81' Accord .. The Stanceformation

[babyhonduhdrama]

Ok guys.. so i picked up a 1981 Honda Accord about a month or so ago. I know that the gauge cluster only has 5 numbers on it so its impossible to tell if it's x56,000k or 256,000k miles. but i picked up the car from the original owner. The husband passed away about 10-15 years ago and she NEVER drove it (basically for not knowing how to drive a stick). So the car has literally sat for nearly that long. Cranked VERY OCCASIONALLY and never drove. So i managed to pick it up (not running) for $1300 and come to find out, the FIX was a new starter.. which i acquired from rockauto.com

http://i57.tinypic.com/s1pw5h.png

Yeah she's a beauty, i must say. As soon as i got her home.. i drained her of her fluids. gave her a nice oil change and new oil filter. the usual FIRST thing i like to do when i get a vehicle.. JUST because. My plan is to keep this thread updated as possible (much like Hazwan has done for you guys). I am new to the world of CVCC but i plan to learn much from this car.

So before i really get down deep and dirty into the extensive build thread.. i want to give you guys a view of my basic plans for the Accord. As you can tell by my "Title". I am a fan of the stanced scene. The Lower, The Better. Yes, i know that this is not a favorable thing to do by most people's standards but.. its about what i like and not what someone else wants me to do. So this is basically my plan (picture below)

http://i57.tinypic.com/zvvn6h.png
YES, i am very aware that this is a Corolla and not an Accord guys :bow: but this is basically the direction i am going in.

http://i62.tinypic.com/qqo5qq.jpg

^<< and yes, i realize that the front bumper is missing in this photo but thats because i took it off for some cleaning up (PICS LATER OF COURSE :eek:).

More to come soon guys so stay tuned for what I have coming... its gonna be a long trip. I wish I could get things done as quick as Hazwan did. If you want to see pictures that I may forget to post here [sorry lol] just watch me on Instagram or other social media sites.

IG name: @babyhonduhdrama
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/perry.gilchrist

[79cord]

Sounds like a pretty special car, and another 4x100 conversion..
Not a fan of over-arch & bolt-on flares but they definitely can cover absurd wheels & offsets & really rub the tyres for a dramatic look without major concern!
Look forward to seeing your efforts.

[PDXAccord79]

If you find some flairs that work with this car let us know. I've seen people put the air splitter off a GTI MKII on the front with little modification as well. I've been thinking up a design for coil overs/sleeves but haven't had the time, money, or motivation to implement it. If you'd like to hear my ideas on how to do this correctly let me know.

[Dr_Snooz]

Not feeling the Corolla, honestly. It looks like a dumpy, brown '70s econobox trying really hard to be something it's not. Hopefully you can make your project more coherent.

Good luck with it and post lots of pics for those of us who eschew social media.

[babyhonduhdrama]

Yeah, i do understand that my tastes is not for everyone. and i will be posting pics as i acquire more and more things for the car. I actually found some headlights today at the junkyard off of a 1985 BMW 5 series.. they seem to be the exact same size as the ones in the Accord but i am going to do a little work on them and retrofit with some possible HID. {small project} and i got the lights for $2 so lol.. why not.

[Hazwan]

Have you thought of putting the projector headlights off an E30/34? Lots of work but HIDs gonna work better with those if not perfect like the actual HID projectors but then you're one step ahead if you're gonna retrofit them with proper HID projectors. Besides they look sick lol

[babyhonduhdrama]

So guys, here is a picture of those BMW headlights that i pulled from the junkyard. I figured just as a small project, i am going to cut out the back of these and retrofit HID's in it. And yes, Hazwan.. i contemplated the same approach you took. but i couldn't pass up a deal for $2. and i think i got some spare HIDs here somewhere. I promise tho after i play around with these headlights, there will be many pics.

http://i57.tinypic.com/359n0w6.jpg

Also, stopped at my local hardware store and picked up these R12 to R134a fittings for the A/C so i can give the A/C a good charge tomorrow at work :thumbup:

http://i61.tinypic.com/rjqyqu.jpg

[79cord]

Was thinking they might be euro spec H4's rather than sealed beam. & since early 5-series had bigger lights outboard I guess these would be high-beam only.
Solid glass!? Might be interesting to see those converted.

