1990 honda accord ex

[LethalEthan]

Got this car for free from a family member. I was told it didnt run and needed a clutch, it also has a bit of body damage. We went to go pull it out of the yard its been sitting in for almost 2 years, all of the brakes were locked up. Once we got it rolling we pulled it back to my house. Everything power worked but it wouldnt turn over so I had the starter tested. Came out good. So I took a jumper wire and jumped the starter and what do you know, fired right up and runs issue free even after sitting for so long. All power windows work, power locks and sunroof works, a/c works, ps and radio everything works. Got around to bleeding the brakes and its missing the pass. front caliper and they have a screw jammed into the line, but the brakes do work. Fired it up after we found the brake problem and drove it around the block. The car does not need a clutch or anything really. I'm guessing the stopped driving it because it wouldnt start. I also found a huge pile of service records in the glovebox, awesome! You really can't beat it for free. Anyways, heres some pics and a vid of it running.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1329.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1330.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1331.jpg
I've since cleaned it out a lot. I'll get some more pics tomorrow when its light out

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1334.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDkpp4wXRq4

[LethalEthan]

sorry about the sound I guess I had my finger over the mic

[blindeyed]

That's a sweet deal man, not too many miles on it either. What do you plan on doing about the starting issue? Think it could be a bad ignition switch or something?

[LethalEthan]

They say the contacts in these ignition switches are changeable. Im gonna take a look at it and see if their worn out if not, I'll just trace the signal wire from the starter to the ignition and look for problems. If I dont find anything i'm gonna end up running a new wire from the switch to the starter with an inline fuse.

[crvtec90]

Nice car dude..... cant beat that price either. Stick your head up under the dash and look at the clutch pedal. There is a switch at the top that keeps the engine from starting if the clutch pedal is not deprssed. Hondas usually have a little plastic plug that goes into a small hole in the pedal assembly. The plastic becomes old and brittle and then falls out of the hole. If it is gone you will see the switch contact poking through the hole in the pedal.

[LethalEthan]

They just replaced the clutch switch and the little tab on the pedal, that was one of the first things I checked. It's in the service records too, as well as new driver and passenger cv axles!

[scguy]

Little tip if the clutch switch pad is the problem - you can spend $20 or so at the Honda dealership and wait for the part - or superglue a penny there instead. We do it all the time at the shop - never wears out and you seriously cannot get a cheaper repair than $0.01

RD

[joey_crandall]

a friend of mine just got a 4 door with 170k for 300. his dads friends didnt need it anymore. and theres not a thing wrong with it. but i still think you got a better deal. do you have any self service yards in your area where you can go snag your parts for cheap. or do you just plan to buy new ones.

[LethalEthan]

I went to the u-pull it the other day and found 7 2 door accords of the same year and body style. I wont have any problems finding cheap parts. So far im in it $34 hahahahaha

[l.k.]

that thing was def. worth it....and i see a crap ton of those in the pick-a-parts around here....10-20 and they keep coming and going like clock work...

[LethalEthan]

ever see any with oem fogs?

[l.k.]

ever see any with oem fogs?

i plan on going to the yard tomorrow..ill check ..i never really pay attention. if i see some ill check for quality and grab them for you....

[LethalEthan]

sounds good! if you can grab the fog button off the center stack too. Should be the one all the way to the right.

[l.k.]

sounds good! if you can grab the fog button off the center stack too. Should be the one all the way to the right.

ok no problem man..if i see it all i will grab it....if my buddy is working i might get a good deal on them....like free..lol just pay shipping

[LethalEthan]

heres some more pics. I got a fender and sunroof visor from the local junkyard today. Its like accord heaven out there, it's never been so easy for me to find parts for one of my vehicles.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1409.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1407.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1406.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1404.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1402.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1400.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1399.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1396.jpg
This is the worst of the damage

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1395.jpg

[LethalEthan]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1454.jpg

[camoit]

Hay E.. there is a new member near you. Look for him in the new-b section. He is looking to lower his truck.

[LethalEthan]

some new stuff
these came out of the rear deck
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1512.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1513.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1488.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1538.jpg

[DroppedMitsu]

Looking good Ethan, nice little commuter you got there.

