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#69110   2015-04-03 21:56          
So, just moved to Valo a couple months ago and wanted to show my car's progress.

So I was walking home one day from school and decided to stop at Ol'Joe's and saw that he had a car i liked.

It was this '09 Honda Fit that had was a theft recovery vehicle. It was pretty stripped but Joe really wanted it gone as it was taking up space so I acquired this car at the price of $600. It had a stripped engine so it didn't run. I HAD planned to throw a k20 in this car but never got to.



This is after i got some replacement panels




Useless engine, was basically just a bare block with internals.

Just a rolling shell now


in primer, and some placeholder wheels because I sold the OEM's because they were mint, surprising for a car that was stolen at one point.

Rattlecan minty blue. Classy.

But the reality was that it was just a rolling shell. My hopes of having it ready to daily within a small amount of time went out the window. So i needed a cheap daily.
So in comes this



I purchased this slightly abused VW Jetta that had been in a few small crashes, hence the mismatched panels and badges, but with only 132xxx miles and a full service history, it was a good buy at $1500. It was cheap because it had a rebuilt title.
But this car was not without plans, i just wanted it to be a clean, cheap, low daily. I had bigger plans for the fit. So the fit sat around for a while I dailyed the jetta. It saw little work and little parts went on it after the Jetta was mine.

I found a killer deal on some body parts. This aftermarket no-name bumper and front lip cost me $60

This trunk spoiler and rear window spoiler cost me $50 used.


But with the nice body panels, the stock suspension and wheels looked dumb, so after a month of driving it like that and saving, i got some nice suspension and wheels. :D

I got some Bilstein fully adjustable coilovers and SSR Meshes for $1500
This picture is the suspension at its stock settings.


Front suspension looking nice.



The rear

Dat tuck :bananajump:

So I once again drove it like that for a while. That stance was so impractical but i had no choice, but who cares it looks cool.

In primer


And yet again I drove it like that for a while.

And sadly, to keep up the Jetta, I had to sell the fit :O

But....


And after some saving...

Yes, it's an LS3.

Mocked up


ALIVEEEEEEEEEE


CAI


Took it to my friend's shop


Taking it out in town.


This little car is FAAAAST. Very fast. But very uncomfortable, and it absolutely DRINKS petrol.

Dyno


Swag exhaust


Stripped down for paint :D

Went for an unusual color


Took it for a photoshoot


And after trying to do a lap at the Ring, this happened....
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So that hood was ruined, so it haaad to go.


And i stopped working on it and stopped driving it for a while and bought this for $900

And i promise that that car is JUST A DAILY! No mods.

So i started driving the civic as a daily, and never replaced the hood on the Jetta.

Changed CAI orientation


Painted VC's and custom pod filter


So that's how it sits at the moment


Aaaand, IT's FOR SALE!! I know, you may have seen it in Valo and been like WTF bro wats dis. But yeah, make me an offer on it, want another project, and in fact, i already have another project


I picked this up from a friend for $1200. It's an imported Civic Type R shell that's been stripped down quite a bit, but a CTR nonetheless.


And JdmSly, i have a spare LS3 laying around if you want it :D

'88 Honda Civic Sedan DX - Track car project
'91 Chevrolet Camaro RS 305 - Special occasion cruiser :D
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