[babyhonduhdrama]

79cord, the bimmer headlights have 2 positive wires so.. it has the HIGH and LOW beam in the single housing. and i checked it over once more.. it is a sealed beam headlight so it does not come apart. BUT REGARDLESS.. (heres the update guys)

So 1. Back of the headlight
http://i61.tinypic.com/2uxxs1s.jpg

my attempt was to take my little rotary tool that i picked up from Harbor Freight for $8 and attempt to make a small incision into the back with shattering. After about 10 minutes on trying to grind into the light, i realized one of two things. Either 1) the headlight is thick as f**k or 2) my rotary tool doesn't have the necessary RPMs to make the incision.

http://i60.tinypic.com/5vrnsp.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/2h33bli.jpg

As you can see from the pic above, i didn't get very far into the actual light housing. So at this point, if anyone has a method for cutting into glass.. i would surely appreciate it.

Also (this is just for testing purposes)
http://i62.tinypic.com/fm8isx.jpg

I picked up these lights with the wiring from the junkyard today and since my buddy works there.. well i didn't have to pay for something this small. :thumbs up: These came out of a '91 EF Civic hatch.. and i thought i could use these as a test so i would know if the project would work at all. BUT as stated, still having trouble getting the housings open. So far i have spent about $12 on this little headlight project so if it doesn't work, i'm not sweating it.

[PDXAccord79]

Please stop. What you're doing here is a bad idea when you can buy these off ebay for $45 with shipping:

5 3 4" Stock H4 Halogen Headlight 55 60W Light Bulbs Glass Metal Headlamp Pair | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/231320597683?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)

or go read Hazwan's thread which shows how he installed real BMW lights into his Accord:

http://www.3geez.com/forum/1geez-accords/78772-bmw-e34-headlamps-retrofit.html

Whatever you do stop what you're doing and throw those lights away.

[babyhonduhdrama]

i will take you up on that one PDXAccord.. that looks like a smarter option to go with. I just wanted to have some fun with some parts i had laying around.. and well i was only out $2. Thanks for the links. LINKS ALWAYS HELP!


Please stop. What you're doing here is a bad idea when you can buy these off ebay for $45 with shipping:

5 3 4" Stock H4 Halogen Headlight 55 60W Light Bulbs Glass Metal Headlamp Pair | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/231320597683?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)

or go read Hazwan's thread which shows how he installed real BMW lights into his Accord:

http://www.3geez.com/forum/1geez-accords/78772-bmw-e34-headlamps-retrofit.html

Whatever you do stop what you're doing and throw those lights away.

[babyhonduhdrama]

So i was sitting on RockAuto Parts Catalog (http://www.rockauto.com) this afternoon to order my parts for the 4x100 conversion.. i need to replace my CV axles so i figured I would just go ahead and do this all at the same time. So before i hit that fabulous "CHECKOUT" button, does anyone want to give me the parts list for the conversion? From what i have seen in the forums from Hazwan and 2ndgenguy (John), its ...

1. 1982 Accord Front Hubs (1.8L)
2. 1986 Accord Calipers w/ pads
3. 1989 Honda CRX Rotors

and apparently the Hubs will come with the B32 bearings so it shouldn't be a problem there. can anyone confirm these parts? READY TO HIT CHECKOUT!

[79cord]

Yep, '82 Accord hubs for '81 driveshafts from their experience. I have '81 Prelude driveshafts (same) with the '82 Accord hubs, as mine had the 1mm smaller diameter shafts of earlier models, which I later found could be used with 2g Civic hubs.

I used '89 CRX Si calipers with 2mm washers to space them out a little & have bought some 3g Prelude calipers to try... but not got around to that... about to try CRV calipers with bigger 262mm dia. disc rotors as well, though that will require 14" + wheels.

I used '89 CRX si/ 1g integra 242mm dia. disc rotors

& 2g Prelude rear disc assembly with custom handbrake cable adapters, or 2g Civic drums (complete asm.) with backing plate drilled to suit Accord.

[Hazwan]

Yep, '82 Accord hubs for '81 driveshafts from their experience. I have '81 Prelude driveshafts (same) with the '82 Accord hubs, as mine had the 1mm smaller diameter shafts of earlier models, which I later found could be used with 2g Civic hubs.