[LethalEthan]

blackhoused headlights
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1541.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1544.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1547.jpg

[LethalEthan]

new trunk lid, lights, oem spoiler

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1560.jpg

[joey_crandall]

thats awesome you got one of the most popular colors to. any luck on getting the fog lights.

[LethalEthan]

no luck yet. They have them on ebay but I'd rather not pay $200 plus for them. Its the same with all the jdm lights, intersection lights, rear fogs, one piece headlights. All on ebay, all $$$$. I've also been trying to find a legend coupe lip they line up to the accord bumper pretty well.

[LethalEthan]

repainted all the mouldings black, new door speakers, 6.5's are so much better! Blackhoused the bumper lights. I still need to find some corner lights I can blackhouse, and i'll be changing my headlights pretty soon

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1723.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1728.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1740.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1729.jpg

old
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1715.jpg

new
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1713.jpg

[camoit]

Someone is taking much better pictures now a days. What did you get a new camera? Things are looking good man. Keep it up. The night time pictures are cool with the lens stars. I like the purple one. Now what the hell is that black thing behind the small door speaker?

[LethalEthan]

no idea. I guess its honda's idea of a speaker pod. I've had my digi cam for about a year now. Its just a point and shoot. Samsung TL110 14.2mp. Its ok, a little grainey sometimes. You wanna see some good pics I'll break out my nikon N55. But no one does 35mm anymore. I still have my old darkroom setup so I can do black and whites myself. the whole 35mm to cd thing walmart and other stores do is ok, but I havent done it in a while.

[LethalEthan]

heres some black and whites I did in my bathroom hahaha. I also found some stock pics of my mightymax in the depths of my photobucket
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/Picture002.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/Harbour.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/Picture.jpg
damn trash in the print on this one

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/Picture014-1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/afterlowering-1.jpg

[LethalEthan]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SSPX1119.jpg

I dont have the minolta anymore though.

[LethalEthan]

stock armrest I found at the junkyard. The car had oem window visors too but it was a sedan.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1756.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1770.jpg

also re-painted my headlights a little. Took forever to find the paint for the high beam

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1765.jpg

[camoit]

I know that the traffic red light cameras are a Nikon. They stick 4 $7000.00 cameras around the intersection in the boxes on the poles. I've been thinking about putting on my orange vest and pulling out the ladder and grabbing one. A socket and ratchet just pull the housing and go. Since there not maintained by the county the guy that comes out is in a Subaru.

[LethalEthan]

new lip
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1807.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1809.jpg

[LethalEthan]

led dome light
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1772.jpg

broadway mirror, also thats my samsung digi cam
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1775.jpg

some offbrand strut tower bar, im going solid at some point
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1778.jpg

[spikey1566]

nice score on that one E.

[LethalEthan]

thanks, nice to see someone local around again

[LethalEthan]

stainless clutch line and sidemarker lights
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1981.jpg

stainless brake lines came today
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1984.jpg

i'm waiting on one more thing to come tomorrow and i'm off work all weekend. time to have some fun with it

[LethalEthan]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1986.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1988.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1990.jpg

aww yeah

[LethalEthan]

sidemarker lights are in, coilovers are on and stainless brake lines. All thats left is the clutch line
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2007.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2009.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1992.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_1998.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2002.jpg

[DroppedMitsu]

Looking good Ethan. the Accord is looks pretty sweet, especially lowered

[Fordubishi]

Now you need to Camo it :P

[LethalEthan]

thanks guys. I tried to do my clutch hose last night but the fitting is impossible to get to so i'm gonna hold off on that until it absolutely has to be done. I got some rear bumper markers off a cd5 accord (the next body style up) so i've been working on putting those in and getting them wired. I broke one into pieces test fitting it so i'll have to replace that one before its finished, hopefully the other side goes a bit smoother

[LethalEthan]

the cap to a 55gal drum flew out the back of some dudes truck on my way to work yesterday morning. Broke my bumper light. Awesome. Now I have to find and blackhouse another one
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2073.jpg

[LethalEthan]

replacement bumper light and a white dash clock from an integra
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2077.jpg

[LethalEthan]

I still have the mini trucker in me hahaha
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2154.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2148.jpg

and it's even lower now
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2159.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2121.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2161.jpg

[Fordubishi]

Going to put a sticker on back that says "I Brake For Gravel" ??

