cables into the cabin were on so tight i had to force that cable in with all my strength from underneath the car, shit. But after that i made it easy and went on top inside the car and pulled the cable through with a pliers. It was a simple easy job. now my ebrakes work, i set it up for like 4 clicks.

Now i need to buy some brake pads because the squealing is killing me, if you see my car now youll be like "that shit is gay" looks like a straight up beater. :/. long ways to go. next week im getting the bent enkei fixed. and week after that ill get some new tires to roll on.

mitsubishiv5

i never posted pics of my disk brake conversion huh? we here are some pics

before:

after:

4040 prop valve is on the left:

also painted this today

~Sp33~

Discs look so good back there.

ME-B-N-ME

O.o looking good, I need to stop being lazy and get to work on my sedan Crying or Very sad

mitsubishiv5

traded the enkei mesh to clipsed for some new tires for my also new rims Razz

, yes im still getting the og san its just i gotta wait so ill refurbish these. just kind of thinking about not getting them anymore since i want to get another set of more original rims.

got them 2 weeks ago and im getting the rims done as we speak, just waiting for the wheel techniques to get my 2 rims done. just got one done last week Very Happy

so i did this:
i painted my valve stems green(looks similar to gsr green?)
bought a new repair kit(doesnt include the rubber inserts, and nuts), needed the valve inserts anyways, came with cool caps

began like this
original enkei valve stems

slight sanding and cleaning, used the valve tool to trace threads and clean everything

began painting(i cleaned off the threads before i added the remainding parts)

finished product(might add some more clear coat)

began polish
stage one:

stage two:

before:
yes i have all 4.
14x6jj 35 offset
enkei somethings, i was told enkei 90's but i cant find any info

paint stripping:

front and back:

and my one rim from wheel tech:

just got another one of these again, had sold my other one for some cash and it was a bitch to find another. this time oem rare din delete Razz

ME-B-N-ME

Man want them wheels lol, are they 15's?

Seeing you working on these wheels makes me wanna get bakc to working on my MR5's but.. not driving the car makes me lazy.. Sad

Anyway keep up the work and updates!

sharpie

If you dont mind me asking what rims are these in this pic?

mitsubishiv5

mitsubishiv5

got 2 rims back from wheel tech, total of 3 refinished rims. one more to go. its the bottom right corner rim. has a small bend in the lip. otherwise no more curb rash!!!! so sick. also installed the wheel adapters i won on ebay Very Happy

. from adapt if usa got them for 75 bucks!!! theyre actually supposed to be mounted to the car first then the rims on top. but w/e just for pics anyways.....so tomorrow ill send the last rim to wheel techniques and i will have an almost new set of rims from back in the days. what like 20 years old? also the left side bottom rim needs to get sanded down, they all had a small scratch that killed the machined polish so i just wanted them smooth. ill get that last one sanded and ill begin polish.

adapters on the left, and 2 installed on right side rims

so front adapters will be 1 inch and rear are 1.5.

repainted the valve stems copper, didnt like the green

also got another optional center console with din delete and a blue optinal armrest that i want to paint Razz

still need carpet though. grrrr.

mitsubishiv5

also len found a sick pic of someone who is rockin the kaminari kit haha

now imagine some wide rims on that shit!

ThurmanMerman

NICE! That kit just begs for a nice set of deep dish rims.

~Sp33~

Now get the kit on there!

Your rims are looking sweet too.

reznunt

cooooool, i want a din slot for my lower console and an awesome armrest like yours!

mitsubishiv5

lmao, ill try to get the kit on sometime soon. i have class to attend so when i have a small break ima get that shit primered. anyways i got pics of my wheels installed. not loving the fat tires but hey its an upgrade from steelies. i had to drop the car all the way down and rolled my fenders, only way to rock it dumped is if i had some camber kits for some more negative camber.........washed it!

at the car wash Very Happy

maybe later ill paint the windows but for now i gotta polish the wheels. and then june ill have my 15x8's! hopefully i can find the real wheels though Razz

~Sp33~

I'm liking the offset.

ME-B-N-ME

They remind me of stock accord wheels

But I like

mitsubishiv5

lmao. well i didnt do much to my car today but drive it. im getting tired of hearing the scraping. went to weksos and made a list of things i need to buy and prices. i might get the skunk2 pro series camber kits front and rear unless i find others that do the same job for less. i need more negative camber. but other than that im just chillin hahaha. i wish the tires were skinnier

mitsubishiv5

damn its been awhile since ive updated this project thread. well what can i say?

one step back and two steps forward Smile

. i know its supposed to be the other way around but youll see.

so it took me 2 weeks to save up the extra 600 but i was able to buy all the rims i wanted.

yes they are 15x8 +25 offset. Ok so in order to get the rims i sold my suspension for 300.00, and trade for stock suspension.

spent 630.00 on them but whatever, i always loose out on everything. I also got rid of the kaminari bodykit for 75.00.