I used '89 CRX Si calipers with 2mm washers to space them out a little & have bought some 3g Prelude calipers to try... but not got around to that... about to try CRV calipers with bigger 262mm dia. disc rotors as well, though that will require 14" + wheels.

I used '89 CRX si/ 1g integra 242mm dia. disc rotors

& 2g Prelude rear disc assembly with custom handbrake cable adapters, or 2g Civic drums (complete asm.) with backing plate drilled to suit Accord.

Interested to see if the 262mm rotors would work. I thought people are having issues with the 3g DX/LX Accords with stock 242mm brakes going with the bigger 262mm? I wonder if we gonna face the same issues with our cars.

[babyhonduhdrama]

i'm still wondering if there is a possible swap to 4x114.3 PCD but i will worry about that later.

[babyhonduhdrama]

So I stopped by this old Honda shop in my area that has been around since the late 70's.. I spoke to the owner and asked if he had any misc stuff laying around. He took a look at my accord and was intrigued to see someone of my age taking such a liking to a vehicle that's 30+ years old. He told me we could search through his shop attic and see if there is any parts laying up there that he may have ordered years ago. If so, i could just take it since it would probably never be sold. Little did i know, that he just let me enter a small gold mine of treasures. So here's what i found and he let me snag. <3

http://i61.tinypic.com/hstjdl.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/28jfps9.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/257jatl.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/b7nmrq.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/n3rrep.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/1412w69.jpg

[Dr_Snooz]

Cool score!

[babyhonduhdrama]

Cool score!

Yeah.. it was DrSnooz.. going to be valuable things to have when i take the motor out to be rebuilt. Trying to get stuff rolling as quickly as i can!

[Dr_Snooz]

LOL at the carb float. Is that something you need?

[babyhonduhdrama]

i doubt its anything that i really need DrSnooz. but hey, why not have it!? Oh so just some other stuff. I had raised the car up the other day on the lift to find out that my SHIFT ROD LINKAGE was leaking at the seal right at the transmission. I went at ordered the part from Honda yesterday and picked it up this morning. I'll be replacing it when I pull the transmission to do my clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing (and resurface flywheel).

http://i59.tinypic.com/29bj6uq.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/3094myx.jpg

[Dr_Snooz]

I'll be replacing it when I pull the transmission to do my clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing (and resurface flywheel).

I hate to break it to you, but unless that list includes cracking open the trans, you won't be replacing it. :(

[79cord]

Yep, not a desirable task. I might have to do it upon my '79 as well & Honda's service manual does suggest it's a trans-axle dismantling job..
Easy upon my '77 Accord & '88 Integras with the roll-pin connecting Shift linkage to Selector shaft, just disconnect linkage & slide new seal onto Selector shaft, even if everyone complains bitterly about the difficulty of removing the pin. So I guess bolting them together at a pivot seemed like a good idea in '79.... but you cannot slid the seal over that... no doubt why they reverted to the earlier system!

[JSmythe]

Yep, not a desirable task. I might have to do it upon my '79 as well & Honda's service manual does suggest it's a trans-axle dismantling job..
Easy upon my '77 Accord & '88 Integras with the roll-pin connecting Shift linkage to Selector shaft, just disconnect linkage & slide new seal onto Selector shaft, even if everyone complains bitterly about the difficulty of removing the pin. So I guess bolting them together at a pivot seemed like a good idea in '79.... but you cannot slid the seal over that... no doubt why they reverted to the earlier system!

Im full of crazy ideas. what if you used a CV boot stretcher and got it over mount? If you can get an extra very easy, it might be worth a try. of course you have to drain the fluid twice if it doesn't work.

[Dr_Snooz]

The boot in the picture is just a dust cover that wraps around the seal. The seal itself is a hard plastic collar that seats in the case. There's no stretching it; only breaking. The shift shaft gets pushed through the seal and bolted to the selector mechanism inside the trans. Then the rest of the trans, mainshafts, shift forks, etc. get built around it. I don't often fault Honda's designs, but this one was far less than ideal. Fortunately, the seal doesn't often go bad like you see there.

