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AccordB20A
01-21-2011, 04:28 PM
This one was about to go to the scrapper until i saved it, its a white rusty 4 door with louvers!!, cost me $250NZ, from a relative.

A18A engine, automatic box thats got a fucked 1st gear anways on with the pics

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2776.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2777.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2779.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2780.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2781.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2782.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2783.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2784.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2785.jpg

has rusted under the tail light and at the bottom of every door. do up n sell time y0

A18A
01-21-2011, 04:30 PM
i swear a a-series in NZ with a full set of matching spark plug leads is omgrare

AccordB20A
01-21-2011, 04:38 PM
this one has a brand new set of leads i bought a few years ago to go on it (Y)

mykwikcoupe
01-21-2011, 04:46 PM
I call dibs on the folding mirrors, all the cool cars over there and nobody can find me the parts I want? How disheartening

frantik
01-21-2011, 05:02 PM
wow finally i've seen a sedan with louvers

not sure how i feel about it.. i thought it would look cooler :(

lostforawhile
01-21-2011, 05:25 PM
louvers on hatchbacks=:thumbup:
louvers on sedan=:sad2:


they just don't look right, but they are rare.
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2783.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2738898382_8323229b2f.jpg?v=0

frantik
01-21-2011, 05:46 PM
they look a little curved or something

AccordB20A
01-21-2011, 06:27 PM
they look better on a grey accord aye matt, right now im putting tyres and new leads onm it

lostforawhile
01-21-2011, 07:27 PM
at least you saved one, here's a video I just got from a certain banned member here, kept starting his accord with a blown head gasket, then
Civicaccordhonda (10:25:19): not sure started up running rough then went chug chug chug stall don't do this!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5jTw7ughQ&feature=feedlik

forrest89sei
01-21-2011, 07:49 PM
at least you saved one, here's a video I just got from a certain banned member here, kept starting his accord with a blown head gasket, then don't do this!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5jTw7ughQ&feature=feedlik


OFF TOPIC


@ Aaron, Yay interior looks decent +1

cubert
01-21-2011, 07:51 PM
at least you saved one, here's a video I just got from a certain banned member here, kept starting his accord with a blown head gasket, then don't do this!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5jTw7ughQ&feature=feedlik


In all honesty, what the fuck does this have to do with anything at all in this thread?

lostforawhile
01-21-2011, 07:52 PM
In all honesty, what the fuck does this have to do with anything at all in this thread?

i just thought it was funny he killed it finally, too bad it couldn't have been saved like this one he just got, one was saved and the same day another one died.

A18A
01-21-2011, 08:46 PM
they look better on a grey accord aye matt, right now im putting tyres and new leads onm it

yes, much better, especially on a prefacelift one. you should let me have the front seat belts, my grey ones are rooted :(

phrenology
01-21-2011, 09:27 PM
i just thought it was funny he killed it finally, too bad it couldn't have been saved like this one he just got, one was saved and the same day another one died.

Please don't start another CAH thread fire. :sad2:

phrenology
01-21-2011, 09:29 PM
That RHD A18 sure is looking purdy for a car about to go to the scrapper. Is it expensive to dispose of non running vehicles in NZ or do they have really safe recycling laws and processes?

AccordB20A
01-22-2011, 02:29 AM
they will give you $250 cash for a complete car, thats why no one sells them cheap and i cant find a parts car :(

car6289
01-22-2011, 04:58 AM
That is the nicest looking "rusty" 3G I've ever seen. Do your pictures lie or should I get my eyes checked?

RobT5580
01-22-2011, 06:00 AM
I like that grey one.......Its always good to see a accord go to a good home. I was happy once i got my SEI coupe home and saw how straight it was. Good luck with that project!

AccordB20A
01-25-2011, 12:58 AM
a lot of members on here would kill for my grey car :)

I put some better tyres on it cause three tyres looked like this one:
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2786.jpg

stuck some 13s i had onto it
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2787.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2791.jpg

and i had a set of brand new leads in the shed so i stuck them on, they are a bit too short as they are made for a ES prelude engine.
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2788.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2789.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2790.jpg

and the air condition ever blows cold air omg!!!@!@312

A18A
01-25-2011, 02:03 AM
full set of matching leads, that's rare lol

2ndGenGuy
01-25-2011, 10:52 AM
I kinda thought the red and blue ones with the white car were quite 'merican feeling!

