black on silver? I photo shopped some 2 toned aerodecks a while back, I'll try find the pics. aerodecks really suit 2 tone colors, and pull it off a lot better than sedans/hatches/coupes IMO
black on silver? I photo shopped some 2 toned aerodecks a while back, I'll try find the pics. aerodecks really suit 2 tone colors, and pull it off a lot better than sedans/hatches/coupes IMO
I want satin / matte paint as it'll hide any car park dents nicely otherwise I'd go for a gloss white. They definitely suit a 2 tone paint job for sure. As soon as I did that photoshop I knew it had to be done!
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Last edited by Crazy_C; 06-05-2012 at 09:51 AM.
That's a pretty cool mod.
Cheers. It's great fun, and definitely gets noticed when you pull into a show or a meet
I started on fixing some of the rough parts on the 'deck, and thought I'd start with the bumpers. Fixed them up, and tried some paint that was kicking around the shop, and loved the look of it, so I painted both the bumpers.
Just got to fix the rust on the sides now and paint them the same colour, and repaint all the black plastic satin black to freshen it all up.
Getting there slowly and steadily
Looking great!
I like the ROTA wheel, reminds me of 70's Long Champ wheels in Japan!
Cheers man. I was originally thinking of Renault turbines but I then found your picture on the net and when I realized you live in London as well, I definitely couldn't do it! LOL
I didn't realize you are in London, too.
I pass by you today on A2 then - I went to BBA-Reman in Rochester to find ABS pump - but they don't, dammit!
Heh, yea, that would have been me then, with the Incarsolutions graphics on the rear and side windows
I live in Bexleyheath / Erith, but I work in Maidstone.
Cheers to Yasu for Stage 1 goodness
Adjustable pulley. You can tell it's Japanese, it says "adjustru" on it
My mate Mark decided to make a sticker up for my car and put it on earlier. Gotta love it!
Some picture whoring!
As some of you may know, I was after a set of the OEM front fogs for Marvin, but as they're rarer than rocking horse shit, I got some aftermarket ones and they fill the gaps perfectly and I'm really pleased with them
All I can say is, holy crap they're bright!!! They actually make my headlamps look dim in comparison!! It's nice to actually be able see properly at night now though!
Well I've taken this week off work to do a top end rebuild on my Aerodeck with a stage 1 cam and an adjustable pulley (courtesy of Yasu) and it's running great. New head gasket, skimmed head, new cambelt, new tensioner and new manifold gaskets.
Painted the rocker cover too whilst it was off, same colour as the bumpers.
It's not much faster, just a bit faster, but the power comes on a lot smoother now and it pulls better at lower revs.
Nice!
Did you spray paint the cover or is that powder coating?
Looking good.
Cheers manI just painted the rocker cover with vht primer on there first.
I have found 2 problems though since doing the work, and 1 has now been rectified.
First was a mark appearing along the belt, as if it was being chewed away by something, but it turned out the rubber seal on the lower belt case had popped out and was rubbing on the belt, so the mark was rubber bring added to the belt! Lower cover removed so all is good now
The other problem though is that I have a bit of cam pulley wobble. Will need to take the cam pulley off just to ensure its true. It's only about an 1/8 inch wobble so not too bad but hoping that it may have just jumped on the seat, but I have a suspicion the pulley may be slightly warped. Will put the old one on next week when I get a chance just to check.
Good news though is my unimposing little old Aerodeck was embarrassing a few motors on the roads last night. The cam definitely makes a big difference. Still need to adjust the dizzy slightly too as although it runs great it has a tendency for the revs to drop so quick it stalls when I slow for the first speed hump on my road.
Do you mean cam gear?Originally Posted by Crazy_C
Please let me know when you compare with the old one.
Will do man. Will make sure it's on properly and everything first. It's not much of a wobble but it's enough to double check. I'll probably get my trusty flat bit of steel and check that sits flush against the surface of the cam gear.
I will say though if anyone plans on doing a cambelt on an A20A, have fun with the bottom pulley bolt!!!!!
I had two Golden Eagle Camgears, one black and one blue which I sold it to you. I didn't have any problem with the black one at all so I am a bit surprised. I had blue one as a back up for the future so I didn't test it so I can't say. If it helps, I can send the black one to you for comparison. Unfortunately, with the black one, one of the fixing bolt was over torqued due to old torque wrench and the thread on the gear is stripped.
It still worked ok for about one year without one bolt though.
It may just be something simple like it not being seated properly, will have a check on that when I can first.
Urgh, I hate it when torque wrenches do that
Well I've not really been doing much to the Aerodeck as I've been playing with the trike project more so recently, plus I've run out of smaller things to do to the 'deck, and next step is window tints and a restoration.
But I have decided to get a new sub for the install, and I doubt many, or any of the non-UK audiophiles will know it. It's a brand new Shadow Works Genesis sub
I need to tidy up the carpet though, but I swapped the subs over before work today, so you'll have to forgive the mess.
And it even has my portrait on it too!!
Also went to a place in London called the Graffiti Tunnel recently too, and here's some photos from there.
i like the color on the aerodeck
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
Cheers, will look a lot better when it's been restored and resprayed
Great car. Hows that new cam setup working for you? I love the hatch.
btw. Did the ecm require tuning or was the cam just a bolt in?
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'86 Accord LXi Sedan my dependable daily driver w\318k. "Why yes I do have a 3GEEE!"
The cam was a straight bolt on. I'm doing a carb conversion though with a webber carb to get a bit more out of it
The way the hatch opens is one of my favourite bits
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