Hello from Canada

clvnng · October 1

man before i start, shout out to @Tadas who probably has the nicest civic wagon on the planet. inspirational to keep anything that nice for that long is crazy.

here is my story. my wife wanted to learn manual and there aren't many manual driving schools around anymore. so my original plan was buy something relatively nice, that's easy to flip. after my wife can drive manual well, the plan was to sell it. since then, the plan has not been going well, as my wife and I both want to keep the car.

i wish i knew more about the car but i bought it around 180,000km from a kid who only had it for 1 year. from the carfax is seems like it's been in a barn for like 10 years. its in incredible condition with very little to no rust. there was an accident in the 90's that resulted in a rebuilt title but I can't find anything that actually shows that.

Here are the list of things I did to it so far since purchasing in June

- Windshield wipers replaced and cigarette lighter corrosion cleaned up because it wasn't working

- Aligned and lubricated door triggers, Distributor Cap and Rotor replaced, Ignition Coil

- Rear Headrests parts found on ebay

- fixed the block heater plug

- Rovelo Black Circles Tires

- Facebook marketplace passenger side headlight

- Windshield pump leak fixed with zip ties and electrical tape

- Main relay conversion to traditional relay

- trunk strut replace and air filter

- 3D printed Carpet Holder to prevent carpet from sliding forward and hitting clutch

- timing belt, water pump, idler, CV axels and seals, cam seal, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, thermostat, brake fluid bleed, coolant flush, spark plugs, alternator belt, oil change, pcv valve, transmission fluid, tires, alignment

- 3D print gas cap holder

- new speakers installed. Old ones were crusting and falling apart

- pioneer bluetooth stereo

- fix the rear latch so the hatch closes easier

- 2 Bucket, Iron X, Clay Bar, Upholstery cleaning, Ceramic coat white, ceramic coat black trim

- undercoated from underworld coatings

clvnng · October 1

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clvnng · October 1

here are some other things I found useful:

the cheapest place to buy carpets was on rockauto in canada. the fwd and 4wd version is available on rockauto. the shape is a perfect fit, maybe not the best color match but cheaper than buying off of ebay or etsy.
these cup holders are amazing like they were tailor made for this car, just single screw holds eveything together, the bottom edge lines up perfectly with the carpet edge and holds everything from rotating and loosening.

here is a 3d printed gas cap holder i designed myself. this is the only place on the internet im posting it. so i will find and kill you if i see it on etsy or any re-seller. please link back to this forum for others.

GasCapHolder.7z

here is a carpet holder i designed to prevent the carpet from sliding forward and getting over the top of the tires. it reuses a bolt hole already in the frame, i have no clue why its there but i re-used it and its in the perfect spot. this is underneath the drivers seat.

spikecarpetholder.7z

clvnng · October 1

here are some pictures of before and after under-coating. the car was in pretty insanely good condition for its age.

Hello from Canada

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