[LethalEthan]

I brake for no bump. The worst it scrapes is the mudflaps and lip. You'd be seriously suprised at how well it rides :grin:

[camoit]

I don't see any safety glasses in the action shot. Safety First..

[LethalEthan]

sunglasses under the hat. It was all I could find, but most of the time I dont really worry about it.

[camoit]

I don't know how many times they have saved my eyes. At least you keep the shield on the small grinder. They become finger monsters when people pull them off. I don't know how many gloves I have cut through from not having a gard on the 4" grinders. Now the 9" I never have a gard on it In fact I don't think it came with one. It has a place for 2 hands.
There are time living across from this park has it's advantages. Man there are some hot chicks walking by.

[LethalEthan]

I've had stuff go in my eyes before, but its never been to bad. I had a cutting disk blow up on me once, always use a shield. But I do know some of the bigger ones don't use a shield. I just don't like sparks flying all over burning my arms (hence the sweatshirt in 80 degree weather)

[camoit]

Yep me to. that is why I have Tillman cape sleeve.

http://jtillman.com/ 2788

[pennyman1]

Bring that accord to the 'burgh and you won't have anything to worry about scraping- you will surgically remove it in 10 minutes of arriving here - and thats a good day without construction zones.

[LethalEthan]

lol I believe it. The beauty of coilovers- any height problem can be resolved within minutes. As it sits right now, it'll 3 wheel! :))

[LethalEthan]

my box full of win
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2216.jpg

[LethalEthan]

got everything done last night except tie rods. I'll save those for another day

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2217.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2218.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2219.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2220.jpg

[LethalEthan]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2234.jpg

rear camber arms
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2270.jpg

Rear sway bushings
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2268.jpg

Setting the rear camber
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2263.jpg

Also bought wheels
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2278.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2283.jpg

[LethalEthan]

Guess I can update this. The car's had it's ups and downs over the past few months. Re-finished the wheels and had tires put on

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/E38A0457-4634-4755-A6C7-7F5EFFA99567-343-0000001ED6B092A6.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/f92adb15.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2334.jpg

Shortly after my steering rack went out. Put in a re-man from a local auto parts store that leaked, replaced with another re-man that also leaked. Finally got a good one in now. So this is it's 4th steering rack now

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/57E0658F-094E-4889-8AAA-FF9EFF87771A-5184-000008136FF21146.jpg

Ran great for a little while then my axles went out. Replaced with brand new ones I got off the internet and developed a bad vibration in the front end. The brand new axles didn't last but 150 miles before they were trashed again. Got some re-man's from the autoparts store and they worked great. While I was in there I also did brand new hubs and wheel bearings with extended wheel studs. Also did lower control arm bushings and lower strut bushings in polyurethane. Also cut my rotors with the brake lathe at work so they're nice and new again.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/EFAAC8A6-F760-4463-8D80-91CB51848D50-3038-000005FD611A71FA.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/7A33C1AE-8DEC-4C7D-8353-3DBDC4BC7C1E-3038-000005FD46AA0BA8.jpg

Ran great after that for a little while

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2414.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/SAM_2421.jpg

Then after all that work fixing everything under the car to be like new. The timing belt broke

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/25CB4C9D-1D69-46A6-9C77-A0324EDA26F1-14399-0000267A9F5F91A8.jpg

The bearings had fallen out of the water pump causing the belt to break

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/3845F2C6-BEF3-4BE0-B5AF-850E4FC0301E-14836-0000279BF4BF33BD.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/57439790-FEBC-492C-A2C3-5F8912DBF847-14537-00002693E2A379D0.jpg

