86 Accord Aerodeck (from France)

[cody509]

For the bad news : my radiator has a leak, in the front. Maybe a rock hit it
I have to buy another one.
Do you guys know the brand named "KOYO" ?
The one I found is 79$.
I hope it will be OK...

yea, the ones on ebay? i don't know anything about them, but i was curious about them as well. hopefully someone on here can help you/us out.

[Cheeseburger]

shutup cheese, uve got busted blue. you must have to buy new pants like....every day

i cant believe i missed this lol i buy my pants by wholesale ...

[Fushi]

out standiing! where in france? i loved it over there. went through paris, out to mount st micheal, and up around northern franch, into belguim and lux. for a couple days and then back down to paris. I should have you send me some wine
beautiful aerodeck. and your english is better then those of us here in the US! are you sure your french? haahaha..spanish is a great language. would you learn cathtilian? (lol..thats a lisp..)

I live in south east France.

The name is Grenoble.
Nice city surrounded by mountains (nice mountain roads here).
Some day, I hope I will be able to travel to the USA.
There are lots of cities that I wish to visit

And thanks for the kind words about my english, I just hope it's not too disturbing for you to read me.

For my radiator, I intend to buy it soon.
I will let you know if it's a good deal or not.

[carotman]

Well, if you come to north America, drop my Montreal. We'll have some beer and wine and Ricard

[Fushi]

Well, if you come to north America, drop my Montreal. We'll have some beer and wine and Ricard

Hehehe, I can't resist if you say such fine words

[Fushi]

The next step is the lowering of the car.

What springs are you using, Accord owners ?
Is the handling still good ? Or does the ride become bumpy ?

If you have tips or advices for good springs, I would like to hear what setups you are using, because there are lots of lowering springs on ebay, and I really don't know which brand would be the best

I think I'm a little off topic, maybe I should post this message in the "Suspension" section ?

[smufguy]

yes Fushi, you answered your question. Check the Spring and shock combo also.

[Fushi]

yes Fushi, you answered your question. Check the Spring and shock combo also.

Thanks, I think I will go with the Suspension Techniques lowering springs (2" front and 1.9" rear drop).

The car will look better with my "new" 15" rims I just bought today

By the way, I fixed my radiator using some "Wynn's radiator repair". It works well !
I was really surprised !
I can now wait peacefully my new Koyo radiator

[Accord90]

Geez thats nice for only $300, I know it will look good after your done w/ it!!!!

[Fushi]

Geez thats nice for only $300, I know it will look good after your done w/ it!!!!

Thanks

Pics will follow as soon as I receive the tires (195/55/15) and put the wheels on the Accord.

[Fushi]

Today, I just used my good old Profiplast (like a wax that protects the paint) on the Accord.

I took some pics.



The paint looks just like "new". OK, it can't erase the scratches, but I'm really happy with the result



I changed my light bulbs, but the ones I bought are just weird. The color is blue/green/yellow (like chameleon), and that's just "bizarre"... I will have to buy some PIAAs next time.










And here are the rims I will put on the car as soon as my 195/55/15 tires arrive.

They're all dirty, I will have to give them a good cleaning

[Fushi]

As promised, here are some pics with my new rims and tires.
15X7 OZ Saturn with Nankang NS2 tires (195/55/15) (200$ shipped for the tires).

[mkymonkey]

dude you car is so fucking clean. i mean i never liked the aerodecks because of the weird hatch but...damn yours is foooking nice

[Fushi]

dude you car is so fucking clean. i mean i never liked the aerodecks because of the weird hatch but...damn yours is foooking nice

Thanks a lot for the kind words

Now, my Accord needs a good lowering and it will be OK for the looks.
hmmmm and maybe a gunmetal or dark grey coating for the rims would be nice ...

[2drSE-i]

those wheels look like they were made for the car. excellent pick. leave them the way they are.

[epic1400cs]

Damn I missed this thread till today. Nice clean Aerodeck, it is unbelievable considering the car has covered 200K Km. I liked the CRX weel but the 15inch weels looks nice too. Good luck with lowering, if the road are bumpy(Europe's road are much bumpier than in US and Japan but except in Germany) better not to go too hard spring. I have been to Grenoble a couple of times ten years ago to visit Magazan (art museum). I liked the town very much.

