MoonScryer
04-25-2005, 05:33 PM
Been a while boys and girls. Well, I sold my '87 LXi w/ all the SEi stuff on it some time ago and moved on to faster things. Unfortunatly I needed a daily driver that got decent gas mileage and had A/C. As things turned out, a friend bought a new car, and didn't want their 1988 LX anymore, and offered it to me for free if I would come get it. As I saw it first day, last Saturday:
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx01.jpg
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx02.jpg
It got smacked by someone trying to change lanes at some point in the past, the bumper cover broke completely off and the fender on the drivers side suffered some corner damage. Beyond the accident, it needed a lot of maintenance done. Mileage was at 193,000mi.
After all the usual stuff (plugs, wires, rotor/dizzy cap, all filters and fluids), a thorough bath, and some time with a sledge hammer on the bumper support, it came out looking like this by Sunday evening, taken at my fathers house:
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx03.jpg
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx04.jpg
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx05.jpg
Still need to recharge the A/C, replace the high pressure power steering line, and the shock and springs need replacement. Other than the above it'll get some SEi sway bars I got laying around, and that is it. I don't intend to modify this car in any way; just not worth it with my other cars being what they are. Also can't complain about the gas mileage - its nice to drive 100 miles and not eat 1/3 a tank.
Anyway, there it is.
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx01.jpg
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx02.jpg
It got smacked by someone trying to change lanes at some point in the past, the bumper cover broke completely off and the fender on the drivers side suffered some corner damage. Beyond the accident, it needed a lot of maintenance done. Mileage was at 193,000mi.
After all the usual stuff (plugs, wires, rotor/dizzy cap, all filters and fluids), a thorough bath, and some time with a sledge hammer on the bumper support, it came out looking like this by Sunday evening, taken at my fathers house:
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx03.jpg
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx04.jpg
http://www.moonscryer.org/accord/accordlx05.jpg
Still need to recharge the A/C, replace the high pressure power steering line, and the shock and springs need replacement. Other than the above it'll get some SEi sway bars I got laying around, and that is it. I don't intend to modify this car in any way; just not worth it with my other cars being what they are. Also can't complain about the gas mileage - its nice to drive 100 miles and not eat 1/3 a tank.
Anyway, there it is.