Of course it's an interference engine so now all the valves in the head are bent. Not wanting to do much with this engine the car is sitting until I can afford a jdm H22 to drop in it. Should be early next year. In the mean time I figured I'd do some wire tucking and also move the battery to the trunk.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/FEADFB4F-1AEA-4169-A392-25D6533DEB93-1717-000004F7509F2988.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/521513D1-F584-45D0-A4F6-60E6629B23CD-1717-00000511117D2062.jpg

before
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/4859FB05-3777-4C93-A695-8E06A3BCEF3D-2424-000006AEC9972AAD.jpg

during
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/61F5E964-0018-4E79-A933-93C895BFA52F-504-000000ED1209F037.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/64620_379095358843922_1086084705_n.jpg

after
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/0083458A-3FD3-45E6-9CF6-5207E94BB436-1442-000006FB02556958.jpg

That's it for now. Gonna sit like this until I can get my engine. May work on some of the body work but who knows.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/F4CE29B9-E045-40CE-A7BE-9C9F79941ED5-5657-000011B0BF67A053.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/02905422-2E3F-4FCF-8121-0E141C47E7ED-5657-000011B187384722.jpg

[Fordubishi]

Go with a 2.5 or 3.0L V6 :P

[LethalEthan]

that would be nice! I've seen the 2.5 vtec swap done before, requires custom mounts and axles and all kinds of other jazz. I'm going with the H22 for simplicity. It drops right in using my wire harness, mounts, tranny and everything. Was gonna use the prelude transmission to since it's shorter gear ration and lsd. But since I just put new axles in it I'm gonna use mine for now. Will probably end up using the prelude trans whenever I need axles again or start having problems with my current trans.

[LethalEthan]

went to a party tonight and drank a bunch of someone else's beer. Then this happened

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/A4785B18-5133-43A4-A2D4-1629F8BBAA37-11710-000022DE69FD5750.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/581EB0CE-786F-47CB-9B22-A9EE672E3C9E-11710-000022DE73F4E35B.jpg

[4doorciv]

Ever thought of a hybrid motor? Just buying a head and leaving the f22 block? Hmotorsonline were good last time I ordered from them. It's been a few years of course.

[camoit]

This is why you should not drink beer.

[Fordubishi]

silly Honda drivers..... A hybrid is 2 different parentages combining to make an offspring.......... A honda powered honda is still a honda. now a Ford in a Mitsubishi is a hybrid and completely nuts :))

[pennyman1]

wouldn't a hybrid honda in a honda be a transplant?

[LethalEthan]

never thought about just swapping the heads. I planned on buying from hmotorsonline as well. Heard lots of good things about them. Seperated the trans today and pulled the clutch and flywheel. Defintely time for a new clutch. Also found a large crack in the throwout bearing

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/0E2DCD44-901D-46E0-838A-EC1FF7C5C72F-11710-000023D8720D1727.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/BA4F151A-8E90-4AB4-A76C-2C53C7CD57B3-11710-000023E9A40482E7.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/871CC8DC-477C-4D6E-82EF-D1DD03C9BC3F-11710-000023E9B6FC912A.jpg

[camoit]

Don't destroy that input shaft. there like $1500 if you can find them. A buddy of mine had the barrings go bad. But it did not destroy the shaft. Otherwise it's worth more then the car it's self.

[LethalEthan]

The shaft itself looks fine. I had some noise one time that sounded like bearing noise. It went away once I swapped over to Amsoil MTF. Not sure how the throwout bearing got the crack in it, but it may have been related to the noise I was having.

[camoit]

You can thank all the jap hot rodder guys for burning up all the shafts and driving up the price.

[ikeepzitclean]

lookin great so far! man i miss my cb7.. its been like 10 yrs. since i had one. lol
i'd suggest drop in a H22a4 from a bb6.. if u can get ur hands on motor+tranny combo from the Prelude SH it comes w/ ATTS. it takes some $$$ but not as much as the j35 swap from the TL type S (which would be insane in that accord btw) LOL regardless, with either of these 2 options u would have a killer cb7.

[pennyman1]

Better off with a h22a - the h22a4 swap becomes a real pain when you eliminate the ATTS scrap - just helped a friend swap the h22a4 combo into a 95 prelude - the plate drawing for the half shaft conversion he got off the internet was off by a 1/4 to 3/8 inch in 2 directions and required the motor to go to the plate fab guy to get it right. Car now needs to go to the tuner for dialin in the spring.

