Winter Project *Lots of pics*

Hello Visitors!

My name is Michael and when I started this project I was 22... I live in Kelowna BC Canada. I do tech support for a living and my hobby is Loving my 3Gee!!! :-) It's amazing how easy a lot of this stuff is!

"My Winter project" As the name started out; is nothing short of a full 1986 LX to 1989 EX-i Conversion! I bought a crashed EX-i for $70 and at the same time the tranny went on my LX so I started this project.

Here are a just a few of the objectives I'm going to be completing over the next few months:

-- Full LX to EX-i conversion
---- Motor swap
---- Wiring harness
---- Dash
---- Auto windows and locks
-- Interior
---- New/Re-upholster seats/Need to learn this first
---- Dye the carpet/Replace
---- Fiberglass Custom interior components including the door panels

hopefully
---- Other fiberglass work (possibly customizing parts of dash or hood)
---- Changing the entire color scheme of the interior.
(I am strongly thinking complete black interior with a nice color to accent haven't decided what color yet most likely silver or grey to go with my carbon fiber accessories)
-- Exterior/Body
---- Fixing ALL the rust and body dent's
------- This includes cutting out all the body panels from the donor car and welding new ones into place.
------- Sandblasting the unibody and painting it Electric Blue (possibly Metallic Electric Blue) *****UPDATE***** Obviously I chose Burnt Orange not Electric Blue lol ******
---- Replacing LX roof with EX-i roof as it has a sun roof **decided not to do this***
---- Replacing rear window with donor car's as the defrost actually works.
---- Modified 3rd gen Acura Integra front bumper or possible Custom front bumper with the Acura bumper as a mold to play with.
---- Side skirts and Rear bumper will be fiberglass however I haven't put much thought into what they are going to look like yet.

Well that's a short list of the modifications I'll be making over the next few months. We ( 2 Friends and I) have invested in a 2 car garage a few months back and now we have converted it into a shop. We pay rent on this space so we almost always have 2 projects on the go. My best Friend is a journeymen mechanic so any mechanical issues I have he is my support guy (plus it helps he rents the shop with me)... ****UPDATE**** That went
sideways after about 6 months, I had to shelf this car project for a couple years, I established shop all to myself and it has allowed me to continue working on her properly :-) *********


I'm going to be posting my progress and I'm Trigger happy so there will be lots of pictures!


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I would really REALLY like your input good or bad. I'd love input on my choice of colors and all of the modifications...If you have suggestions as well this would be excellent!
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Next post: Tear down of Both my donor car and my car.


*******Last Updated JAN 2014 *************

i see no pics

i'll be looking forward to seeing your project. sounds like fun!
oh yeah

Well here we go!!

I have lots and lots of pics, here are a few of the main progress of tear down. If you want I have all the pictures here in high res.

I've decided not to post pics of the donor car as it's really quite sad seeing a 3gee like that. (didn't even put wheels on it to get it on the flat bed we kinda just dragged it with a few guys)

Left side of the car:

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Removed: Front left door, Rear left passenger door, Left fender and Gas door

Right Side:

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Removed: Front Right door, Rear right door and Right fender

Center:

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Removed: Hood and Antenna ( I know it's not gone in the pic )

Picture of the Gauges

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The gauges are reverse glow and the odometer reads 366154.3 KM

Removal of the front Seats and dash:

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Removed: Front seats, Alpine Stereo, Dash and Heater blower. ( pictures where not taken in order so the front windows has also been removed in this pic.)

Back seat out:

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Front window removed:

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Rear Window Removed:

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(back dash also removed)

At this point All interior trim has been removed except for carpet (which is a fricken bugger by the way)

con't

sounds like a good project... are you doing your own bodywork michael? if so i may need to hire you to fix up mine...:deal: my car is in serious need of some love.

looks like an episode of pimp my 3g...jk wow your really fixing her up, cant wait for the final outcome i guess in da spring??

So now we have two accords worth of parts in the shop space is becoming a huge issue...

This looks Challenging lol

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We spread it out to pick what we needed to keep and what to throw away:

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Anyone need ANYTHING accord? lol

After creative ummm stuff hiding in our shop where where left with a few heater components and the wiring harness

We ended up putting it all in the rafter area lol
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This is what's left:

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Here we have the two accords:

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My baby sitting naked in -5 C weather :-(

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And that's it for interior removal for now!!

