Let Me Bore You

[minsanity]

Hi all, recently got this '13 Hatch 1.4 auto. Direction will be simple & subtle. Aside from having photo skills of a toddler, I shall do y'all a favor & not give you side/butt shots til it gets some low, hopefully soon.

Mods done:
1. Debadged hatch
2. Blacked out beltline. No dipping, never been a fan, sorry guys.
3. Color coded both bowties
4. Dechromed & color coded door & boot handles. Chrome staying for now are grilles, light & bow tie surrounds.
5. White 17x7.5 staggered BBS LM reps.
6. J's stubby aerial.
7. MASTAHspeed Customized OMP tow strap.
8. Reversed headrests & seatbelt chimex. (anti-safety features, I know)
9. Pinstripe-outlined rear bumper diffuser.
10. Hella Red Twin Tone horn set.
11. Cheapskate generic floorliner+Nomad-like mat combo.These effectively trap moisture, dirt, mud & crap!

Short term plan: Either Eibachs or H&Rs (their trademark rake won't help our lip, but comfier than Eibachs from experience)
Dream: Some decent, not too pricey coilover suspension.

Hope you'll cut me some slack. Here's a lousy cell pic:



Comments good or bad are welcome!

 

[sx sonic]

More pics!! lol

Like the tow strap and it sounds like you've got a good direction for your build. Looking forward to more.

 

[minsanity]

Thanks, sx. Pics will come once I get rid of the stock SUV stance. Performance will follow suspension. Still breaking the car in.

 

[AdorableKaren]

Lol the pic is dark I can't even see the tow strap
Mod list sounds good though

 

[minsanity]

Thanks, Karen. What d'ya expect of toddler skills? Pic was taken upon test fit last night against some bright sodium street lamp. Moronic, I know.
Btw, your build is all win!

 

[Crazzyboy]

Welcome. whareabouts are you from?

 

[minsanity]

Thanks, crazzy. I'm based in a beautiful island across your western pond. Cebu. Lotsa sunshine & well, too much rain. You can't just have either, but people who visit, almost always, end up staying for good. Sounds too much like Hotel California, eh?

 

[AdorableKaren]

Haha I'll wait for some updated pics and thank you

 

[Thaifight-R]

Interesting...
Excited to see more pics.

So did your place get a turbo 1.4 or is that an auto 1.4?

 

[minsanity]

It's the 1.4 NA Auto6, Thai. Had to make it pretend it was a euro hot hatch w/ some invisible audible mod earlier. Simply done by just removing the LH wheel well & fog. Swapped that fart-sounding horn with real ones. Have always preferred the red twin over supertones.
To be consistent, here's another crappy cell pic:

 

[Insanika]

I'm pretty excited to see pics!!

Also, randomly... Boot. Love it. I've taken to calling the hatch area in my car the boot

 

[minsanity]

Would be ungently not to indulge, so here's a sneaked boot pic. CF dinoc & dip are way overdone, IMO. Just CC-wrapped the tie & the handle here. I'm for chrome left to a minimum, apologies to chrome lovers.

 

[Insanika]

I do like a total color-match when it can be done nicely! Looks great thus far!

I agree on the chrome, but I love my CF :sadbanana: sokay, I'm glad only half the other people are going that way, not everyone.

 

[minsanity]

^Thanks. Don't get me wrong, I love & appreciate real CF, esp on parts where they're structurally needed. It's the faux vinyl CF that's being overdone, at times untastefully. Moderation in anything is key.

 

[Graham]

Am I the only one that expected this thread to be a full engine build? Having "let me Bore you" in the title, led me to believe someone was boring out their block for a from the ground up build.

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[minsanity]

Haha, Graham, by no means was the thread title meant to mislead anyone. It simply served notice that the build won't be anything radical but rather plain, simple, slow & well, boring. All of the mods here have been done, I'm sure. Oh wait, perhaps, there's a cheapskate 1 that might hold original, my cheap generic (non WeatherTech) all-weather floor liner I normally pair w/ Nomad-like mats to hide those unsightly dirt marks. Done this mod in all my cars, current & past. No they won't separate as they're clipped together. Again, no pics yet.
I'm all for reversible mods & have always been conservative in tweaking when car still has warranty.
So there, hope that straightens out expectations.
I'm enjoying this forum & the builds of many. Thanks much!

 

[Graham]

Its OK. I get easily excited lol

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[minsanity]

Not much different, us. As you can see, boring excites me, too.

 

[minsanity]

Some more wrapped bits: beltline & driver side door handle:

 

[minsanity]

I presume there must be at least someone out there who has changed to aftermarket steering wheel. Would anyone know w/c MOMO/Nardi/OMP/Sparco/Luisi hub model would fit the Sonic? What & how many resistors will be needed to fool the airbag? Might any ask why, I've a spare Italian wheel somewhere. Just need this mod to be reversible, if I decide to give it a shot. Any help would be much appreciated.