Official 3G convertable progress thread

[cvergi01]

since I have 2 threads that seem to have merged into the convertable, I'm gonna simplify and just have this one thread to post the pics and progress...this is the most fun I've had in a long time, and one day, ghetto and johnny you guys are gonna see it all done up.

[cvergi01]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p9c711f676e5e3199c40d0924de64cebf/f85d89ce.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p0379fba388b22148dfffa0611b639936/f858f0e3.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p1b3a175e7945d5a9c1fed27690827eb3/f83ec42d.jpg

[A20A1]

interesting... how much has the body shifted with the roof beams removed? It may take a while to sag...

[cvergi01]

none yet, and I've been standing in the thing grinding away, this weekend we should have a cage welded into it to hold her up

[HostileJava]

None yet? From that one pic it looks like the passenger side front end is sagging bad.

[cvergi01]

LOL, both of the passenger tires are flat...getting some from my parents house today

[cvergi01]

Ok, I went to town on the old car tonight...these are the pics muahahaha

This is me with one grinder (on top) and my buddy brandon....................
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p1c9492af8af91a51d92cf87225d5a77a/f83c9792.jpg
a little tired
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p36b1b7002380a18137b2a4881f27ee6d/f83c9796.jpg
brandon grindin away
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pbfec5dbb045f221ffe559145443007db/f83c9797.jpg

:)

[SharkyX]

i know its a spare man but dont tourtue her like that =(

[cvergi01]

we're not just running at it with grinders like a fat kit on a cupcake here, We,ve got the whole body schematic and we are taking our time to do it right. We've got all the tools that we need to do a good job. I want you all to rest assured that I am not torturing her, I'm giving her a facelift and some liposuction. And it's not a spare...this is the reason that I wanted to buy her... better than watching her sit and collect mold because she runs like shit. The only way that I would put time into making this car run good is if it was worth it....soon it will be. Yall should be excited, someone on this board is making a drastic change to their car and you get to watch the whole process as it happens.

[Not like a rock]

Way awesome. There's this busted up 3G just down the road from me. Me and my mechanically inclined friend were going to pick it up and make it a convertable (after we swap the 5-spd to my ride). Make sure to keep this thread updated.

[Wood9669]

interesting... ( is this the future of :rice: ?)

[88accordhb]

i wouldn't call a 3g convertable rice...more of an art or a really cool project.

[cvergi01]

ok, all the cutting is done except for a little grinding of the edges and small spots so it's all even for the cage... all that is left is welding the pipe in and cleaning up all the glass and other various crap in the car and she is on the road.....kinda, she can drive on the road but runs like crap. this weekend I'm having a couple of friends come over for a barbecue and after their bellies are full, we're gonna do some small engine work so she runs well again. I'll pull her out of the garage tonight and take some better pics...it's so close, I'm getting shakey. if you guys have any sugestions on where to place the bars for the best support, or anything else that I might need to do, I'm all ears

[Busted_Blue]

sweet..looks quite interesting though..im sure its alot of fun to learn. Wish i had a spare to do crazy things like this. i've seen a few convertible hondas in my life and they don't look right...hahha.

[Chubs87Accord]

[QUOTE=cvergi01]we're not just running at it with grinders like a fat kit on a cupcake QUOTE]



mmmmm, cupcakes...


uh, anyway, this is pretty cool i must admit.. hopefully is comes out looking cool.. i think the next step is to make batman style rear fins out of sheet metal and weld em on, smooth bondo, find a good body kit and paint it all black, haha.. now THAT would be awesome

i mean hey, if that one dude could convert his Del Sol into an A-Wing you can make a 3g into the bat mobile

[cvergi01]

hmmmm, the BATMOBILE, that's perfect :sad2: lol, so yesterday, I had a whole bunch of people over and most of em helped with the car...still need the cage but the hoods painted with...yeah I know....flames, I drove it around and that was the most fun I've ever had. I have pics but the damn library comp won't let me save them to upload onto imagestation. If I can get the cage in by next weekend and the engine running a little better, I might take it up to the vancouver meet. The car's uglier than my good one, but, it's a damn convertable....I think that overules any ugliness....mabye

[cvergi01]

Painted hood

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pbaafce515d0058d5390f25fbccaa9e94/f82c31c2.jpg

Cutting the lines for the flames...One of my buddies that helped work on the car wanted to, I figured he had enough time into it that he deserved something

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p00ddea95ae9c9bc80e802b97836b2b81/f82c3103.jpg

Painted

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p833899b301d1ef029225c641d62fb20a/f82c35e4.jpg

Final Product (looks ok in the light..damn camera phone) I swear

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p9799083e81648af140bb2feb6a642648/f82c35eb.jpg

Just a pic of my house and yes, it does tilt that much

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p60bceb8126b5bbc92232d0048bacc90a/f82c35e9.jpg

[buzzbomber88lx]

that looks pretty cool

[Chubs87Accord]

::waits for the sad horny bastards to comment on the chick bending over the pool table:: lol

[pixiesfan78]

whoa sick do you have the top picked out or are you building it from scratch? this is one of those thing where iether you just ruind the car or you just built a one of kind legend.in order for it to be the latter youll need to dump about another ten to fifteen grand into it. completely custumizing it from the wheels up.im encouraging you by all means but i want you to be realistic so get ready to dump some sierious cash on the table if you think you got skills that thing could pull some awards if done up right. so impress us man. ide like to see you kick some ass on this thing.props and good luck.

