Fresh pics of "Rough Life"

[JDMGOD]

Hey, sweet ride. I have 3 quests 4 u. Where did u get the carb fib hood? Did u really need to install the hood pins? How much was it?

Thank u, Rik

[Bones]

Hey, sweet ride. I have 3 quests 4 u. Where did u get the carb fib hood? Did u really need to install the hood pins? How much was it?

Thank u, Rik

1. I got the hood locally from a craigslist posting by "89cordlx" (he posted a comment in this thread already)

2. Yes it needed the hood pins because the driver side of the hood sticks up a little too much for comfort otherwise. It's probably because that's where the hood prop goes and the other side tends to droop a bit when it's propped open for long periods. It's definately not as stiff as the factory hood. (not to mention it's probably the most valuable part on this car so the extra theft deterrent dont hurt)

3. 89cordlx doen't have his 3G anymore so he sold me the hood for $375 if I remember right, the hood pins were another $20, plus various bolts, washer nozzles, clips, riv-nuts etc, so I figure I've got a little over $400 in it at the moment.

[codyJDM]

Looks great man, I can't wait to see it with the black mesh in the bumper. That will really set it off nicely

[Bones]

Still aint gotten around to doing the grill in black but I did get some new pics from the OhioAccords.com meet at the Marysville Honda Plant!



As usual, she's the oldest car at the meet.

[Bones]

[Civic Accord Honda]

awesome!! and i think i have seen many of those cbs over on cb7tuner FTW

[Bones]

Ya probably have!

The (mostly) white sedan belongs to "Sunburn", The black coupe is "Kc8enb", The cappuccino coupe with the bra is "Visualpoet" and the burgundy sedan is "Bigblue" I think. All those guys are pretty active members of the Cb7tuner.com page, especially in the "midwest" section of the regional forum.

[Bones]

New wheels coming soon!

Gotta clean up the 18 inch "5Zigen" wheels and give 'em a clean coat of silver before putting them on the car. That black stuff is nasty ugly! (they got 5Zigen center caps, but they dont look like any 5Zigen wheels I've been able to find pics of online ... anyone recognize the brand of wheels?)

I'm also getting tires for these 17 inch "Advanti Racing Turismo" wheels tomorrow, so they may go on this weekend! These are way heavy though ... about 20 pounds each without tires ... gonna have to give it a push to get her rolling from a standing start! hahahaha!!!!!

"5Zigen"


Advanti Racing Turismo


The Advanti's used to look like this one:

[MessyHonda]

not bad...u got closer pics of your hood pins

[Bones]

I dont have a close up of mine, but I do have a link to the same ones on Ebay. I had to buy a replacement recently.

I have mine mounted in the holes where the rubber bumpstops would be located right behind the headlights.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrom...Q5fAccessories

You can get them with black or silver carbon fiber top plates as well but those are more expensive (and kinda pointless).

[88LXi68]

I really liked the bmw bottlecaps...I think your new wheels are going to be overkill. have you thought about painting your mesh grill black?

[Bones]

have you thought about painting your mesh grill black?

I've been thinking of replacing the raw silver mesh with black anodized mesh actually. Black paint chips up too easy when it's on soft, flexible aluminum, and I have a gravel driveway.

[headbanger]

what did you use to paint those rims that looks wicked good.

[BITESIZE]

Ol' school - the way to roll! Nice pictures. I like the Ol' school rims!

[86ccord]

ehh put your laurel blue away.. its all about suzuka blue metallic!!


sick ride bro! love the hood. good work

[Joay]

(they got 5Zigen center caps, but they dont look like any 5Zigen wheels I've been able to find pics of online ... anyone recognize the brand of wheels?)

5Zigen 5ZR. They make a 5ZR now that's a five-spoke with fake rivets, but that's the discontinued 5ZR.

[Bones]

I really liked the bmw bottlecaps...I think your new wheels are going to be overkill.

I was thinking overkill as well, and will probably use the Advanti's most of the time for now. I may see if I can find some nice 16" wheels in trade for the 18"s. Both sets of these wheels were killer deals I found on craigslist locally. The advanti's were $100 with no tires, and the 5Zigens were $75 with 3 tires.

what did you use to paint those rims that looks wicked good.

The BMW bottlecaps are powdercoated gray with silver paint on the tops from the factory.

The Advanti's are powdercoated silver from the factory.

The 5Zigen's are powdercoated white with some sorta nasty satin black spraypaint on top.

Ol' school - the way to roll! Nice pictures. I like the Ol' school rims!

Thanks Bitesize! Seems like all of my new wheels are discontinued models, so at least I wont have to worry about seeing the same wheels everywhere!

ehh put your laurel blue away.. its all about suzuka blue metallic!! sick ride bro! love the hood. good work

Your hood looks pretty sharp too! I had considered doing something similar with my carbonfiber hood leaving the center unpainted and matching the rest to the car.

I'm gonna save up for some bodywork and paint next. I'm narrowing my choices to the the colors on the new Odyssey van's. The light blue, dark blue, or black probably.

5Zigen 5ZR. They make a 5ZR now that's a five-spoke with fake rivets, but that's the discontinued 5ZR.

Sweet!! I saw the newer 5ZR everywhere in magazines and online but never saw the old 5ZR anywhere. Thank you very much for the info!

[codyJDM]

Dude don't put the 18's on. That will totally kill the look/already lacking performance of this car.

My modded a-series didn't even wanna turn 15's, good luck with 3 extra inches.

[Bones]

My baby gots new shoes!!

These are the 17" Advanti Racing Turismo wheels.

[Josh89accord]

Damn, that looks so sexy.

[Tdurr]

Nice! looks good man. glad u did 17s instead of the 18s

[Bones]

I'm planning to clean up the 18's and see if I can find anyone willing to trade for some nice looking lightweight 16's or 15's.

I'd like to find something localy that looks like RPF-01s or maybe a set of Konig Feather, or some sorta Mugen knock-offs. I'll just have to see what's available around the area after I get these cleaned up though.

[88LXi68]

those 17's look really good on it. I know you said you had a gravel driveway and worried about paint chipping, but that grill would look much better black or removed all together. car looks good though!

[Civic Accord Honda]

thoughs 17s came out better then i thought. looks good though

[Bones]

5Zigen 5ZR. They make a 5ZR now that's a five-spoke with fake rivets, but that's the discontinued 5ZR.

Any idea how long ago they discontinued these wheels? I found a tuner magazine from 2003 and the fake riveted 5 spoke is shown in the lineup. I knew they were old school wheels, but I didn't realize they were THAT OLD! I'll have to take extra special care with the clean up / refinishing on these antiques! hahahahaha

I haven't noticed any difference in my accelleration either. I'm kinda shocked since these 17's weigh about 20 lb each without tires. I think the only thing "racey" about these "Advanti Racing Turismo's" is the stickers that were on the sides! hahahahaha