Any questions?

Next: Engine and Wiring harness removal slated for the upcoming week or so depending on my work schedule.

jonrichert:
Yes Everything is going to be done by me if possible.

I have allready cut out 4 large Chucks of body panel from the donor car to repair my really bad rust spots. I have also removed the roof completly from the donor car to rob the sunroof :-)

Things like window replacment will be sent to a shop as they have the skill and all the weather proofing stuff handy.

frankie89:

Yes it's slated to be done by spring and i'm hell bent to be driving it by summer. :-)

EX-i emblem?
hehhee go you!

looks like you gots your hands full, what exactly is an Ex-I??? never heard of it, (i dont think), how much hp do its gots???

EX-i is basicaly LX-i for Canada. Apparently, we prefer E to L.

oh, got it, thanks.

E = Excellent
L = Loser

E rules !

Looks like a crazy amount of work, hope its all worth it, keep us updated =)

Mag car +1?

Now that everything is stripped out, it's a good time to put in the sound dampening (like Dynamat).

Peace.

I Really want to lay down a Dynamat like material but I'd be tight on funds. I was actually looking for a cheap but effective alternative.... do you know what I might use?

Looks like fun... I'm almost at that stage with stripping my Old accord... its kinda fun haha, but the pile of parts is getting massive for me too... my dad isnt too happy about that in the garage.

IMO about the sound deadning stuff, Cascade audio makes the best stuff I think, but if you can't afford good stuff, then don't bother. Lots of the cheaper products are tar based, and basically just help stop vibrations in the metal, but don't actually stop sound waves.

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Anyone need ANYTHING accord? lol

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Was the interior grey?... If so, hows the condition of the trunk lining pieces?!... Mine are beat to hell from the previous owner.

You have a lot of work ahead of you and you've already got the fun stuff done(stripping the car). When i did my EFI swap it was easy until the end when I had to chase down vacuum hoses and wiring problems until I figured out that I had a bad distributor. Then I had to figure out why the dome light didn't work(found a corroded crimp that came apart when transferring the harness). Good luck on the project.

Yeah your totally right Eric the fun stuff is just ending... removal of the wiring harness and motor is the last easy step for a while...

Once that is done I call in a few favors of people who want to help ( who just happen to have access to a sandblaster and a MiG welder to re attach all the panels) then comes sanding (oh that sounds fun lol)

After sanding we are going to use our shop as a paint booth :-) (We have already painted a couple cars in there it actually worked out quite well.)

I don't know about the painting and sandblasting but it sounds kinda fun to me :-P

Whoo hoo!!!!! BIG BIG BIG news!!!!

First the small news! I pulled the engine today! yep it's sitting on the floor i'll have pics in the next couple of days.

BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG NEWS!!

I JUST scored $2800 worth of Alpine Sterio equipment!!! For a killer deal.

Check this:

http://www.geminiwebhosting.ca/image...m100-f_ld.jpeg

2000 Watts peak 1000 watts RMS @ 2 OHM

and TWO of these

http://www.geminiwebhosting.ca/image...-swr-1521d.jpg

15" Dual voice coil 1500 watts peak 500 watts RMS @ 2-ohm

http://www.geminiwebhosting.ca/images2/602376_260.jpg



And this Nice 100 watt RMS x 4 @ 2 ohm



So this now means I get to make a full custom fiberglass ported trunk box :-) This box will also incorporate both amps.

BTW anyone who doesn't know car audio this is a fricken sweet score!

-mm

Jesus. How much did you get it for??

omfg.. nice grab..

yeah my bud has almost the same stuff. actually he gave me the money and i bought everything for him because he knows nothing obout car audio. you can check it out here

http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/720755

sorry dont trying to hyjack your thread

So yeah $1000 Canadian for that much Alpine :-)

It's used (6 months old) the guy has too much money and is getting a whole new system.

Oh yeah 12 months no interest no payments as well :-) I love financing....

The store broke every rule in the book to put it though financing!! lol due to the fact it actually wasn't store inventory just one of there customers old stuff :-)

One last bonus?

