SnoCoAccord
02-18-2013, 09:38 PM
Hey everybody, my first Honda was a civic wagon that I've had for ~10 years, but just picked up this '88 DX hatch (5m spd) for the low price of getting it out of a family members yard. It had sat where parked in the first pic. for 7 years.
http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/snocowagon/Accord/AccordBefore_zps3f48b039.jpg
I swapped in a battery, added some fresh gas to the tank, gave it a shot of starter fluid, and it came right back to life. Then I pulled it out for a quick wash and and oil change, before driving it the 30 miles back to my house.
http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/snocowagon/Accord/IMG_20120901_122359_zps96c6018b.jpg
You can see the broken tail light and screwed up front end, the hood was overlapping the headlights and everything is out of alignment. First thing when I got it home was a thorough, seats out, cleaning, lots of dirt inside, potting soil, I think a whole bag of it. Also, lots of really old stickers which were hard to get off after all that time. With parts from the junkyard I replaced the tail light, added a passenger mirror and rear muds, replaced the third brake light housing and painted it black, replaced the sun visors and the grill, and added a rear sway bar from an LX-i. Added new plugs, wires, air filter, hatch struts, welded some patches in the exhaust, and inspected the timing belt and brakes. I spent a lot of time trying to get the headlights, hood, and fenders to line up, but in the end they are still not right. Nothing touches or binds, but the gaps are not even to say the least. A week after it was on the road, someone broke in by smashing the passenger window, so after a couple attempts at finding a compatible one, here it sits now.
http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/snocowagon/Accord/IMG_20130218_073529_zps2f79dbc0.jpg
I have 5 spoke MINI wheels I might throw on it and maybe a stereo if I end up driving it a lot, right now it has the factory radio delete plate.
Also thinking about trying some rallycross with it seeing as it is already beat up.
http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/snocowagon/Accord/AccordBefore_zps3f48b039.jpg
I swapped in a battery, added some fresh gas to the tank, gave it a shot of starter fluid, and it came right back to life. Then I pulled it out for a quick wash and and oil change, before driving it the 30 miles back to my house.
http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/snocowagon/Accord/IMG_20120901_122359_zps96c6018b.jpg
You can see the broken tail light and screwed up front end, the hood was overlapping the headlights and everything is out of alignment. First thing when I got it home was a thorough, seats out, cleaning, lots of dirt inside, potting soil, I think a whole bag of it. Also, lots of really old stickers which were hard to get off after all that time. With parts from the junkyard I replaced the tail light, added a passenger mirror and rear muds, replaced the third brake light housing and painted it black, replaced the sun visors and the grill, and added a rear sway bar from an LX-i. Added new plugs, wires, air filter, hatch struts, welded some patches in the exhaust, and inspected the timing belt and brakes. I spent a lot of time trying to get the headlights, hood, and fenders to line up, but in the end they are still not right. Nothing touches or binds, but the gaps are not even to say the least. A week after it was on the road, someone broke in by smashing the passenger window, so after a couple attempts at finding a compatible one, here it sits now.
http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/snocowagon/Accord/IMG_20130218_073529_zps2f79dbc0.jpg
I have 5 spoke MINI wheels I might throw on it and maybe a stereo if I end up driving it a lot, right now it has the factory radio delete plate.
Also thinking about trying some rallycross with it seeing as it is already beat up.