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[DJ Skillz 187]

Whats up guys -- i'm new to the site (obviously)

I just came up on a 1986 Accord LX. My neighbor was selling it for $300, so I went to go check it out, so I could get myself a daily driver. I take the car to get smogged and OH MY GOD... This thing is in horrible condition.

I won't get into all the things that are wrong with it, but it's alot.
Basically, after I explained to her everything that was wrong with the car, she handed me the papers and the keys and said "just take it, it's yours."

So, after finding this site through honda-tech.com, I looked into converting to fuel injection. I plan on getting this car back to stock, and making it reliable.

I'm heading down to the junkyards in Otay Mesa (right on the mexico border) tomorrow to pick up parts for the conversion. Hell, I might just end up buying an LXi motor.

[forrest89sei]

:welcome:


You will find ALOT of GREAT info here!

and meet alot of great people!


Enjoy you stay

[Cheeseburger]

sweet bro! another so-cal memeber! wOOt post pics of ur cars!

[DJ Skillz 187]

Here's some pics of the project accord, I know the pics suck, but it's all I have right now:
http://i12.tinypic.com/2zxzi34.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/2lky255.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/2qdc0eu.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/2lc48sn.jpg
The only part of the fuel injection conversion I'm not looking forward to is pulling the dash.
Has anyone here done it? How difficult/time consuming is it?
Its a BITCH doing it on the VR4, but it has ALOT of wiring... hopefully the accord will be a little easier.
I plan on keeping this as a daily driver, but knowing me, i'll get the urge to start modding it...

[Cheeseburger]

looks like u have a good project. and dam rust??? you must live near the ocean or something.


look at our meet section since ur form so-cal... it would be nice to have another memeber


http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?p=689389#post689389

[ghettogeddy]

Here's some pics of the project accord, I know the pics suck, but it's all I have right now:
http://i12.tinypic.com/2zxzi34.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/2lky255.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/2qdc0eu.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/2lc48sn.jpg
The only part of the fuel injection conversion I'm not looking forward to is pulling the dash.
Has anyone here done it? How difficult/time consuming is it?
Its a BITCH doing it on the VR4, but it has ALOT of wiring... hopefully the accord will be a little easier.
I plan on keeping this as a daily driver, but knowing me, i'll get the urge to start modding it...
well im actually doing the FI swap soon my self and the dash is prolly the easyest part

[DJ Skillz 187]

looks like u have a good project. and dam rust??? you must live near the ocean or something.
look at our meet section since ur form so-cal... it would be nice to have another memeber
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?p=689389#post689389

Yeah... I don't how the hell the rust got that bad...

As far as the meet... if it's not too far from SD (hopefully not compton :D ), I'll try to make it. Gotta see if i'll be workin.
I might be in the vr4 though, until I can get the accord to stop smoking and leaking oil :(

[DJ Skillz 187]

well im actually doing the FI swap soon my self and the dash is prolly the easyest part

That's good to know.

The whole interior needs rewiring anyway.
Hell, you can't roll down the windows without flipping this little red switch which turns the windshield wipers on at the same time... It's kinda embarrasing actually.

I've got quite a project ahead of me... I'm just gonna take it one thing at a time I guess.

[Civic Accord Honda]

HI I like pizza and soda :)

[ghettogeddy]

wtf soem crak head shit there

[Cheeseburger]

Yeah... I don't how the hell the rust got that bad...
As far as the meet... if it's not too far from SD (hopefully not compton :D ), I'll try to make it. Gotta see if i'll be workin.
I might be in the vr4 though, until I can get the accord to stop smoking and leaking oil :(



cool... riverside isnt that far from SD:huh:

[MessyHonda]

:welcome: looks like you got to fix that rust QUICK.....happy moding...lol

[Pico]

HI I like pizza and soda :)
:slap:
:welcome: to the forum and dont mind him.............lol















































j/k CAH

[Civic Accord Honda]

but really i do like pizza and soda :) do you?