The Owner of the car audio store is going to come by when I'm ready to make a custom enclosure and give me a few suggestions to make it look killer :-)

so yeah... I had a good day.

shit, looks like one hell of a project, wish ya luck :) are you removing EVERYTHING from the car and starting from scratch? nice to have all the tools eh?

Yeah the car is going to be sandblasted so she has to be naked to the bone.


- Thanks for stopping by
- mm

adrian

your m3 is instantaneous pant-creamage

lol thanks, its actually not mine, its one of my friends. its still in the shop actually, because we decided to re do the whole system, why? because its so much power it cracked and broke the sub box. amazing huh. anyway sorry for hijacking again....but just wanted to share.

for cheap sound deadening you can use that stuff they use for roofing. its much cheaper than dynamat and works just as well. the whole concept is to add mass to your body panels so that they won't vibrate. it'll smell like tar at first but air it out for a day or two and you're set.

thats because it is tar

Here are the pics of my new sound equipment:

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And just so you can see a size comparison I put a Canadian beer bottle in the Pic...

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Engine bay -1 Engine!

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I try to be organized so I made 3 bags of bolts per car. Each bag is Titled "Dash" "Interior" "Engine/Engine Bay"

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All labeled of course:

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Like I said I'm trigger happy! but you know what? Seeing my own step by step progress here keeps me totally motivated :-)



THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR POSITIVE COMMENTS!!!

that is what i call stripping down a car

awww! wook at da wittle axwes! hehehe

those are huge btw

Looking good man, we will have to get together during the holidays and do some wrenchin on that thing:)
"Slow and steady wins the race"
Zach

Wooo. That looks like something they do on Overhaulin', full restoration type project. If you going to re-do a car, that is taking it to the limit. Good luck, wouldn't mind seeing the final outcome..

dam, wish dem pics wud sho

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Yeah the car is going to be sandblasted so she has to be naked to the bone.


- Thanks for stopping by
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Now that's the kind of talk I like. Getting it sandblasted is definately a good choise in my opinion.

I just hope you wont be putting back in a sad LX engine, but go with something more B-ish. or H... :)

good luck

Yah Mike (Gemini2003) Put something B-ish in there!
"You can dooo ittt"
I would love to help with that.
Zach

Hey guys... Thank you for all the great compliments...

The only spare engine I have laying around ( lol ) is the EFI one out of the donor car. Unfortunately at the time I started this project I didn't plan to do a non accord engine swap as 1.) I don't have a bunch of cash and 2.) I'm just a novice! I'm learning a lot as I go and a simple swap is what I need to do first.

I would love to swap in a nice engine but I think I may have to wait till I'm done this project.

As for all the pictures not working I'm having issues with my hosting company right now and they should be working shortly. **UPDATE** My host decided to change thier nameservers without telling me AND THEN they gave me the wrong ones! anyhoo... you'll see pics in 24-48 hrs (It's 10:30AM Dec 22 2005 right now.)

SANDBLASTING

As for the sandblasting idea... I called a few body shops that do sandblasting and the general idea is that sandblasting is going to be too harsh for the thin gauge metal on the body. The car will still have all the paint stripped off but I'm not sure if it's going to be done with a less harsh media blaster or by hand.

If it's by hand it's been suggested to me that I use a variable speed rotary sander or possibly chemical stripping product... any ideas on this?

you should rub coca-cola on it, if it'll clean up your chrome it must like to eat paint :-p

what about water blasting it? or is water blasting 2 weak?

I could see water blasting if I could get like a 15HP or higher...

I've used 5 HP pressure washers and l didn't damage my paint in least so i'd need to use probably 3 times that but yeah I'm just guessing.

Pics broken dude.

Oh, when you said get it sandblasted I automatically assumed you meant getting the underbody sandblasted. Not the outside body of the car :)

Several people gets the underbody sandblasted and painted and afterwards it'll be clean as heck and without any rust. A good option for people in countrys with salt on the roads that wants to protect their precious car.

I Actually never thought about the underside of my car!! I feel silly now lol

I wonder if spending the time on the underside is going to be worth it.... I mean I am in Canada and we do use salt and gavel but I'm not planning on driving it in the winter so maybe not.... Good idea though!