[ikeepzitclean]

Better off with a h22a - the h22a4 swap becomes a real pain when you eliminate the ATTS scrap - just helped a friend swap the h22a4 combo into a 95 prelude - the plate drawing for the half shaft conversion he got off the internet was off by a 1/4 to 3/8 inch in 2 directions and required the motor to go to the plate fab guy to get it right. Car now needs to go to the tuner for dialin in the spring.

yeah the JDM h22a from the type S BB6 would be dope. plus the highest HP output in the h-series motors (except for the SiR s-spec. prelude) and 11:1 comp. ratio. only down side is h-series blocks aren't too boost friendly.

LethalEthan, just DO IT! lol :shock:

[LethalEthan]

I'm going with an obd1 h22a. drops right in no prob. Just have to wire the vtec and the iab's since the old motor was an f22a4 with no iab's. But I can get the iab harness from an f22a6 junkyard motor. I come across them every once in a while. I've since cleaned and painted the stock trans

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/F1819605-A26A-4A2B-8C29-3215537938CC-14392-00002DEB2FFBBB10.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/44D7D02D-5B8F-4823-947A-A20BCAA4609E-14392-00002DEB27DCCD2C.jpg

Pulled the wire harness from the old motor which I'll be using on the new one along with my stock fuel rail since the jdm h22a fuel inlet is on the opposite side (otherwise the rails are the same)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/62198CFB-019E-4EA8-9173-930772293C7C-13531-00002AA4EF7A4FF2.jpg

Pulled the intake and head just to see what it looked like in there. Not to bad, and visually only 4 valves appeared to have made contact. Though they're all bent.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/5E0EEC42-051D-4386-ABC3-88B8EBE612A6-13531-00002AA51874C0FE.jpg

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I may end up keeping this motor and re-building it for a spare. Not sure yet.

[ikeepzitclean]

looks good. yeah def. not a bad idea to rebuild it and have that f22 as a spare.. they're reliable motors overall. good candidate for boost if u ever decide to go that route :thumbup:

[LethalEthan]

Finally came across some fogs in the junkyard. Never seen a set before so I got them with both brackets, complete harness and dash switch.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/9B15AA6E-3DDA-48F3-A599-B13F2EB22DA6-3865-00000CEEA32DEF4B.jpg

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[ikeepzitclean]

^ those look like they in pretty decent shape.. not easy to come by..especially w/ da complete harness and all that. glass or plastic?

[LethalEthan]

They're plastic lens. I think the jdm ones are glass though. After a good wetsand and polish on the lenses, they should look pretty nice. I pretty much stole them. Online they go anywhere from 250-400. I got everything for $47

[ikeepzitclean]

yeah u got lucky..they're hella hard to find and thats def. a steal. u thinkin of running the 3K HIDs in them?

[LethalEthan]

I actually had some from the fogs in my old isuzu. But the ballasts went out during testing. I'll just have to get a new set.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/3AAC8465-1399-44A9-9119-3F56CC49E11D-3865-00000DCCB367309D.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/59199961-7259-4356-BD7C-C5CBAF006A09-3865-00000DCCBCC3EDC4.jpg

[ikeepzitclean]

that looks dope.. its funny how the HID 3k aren't actually yellow but greenish like that, but the car is green too so it works. u run 35w or 55w ballasts?

[LethalEthan]

When they first come on they are green, but go more towards yellow after warming up. The fogs will be 35watt. My low beams are 55watt 6k and high beams are 35watt 3k

[ikeepzitclean]

yeah i had 6K 9006 in my lows and 3K 9005 in my highs on my cb7. no fogs tho i could nvr find a decent pair. some ppl hook up their high beams as DRLs, u plannin on doing that?

[LethalEthan]

I've seen the drl mods but I dont like the look of lights on in the daytime so i'm gonna leave that one alone.

[ikeepzitclean]

yeah everybody has diff. taste.. to each his own i guess. lol what do u think about the JDM foglight upgrade for the rear bumper?

