Finally got around to taking a few pics.
It's a work in progress but coming along decently.
Not too bad for a 400$ special that barely ran.
Yes I had to use hood risers... I know... carb breather was smacking the underside of the hood and I got those risers for dirt ass cheap. Plus the cool kids love it
Last edited by InAccordance; 11-05-2017 at 08:23 PM.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Looks great! Keep the pics and updates coming.
"A few" as in two???? Good grief.Originally Posted by InAccordance
JK, looks good. What are the next steps?
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Had to repair the louvers so those will go on next.
Needs wheels pretty bad >.>
Going to get ahold of a b-series dcoe manifold and see if it can be modded like the FI intake can be. If so, it's on for a pair of 40 or 45s.
Needs some bodywork done.
Still on the hunt for a manual trans and all that.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Louvers on! pics inc tomorrow.
Looks like PS pump is dying. Steering is jittery and sometimes feels like no power assist at all especially when stationary. Making a good awful screech when turning too. Not a whine, literally a screech.
Removed my carb sync rig for the cold weather. She did NOT want to start in the cold with it setup that way. Starts all good now. Choke still works when it wants to but I think the carb is just wearing out. It's a bit old and been through a few rebuilds. Is leaking a little around the throttle shafts which is typical but does show its age.
Last edited by InAccordance; 11-27-2017 at 07:52 PM.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Looks Cool looking forward to more updates
Little plumbers putty around the ends of the carb shafts will fix that right up!
1988 Lxi owner since August 1995
336k miles running strong!
Now running E85.
Oldblueaccord <<< MY YOUTUBE PAGE!
Hm, never though of that... think I've got some laying around. My only worry is having to take the linkage off again and I just got the kickdown cable set perfectly. It actually shifts when it's supposed to and even downshifts now! No more slipping either!
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Just going to have to post links cause if I post the pics they are gigantic lol
https://i.imgur.com/TQJqnFq.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lxSHDJH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5HiTuRy.jpg
Needs paint pretty bad. Going to look into rust repair when the weather warms back up.
Linkage setup for auto trans..
You can see where the air filter got smashed by the hood.
https://i.imgur.com/CP4BSVM.jpg
Engine shot just cause.
https://i.imgur.com/MH9qDOA.jpg
Made a short video of the steering noise..
https://youtu.be/976nWkf_d2g
Last edited by InAccordance; 11-28-2017 at 02:42 PM.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
You out of fluid?
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Nope. It's within the min/max lines.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
I'd say you have a bad pump then.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Would tie rod ends make noise like that if they weren't greased properly? Had new ends put on when the steering rack was replaced but dont know if the shop greased them. They are the type with a fitting on them.
Pretty sure on pump going bad too just cause of the hard turning and it will hit hard spots. Like you're in the process of turning the wheel and it'll hit spots where it feels like it loses power and you have to muscle through it.
Considering doing a manual conversion though... PS has been nothing but a pain in the ass.
Pressure hose leaked bad when I got the car, replaced it. Then rack itself starts pouring fluid, replace that, then another hose starts leaking, replace that... now pump going... UGH.
Anyway, thanks for looking.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Well, the good news is that there's nothing else left to break!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
And we're back.. Had some family stuff to deal with so haven't been on in a while.
On the plus side, power steering pump fixed my problems. All is good in the hood with that now.
Also found the electrical culprit. It is in the hazard circuit. Not sure exactly where but when I unplug the hazard fuse under the hood, everything is good. Course, hazards don't work. Signals do though so whatever.
Also backed into the wife's car so in need of a trunk lid if anyone has one😆
Suspension is done... finally.
2g Prelude front upper arms are in, adjustable arms for the rear are in, alignment has been set. I can do over 80 now without it being sketchy lol
She rides good af.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
DCOE intake on the way!
Only cost me 312$ and will be port matched and everything, even will have the proper angle for the forward lean of the engine. CAN'T WAIT!
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Kick ass!!!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
First test fit. Nothing hooked up yet, just mounted carbs to intake and put linkage together. Had to rig up a plate to mount the linkage posts on. Looks dirty but it works quite well actually.
Slapped it on to test fitment. Intake slid on like butta and all the room in the world.
Still have to route the old water lines, hook up fuel lines and figure out how to run the throttle cable.
I think I may be able to run the transmission cable on the left side using the linkage there.
Then we pray it runs
https://imgur.com/FZebzaM
https://imgur.com/htSWx26
Last edited by InAccordance; 06-29-2018 at 07:31 PM.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Dang bro. Somebody vandalized your valve cover!
JK looks great!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
That looks freggin amazing. Keep it up.
It's alive!
After spending hours in the 90 degree sun, it runs... like shit haha. Actually does great under wot but having idle issues. I can get it stable at 1500 rpm but below that it gets shaky and pops a lot. Also drops hard when I put it in gear. Drops down to 500ish rpm. Seems odd to me that it would drop that much. Only would drop about 200rpm with the 32/36 on it.
Any ideas there?
Next step is tuning. Got them sync'd the best I can. Just needs to be gone through and jetted for the engine.
But, IT'S ALIVE!
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
The valve cover, someone here did it for me but I cannot for the life of me remember who it was lol. It came from the gold accord I had over 5 years ago. Held onto it all this time.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Updated pic with everything hooked up. My linkage is ghetto as hell but it works.
Originally posted by ShiRen:
Nice car or not, nobody likes losing a race to an old 4 door Honda.
Looks sick!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
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