I also bought another optional center console that i truely wanted. kept my din delete and all that so now i finally found a black optional center console with flat face.

anyways, i bought a new trunk and another hoodbra for 35.00 cash from some guy in san mateo
so pics of the installed trunk. got rid of the luggage rack and gave the guy on ebay a best offer.

im just trying to save 10 bucks on the oem jdm wing. so if he goes through ill have a wing sometime soon.

pics of my soon to be paint job : it will be done with duplicolor spray cans just wait and see.

also installed some dc headers:
ill hopefully get that engine bay cleaner sometime soon

theme will be matte Smile

MattyJ

looks great man can't wait to see the progress from here...\

mattyj

mitsubishiv5

Heres some pics i took of when i got the hoodbra and also some pics of the work i did on my friends car.

so before:
quick thinner to clean off rust and dust

Then highpressure hose to clean out civic:

Then i used some fabric paint and i painted the civic white:
didnt feel the silvery color. special mixture of white and pearl.

pics of my homies car

15x7 +35 offset axis og san, my old rims

And pics of his engine bay, i painted it white a few weeks ago. helped solder some wires for wire tuck.

mitsubishiv5

just purchased the jdm oem wing on ebay for 155.00 :/.........GRR too much money for that shit. but i wanted it Smile

i get payed next week anyways hahaha

~Sp33~

The flush mount or the LED top mount?

mitsubishiv5

The one that mounts on top of the trunk with the third brake light.

Its the wing thats been on ebay for months, finally decided to buy it. looks legit, and of course im going to paint my car so another yay for me Smile

too bad id never spend 300.00 on a POS broken tabs flush mount with hella cracks..........

sets me back from buying my suspension again but atleast it will set me aside with another nice part :thumbup: Plus i've heard nothing but good about JDM88 from ebay. maybe next step will be to buy that jdm front end from him Wink

this just got sent out today. i really wanted this wing for the longest time. Smile

another rare part to my carro. hahaha

oem ef2 wing Very Happy

and when it comes home ill paint it >;D

also planning on getting some jdm tailights for 91 from a local guy. for 250.00 obo. hopefully i get those next week too.

~Sp33~

Sweet, i'll be putting mine back on this weekend hopefully.

mitsubishiv5

totally, cant wait to see yours on too. you should move to the us sp33

~Sp33~

Na, i'd get gunned down - and my car would be stolen.

89civicracer

~Sp33~

MattyJ

mitsubishiv5

well just take your garage with you.

what sucks is the more money you spend on your car, the more money you should spend on security. so you guys are lucky that you have a barrier around your car.

Mattes

Hey, that's the wing I showed to everyone, to buy it!
I'm a little bit happy, that someone from our community bought it!
congratulations! Smile

Mr.ef2sedan

where did you get that tow hook from?

whoa its len 2

You gotta take measurments of that wing when you get it. Basically distance between mounting bolts and how many LEDs across is the light.

mitsubishiv5

ya ill surely get some info on the wing. why though? Smile

the towhook was from a friend, i painted it my soon to be new paint job color. why? Smile

whoa its len 2

Just want to compare specs with an identical wing at my bro's house. Wink

mitsubishiv5

oooh you mean that wing you showed us awhile back. Very Happy

man if i knew that wing was the real deal before i bought this one i wouldve gotten it shit! Very Happy

~Sp33~

mitsubishiv5

totally crazy. finally recieved and mounted that freakin jdm ef2 wing thats been on ebay for months. and end result is <33333

EF Sedan Enthusiast

sexy

mitsubishiv5

what sexy is my car being 4 different colors.

~Sp33~

mitsubishiv5

sureeeeeee

ME-B-N-ME

So you did get the wing, looks gooood Very Happy

mitsubishiv5

began primer

then my homie sold me his power folding mirrors

then put on my rims, camber kits, etc. lowered it more as well. drives like shit. cant wait to buy another suspension setup.

then added on the oem si front lip from hatch. had to stretch it out.

EF Sedan Enthusiast

It's coming along nicely Very Happy

cleanRENO90

was the si hatch lip easy to fit? how'd you stretch it?

mitsubishiv5

heatgun and remounting it constantly. but fits very nice now. takes about an hour to get it to stay flush. ill try more stretching later

cleanRENO90

ok thanks. i don't like how the DA lip looks on mine, and there are a million si lips i can get for cheap. good looking car btw.

mitsubishiv5

oh ya no problem. i agree. the da lip isnt all that great. besides this lip was free hahaha.

eh i wish i could do more work to my car. but im paying off my friends for both tires and mirrors. i hella overdrafted when i bough the camber kits. shit!

cleanRENO90

yeah, know that feeling.

