New project chassis to build!

[RobT5580]

Not to much progress since i bought it but i moved and have a decent garage to work on in now. Here is my current stage fitting the xenon kit and i will bond the rear one soon but i need a new front bumper. Then i will work on the side skirts which will be a challenge as they are not perfect from xenon. They are off a little which will require them to be mounted a little lower so i will have to fill that in and it should look nice.


I had my B20A block in my van on its way to the machine shop but had a major set back so i am trying to bounce back from that. So i hope to have some stuff done over the winter and my goal is to have my B20A ready for tuning late spring. But currently im re-doing my suspension and brakes so i don't have to deal with it later. Plus dusting off parts that have been laying around for years!

[Hazwan]

Sweeet!

[A18A]

looks awesome man, the wheels go really nice with the kit

[guaynabo89]

Looks GREAT ROb!


Cant wait to see it all painted up and all the parts swapped over. Gonna be some fun times this summer if we all make it to that meet or something like that.

[MessyHonda]

wow that is the only kit that looks good on our cars.

[Hash_man_Se_i]

Looking great Rob. I can;t wait to see more progress on this, glad to see things happening though, good luck.

[Civic Accord Honda]

freakin sexy! looks great man! MOAR

[RobT5580]

Thanks guys its been a long road and more or less im pushing this because its getting old and i want to enjoy the car again. I miss going out cruising and going to meets plus its old looking at parts in boxes. And on top of that i sold my Subaru Legacy for my work van so i can go out and cruise around when i want to.

More pictures to come!

[mykwikcoupe]

garage area looks nice. Car as always is fantastic. The problem your going to have is with the van you get more money and less time. Sorry but its a fact!!!

[RobT5580]

I am use to that i always seem to be working but since my previous place was robbed i seem to be doing less and more of my own stuff. I want to put a dent in this car over the winter and just enjoy it more that i have the past 4-5 years.

[88LXi68]

I am use to that i always seem to be working but since my previous place was robbed i seem to be doing less and more of my own stuff. I want to put a dent in this car over the winter and just enjoy it more that i have the past 4-5 years.

What?

[Rendon LX-i]

Jesus thats one nice 3g. Nice find bro

[RobT5580]

Have not made a lot of progress other than mounting the explicit speed traction bar setup and the Ksport coilovers. Here is where i am at now and i plan to work on the xenon front bumper as i need to see if my bumper will be ok repair wise. Note that the front and sides are not glued yet.







I think i will wait to work on the side skirts since i can't remove the fenders once i glue the skirts on. I have been skeptical of using them but i like the way they look although they will be the most work as far as fitting and filling gaps.

[Dr_Snooz]

Car's coming along nicely. You have such a great platform to build on. Is it impolite to ask what happened to the burgundy coupe in your sig?

[RobT5580]

I still have it although i took most of the bolt ons off. It still has a NA B20A in it which will be coming out soon. I plan on selling it unless i decide to use it as a commuter car which is unlikely and i don't want a 4th car at my place. The wheel wells are all rusted out which is what pushed me to find a donor chassis. At first i was disappointed but i will say i am happy to have a rust free chassis to build on. It should all start to pull together over the winter.

[guaynabo89]

looks good man. Don't be afraid to trim things to make em fit right.


can't wait for the finished product.

[87roach]

I love that kit man! I wish I could get one for my hatch..

How come your weather is so nice??

[RobT5580]

LOL we have had a few snow flurries but nothing really. Its been in the 30's lately but as soon as the ground get covered im going to put the accord on jack stands and rip it apart.

[carotman]

I love that kit man! I wish I could get one for my hatch..

How come your weather is so nice??

I was thinking the same thing. The Accord has been stored for over a month

Rob, I never realized you couldn't remove the front fender once you've got the side skirts on. It's not too bad but it still sucks. Anyway, I just love the way they look so you definitely have to install them.

[RobT5580]

My main concern with that was when painting the car but im going to look into pulling the pin out of the hinge. It has a clip that can be removed and in theory the door should have the same alignment when it goes back together.

[gp02a0083]

I was thinking the same thing. The Accord has been stored for over a month

Rob, I never realized you couldn't remove the front fender once you've got the side skirts on. It's not too bad but it still sucks. Anyway, I just love the way they look so you definitely have to install them.

a lot of body kits i have installed were like that. People like the seamless look for the skirts. IMO if i ever installed something like this i would cut it and re fiberglass it to either lock the fender skirt to the rocker panel skirt or just leave it separate and attach it more like a body molding

[gp02a0083]

My main concern with that was when painting the car but im going to look into pulling the pin out of the hinge. It has a clip that can be removed and in theory the door should have the same alignment when it goes back together.

Rob, depending of the paint scheme you are looking for i would suggest having the skirts painted off the car rather than removing the door itself.

[RobT5580]

The skirts are plastic so the fiberglass is out and as far is removing the door its to jamb out the inner door area and the inner chassis area which will be hard to do with the doors on.

My plan which seems the most logical will be to pull the fenders spray the engine bay area/front end. Then assemble the fenders and the side skirts so i can fill in the gaps. Then when i paint the entire outside pull the doors and do all the jambs. Then put the doors back on for the exterior spray. Its not the ideal way but i think its my best option to achieve the results i want using the xenon kit.

Mine would be molded similar to this given mine is a coupe:

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So in many ways i wish the xenon kit was fiberglass as it would be easier to mold to my car. However the SEM product i found should do what i need as its designed for that although expensive. I plan to do some work on the front bumper next week which will give me a better idea on how this product would work on the skirts.

[RobT5580]

Finally got to work on the coupe this weekend. Pulled the A20A3 out and mocked up the Mishimoto radiator and dropped it off to have new supports welded on. Pulled the lower control arms out to install new poly bushings and redo my brakes all around.





Finally got my duckbill spoiler today although im not sure if i will use it or not as its not as straight as i would want. It has some slight defects from internal rust so i may try to work on it.

Front bumper is going to get soda blasted since the paint stripper could not clean up the grill area. Then i can glue the xenon bumper on and move forward.

[Mellexx]

Sweet, gonna be awesome man