immortal1 (linn)
+1y
Wow Mikey - you been busy over the last few months! Nice to see you pop in here every so often.
So, you got the grey Accord back again
Kinda amazing how some people spend time & money making their rides look nicer and most others just drive them into the ground. Have a funny feeling I don't want to see how my purple truck is doing these days - I'm sure it is not as nice as when I had it.
So, do the 18's only need new rubber? or do the rims need a little TLC also?
So, you got the grey Accord back again
Kinda amazing how some people spend time & money making their rides look nicer and most others just drive them into the ground. Have a funny feeling I don't want to see how my purple truck is doing these days - I'm sure it is not as nice as when I had it.
So, do the 18's only need new rubber? or do the rims need a little TLC also?
crazymikey
+1y
The 18s need new rubber, but they're also curb rashed and banged up a bit. I bought them slightly beat up, but now they're really bad. All 4 tires are completely bald, one has the tread seperating from the side wall, another has punctures in the sidewall and the other 2 hold air, but are basically slicks now.
The funny part is that nothing changed on my car, other than the windows getting tinted and the first guy for some reason changing the trunk lid. Otherwise it looks like it was just driven and not cared for in the way I did.
In the 16 months it was gone, it racked up another 25 000km, which is an average year's driving. I sold it with 224 000km and got it back with 250 000 on the clock, and I just rolled 255 the other day. I bought it originally with 207 000.
Same goes for my B4000. I sold that, with 430k on it, in great shape. Older guy bought it, didn't like the big wheels, so he put Jeep Compass steelies on it which were way too small and incorrect offset. My friend Tony now owns the truck, with over 470 000km on it. He's just driving it into the ground. The bed is damaged from hitting a parking bollard, it's rusting and he just treats it as a beater. Technically, it is his beater, since his summer car is an R32 Skyline. Just sad to see that my dad and I kept it pristine up to 430 000km, and then someone else gets it and just runs it into the ground.
Why can't people take pride of ownership in their things? You should take as much care as your vehicle as you do your home, since it's the next place you spend the most time.
How's the Challenger treating you? I like the exhaust you put on it, and making the hood scoop functional.
I'm contemplating on moving back to Ontario as well. If so, that may be happening pretty soon.
The funny part is that nothing changed on my car, other than the windows getting tinted and the first guy for some reason changing the trunk lid. Otherwise it looks like it was just driven and not cared for in the way I did.
In the 16 months it was gone, it racked up another 25 000km, which is an average year's driving. I sold it with 224 000km and got it back with 250 000 on the clock, and I just rolled 255 the other day. I bought it originally with 207 000.
Same goes for my B4000. I sold that, with 430k on it, in great shape. Older guy bought it, didn't like the big wheels, so he put Jeep Compass steelies on it which were way too small and incorrect offset. My friend Tony now owns the truck, with over 470 000km on it. He's just driving it into the ground. The bed is damaged from hitting a parking bollard, it's rusting and he just treats it as a beater. Technically, it is his beater, since his summer car is an R32 Skyline. Just sad to see that my dad and I kept it pristine up to 430 000km, and then someone else gets it and just runs it into the ground.
Why can't people take pride of ownership in their things? You should take as much care as your vehicle as you do your home, since it's the next place you spend the most time.
How's the Challenger treating you? I like the exhaust you put on it, and making the hood scoop functional.
I'm contemplating on moving back to Ontario as well. If so, that may be happening pretty soon.
immortal1 (linn)
+1y
"Why can't people take pride of ownership in their things? You should take as much care as your vehicle as you do your home, since it's the next place you spend the most time."
Trust me, I have seen some pretty pathetic homes around here. Hard to believe someone can even live in such a pig stye.
Challenger is treating me GREAT! Really happy with it now that I got a great sounding exhaust on it. Almost enjoy driving it with the windows done and radio off more than I do with the radio on.
If it happens, good luck on the move - definitely a hike for sure! Something like 3,000+ km?
