Hey guys,
names Grosso, been part of the forums for roughly 18 months....
Been harassed by Plaything to make a build thread so i'll start from beginning to end.
Before purchasing my DC5R, i've had and still own a wonderful Ford Laser SR2 which i've modified to my old tastes... Very ricey haha... IF your keen to see a photo lemme know and i'll post it up when she was in her "prestige" condition. Anyway lets move on
I bought my Milano Red DC5R in 2008 from Eastern Honda in Doncaster, Victoria, some of you may have seen it at the time it was for sale.
Bought it for $23950 with 98,***km which was originally from SUNNY QLD and to be fair it was in alright condition for the price. Had a little bit of wear and tear but was fairly good. Was very happy as i was only 18, working full time and still had my daily run around...
I had hidden my car from my parents for 6 months in an underground storage facility in Preston as they were fumming about me considering purchasing a car as the Ford Laser was a gift from them to me but i bought my beloved DC5R anyway! Tough tiddies but anywho haha
Some photos of my car when she was purely stock... Honestly i've never seen these photos since i bought the car till now haha
As some can probably see, the car had abit of slight fading but overall the paint wasn't to bad for it's age! Was very happy with the purchase.
Wasn't heavily part of the Honda car scene for the early part of having my license till i got to 19, had a few car meets that i attended with mates.
No modifications had still gone on my car as i enjoyed my Stock DC5R.
At the time, this was my favorite photo to date
I then had the car 'detailed' and this is when i realized my TRUE hatred for other people i can't trust working my beloved car (yes im very pedantic, i only trust a certain few) Instead of the 'detailer' fixing my faded red paint, he made it a disaster! I should of had his head....
Photos of after the detail (don't have any photos i think to show the damage im referring to!)
After the detail....
Ugh..
I then began to think about doing a paint job to my car (would never EVER do this now) but this is what someone came up with for me...
Here's some laughs as we go haha
That's pretty much the summary of how i got to where i am with my car...
I then got my first modification, aftermarket headlights as i got a defect for my OEM headlights carrying water in them so i bought projector headlights...
Was a fan at the time, but not anymore!
All in all i was pretty happy after, everything was going well, had my car's running both smoothly, loved my beautiful DC5R then disaster struck!
Was driving on Bell St, Preston, just infront of where i used to store my car and some old guy didn't see me in the middle lane.... Peak hour traffic, decided to basically do a... "i don't care about you, you can move"
Smashed into my drivers door.... Before he got out of the car, my friend in the car was trying to make me stay calm as i was so angry... when i saw it WAS an old guy, i calmed down... He explained he was at fault and everything was okay... But the left over mess...
Ugh... don't like showing these....
Drivers door, side swiped, rear bumper stuffed....
Then.... This is how it ALL began....
I said to my best friend who was a chick who's now my missus
, f*ck this, im going all out.
Panel beater said, you gimme $1000 on top, i'll do your whole car, i had NO HESITATIONS! I wanted my car back to brand new...
Yes i do have the documented full process, took 3 months and here is the full range!
From stripping, to highfilling, to sanding, to masking, to painting and to ASSEMBLEMENT!
Stripped..
Went to QLD over my January break to clear my head as i lost my 2 closest relatives... my grandparents who raised me as a child which took some focus off the car but i came back refreshed and continued on..
Highfilling & Sanding
That was when i returned.... I was over the moon!
Then i did my first performance mod with my missus (she love's to help out!)
4 hours later we ended up with
Injen CAI!
As my work base is only 3 factories down from my panel beater, he said "you want photos? It's getting painted tomorrow, it's all masked up in the booth!!"
names Grosso, been part of the forums for roughly 18 months....
Been harassed by Plaything to make a build thread so i'll start from beginning to end.
Before purchasing my DC5R, i've had and still own a wonderful Ford Laser SR2 which i've modified to my old tastes... Very ricey haha... IF your keen to see a photo lemme know and i'll post it up when she was in her "prestige" condition. Anyway lets move on
I bought my Milano Red DC5R in 2008 from Eastern Honda in Doncaster, Victoria, some of you may have seen it at the time it was for sale.
Bought it for $23950 with 98,***km which was originally from SUNNY QLD and to be fair it was in alright condition for the price. Had a little bit of wear and tear but was fairly good. Was very happy as i was only 18, working full time and still had my daily run around...
I had hidden my car from my parents for 6 months in an underground storage facility in Preston as they were fumming about me considering purchasing a car as the Ford Laser was a gift from them to me but i bought my beloved DC5R anyway! Tough tiddies but anywho haha
Some photos of my car when she was purely stock... Honestly i've never seen these photos since i bought the car till now haha
As some can probably see, the car had abit of slight fading but overall the paint wasn't to bad for it's age! Was very happy with the purchase.
Wasn't heavily part of the Honda car scene for the early part of having my license till i got to 19, had a few car meets that i attended with mates.
No modifications had still gone on my car as i enjoyed my Stock DC5R.
At the time, this was my favorite photo to date
I then had the car 'detailed' and this is when i realized my TRUE hatred for other people i can't trust working my beloved car (yes im very pedantic, i only trust a certain few) Instead of the 'detailer' fixing my faded red paint, he made it a disaster! I should of had his head....
Photos of after the detail (don't have any photos i think to show the damage im referring to!)
After the detail....
Ugh..
I then began to think about doing a paint job to my car (would never EVER do this now) but this is what someone came up with for me...
Here's some laughs as we go haha
That's pretty much the summary of how i got to where i am with my car...
I then got my first modification, aftermarket headlights as i got a defect for my OEM headlights carrying water in them so i bought projector headlights...
Was a fan at the time, but not anymore!
All in all i was pretty happy after, everything was going well, had my car's running both smoothly, loved my beautiful DC5R then disaster struck!
Was driving on Bell St, Preston, just infront of where i used to store my car and some old guy didn't see me in the middle lane.... Peak hour traffic, decided to basically do a... "i don't care about you, you can move"
Smashed into my drivers door.... Before he got out of the car, my friend in the car was trying to make me stay calm as i was so angry... when i saw it WAS an old guy, i calmed down... He explained he was at fault and everything was okay... But the left over mess...
Ugh... don't like showing these....
Drivers door, side swiped, rear bumper stuffed....
Then.... This is how it ALL began....
I said to my best friend who was a chick who's now my missus
, f*ck this, im going all out.Panel beater said, you gimme $1000 on top, i'll do your whole car, i had NO HESITATIONS! I wanted my car back to brand new...
Yes i do have the documented full process, took 3 months and here is the full range!
From stripping, to highfilling, to sanding, to masking, to painting and to ASSEMBLEMENT!
Stripped..
Went to QLD over my January break to clear my head as i lost my 2 closest relatives... my grandparents who raised me as a child which took some focus off the car but i came back refreshed and continued on..
Highfilling & Sanding
That was when i returned.... I was over the moon!
Then i did my first performance mod with my missus (she love's to help out!)
4 hours later we ended up with
Injen CAI!
As my work base is only 3 factories down from my panel beater, he said "you want photos? It's getting painted tomorrow, it's all masked up in the booth!!"
10 minutes later after opening the box a guy from Fastway Couriers rocked up with this 
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