03x07 - Honda Civic: Project K20

[bunniefuu]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

I'm Ant Anstead.

I've spent my life
bringing iconic cars
back from the brink.

Yeah!

But now every flip...
Hi!

What the hell you got there?

...needs to make maximum profit.

No way I'm paying you
eight grand for this.
There is a number here.

...'cause after three years,
I'm so close to getting Mum and Dad

into their forever home...

That wall is wobbling.
Is that safe?Define safe.

...and it's costing a fortune
to finish.

There will be a point
the roof will just give up.

But to turn these bangers
into big bucks...

Are we in the scrap business now?
Don't be like that.

...and finally hand Mum and Dad
the keys...

Doesn't it look great?
It looks amazing.

I need my family

and my mate Duncan on the tools...

That's sweet, that is.

...because this time failure...
The wheels don't fit.

We have a problem.

...isn't an option.
There we go!

Oh, yeah!

Woo-hoo!

What a day!

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

I'm gonna modify
and create a fuse cupboard

by knocking the back out
and getting rid of the shelves.

The dining room,

lounge,

and main bedroom are complete.

Final plaster in the second bedroom
and decorating in the hallway

are the only jobs left on my list
before Mum and Dad can move in.

It's been almost
three years of hard graft.

You buy a house with a vision
of getting it fixed quickly,

and all these little jobs
just keep adding up.

You can't really plan for it.

You just have to tackle them
as and when they come.

Right, we have to
screw it on straight.
[WHIRRING]

Look at you,
pilot holing everything.

Normally you just go straight in.
I know, right? I'm a new man.

I like it.
She ain't going nowhere.

The dream that seemed impossible
is within touching distance.

One big cash injection
will help make it real.

So I'm heading on a 500-mile
roundtrip southwest to Devon.

Now, I got a call
from a gentleman I met last year,
a used-car salesman called Boycie.

He was the guy
who sold me the beach buggy.

He advised me
he has another car for sale
that is too good to miss.

So I asked a really critical
question: Boycie, what car is it?

And he wouldn't tell me.

Now, I have to give Boycie
a little bit of credit.

He did sell me a car
that I did turn a profit on,
so fair play, Boycie.

He was right last time,
so he deserves
the benefit of the doubt.

The best thing I can do is sit back,
enjoy the road trip

and hope this is actually a car
that's worth driving 500 miles for.

He's back.
Two hundred and fifty-six miles,
Boycie.

That's 500 round trip.

Listen, it'll be worth it, Ant.
It'll be worth it.

Tell me it's not a Jimny.
If it is, I'm gonna be mad.
Let's see what we've got.

Dude, if it's a Jimny,
we're not gonna be
friends ever again.

Jimny.What can I say?Jimny.

You have a Jimny problem.
[LAUGHS]

I mean, what car could possibly be
less inspiring than a Jimny?

I drove 256 miles for a Civic?

Look at it.

This isn't the car.
This is 100% the car.

The 1995 Honda Civic
Glacier Edition.

There's no dashboard.
The interior's missing.

This entire wing is full of filler.

This is a prank.This is the car.

Give it a chance.
[CHUCKLES]

The best bit about this car
is hidden under the bonnet.

This is the moment
where there's no engine, right?

It's had a K20 swap?
Out of a Type R, yes.

Released in 1997,

The Type R was the high-performance
version of the Civic,

itself one of the most successful
cars ever built,

with more than 27,000,000
made over the last 54 years.

The K20 Type R
can do nought to 60
in around six seconds,

giving boy racers the means
to create sleepers,

hiding incredible engine power

underneath the most lightweight
and unassuming of shells.

Okay, now I'm interested.
Who did this?

A really good friend
of mine built the car.

I can't take credit.
He needed a pickup truck.

His truck broke down,
he said, "I've got a Civic.
I'll deal with you."

The minute I saw it, I fell in love.

This'll make such a fantastic build,
I just haven't got time
to finish it.

So what we're talking about
is a car that's under a ton...Yeah.

...with about 220 brake.
Oh, it'll move.

So does this run and drive?
It runs.

That's not the only thing.

So it's got a linkage out of
a DC5 Integra short shift kit.

So that's gonna go through
the gears really well.
Oh, yeah, almost sequential.

