Just a little update on the LX-i

[dacantu]

So I've been going to the junk yard for the last few weeks picking up a few parts here and there. Including new throttle cable, new starter, a preface lift bumper swap, a mint set of cup holders, a new air condition vent, a new 2gee valve cover for a little project of mine, oh and an ugly set of steelies with 205/70/14 sized tires for $100! lol my wheels were bald otherwise i would have never bought those wheels

Here are some nice pixors.....

here are my cupholders and reinstalled alpine deck



heres my recently painted 3gee valve cover, new dc headers, and new aem cold air intake.



heres my temporary stealthness-mobile (black steelies on black car w/black tint) with my new prefacelift bumper too im still waiting on a set of 16"rota jmags to come in, i have confirmation that they will be in next weekend though.






oh and here is my 2gee valve cover that i am going to find an awesome paint scheme for and turn into my next project for my 3gee.

[ShyBoyCA6]

yo bro i like the cup holders where and from what car did you snag it from i want some for my car and we have the same color car and i always wanted a coupe

[dacantu]

They were in another 89 LX-i coupe here in a junkyard. I'm not exactly sure if they were an option in 89 on models besides the SE-i though. I know for a fact that they came on the SE-i. but like I said I found them on an LX-i

Theyre a noce upgrade i have a little cup air freshener in them right now lol

[stat1K]

yeah those came from an se-i.

[Pico]

Nice Work dacantu.
You should run your Ipod cable thru the flip down door on the cup holder, thats how I did mine

[Rendon LX-i]

I want your car. shit i never new your shit was that clean carnal. Very nice.

[dacantu]

yeah those came from an se-i.

yeah i guess the person probably just swapped them into their car also.

Nice Work dacantu.
You should run your Ipod cable thru the flip down door on the cup holder, thats how I did mine

thats a good idea. Im going to do that tomorrow now that you mention it because I have to take out the stereo to fix my antenna that doesnt have very good reception right now and i'll run the cable through the flip down door. good call pico, thanks.

I want your car. shit i never new your shit was that clean carnal. Very nice.

damn rendon what a BOOST of confidence from the man whos car I most want right now lol. Thanks though rendon it wasnt this clean until the last month or so. atleast the engine bay and dash werent. ive always taken good care of the interior and exterior though

[ghettogeddy]

got some sweet parts there i wish i could fork out the money for a aem cai

[dacantu]

Thanks man I appreciate it.

About the AEM I can get them here in AZ for $165 if you want one and just pay shipping?
I know its the holidays right now and cash is low for everyone but I'll always be able to get it for anyone at that price...

[itzdave]

nice shit dude!
cant wait to see it with that sexy JDM SPOILER!!!
should be there any day now!

[ShyBoyCA6]

nice but its hard to find se i around here

[dacantu]

nice shit dude!
cant wait to see it with that sexy JDM SPOILER!!!
should be there any day now!

i know i'm so excited about it too! but im afraid of removing my already OEM spoiler and drilling new holes in the trunk! lol

nice but its hard to find se i around here

yeah like I said theres an SE-i at a JY here with shitty cupholders that are all broken and painted and what not, but I found these in an LX-i that had a mint beige interior also all that was wrong with the car was that it was in a fender bender accident.

[LX-i]

thanks for the peek at what my car is about to look like lol i have a black 4dr and im about to put it on steelies, slammed with black tint.

[MessyHonda]

Thanks man I appreciate it.

About the AEM I can get them here in AZ for $165 if you want one and just pay shipping?
I know its the holidays right now and cash is low for everyone but I'll always be able to get it for anyone at that price...

what year is it from...i want to get a sweet intake like that

[dacantu]

I get them brand new and I can get you one from a 4th gen accord or 2nd gen integra (90-93) it just depends what the place has in stock when I call. Mine is from a 2nd gen teg but I personally like how the 4th gen accord CAI's look once theyre modified. the downside to those is that they are harder to make short ram intakes when it rains because the coupler is in a different place.

[dacantu]

does anyone have any ideas for a paint scheme for my 2gee valve cover project? I want all your ideas as far as colors go. ive been thinking white but we will see?

[Civic Accord Honda]

Looks nice as fuck! loving the preface front end!!! <3

[dacantu]

Lol thanks CAH man. Yeah i love the pre-facelift front end. Ive noticed alot of people who's cars come with the pre-facelift fascia tend to swap for facelift fascia and those who's cars came with the facelift like mine tend to swap for pre-facelift.

Im still trying to get used to it i love the overal look of the bumper. im just not used to it after seeing my car with the facelift bumper all my life lol

[Rendon LX-i]

Bro i used to be like you at one time. I wanted alot of peoples whips LOL. Im gald you look up to my car to pump you up. I like the 86 accord bumper. LOL but your shit looks good regradless.

[Juggalo88Accord]

Wow i had no idea how nice your car is. Im looking forward to seeing it at tha medford meet and hopefully down tha track

[dacantu]

Bro i used to be like you at one time. I wanted alot of peoples whips LOL. Im gald you look up to my car to pump you up. I like the 86 accord bumper. LOL but your shit looks good regradless.

No wei I dont want everyones car just yours for now until I have my own setup! lol but thanks man your car over everyone elses has most inspired me to start working on my little coupe. oh and guaynabos hatch.

Wow i had no idea how nice your car is. Im looking forward to seeing it at tha medford meet and hopefully down tha track

thanks juggalo. you'll for sure see me on the track and I cant wait to get to medford safely lol. im really hoping rendon and I can do a one on one down the track. are you going to run your car?

[dacantu]

okay another little update......
so those last picks I posted were from last monday (11/23/2009)

and here are some pics as of today (11/28/2008)

heres the 2gee valve cover from when I picked it up this past monday.



heres the valve cover as of now. It still needs a few minor touch ups but what i did was sand it down, polish it, then primered it, then painted the center section with a blue paint, then covered over the blue with 2 AEM decals that came with my CAI. After I carefully placed the AEM stickers on the blue paint I reprimered the whole thing, then I gave it three coats of white paint. After the white paint dried i slowly removed the AEM stickers revealing the blue paint underneath. I also painted the little bolts and oil cap blue to match. Like I said a few touch ups are required but all in a days work. hope you guys like it...





heres my original engine bay about 2 months ago. 100% stock. omg I cant imagine going back to such a horrbile engine bay! lol



heres my engine bay from last weekend 11/23/2009 newly installed DC headers, and AEM CAI




And heres my engine bay with a newly painted AEM Cold Air Intake, new optima red top batt, and test fitting my new 2gee valve cover (I still need to do a few touch ups if you look at the letters on the bottom they look horrible) I'm resanding that section and repainting it white.






I also need some input with this................ I had it on my red valve cover and am really contemplating getting a blue one or another one of these gray ones for the new valve cover. but as you guys can see it would connect to the top of this valve cover rather than behind it. so it would have trouble clearing once the hood is down. I have considered drilling a hole in the hood just big enough for this to pop out enough to clear. I thought that this would look pretty cool and something that no one has done for such a small mod. I would like all of your guys input with this. I'm not so sure I want a vacuum hose coming from such a nice valve cover going to the CAI??????

[ShyBoyCA6]

bad ass rite thur my friend man yhou should paint my valve cover

[dacantu]

$ talks.... lol

btw im no pro or anything just like to have my car looking flashy

[ShyBoyCA6]

money aint no problem how much would you charge for a paint job? valve of course