[MessyHonda]

but really i do like pizza and soda :) do you?


party at picos house....lol

[Pico]

but really i do like pizza and soda :) do you?
who doesnt....


party at picos house....lol
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e100/Bunnys_grl/animated%20gifs/EmoticonPizzaDelivery.gif

[REn0]

:welcome: , I wanna paint it......badly:welcome: and u got a reason to shave the mouldings it looks like

[ghettogeddy]

party at picos house....lol
shit party at my place tomarrow
and agian in a week or so, so we can do the tranny

[MessyHonda]

shit party at my place tomarrow
and agian in a week or so, so we can do the tranny

just provide food and drinks(soda for me)....and im down...lol

[ghettogeddy]

lol i think it could be aranged
theres a big dumpster out back im sure i could find soemthing in there lol

[MessyHonda]

lol i think it could be aranged
theres a big dumpster out back im sure i could find soemthing in there lol

no thanks...il rather stay home...and postwhore on 3geez...and eat my big bag of candy:eatarrow:

[mkymonkey]

wow, it doesnt take long to whore a thread huh.

and welcome to the forum bro! i used to live in sd...but that was when i was 7 haha. i still go every now and again. takes me about 1:20 to get there...not bad. sometimes less. hell my record is 56 mins from el cajon to santa ana in my friends m3 :D lol constant 100+ mph

looks like youre going to have fun with that car. and youre going to that huge ass fucking yard in otay? the one about half a mile from the border? lol ive been to that one.....gets fucking hot there for some reason. and most of the cars are canibolized lol. oh well jy's are jy's

happy modding and if you have any questions...we all can help out bro

[Cheeseburger]

wow, it doesnt take long to whore a thread huh.

and welcome to the forum bro! i used to live in sd...but that was when i was 7 haha. i still go every now and again. takes me about 1:20 to get there...not bad. sometimes less. hell my record is 56 mins from el cajon to santa ana in my friends m3 :D lol constant 100+ mph

looks like youre going to have fun with that car. and youre going to that huge ass fucking yard in otay? the one about half a mile from the border? lol ive been to that one.....gets fucking hot there for some reason. and most of the cars are canibolized lol. oh well jy's are jy's

happy modding and if you have any questions...we all can help out bro


not when u have a professional like me :violin:

but ya that was cool of the lady of giving u a free accord!

[DJ Skillz 187]

Just got back from the junkyard...

I decided not to pick up parts for the fuel injection conversion until I have more time and money on my hands.
I did, however, pick up alot of exterior and interior parts to pretty it up at least a little bit.
I was really pissed... I found an '87 LX with PERFECT interior there, it must have just been brought there...
but it was 10 minutes before they closed, so I didn't have time to pull anything out.
I was going to pick up exhaust piping, since its leaking and has no muffler, but I forgot that the junkyards chop off the cat... so i'm pretty much screwed unless I buy it new or weld a cat on.
I'm at least going to pick up a muffer next time i'm there. That'll bolt up to the leaky exhaust and I guess i'll just have a shop weld any holes and a new cat on.

And as far as the rust... I'm just going to ghetto bondo it and spray the car.
ALL the paint is super fucked up, so it needs some kind of paint until I decide to get it to macco.

Next, I gotta figure out exactly where the massive oil leak is coming from.

[1ajs]

nice find :) shame about the rust.

the gasket on the cover for the head could be leaking comon on these cars or the head gasket is leaking oil...

what is it auto or manual?


o and :welcome:

[Legend_master]

:welcome: and Hell for a free car that is in pretty good condition. As for the oil leak, check the main seal and the axle seals.

[DJ Skillz 187]

nice find :) shame about the rust.

the gasket on the cover for the head could be leaking comon on these cars or the head gasket is leaking oil...

what is it auto or manual?


o and :welcome:

Cover for the head? You mean the valve cover gasket? Yeah, that's leaking too, but it's a slow leak. I'm just gonna take some RTV to that.

I'm hoping the head gasket is alright, but I have a gut feeling it's blown. There was a good amount of white smoke pourin out of that thing, but I didn't drive it far enough to see if it would overheat.

It's a 5spd manual.



:welcome: and Hell for a free car that is in pretty good condition. As for the oil leak, check the main seal and the axle seals.

The rear main seal was my first thought when I saw the amount of oil...
I'm gonna get it to my friend's shop on thursday, clean the undercarrage, put some dye in the oil, and do some searching...

[1ajs]

Cover for the head? You mean the valve cover gasket? Yeah, that's leaking too, but it's a slow leak. I'm just gonna take some RTV to that.

I'm hoping the head gasket is alright, but I have a gut feeling it's blown. There was a good amount of white smoke pourin out of that thing, but I didn't drive it far enough to see if it would overheat.

It's a 5spd manual.



