Were you able to find new Rocker Arms for that head or did you have to re-use the old ones?
Were you able to find new Rocker Arms for that head or did you have to re-use the old ones?
- Kurt
www.roadsailing.com
No, I didn't get new ones. A few of mine were really bad, so we took the good ones off of the cracked cylinder head and made one good head from all the best parts from the two heads I had.Originally Posted by redr2
Nice work! Looks great! The red interior looks nice and clean!
Well, I think that I can finally consider this project done. The exterior of the car is all that is really left, and the project for the back of the interior, but those will be coming soon. The car is finally tuned the way I like it, and all the bugs have been worked out. She got new brakes all around, all new wheel bearings, a good breather system worked out, carb and timing are set properly now...
Here's a video of how she runs. The audio clips because the camera didn't auto-level the sound, so you don't really get to hear how good it sounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_U-vzeKnQU
Also gave her a bath today, but it got kinda dark before I could get in any nice pics. Doesn't really matter because the clearcoat is pretty much gone, and the wheels are sorta rusty. The dark pics hid it well!
Always good to see more Accord images.
And good to see that you are finally getting to enjoy the car in the video. & that all the teething problems are now under control.
Would make a fun comparison to the '84 with such different gearing.
Like Hazwan said before though we still have to see your completed workmanship under the bonnet.
Just looking at the wheel trim-rings has me wondering if the 12-slot wheels were wider that the 4.5" 8-slots my '79 had... & that I really should make sure I have a full set of trim rings for my 'spare' Accord. Just in case I leave its wheels alone.
I miss my Accord & projects. I'm buying old German Honda brochures to compensate untill I can get back to them... to do the clutch...
Wow yeah I'm pretty sure these wheels are 5 inches wide. Not incredible, but definitely wider than 4.5s. I almost snagged a set of rims off of a '79, the rims with the 4 rectangular holes. I wonder if those were that skinny as well.
Video was great it sounds MEAN
Great Job John!
2004-2011?
yeah shes not to slow either
Yeah sounds quick! More pics of the engine and interior!
sweet! Sounds great man. What exhaust you running? I was going to order a magnaflow cat and muffler for mine.
Thanks guys. It's a actually just the stock exhaust right now. That 4-cylinder symphony is courtesy of the Weber carb.Reading up on a few sites, if your Weber doesn't scream like that, it might need some tweaking. The noise definitely corresponded with the butt-dyno results. More noise = higher butt-dyno score.
I'll get some engine pics here in a bit, and probably will stick it on a Dyno in March.
Wow, that thing is freaking sweet. And you paid $100 for it? That paint really looks good, other than the fading. It will scream out loud when you paint it. I like the 2G 3 door in the background in the last picture, too. Sounds good, looks good, probably even smells good. Can't wait for the engine and interior shots. Again, great work.
holy shit.
thats it, im getting me a weber.
mine sounds a bit like that, except the screaming comes in at around 3500-4000rpm, instead of at 5 like yours. and yours goes a lot faster too. im suprised the gearstick and clutch didnt just surrender and fall out completely after 3rd gear =P
awesome work.
.Wow yeah I'm pretty sure these wheels are 5 inches wide. Not incredible, but definitely wider than 4.5s. I almost snagged a set of rims off of a '79, the rims with the 4 rectangular holes. I wonder if those were that skinny as well.
JIPPED.!!
Just checked some old magazines & yes the US/Japanese '79 4-slots 'EK' were 5.0" too. Never noticed that before.
Everyone else with the 'EL' got the old 4.5" 8-slot wheels through 'till '82 !
Starting to wonder what some of the old Accord styled wheels would look like detail painted (dark grey & silver) to pick out the shape a bit more - like some of the '70's Ford Cortinas & Escorts were.... just saw some amazing styled steel wheels on a new Opel that couldn't have been factory.
P.S. I gather the afore mentioned 2.0L Fords came with such downdraft webbers in Aust. factory....
Last edited by 79cord; 02-20-2008 at 08:20 AM.
Never seen a real Ford Cortina. Our Escort we got was nothing like yours. We did get some Fords with Weber downdrafts, but they were mostly licensed by Holley, the 5200 series.
Here's some pics of the engine. Yes that's a bungee cord holding the battery in, it's only temporary until I find the proper tie down, and the vacuum line routing is a bit of a mess. I will be rerouting the vacuum lines to clean up that mess too.
John,
So fresh and so clean. I don't know as though I have ever seen such a tidy and fresh engine bay. It looks so roomy without the AC system. And tuned how you wanted it. Very nice.
Nice!I would definately like to see those dyno results when you get em.
Just for shits 'n giggles, here's a question for you: Now that you've had a little seat time with the ek1, which of your accords would you more willingly take out for a drive? The 2g or the 1g?
soo cleeannn O_O
Agreed, it look so roomy without AC system in it.John,
So fresh and so clean. I don't know as though I have ever seen such a tidy and fresh engine bay. It looks so roomy without the AC system. And tuned how you wanted it. Very nice.
And clean those stray wires!
That engine bay looks awesome
ICHIBAN!
"Now, even more better!"
That engine looks GREAT!
Thanks guys. Glad you like it.
I'm probably not going to do a whole lot of detail work to the engine bay or give this thing a paintjob until this summer. The problem is when my road washed out this winter, they still haven't fixed it, and I've got a mile long muddy forest road to drive on. It splashes up in the engine bay and already is starting to take it's toll on this engine. You should see the engine in the 2g right now. It's trashed and makes me wanna cry. This engine is only clean now because I drive less than 10mph and hold up all the traffic. :-)
Looks great and sounds mean! Great Job!!
looks so clean and sounds sooo badass it sounds meaner then my car =0
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
Sounds meaner than it goes. Trust me.
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