Welcome my $100.00 Del Sol to the H-T family!
04-29-2009, 05:35 AM
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Welcome my $100.00 Del Sol to the H-T family!
Amount of money spent so far: Approx $1150.00 (around $400 for the rebuild/misc stuff). - $1550.00 invested (including purchase price (paint was the most expensive))
DIY's
DIY
Distributor O ring replacement
DIY: Outer door handle replacement.
Page by page stuff:
Page 1 - Intro! Your on it. Hi!
Page 2 - Nothin special...
Page 3 - Interior cleaning.
---------- Waterpump/timing belt came in!
---------- First photoshoot!
Page 4 - Nothin special.
Page 5 - Pics of Teg work, clean samba Sol
---------- Started on damaged 1/4 panel
---------- More pics of clean Sols.
---------- More work on panel, conforming metal to good panel as a guide.
---------- Wing or no wing?
Page 6 - Extreme interior cleaning, headlight/wheel polish, horn fix, amp/sub install
---------- Lowered teh Jellybean! Also wired bumper lights to stay on (incorrectly I might add).
---------- Before and after lowered pics.
---------- The correct way to wire bumper lights.
Page 7 - My truck pulling the front tire off the gound (barely :p)
Page 8 - Pic of my gas gauge and odometer means great gas mileage!
Page 9 - Bought another civic... bad idea
---------- Traded my PSP for a guitar and amp.
Page 10 - Tinted my windows, gold bolt/mini wire tuck on engine bay.
Page 11 - More tint, front lip install.
----------- Nifty toolbox I built at work.
Page 12 - My bro's 91 CRX w/a GSR swap.
Page 13 - Nothin special.
Page 14 - 15" Civic ex wheels.
Page 15 - Photoshoot with new 15's
----------- Possibly selling the civic...
Page 16 - Bought fuel door and wing.
----------- Replaced orifice tube/other AC stuff.
Page 17 - Results of AC work.
----------- My friends uber clean del Sol
----------- Bottomed Jelly out and knocked the muffler off!
Page 18 - "AIDS infected fire breathing rabid gay velociraptors." What the hell?
---------- Installed 50 series tires on jelly.
---------- Washed her, installed master cylinder, pics of nitrous controller on my truck. Also a bird on my face :D
Page 19 - Ac works!!!! Yessssssssss...
---------- Speakers and brake pads came in.
---------- Getting accepted to go film an episode of Pass Time!Video of 9 second pass.
Page 20 - Pass Time run! A lil behind the scene video.
---------- Paint code. GY15P
Page 21 - Lil timeline of wheels/bodywork.
---------- Drums timeline! (I play dum BTW)
---------- Lil bit of work on bad 1/4 panel, testing out wing
---------- Pic of 15" wheels and wing.
Page 22 - Another timeline and another drum pic. Also mused on selling Jelly D:
Page 23 - Distributor O ring replacement DIY.
---------- Another wheel timeline, this time with 16" Rotas!
---------- My Integra with blue wheels o.0
---------- The beginning of the bodywork...
---------- Wheel swap on my XB and moar bodywork pics!
Page 24 - More bodywork and super dirty interior pic.
---------- Photoshoot with body work in progress.
---------- Another timeline of how Jelly has looked since I've owned her.
---------- Turbo issues on my Integra
---------- Moar work! Hedgehogs, wire harness, dogs, turbo Ford 4 cylinder, manual tire change.
---------- Most epic trip ever!!! 11 Day trip, 7 day cruise to Puerto Rico/Caribbean epicness. Huge post.
Page 25 - Stripped the blue rotas on my Integra.
---------- Ripper videos of my turbo Integra GSR :D
---------- Moar body werk pics!
Page 26 - More body werk.
---------- And more body work...
---------- Awesome car show with millions $$ worth of exotics.
---------- Mah drumz!
---------- DANGER TO TEH MANIFOLD!!!!! Broken spark plug D:
Page 27 - Broken spark plug
----------Shop cleaning! Project: Broken beans, initiated!
----------Pulling the head, slitting my wrist, the usual.
Page 28 - Rings and bearings install
----------She LIVES!!!
----------DIY: Outer door handle replacement.
Page 29 - Installed new cd player.
----------So much fail... Headgasket re-install along with a 4 channel amp install!
Page 31 - Transmission, clutch, short shifter and clutch install!
4-29-09 Picked up a 1993 Del Sol! Project Jellybean begins!