Trust me, I have seen some pretty pathetic homes around here. Hard to believe someone can even live in such a pig stye.
Challenger is treating me GREAT! Really happy with it now that I got a great sounding exhaust on it. Almost enjoy driving it with the windows done and radio off more than I do with the radio on.
If it happens, good luck on the move - definitely a hike for sure! Something like 3,000+ km?
crazymikey
+1y
Yeah, there's quite a few dumps around here too. Luckily I live in one of the nicer parts of town here.
You can't have a Hemi with a stock exhaust. That thing begs to be let loose.
As for the move. It was 3100km when I moved out here, so it'll be another 3100 back.
You can't have a Hemi with a stock exhaust. That thing begs to be let loose.
As for the move. It was 3100km when I moved out here, so it'll be another 3100 back.
crazymikey
+1y
Checkin back in again! Been lurking around, keeping tabs with everyone's projects. My local wrecker keeps getting in really nice B2200s and I'm always so tempted to buy one and fix it up. My heart still lies with these trucks. They currently have 4 very nice, clean examples in the yard, and I think 2 or 3 of them still run and drive and the other has no motor but a really clean shell.
Anyways, not long after my last post in this thread....actually, about 2 weeks later....I sold that Accord for $2500. I was laid off from my job mid-November and resorted to selling the car to make some quick money.
The guy that bought it lives just a few blocks from me. 3 weeks after buying it, he wrecked it. I told him to bring it back to me and I'd fix it up.
Here's what he did to it.
A few hours later, a couple new parts and some cash in my hand, I had it looking like this. He didn't want to spend much money, so I had to re-use as much of the existing parts as I could.
My replacement for that car was what I had always wanted in an Accord.....a white 5 speed coupe. I found this beauty locally. 1 owner, only 172 000km. The older guy was asking $1650 for it and I bargained him to $1400 on it.
This car is stupid clean for a 1990. It's not perfect, but it has got to be one of the cleanest original examples I've personally seen. The only thing that really put me off was the maroon interior. But after owning Kermit, and swapping it from maroon to grey, I knew an interior swap would be in order for this one too, especially since I already had a set of Accord leather coupe seats in the garage. It's a base model too, so no cruise, no AC, all manual options. No frills. Simplistic and functional. All I ask for. I do miss the sunroof though.
I bought this car on December 9 and took delivery of it around 10pm. It was before 11pm that I had already started to mod it.
Here's my starting platform. 1990 Accord LX (U.S. DX) coupe.
First order of business was to lose the black & white Panda look. There was a white EX-R coupe at the wreckers, so I snagged the colour matched bumpers, mirrors and door handles from it.
I now had a dilemma with my interior. Maroon. I had some tan leather seats from a 1993 Accord SE coupe, and a black dash & carpet from a 1991 SE sedan. This left me with maroon door panels and centre console. I had to resort to painting them.
With a little hard work, over the course of a week and a half, I swapped out and modified the entire interior from dash to rear shelf.
-Black SE dash
-91 Prelude steering wheel
-95 Prelude OEM short shifter assembly
-Door panels painted SEM Landau black, tweed inserts with chrome trim
-Centre console SEM Landau black, 95 Prelude handbrake book, chrome/cd e-brake handle cover, 91 Acura Integra shift boot
-93 Accord SE leather seats front & rear
-Black SE rear shelf
-Tan SE rear speaker pods
-Black 94 Civic window cranks
-Door sills SEM Landau black, with custom installed Honda trunk emblems & chrome strips
-Tan front & rear seatbelts from 93 SE.
-Pioneer headunit
-JL Audio 6.5" door speakers
-JL Audio 6x9 rear speakers
Carpet pulled out. Super clean floor
Dash swap
Current, completed interior
One of a kind interior, modified using all OEM Honda parts. My goal with this car is to have it modified, but look stock.
