☆ 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

what ive done so far:

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

This is my
husband's accord
that we bought in Feb 2025. Its a 2008 Honda Accord coupe EX-L in manual.

We both enjoy and have learned much while working on this car, as it has many miles and needs constant maintenence.

hubby's
08 v6
accord coupe
manual

done:

si wing, rear brakes, lowering springs, new wheels and tires, new battery

todo:

spark plugs, ac compressor, shocks

sold 2013 scion frs

husband used to own this 2013 scion frs, he kind of riced it out, and we wrapped it black ourselves. definitely not a good wrap job, but it was a good experience. it was his first manual that he learned on.

sold 2007 porsche cayman

we owned this '07 987 porsche cayman for about a year. bought it from an old guy off facebook marketplace who maintained it very well, and had 0 rust for being a midwest car. i never got the opportunity to drive it cause i didnt know how to drive manual yet. did not modify at all, and sold it to a guy who does autocross! it was super cool to own tho.