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    87 Dragon under construction

    Hey guys just recently purchased my Accord, bought it completly stock have been workin away on it ever since my crank seal blew, so im open to any tips or advice that might help me with droppin another motor in, current motor has 387,000k.

    I will be posting lots of pics on this thread !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




    Last edited by 87Dragon; 06-24-2009 at 06:36 PM. Reason: adding more pics



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Welcome tot he site. Looks like a solid car! Oh and welcome to the foundation!
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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    nice car!

    oh and why would u replace the motor becuase of the crank seal? the one in the 91 one blew a couple weeks ago and has been leaking since (and will leak until the timing belt gets done.. ) but imo just replace the seal and the engine should be fine (unless theres other problems that i am unaware of with the motor if thats the case then ignore every thing i just said )
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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Aside from the little side of rice that car looks great, it'll clean up real well. CAH made a good point, the crank seal doesn't mean the motor's done so you may be able to keep it.


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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Quote Originally Posted by Civic Accord Honda View Post
    nice car!

    oh and why would u replace the motor becuase of the crank seal? the one in the 91 one blew a couple weeks ago and has been leaking since (and will leak until the timing belt gets done.. ) but imo just replace the seal and the engine should be fine (unless theres other problems that i am unaware of with the motor if thats the case then ignore every thing i just said )
    well i figured to get it back on the road asap, best route would be to find a lower K motor.I definetly will be rebuilding a motor in the future.

    Crank seal aint the only thing goin on, i have no 5th gear, got the car with that issue. It just is like a second neutral?? So i got my work cut out for the time being.



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    some goodies


    a before and after clean



    rims are 17'' Speedy racing Lite 7's
    I decided to steal these rims off of my Sr20det 1990 240sx, which needs a turbo. They look 10x better on the accord anyways !



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    you dont need no fifth gear lol half the people here dont have one lol
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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Welcome Aboard

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    Welcome! That's a right sexy car there. Good luck rebuilding, upgrading and having fun with it! Keep us posted on your progress.
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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Thx guys



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    just got the beautiful projector beams 2day, thought you guys would like to see some pics. . . . . .
    Both my old lenses are rock chiped, so i found these new ones to be the most interesting. . . . . .


    before installation








    A comparison (right one installed)




    After installation



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    got a couple night shots here tooo !!!!


    goin for the BLUEled light theme, gonna be awsome when done !

    havn't hooked up the trunk lid running (red) lights yet. . . . . lol


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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Looks good man!!, i woulda gone with some Hella or autopals head lights as the cheaper ones tend to leak as they get older so you might want to look in to that some time down the road but since you allready bought thoughs mind as well get some use out of them and use them until the bulbs go bad

    and yeah my 3g had the that lovely 2nd nuetral as welll !!!
    and if you plan on rebuilding the current engine then getting another engine to throw in defently sounds like a good idea

    keep us updated and keep up the good work!

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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Quote Originally Posted by Civic Accord Honda View Post
    Looks good man!!, i woulda gone with some Hella or autopals head lights as the cheaper ones tend to leak as they get older so you might want to look in to that some time down the road but since you allready bought thoughs mind as well get some use out of them and use them until the bulbs go bad

    and yeah my 3g had the that lovely 2nd nuetral as welll !!!
    and if you plan on rebuilding the current engine then getting another engine to throw in defently sounds like a good idea

    keep us updated and keep up the good work!
    awsome dude thanks !, ill keep that in mind. . . these lights arnt so bad, they have the removable H4 bulb, so its just a matter of keeping the lense sealed. Also was planning for an HID kit later on, so projector is the way to go for now anyways. . .



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Nice progress, I kinda like the subtle blue lighting on the floor although it could be a bit dimmer in my opinion but thats just me :p All-n-all lookin good. And wow those new headlights are quite a bit brighter haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraniteLXI View Post
    Nice progress, I kinda like the subtle blue lighting on the floor although it could be a bit dimmer in my opinion but thats just me :p All-n-all lookin good. And wow those new headlights are quite a bit brighter haha.
    ha thanks, thats wut im shootin for, that crazy blue glow lol, i have the sony amp with blue led's and my compasitor has blue led's, its my interior theme.



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    Quote Originally Posted by russ_512 View Post
    you dont need no fifth gear lol half the people here dont have one lol
    yeah you do...these cars need a good 5th gear...unless you want to rev your engine till 4k just to go 60mph

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    lol 2nd neutral.
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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    damn nice car man im liking the interior and rims u got and i also have the blue leds in my car

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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    5th gear is pretty simple to change, you don't even need to drop the tranny out the car.

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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Nice, all you need now is a wing...
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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    Quote Originally Posted by LX-incredible View Post
    Nice, all you need now is a wing...
    Ya. . . no thx , ive seen a couple with wings, even the thought is scary dude ?
    Last edited by 87Dragon; 06-27-2009 at 09:56 PM.



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    Quote Originally Posted by danny nr crew View Post
    damn nice car man im liking the interior and rims u got and i also have the blue leds in my car
    Thanks



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    Re: 87 dragon under construction

    painted the side plastic and added some quality decals special ordered from hong kong









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