lowandslowcb7 : 1993 Accord EX

[lowandslowcb7]

175,xxx original miles
One owner and I have the full service history from the dealer.

10/18/2013
180,500 miles and counting.
Found leak, possible from oil pan.

Engine:
Removed resonator

Exterior:
Half red/clear tail lights
Window tint (35%/5%)
(FIXED) Broken passenger side corner marker
OEM front mudflaps
OEM rear mudflaps

Interior:
Dual iPod/iPhone headunit
Prelude shifter plate and shifter

Stuff done:
New valve cover gasket
New upper and lower spark plug tube seals
New OEM spark plugs
New spark plug wires
Replaced OEM radio with aftermarket w/ iPod/iPhone connections
Removed factory door ding protectors
Removed factory wheel well trim
Removed Accord, EX, and dealer badge
Gutted trunk
Sealed a leaking trunk.
New tail lights
Fixed a small rust spot hidden underneath the rear bumper
Replaced rear boot lid and LED spoiler with a wingless boot lid
Removed OEM pinstripe
Claybar, rubbing compound, polish, and wax exterior
Replaced missing center cap
Installed OEM rear mudflaps
Fixed broken corner marker.

To Do:
Switch to synthetic oil (Mobil 1) (DONE)
Install magnetic drain plug (DONE)
Do a 90k service (timing/balance shaft belt, tensioners, water pump, cam shaft/balance shaft/crank seal, and balance shaft seal retainer) (DONE)
Buy and install tail light wiring harnesses (DONE)
Clean and shampoo interior (DONE)
Fix sagging interior pieces (In progress)
Clean underbody
Replace front bumper cover
Replace driver side front fender (DONE)
Replace passenger side corner marker (DONE)
Buy and install coilovers and do corner balance
Repaint wiper arms (DONE)
Clean and polish glass
Replace upper driver side door molding
Buy and install SRI
Relocate battery (DONE)
Buy and install exhaust
Buy and install speakers and amp
Find and install missing trunk pieces
Find and install OEM floor mats
Put trunk back together
Solid shifter bushings
Aftermarket Short shifter or adapter (maybe)
Buy and install VVME HIDs (DONE)
Fab up light plate to mount 6" Hella lights (maybe)

Pictures:
Split spark plug boot and engine with oil covered spark plug boots.



Trunk vent (which the gasket around it was leaking) and a hole covered by electrical tape in an effort to seal a leaking trunk. I later found that this hole was for one of the sunroof drains that had popped out of place. It is now installed correctly and no more electrical tape.

[new_beginnings]

Nice and purrrrdy platform.


Umm, you mentioned (to do) shorter shifter but yet appears you already installed Lude shifter and base plate?!?!

Or did you forget you already swapped it out?




Keep it nice and clean.

[lowandslowcb7]

Nice and purrrrdy platform.


Umm, you mentioned (to do) shorter shifter but yet appears you already installed Lude shifter and base plate?!?!

Or did you forget you already swapped it out?




Keep it nice and clean.

I guess I should of specified short shift adapter, although JTC customs makes a short shifter.

Thanks

[new_beginnings]

I guess I should of specified short shift adapter, although JTC customs makes a short shifter.

Thanks

JTC is good.

[lowandslowcb7]

Rolled 177,000 miles this morning:


Morning commute:

[lowandslowcb7]

Got this in today.

[KpoweredCB7]

Clean car man.

[lowandslowcb7]

Using this great set of instructions here: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=199867

This is how it started out:


After cleaning the nastiness of 20 years of crud and re-greasing everything, the window works like new. The rest of the day was spent doing some bit of upholstery:



I used some scrap tubing I had laying around to see what size would fit. Need to go and get some.

[lowandslowcb7]

Some updated pictures:

[sonikaccord]

It looks like it's straight out of a brochure from Honda.

[Raf99]

It looks like it's straight out of a brochure from Honda.

yep! loving that black dash too!

[lowandslowcb7]

Thanks, definitely the look I was going for... First time I've touched any of my DSLRs in about 6 months.