what springs did you use
what springs did you use
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
Triple S... Besides breaking (might be plain bad luck?) they aren't low enough by far and a little bouncy. So I'm gonna go 2.25 inch lower with better shocks I guess (after a large amount of searching on the board for the best struts and springs).. The bodykit will be scraping speed bumps, but as long as it drives good and looks good it's okay I guess!
Installed the Pacesetter headers today. Cut the EGR pipe off and welded it and plugged the two O2-holes. When I was finished, brought it to my pro welder right away so he can weld the wheel arches and other rust around the car. Therefore there was no time to make pics, and kinda forgot to!
He said he could probably make it to finish it tomorrow, so pics will have to wait till then!
Did you look at this set?
I like it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kspor...Q5fAccessories
KSport CHD240-KP
Forgot to make pics?
your car is looking good man
old accord new meanings
Working on it step by step. Next up will be the rest of the exhaust and lowering (take 2)...Originally Posted by Mellexx
Been a while since I looked in this thread, good to see you're still working on it
Yeah I was looking for K-sport too indeed. Since I'm not gonna use it for circuit driving, I think it will be okay for my car. And the full adjustability attracts me definitely!Did you look at this set?
I like it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kspor...Q5fAccessories
KSport CHD240-KP
Forgot to make pics?
And yeah, I kinda forgot to make pics while installing. Afterwards there was no time left, already came late half an hour at my welder's place!
But with a little luck I'm picking it back up today, so in that case pics will come today or tomorrow
Thanks mate.
I'd say keep an eye on this thread then!Nice nice! Can't wait to see this the rest of what you got planned
BTW, my welder called me an hour ago. He's only got to fix the left side of the car today. It was rusted away more than he thought at first... Because tomorrow is Easter, I'm probably getting the car back monday evening! Sooo, the pics have to wait a few days longer!
Due to the large amount of time school is taking away I haven't been able to make pics yet (not even talking about the yearly test it has to go through, so I'm not allowed to drive now) I haven't had time to make a lot of pics yet. I've only got one, actually. You can see that the Pacesetter's coating is just for sales/marketing purposes. Only drove about 15kms with the thing installed now. Performance increase is slightly noticable (still got the stock exhaust)...
Oh yeah, the pic:
Next upgrade will be Ksports coilovers. Recently saw a thread were someone got them for really cheap, but that was back in 2009. Does anyone know a cheap dealer? Otherwise It'll just be Ebay...
Together with the Ksports I'm gonna need something to correct the camber (suggestions are welcome!).
Also, I'm looking to replace bushings with PU bushings. Haven't really got an idea where to get them or how much they cost, but will do research when I've got time!
Found some K-Sport dealers in Europe, but the set seems to be al lot more expensive there, then when ordered in the USA yourselves.
I'll be ordering them somewhere this summer.
How low do you wanna go? I dropped accords before (only by shorter springs), but there was not mutch visible camber.
Last edited by Fedor B.; 04-26-2011 at 01:15 PM. Reason: spelling
That's weird indeed. Gonna look around for a few more days and eventually order them.Found some K-Sport dealers in Europe, but the set seems to be al lot more expensive there, then when ordered in the USA yourselves.
I'll be ordering them somewhere this summer.
How low do you wanna go? I dropped accords before (only by shorter springs), but there was not mutch visible camber.
I wanna go pretty low, I hate my current wheel gap! Not really sure how much, I'll have to take into account that I have a bodykit...
How much are they where you found them? For me ordering them from ebay wouldn't be worth it. I've been thinking about getting them too, but can't quite afford it atm.
The K-sport dealer in Finland wants 699€ for them shipped, on ebay they're about 600€ + shipping + customs fees and VAT. Would probably make it around 850€ that way.
Well I haven't found any Dutch suppliers for them, so I'm stuck with Ebay at the moment...
I guess the €850 will be quite close.
Not...
Thanks though!
But they all don't seem to have them for the 3geez
Last edited by bryan6732; 04-27-2011 at 01:45 AM.
I'm sure they'll have/get them if you ask, probably just haven't updated the websites.
Yeah just sent one of them an e-mail.. Hopefully they can get it cheaper!!
The main Dutch supplier wants 999,- euro for it!
The cheapest i found on e-bay are 745,- euro inc. shipping. Don't know about customs..
Last edited by Fedor B.; 04-27-2011 at 10:32 AM.
What you pay for is 19% sales tax + 4,5% customs (for car parts).
€745 (selling price, shipping costs and insurance) * 1.235 = €920
Still cheaper than the Dutch supplier asks, and since you pay tax and customs two weeks later it feels better!
Last edited by bryan6732; 05-11-2011 at 02:46 AM.
Maybe order in Finland?What you pay for is 19% sales tax + 4,5% customs (for car parts).
So €745 (selling price, shipping costs and insurance) * 0.235 = €920
Still cheaper than the Dutch supplier asks, and since you pay tax and customs two weeks later it feels better!
I think the €699 shipped will be shipped to Finland only. For other countries there will be a higher shipping fee.
Thereby, you still have to pay 23.5% sales tax and customs, right?
Something else: got my sticker in today!
Still don't know if I'll put it on the outside or under the hood though..
i love that sticker
Guys, I'm leaving the 3geez scene. My Aerodeck can't seem to get through the inspection due to major rear wheel arches damage and some other failures. At least it's not something I can fix. Also, I've had some financial throw-backs which will not alow me to let it fix and get further on the performance of this car. The need of purchasing almost every single performance part from the USA has taken it's toll.
Conclusion: The Aerodeck needs to go.......
EDIT: I've been thinking about it all day, but I just can't sell it!! So I'm gonna keep it, might not be worked on for a while but this car will not leave me now!
Last edited by bryan6732; 05-17-2011 at 01:14 PM.
keep the car and just work on it when you have time
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
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