by "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
Published 11/03/2017 at 17:55
by "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
Published 11/03/2017 at 17:55
Tags: Jalopnik East
; JDM
; Honda Logo
STARS: 17
Bump for the evening crowd. The short version is: door is fixed, windows and lock works, mirror doesn’t fold because it’s not a motorised version (derp), yes I can (slowly) fix all those clear coat scratches myself, and unfortunately, yes, my employer can ask for my insurance information and expect me to have a certain level of insurance beyond legal requirements. But it’s not nearly as expensive as I feared.
While my mechanic worked on swapping the door innards, I worked on pulling everything out of the car for a cleaning:
I spray and washed the DC5 Integra Type R Recaros and did a lot better job fitting the carpet. There’s still some modification to be made, but it’s a lot better now underneath the center console, and I’m getting it ready for under dash console build and side wall additions. I reinstalled my dead pedal foot rest thingie, and imagine my surprise when it was exactly molded the same as that part of the EP3 carpet. Now I just need to get a metal dead panel to put over it! HONDA, folks, HONDA.
Then of course, I vacuumed. I also pulled off the fraying faux carbon fiber on the center dash cover. I’ll be painting it gunmetal to match the 2001 TS instrument cluster.
I de-badged everything so I can clean/refresh everything like my TS logo and the Logo logo (say that five times fast). The Honda emblems will be replaced with red ones as befits this car... I just ordered these:
Significantly less obvious clear coat scratches (found a polisher that was working just by hand buffing, but I didn’t quite finish the job). I wanted to get everything washed and waxed. ALSO FIXED REAR DOOR HANDLE. It’s been broken since I bought the car! Yay!
Windshield gets replaced in two weeks, then some of that bumper and wheel well damage will get fixed/repainted.
Oh, yeah, did I mention... My mechanic says he CAN do the paperwork for a B-series swap. Yup, I buried the lede all the way at the bottom. Deal with it.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/03/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 1
Nice job.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
11/03/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 0
I miss working on my cars like this. I need to put time in my garage and get shit done.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
11/03/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 1
Am I the only one who finds it interesting that a little Honda Logo can be had with power folding mirrors? I have only ever seen them on newish luxury/ expensive trims. They are starting to pop up on more basic models but I would never have thought they would be on a 15 year old Honda city car.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/03/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 2
17 year old. Rolled off the line October of 2000, I believe.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
11/03/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 0
Nice progress.
Couple of questions. The Logo is a small car, and it doesn’t look like there’s a whole lot of room in that parking space. Just how small are parking spaces in Japan?!
This is nitpicky, but it’s bugging me. Can you find a way to make the door frame of the passenger’s front door black (and remove the vent visor)? I think the car would look even better just doing that if you could.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/03/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 2
Uh. ...Yes. This is a new door, I’ll need to match the b-piller like I did with the others. But I wasn’t allowed to do any painting at the shop. Actually, I plan to put the visor back on afterwards (as well as the one on the other side, I just haven’t done it yet).
Parking spaces are often very small.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/03/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 1
I rarely am ever able to get this much done in one go, and I was only able to because the mechanic let me do my own stuff while he worked on the door and then did other people’s cars. I really can’t do much in my parking spaces at my apartment or near work. It attracts nosy types.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
11/03/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 1
RADNESS!!!
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
11/03/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 0
They came on JDM versions of the Mazda MX6 in the early 90's (which also got 4WS, 40 more HP, and projector headlights that swiveled with the steering angle. None of these things made it to the US model).
"rillweid - Now with more TRD and less TDI" (rillweid)
11/03/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
If you wanna say more on it, I’d be interested to hear about how the insurance thing played out.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/03/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0
That looks like a lot of fun. Do you have any of those overhead gas stations? If so how weird is that?
"facw" (facw)
11/03/2017 at 11:42, STARS: 2
"arl" (arl1968)
11/03/2017 at 18:26, STARS: 0
Needs more Logos. Just kidding, it’s a cool ride. Love the seats.
Maybe needs some big Hella driving lights out front?
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/03/2017 at 18:41, STARS: 1
I plan to put in fog lights when I get the 2001 bumper:
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/03/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 0
My ‘96 Minivan had them. A Lancia Zeta.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/03/2017 at 19:35, STARS: 0
Parking spaces tend to be a bit more, compact, in Europe as well. Take this screenhot from a Raptor review I happened to watch today.
(review conclusion: impressive off road, comfortable on road, luxurious but laughable fit and finish, doesn’t fit anywhere, atrocious fuel economy)
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
11/04/2017 at 03:17, STARS: 0
This small:
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
11/04/2017 at 03:19, STARS: 0
Love the updates on your car. Did you ever figure out what to do with the empty spot from the lowest part of the console?
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
11/04/2017 at 23:32, STARS: 1
Damn. How does one even enter the vehicle?
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
11/05/2017 at 02:15, STARS: 1
From the rear you can walk up to driver’s door, and open it just wide enough to slide through. I’m amazed at the driver’s back up skills every time I walk past it.