Here are some pictures uploaded to our Facebook group that are sure to get your jaw dropping. Check out these engine bay pictures:
Nov 052007
Nov 052007
Nothing creates a dramatic visual effect in your engine bay quite like a nicely painted valve cover. This tutorial will teach you the steps of painting your very own valve cover. We have included a material list and step by step instructions that you will need to make your valve cover look professionally painted. Here is the list of materials needed:
1.) Brake/engine cleaner
2.) High-temp paint
3.) 800 grit (or similar) wet sand paper
4.) Steel wool or fine sand paper (optional)
5.) Clear coat (optional)
All this should cost no more than $20. You can find these things at your local auto parts store or Wal-Mart. Now lets get to painting your valve cover!
1.) Remove the valve cover and place it on a trashbag, peice of newspaper, or anything that you dont mind painting along with your valve cover.
2.) Clean the valve cover with your brake/engine cleaner to remove all dirt, oil, and dust. Make sure its totally dry before you start painting.
3.) This step is optional. Use steel wool or very find sand paper to roughen up the surface of the valve cover. This step will help the paint stick better, resulting in a better looking valve cover.
4.) Now its time to paint. Use your high-temp paint and apply several coats to the valve cover. Make sure to allow at least 5 minutes of drying time between coats. Paint until you are happy with the color. Please note that you are even painting over the “Honda” letters in this step. We will sand off the letters later!
5.) This is the hard part. You want to wet sand the letters on the valve cover to give them a nice shine. The letters will look like polished metal in the end. To do this, use a block of wood or something similar to hold the sand paper with. Doing it by hand will risk sanding other areas of the valve cover. Use water and sand over the letters until you are happy with the look. This can take more than 10 minutes so be patient.
6.) Rinse the valve cover and dry it. You are done unless you want to apply a clear coat. Thats an optional step. How does it look? Good right? Ya, I though so!
Nov 042007
Check out this CRX that is not afraid to go topless! This is Mike Robinson’s CRX. He was kind enough to upload his photo’s to our Facebook group, Civic Drivers. Check it out!
Nov 042007
This site is closely tied into our Facebook group, “Civic Drivers”. I ask all of you to join if you use Facebook. In the group you can post photo’s of your ride, ask questions on our discussion board, and chat on the wall. Civic Drivers is one of the largest Honda groups on Facebook. We have over 600 members and that number is going up everyday. Please join and make sure to tell your friends about it!
Link: Civic Drivers Facebook Group (You must be logged into Facebook to view.)
Nov 042007
Movies like “The Fast and the Furious” have brainwashed the minds of many young people. A few years back the cool thing to do was to add huge body kits, wings, and pointless other accessories. This period also included huge chrome or bright colored rims. Today’s generation of Honda tuners is different. No more do you see kids with big wings and rims. The clean style is in. People are leaving the bodies of their Honda’s stock, and thats what we want.
Now that the body modifications are becoming a thing of the past, how about the wheels? Many people think the only way to get a great looking ride is to buy aftermarket wheels. Thats not true. Many tuners are turning to the OEM wheel scene. Over the years, Honda has produced some great looking OEM wheels. The benifits to choosing OEM over aftermarket are as follows:
1.) Cheaper!!! OEM wheels are going to cost less usually. This is because many people get rid of them after buying aftermarket wheels for their Honda.
2.) Lighter!!! Usually OEM wheels are lighter than aftermarket. Light is good, because less power is required to spin the wheels. This means better acceleration and braking.
3.) OEM look is hot!!! Sleeper’s are awesome. A clean looking Honda with a stock body and OEM wheels looks sick!
Now that you are hooked on OEM wheels, which ones do you get? Which ones exist? Are you lost? Dont worry! Here is a list of some great looking OEM wheels to look out for (Click the name for a picture of the wheels):
HX Wheels – These are very popular. They have an aggressive look and they are one of the lightest Honda rims made. They have a little brother, VX wheels, that are smaller and lighter.
Fat Fives – Fat Fives come off Integra’s. They are also a very popular wheel because of the clean five-spoke design. They also have a little brother that is smaller, from Del Sol’s.
SI Wheels – Si’s are great wheels too. They are one of the most expensive OEM wheels because they are so sought after.
Remember, we just skimmed the surface in this article. There are lots of other rims to look for. EP3′s, OEM Del Sol rims, GSR Blades, GSR Snowflakes, etc. Just do a search on Google to find the wheels for you!