That's a Subaru Blue, right?
Yes.

So there's a Subaru Blue engine bay,
which is always difficult to do.

And the inside of the shell
is also painted Subaru Blue.
Yeah, yeah.

It's all been done really nicely.

That's the hardest bit as well.
And you've got the dash?

I've got the dash.
You've got everything you need
to get yourself started.

To what level you go with it
is up to you.
You can't help yourself.

You're basically a car salesman.
I'd like to think so.

So a mate of yours has started
on this mission to build this
very cool, hotted-up Civic.

Yes. It's got all the makings
of a fantastic car,

and a really fast one.

There is just a massive following
with this sort of era car now.

All the youngsters,
they're looking for older cars
for their first cars.

I'll give you that.
This is a really big market.

Right. I owe you an apology.
It's gonna be the only one you get.

I knew you'd be happy
the minute you saw under
the bonnet, that's where we're at.

Can I have, like, 15 minutes?
Yeah, of course.I just want to
look around it.No probs.

This is the engine
out of the hotter car,
the Civic Type R.

And it's epic, like, high-revving.

This is where this car's value is,
here, this conversion.

This engine alone could be worth
a couple of grand or more.

There'll be a massive line
of people that want to buy this.

It's got these nice
billet engine mounts.

You can see
the new coilover dampers.

But the wiring's not
all fully connected,

and there's still a lot
of work to do in here.

He says it runs,
but there's a very big difference

between running and ready.

'Cause it's not wired up,
I can't turn it over,

so I'll have to take Boycie's word
that the engine runs.

Now, in the main,
it's actually quite a straight car.

Something curious
going on here, though.

That is a very horribly applied
load of filler.

The Glacier stickers shows this was
a limited edition Frost White,

entry level Civic,

sold to the European market
in the early to mid-'90s.

Now, this is, er...

inheriting somebody else's project.

Part-built. Bits are likely missing.

Definitely needs paint.

Paint's expensive.

Under here...

Oh, the list could be endless.

There's no way of knowing
exactly what it needs today.

This is gonna boil down to costs.

This is gonna take
a chunk of cash to finish,

but it is gonna sell pretty quickly.

Half empty,
but half full of massive potential.

It's only worth a punt if I can
haggle a bargain out of Boycie,
and that won't be easy.

Right.

Okay. It was worth the trip because
this is a really interesting car.
I'm glad you say that now.

I can clearly see
what the ambition was
for the end result.

But the... the overwhelming list
of what's left to do worries me.

Where are you at with it?
I haven't priced this car.

You're the first person I've called.

I will put this online tomorrow.
And you know as well as I know,
it will sell.

What are we saying here?
Well...I know what's coming.

...what are we saying here?

Because actually,
this doesn't owe you cash.
It owes you a truck. Right?Yeah.

It was a really cool truck,
actually.Oh, of course it was
the best truck in the world.

All right. What was the truck worth?
I mean, to the right candidate,
eight grand.

No way I'm paying eight grand
for this.

Listen, there is a number here.

It's not eight.

It's not five. Two and a half.

You know where to go.
This car, in the right hands,

is a 15-grand car finish.
You think this is a 15-grand car?

Hundred percent.

Okay, so two and a half's
not enough. Five's way too much.
Three.

I'll tell you what. If you leave
the Glacier additions on the side,

I'll do it for four grand,
but they've got to stay.

Let's pay homage
to this car's history.

Halfway. Three and a half.

I'll leave the Glacier stickers on.
[GROANS]

Reluctantly, I'll leave them on.

Three and a half,
you leave the stickers on?

Yeah, I'll leave the stickers on.
That's a deal.Really?

If you leave 'em on.
All right.

I'll hold you to that.
Oh, man, what have I done?

Okay, this car's not my idea
of a classic...

...but at three and a half grand,
I have to admit, it's a great deal.

I feel like this is gonna be
a profitable car.

On the face of it,
it looks like a normal Honda Civic.

But actually, underneath,
all that work has been done.

So you're sat at the lights,
but you know your car's capable

of doing something quite remarkable.

And it's that speed package
with this car.

There's a huge marketplace for it.

But one thing I absolutely know
for sure

is that this is
right in the wheelhouse for Duncan.