[Fushi]

those wheels look like they were made for the car. excellent pick. leave them the way they are.

Thanks

Damn I missed this thread till today. Nice clean Aerodeck, it is unbelievable considering the car has covered 200K Km. I liked the CRX weel but the 15inch weels looks nice too. Good luck with lowering, if the road are bumpy(Europe's road are much bumpier than in US and Japan but except in Germany) better not to go too hard spring. I have been to Grenoble a couple of times ten years ago to visit Magazan (art museum). I liked the town very much.

Thank you, and, if you have to come back to Grenoble some day, don't forget to tell me, it would be a pleasure to meet you.

For the roads, tha major problem here are the on our roads...
So I don't want to lower the car too much.
I think I will buy the Eibach lowering springs.
Only 1" lowering for the Eibach Pro kit springs, and 1.4" lowering for the Eibach Sportline springs.
I don't know which one would be the better and would keep some comfort for everyday's ride.

[epic1400cs]

Thank you, and, if you have to come back to Grenoble some day, don't forget to tell me, it would be a pleasure to meet you.
For the roads, tha major problem here are the on our roads...
So I don't want to lower the car too much.
I think I will buy the Eibach lowering springs.
Only 1" lowering for the Eibach Pro kit springs, and 1.4" lowering for the Eibach Sportline springs.
I don't know which one would be the better and would keep some comfort for everyday's ride.

Yes, next time if I visit there, lets organize small aerodeck meeting.
For lowering, you can find some article in the suspension section regrding Eibach and other ones for sure.
If I remember right, Eibach Pro Kit has higher rate than Sportsline and H&R, another spring with good reputaiton.
I have never used Eibach myself but I have heard some minor problems - front will be heigher than rear and it will sag over time (=become low a bit) - I dont know if thats true but I recommend you to make sure you are happy to buy them.
In fact I am very interested in Eibach Pro, too, because of the height, so please let us know the result if you fit them.
I am using H&R and about 40mm drop.
Looking good but if there is a big bump, some times my exaust pipe is scratching to the ground
Now I am planning to modify my shock to raise the height about 10mm by modifying spring seat fixing clip groove....err

[Fushi]

I have never used Eibach myself but I have heard some minor problems - front will be heigher than rear and it will sag over time (=become low a bit) - I dont know if thats true but I recommend you to make sure you are happy to buy them.

Thanks for the tip.
That's not a problem, it should be fine.

I am using H&R and about 40mm drop.
Looking good but if there is a big bump, some times my exaust pipe is scratching to the ground
Now I am planning to modify my shock to raise the height about 10mm by modifying spring seat fixing clip groove....err

Eeeek, OK, so I will just forget the H&R springs.
I don't want a very low ride.
Just a little lowering in order to improve the handling and the looks of the car.
So I think I will go with the Eibach.
It will be the softer springs (Pro Kit) since I want to keep my OEM shocks for the moment. And it's just a daily drive, not a race car ...
I just don't want to lose comfort too much.

Now, I just have to find a good dealer for the springs...

[Bglad420]

I'm not a big fan of the aero decks, but yours is to clean not to like.....Good work keep us posted

[mkymonkey]

see im not the only one ^^^

[Fushi]

Just for fun : A day picture with my wakaba enblem


Hmmmm I have to get rid of this horrible "F" on the rear spoiler...

[Deadhead]

sweet car bro...

what do you plan to do with it as far as performance?

[2drSE-i]

is that the one that means "new driver" or the one that means "elder driver?"

[Fushi]

sweet car bro...

what do you plan to do with it as far as performance?

I was dreaming about a JDM B18C with everything it needs (header/exhaust/Intake...) for a 200hp daily drive and a good reliability...
I hope I will be able to find some Place Racing mounts. They will decide me...

There is also the B20 JDM solution...

Or maybe going turbo some day...


I really don't know...

For the moment, I'm busy with my 1st gen CRX B16 swap, plus I have to go on with my 96 Civic EK4...

So my Accord will remain stock for some time...
I use it everyday.

is that the one that means "new driver" or the one that means "elder driver?"

Elder driver
Here, some people know the "new driver" one, but nobody knows the "elder" one. And it makes my japanese friends laugh each time they're in my car...