5-5-09 Started cleanin her up! What a mess under the console.
5-15-09 Changed waterpump and timing belt, runs perfect!!!
5-18-09
Cleaned up the engine bay some, added gold bolt bling :] Installed cd Player.
8-18-09
I've started on the body work, specifically the driver rear quarter panel.
Before:
After:
8-31-09 Polished headlights, gauge cluster, cleaned up the interior and added some bump! 1000 watt 2 channel amp and a 10" Kicker sub.
9-8-09 Jellybean gets low! Installed some lowering springs and wired up the fog lights to be on with parking lights/headlights.
11-9-09 Threw some tint on Jelly, did a mini tuck on her.
11-16-09 Put a 5th gen EX front lip on.
2-5-10 New shoes! 02 Civic EX wheels.
6-26-10 Installed AC belt tensioner and pulley, removed the evaporator box so I can replace the evaporator.
update 10-11-10 Thought the AC was still broken since my attempt to fix on 6-27-10, but it ended up that it works!
10-1-10 New rubber on t3h shoes! 205/50's. Muy bien!
10-14-11 Replaced dizzy O ring/added antennae/replaced center vent, purchased muffler and fan ****.
11-19-11 Swapped my C8's on Jelly. Lookin hawt
12--24-11 Started getting serious on the body work and prep for painting.
6-17-14 Sold Jellybean. Its been a fun time guys
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Here's the story...
I drove by this little car for over a year, on my way to pick up a guy I take to work. I never saw it moved and assumed something had went wrong with it. I finally got my income tax money in, so I stopped by. The woman who lived there said they wanted to sell it, but it had a bad water pump. I told her I was interested, she said he husband would call me.
He did. Said he wanted $350.00 for it. I said fine. I go there on Monday after he gets off work and while we were looking at it he said..
"Man, if you really want it, I'll give it to ya for $200.00."
I thought..." Wow, what a horrible car salesman!" But accepted and gave em $200.00 cash. I say it cost only $100.00 cause on Sunday, I did some work for a neighbor on their car and he gave me $100.00, so I figure I spent only $100.00 out of pocket
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So yesterday I had off work, so I went to try and get it running.
NEVER FORGET!!! A ENGINE NEEDS FUEL, SPARK AND TIMING TO RUN!!! WITHOUT ALL 3 IT WILL NOT RUN!!
First of all, they had a push button start installed because the ignition switch went out. Well, with a new battery, the car wouldnt turn over, didnt seem like the starter was getting power. After breaking out the test light, I find that the switch was getting power to one side, but when I pressed it, power wasnt going from one terminal to the other. Bad switch.
So I just ran a wire from the starter solenoid and touched it to the battery. Turned over immediately.
Cool.
Next, I noticed first thing the fuel pump didnt prime. I had put gas in it, so I knew it had gas to prime, but though maybe it had seized from sitting. Then it hit me... Main relay. I pulled the one out of my car, stuck it in the Del Sol, turned the ignition on, touched the wire to the battery: turned over abotu 4-5 timed, sputtered for a sec and fired right up and idled just perfect.
I was rather proud of myself for diagnosing 2 different problems ange getting the car running.
I had my dad follow me home later that afternoon.
Here's some pics!
As she sat when I got her, looks great from this side!
Damn...
God knows when the last time it was cleaned. It has a leak in the weatherstripping+the door needs adjusting, so it had been getting wet inside.
I thought it was the crappy lil D15, but the 7200 RPM redline made me question that. Sure enough, D16z6, 125 raging ponies of power
So after I got her home, I had to clean it up...
Now this is kinda funny. I guess either the chic who owned the car (who I bought it from) or the previous chic was disliked. If you cant tell..
It says "F*cking *****" on one side of the hood (pictured) and "*****" on the other side.
"B*tch"
"****"
Hell yeah!
So I thrn turned my attention to the inside, which was filthy. Half vacuumed, so much dirt. Yes, thats dirt.
So it goes from this...
To this!
Made in Japan!
So, I have to do the following:
Water pump
Timing belt (who knows when it was changed last)
Tune up (spark plugs/wires/dizzycap/rotor/filter/oilchange/oil filter)
New brakes/fromt/rear and turn rotors
Charge AC (suppose to have worked, but the compressor doesnt turn on, may have went bad from sitting, may just be low on freon, have to see).
Then its got a couple of misc interior issues, couple of covers need replaced along with an AC vent and I have to adjust the door/fix weatherstripping.