[Hazwan]

The boot in the picture is just a dust cover that wraps around the seal. The seal itself is a hard plastic collar that seats in the case. There's no stretching it; only breaking. The shift shaft gets pushed through the seal and bolted to the selector mechanism inside the trans. Then the rest of the trans, mainshafts, shift forks, etc. get built around it. I don't often fault Honda's designs, but this one was far less than ideal. Fortunately, the seal doesn't often go bad like you see there.

This and the stupid input shaft seal located inside the trans..

[babyhonduhdrama]

The boot in the picture is just a dust cover that wraps around the seal. The seal itself is a hard plastic collar that seats in the case. There's no stretching it; only breaking. The shift shaft gets pushed through the seal and bolted to the selector mechanism inside the trans. Then the rest of the trans, mainshafts, shift forks, etc. get built around it. I don't often fault Honda's designs, but this one was far less than ideal. Fortunately, the seal doesn't often go bad like you see there.

I got the replacement seal from Honda, and YES it is a HARD plastic collar like you stated. There is no stretching it. Only breaking. So if thats the case, how do i go about replacing it?

[Dr_Snooz]

You do a complete teardown of the trans. All the way down to the shift linkage, which is much closer to the bottom than the top. Of course, if you're going to go to all that trouble, you might as well do a complete overhaul. Disassemble the shafts, check tolerances, replace all bad parts, clean thoroughly and reassemble with new gaskets, seals and syncros. It's not anything you'll get done in a weekend.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[babyhonduhdrama]

HOLY CRAP!! i wonder how much that will cost at a trans shop? i don't even wanna attempt to do it D:

[2oodoor]

Probably not as much as you expect but finding a shop that would do it have a learning curve or at least interesting.

[Dr_Snooz]

Or you just drive it and check the oil level regularly.

[JSmythe]

or you can buy my spare tranny for parts and take it apart to see how it all works. I'll give you a deal.:stick:

[babyhonduhdrama]

QUICK UPDATE: my cv axles came in today.. stoked. And all my wheel bearings, hubs, and rotors will be here tomorrow to do my 4x100 lug conversion! I really hope and pray this works the FIRST time. I will be starting a HOW TO: for the 4x100 lug conversion (pics included). I enjoyed the DISCUSSION but i want to help everyone and have just a straight foward how-to-guide to do it.

Will have pics of all the parts and parts numbers tomorrow! :D


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[babyhonduhdrama]

So i woke up this morning to check and see if my FEDEX delivery had made it into my city so that i would know it would be here today.. well wouldn't you know it got delayed. Gonna be tomorrow before i get the other parts :banghead:

[89akord]

where did you order cv axles?

[babyhonduhdrama]

So unpacked everything that i have currently stocked up on.. i got so many things that i cannot wait to put on my car.

PARTS LIST: Exedy clutch with pressure plate and throwout bearing, (3) valve cover gaskets, new pistons, retainers, brass floats, valve seals, speedometer cable, slave cylinder, clutch master cylinder, and CV axles. And then the required parts for the 4x100 lug conversion on the front.

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where did you order cv axles?
Oh and 89akord, i ordered them from Autozone.

[babyhonduhdrama]

So i dropped my car off today at a local muffler shop because when i originally bought it, the exhaust had MAJOR holes in the piping and muffler.. So i had a new one put on and i immediately noticed the difference. My gas milage has increases and it sounds SO MUCH BETTER!

!Moar Pics!
http://i62.tinypic.com/11gk0gh.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/vyawcw.jpg
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[Dr_Snooz]

Much nicer!

[babyhonduhdrama]

:banghead: I woke up this morning and ran into a bit of a problem.. for the past month or so, I have been reading the forums making sure I got every correct part I needed to do the 4x100 lug conversion for my accord. I got all the FRONT parts, and then it was time to order all the rear parts. It came to my knowledge by reading.. that to do the disc conversion on the rear, I would need to acquire some parts from a 2nd gen Prelude (thanks to 2ndGenGuy). So i ordered the parts. New Rotors, bearings, calipers, and such...

And then the problem arose.
I need the LEFT and RIGHT Rear Caliper Mounting Bracket as show below: Part#5 and #6
http://i58.tinypic.com/2irsnco.jpg

So i began to search. I went to Honda Parts at Honda Parts Now | Genuine OEM Honda Auto Parts (http://www.hondapartsnow.com) since they are pretty good at sourcing OEM parts. NO LUCK. they stated the bracket was discontinued and could not be ordered. So they I preceded to call my dealership (as well as every other Honda dealership within 100 miles). Once again, NO LUCK. Ebay? Nope. Trying to find the prelude on craigslist? Nope.