But before I let boy racer Duncan
get all excited about its potential,
I'm gonna have a bit of fun.

[SINGING] # Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday, dear...

#...Duncan

# Happy birthday to you #

Are you for real?What?

What,
are we in the scrap business now?

This is epic. Look at it.

This is one of the biggest-selling
cars of all time.

There is always gonna be a market
for a Honda Civic.

For a Honda Civic.
Not bits of one.

You know it's not my birthday,
and I definitely wouldn't
want that for my present.

Right, look, hold your breath.

Let's get it around in the yard
and I'll explain everything.

Everything?

I need you to have some patience.

Bear with me,
because you are gonna love this car.

Go on.
If she doesn't hit the barn.
[CHUCKLES]

She needs brakes as well.

I was gonna hope
you'd crash into the barn
and write it off.

Look, I know it's in bits,
but look at the back.

Japanese design simplicity.

Nice and straight.
And admittedly, yes,
it's had two lower-wing repairs.

Yeah, I think repair is a...
A loose sense of the word.Mmm.

But externally, look,
the roof is straight.

The glass is all present.

Admittedly, it's got a roof,
and yes, it's got glass.

Keep going, keep going.

Right, check this out.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHUCKLES]
Now you're happy.

We like K20.

This is a proper sleeper.

We've got this
lightweight Honda Civic 1995 car

that somebody has shoehorned


Look. New linkage.

Tubular manifold.

Quick shifters, new engine mounts.
Fuel regulators.

Have I won you back?
You're on the way.

[CHUCKLES]

Right. What have we paid for it?

Three and a half grand.

Three and a half?

Get it driving mechanically
and handling right...Right.

...that's what these are about.

To figure out
how far we take this build,

we need to empty her out and see
exactly what we've got to play with.

Adjustable coilovers.
They're nice.

We've got an aluminium fuel cell.

To get this back together, mate,
this is gonna be
a monstrous amount of work.

I mean, this could turn into
a bigger project than the house.

I mean, we could possibly,
if the engine runs,

make quite a cool little track car.

So let's make that decision
right now.

Somebody's gonna see the car,
look in the window,

and it's gonna be this
stripped-out pair of bucket seats,
racing wheel, harnesses.

In fact, we should put
a roll cage in the back
and celebrate the fuel cell.

I think that's the only way.

But the biggest job on that car
is understanding if the engine runs.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

To do that we need to get
the starter motor and fuel cell

wired up to the battery,
which doesn't seem to exist.

This really chunky engine
mount here, I think this is
where the battery would have gone.

But see this red battery cable here?
Yep.

It runs all the way
into the c*ck.

Look at that. They've extended
three battery cables
to make it long enough.

That is a proper Barry bolt-on bit
there.

No, that's a Boycie bolt-on bit
there.[LAUGHS]

He's invested in a nice battery.

I wonder if the pump works.

[WHIRRING]

That is powerful.

This is a dry cell battery,

which means we could mount it
upside down, back to front.

We could stick it on the roof.

What if we just put it right there?

The shorter the cable, the less draw
you get for the starter motor,
which...

Will be better for power transfer.
Yeah.Right.

Let's mount it.

It's gel core means
it's leak-proof and light,

on brand for a track car.

Plus, hiding it in the glove box

gives easy access
and keeps the c*ck tidy...

This space ain't made
for my dainty little hands.
[CHUCKLES]

...as Will Duncan's
impeccably managed fuel lines.

Just neatens everything up.

And then obviously nobody's
gonna get hooked up in them.

Right. Do you want to hook
the battery up?

Pop in that inline fuse,
and let's turn the key.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

Hang on.
[ENGINE TURNED OFF]

It's not firing, is it?

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

[ENGINE TURNED OFF]

[CLICKING]

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

I can feel the fuel coming through
the hoses.

We're definitely getting fuel.
You can hear it.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

[CLUNKING]
[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

Nah.

There's something wrong there.

We're missing something.

What are we missing?

This is where things like this
become a nightmare.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

We're gonna have to
go back to basics.

Yeah, but Boycie reckons it ran.
He said it ran.

I'm tied up struggling
to get my Honda Civic's

more powerful engine,
swapped in from a Type R, running.

So I've asked my dad
to see in Imran,

the ice blasting specialist.