[LethalEthan]

I like the bumper mounted rear fogs, but wouldn't put one on my car. They're priced kinda high but not as bad as others. I REALLY like the intersection lights for the front bumper, but I think they'd make the front end to busy. I might run them if I got new fenders and ran without the sidemarkers.

Only other thing I'd like to get for the outside is a 92-93 coupe trunk (spoilerless, been keeping an eye out at the junkyards for them, but most have spoilers) and the flushy spoiler. I'd like to get my hands on some one piece headlights as well, but only if I found a really good deal on them. I think $300-400 for used lights with plastic lenses is rediculous.

[ikeepzitclean]

yeah the rear foglight is def. pricey. as for the jdm intersection lights, those are pretty damn rare too but they look brilliant on these 4th gens. BUT it might get a lil busy cuz u got the foglights in the front bumper too. overall ur right tho, the intersection lights would probably make for one too many lights on the front bumper since u already have signals, foglights and parking lights by the headlights up there. the fender side markers look great, i'd say keep them and forget intersection lights for now even tho they're sick.

are u talking about the LED flush spoiler or a nice lip style spoiler (which would complement the body lines of these 4th gens.)

[LethalEthan]

oem flushmount, like this one

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee16/slammed4thgen/cleancar010.jpg

[ikeepzitclean]

yeah..those. they look way better than the stock LED spoilers. lol @ da lic. plate on that cb7 :lmao:

[LethalEthan]

just a slight update as I've started collecting parts for my swap. Tried to oder my engine this past monday but they were out of stock so I'm gonna try again this coming monday. After thats ordered, all I need is a ps line, a little bit of wire, some ecu pins, a clutch, and some gaskets and it'll be go time.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/update1002_zps71b10f5b.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/update1002_zps71b10f5b.jpg.html)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/update2001_zps6347d7ce.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/update2001_zps6347d7ce.jpg.html)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/update2002_zpsc59699b8.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/update2002_zpsc59699b8.jpg.html)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/001_zps3d68b899.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/001_zps3d68b899.jpg.html)

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[BradMph]

That stuff looks purty nice. I luv getting stuff delivered like this. It's makes ya feel like a kid again at Christmas and parents bought you everything you asked for.

[ikeepzitclean]

i like that flywheel..what brand is it?
and whats da word on ur motor? jdm h22 or f22 turbo set-up.. :shock: lol

[LethalEthan]

The flywheel is a fidanza. The motor is going to be a Jdm h22a with limited slip short gear trans. I actually got it ordered a few days ago but it'll be about a month before it gets here.

[Rickdees]

Nice Job Ethan, nothing but the best you can get even if you must wait for it, and there's nothing I hate worse is waiting for parts.

[LethalEthan]

no kidding. I could have gotten my motor months ago for half the price I paid for the set but I bought from a reputable company with lots of good reviews. unbelievable customer service to, every time I called I talked to the same person and after the first two times they knew me by my first name. But everything has been worth the wait so far. Nothing on the car is cheap and it shows when you drive it.

[LethalEthan]

Kteller 2.25 stainless exhaust. Super nice kit.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/E46A30FF-EAAB-432A-BBA5-23BDE3FE4B25-4807-000008B1C9BB5D7D_zps0bfb6525.jpg

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Also the Percy's header gasket since it seems people have a bad time with eBay gaskets sealing

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/BA326E08-47AF-4BB0-939A-F39A897F17DB-4807-000008B1DEFEDE8D_zpsaeff44e3.jpg

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Also picked up a prelude ps pump and high pressure line so I can keep my ps with the swap.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/7B61447A-F657-41E4-9414-AB9C4E4403AC-209-000000222488B674_zps2959c585.jpg

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I have a spec stage 2 clutch on the way and my engine and trans should be arriving any day now. All I really need is about $150 in gaskets and a bit more for fluids and shit and we can get the ball rolling. Can't wait to drive it again.

