LXiHatch88
11-01-2009, 08:50 AM
For a little back story and pics of this car specifically, you can check out this post (http://www.3geez.com/forum/showpost.php?p=969482&postcount=51). Anyway, prior to that car I had an '84 Accord. I bought that '85 because I was missing my '84, and it was really cheap. I drove it a few months and loved it, then my cousin who's in college came up needing a cheap car, and being that I have several cars and a truck, only seemed right to just sign it over to her. I've regretted it ever since. :(
She's had it for a while and I guess the engine is running rough and she said 5th gear has gone out and 3rd gear is only working intermittently. At nearly 400,000 miles, I guess that's understandable. It was hard shifting when I had it, and the clutch is slipping. I'm thinking about straight across trading her my '88 LXI for the '85 back. I think it would serve her well for a couple of more years until she gets out of college.
If I get my 2gee back, I'll probably see if I can go to 500,000 and beyond with it. :cheers: Swapping the turd brown interior out for blue or gray that's common in junkyards around here would definitely be in order, and I'd like to repaint it graphite gray, with some Integra wheels or something like that on it. Just clean and stock-ish looking.
First order of business though would be making sure it's dead on reliable so I can use it for a daily driver. I'd like to do an EFI A20A3 swap in it like what mustardcat did to his. I already have an excellent running A20A3 that came out of a totaled '89 LXi. My question is mainly about the transmission. I've been reading the FAQ's and what not, and if I'm understanding this correctly, I can use my recently rebuilt 5 speed from the '89 in the '85 by simply using '85 SE-I CV axles. Is this right? Or would I be better off to rebuild the 5 speed that's already in the '85 and use it behind the A20? If I do reuse the 2gee transmission, will the nearly new '89 clutch still work?
Thanks. Sorry for the long ass post.
She's had it for a while and I guess the engine is running rough and she said 5th gear has gone out and 3rd gear is only working intermittently. At nearly 400,000 miles, I guess that's understandable. It was hard shifting when I had it, and the clutch is slipping. I'm thinking about straight across trading her my '88 LXI for the '85 back. I think it would serve her well for a couple of more years until she gets out of college.
If I get my 2gee back, I'll probably see if I can go to 500,000 and beyond with it. :cheers: Swapping the turd brown interior out for blue or gray that's common in junkyards around here would definitely be in order, and I'd like to repaint it graphite gray, with some Integra wheels or something like that on it. Just clean and stock-ish looking.
First order of business though would be making sure it's dead on reliable so I can use it for a daily driver. I'd like to do an EFI A20A3 swap in it like what mustardcat did to his. I already have an excellent running A20A3 that came out of a totaled '89 LXi. My question is mainly about the transmission. I've been reading the FAQ's and what not, and if I'm understanding this correctly, I can use my recently rebuilt 5 speed from the '89 in the '85 by simply using '85 SE-I CV axles. Is this right? Or would I be better off to rebuild the 5 speed that's already in the '85 and use it behind the A20? If I do reuse the 2gee transmission, will the nearly new '89 clutch still work?
Thanks. Sorry for the long ass post.