Bglad420's 88 Hatch Build Thread

[Bglad420]

any ways full cage sounds cool......lets hope you guys come up with like rear strut bars to strengthen up the body while still make it functional

What are you talking about? Rear strutbar is part of the cage, I'll be welding a bar between both shock towers. SOLID.

[MessyHonda]

What are you talking about? Rear strutbar is part of the cage, I'll be welding a bar between both shock towers. SOLID.

yeah i know.

[Bglad420]

Well its together, took it out for a drive last night. I missed her so much!! It felt so weird to drive. I'm going to wash it up and posst pics of my progress.

[89T]

so where are the pic's?

[Bglad420]

My digital oil pressure guage.


Dirty before engine pic...


Where the battery used to be


Where it is now (box is temporary til I get my sealed stainless box, and so is the negetive too) I used 1/O welding cable for the positive $85 to get it made.


Old noisy muffler


New one ready to be put on (I'll post pics after I weld it up)


More to come.

[theDougler]

nice progress, your ride looks good, i hope i can get mine to look that good in a few months. keep it up

[BITESIZE]

I have the same magnaflow muffler, has a raspy sound to it. I love it! You should hide all of those wires going to the battery and it would look good. Also I think painting the inside black would be tits. Lets see some more pictures. I can't wait to get my parts from you either!

[Bglad420]

I have the same magnaflow muffler, has a raspy sound to it. I love it! You should hide all of those wires going to the battery and it would look good. Also I think painting the inside black would be tits. Lets see some more pictures. I can't wait to get my parts from you either!

Yeah I like the way it sounds, its has a way deeper sound, loud when I want it to be loud. And your parts are on there way I dropped them off yesterday, you have the track # right? If not let me know and I'll send it to you again.

[89T]

looks like you are coming along nicely.
if you'r going to take it to the track you are going to need a manual shutoff for that batt. if i remember right the shutoff must kill the motor aswell.

[Bglad420]

Yeah I know I just havent figured exactly what I'll need yet still doing the research to make sure its track legal when its done. I still have a lot of work to do yet. And I mean A LOT!! But slow and steady wins the race. Went to install the oil pressure sensor but its stardard thread so I need to find an adaptor. So I'll have to wait on that, just picked up 450 blue tops from my buddy, now I need to get the manifold and rail and regulator ordered. Does anybody know if any other better flowing filters fit in our cars stock location? I'll probally just buy an AEM high flow filter.

[Bglad420]

Got my BMC header flange in the mail today!! Yummy it's suck a sexy peice of metal!! I wont be able to post pics till tommorrow prob cuz the cams at my GF's house. And I'll post some other pics aswell that I took.

[Bglad420]

Got my Tokicos today, only going to run them for a little while til I figure something better. Now I'll have new shocks and springs.

[87lxiaccord]

sweet.. I like tokicos. What do you plan on running after them? any ideas?

[Bglad420]

Secret James bond stuff.

[Bglad420]

Oh I got the camera from the girls house, so I'll be uploading pics in about an hour. This time for real.

[MessyHonda]

Secret James bond stuff.

i would put batmobile stuff in mine

[Bglad420]

My Tokicos

Before shots:

[Bglad420]

Old shocks and struts

[bullard123]

Hey Bglad u still got that stuff I wanted??

[Bglad420]

Yeah I do, been real busy with work, I can get you the door panels now, but the rest may be a while Honda said I don't need the door panels on to get the belts replaced.

[Bglad420]

Crappy phone pic of it lowered. I'll get better ones later crappy weather right now.

[A18A]

that car looks really nice now, black hatch + those wheels = sooo hot

btw, what was your sig?