Imran. Good to see you again.
Nice to see you, too.

Right, come to do some ice blasting.
Yes.Okay.

Well, what Ant would like is
if we can remove all the paint off
these stairs.

How would you go about that?
I'd have to

put a crusher on our machine,
so I'm not cleaning with
a full pellet.

I'll be cleaning with crushed ice,
which is a lot more delicate.

Is there anything else?
Bedroom two. All the beams, please.

Thanks very much.
Brilliant.Brilliant.

Ice blasting
is setting me back 400 quid.

But once done, I can decorate

and get a step closer
to move-in day.

I was banking on my souped-up Civic
to help cover the costs,

but without a working K20 engine...

Okay. Say when.

...it's basically scrap.

Go on, then.
[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

Nah. Nothing.

The spark plugs aren't even firing.

All right, I've got a second idea.

How good's your hearing?
Eh?

How good's your hearing?
Eh?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Right, let's place the screwdriver
on the base of that injector.Yeah.

Put your ear on there
and you should be able
to hear the clicking.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

Nothing.

The injectors aren't clicking,
but the fuel's going through
the rail. I can hear it.

So we've got no spark,
no injector movement.

I mean, this worries me,
the fact that we've got loose plugs.

But we've got nothing left
on the engine to plug in.

These are common conversions.
Loads of people
have done these before.

It's gonna be
an engine management issue.

The K20 is in a Honda Type R.

And the key's a modern key
with a chip in it.

So when you use that key,
it creates a signal

and it allows the engine to fire.

But we've got the 1995 Civic
steering column with a metal key.

There's no chip in that key.

What if
it's an immobiliser bypass box?

I wonder if that's that other
little black box...

with all them wires hanging.

The immobiliser bypass box

allows the older Civic key
to start the newer engine

by mimicking the OK signal
its onboard computer
is expecting to receive.

You know what?
I found a wiring diagram

for the immobiliser bypass box.

It only relies on four wires.

It immobilises ignition
and injectors.

It's got to be that. It's got to be
that bypass box.Yeah.

I mean, some of these
have got labels on.

Okay.
There's a yellow and a black

on the left-hand side.
I've got a yellow and black there.

No, no, a yellow one
and a black one.Yeah, a yellow

and a black one.Okay.

And then on the right-hand side,
it's a red and a blue.Red and blue.

Yeah. We've got red and blue,
and these look like new wires.

Hang on, hang on.

You ain't gonna believe this.
What is it?

Hang on.
[CLICK]

Did you hear that?

That red connector there
wasn't right in.

[LAUGHS]

[KEY TURNS]

[ENGINE RUNS]

[THEY LAUGH]

That's gotta be a winner.

That was it?

[ENGINE REVVING]

Boycie was right.
She does run.

We've got ourselves a racing car.

[ENGINE REVVING]
Oh, my gosh!

That is what 200-plus
brake horsepower sounds like.

Any leaks?

Dude, are you kidding me?

Perfect.This thing's gonna be
an absolute weapon.

Right. She's running.
She's tidier than she was.

Shall we go to the suspension next?
Yeah.

I don't think you're gonna be
allowed to drive this.

Oh, no, I'm driving this for sure.
No.100% I'm driving.

We're gonna roll around
on this one.

While Duncan readies her
to tackle the suspension...

...with Imran now upstairs
in the second bedroom,

ice blasting the exposed beams...

...down in the hall...

Every six inches, just chuck
a staple so the whole frame
is all secured.

...my son Archie stepped in
to help me make use of some
wasted space under the stairs.

So, what's this actually for?

Like a cloakroom, boot room area.

So there'll be a series of
coat hooks...A little footstool.
Yeah, a bench or something.

Just like the dining room,

we're gonna paint all these panels
so when it's the same colour,
it'll all blend in.Yeah, nice.

It'll look good.
What colour do you think?

[SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH]

Something light, I think.
Light is a good idea.

Right,
put one in the bottom... there.

[STAPLE g*n CLICKS]

And then one at the top.
[STAPLE g*n CLICKS]

Excellent.

To cover the costs
of all that decoration,

I'm banking on my Civic's
track car transformation.

That'll mean upgrading
her bog-standard suspension
to a racing standard.

But Boycie's mate's
only done half the job.