My last and final thing I could think of was to.. since i noticed there was a lot of old school Honda's in the Northwest (and I live in the Southeast). I searched some junkyard inventories in Seattle, Washington and made a couple of calls. And what do you know? they had (3) 2nd gen preludes in this one junkyard. They gave me the number to a guy who is a local parts puller. He goes around pulling parts for people and sending them. So I call him, of course. And low and behold, he was actually in THAT VERY junkyard at the time i called him. 20 mins later, i get a text from him with this..

http://i60.tinypic.com/2z6ys8l.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/10gian6.jpg

BOOM! Caliper Mounting Brackets Acquired. I paypal'ed the guy and they should be here on Friday or Saturday.

[babyhonduhdrama]

HAHA i just went back and resized all my images because they were too big and getting on my nerves reading my own thread.

[79cord]

Wow, the bills would certainly add up frighteningly buying so much at once but glad you were able to get it all.
I experimented with some other front brake options recently that I should document for peoples, though still think the current ideas are best for the effort.
I had to replace my rear wheel bearings so also removed and traced the outline of my parking brake cable adapter for future copies, though have not got around to drawing it up properly on cad yet..
I must get some more front hubs from the wrecker since I wouldn't hold much hope getting them new here.

[babyhonduhdrama]

Wow, the bills would certainly add up frighteningly buying so much at once but glad you were able to get it all.

Yeah, it sounds like the bills keep racking up 79cord, but honestly.. i wanted to buy a couple of things and do some of it all at once. Believe me though, I had read some of the other threads MULTIPLE times before I considered spending my money to get the stuff I have got already. It will all be worth it in the end.

[79cord]

Buying new rather than visiting a wrecker might mean missing out on some peripheral bits that we took for granted as part of the usual assembly, such as those mounting brackets, disc backing/dust plates, wheel nuts, & you probably need slightly longer rear brake hoses (I used the Prelude ones).

[babyhonduhdrama]

Buying new rather than visiting a wrecker might mean missing out on some peripheral bits that we took for granted as part of the usual assembly, such as those mounting brackets, disc backing/dust plates, wheel nuts, & you probably need slightly longer rear brake hoses (I used the Prelude ones).

I didn't miss out on anything.. i got the mounting brackets, wheel nuts, and new brake hoses (from the Prelude :thumbup:) Only thing i did not get ahold of was the dust plates.

SHES GOING UNDER THE KNIFE NEXT WEEK ON MY OFF DAY!!!!!!

[babyhonduhdrama]

UPDATE AS OF 12-12-2014
So the FedEx truck showed up to my work today and dropped off my prelude parts for the rear. YES! Can't wait to get this stuff installed.

http://i62.tinypic.com/i5vdwi.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/vi0bht.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/35n4zcx.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/ei2v51.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/2jtr41.jpg

[babyhonduhdrama]

UPDATE AS OF 12-13-2014
:rant: I was driving home from work today and stopped by the gas station to get a drink.. and the CLUTCH went COMPLETELY out. I pressed the gas and the car just revved up and didn't move at all. GOD, it smelled so bad. Seriously smelled like a mix between burning rubber and a dying cat :madflip: So i called my friend up and while I waited on him, the clutch cooled down enough for me to move. He followed me to the shop and we began tearing the car down. I wanted to wait till my off days from work to get started on this, but hey.. good a time as any. We pulled all the suspension off the front and the rear. Drained the radiator and the transmission of the fluids. And disconnected quite a bit of stuff. Removed the starter. Man, it has been a LONG day.

http://i60.tinypic.com/dlssgi.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/xekeok.jpg
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[babyhonduhdrama]

UPDATE AS OF 12-16-2014
Today was my off day from work so gives me the whole day to work on the stuff i need to get done before I go back to work on Thursday. So, i've spent most of today assembling the rear disc conversion from the 2G Prelude DX (1985). I also pressed in my front hubs and removed my valve cover since it was severely leaking. It was a real pain getting some of the rear brake parts on the car since some of the new brackets were in the way.

http://i59.tinypic.com/2epptw6.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/sn2wqp.jpg
2G Prelude caliper mounting brackets mounted on the 1G accord spindle. Straight plug and play :D

http://i61.tinypic.com/6f08bq.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/205cx0z.jpg
Look how close the lower caliper bolt is to the lower control arm bolt. It was semi-difficult to get this one tightened up but nothing than small fingers and a 14mm wrench can't fix. LOL

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Here's the 1G accord e-brake bracket welded to the Prelude's e-brake bracket.

