Tomisimo's Black.87.Sedan B20a Build Thread

[MessyHonda]

wow kinda sad that you could not keep both

[AccordB20A]

as long as you removed all the good bits from it

[Tomisimo]

Ouh yea Aaron, I removed the meet and all tasty legs and all lol..
Yeah took out almost everything, besides wiring and interior.

wow kinda sad that you could not keep both

Word.. ehh well

[b20a86lude]

holy cow beautifiul gas tank restro

[Spectro]

really awesome
i have one accord u can get me any info or spec about my car? thnk
year 89 carburated japan ex

[Tomisimo]

really awesome
i have one accord u can get me any info or spec about my car? thnk
year 89 carburated japan ex

it basically the same as LX accord, if you have power windows and things like that, if not than its as same as DX Accord.. only difference in JDM/RDM compared to USDM is that we have mounted head lights, they have flip-up. and thats about it.. ouh and My Accord were also made in japan..

One thingh tho, that spoiler?!? Take it off, its not a Subaru!!!

[hondafiend]

Hey man keep up the good work on the car, it looks great! I really wish we had those headlights/front ends in the States, i absolutely love them. Its cool though, i still like the pop up headlights too.

[Tomisimo]

OMG Updates

Alright guys, was lill while since I updated here.
I was working for some company that works with Stainless Steel for 2 weeks as a welder, so I used my sunday to build me my own custom towerbar.
Its made of 2x4cm SS pipe with 4mm thick mounts.

First I had to make mounts, it took some time but I figured it out eventually


Then it was time for the bar it self, I spent some time trying different styles and here what I come up with


Boxed it in


And finally done


Just for kicks

[Tomisimo]

The next day I cleaned it with acid we use for stainless, or it will rust, because heat from welding disturb its properties. So it looks nice and clean after treat.




and on the car. It really made difference



All TIG welded and Custom build

[Pico]

Looks good Tom, but one question. Shouldnt the bar be somewhat straight to tighten lessen up the flex between the strut towers

[Tdurr]

cut me two of the lil strut tower parts and ship them to me. I can get the rest made from there

btw i dont feel like looking further back in the thread lol

[dacantu]

Nice strut bar Tom. Good work with that and the gas tank. Any pictures of your car with the newly restored winter wheels on?

[Tomisimo]

Looks good Tom, but one question. Shouldnt the bar be somewhat straight to tighten lessen up the flex between the strut towers

logically yes, but in Protagoras formula says if all corners are equal to each other the force have to distribute equally. so it is stiff and do tighten up flex, believe me, the day I put it on, I noticed a big difference in sharpness of steering.

cut me two of the lil strut tower parts and ship them to me. I can get the rest made from there

btw i dont feel like looking further back in the thread lol

You lazy ass, now, read the thread before you post lol :P Jk
Sry may but I dont work there anymore, they had this type of SS pipe in store so I cant made more of these.

Nice strut bar Tom. Good work with that and the gas tank. Any pictures of your car with the newly restored winter wheels on?

Thanks and no I dont have any pics with those on my car and it never will be, because they dont fit my car. those are 4x108 not 4x100 like they should be. so they are up for sale now

[Nafs Asdf]

Nice work!

Strut bar looks a bit clunky, but I suppose from over function right? Maybe you should paint it black, would blend in better.

edit: And put one of those 3geez emblems from Mark's group buy on it

Too bad on those wheels.
Hope you'll at least be able to make a profit on selling them.

[MessyHonda]

nice...does it clear the hood? haha

[Tomisimo]

Messy what do you take me for? a amateur? lol.. It clears the hood just fine

Naf's, yes it a shame that wheels didnt fit but ehh well, Itake it as an learning experience. Yea you right it looks abit clunky, I was thinking to redo mounts later on, They didnt had mill so I cudent engrave nut holes so I had to do it to fit inside the triangle.

[dacantu]

Hey tom that is too bad about your wheels im just wondering did you not think about the bolt pattern before doing all tge work? I also think i saw somewhere that wheels can have a second bolt pattern if you drill it correctly. You should consider it

[MessyHonda]

Messy what do you take me for? a amateur? lol.. It clears the hood just fine

Naf's, yes it a shame that wheels didnt fit but ehh well, Itake it as an learning experience. Yea you right it looks abit clunky, I was thinking to redo mounts later on, They didnt had mill so I cudent engrave nut holes so I had to do it to fit inside the triangle.

im just saying because i have a b16 mani and my dc strut bar did not fit...so i wanted to raise the bar a bit but i was worried it might not clear the hood

[Tomisimo]

im just saying because i have a b16 mani and my dc strut bar did not fit...so i wanted to raise the bar a bit but i was worried it might not clear the hood

This is the main reason I made it like that, more to the firewall so it will clear B16 mani

[thegreatdane]

Yay fabrication! Looks like nice work.
I think you may want to add some reinforcement to the brackets though. Instead of 2 vertical flat steel plates I would add a 3rd that braces the 2 together. I'm worried you will have some flex otherwise due to your brackets pointing 45 degrees toward the rear of the car instead of pointing directly towards the opposite strut tower and at the same time being fairly thin steel pointing up high.

Oh man, bummer about those wheels!! Things like that makes you want to kick yourself in the nuts lol. Too bad the ET is as low as it is, otherwise you would have been able to use a PCD adapter/spacer. I think the smallest spacer is 15mm. Subtract that from your ET and you get (was it ET25?) 25mm-15mm = ET10

Btw, you've become a moderator? When why what?

[Civic Accord Honda]

Looks good man nice work!

[Tomisimo]

Yay fabrication! Looks like nice work.
I think you may want to add some reinforcement to the brackets though. Instead of 2 vertical flat steel plates I would add a 3rd that braces the 2 together. I'm worried you will have some flex otherwise due to your brackets pointing 45 degrees toward the rear of the car instead of pointing directly towards the opposite strut tower and at the same time being fairly thin steel pointing up high.

Oh man, bummer about those wheels!! Things like that makes you want to kick yourself in the nuts lol. Too bad the ET is as low as it is, otherwise you would have been able to use a PCD adapter/spacer. I think the smallest spacer is 15mm. Subtract that from your ET and you get (was it ET25?) 25mm-15mm = ET10

Btw, you've become a moderator? When why what?

Yea I was thinking to box it in, with small plate on the back side but I forgot about it and had little time that weekend. But I do that later I think.. Anyway it did improve stiffness tho.


About those wheels, they are et37 and adapter would be a great idea but I alreaddy bout me a set of new winter tires on 14". So I was thinking to find some old BBS wheels of some sort, and use those.. Car looks depressed on those steelies. Maybe I can use them as summer tires then if I dont get 17", idk.

edit: About my Mod position, well the Project forum was my idea and I was a great help to organize this setup, I was asked so I cudent say no to that.. It was my dream since 2006, I finally made it

[thegreatdane]

Hehe well then congrats! Dont let it eat you up
ET37, hmm if you get some 195 tires and the 15mm PCD adapter you should be able to just clear the fenders. Just letting you know it's still doable to make those wheels work. Would be a shame if you never got too see your hard work paying off having them on the car, at least just to see if you like the look or not.

[Tomisimo]

to bad. I probably never gona see those wheels on my car, one guy called me today and asked for a price of shipping and more details on offset and such.. maybe they be gone soon.. I really hate it but I'm a optimist, at least I learned great deal from them and can take on any wheels later on, know what tools work best and methods, materials and so on.. Never beat my self up for anything I

[Tdurr]

blah!! send me the specs on the plates then, ill get some made here at the school then...hehe...