Under the hood, it's mostly stock. Nice, silent exhaust. No ricer fart can. This is a F22A1 SOHC 16v 125hp engine with a factory 5 speed.
Only mods under the hood include a short ram intake from a Sunfire, some Metalcast purple accents and some Acura Legend hood struts, a little bit of wire tucking and lots of cleaning. I just ordered a strut brace from ebay 2 days ago, so waiting for that to arrive.
On the outside I wanted OEM and subtle. Under the hood, I'm going flashy.
Exterior is all about looking OEM, but with small touches.
-Blackhoused headlights, with stock bulbs. No look-at-me HIDs.
-All amber corner lights
-Acura Legend front lip
-Stock grille colour matched Frost White.
-Bumpers,mirrors and door handles colour matched
-Mk2 VW Jetta flushmount spoiler
-1/8" chrome strip on the side/bumper moldings. (JDM and Euro Accords had moldings like this from the factory, so I DIY'd my own)
-95 Accord 3 piece rear lip
-Subtle chrome exhaust tip finisher
-Tein lowering springs for 2" F 1.7" R drop
-Original JDM 1996 Honda Integra Type R rims. They only made these for 1 year and only on Japanese ITR's.
So that's where I'm at right now.
I'm currently working at a dealership, since mid-December as a detailer and absolutely loving it. Also doing detailing on the side and trying to start up my own little thing.
Always have the itch to get another B....one of these days.
Anyways, not long after my last post in this thread....actually, about 2 weeks later....I sold that Accord for $2500. I was laid off from my job mid-November and resorted to selling the car to make some quick money.
The guy that bought it lives just a few blocks from me. 3 weeks after buying it, he wrecked it. I told him to bring it back to me and I'd fix it up.
Here's what he did to it.
A few hours later, a couple new parts and some cash in my hand, I had it looking like this. He didn't want to spend much money, so I had to re-use as much of the existing parts as I could.
My replacement for that car was what I had always wanted in an Accord.....a white 5 speed coupe. I found this beauty locally. 1 owner, only 172 000km. The older guy was asking $1650 for it and I bargained him to $1400 on it.
This car is stupid clean for a 1990. It's not perfect, but it has got to be one of the cleanest original examples I've personally seen. The only thing that really put me off was the maroon interior. But after owning Kermit, and swapping it from maroon to grey, I knew an interior swap would be in order for this one too, especially since I already had a set of Accord leather coupe seats in the garage. It's a base model too, so no cruise, no AC, all manual options. No frills. Simplistic and functional. All I ask for. I do miss the sunroof though.
I bought this car on December 9 and took delivery of it around 10pm. It was before 11pm that I had already started to mod it.
Here's my starting platform. 1990 Accord LX (U.S. DX) coupe.
First order of business was to lose the black & white Panda look. There was a white EX-R coupe at the wreckers, so I snagged the colour matched bumpers, mirrors and door handles from it.
I now had a dilemma with my interior. Maroon. I had some tan leather seats from a 1993 Accord SE coupe, and a black dash & carpet from a 1991 SE sedan. This left me with maroon door panels and centre console. I had to resort to painting them.
With a little hard work, over the course of a week and a half, I swapped out and modified the entire interior from dash to rear shelf.
-Black SE dash
-91 Prelude steering wheel
-95 Prelude OEM short shifter assembly
-Door panels painted SEM Landau black, tweed inserts with chrome trim
-Centre console SEM Landau black, 95 Prelude handbrake book, chrome/cd e-brake handle cover, 91 Acura Integra shift boot
-93 Accord SE leather seats front & rear
-Black SE rear shelf
-Tan SE rear speaker pods
-Black 94 Civic window cranks
-Door sills SEM Landau black, with custom installed Honda trunk emblems & chrome strips
-Tan front & rear seatbelts from 93 SE.
