☆ June 19th, 2025

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☆ other notes: here are the things I like to do in my free time that bring me joy and keep my big head busy LOL.

☆ keywords: figure skating, ice skating, cars, honda, crafts, crochet, polymer clay, music, painting, rink

My first "project car"...
except it's my daily.

I'm slowly learning how to work on cars--starting with this one. It already has come a long way
from what it was >.<

my '06 8th gen si

Done:

re-soldered headlight wiring. new windshield washer fluid pump. paint restoration on: sunfade, rear fenders, passenger door, and hood. wrapped roof black. new wheels and tires. new battery. coolant leak fixed. new rear brakes, rotors and calipers. new starter. HPF side skirts

TODO:

  • HFP Front lip
  • lowering springs
  • engine light (⇀‸↼‶)
  • window tint
  • more paint detailing
  • muffler
  • ac leak? (prob not compressor b/c it runs when ac is on)
  • inner tie rods
1 / 3
when I first bought the car - june 2024
2 / 3
cars current state
3 / 3
took me 6 weeks to paint these
4 / 3
right after I put the side skirts on
5 / 3
new SI badge, the letters on the original one fell off
6 / 3
prior owner muffler delete :( gonna get one eventually
7 / 3
fixing stupid aftermarket wiring, only some sections lit up
8 / 3
wrapped the roof black cause sunfading
9 / 3
doing new brakes, rotors, and calipers

hubby's
08 v6
accord coupe
manual