Honda Civic 23L Special Edition - Kanjo style

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Honda Civic 23L Special Edition - Kanjo style

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Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Terence, but you can call me Terry. I'm 18 and currently drive a Daihatsu Sirion and a Honda Civic, which you're about to see ;) And yes, if you notice my number plates, I'm Irish :D

My first car was the Daihatsu. As a true Honda head, I wanted to own a Honda of course :lol: Bought an EJ9 and did some work on it. Stripped it and did some repairs. In the end, I lost interest and because its a common car, I wanted something a bit more unique :OD

18/12/12
Sold the EJ9. Organized to meet a guy, who was selling an EF1, on the same day. Went to his place and saw the car. I was stunned at how clean it was :o But there are some issues... Like no battery, but for the price, I cannot refuse! :OD

Brought the car to Tuning Factory, on the bed of a truck. You can figure out why... :roll: The car is not running, but we went straight under the hood, to find out what the problem was. First we took a battery from another car. Did a compression test and it passed. Changed some crusty and very black spark-plugs, then turned the key... And it came to life! :top:

19/12/12
Bought a new battery for her :top:

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Here she is. My pride and joy!

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Put on some new wheels, wrapped with Toyo Proxes R888 :D Some new wheel nuts. Shocks and lowering springs from a DC2.

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Not bad for one day of work ;) Still not low enough!

22/12/12
Cut the springs and I know its not safe! Only temporary :P

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02/01/13
Its the day after New Year's Day and time to get cracking!

Took some photos of what I'm missing :( Pocket and parcel shelf.

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Here's some photos of one of the issues... Rusty sills! :cry:

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Steering wheel installed by previous owner. Seriously had to go :x Swapped it for one from a CR-X (Temporary).

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Some proper photos of the car! :OD

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Found the plastics, for the speakers, were loose. Car had no sound system... Lightweight! :top:

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Grabbed some rear seats from a DC2. Fitted them into the EF :shock: Needs modifying.

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04/01/13
Looked upstairs for another set of rear seats because the one before was sun-bleached :not top: Cleaned it with Autoglym Interior Shampoo. Stuff is like magic :shock:

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Cleaned the rest of the interior :)

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Shift boot was torn, so it had to be changed.

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Another photo of the interior. Like how it turned out :D

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My engine bay.

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Couldn't find one from a Type R :cry: Will have to do for now.

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Backrests didn't need to be changed. Fitted like a glove :top: Took out the bench for some modifying.

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Random photo :OD

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05/01/13
Took the fabric off the EF1 bench. Look at the size difference. Gonna be a challenge making it work :roll:

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I cut the old fabric off with some snips because it was useless, but I saved it if I wanted to wrap something. Since I don't want to ruin the fabric from the DC2, was faced with these things... Also known as death to your hands :cry:

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Before tackling the whole fabric swap plan, hung my good luck charm and fitted an Impul gear-knob :)

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Here goes nothing!

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Here is the fabric roughly stretched over the EF1 bench. Hands are in serious pain :cry:

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07/01/13
Time to finish the seats :top:

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Was definitely worth the effort, but still a reasonable gap. Still an improvement from the DC2 bench anyway! :OD

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18/02/13
After sitting at the garage, was time to bring her home with me :D

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22/02/13
She was dusty from the garage, so I gave her a nice bath :lol: Shiny :)

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01/02/13
Bought some JDM goodness :OD

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02/02/13
Took off the UKDM bumper and here's the comparison

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Had to take off the wheels, to get to the screws on the mudflaps! :x

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If you're wondering what wheels I have, here's the name of them. Came off a Honda Logo :shock:

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Rusty, but much better condition than the JDM one. JDM has been tapped in the past :cry: Need to swap these.

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Here's a test fit. Looks better already :D Kanjo style!

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06/02/13
Removed the rear wiper for a cleaner look :OD

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Took garnish off too, to prepare the car... ;)

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Heaps of EF bits in the boot :lol:

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08/02/13
Fitted a grommet, to fill the hole from the missing wiper :D

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12/02/13
Picked this up today and so happy about it :OD

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Was given this as an apology, from the guy I bought parts off. He said he scratched the garnish. No worries! :)

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New power-steering rack. Mine was leaking :(

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Photo of my uncle's CR-X, K20 EG6 and my EF1

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Looking well :)

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13/02/13
De-badged her :top: Going for clean look!

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Finally going to put an end to the rust! :x

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Die!

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Going to remove the tint another day. Need to show off that factory bronze ;)

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Almost 2 months into this project. Time well spent :top: Plans are to get it roadworthy and do a heart transplant. A heart from an EK9 ;) But it will be a long time before that happens!

Right now, going to sort out the rust issue, rear bumper and get the car resprayed. My inspiration is this :OD

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Hope you took your time to read through that! And that you didn't miss the sentences I typed in between the photos. More updates coming soon. Right now, I need a set of Mugens!
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Very nice 8)
love these rare models,
Windy windows, the dash with no rev counter, the ashtray part that slopes back and the 23L badge.
Please keep all these if you can.
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Very impressive work mates cars going to corn out really nice. Where did you source ya rear JDM bumper from??
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Love it! 8)
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dida4g wrote:Very nice 8)
love these rare models,
Windy windows, the dash with no rev counter, the ashtray part that slopes back and the 23L badge.
Please keep all these if you can.
The 23L is the most basic model they ever produced, so its the lightest :OD I'm going to source genuine decals from Japan.
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sabvtivtec wrote:Very impressive work mates cars going to corn out really nice. Where did you source ya rear JDM bumper from??
There was this red EF2 breaking, so I grabbed it off that. Not hard to find these things at all. Got it for cheap too :OD
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Tahir wrote:Love it! 8)
Thanks! :top:
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some nice progress

get a original rear lip will suit rear bumper much better :top:
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Really like it man :top:

Never seen a centerconsole like that before 8)
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SuperDOHC wrote:some nice progress

get a original rear lip will suit rear bumper much better :top:
Have a genuine SiR lip sitting in the boot. Can see it peeking out in one of the photos :OD Need the mudflaps though.
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honda-boy wrote:Really like it man :top:

Never seen a centerconsole like that before 8)
I've seen the South Mimms videos. So many UKDM EF's. Maybe that's why you never seen one like mine. Might be going to South Mimms this year :lol:
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Anyone stuck for parts, call this guy. Got my bumper off him. Not sure if he'll ship to UK though. Can always ask :OD http://cianleonard.me/efparts/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Good job with the DC2 fabric :top: i sure prefer that one over the oem gray fabric :P
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evalex wrote:Good job with the DC2 fabric :top: i sure prefer that one over the oem gray fabric :P
Needs matching Recaros now :OD And thanks.
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ホンダ シビック 23L スペシャルエディション '90 - Sold
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Honda CIVIC Limited Edition OHC 1.4 i Tropica '00

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