So, it'll take a lil $$ to get her in tip/top shape, but all I"m wanting is a beater to drive when my Teg goes down (which is bound to happen at any second I've learned). All the windows/accessories work aslo.
Oh, I have to remove the fairy/butterfly/gay girlie sticker from the rear window
I'm stoked over my lil $100.00 car, even though it is horrendously girley/gay.
Oh, and you know I had to name it....
Say hello to Jellybean!
DIY's
DIY
Distributor O ring replacement
DIY: Outer door handle replacement.
Page by page stuff:
Page 1 - Intro! Your on it. Hi!
Page 2 - Nothin special...
Page 3 - Interior cleaning.
---------- Waterpump/timing belt came in!
---------- First photoshoot!
Page 4 - Nothin special.
Page 5 - Pics of Teg work, clean samba Sol
---------- Started on damaged 1/4 panel
---------- More pics of clean Sols.
---------- More work on panel, conforming metal to good panel as a guide.
---------- Wing or no wing?
Page 6 - Extreme interior cleaning, headlight/wheel polish, horn fix, amp/sub install
---------- Lowered teh Jellybean! Also wired bumper lights to stay on (incorrectly I might add).
---------- Before and after lowered pics.
---------- The correct way to wire bumper lights.
Page 7 - My truck pulling the front tire off the gound (barely :p)
Page 8 - Pic of my gas gauge and odometer means great gas mileage!
Page 9 - Bought another civic... bad idea
---------- Traded my PSP for a guitar and amp.
Page 10 - Tinted my windows, gold bolt/mini wire tuck on engine bay.
Page 11 - More tint, front lip install.
----------- Nifty toolbox I built at work.
Page 12 - My bro's 91 CRX w/a GSR swap.
Page 13 - Nothin special.
Page 14 - 15" Civic ex wheels.
Page 15 - Photoshoot with new 15's
----------- Possibly selling the civic...
Page 16 - Bought fuel door and wing.
----------- Replaced orifice tube/other AC stuff.
Page 17 - Results of AC work.
----------- My friends uber clean del Sol
----------- Bottomed Jelly out and knocked the muffler off!
Page 18 - "AIDS infected fire breathing rabid gay velociraptors." What the hell?
---------- Installed 50 series tires on jelly.
---------- Washed her, installed master cylinder, pics of nitrous controller on my truck. Also a bird on my face :D
Page 19 - Ac works!!!! Yessssssssss...
---------- Speakers and brake pads came in.
---------- Getting accepted to go film an episode of Pass Time!Video of 9 second pass.
Page 20 - Pass Time run! A lil behind the scene video.
---------- Paint code. GY15P
Page 21 - Lil timeline of wheels/bodywork.
---------- Drums timeline! (I play dum BTW)
---------- Lil bit of work on bad 1/4 panel, testing out wing
---------- Pic of 15" wheels and wing.
Page 22 - Another timeline and another drum pic. Also mused on selling Jelly D:
Page 23 - Distributor O ring replacement DIY.
---------- Another wheel timeline, this time with 16" Rotas!
---------- My Integra with blue wheels o.0
---------- The beginning of the bodywork...
---------- Wheel swap on my XB and moar bodywork pics!
Page 24 - More bodywork and super dirty interior pic.
---------- Photoshoot with body work in progress.
---------- Another timeline of how Jelly has looked since I've owned her.
---------- Turbo issues on my Integra
---------- Moar work! Hedgehogs, wire harness, dogs, turbo Ford 4 cylinder, manual tire change.
---------- Most epic trip ever!!! 11 Day trip, 7 day cruise to Puerto Rico/Caribbean epicness. Huge post.
Page 25 - Stripped the blue rotas on my Integra.
---------- Ripper videos of my turbo Integra GSR :D
---------- Moar body werk pics!
Page 26 - More body werk.
---------- And more body work...
---------- Awesome car show with millions $$ worth of exotics.
---------- Mah drumz!
---------- DANGER TO TEH MANIFOLD!!!!! Broken spark plug D:
Page 27 - Broken spark plug
----------Shop cleaning! Project: Broken beans, initiated!
----------Pulling the head, slitting my wrist, the usual.
Page 28 - Rings and bearings install
----------She LIVES!!!
----------DIY: Outer door handle replacement.
Page 29 - Installed new cd player.
----------So much fail... Headgasket re-install along with a 4 channel amp install!
Page 31 - Transmission, clutch, short shifter and clutch install!
