My latest project

**EricW** · 02-12-2007, 09:10 PM

Here is one pic just to tease you.

I haven't installed it yet that is just test fitting so all i have to do is install it when I'm ready to put everything else on. I welded a piece of square 1.5" OD 1/8" thick tube inside the top of the bumper to reinforce it since I cut about half of the bumper off.

**teck** · 02-12-2007, 09:15 PM

nice bro. now send me one fo free. lol jk. seriously

**MessyHonda** · 02-12-2007, 09:59 PM

sweet

**guaynabo89** · 02-12-2007, 10:02 PM

niiiiiiiice!

more pics and a parts list please.

it looks like mine too.

**Legend_master** · 02-12-2007, 10:03 PM

Looking good dude, keep us up-to-date

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**Hash_man_Se_i** · 02-12-2007, 11:52 PM

Cool... i see a funky looking blue strut brace and an intercooler... I like what I see.

Be sure to keep us in the loop.

**Toneloc5145** · 02-13-2007, 07:13 AM

Nice....that car has come a long way, mechanically, from a stock LX.

**MessyHonda** · 02-13-2007, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Toneloc5145

Nice....that car has come a long way, mechanically, from a stock LX.

yeah kinda like carotman.....they never gave up....i wish i could of said the same thing but the amount i paid for my lx-i is cheaper than converting my dx to a 5 speed and fuel injection

**EricW** · 02-13-2007, 03:42 PM

Thanks guys, depending on the weather and the amount of time i have to work on it, I should be finished with the project in a few weeks. I test fitted the bumper with the skin on an I need to trim a little from each side of the lower grill area to make the charge pipes fit, hopefully as stealth as possible.

***Vanilla Sky*** · 02-13-2007, 06:51 PM

damn man, that's nice. man, i remember that car from its early EFI days. you'd just gotten the enkei wheels put on.

maybe after this you'll get the thing painted up.

-> i really need to take a trip to autocross with you guys

**SQ is the SQUAD** · 02-13-2007, 07:28 PM

looks almost like my cca intercooler

**Accord88LX** · 02-13-2007, 07:55 PM

wow, thats lookin good

**88accordhb** · 02-13-2007, 08:22 PM

components internal and external? expected numbers??!?! very nice.

**EricW** · 02-14-2007, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by 88accordhb

components internal and external? expected numbers??!?! very nice.

For now I won't be doing anything to this motor internally, and will build my other motor for turbo then swap it in.

**guaynabo89** · 02-14-2007, 05:45 AM

Are you going to use the 86-87 bumper? Cuase theyres like no way to hide it with that one. Im personally switching to the 88-89 bumper cause they have a little more room to stuff a intercooler behind.

what kinda manifold and turbo are you going to use?

***carotman*** · 02-14-2007, 05:46 AM

Nice job you're doing here.

I guess we're dedicated to our ex-carb cars

**Cheeseburger** · 02-14-2007, 06:02 AM

sweet!

**EricW** · 02-14-2007, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by guaynabo89

Are you going to use the 86-87 bumper? Cuase theyres like no way to hide it with that one. Im personally switching to the 88-89 bumper cause they have a little more room to stuff a intercooler behind.
what kinda manifold and turbo are you going to use?

I'm going to use the 86-87 bumper, I looked at it the other night when i had the intercooler on and it looks like i will have to trim the lower grill a little on the ends to make it fit. The intercooler fits fine its the charge pipes that are in the way.

As for the manifold, I bought it from Justin but I will post some pics of it when i get around to it.

Originally Posted by carotman

Nice job you're doing here.
I guess we're dedicated to our ex-carb cars

Thanks, I gone this far and put a lot of money into it, why stop now.

**SQ is the SQUAD** · 02-14-2007, 07:49 AM

in my picture the intercooler was zip ties on for mock up. its actually going to be mounted upsidedown from that. i trimmed off the little lip on the bumper support as wide as the intercooler and its like a perfect fit for my 89 bumper. you really cant see it but i may still paint it black.

**EricW** · 02-28-2007, 09:24 PM

just a few more pics.

Still need to do:
exhaust
Map sensor
order and install slim line fan
wire wideband O2 to the ecu
catch can
crank case ventilation system(uses the exhaust to pull a vacuum)
a few other small things I can't think of right now.

**A18A** · 02-28-2007, 09:28 PM

looking good there

that thing you use to lie on and go under the car must be very very handy

**EricW** · 02-28-2007, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Overdosed A18A

that thing you use to lie on and go under the car must be very very handy

Its quite nice

***A20A1*** · 02-28-2007, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by EricW

Here is one pic just to tease you.

I haven't installed it yet that is just test fitting so all i have to do is install it when I'm ready to put everything else on. I welded a piece of square 1.5" OD 1/8" thick tube inside the top of the bumper to reinforce it since I cut about half of the bumper off.

why not remove the whole thing? all the bumper needs is a 1/8 steel rod and some flat bars near the supports to hold it, and the bumber didn't sag or warp on me. In fact it fixed my damn sagging bumper.

Awesome work though

**EricW** · 02-28-2007, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by A20A1

why not remove the whole thing? all the bumper needs is a 1/8 steel rod and some flat bars near the supports to hold it, and the bumper didn't sag or warp on me. In fact it fixed my damn sagging bumper.

Makes me feel better if i were to get into a wreck. Although its not like the car wouldn't be totaled anyway.

**guaynabo89** · 03-01-2007, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by EricW

Still need to do:

catch can
crank case ventilation system(uses the exhaust to pull a vacuum)
.

how are you going to run these?

I havent decided yet. kinda feel lik just filtering the evap with the catch can to the atmosphere, but im kinda scared to the reprocussions of not having any vacuum to pull the crankcase gases out.

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