Yeah, look at that fancy damper.
That's really gonna
improve the handling.

And we've got a pair of these ones.
These are for the rear.

That's gonna be
a massive improvement, that is.

The Civic's original dampers
were soft valved and fixed height,

tuned for comfort, not performance.

These stiffer, adjustable
aftermarket coilovers

allow a lower stance
and a firmer ride.

Not so great for bumpy
road trips to the supermarket,
but incredible on a track day.

If you put that on your side,
I'll do the other side.

This is grotty under here.

[GRUNTS]

Mate, that's seized in that bush.
Try and get a g*n on it.

Cheers.

[WHIRRING]

Nah.That bolt's jammed in there?

Yeah, that's just winding it.

[WHIRRING]

I'm starting to see
why this job was half done.

If these parts are seized,
I could be spending hundreds.

Go on, hit it with the g*n.
[WHIRRING]

Nah. That ain't coming out of there.

[TAPPING AND WHIRRING]

That bush is spinning.

Seized.

You know there's only one way
to get that off.Your favourite job.

Oh, here he goes.

Fitting my Honda Civic's
upgraded dampers means releasing

the lower control arms,

ideally without too much damage
and more cost.

Right.

Push that hub down.

Argh! You pinched my finger!
Sorry, mate.

Okay, wait there.

[CHUCKLES] Hold it.

There we go.

I mean, what a difference.
Yeah.

Now we have got
a bit of an extra expense.

Both bushes are gone.

I think we're gonna have to
invest in

a pair of new
rear lower control arms.Yeah.

'Cause normally, these are
as cheap to buy with bushes in
as they are buying the bushes.

All right, I'll go find
a pair of lower arms.

I'll crack on with the other side.

Civics are everywhere,
so tracking down new control
arms won't be hard.

But still, it's an extra expense
I could do without.

While I wait for them to arrive,
I'm needed in the house.

I asked Mum to help me
paint the hallway,

but I've not been doing
my fair share.

The hallway
is really coming together.

I notice I'm doing
the difficult bit.

Delegation is the art
of true leadership.

Yes, Anthony.

I'm the leader
in this family, not you.

What do you think of the colour?

Well, it's growing on me.

It's in keeping
with the age of the house.
Exactly.

We want to lighten up the hallway
'cause it's the only room
with no windows.

The wooden panels are really dark.

This then creates a blank canvas.

I think a stair runner,
maybe some pictures on the walls.

You know, originally I thought
it was a little dull.

Dull?
Actually, it's what it's needed.

It's growing on me.
Good.

Upstairs in the second bedroom,
the beams freshly ice blasted,

Duncan's putting some
finishing touches to the plastering.

Oh, look at that!

You like it?

I love it.Yeah?

That's your old wattle and daub.

That goes back 450, 500 years.

The fabric of this house
is so important.Yeah.

It's nice to do a little window
back into the history of the house.

It's such a lovely little touch.

It's hinged,

so any little knickknacks we find,
we can put back in there

and hide them behind the glass.

Plus, when you walk in the door,
it's the first thing
that draws your eye.

I love it.

With the second bedroom complete,

my dream of getting
Mom and Dad moved in

has never felt closer
to becoming reality.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

Duncan's been busy.

He's already spruced up
my Honda's wheel arches.

Now I've spent our first
bit of cash on the car,

we can finish the suspension.

Oh, nice job.

Yeah, I've smartened that all up
in there.

Yeah, that looks way better.
Look at these.

Pair of rear lower control arms.
Look at them!

If you compare them to the old pair,

first of all,
these are cast-iron, super heavy.

These are lighter. They've got
the bracket in the middle.

This means you can later add
an anti-roll bar if we want.

I'll bet these weren't cheap,
were they?

Actually, they weren't as bad as I
thought. Hundred and 50 quid a pair.

Seventy-five a side.

Let's do this end first
'cause then we can pivot it up.

Right. Let's leave that loose ish.

And then throw the damper in.

That way,
we can lift it into position.

Right, if you go up top.Yep.

Right.
Come and give us a hand down here.

I need your muscle.

Lift that drum.

Perfect.

There's something nice
about putting race bits on cars.

Fast parts.Yeah.

She's brand new.

But giving this entry-level Civic
Type R handling

will mean nothing
if she can't stop.

