My 1989 Accord LX with 203k on it.

[mix4]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/1c98df4a.jpg

The springs I have waiting to be put on:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/IMG_0006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/IMG_0004-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/15.jpg

Just for the hell of it here's my Monte Carlo: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/799363

[A18A]

i want one of those hood protection thingies for my car :)

[Cheeseburger]

welcome!

[Civic Accord Honda]

welcome to the forum

[mix4]

Couple pictures of my blown gasket just for shits and giggles. These pics are taken with my cell phone so they aren't the best.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/0208071736-00.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/0208071736-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/0208071737-00.jpg

By the way don't get a 'bra' for your car unless you plan on removing it everytime you wash your car. Mine had the bra already on it when I bought it, the only reason it is still on there is because underneath it is an ugly sight because the last owner let dirt and water sit under it and never cleaned underneath. It sucks.

[Cheeseburger]

dam!

[mix4]

Yeah I blew it in Seattle, 3 hours away from where I live. I ended up having to drive back with the blown gasket. I flew back home at an insanely high speed of 30mph (10 up hills). It took a while. I was expecting a warped head when we put the new kit in but the only thing that I had to junk was 4 of the head bolts. I ended up getting a whole new set, some special ones with spirals on them that supposedly help keep pressure off the gasket or some shit.

[A18A]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/dynamix21/0208071737-00.jpg
:jaw: :eek: WOW!! i thought mine was bad!!!

[Pico]

:welcome: to the forum :)

[88Accord-DX]

Now that is a BLOWN head gasket. Do all the work yourself? Welcome to the forum.

[mix4]

Yep did all the work myself on the side of the street where my car gets parked. I live in an apartment so there is no parking lot other than the street next to the apartment. We did it in a timespan of 5 days because I work a lot. After the 4 months of it sitting because I would just keep forgetting to buy the kit when I got paid (I like to spend money), it was worth the 5 days of work and hearing that sucker start up and the exhaust growl (I must have chose the right parts for my exhaust 'cause it sounds more like a V6 rumble than a duck fart sound). I almost sold it while it was down, I was drunk and a friend offered me a grand for it. I started it up and took him down the road in it with the blown gasket. You know how you get that feeling when you're driving your car, or if any of you have ever almost sold your car. It feels like your about to sell your child kind of. I drove him down the road and back, we got out and I was like dude I can't sell it. I'm glad now that I didn't just see the grand in his hand and kept my ride. Sorry for the babbling, I love my Honda.

[Bglad420]

Where are you from?

[forrest89sei]

:welcome:

[mix4]

Where are you from?
Ephrata, WA. Thanks for all the welcomes, sorry I haven't acknowledged them.

[ZackieDarko]

Washington Ftmfw

[teck]

:welcome:

[MessyHonda]

:welcome: nice work....i would get new shocks when you lower your car.

[mix4]

:welcome: nice work....i would get new shocks when you lower your car.
Thanks for the welcomes again. I plan on getting new shocks and a camber kit since I'm going to be dropping the car 2.25".

[MessyHonda]

Thanks for the welcomes again. I plan on getting new shocks and a camber kit since I'm going to be dropping the car 2.25".



i would recomend tokicos...you can get them for around 220 shipped off ebay...and for camber...use some 84-87 prelude upper control arms they have adjustable upper ball joints for camber...i had thoes same exact springs.. but i sold them.

[mix4]

Planned on these http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=KYB&mfrpartnumber=341073&parttype=49&ptset=A

and these
http://www.andysautosport.com/honda/1986_1989_accord/suspension/camber_kits/sprint/

[forrest89sei]

Planned on these http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=KYB&mfrpartnumber=341073&parttype=49&ptset=A

and these
http://www.andysautosport.com/honda/1986_1989_accord/suspension/camber_kits/sprint/


I like my KYB's I got them here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KYB-GR-2-SHOCKS-HONDA-ACCORD-86-89_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33590QQihZ006QQitemZ 160080728146QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

The KYB's are a great STOCK Replacement.

But if you plan on lowering your car the TOKICO HP's Found here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKICO-HP-SHOCKS-HONDA-ACCORD-86-89-BEST-PRICE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33590QQihZ006QQit emZ160082790195QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
are a better strut.

[mix4]

So they won't work well with my springs? Your comments on my camber kit choice?

[speedpenguin]

Nice car! :welcome: