its beautiful!
its beautiful!
nice! I'll be needing your full address now, so i can send my motor to the EK1 spa.
RADICOOL its like the nasa after-hours shop project
wait a dizzy costs 100 USA bux!? cant afford that either :P
man that realy lookin good i wished i could find a first gen in my area this realy make me want one even more
took a whole year but i got the 100th post
yet only took a month to get the 200th
Dec. 05-Dec. 06
Originally Posted by forrest89sei
Thanks for the compliments!
I just spent some more time out in the garage today. Got all the wiring bugs worked out. Got the steering column back in. Installed all the rear panels and the front carpets. And my upholstery guy called me back and said that my new shift boot and e-brake boot are done! Picking that stuff up tomorrow! w00t!
The shaft fell out of the column since I had the steering wheel off of it, and all the parts went everywhere. While I was putting it back together, I found that the horn ground ring was all bent up and not sitting properly. I straightened it back out and now the horn works! Yay! I was all pissed off at first having to deal with that column, but since the horn works (and is loud as hell!) I'm pleasently pleased.
So there are only 2 things that don't work in the car now. The blower doesn't work on low, which I think means I'll need a new resistor pack, which means another switch. And the rear wiper doesn't seem to work, and I haven't looked into that at all yet. I'm going to leave that stuff be for now in the name of getting everything else done.
I must say after pressure washing the carpets, I didn't think that they looked all that much better, but DAMN they look like brand new in the car! I'll be posting pics in the next few days once I get the seats in. I'm stoked at how nice this is turning out.
sounds llike you got quite a bit done i cant wait to see the pics
took a whole year but i got the 100th post
yet only took a month to get the 200th
Dec. 05-Dec. 06
damn that engine is clean as fuck looking good man
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
Cars Looking AWESOME!
Can't Wait till it's done
2004-2011?
Of course it looks good. John Turk Bult It
True say!
Of course it looks good. John Turk Bult It
this car is mega gay john
Haha I know. Accords are so gay, I don't even know why I bothered...
Werd. An old Escort or Cavalier FTW. Maybe a Neon, too...Haha I know. Accords are so gay, I don't even know why I bothered...
Haha! Yeah, nothing quite like an '84 Tempo. The side by side rival to the Accord.Werd. An old Escort or Cavalier FTW. Maybe a Neon, too...
Uh Yeah......
Hurry up and fix the car allready. Just cause ur garage has water in it doesnt mean u dont have all this spare time to put the motor in
hella yeah!
i had a 82 accord and a 82 caviler il tell ya what there ant nothing like a caviler pushing a car up the hill cuz it don't have enuf power FTW!?
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
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yeah the horn is loud isnt it. 2 buzzers were probably overkill so remove one and improve your 60 foot times
60 foot times OH YEAH
come to that IMPERIAL UNITS OOHHH YEAH
my other car is basically better in every way than my hatch and also worth less
lol ya its loud not wizzzzzzzzzzzzz wizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
New Update! Interior is finished! Well, the front interior is. Not going to worry about the back until I'm all done getting the car running.
I put the red 2gee seats in, but I don't know if I'm going to be totally happy with them. They're a bit taller, so you sit up high in the seat. It doesn't feel like my '84 Accord does like you're sitting down low, but it feels EXACTLY like the seating position in the '95 Civic. Kinda higher up, and the wheel is a bit closer to your legs. Not uncomfortable, just different, so it will work for now. Probably will have to find another set of stock front seats to get reupholstered and put back in. These ones are nice, and they were cheap, and worn out seats simply won't do. The seats themselves are REALLY comfortable though.
I also got my brand new shift boot and e-brake boots. Black vinyl with red stitching to match the interior. They look totally original, the guy told me how he really wanted to make it look like the real deal, and he did a great job!
Installed the 5 speed cluster and tested out all the bulbs, they're all in good working order, which is nice. And put in the LX clock. Oh man, the LX 1g clock is the coolest clock out of any car I have ever seen. It's got the cool numbers that flip around every minute, and the dots between the digits have a subtle strobe every second. So wicked! Old school meets high tech.
Cool! Did you forget the chrome trim around the clock?
Nice call. There is actually a chrome (they usually peel) rectangle trim piece. Dude, clean the vents and you will have one tight interior. Damn, that looks good. The seat color does look to match a little better than I thought they would. I figured it would be wine color (1G) and maroon (2G), but it looks close. I don't like the black steering wheel, but I know you do. That 81 Accord looks so awesome, even moreso considering how you got it and saved it from the crusher. Good work John.
Thanks!Nice call. There is actually a chrome (they usually peel) rectangle trim piece. Dude, clean the vents and you will have one tight interior. Damn, that looks good. The seat color does look to match a little better than I thought they would. I figured it would be wine color (1G) and maroon (2G), but it looks close. I don't like the black steering wheel, but I know you do. That 81 Accord looks so awesome, even moreso considering how you got it and saved it from the crusher. Good work John.
Oh yeah I didn't even notice the chrome was missing. Ha the piece is sitting right here on my desk. Gotta go take care of that for sure.
Yeah the vents are dirty, I haven't cleaned the dash yet. It will get cleaned after the car is running I think. It will get one final interior detail after it's all said and done. I turned on the blower and all sorts of stuff came out. Which is weird since I blew out all the vents when the dash was apart.
I don't mind the black wheel, since it's what came in the car. But I kinda like the idea of going LX-style in this car. Like what you're doing with your 2g hatch. I really love how the cloth door panels look too, but again, that is down the road. My goal for this week is to get everything I need finished up to get it driving. Then I'll move onto the detail work. Of course, I'll need to fix those purple panels. They're bugging the crap out of me. But I still think they look better than the sun-faded ones.
More updates soon!
that looks very good man!
and the seats look awesome
and the black steering wheel adds a touch of the newer look so thats awesome too
are the 2gee seats from a hatch or sedan? lol cuz i know the ones in my 82 did not look that comfy lol
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
They're from the later 2gee. The 84-85.
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