mitsubishiv5

i almost forgot to add that i did my dx to lx conversion a long while back otherwise i wouldnt want power folding mirrors Razz

took around 5 hours to complete the full swap, but didnt get it started that day because of a loose ground. the day after i found the problem and running car. very easy but i still havent hooked up the doors to the interior harness. plus i have 88 doors and a 91 harness. good thing my friend helped me out and found me some 91 power hranesses.

the dx doesnt have a cutout for the rear power accesories so i have to make a hole in the pillar for the harness to go through.

and later on before hin i painted my friends bucket seat for hin. he won most jdm/ oem car at the show.

and pics of my car. hella ugly. but i got stuff done

EF Sedan Enthusiast

progress is always good Very Happy

mitsubishiv5

so pics go in order of progress.
added wheels, camber kits etc, not much of a drop.

also bought power folding mirrors off my friend. then cracked the stupid passenger side glass........bought a powerfolding mirror switch off killi killi, but found out its not ef. so for meanwhile im running this since i can automatically fold the mirrors.

purchases chrome lining ef2 taillights from ebay:

Dropped the car with extended tophats:

Pic at the EFvsDA meet:

with my homie nikki:

mitsubishiv5

my replacement set of power folding mirrors are coming in today. i think

~Sp33~

Yay. I'm totally digging the primer look.

liljoey

nice fuckin sedan im lovin all the progress.have followed along and i like.also them og san's are sick as hell

whoa its len 2

Gettin work done, hell yeah. Starting to like the progression on this build. Cant wait to see whats next.

mitsubishiv5

i need to work on the body. right now school started so i have to do the responsible thing and pay for what i need, rather than want. i want alot of things but i need school. So this week i didnt buy anything new, not even gas. i still made it though. Now i need to begin some bodywork. probably back to patches again. i hope to get more bodywork done when i drop off my mom tomorrow morning.

also powerfolding mirrors for sedan came in! i can finally replace my passenger side glass. ill probably get rid of them after i change over glass.

liljoey

hope to see u get some more progress done.wut u gonna sell the power folding mirrors?lmk if u do

mitsubishiv5

ya, i bought another set from one of the guys here on the efcivicsedan for sale thread. im just taking the glass off the passenger side mirror. and trading it with mine which is cracked but still intact. i was told that the glass can be replaced. All im gonna do is clean them up, repair the fucked up wiring and give em away to a good home. you replace the mirror glass, or keep it as is. still visible. i already have my own set. I spent 130 just to buy the oem replacement glass. nothing wrong with the mirrors. Razz

liljoey:
btw i think i texted you awhile back on parts you were interested in buying? i have 91 taillights and extra bs that i can sell as well as the extra set of power folding mirrors for sedan.

AND YESTERDAY! i bought the whole interior carpet for 7 bucks. although its not black, its gonna make my car more complete for meanwhile, plus its ok........just stinks like pussy. though. EW i hella washed that shit for days and its getting better......but its still ew. ima wash it day by day till it smells like me.

liljoey

mitsubishiv5

pics:
since i installed the omnipower full coilovers it actually raised my car a tiny bit. the tophats make the springs preload rougher, so i have to install some shorter springs in order to lower it flush.

at the shop installing my coilovers:

outside my homies house, see how car sits?:

at school:

at work:

pics of new hood, i had a rough time installing the hood, it didnt close easily and took me hours at the yard till i found out why it didnt sit closed. i had to slit the holes in the hood latch to pull it forward.... anyways i made a small dent ontop of the emblem and already had a dent towards the passenger side, hella rock chips at the face of the hood, and some towards the middle, still need to smooth it out.:

began with sanding the whole body as well, luckily i only need a little bit of filler, cause i hate using filler to fix major dents:

today i painted my front bumper, took me hours to do it nicely, masking was a bitch:
before masking

after masking

new wheels are wedsport autobahnmesh 15x7+10 offset 4x100, began to use paint stripper to eat away the clear coat.

cleanRENO90

the new color looks soooper good.

can't wait to see it finished.

~Sp33~

Hell yeah.

mitsubishiv5

idk if there is much to update, i keep forgetting to update this buildthread cause i always update the one on honda-tech....

i have gotten a new momo steering wheel a few months back

new federal formoza 165-45-15 inch tires

measure the rideheight at bottom of fender at 20 1/4 inches, still plan to go lower

uhh progress of car here:
began to sand down car in hopes of fixing dents, and then it began to rain so i began to primer it and painted it shortly after when the weather cleared up.....

then i painted one side of the car

went to hella flush meet and found one pic of my car:

then painted most of the car:
side pic

still havent painted the hood....

and next week ill buy a new rear bumper cover since this one is done for, dont feel like repairing the dents

happy thanksgiving!

as you can tell i need to keep stripping paint from the rims, and still need to clean out the dents on my car.

~Sp33~

Cool pics, the paint on that red sedan is so nice...

s.l.c.

man, am loving that stance and wheels on ur ride hot