4-29-09 Picked up a 1993 Del Sol! Project Jellybean begins!
5-5-09 Started cleanin her up! What a mess under the console.
5-15-09 Changed waterpump and timing belt, runs perfect!!!
5-18-09
Cleaned up the engine bay some, added gold bolt bling :] Installed cd Player.
8-18-09
I've started on the body work, specifically the driver rear quarter panel.
Before:
After:
8-31-09 Polished headlights, gauge cluster, cleaned up the interior and added some bump! 1000 watt 2 channel amp and a 10" Kicker sub.
9-8-09 Jellybean gets low! Installed some lowering springs and wired up the fog lights to be on with parking lights/headlights.
11-9-09 Threw some tint on Jelly, did a mini tuck on her.
11-16-09 Put a 5th gen EX front lip on.
2-5-10 New shoes! 02 Civic EX wheels.
6-26-10 Installed AC belt tensioner and pulley, removed the evaporator box so I can replace the evaporator.
update 10-11-10 Thought the AC was still broken since my attempt to fix on 6-27-10, but it ended up that it works!
10-1-10 New rubber on t3h shoes! 205/50's. Muy bien!
10-14-11 Replaced dizzy O ring/added antennae/replaced center vent, purchased muffler and fan ****.
11-19-11 Swapped my C8's on Jelly. Lookin hawt
12--24-11 Started getting serious on the body work and prep for painting.
6-17-14 Sold Jellybean. Its been a fun time guys
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Here's the story...
I drove by this little car for over a year, on my way to pick up a guy I take to work. I never saw it moved and assumed something had went wrong with it. I finally got my income tax money in, so I stopped by. The woman who lived there said they wanted to sell it, but it had a bad water pump. I told her I was interested, she said he husband would call me.
He did. Said he wanted $350.00 for it. I said fine. I go there on Monday after he gets off work and while we were looking at it he said..
"Man, if you really want it, I'll give it to ya for $200.00."
I thought..." Wow, what a horrible car salesman!" But accepted and gave em $200.00 cash. I say it cost only $100.00 cause on Sunday, I did some work for a neighbor on their car and he gave me $100.00, so I figure I spent only $100.00 out of pocket
----------------------------------
So yesterday I had off work, so I went to try and get it running.
NEVER FORGET!!! A ENGINE NEEDS FUEL, SPARK AND TIMING TO RUN!!! WITHOUT ALL 3 IT WILL NOT RUN!!
First of all, they had a push button start installed because the ignition switch went out. Well, with a new battery, the car wouldnt turn over, didnt seem like the starter was getting power. After breaking out the test light, I find that the switch was getting power to one side, but when I pressed it, power wasnt going from one terminal to the other. Bad switch.
So I just ran a wire from the starter solenoid and touched it to the battery. Turned over immediately.
Cool.
Next, I noticed first thing the fuel pump didnt prime. I had put gas in it, so I knew it had gas to prime, but though maybe it had seized from sitting. Then it hit me... Main relay. I pulled the one out of my car, stuck it in the Del Sol, turned the ignition on, touched the wire to the battery: turned over abotu 4-5 timed, sputtered for a sec and fired right up and idled just perfect.
I was rather proud of myself for diagnosing 2 different problems ange getting the car running.
I had my dad follow me home later that afternoon.
Here's some pics!
As she sat when I got her, looks great from this side!
Damn...
God knows when the last time it was cleaned. It has a leak in the weatherstripping+the door needs adjusting, so it had been getting wet inside.
I thought it was the crappy lil D15, but the 7200 RPM redline made me question that. Sure enough, D16z6, 125 raging ponies of power
So after I got her home, I had to clean it up...
Now this is kinda funny. I guess either the chic who owned the car (who I bought it from) or the previous chic was disliked. If you cant tell..
It says "F*cking *****" on one side of the hood (pictured) and "*****" on the other side.
"B*tch"
"****"
Hell yeah!
So I thrn turned my attention to the inside, which was filthy. Half vacuumed, so much dirt. Yes, thats dirt.
So it goes from this...
To this!
Made in Japan!
So, I have to do the following:
Water pump
Timing belt (who knows when it was changed last)
Tune up (spark plugs/wires/dizzycap/rotor/filter/oilchange/oil filter)
New brakes/fromt/rear and turn rotors
Charge AC (suppose to have worked, but the compressor doesnt turn on, may have went bad from sitting, may just be low on freon, have to see).