[cvergi01]

I love you pixiesfan, I'm thinking since I've got a bunch of fiberglass, I'm gonna make the roof and whatever else I need to out of that until I can think of something better, but it might be good enough if I can do it right.

[Chubs87Accord]

make a top out of coke cans.. itll matck the coffee can sticking out of the hood :D

[cvergi01]

if you guys can supply the cans, I'll do it, take a pic, undo it and put the fiberglass back on :) . So we're in crunch mode now...the vancouver meet is on saturday, and I've got a few things I need to do before I can take it up there. I've got to work on it every day after work until I have nothing left in me, but I think it can be done. The 2 worst probs - 1) leaks oil (not much). 2) weak power (even after the vacuum line removal)

[cvergi01]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pb457b6ebc67fedb5c1f87d9c7058b767/f8224b98.jpg

Is this too much flames looks pretty ghetto if you ask me. there is me on top, brandon on left and jeff (roomate) on right. One of my friends is a pro painter and I gave him 2 bmw seats to paint my car so, what color/colors should I paint it?

[86LXItooFAST4me]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pb457b6ebc67fedb5c1f87d9c7058b767/f8224b98.jpg

Is this too much flames looks pretty ghetto if you ask me. there is me on top, brandon on left and jeff (roomate) on right. One of my friends is a pro painter and I gave him 2 bmw seats to paint my car so, what color/colors should I paint it?


i like the outside of the flame more than the middle part. personnaly i dont think a car should have flames at all on it tell it runs a 12 or lower in the 1/4 :D IMO looks good but like i said, the middle flames are too small and too close together, needs to be more like ouside flames. and more realistic i guess it the word.

[cvergi01]

Nice input, thank you... we were thinking about using the little flames as a background and just going over them with bigger ones...I don't really like flames anyway

[Chubs87Accord]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pb457b6ebc67fedb5c1f87d9c7058b767/f8224b98.jpg

Is this too much flames looks pretty ghetto if you ask me.



...2 words dude... COFFEE CAN, lol im just playin... honestly, i agree the middle flames look retarded next to the side ones, but the sides ones are better... but i dont really like either so the side ones are kinda of like the best of the worst thing, haha.. i think youd be better off just painting back over them

[cvergi01]

ok, with the meet coming up it was crunch time. I had to drive the car 3 hours into canada and she was runnin like crap. all day thurs and fri I spent adjusting the timing, valves, replaced the drive axle, registering ther car and getting insurance on it. Well, she ran great all the way up there and back. Now after the meet, I've got some ideas. The c-pillar is coming off to make it look more like a convertable and she's getting a black paint job. Mabye metallic red, ok, so I am still working on the ideas a little bit. Might just have to take off the c-pillar off tonight.

[pixiesfan78]

I love you pixiesfan, I'm thinking since I've got a bunch of fiberglass, I'm gonna make the roof and whatever else I need to out of that until I can think of something better, but it might be good enough if I can do it right. well then the roof has to be small enough to fit in the trunk right.if you actually want to drive this daily one day.gotta have the roof on hand if your goin to meets far away and shit to.never know when itll piss rain on your 16 year old in tierior that shit dont last long after it gets wet.try looking up some custum vinal tops online they make all kindsa shit for like kit cars and old small roadsters theres bound to be something that you can mod to work perfect and look factory built.letme know wasup man good luck.

[pixiesfan78]

oh yeah get rid of the flames for sure throw down a racing stripe for extra rice appeal or just flat black it with red pinstriping. conversionsleeper3gee:bow::bow:

[cvergi01]

Thanx pixie, I've been waiting for someone to give me some input on the ol girl, I'll look up some vinyl tops today...Once I get the cage welded in I can see what I've got to work with. I like the flat black idea but how bout this....flat black paint with glossy black ghost flames hmmm?

[Chubs87Accord]

Thanx pixie, I've been waiting for someone to give me some input on the ol girl, I'll look up some vinyl tops today...Once I get the cage welded in I can see what I've got to work with. I like the flat black idea but how bout this....flat black paint with glossy black ghost flames hmmm?


flat black, with glossy black ghost anything = SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICKKKKKKK dude i so wanna see that, it would be sweet ass, haha

[88accordalltheway]

how are you going to have the top fold away when you get one?

[cvergi01]

No idea, I've been playing it by ear, if anybody ever gets Ideas....Me carro es su carro...however you spell that. Mabye have a trap door where the speakers go in the back deck and have it hide in the trunk.

