couple pics of my coupe ('A20A3' progress+parts thread) [Archive] - 3geez.com

'A20A3'

10-02-2007, 06:37 AM

well i have no pics of my car on here cause i've had no camera. well no more excuses. here's a couple teasers, more to come. the motor in her now has less than 40K on it and i've only put like 2K on it since i dropped it in.

comments welcome.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4995/0930071542bsy6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1811/0930071543abx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6060/1001071737arj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1473/1001071737bsv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

'A20A3'

10-02-2007, 08:24 AM

some pics of goodies from the collection box that i took when i was home for lunch...

AccordEpicenter's old T3 manifold
Golden Eagle adjustable cam gear
THE LAST NEW PAIR 87preludeSI front upper control arms(StJohnsHonda-portland,OR)

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4658/1002071136aiz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Civic Accord Honda

10-02-2007, 08:56 AM

Nice

2ndGenGuy

10-02-2007, 09:21 AM

That St John's Honda near Portland seems to have all the last parts of everything. I got the last brand new door seals for my car there, they've also got the last of a bunch of stuff there. I'd like to know all that they have that there is only 1 or 2 remaining so I can buy it all up and whore it. :)

MessyHonda

10-02-2007, 11:12 AM

looking good. when do you plan on running turbo? is the engine rebuilt?

Cheeseburger

10-02-2007, 11:57 AM

looks like a great project!

'A20A3'

10-02-2007, 12:23 PM

turbo will be coming basically as i have the money to do it haha. i still gotta do the OBD1 conversion first, which is my first priority. as for the motor, nah it's not rebuilt. i got it from japan, from one of the 88-89 coupes that was sent over there back then. it still had the auto flywheel on it when i picked it up ahaha. it's gotta have almost perfect compression, it runs like a dream, gets great gas mileage, idles perfectly smooth, and pulls like a mofo compared to the other 3 A20's i had. i still wanna do the test though...gotta find the time ya know.

Hauntd ca3

10-02-2007, 09:35 PM

You yanks are lucky. Didnt get the coupe down this end of the world.
But I gots my si exclusive

'A20A3'

10-03-2007, 07:05 AM

coupes FTW!!

:cheers:

'A20A3'

10-03-2007, 07:07 AM

man i really need to clean under the hood, motor's getting dirty again...

forrest89sei

10-03-2007, 08:39 AM

Clean :thumbup:

'A20A3'

10-03-2007, 09:45 AM

i need to get some interiors pics too..it looks brand new in there, i even have the OEM floor mats in good shape haha.

there's 148K on the car itself.

i got some other goodies too, like the DC front strut bar, custom EGR plate(not installed yet) etc, etc

'A20A3'

10-04-2007, 08:06 AM

i'm getting all the little pieces for the timing belt tensioner(bolt,washer,spring)tomorrow hopefully, so i'll be able to replace my timing belt and tensioner this weekend, but more importantly, install my golden eagle cam gear with it. :D

might as well pull the EGR off and install the plate while i'm under the hood...

i'll take pics of it all for you guys,... is there already a how-to for changing the timing belt?

'A20A3'

10-22-2007, 07:14 AM

timing belt is done + golden eagle cam gear. damn was that a bitch. did anyone else have to shave the cam key to get the cam gear to fit? the tensioner was no walk in the park either. well, it's all done, and it looks damn good.

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3622/1020072254amh5.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1769/1020071901afk5.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5758/1020071901drm8.jpg

'A20A3'

10-22-2007, 07:23 AM

final ignition checks courtesy of ryan...and a partial view of the shop + lift...

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4594/1020072255acz3.jpg

MessyHonda

10-22-2007, 11:57 PM

my cam gear was stuck to my stock cam....we had to put it on a vice and tap it out with a rubber mallet. but its looking good.

2drSE-i

10-23-2007, 09:14 AM

im almost positive no coupes went to japan...but whatever i could be wrong

MessyHonda

10-23-2007, 09:17 AM

im almost positive no coupes went to japan...but whatever i could be wrong

yes they did.....but the coupes were the first american built honda to get exported back to japan.....i think forrest has a pic of the history channel documentury of when all the coupes loading up the chip...and they look like they got JDM corners from USA.

guaynabo89

10-23-2007, 07:31 PM

i think forrest has a pic of the history channel documentury of when all the coupes loading up the chip.

lol

i want to see that

'A20A3'

10-25-2007, 08:24 AM

i have a packet that was scanned from a magazine, its the article on the 89 accord coupe, and at the end it has something about the coupes sent to japan, even a picture! i'll have to get a pic and post.

quick question: white valve cover? yay or nay? i've been thinkin about it for awhile...

guaynabo89

10-25-2007, 08:26 AM

it will turn yellow

2drSE-i

10-25-2007, 08:59 AM

yes they did.....but the coupes were the first american built honda to get exported back to japan.....i think forrest has a pic of the history channel documentury of when all the coupes loading up the chip...and they look like they got JDM corners from USA.

ok fair enough

LX-incredible

10-25-2007, 09:24 AM

Lookin good!

'A20A3'

10-26-2007, 07:35 AM

it will turn yellow

really? from the heat i guess...dammit i really liked that idea too...

'A20A3'

11-05-2007, 08:02 AM

quick question, do any of you guys know the size of the threads that the oil pressure switch screws into? on the oil filter housing base...i just got a oil pressure gause but i wanna keep the stock warning light...gotta create a T fitting and was just trying to make this easier...thanks.

AccordEpicenter

11-09-2007, 03:26 PM

http://www.stealthmodeperformance.com/oil-blockfit.shtml

use this fitting. Nicest piece around