Oh and by the way all the pictures are fixed.

get much done over the holidays mike? hope it's all going well for ya.. I found a fairly clean, '88 black coupe in westbank for sale, think i'm gonna look into getting me a fuel injected accord too.

I've been waiting on a couple of things so unfortunately no major accomplishments since tear down was completed...

Basically next step is to pressure wash the car then Sand all around the bad rust areas and the areas that I will be replacing... All prep work for the upcoming body panel replacements.

Hey Gemini what tool do you use to remove the front and rear windshields? Isn't it like some tool with a sharp blade edge that heats up to melt the rubber seal and makes it easy to cut? I dunno what it's called.

no heating or anything. its basically a handle with a sharp very ridgid blade. Theres a flexjoint attatched that goes out to a handle so you can pull on it and all. Ryan made it look pretty easy when he did my windshields but thats what he does.

any idea where i can get the new metal trim for the windshields and the snaps/fasteners? also, what type of rubber adhesive is that that they use to glue on the windshields? can i get that at home depot?

Actually I used Wire and 2 screw drivers :-)

Went to the local parts place and picked up window removal wire for under $10 and just went at it like a saw but with wire :-)

As for what the substance is to put the window back in... Honestly I'd check a local glass shop for what they use... they are usually very nice about it :-)

I'm Actually going to use a glass shop to put everything back in for the fact they will do it right the first time and guarantee work :-)

Oh, and for anyone interested I peeled the rubber of my front window and I found a whole pile of unwanted rust :-( Oh well more sanding :deal:

**Edit** One more thing there is a nice update on Zack's site (Pinball Kidd) his car and a few others including mine are on there located here: 3gee Accord

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any idea where i can get the new metal trim for the windshields and the snaps/fasteners? also, what type of rubber adhesive is that that they use to glue on the windshields? can i get that at home depot?

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Please don't do it iceman! Let a professional installer put your glass in. I get sooooooooo tired of fixing peoples stuff that they fuck up cause they think they can install glass.
It is a HUGE safety factor, and if it's not done right you are risking your life bro.
The only place you can get new moldings ect. is from Honda. All the cowling clips we get from our glass distributors, so the average jo needs to go to the dealership.

damn...you gotta lotta work ahead of you....good luck and i cant wait to see the finish product

So I have all my pics now :-) Here is what I'm up against:


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So yeah you could say I have my work cut out for me (lol) It's actually better then it looks in these pictures.

From the donor car I have already removed the panels and sections required to do 90% of the rust repair on this car :-)

cool....get them uploaded then. :D

So here we go :-) I have some progress to report... First I have to say my pictures where spread between 2 digital camera's and one of the cameras is blurry...


So I got My car all pressure washed and cleaned up before starting on the body work I have to say it looked pretty good and the fact I didn't have to wash my hands every time I touched something works for me too!

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I decided to take my roof off the car first only because I bought a new drill and wanted to use it :-)

Also I've decided to pull the outer skin of my roof off and leave everything else. My idea with this is that the replacement roof will fit perfectly instead of fighting with cutting the support pillars.

Here is a quick pic of the roof seam before I got started:

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Then I drilled out all the spot welds:

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After drilling out the spot welds I pried the metal apart using a hammer and a strong flat head screw driver:

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Sorry that it's blurry.... I'm not worrying about the metal of the roof as it's going to the dump and the sunroof is getting put on ;-) (W00t!)

Another of the work on the seam (back window)

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Now once I had the seam apart there is a tar like substance holding the cross braces to the roof. I left the braces but after inspecting the other roof I've decided to remove those as well.

SORRY AGAIN that these are blurry!! I'll take better ones soon! This will give you the idea though!

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So that's where she sits :-) I have more images of the bad rust areas etc but for now she sit's with a HUGE sunroof lol looks cool eh?

Should keep you busy that little rust project of yours lol Looks almost as bad as my old EX-i which I was pretty close to buying a brand spankin new OEM honda roof for.

Why don't you just get a new whole outside body? Seems like too much work and for the money you could get a none rusted one.

lol your like my friends around here... they see a little rust and there like why didn't you just buy a new car?

This is a Project. 6 months at least... I have Lots and lots and lots of time to take care of the rust.