P.S. Chubbs......ask and thou shall recieve. Might take a little while to get the car all cleaned up so it's worthy of paint, but so far that's the top idea

[cvergi01]

Ok, I've got some more progress.......taking off the c-pillar makes it look 100% better...welding in the cage today, just bought the iron..more pics to come

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/p9a7877c6b420556173d5da7e77e92d72/f8030bc1.jpg

both the girls togather...I love this website, I love you guys :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/p1ad91b9c8d5da3858d3f71115425e92b/f8030a55.jpg

well, that's all I've got for now. Got the paint figured out, dark blue (like blazin3rdgen) with white interior and white wheels...I think. Gotta run, got a hot date, should I take the convertable...hmmm we'll see

[Chubs87Accord]

shweeeeet

[accordlxi2.0]

oh shhhiiiiiiit. at first when one of the guy's commented about body shifting and saggin i thought damn (that's one reason why the beretta convertable did'nt make it.

AND on top of that it's a 4 door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
with everything cut off it look's tight!!!!!!
keep up the good work!!

[Andrew]

...both the girls together

Both the girls together eh! Sounds like a lesbian scene in the making to me!
WooHoo! One's even got her top off already!

Looks a heeluva lot better with the back window frame cut off. Now clear all the crap off the floor and take it when you go on your date!

[blazin3gen]

Ok, I've got some more progress.......taking off the c-pillar makes it look 100% better...welding in the cage today, just bought the iron..more pics to come

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/p9a7877c6b420556173d5da7e77e92d72/f8030bc1.jpg

both the girls togather...I love this website, I love you guys :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/p1ad91b9c8d5da3858d3f71115425e92b/f8030a55.jpg

well, that's all I've got for now. Got the paint figured out, dark blue (like blazin3rdgen) with white interior and white wheels...I think. Gotta run, got a hot date, should I take the convertable...hmmm we'll see

get bigger pics of that shit lol

[johndej]

thing looks great glad to see your doing it right.

[cvergi01]

I need more space right now. the convert's sitting at a friends house (brandon) because I had to move from that house and garage into a house with no room for a poor old 3g accord going through a session of botox. She's alone and cold with no one to look after her and keep her happy :( I'll let yall know when she's up and runnin again...in the mean time, we need a new head/engine (whichever comes first) for it if anybody's got one laying around.

[Andrew]

cvergi01

Dude, so what's up with the convertable? Haven't seen any updates for awhile. Is the project on hold for the winter or until you find a place with a better garage?

[Justin86]

way to bring a good thread back from the dead, i don't know how I missed it before but now I have seen the convert. 3G. :D

[3gn86lxi]

where is that kid anyway?? updates.........

[snow_man_20]

i wan't to see picks of the top up. I wonder how good of a seal it has, or is that what he still had to finish. sucks man, it's like the guy droped of the face of the board. He posted this month so mabie he will post about the covert. His last post on this thread is before i was even a member. funny.

[87AccordsterLx]

Cut the springs on that biatch... Set her down like 2.5 inches and that shit will be pimp!

[Mike's89AccordLX]

oh shhhiiiiiiit. at first when one of the guy's commented about body shifting and saggin i thought damn (that's one reason why the beretta convertable did'nt make it.


How do you know the Beretta never came with a convertible? I bet you all the money you have and your car that was a factory made convertible for a beretta. Wanna take me up on that bet? At my school there is possibly one of the only Berettas with a covertible from the manufacturer. It was never released to the public but my school has the donated beretta at our body shop. I could get a pic if you would like.

-Mike

[Andrew]

How do you know the Beretta never came with a convertible? I bet you all the money you have and your car that was a factory made convertible for a beretta. Wanna take me up on that bet? At my school there is possibly one of the only Berettas with a covertible from the manufacturer. It was never released to the public but my school has the donated beretta at our body shop. I could get a pic if you would like.

-Mike

Oh! Oh! Oh! Must see! Must see! Post a pic of that biatch, I always kinda liked barettas.

[cvergi01]

HI GUYS!!! sorry i haven't been around, my good accord was stolen and i just couldn't bear to be here, with all the other accordists. I'VE MISSED YOU GUYS!!! how are you all? hows the board, cars, life? well how about a little update. the converted is still at brandons house. we are currently in the process of finding a new house with a garage. i have found a new 3rd gen honda....lets see if i can remember how to post pics :)













This is my new 3g…1989 honda prelude si 4ws 2.0 16 valve B20A5, cat back exhaust, short ram. And yes, I painted it myself. Its fast and fun…sorry

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid168/peb533150acab3c997d39b55d3294f6ca/f421da55.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid168/p598a5d8b3b44a709b1b41d07efb330e1/f421da57.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid168/pd5ebd75dcf0b2eb80fc717b733fe1d93/f421cd95.jpg

[cvergi01]

it posted my post but didn't count it as new....bump

[Forgar_88]

Hey did the convertaccord ever get finished? I wonder if i could do that with my hatch?

[88accordhb]

not diggin the paint on your lude. gj

[gfrg88]

get some better pics... wats up with the convert.?