That means making sense of the
random collection of brake parts
that came with the car.

Now the rears are complete.

The front discs are on,
but no callipers.

So a pair of these, probably these,

are the original


This is obviously a bigger calliper

and that is quite clearly
a bigger disc.

So this indicates that Boycie's pal

was probably looking at
a brake upgrade

with bigger discs,
bigger callipers on the front,

but he kept the original callipers.
Yeah.

So what I think we should do,

let's see if these bigger discs and
bigger callipers fit on the front.

Yeah, whether these match these.
[CHUCKLES]

The thing about
having a bigger disc is

you've got more surface area
for a pad to grip,
better stopping power.

Also, it's made of iron,
which dissipates heat really well,

so the bigger surface area
gets rid of heat.

A bigger disc
gives you better stopping power.

Does it fit, though?

It does.

Right.

That fits and spins really nicely.

Now to try the bigger calliper.

Oh, we're way off.

No, it ain't gonna fit. Look.

It wants to be exactly in line
with the... the original lugs.

So the disc fits, but the calliper
doesn't fit the disc.No.

We don't know what
these callipers are off.
We don't know what the disc is off.

The disc fits,
but the calliper doesn't.

People do big break kits for these.
Yeah, have you seen
how expensive they are?

Yeah. I mean,
you're gonna be two grand.

I think we're gonna be more.

It's a dilemma.

I face either forking out a fortune
on track-ready brakes,

or I'm refitting the original ones,
restricting its performance.

But then I'll tell you
the other problem

we haven't thought about.

Well, the wheel one.
The wheels.All right,
let's see if the wheels fit.

Yeah, the wheels don't fit.

[SIGHS]

We have a bog-standard Civic

that's currently drums on the rear,
discs on the front.

Boycie's pal's put


But if we put big discs on the front
we're gonna have to do

something on the rear because
the brake bias will be off.

Plus, if we put big brakes on,
we have to put bigger wheels on.
We're gonna be spending thousands.

You wonder why people with
race cars haven't got any money.

They're always broke.

Right. We have a problem.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]

We do have to put an upgrade in
because the car is faster

and I would be uncomfortable
leaving the barn
with standard brakes in.

All right, how about this?

We can do a modest disc upgrade,
keep it factory spec,

drums on the rear,
discs on the front,

but upgrade them so they're
grooved or drilled.Yup.

We can upgrade the friction
material on the pad
so it has better stopping power.

Drain all the standard fluid out,

put race fluid which boils
at a higher temperature.Yeah.

And that will reduce
the risk of brake fade.

All right, that means I gotta go
order parts, which still sounds
a little bit expensive.

Okay, well, while you're spending
money, I'm gonna save money.

I'll clean up the stock callipers
'cause we know they fit.

Yeah. We have a plan.

Ordering new brake parts
will cost 150 quid.

And I've spent the same
on having the hallway floor
professionally oiled.

And another 170 quid
on a repurposed rug

that's now a luxury stair runner.

And these brass stair rods,
they're a nice finishing touch.

And that is it.

The stairs are done.

I can't wait to show Mum and Dad.

I just hope giving my track-ready
Civic's brakes a modest upgrade

will be enough to attract
maximum profit.

How's it going?
Yeah, good.Look at these!

Dimensionally, they're exactly
the same as the discs that came
out the factory in 1995.

The only difference is obvious.

Dimpled and grooved.
Dimpled and grooved.

The grooves help dissipate the heat
and the dimples help scrub the pads.

So as the wheel is rotating,

all the debris and dust
comes off the brakes.

Like the sound of that.

These apparently add


Gonna need it.

And then in box number two...

...I've got myself

some up-rated brake pads.
Very nice.

Proper friction material.

This combined with the new disc

is gonna give our car
much better braking performance.

Did you paint the carrier?
Course it did.

Oh, look at that!
That is looking good!

Get in there.
There you go.

Give it a wiggle.
What, me or the calliper?

I'm not sure.

They look the business, don't they?
That is one corner done.

Both sides fitted,
the final upgrade
is the racing brake fluid.

I just need to bleed them.

You're like a gymnast.
[CHUCKLES]

How's that pedal feel?
Lovely.

Well, that is the brakes bled.