So far I've spent, includeing the price of 2 cars, $850-950 Canadian.

Why buy a new car when I can MAKE a new car?

now thats the attitude....if you were my dog i would say GOOD BOY!!! lol

keep up the good work dude, and us posted

good luck man and keep us posted i want to see how this car progresses...

How can you convert from 86 LX to 89 EX-i??????

It will still be an 86...............

Technically/legally I suppose it will still be an 86 lx however the only thing that will be left of the 86 lx will be the unibody, suspension and some interior trim :-)

You said a little rust....LMAO! You consider that little? More power to you! HAve fun! Props on the madness, keep us posted.

That is not rust, that is terminal cancer. Hope you got some good radiation treatment lined up for it. Keep us posted.

Why don't you just go buy another one......its a four door, mabey if it was a coupe, or hatch, but even then..............

holy shit that mofo is rusty....

props for you taking on this kind of a project..

does it have sentimental value or something?

maybe the guy is just bored guys. i work on cars that arent even mine when im bored. i know i know i should work only on mine, but even that bores me too lol

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Whoo hoo!!!!! BIG BIG BIG news!!!!

First the small news! I pulled the engine today! yep it's sitting on the floor i'll have pics in the next couple of days.

BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG NEWS!!

I JUST scored $2800 worth of Alpine Sterio equipment!!! For a killer deal.

Check this:

http://www.creative-car-gillet.com/i...MRD-M1000.jpeg

2000 Watts peak 1000 watts RMS @ 2 OHM

and TWO of these

http://www.cbrstereo.com/ProductImages/SWR1521.jpg

15" Dual voice coil 1500 watts peak 500 watts RMS @ 2-ohm

http://www.cbrstereo.com/ProductImages/MRVF540.jpg

And this Nice 100 watt RMS x 4 @ 2 ohm



So this now means I get to make a full custom fiberglass ported trunk box :-) This box will also incorporate both amps.

BTW anyone who doesn't know car audio this is a fricken sweet score!

-mm

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Originally Posted by Gemini2003

I Really want to lay down a Dynamat like material but I'd be tight on funds. I was actually looking for a cheap but effective alternative.... do you know what I might use?

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You could afford all that, but you don't have enough money for Dynamat??? :dunno:

Peace.

LOL The rust really isn't that bad!!!

Seriously guys!! I have non rusty replacement body panels I cut out from the last car! All I have to do is cut out the current rust and replace the metal from the last car and *Poof* 90% of the rust is gone.

Actually the next step is to sand down the area's that I'm cutting out.

I'll let you all in a little secret... I had my licence suspennded for at least 6 months :-( Like I said I have lots of time to mess around on this project.

seem like you projet is coming along quite well still got lots left. props to ya. i was actually out in westbank last week bought and ex-i. should have stopped by

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LOL The rust really isn't that bad!!!

Seriously guys!! I have non rusty replacement body panels I cut out from the last car! All I have to do is cut out the current rust and replace the metal from the last car and *Poof* 90% of the rust is gone.

Actually the next step is to sand down the area's that I'm cutting out.

I'll let you all in a little secret... I had my licence suspennded for at least 6 months :-( Like I said I have lots of time to mess around on this project.

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Haha, i KNEW there had to be a reason, just like mkymonkey said... your bored :P

so how'd you get your license suspended?

Hmmm, six month suspention, I'm guessing it had to do with a little excessive fun and drink??
Oh well, life goes on right.
Good luck with everything.

About the sound equipment.... I'm a sucker... really I am... If I actually know how good of a deal I'm getting and it's something that gives me an edge I'm sold...:slap:

I'll drop big $$ on the stereo because it's VERY important for me to have an incredible system. I'm doing everything right if I can.:) :cool: :smokin:

looks like a hella load of fun, cant wait 2 c the finished project good luck :)

now i see i cant put pop-ups in my car :'(

hahaha told a he was bored. i've had my licenese suspended once and all i did was build sites that i never got hosted. i even made mt own porn site called xsdotcom.com that never go hosted. lol. im actually bored again, so im building another one but this is being hosted..... my own site called mkmonkey.com should be up in a few weeks.