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and the last thing i got completed. the valve cover gasket. I cleaned it in a brake parts bath machine (idk what its really called lol) and then took a dye grinder with a wire wheel brush to get all the old paint off and give it this clean chrome look. Now just have to decide if I wanna paint it or just clear it and leave it chrome.

I got a lot completed today. I will be pulling the transmission tomorrow to fix the clutch and do the rest of my 4x100 conversion on the front. Once i am finished, I'll be posting a "new thread" with the HOW TO: for the conversion.

[babyhonduhdrama]

So me and my friend Thomas got the transmission out the accord. And of course, once i had the clutch out.. it was eaten alive. God, was it terrible. But enough said. Here's the pics.

http://i58.tinypic.com/ejvdeh.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/nfo808.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/29n6k9v.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/1zzizcn.jpg

As you can see, there was pretty much nothing left of my clutch. No wonder I couldn't make it up a hill for nothing. So i replaced it with a stock EXEDY clutch (that came with a pressure plate and throwout bearing) I got off of eBay and also took my flywheel to CarQuest and had it resurfaced.

http://i60.tinypic.com/zivyu8.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/j6qxzo.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/6dy5au.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/2hz03fc.jpg

NEXT DAY
Well the new clutch is back in and it feels amazing. Smooth shifting. Also, my 4x100 lug conversion for the accord is complete. and I finished it off with a decent set of 4WS Prelude wheels. You can find the full conversion thread here >>>

http://www.3geez.com/forum/1geez-accords/110654-4x100-lug-conversion-rear-disc-brakes.html

Now I have to figure out what I want to do next. hmm??

[Dr_Snooz]

Glad to see the car getting so much LOVE!

[babyhonduhdrama]

Glad to see the car getting so much LOVE!

Well I wanted it to be my own. And after reading a lot of Hazwan's posts and threads (and that of some other people).. It inspired me that you can bring these back from the dead.

[79cord]

Congratulations. Let the wheel fun begin.
The first 4x100 wheels on mine were '88 4ws Prelude steel wheels, though were soon replaced with some nicer Integra alloys. Prelude alloy wheels would look very sharp upon an old Accord!
I forgot to say how tempted I am to dump my rear muffler for a resonator like yours, was originally worried it might be a bit too loud (mine doesn't had Cat either), I really must give it a go.. along with lightening a flywheel ('77 feels much revvier with its smaller factory flywheel).

[Hazwan]

Nice work! You can now focus on getting her on the ground!

[babyhonduhdrama]

That's the plan to put it on the ground Hazwan. Currently working on my E34 headlight retrofit for it right not though.

[babyhonduhdrama]

Well I am back.. sorry I haven't updated my thread in a bit. But went ahead and took some time off to spend the holidays with my family and friends. But i am back. So here's the update.

* I have installed power locks in my car using the same central locking kit that hazwan used in his car. I did not take a whole lot of pictures for the process, mainly because 1) i worked on it at night after work and 2) Hazwan's thread on power locks is still viewable. These are the only two pictures i really took when i did them.
http://i61.tinypic.com/2z70dft.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/x415di.jpg


QUICK UPDATE ON UPCOMING PROJECT
I am currently making custom coilovers for the accord. I will be posting plenty of pics if the process works. Its going to be neat and interesting

[Dr_Snooz]

Very interesting. Please do post pics and a How-To.

[Hazwan]

Moar!

[foureyes89]

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n578/irockretros23/Honda/PART_1424565312520_20141124_204743.jpg (http://s1140.photobucket.com/user/irockretros23/media/Honda/PART_1424565312520_20141124_204743.jpg.html) just picked this up, cant wait to see progress on yours! lets see the custom coilovers!