[LethalEthan]

Clutch came today

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/A5889A8B-A151-40FB-BF46-DCA110046259-1450-0000024F70CB1EEE_zps77225df5.jpg

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[LethalEthan]

The new engine is finally here. I think it was sometime last week it came but so far I have the timing belt, water pump, and manual tensioner done. I also drilled and tapped the trans for the accord mount, and installed the new clutch and flywheel. The harness is about half way done. I have a few gaskets to do and have a power steering hose made and we should be dropping it in.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/F7234D80-F9B4-4988-88FE-66B975821DEF-10794-00000E7CA15D4F0E_zps25ed73f4.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/dslr/F7234D80-F9B4-4988-88FE-66B975821DEF-10794-00000E7CA15D4F0E_zps25ed73f4.jpg.html)

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[ikeepzitclean]

looks dope man. did u use the manual tensioner from a h23? and are u running an ATTS tranny or just the base 5 spd? cornering and driving on winding roads is so dope with a SH tranny. :grin:

and that h22 looks dope.. reminds me of the one I had in my last prelude.

[LethalEthan]

The manual tensioner I bought from Kaizen speed. The transmission is from an sir-t accord. Short gear and limited slip.

[ikeepzitclean]

yeah, thats the tranny from the bluetop f20b motor.. that tranny can take more HP than that h22 can put out stock. u have plans for boost in the future?

[LethalEthan]

not really. I have the old f series really all it needs is a head rebuild. I've thought about building it for boost but that's not gonna be anytime soon.

[LethalEthan]

I had a buddy of mine pickup my power steering line today while I was at work. The shop did an awesome job on it and they told my friend that I'd go through 6 or 7 power steering pumps before I ever had to replace the hose.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/6E9A1B6E-E687-44DB-BFD0-8A5767D13E1D-17122-00001835BBA0AA53_zpsd90eadd0.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/dslr/6E9A1B6E-E687-44DB-BFD0-8A5767D13E1D-17122-00001835BBA0AA53_zpsd90eadd0.jpg.html)

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Also have the trans back on, a/c compressor on, valve cover tightened down, and the engine part of the harness is done. I need to swap some pulleys around and find an oil pressure sensor and I can drop it in.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/71056057-D908-4E69-840E-72F1DBA1D78B-17122-000018422C0E95E1_zpscdfee873.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/dslr/71056057-D908-4E69-840E-72F1DBA1D78B-17122-000018422C0E95E1_zpscdfee873.jpg.html)

[LethalEthan]

its finally in!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/E9642E39-9D56-41FA-B665-1FEFE6E9B64F-5507-000007BA523EB211_zps245742df.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/dslr/E9642E39-9D56-41FA-B665-1FEFE6E9B64F-5507-000007BA523EB211_zps245742df.jpg.html)

[ikeepzitclean]

great job dude. cb7 looks soo much better w/ an h-engine in it. lol almost as if that was supposed to be in there from factory as opposed to the f-series. :thumbup: btw, looks like a tight squeeze around the rear cam and left strut tower area or maybe just the angle of the pic. and how's the fit behind/under the intake manifold? did u use stock charcoal canister on firewall for all the egr shit or did u get everything from the h22?

[LethalEthan]

Pretty much everything on the driver side is tight as hell. Firewall clearance is about the same as before. I dumped all the emissions stuff as we don't have any sort of inspection or testing here in ga. All I have left now is to put the axles in (working on that as I type this) solder the vtec wiring and put fluids in her. If all goes well we should be starting it next weekend. Then ill just have to take it somewhere and have them weld up the exhaust.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/dslr/8C72ACF8-C469-4B22-A492-B832BBE125F6-10011-00000EFF3942C606_zpsa1fc3787.jpg

[LethalEthan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOiyrDQnzqE&list=UU8LDHoXYFg6K8uiZScATXVQ

It lives! And it's street legal again. Got it tagged and insured about a week ago and have put 200 miles on it since then.