AccordB20A
01-27-2011, 11:54 PM
lol. anyways i got the tyres sorted the other day, im buying a set of wheel plates off my mate for $20 that should make the car look less rangi. its now rocking 4 matching 13" steelies on 185-70-13's

I bought some new oil, filter, spark plugs and a thermostat for the car today, since it hasnt been serviced for like 7 years haha

AccordB20A
01-28-2011, 02:27 AM
heres some pics, im going to leave the oil to drain overnight (now)

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2803.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2807.jpg

fucked up thermostat lol
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2804.jpg

looks beautiful in here
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2805.jpg

and in here too
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2806.jpg

and i bought this and are installing them
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2808.jpg

cheapish oil and filter. but its got to be better than the 60,000km oil that came out of it right. I left the oil draining and ill put the new shit and filter on tomorrow. Ill buy some decent coolant when i know its not going to leak it out etc etc

AccordB20A
01-28-2011, 07:21 PM
Clean oil is in and i flushed the fuck out of the cooling system, the radiator overflow bottle pipe was rusted solid even the air line with 100psi wouldnt unblock it so i sorted that out, then a pipe off the thermostat housing fell off when i bumped it (rusty as fuck)

this is why we use coolant people!

forrest89sei
01-28-2011, 08:28 PM
Wow was salt water being used as coolant in that car??

AccordB20A
01-28-2011, 08:56 PM
hahaha you would think so!!

AccordB20A
02-16-2011, 01:13 AM
worked on this again tonight, got a half day at work tomorrow if im lucky so ill be heading to the junkyard to pull a manual gearbox off a aerodeck to dispose of this crappy auto

tonight i removed some bullshit from the engine bay, now its bedtime kthx

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2855Medium.jpg

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2858.jpg

AccordB20A
02-16-2011, 10:04 PM
Next step....
went to the auto spares place and spend a couple of hours pulling out a manual conversion, all for $150. cheap cheap !

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/a20.jpg

AccordB20A
02-17-2011, 02:18 AM
did some more work on this tonight, removed the shitty auto box and threw it away.

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2876.jpg
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2875.jpg

then i did some work inside the car, removed the auto shifter and threw that away too
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2872.jpg
ah thats better!
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv240/accordb20a/Other%20Accords/DSCF2874.jpg

tomorrow night ill bolt the flywheel and clutch on and try get the box lined up . now i need to sleep as i have work in the morning

dacantu
02-17-2011, 07:30 AM
Nice work with the quick 5speed conversion man! Is it really rare to have matching spark plug cables? Lol

2ndGenGuy
02-17-2011, 11:10 AM
Apparently nobody in NZ buys new leads, they just keep swapping them off used cars. ;)

Nice work on the 5 speed swap. Quick work of a dirty job!

dacantu
02-17-2011, 01:28 PM
I'm curious though, is it the cost factor or another factor?

Hazwan
02-17-2011, 03:55 PM
Yay 5 speeds!

AccordB20A
02-17-2011, 08:36 PM
over here accords are shitty old cars people drive till they die majorly
if it overheats remove the thermostat and keep topping up the water, if it leaks oil keep adding some cheap oil.

down here i cant even find a accord thats had its cambelt/oil/filter/plugs/leads changed in the last 10 years

Rendon LX-i
02-17-2011, 10:43 PM
DAMN. 10 years. wtf lol. Do alot of people drive 3gs over there aaron?

AccordB20A
02-18-2011, 12:14 AM
not as much as 5 years ago, they are commonly found under trees these days due to A-series engines rusting out their rear water pipes due to people using water not coolant hahaha

i was lazy tonight i didnt put the gearbox in this car. ill do it tomorrow :)

A18A
02-18-2011, 01:30 AM
a new set of leads from honda is like $200 :O you don't even get a coil lead either! aftermarket/recycled ftw

Xaisk
02-18-2011, 06:02 AM
Id definatly go aftermarket before buying stock. A set of NGK wires are dirt cheap. The car looks great and that manual swap was done extremely quick. Kudos.

MessyHonda
02-18-2011, 07:39 AM
why so much? they cost like 30 bucks over here

Hauntd ca3
02-18-2011, 01:00 PM
a new set of leads from honda is like $200 :O you don't even get a coil lead either! aftermarket/recycled ftw

go to appco and get a set of eagle leads.
you should get trade there and they'll only cost you 50 or 60 bucks.
if not let me know and i'll get some for you

A18A
02-20-2011, 04:45 AM
mean I'll come to you when i need some of these small things lol. Aaron you should sell me this car for $300 haha

AccordB20A
02-24-2011, 08:38 PM
you dont want this car its full of rust. got most of the rust holes welded up and took it for its warrant of fitness check, It failed on steering rack play and no brake lights. so i checked out the brake lights, that little rubber bung was missing for the switch so they were on all the time and i had unplugged it back when i swapped the pedal box so i swapped in one from the old pedal box and sorted that out.

with the steering issue it had me puzzled. i didnt wanna buy another rack and put it in, the tie rods and inner rack ends were mint so i decided to check out the universal joints in the steering column, yep theres the problem, bolts were loose, tightened them all up the the play was gone. i was happy thats an easy fix! took it back for its re check an hour later and passed, then i went and put a months rego on this. since my civics wof and reg have run out this car is now my daily that gets me to work every day. yay go the a18a haha

My sister is interested in buying this car also, but i cant sell it until i get my grey accord a warrant. i think ill sell this car for like 700-800NZ

AccordB20A
03-15-2011, 01:28 AM
this is sold. $750 to a girl who picked it up today. yay another accord that sold a day after listed it! yay ive owned and sold on so many of these