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Old 07-29-2020, 04:16 PM   #558 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by jcp123 View Post
Kinda fun trying to use found/salvage stuff to keep the car around. I’ve thought about it in the past, but I just don’t have enough time at home to make that happen.

While we’re on the subject of shift knobs, I scored a cheapie off of Amazon. Ever since I learned stick in a ‘66 Mustang, and especially since I had my SVT Focus, I have really liked a globe shaped knob. Feels the same no matter how you hold it, and the stock Honda knob, though made of that nice soft-touch stuff they used back then, felt too slight in my hands. I think I scored this and my poly shift bushings together for under $30. ...


your images from your album didn't post, so I screenshot one of em and cropped so it would not be automatically turned sideways. Does the knob get hot sitting in the sun? I like the look of black, and especially the reflective black. An M.C. Escher sorta look going on...

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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