pics of my custom front and rear strut bar as i told ya

**L3G10N** · 07-05-2004, 09:42 PM

This is the package to show you this bar is really an 90-93 bar

Cut the braket from the plate

to get this part

You'll have to cut with a dremel in the plate to be able to get this one. and weld the plate to get this result

Here's the difference between the 90-93(left) and the 86-89 custom(right)

The 86-89 over the 90-93

Now, talk about the rear one.
Here's the 90-93

and here's the 86-89 finished

The 86-89 over the 90-93 to show you the small difference

So, it's really simple to do this. I'll take some pics on a car soon.

**adams86lxi** · 07-05-2004, 11:19 PM

thats awesome! i have to try that! so it fits fine under the hood?

**Busted_Blue** · 07-06-2004, 12:41 AM

Holy shit, thats not fucking simple...unless you know how to weld... -_-

**mykwikcoupe** · 07-06-2004, 01:22 AM

welding is simple. Just take an extension cord and trim the positive lead so theres a few inches of copper showing and make sure you have a Zinsco house panel, rubber mount to be grounded on and dont get caught in the circiut. Im an electricin trust me on this one

For those of you dumb enough to try this DONT. Its a Joke at 2 am. HA HA

**Oyvind Ryeng** · 07-06-2004, 02:08 AM

I see no pics...

**L3G10N** · 07-06-2004, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by adams86lxi

thats awesome! i have to try that! so it fits fine under the hood?

Yep it fit perfect for any injected car or weber carburated.
For the welding, if you're not able to weld, some shop can do it for you really cheap. So, that's why i told you that this mods was really simple.

**Busted_Blue** · 07-06-2004, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by mykwikcoupe

welding is simple. Just take an extension cord and trim the positive lead so theres a few inches of copper showing and make sure you have a Zinsco house panel, rubber mount to be grounded on and dont get caught in the circiut. Im an electricin trust me on this one

For those of you dumb enough to try this DONT. Its a Joke at 2 am. HA HA

For a second i swore you were actually insisting on this. Good thing you are joking. I hope people read the JOKE part.

***Vanilla Sky*** · 07-06-2004, 08:47 AM

what about heating it up and pounding it into shape?

**L3G10N** · 07-06-2004, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Vanilla Sky

what about heating it up and pounding it into shape?

if you do this, the plate will wave. I've tryed this.

The only way to get theses bars to look like stock is to cut to remove the excess of metal and get the form we need.

**thegreatdane** · 07-06-2004, 09:22 AM

The pictures doesnt work.

**HondaBoy** · 07-06-2004, 09:36 AM

pretty cool. i know about that thing with the electrical cord. lol. it does basicly the same thing as a welder does, but is useless. my friend has a welder, i'm sure i'll be using it soon. i should just buy one of my own.

**L3G10N** · 07-06-2004, 09:57 AM

pics are working
They are on the Club Accord Quebec server and he's still online.

try to refresh

**Robs89LXi** · 07-06-2004, 10:18 AM

Question: why did you cut the bracket from the plate on the front mount? Couldn't the mod be done with the bracket still attached?

**L3G10N** · 07-06-2004, 10:21 AM

nah you have to relocate the bracket. The plate need to be turned a bit.
You'll see this soon.

This is the reason why you cannot buy any brand for the front bar. I just don't remember if this one is a ractive or a Pilot.

I'll be back on this in a few days.

**89cordlx** · 07-06-2004, 11:32 AM

when I asked Justin about how he made his rear bars he said he heated and bent the mounts to make the rear.

**L3G10N** · 07-06-2004, 11:44 AM

the plate bended when i tryed this. Maybe i overheated the plate.

**unc25** · 07-06-2004, 12:31 PM

I have been wanting to try this, Me and Vinny talked about the 4g accord rear bars fitting. I told him that I wanted to try but no welding skills.

But fortunatley for me I have some buddies that weld so maybe I will have to try this out. Good job on the pioneering!!! Woot-Woot!

**88accordalltheway** · 07-06-2004, 01:59 PM

damn i wish i was still in metal shop at my school...

**88accordhb** · 07-06-2004, 04:43 PM

why is the first pic a pic of a bag? hmmm...anyways nice work, bet it's gonna be beautiful when it's done.

**adams86lxi** · 07-06-2004, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by 88accordhb

why is the first pic a pic of a bag? hmmm...anyways nice work, bet it's gonna be beautiful when it's done.

because he wanted to make sure everyone knew it was really off a 90-93 accord!

**blazin3gen** · 07-06-2004, 05:19 PM

o shit i guess it is lots of work then huh

**L3G10N** · 07-07-2004, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by adams86lxi

because he wanted to make sure everyone knew it was really of a 90-93 accord!

Exactly!

Blazin, not that bad. When i'll get the final touch, i'll see exactly how many times it took me. Maybe i'll produce more than one.

My brother want a set for his hatch.

**L3G10N** · 03-19-2005, 06:54 AM

here's 3 new pics. Still haven"t finish the front one cause my car is still at the body shop for his new paints/bodykit custom.

But for now, it looks like this.

From up to down:
Carotman's rear strut bar
Mine rear strut bar
Mine Front Strut bar

Compare mine to carot's one

and a small close up of my front strut repainted(same if i will need to grind it again).

What's left is to put the plate on the shock tower and place the bar over to see where i need to weld the braket.

Maybe this post will need to be put in the How-To section?

**frankie89** · 03-19-2005, 07:24 AM

hey i also heard a 94-97 rear sturt tower bar is very similar to an 89 setup...but i would be with some modding too... btw nice work..

**L3G10N** · 03-19-2005, 07:37 AM

in fact, 90-97 have the same suspension. So, yeah, it's really possible that the 94-97 will be similar to the 86-89 since the 90-93 are REALLY similar to the 86-89