[LethalEthan]

The 200 year old oak tree in my front yard fell on the car. The body is totalled. Most of the suspension on the driver side rear is also done for I think, but the wheel doesnt look to bad. Insurance wont cover it some I'm not sure what to do now. I guess ill find another one and swap all my stuff over. I have some videos and stuff to post from the last times I got to drive it. I'll post those up in a bit but for now heres some pics.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/Mobile%20Uploads/20140813_153245_zpsahdnrpkm.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140813_153245_zpsahdnrpkm.jpg.html)

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/Mobile%20Uploads/404126D7-A744-4926-B763-DC965A2A274D_zps28alumwt.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/404126D7-A744-4926-B763-DC965A2A274D_zps28alumwt.jpg.html)

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[Fordubishi]

is that the new "Slammed" and "cambered" look all the kids are going after these days ??



That really sucks to have it happen, hope you find another car to put all your stuff into cheap.

[LethalEthan]

some people pay money for that look!

Here's some videos.


http://youtu.be/z58Vh2gO80c


http://youtu.be/a38jf_lxE5g

[geezer101]

Are you sh*tting me? After all that work it ends up getting turned into a skate board... makes you wonder if there was any point in getting it insured when the insurance companies make their policies out of loopholes. Sorry to see your car ending up in such a sad state. :(

[LethalEthan]

thanks. We were hoping we could get the homeowners insurance to pay for it but they wont cover any auto's. Just gonna have to try and find a shell to swap all my stuff over into. Really not looking forward to doing all that work again, especially the wire tuck.

[camoit]

It don't look that bad. Looked like you drove it to where it's parked at now. Just force things back into a somewhat close alignment and drive it till it blows. Might as well have some fun with it before goes away. Sure does suck.

[MaxinOut]

I don't even care for hondas and the such. BUT I FRACKING LOVED YOUR ACCORD NOOOOOO WHYYYYYY fuckin ficus

[LethalEthan]

Decided to stop in today and check out some of you guys trucks. Figured I could update this a little bit as well. I decided to part out the car, and actually sold my complete h22 engine and transmission to a friend of mine about 2 weeks ago.

As a replacement for my car, I bought this

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/lethalethan/forums/59EB2EB4-B4C1-45FC-B230-1779112690CB_zpsn4qsifs2.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/lethalethan/media/forums/59EB2EB4-B4C1-45FC-B230-1779112690CB_zpsn4qsifs2.jpg.html)

Much cheaper, MUCH faster, and way more fun than anything with doors.

[DroppedMitsu]

Nice Honda, what model is it? I love street bikes(well anything two wheels in general) but I don't know if I'd ever buy one for my self. I like going too fast(very easy to do on a street bike lol) and people don't pay attention well enough while driving for me to get one. Would definitely save me a TON on gas to and from work though.

Got any plans for it?

[LethalEthan]

It's a cbr 600 f4i. I couldn't believe how cheap everything is basics wise! $12 to fill it with gas, $20 a year for the tag and somewhere around $11.90 a month for insurance hahaha. It is way to easy to go stupid fast on it, I have to practice a lot of self control hahaha. This is the first thing on two wheels I've ever ridden except bmx bikes. I've had it about two weeks now and I'm still getting used to it.

It has a couple mods already but nothing crazy. Led tail with integrated turn signals, flush mount front signals, and pig spotter mirrors. I replaced those with factory mirrors though because I couldn't see anything but my elbows. I won't do a whole lot to it myself. I'd like to get the split seat and paint the whole bike that same red, that's mostly it. I like to spend as little as possible on it.

[minimotos95]

Cheaper until you realize the odometer rises a lot quicker than a cars does and tires are tied with fuel for the biggest expense, they aren't cheap and wear fast. The fun is worth it though, bikes rock, sold my last motorcycle last month and bought a bicycle to replace it. but motorcycle ADD kicked in and I wound up committing to buy the bike that got me started with motorcycles, a '95 kawi ZX11E project bike that I'm not going to get around to for a while.

[LethalEthan]

Hah! I do need a new rear tire too hahaha. I priced them out though they're alright. I always bought good tires for my car so I'm used to paying $100-$175 per tire, makes it a lot better only having to buy two tires vs four though. I've seen people say to compare bike miles to car mileage you need to multiply the bikes miles time 10. I don't know how true that is, but I do know bike stuff wears a lot faster than car stuff.