this time are you actually bored or did you get your license suspended again :kekeke:

no just bored. i cant really do much to the accord because of some stupid surgery my girlfriend "had" to get so i just dropped 3000 bucks on that. now i wan to turbo so im planning on that. i never really planned on turboing this car...and build a site sooo...i just thought fuck it ill multitask. lol like its that hard. damn i need some money

dude i just noticed im a complete post whore. you joined he site on jan of last year and me in aug...and i have 28 more posts than you lol

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dude i just noticed im a complete post whore. you joined he site on jan of last year and me in aug...and i have 28 more posts than you lol

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:thumbup: :alc:...

well looks like im just going to have to start whoring all over the place too in order to get catch you up, i bet i can become an lxi user before you :D

Hello :-)

Thought I'd leave a little update ;-) I bought a sandblaster!!!! Whoo Hoo!!

I've officially started all the bodywork. The sandblaster is not working as well as I thought it would, this is possibly due to the fact we have a weak air compressor... oh well

Some of the rust has now been repaired it's defiantly a slow work in progress but it is going a lot faster then I thought it would. No body parts replaced yet.

I'll have pictures soon but it's hard always having to borrow a digi cam. Oh yeah I'm still separating the donor roof aswell :-P

wait, so your switching roofs with another car?? has this been done before or is he the first??

yes its been done...in history. by that i mean to other cars. i dont know about three gs but it should be the same...i mean all the cars LOOK the same

Yeah I've taken the roof off my old Lx and I'm replacing it with one that has a sunroof in it...

The reason (besides the ton of rust) is I kept getting pissed off that every car I've owned hasn't had a sunroof...

You know Pinball kid said the same thing... that I may be doing something no-one else has on this site! now for me THAT would be cool....

Hey peeps,

Another small update. I've sandblasted a few area's of the rust and completly sanded and primered the engine bay. I'll have pictures when I can.

Pic update!!!

Work that I did last week:
http://geminiwebhosting.ca/images2/prework.jpg
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My engine bay ready to go!
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And what I did on Sunday!

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Here is the roof situation I'm in!

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The outlined area below will be cut out(on the drivers side). The circled area is being repaired:

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looking good....

that looks good!! keep up the good work :rockon:

wow buddy you've done quite a bit looks like the progress is going quite well. hopefully you can get it all fixed up soon.can't wait to see the finished result. good job and keep it up buddy

I scored another killer deal! Not quite as good as the last deal mind you,

JVC kd-adv6160 DVD player! W00t!!(I really wish it where alpine)
and a 6" LCD screen !!

http://geminiwebhosting.ca/images2/jvc1.JPG

This player has 5v Pre-outs

And now I have 5.1 Surrond sound!!

If you like Spec's take a look Here

sweet dude, i didn't think that JVC made car audio lol... I've always had a good experience with their home theater stuff.

If I had a choice I'd have chosen all alpine equipment. However when you get a deal you get a deal! $200 canadian for it all and the deck is one month old. MSRP: $350US for just the DVD player

sweet looking!!!

hey, if you rebuilt EVERYTHING and got a NEW engine on there, could you register it as a 2006 accord or sumtin? or would you be able to reset your odometer?

No you cant, lookin good though

I was actually curious about the odometer. If I do what I'm now planning (a re-build) Am I able to reset the odometer?

(Got a deal to get some enigne related work done.)

yes, you can, but as soon as you register it with lower miles than it was the last time it was registered... it's going to get a salvage title.

Don't tamper with the odometer.

I'm in Canada I wonder if it makes a diffrence...

I'm not planning to do it but I'd be interested to know...

Thanks for the heads up.

i bet it would still be the same as the states, i really have no clue but it just seems like thats one of those things thats fround upon so i would just stay away from that, good to see some more pics there, give me a shout if you guys wanna get together again sometime

Nice work dude!!!

Honestly, this is LITTLE rust.

You southern guys just freak out when you see a small rust spot. You should come up north and have a look at any 10 year old ca, they sometimes look worse than this one honestly.

Good choice on the sunroof!!! That was the best time/way to do it.

For the rear fenders, you shoudl go to Napa and buy replacment body panels, they are cheap and will just fit there easily. Just a little cut/weld job bit the shape will be perfect.