-Pioneer headunit
-JL Audio 6.5" door speakers
-JL Audio 6x9 rear speakers
Carpet pulled out. Super clean floor
Dash swap
Current, completed interior
One of a kind interior, modified using all OEM Honda parts. My goal with this car is to have it modified, but look stock.
Under the hood, it's mostly stock. Nice, silent exhaust. No ricer fart can. This is a F22A1 SOHC 16v 125hp engine with a factory 5 speed.
Only mods under the hood include a short ram intake from a Sunfire, some Metalcast purple accents and some Acura Legend hood struts, a little bit of wire tucking and lots of cleaning. I just ordered a strut brace from ebay 2 days ago, so waiting for that to arrive.
On the outside I wanted OEM and subtle. Under the hood, I'm going flashy.
Exterior is all about looking OEM, but with small touches.
-Blackhoused headlights, with stock bulbs. No look-at-me HIDs.
-All amber corner lights
-Acura Legend front lip
-Stock grille colour matched Frost White.
-Bumpers,mirrors and door handles colour matched
-Mk2 VW Jetta flushmount spoiler
-1/8" chrome strip on the side/bumper moldings. (JDM and Euro Accords had moldings like this from the factory, so I DIY'd my own)
-95 Accord 3 piece rear lip
-Subtle chrome exhaust tip finisher
-Tein lowering springs for 2" F 1.7" R drop
-Original JDM 1996 Honda Integra Type R rims. They only made these for 1 year and only on Japanese ITR's.
So that's where I'm at right now.
I'm currently working at a dealership, since mid-December as a detailer and absolutely loving it. Also doing detailing on the side and trying to start up my own little thing.
Always have the itch to get another B....one of these days.
crazymikey
+1y
Checkin in again. This time, I'm back in the truck scene...kinda.
Bought myself a nice little '91 Toyota yesterday for $1000. 22RE, 5 speed, 2WD, 277k KM. Runs like a dream.
I'm doing an H22 VTEC swap in my Accord, so I wanted a little work truck/beater to bomb around in as a second vehicle, and I found this for sale locally.
Just going to clean it up a bit and drive it. It's a beater and a workhorse, so it will get dirty and beat up.
Pics from the ad
In the day I've had it, I installed a 4Runner grille, a slightly rusty, but not beat up chrome 4x4 bumper, swapped the bench for factory buckets, spray in bedliner and installed a stereo.
More pics tomorrow.
Bought myself a nice little '91 Toyota yesterday for $1000. 22RE, 5 speed, 2WD, 277k KM. Runs like a dream.
I'm doing an H22 VTEC swap in my Accord, so I wanted a little work truck/beater to bomb around in as a second vehicle, and I found this for sale locally.
Just going to clean it up a bit and drive it. It's a beater and a workhorse, so it will get dirty and beat up.
Pics from the ad
In the day I've had it, I installed a 4Runner grille, a slightly rusty, but not beat up chrome 4x4 bumper, swapped the bench for factory buckets, spray in bedliner and installed a stereo.
More pics tomorrow.
jenko
+1y
Thank Christ.
He's got a truck again
(even if it is a toyota)
If there was another Accord I was flying over to sort things out!
Sweet deal buddy!
He's got a truck again
(even if it is a toyota)
If there was another Accord I was flying over to sort things out!
Sweet deal buddy!
crazymikey
+1y
lmao.
Great little beater though. Slow as balls, makes a B2200 feel like it's got a V8.
Anyways, did some work.
Painted the 4runner grille, sprayed the 4x4 bumper in rockerguard because it was so badly rusted. Spray in liner, buckets, rear door speakers from a Sierra crew cab with JL covers, removed the rear window tint aaand I think that was it.
Great little beater though. Slow as balls, makes a B2200 feel like it's got a V8.
Anyways, did some work.
Painted the 4runner grille, sprayed the 4x4 bumper in rockerguard because it was so badly rusted. Spray in liner, buckets, rear door speakers from a Sierra crew cab with JL covers, removed the rear window tint aaand I think that was it.