# Paradise City

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paradise-city/270341>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [August 19, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paradise-city/270341 "2014-08-19T18:27:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paradise-city/270341/1 "2014-08-19T18:27:29Z")

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Well, I’ve been gone off this forum now for a while so figured it was time to post my latest adventure on here. Since there’s mucho Honda lovers on here, I figured this build will fit in. I currently have a 05 GMC Sierra 1500 with the 5.3 riding on a 4 inch rough country lift, 17 inch rims with 33 inch tires. With that being said, it sucks on gas & 75 dollars a week is just not fun. I started thinking about what to own as a beater. I was debating a mk2 or mk3 diesel but parts are a bit pricey as well as diesel. I keep having regrets for A.) selling my CRX & B.) not doing it properly. I looked around a bit for a stock silver crx to “redeem” myself but had zero luck. My dad always brags about the mpgs he got out of his eg hatch he had when I was growing up & I’ve always had a soft spot for those cars since I was a kid. So after all that boring talk I just rambled about, I found a decent little Paradise Blue 95 Civic Hatch DX that I paid scrap price for. It’s 100% stock minus a head unit, runs great, interior is very clean, has the typical Honda rust & needs a new muffler & only downfall to me is it’s an automatic.

So here’s my plan with this turd:

-Fix the rust properly with new quarter panels  
-Repaint the car the factory color (supplies already bought today)  
-“JDM” black headlights with amber corners  
-Tune up  
-Drive it til the stock 1.5 blows then do a motor swap (either b or k) to have a stock looking sleeper

Pretty excited about this car. It’ll be nice to have a cheap little beater to bomb around in & keep the miles off the truck. Here’s the pics I’ve taken thus far. Let me know what you guys think.

Coming back home.  
[![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/civic1_zps42c5a921.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/civic1_zps42c5a921.jpg)](http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/cjconlon692/media/civic1_zps42c5a921.jpg.html)

Start of cutting the rust:  
[![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/civic2_zps77fe4757.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/civic2_zps77fe4757.jpg)](http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/cjconlon692/media/civic2_zps77fe4757.jpg.html)

[![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/civic3_zpse82825d6.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/civic3_zpse82825d6.jpg)](http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/cjconlon692/media/civic3_zpse82825d6.jpg.html)