The rear main seal was my first thought when I saw the amount of oil...
I'm gonna get it to my friend's shop on thursday, clean the undercarrage, put some dye in the oil, and do some searching...

yes i meant the valve cover gasket. could not rember the name of it lol

anyhow good luck

[DJ Skillz 187]

Thanks guys -- I'll keep you updated on the ride.

[1ajs]

:rockon: your welcome

[DJ Skillz 187]

soo... just wondering...
how many people would kill me if i used this as an avatar? :D
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/2293108_4_full.gif
*runs and hides* :omg:

[Civic Accord Honda]

soo... just wondering...
how many people would kill me if i used this as an avatar?
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/2293108_4_full.gif
*runs and hides* :omg:
:wtf::barf::eek::flip::stick::slap::slap::slap:
thats right you beter hide it worng it really honda fucking mitsu

[ghettogeddy]

:wtf::barf::eek::flip::stick::slap::slap::slap:
thats right you beter hide it worng it really honda fucking mitsu
well in his condiotion his 3000gt would prolly beat anyhing here lol
no offence we all know i love my 3gee's but my most fav car in the world is a 3000 gt vr4 twin turbo ugh i think i just hade an accedent thinking about it lol

[DJ Skillz 187]

Im just messin around, i'm not actually gonna use that as my avatar...

I have lots of respect for hondas, which is why I was looking for one as a second car. I need something more reliable than a mitsubishi :D

[1ajs]

soo... just wondering...
how many people would kill me if i used this as an avatar? :D
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/2293108_4_full.gif
*runs and hides* :omg:

i could care less its your avitar :P

would an S2000 beat that car?

[DJ Skillz 187]

i could care less its your avitar :P

would an S2000 beat that car?

I don't really like bench racing, because the driver is a HUGE part of what car will win any race.

But, here's specs on the two cars:

2007 Honda s2000:
2.2L Inline 4
HP: 240 @ 7800
TQ: 161 @ 6800
Curb Weight: ~2800lbs
Redline: 8000

1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4
3.0L V-6
HP: 320 @ 6000
TQ: 315 @ 2500
Curb Weight: ~3700lbs
Redline: 7000

Oh, and if it makes you feel any better, this is my avatar on socal3s.com, a socal 3000GT & stealth forum:
http://socal3s.com/forum/images/avatars/105771172439ea1dd9fed3.jpg

[MessyHonda]

would a nsx beat his car?...lol thoes my friend just had a regular 3000 with a wing....it was her brothers car...but she likes it....she also drives a 4th gen accord....she thought mine was newer that how much she knows

[DJ Skillz 187]

would a nsx beat his car?...lol thoes my friend just had a regular 3000 with a wing....it was her brothers car...but she likes it....she also drives a 4th gen accord....she thought mine was newer that how much she knows

2001 Acura NSX
3.2L V-6
HP: 290 @ 7100
TQ: 224 @ 5500
Curb Weight: ~3100lbs
Redline: 8000

I am in love with the NSX...
It's one of the only cars I would consider getting rid of my vr4 for.

[MessyHonda]

yup only if i could fit one of thoes engines in my car....i knoe it can be done but with that much i might as well get a 07 accord hybrid

[Civic Accord Honda]

i might as well get a hybrid :rant::slap::slap: hybrid are GAY!!!!!
real engine = :) cool and lots of mods
Hybrid Engine =:( GAY and no mods

[MIK3]

An S2000 and a VR4 would be a good lineup (stock for stock) They're 0-60s are practically the same. The VR4 has the advantage of AWD take off...while the S2000 has that weight drop. Tough call on the win.

Hopefully the post whores had their cute pizza party...contribute to threads damnit! Heh.

[ghettogeddy]

:rant::slap::slap: hybrid are GAY!!!!!
real engine = :) cool and lots of mods
Hybrid Engine =:( GAY and no mods
actually to the un inteligent hybred are great for saving gas who cares if u cant mod it thats have the fun in trying to mod it with custum stuff plus u take the badging off and it would be hard to tell it was a hybrid

[1ajs]

An S2000 and a VR4 would be a good lineup (stock for stock) They're 0-60s are practically the same. The VR4 has the advantage of AWD take off...while the S2000 has that weight drop. Tough call on the win.

Hopefully the post whores had their cute pizza party...contribute to threads damnit! Heh.

holy crap realy? i was being sarcastic about the s2000 but intresting :P