Then we can test out
her stopping power.

Go on, hit the brakes!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!
[CHUCKLES]

She brakes like a track car.

Fit the stainless steel exhaust
that came with her

and mechanically she's there.

It's gonna get rid of all those
exhaust gases quicker.
It's gonna sound nice and throaty.

Go on, start the car.

I want to hear what it sounds like.

[ENGINE STARTS AND REVS]

Oi!

Oh, my God, it's perfect!

Now to cement her sleeper status,

disguising all that
upgraded performance
behind bog-standard trims...

Wow, that looks brand new.
Yeah. It's cleaned up nice.

...like her original 1995 dashboard.

Drive the bottom in
so the gear linkage clears.

Okay, go on.

Ah, man! That is it.

To hint at what lies beneath, I've
got some quick-release bonnet pins

left over from a race car build
a couple of years ago.

Yep, that's got it.

And after a quick sand-down,

she'll be ready to go for
a crisp new ice white paint job.

To be fair,
although it looked terrible,
this is cutting back really nicely.

She's gonna look brand new.
[CHUCKLES]

While my Honda's shell
gets its full-body respray,

a huge moment has arrived.

After nearly three years,

the front part of the house
is finally finished.

I just hope Mum and Dad
love their new hallway.

There you go.

Looks amazing.

I like the stair runner.

Oh, yeah! It blends very nicely.

It matches the paint colour as well.

Having all these panels
and the wood and the stairs
blasted and then painted



It's lightened up the whole area.

Coat hooks are beautiful,

and I love the fact
that you've hidden...

all the electricity.

Yes, that is a cut-down cupboard
which I got online.

Well, you wouldn't know.
Well done.

But it's the second bedroom's
completion

that marks the end of a story
and the beginning of a new one.

Oh, my goodness.

This is so much bigger
now you've done it.

So with this bedroom done,

this signifies the finish,
the end of the front of the house.

We did it! Amazing.
Yay!Well done.

Yes!

I know it's been a long time coming.

We're almost closing onto
three years.

You guys can now move in.
Brilliant!

In the short term,
I'll move into this bedroom.

I'm happy with just
a mattress on the floor.

But both of you have forgotten
a very important element
to us moving in.

What have we forgotten?
The kitchen.

Well, leave the kitchen to me.
I have a plan.

You guys need to start thinking
about putting stuff in boxes.

Finishing the bedroom and
the hallway has set me back £865.

I'm hoping my freshly painted,
souped-up Civic will cover it.

Come and check it out.

From here,
that looks absolutely mega.

And we didn't do a colour change,
which has saved us a ton of cash.

And we kept the blue
that was already on the interior.

And then just for that
extra little sleeper nod,

that blue is carried on,
so some of the trim pieces are blue,
the rear spoiler's blue.

Even the vents
on the front are blue.

It looks like an old man's car,
but underneath this car
is all boy racer.

It's beautiful. Really good.

I mean,
who says you can't polish a...

Civic.
Civic.

[LAUGHS]

The paint job cost me just 500 quid,

and I've splashed out 300 more
on a race car roll cage.

Don't scratch the paint.

Hang on.

It's like that.

And I've invested
in some new bucket seats.

Oh, it's the most important seat.
Yeah, the driver's seat.

Yeah, mine.
Oh, you...[LAUGHS]

I see what you did there.

That sets it off, don't it?

Right, that's that one in.

What do race seats need?

Oh, harnesses.
There's one for you.

Very snazzy.Yep.

This will finish
our interior off perfectly.

Finishing touch.

The car suits you as well.
Yeah.

I think it's gonna be
a right little rocket ship.

Right. A little refresher.

We bought the whole project,
and I say the word "project"

because it was a project,
for three and a half grand.

Which was a risk.

But as we sit here in these
very comfortable bucket seats...
They are quite nice.

...I think it's a risk
worth taking.

These harnesses
that we just put in, 100 quid.

Roll cage, 300 quid.

Seats, 300 quid.

The racing brake fluid was £35.

The brakes were 150.

Paint job, 500 quid,

because you and I did
the bulk of the work.

I've allowed £100 for miscellaneous.

All this plus the 150 quid
for the lower control arms

means we spent £5,135.

