Boxy's Beautiful Build Thread

Hey guys! So I joined the site about a week and a half ago, and I've found a ton of useful threads, so thanks to all you wonderful people out there!

Anyways, I decided I'd put up a build thread. Bare with me, the car's basically bone stock! Only thing different about it is the instrument cluster lights! I wish I had pictures of the neon's that arrived today, but too bad they were broken! Stupid Amazon, don't ever buy VisionX Neon Bars from there, ever! I'll get pictures of the neons all hooked up on Tuesday though

So without further delay, my picturesss!

First day I got her, all I took was a picture of her butt


Couple weeks later, I got her VT plates and took a few pictures of the interior.





And a couple bay shots:



And a shot of the cluster lights when they arrived and I installed em on Thursday


And now the most recent ones! Prepare yourselves for absolutely no difference on the exterior.. or interior! Except a shiny coat of wax and dirt freeness!

Engine bay after a nice de-grease and clean up session:



Some side shots and stuffz, oh and booty of course:





And for the final presentation...


And the interior once again, just a better picture of the cluster, it's not too dark outside either:



UPDATE TIME!
Oh just kidding, I exceeded the limit. Check page 3 for more pictures

Sorry for the crap quality of the pictures, off a phone and then that quality is cut in half when I black out the plates in MSPaint :/

Anyways, here are a few problems with the car:

Some asshole swiped the front side I put on some metal tape to hold the bumper together, gonna prime it and paint later when I get some money for paint :/ No money for a new bumper.


A few rust problems and some tearing issues, nothing big:




Rusted Antenna, I removed it and currently my car sits in the garage with a hole in her ass. I'm probably gonna get that Shark Antenna that looks like an S2K one from Autozone, I don't have the money for a legit S2K antenna


I hope you liked my build thread! Stay tuned, if I end up landing this summer job I'll have some money to put some real mods on.

first time I have ever seen green cluster lights. Not a fan but props for making them look good.

4x4 status!! Jk why is it so high I have stock struts/springs and I'm.lower than that

Kinta94 said:

first time I have ever seen green cluster lights. props for making them look good.

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im a fan of any aftermarket cluster that looks better/brighter than stock. green matches the radio lights well. i like to have one color on my interior lighting. call me ricer.

Kinta94 said:

first time I have ever seen green cluster lights. Not a fan but props for making them look good.

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Haha thanks, I think.

rnhib25 said:

4x4 status!! Jk why is it so high I have stock struts/springs and I'm.lower than that

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I have no clue! Gonna lower it when I get some money.

jcrabb13 said:

im a fan of any aftermarket cluster that looks better/brighter than stock. green matches the radio lights well. i like to have one color on my interior lighting. call me ricer.

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That's what I was going for! Thanks

You weren't kidding, our cars do look alike! Lol Cept' yours is newer, automatic and has a couple of boo-boo's.


VSM RS FTW!
I like your seats better, mine are solid black.

Army74D said:

You weren't kidding, our cars do look alike! Lol Cept' yours is newer, automatic and has a couple of boo-boo's.


VSM RS FTW!
I like your seats better, mine are solid black.

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Haha yeah! We even have the un painted side skirts and whatever those stupid moldings are called!

And any ideas on how to fix some of my cars boo boos? Specifically the side molding thing that's peeling off

Yeah I love my seats too! I'mma get my sister to patch up my driver's side though, it's got a little tear in it.

is it a 97 with a 98+ OEM Replacement front?

It's actually an '00 with a 94 replacement rear
Weird, I know but that's how it is haha. Thing that bothers me about the front is it doesn't have "INTEGRA" etched in like it should. Or was that not part of 98 fronts?

Boxy said:

And any ideas on how to fix some of my cars boo boos? Specifically the side molding thing that's peeling off

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Bondo is a cheap and easy way to do body work.. Lol.
As for the side moulding, It's hard to tell what's going on with it in the picture. Other than that, I won't be much help other than saying "take it to a professional body shop".
I've used bondo for small stuff and just painted over it with VSM touchup paint.. And it looks like nothing was ever there.
As for those scratches on the front bumper, did you try rubbing them off real good? Looks like paint off of whatever you scraped against.. Try rubbing it out. And that duct tape doesn't help the appearance either. Lol!

After quite a bit of online research, I found that alot of VSM owners used this paint for "touch-ups"..
http://www.hardwareworld.com/Silver-Spray-Metallic-pPFKM11.aspx
Apparently it matches really well, and $35 for 6 cans of it shipped, that's a bargain.

Boxy said:

Weird, I know but that's how it is haha. Thing that bothers me about the front is it doesn't have "INTEGRA" etched in like it should. Or was that not part of 98 fronts?

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My sisters 98 front DOES have "integra" etched into it..

Boxy said:

It's actually an '00 with a 94 replacement rear
Weird, I know but that's how it is haha. Thing that bothers me about the front is it doesn't have "INTEGRA" etched in like it should. Or was that not part of 98 fronts?

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why do you have a 94-97 airbag. has it been into an accident?

the rear is an OEM bumper but the front is a OE replacement. ?

you don't have that "INTEGRA" bc its an OE replacement

Army74D said:

Bondo is a cheap and easy way to do body work.. Lol.
As for the side moulding, It's hard to tell what's going on with it in the picture. Other than that, I won't be much help other than saying "take it to a professional body shop".
I've used bondo for small stuff and just painted over it with VSM touchup paint.. And it looks like nothing was ever there.
As for those scratches on the front bumper, did you try rubbing them off real good? Looks like paint off of whatever you scraped against.. Try rubbing it out. And that duct tape doesn't help the appearance either. Lol!

After quite a bit of online research, I found that alot of VSM owners used this paint for "touch-ups"..
http://www.hardwareworld.com/Silver-Spray-Metallic-pPFKM11.aspx
Apparently it matches really well, and $35 for 6 cans of it shipped, that's a bargain.



My sisters 98 front DOES have "integra" etched into it..

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It's metal tape, but I know haha I had to make do! What's Bondo? Just some compound or like adhesive or something? I'll google it
I did try rubbing, and then I tried buffing and everything, nothing works! Idk I'll try a little more, if not I'll just touch it up.
EDIT: Found out what Bondo is, I'll pick some up tomorrow, thanks!

That paint, is it meant to be outside on cars, and like weather resistant and all that? I don't want to spray it on just to see it kill the rest of the good paint around it haha. And how well is well for matching?

Yeah idk it must not be OEM then.

rnhib25 said:

why do you have a 94-97 airbag. has it been into an accident?

the rear is an OEM bumper but the front is a OE replacement. ?

you don't have that "INTEGRA" bc its an OE replacement

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Ooh alright, so I guess it isn't OEM. Oh well, I can deal with it. And yeah the car was in an accident, but it's got a clean title.

The brighter green cluster bulbs look nice ;thumbs up

Cluster looks great :thumbs up Baby does need some works, plenty of time though
Muffler doesnt look OEM to me either, were the front AND rear hit? Crash history of the car?
You could use a spark plug wire cover :thumbs up Can't wait to see where you go with it!

where'd you get the pea shooter ))))
Clean start, hit that rust before it gets to late though