Then its got a couple of misc interior issues, couple of covers need replaced along with an AC vent and I have to adjust the door/fix weatherstripping.
So, it'll take a lil $$ to get her in tip/top shape, but all I"m wanting is a beater to drive when my Teg goes down (which is bound to happen at any second I've learned). All the windows/accessories work aslo.
Oh, I have to remove the fairy/butterfly/gay girlie sticker from the rear window
I'm stoked over my lil $100.00 car, even though it is horrendously girley/gay.
Oh, and you know I had to name it....
Say hello to Jellybean!
Last edited by mac_24_seven; 06-17-2014 at 05:52 PM.
04-29-2009, 06:17 AM
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wow looks like you got yourself an incredibly good deal. Are you plainning on painting the hood or wherever all those scratches are?
04-29-2009, 06:36 AM
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Prob just get another hood. it's got some dings in it.
I"m not too worried abotu the body damage. I'll try to get some of it out, but it's not a big deal. It's gonna be a lil beater to give my Turbo Teg a rest and to have it breaks down (as turbo hondas like to do).
I"m not too worried abotu the body damage. I'll try to get some of it out, but it's not a big deal. It's gonna be a lil beater to give my Turbo Teg a rest and to have it breaks down (as turbo hondas like to do).
04-29-2009, 08:09 AM
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sweet find man...should've asked to do some landscaping for the guy and you prob could've gotten it free haha
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very nice find!!!! Well worth the $100. you could make a nice profit if you fixed it up and resold.. or just figure it's $100 run it till it dies.
04-29-2009, 11:28 AM
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It'll never be something like my Integra. Never never never.
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And I'm keeping it. It's sol (pun intended) purpose is to be a backup car/beater. <chuckles>
I make myself laugh.
I'm gonna try and get a custom tag: J3LLYBN
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You got your self a deal and a good project! Have fun!
I like when i run across deals like this. I got my 87 crx si for 300 bux and only the dizzy was bad but took me a while to figure it out because the owners said they had replaced it. but it was replaced with a defective one.
I like when i run across deals like this. I got my 87 crx si for 300 bux and only the dizzy was bad but took me a while to figure it out because the owners said they had replaced it. but it was replaced with a defective one.
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You got your self a deal and a good project! Have fun!
I like when i run across deals like this. I got my 87 crx si for 300 bux and only the dizzy was bad but took me a while to figure it out because the owners said they had replaced it. but it was replaced with a defective one. and it had a dual cam swap
I like when i run across deals like this. I got my 87 crx si for 300 bux and only the dizzy was bad but took me a while to figure it out because the owners said they had replaced it. but it was replaced with a defective one. and it had a dual cam swap
04-29-2009, 11:35 AM
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man, id leave the hood on it lol... thats pimp. you got a heck of a deal, and lo another honda is saved from its fateful destiny of the shredder! good find man, wish i could pick somethin up like that. i smell a build thread 
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You got your self a deal and a good project! Have fun!
I like when i run across deals like this. I got my 87 crx si for 300 bux and only the dizzy was bad but took me a while to figure it out because the owners said they had replaced it. but it was replaced with a defective one. and it had a dual cam swap. d16a1. 89 teggy motor.
I like when i run across deals like this. I got my 87 crx si for 300 bux and only the dizzy was bad but took me a while to figure it out because the owners said they had replaced it. but it was replaced with a defective one. and it had a dual cam swap. d16a1. 89 teggy motor.
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I am also in love with my 93 $200 Civic. A guy at work got laid off, unfortunately, but he got another job 200 miles away and his head gasket blew a few days before he had to move. He said 200 bucks and I said are you sure. He said, you can pay me more if you want. Anyway, the head gasket wasn't any big deal and the body work was just for fun. Let's see if I can attach a picture of the paint job in the garage.
04-29-2009, 06:07 PM
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^^^ rattle can? not knockin it if it is, looks good... i spray painted my old 90 hatch in the wal mart parking lot, with wal mart spray paint...but im from the country and thats how we roll...in a beater lol. and you guys are douchebags for finding all the good deals!
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nice buy man. what are you gonna do about that horrible quarter panel, looks like the chic drifted into a human being lol.
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Awesome deal! My Civic was kind of like that. $300 for the car, and $700 dollars in parts to get it running right again. The most expensive thing was the catalytic converter, but I got hooked up 
Anyways, good luck with the project, and keep us posted with pics!
Anyways, good luck with the project, and keep us posted with pics!