That's a lot of car for five grand.
It's gonna be a lot of fun.

It's a perfect track day car.

I was thinking that kind of six
to seven grand window.

You wanna drive it?Yeah.
Can we swap seats?No.

How about we swap seats?
[CHUCKLES] No.

You look comfortable there.
I won't be comfortable
if you're driving.

And I'm quite comfortable here,
actually.

All right, you can drive,
but I've got to drive first.

Woo-hoo!

Oh, yeah!

This is like a proper racing car.

This is gonna surprise
so many people at the red light.

And you wouldn't really know
from the outside

what's lurking under the bonnet.

People are gonna think
that it's this lovely little
sedate hatchback.Glacier.

The Glacier, and then underneath...

...man, this thing
is an absolute weapon.

Yeah, but keeping it in the white
was the genius move,

'cause white just says...
Standard.

Wanna try the brakes?
Go on, then.

Check. They definitely work.

Well, them dampers,
how good are they?

Yeah, that handles perfectly.

But like, even the seats
and the roll cage
stiffens it all up a bit.

This thing
absolutely hugs the road.

Come on, mate, my go.
You can't hog it all day.

You are gonna love this.

Right, then.

Your turn to have some fun.

[ENGINE ROARING]

Okay.Did you hear that?

Look at that smile on your face.
[LAUGHS]

I'll tell you what.
This car is a bit of me.

I mean, this is just
everything I love.

What a gem!

Ah! Have we got to sell this?

I put my track-ready Civic
for sale online at £6,800

and interest's building.

But there's a twist.

Boycie, who sold her,

has been in touch
and it only felt right

to make him do the 500-mile
round trip for first refusal.

Well, it's good to see you.
It's been a minute.
It's been a while.

I had to fess up.

I lost the Glacier stickers.
But he still seems interested.

You kept it white.
Yeah, of course,

because I took on
somebody else's dream

and this is that dream realised.

And we've done a few little
scooby blue details.
Yeah, I see. Spoiler, wheels, trims.

I mean, it looks amazing.

But on the inside
it gets a little bit interesting.

Fully functioning now, yeah?
Yeah, turn it on. Start her up.

[ENGINE STARTS AND REVS]
It's all there, innit?

Yeah.It's all there.
[LAUGHS]

[REVVING]
[LAUGHS]

Wanna look under the bonnet?
Hundred percent.

I need some ear defenders, Ant.

And I put these race style
quick-release pins on.

Yeah, it looks amazing.
It looks fantastic.

About 70% of the engine bay
was done by your mate,
but it wasn't finished.

But we've kept it super simple.

And then, step back,
painted those vents blue.

We even painted
the bonnet badge blue.

It's very JDM. Few little touches.

Right, well...

...the Civic is done.

And someone's gonna be getting
a really good track-day weapon.

I've done the honourable thing
and called you, first right
of refusal.I appreciate that.

It's up for 6,750.
And it ain't gonna stay long.

This car, I'll be surprised is here
at the end of today.

You been reading
one of my adverts?
I've been learning from the best.

I mean I'll give you six grand
for it.

No messing around. I'm here.
Move up a bit. Six and a half.

I mean, they are out there, Ant.
I mean, listen...

Not like this they're not.

The trouble you got me into,
'cause it's an emotional attachment.

I'll tell you what I'll do.
No more messing about.

I'll give you 6200 quid.

Done.Yes!
Sixty-two hundred. It's yours.

She goes back to Devon.
Oh, honestly, thank you.

That's £1,065 profit for the house.

What a result.

There is one last thing, though.
A little surprise for you.

Remember I said all along,
keep it as a Glacier Edition?

You've kept it white.
Just look at it.

Do not tell me that looks amazing.

You were always gonna be buying
this car.

Glacier Edition.[CHUCKLES]

Right. Drive safe, dude.

Ah! Just in time.

Boycie!Ah, here he is!
I can't even get out now.
I'm strapped in.

The man who does all the work, eh?
Well, allegedly.[LAUGHS]

Oh, Boycie, get on your way.
[ENGINE STARTS]

Cheers, boys.

[CHUCKLES]

Mate. I can't believe that.
I know.

You've sold a second-hand car
to a second-hand car dealer

and made a profit.

I was surprised he didn't try
and sell me another car, though.