Props to getting that digi-dash working, very cool! It looks like you've got a great little car there and I am sure it's happy with the new rad too, what you described sounded pretty bad!
Props to getting that digi-dash working, very cool! It looks like you've got a great little car there and I am sure it's happy with the new rad too, what you described sounded pretty bad!
Thanks, yeah, the car seems to be quite happy at the moment.Originally Posted by 87roach
Props to getting that digi-dash working, very cool! It looks like you've got a great little car there and I am sure it's happy with the new rad too, what you described sounded pretty bad!
My grandpa brought around some new wheels for Easter. Custom made Minilite (similar to Watanabe). It was always my plan to get these type of wheel, so I'm glad I could find a good set - and for free.
Sizes are 15x7+25 with 215/65 all around. It sticks out of the guard by about 1" - 1.5". I'm thinking if I get rid of the balloon tyres it should sort a lot of it out. Some low + camber will tuck them in nicely too (Australian cops hate wheels sticking outside the guard)
If all else fails I'm going to look into getting about 5mm shaved off the back face of the rim. It should bring it in a bit further.
thats a mighty massive tyre lol
Yeah it's huge.
I got some RE003's fitted to them today and only went down to a 195/60.
I checked out the 50s but they looked like spaghetti strings in comparison :/
In hindsight maybe a 195/55 would have been better.
I'm happy with it though, and I think with some low and camber it'll tuck them in quite nicely.
Failing that I'll throw a few laps around the track and head in for a new set.
It's been a while since I've posted here. Sorry about that haha.
Unfortunately around April last year the Aerodeck's transmission died and I decided instead of fixing it, I'd buy a new car.
As you guys know the engine was in pretty bad shape anyway...
It's been almost a year since I last drove it and it's been killing me ever since. If there are any owners out there you'll know it's a different experience and it feels like the car has a soul. It's a pleasure to drive !
Well... the wait is over. Some local lads here in Adelaide - who specalise in building proper street Hondas - are going to help me bring the Aerodeck back to life. Manual transmission, new engine, and... our friends below: 45 DCOE Webers.
Stay tuned because you're about to see some serious shit.
Oh snap! Buckle up folks!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Nice, it seems that I'll have to buy waterproof keyboard.. :drool:
This is the donor engine. It's a B18A1 out of a DA9 AUD Integra.
It'll be fully rebuilt and is getting sent off to the machine shop later this week.
Yup. That'll do just fine!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Nice flexible engine should suit Accord character well, & Webers should make it a little rorty compared to Honda's injected smoothness.
Mhm. My thoughts exactly.
I'm very excited. The engine should be back from the machine shop tomorrow. Rebuild kit was fitted, new valves have come in, weber rebuild kit is in, linkage weber kit is in. It's all happening !
Just a few photos of the progress
Before and after ^
Webers are fully rebuilt now and cleaned up. They came out amazing !!! So shiny
Pistons are in too... so much shiny !
Some more progress ! Engine is back from the machine shop.
So. Damn. Beautiful.
Some shots of the block.
And here's the head.
Pretty!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
It's almost go time !
The engine is out ! We started cleaning the bay and found out there were little rust spots dabbed everywhere which blows. Cause of repair and respray !
Dun dun dun ! Auto shifter is gone !
I spent quite a few hours down at the shop today. Lots more has been removed. The driveshafts are gone too and will be replaced with 2 from the DA model Integras.
We also took out the pedal box. We were hoping the one out of the donor DA we got the engine from would have the same mounts and we could bolt it right on however unfortunately when we took out the one from the Aerodeck it was different.
There's also an extra linkage for the cruise control which we'll remove before we put it back in. To save fucking around we decided to just cut and paste the clutch pedal from the DA. We're also fabricating custom aluminium pedals.
I like these. The 'Go Pedal' is a bit larger than the original Aerodeck one. As you can see the design of the pedals has actually brought the accelerator and brake closer together - ergo, easier heel and toe.
We found some custom engine mounts on a website that would allow for plug and play (essentially) when changing the engine but they wanted $700usd for the mounts plus $800usd for shipping. I spat the dummy so we decided to make our own. I won't name the website but I honest to God hope they were joking with the shipping quote.
Our mounts should be done over the weekend, but more on that later.
Everything is going along so well. Man I'm so excited. This thing is going to be a bad out of Hell ! A pure 80s Japanese muscle car when we're done.
More to come.
A few more things have been added to the engine.
I ordered the adaptor plate for the Webers last night too. Turns out the guy who was going to make mine 3 weeks ago still hasn't so we told him where to go.
The new one should be here in 2-3 weeks and then we'll have engine porn gifted from God himself sitting in the shop.
Engine mounts are all done too. They look fucking sick and still need a bit of work. But they took the weight of the engine without any rocking, knocking or moving. So a fresh lick of paint and a few adjustments they'll be perfff. All mounts actually use existing holes on the body which is wicked.
^ Driver's side. Remember: my car is RHD.
^ Rear
^ Passenger's side
We also tried out that pedal box too. It fit well however there seems to be a mount on the body/firewall which stops the clutch pedal from being pressed further than half a compression or so. We suspect it's a mount for the factory manual pedal box. It sticks out about an inch or so. That will get the chop.
3 pedals suit this car.
We also started fabbing up a rear wing. I'm actually not a fan of the factory style wings for the Aerodeck. I have an idea of how it'll come out and I think given the flat shape the Aerodeck has it'll either make it look off the fucking chain, or absolutely terrible. Hahaha, stay tuned.
A mock up of that wing I mentioned in my last post.
Bit of rust uncovered in the bay. This is just one of the cancerous spots. Will be cutting them all out and welding a new piece of metal in before paint.
Here's one of the mount brackets in wrinkle black. Looks so good !
The rust has all been dealt with and we've started laying base coats. Well, it's more of an exploratory coat. There is heaps of embedded fluid in areas, getting some reaction. But once those areas are sorted, it will be all good.
Last edited by Calabek; 04-27-2017 at 01:46 AM.
We got another coat on but there's quite a lot of ridges and stuff in the seam sealant in the engine bay. We're considering switching to a satin finish for the final coat, just to dull out some of the busy-ness of the gloss. It's looking really good though !
Here's a picture of the contrast in textures. Looks the goods, that's for damn sure !
Wow. You're going whole hog on this one. Very nice!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Absolutely. The plan is to get everything (and I mean everything) done so that all that'll be left to do is full tear down, rust removal and paint.
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