9/30/2018: In the middle of swapping the engine (and a bit more) thanks to bad oil control rings. Yay!
EDIT: All is good once again. After a close call with a fire in 2007, my girl is back... ...and better than ever.
"Coming Soon" Items:
-Winter project: retrofit headlights
-New grounding/power wiring
-Ultra Racing 4 point under carriage bar
What I've changed:
[9/30/18] Fixed HVAC control overlays and overhauled power steering pump
[9/30/18] Engine Swap (started)
[11/24/12] Interior Update
[6/1/12] Mishimoto Radiator
[10/23/11] While fixing a recent misfire, I added the following new parts:
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulleys:
Corsport Shift Cable Busings:
Bisimoto Thermal Intake Gasket:
[9/4/11] Custom Painted Valve Cover
[10/16/10] Innovative Engine Mounts
[4/18/10] 8# Fidanza Flywheel and Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch
[5/10/08] Custom molded black emblems
[2/2/08] PSPEC short shifter (set at shortest height, shortest throw)
I still can't believe I have a PSPEC!!......for nearly 10 months, I included it on my list here as:
[6/23/07] Suspension (Koni shocks, Neuspeed Sport springs, TL OEM rear stabilizer bar)
[6/13/07] New mats ("before" shot is a couple pictures down)
[6/2/07] Custom pedals (and footrest!) have arrived [5/17/07] and been installed... ..."Custom made Jewelry for your car"...
[5/20/07] Blackout headlights [DIY]
[5/12/07] Neuspeed Tie Bar
(The Injen IS1670 intake is no longer installed)
[3/31/07] 17"x7" Enkei Evo 6 w/ 225/45 Kumho Ecsta MX
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This past Saturday (3/31/07), I was excited to install the new wheels and tires I ordered for my beloved Accord. So excited that I also gave her a bath. I thought I picked out a nice set of rims. Once I got them on the car...well... ...NICE!!
I took them for a spin. Not too far from home but on some nice curvy stretches. Nice tires, nice rims. I was excited to find this site with other Accord owners. I was looking forward to making a few improvements (#1 on the list would have been suspension). Heck, there was a lot on the list had I not decided to visit my local TGI Fridays to eat dinner. That's the part for the not-so-faint-hearted... ...after the next "WARNING":
Before new rims (stock wheels, winter tires):
Check out the winter tread...
First thing I wanted to do was a suspension kit:
WARNING: The following pictures are SAD!!... ...this is my car the next day and the bush that did it to her the night before. Now I'm worried my baby is going to be totaled...
Someone apparently put out their cigarette in the bushes...only 5 hours and 23 miles after I put on my new rims/tires and finished drying her off...
What's crazy is that I put an additional 10 miles on her in this condition. The only hoses that appear to be damaged are the windshield hoses. I'm hoping I don't reach my total limit since I love my car!!... ...and literally just installed $1,200 rims/tires... ...I hope they're not a waste.
One thing that concerns me (most of the damage appears cosmetic given the way she drives) is that the dash lights don't work. I don't know how much of the electrical system is in that corner of the car. I am hoping everything is screwy because of a simple short due to my cooked headlight. I wanted to blackout my lights...this isn't the way to do it, huh?...as for the person who put out their smoke in that bush...
The fire department was called out to the same parking lot for a previous fire in the mulch (I have photos of that bush, too). It's nuts. My car was taken down by a bush and some mulch?...
EDIT: All is good once again. After a close call with a fire in 2007, my girl is back... ...and better than ever.
"Coming Soon" Items:
-Winter project: retrofit headlights
-New grounding/power wiring
-Ultra Racing 4 point under carriage bar
What I've changed:
[9/30/18] Fixed HVAC control overlays and overhauled power steering pump
[9/30/18] Engine Swap (started)
[11/24/12] Interior Update
[6/1/12] Mishimoto Radiator
[10/23/11] While fixing a recent misfire, I added the following new parts:
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulleys:
Corsport Shift Cable Busings:
Bisimoto Thermal Intake Gasket:
[9/4/11] Custom Painted Valve Cover
[10/16/10] Innovative Engine Mounts
[4/18/10] 8# Fidanza Flywheel and Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch
[5/10/08] Custom molded black emblems
[2/2/08] PSPEC short shifter (set at shortest height, shortest throw)
I still can't believe I have a PSPEC!!......for nearly 10 months, I included it on my list here as:
"If I can ever find 'em" Items:
-P-Spec short shifter
[6/23/07] Suspension (Koni shocks, Neuspeed Sport springs, TL OEM rear stabilizer bar)
[6/13/07] New mats ("before" shot is a couple pictures down)
[6/2/07] Custom pedals (and footrest!) have arrived [5/17/07] and been installed... ..."Custom made Jewelry for your car"...
[5/20/07] Blackout headlights [DIY]
[5/12/07] Neuspeed Tie Bar
(The Injen IS1670 intake is no longer installed)
[3/31/07] 17"x7" Enkei Evo 6 w/ 225/45 Kumho Ecsta MX
__________________________________________
This past Saturday (3/31/07), I was excited to install the new wheels and tires I ordered for my beloved Accord. So excited that I also gave her a bath. I thought I picked out a nice set of rims. Once I got them on the car...well... ...NICE!!
I took them for a spin. Not too far from home but on some nice curvy stretches. Nice tires, nice rims. I was excited to find this site with other Accord owners. I was looking forward to making a few improvements (#1 on the list would have been suspension). Heck, there was a lot on the list had I not decided to visit my local TGI Fridays to eat dinner. That's the part for the not-so-faint-hearted... ...after the next "WARNING":
Before new rims (stock wheels, winter tires):
Check out the winter tread...
First thing I wanted to do was a suspension kit:
WARNING: The following pictures are SAD!!... ...this is my car the next day and the bush that did it to her the night before. Now I'm worried my baby is going to be totaled...
Someone apparently put out their cigarette in the bushes...only 5 hours and 23 miles after I put on my new rims/tires and finished drying her off...
What's crazy is that I put an additional 10 miles on her in this condition. The only hoses that appear to be damaged are the windshield hoses. I'm hoping I don't reach my total limit since I love my car!!... ...and literally just installed $1,200 rims/tires... ...I hope they're not a waste.
One thing that concerns me (most of the damage appears cosmetic given the way she drives) is that the dash lights don't work. I don't know how much of the electrical system is in that corner of the car. I am hoping everything is screwy because of a simple short due to my cooked headlight. I wanted to blackout my lights...this isn't the way to do it, huh?...as for the person who put out their smoke in that bush...
The fire department was called out to the same parking lot for a previous fire in the mulch (I have photos of that bush, too). It's nuts. My car was taken down by a bush and some mulch?...
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