accord boi
Well-Known Member
So a few guys have been asking if I was the same accord boi from the Honduh days. Some of you guys may remember me and some may not. I was never an avid poster but I tried to contribute and participate when given the opportunity.
Kapao and I went to a few meets back then in the Irvine area and I'm sure we've met a few of you guys in person in Socal. The 2 of us along with Klee and Syclone would autocross quite a bit also.
So I guess I'm just reintroducing myself, and telling the story of my car and when I left the scene, now that I'm back
Since I don't have pictures from when I first started, I'll just start with when I had my show mods:
I first got lowered on Neuspeed Sport springs and stock shocks and put on some Konig Verdicts. This was when all I had were blue LED conversions, hyperwhite bulbs, and removed resonator.
After that, I found a Wings West lip kit locally and picked that up as well
And of course Accord Company was still around back then
Sometime around here I put the HIDs, S2000 push button start, and Carputer in...I wrote a small DIY on components a long time ago but I doubt it exists anymore, so some of the pics you might recognize...this was back in Mid 2004
Then I got the dual exhaust from an 03 V6 with resonator delete that was passed along from Kapao and changed out the exhaust tips
Some of the next items were the Koni Yellows that we found and I let Kapao take it to the shop to get installed...they threw them on the lowest perch. In addition to that, Kapao had bought a spoiler online (Ebay I think) for a coupe, but they screwed up and sent one for the sedan. So that became a gift to me
Spoilerless
Spoiler
This was about the time when we first started autocrossing, learning from Syclone and all the other people at the events. They were fun since we were underdogs (both me and Kapao) with the 4 cylinder autotragics...so that's where the signature pics come in...and yes I did race with my full kit and 18s on
All the while, we would go to local meets and have some photoshoots with F23power (Alvin who has now moved on to an S2K)
Sometime later, I decided to get more serious about Auto-X after I drove Syclone's and Kapao's car. Therefore I revamped my suspension and got Apexi WS coils with custom spring rates, camber kits front and back, Eibach sway bars, and a custom alignment with -3* camber up front and slight toe out front and back. I was still in college, so I made the tough decision of selling my rims and kit to fund the project
Only have one pic...and that's with Kapao's SE alloys on the car
Then I found some cheap TE37s in 16x7 and in our bolt pattern!!! So I drove down to San Diego to pick up these dream rims...and got convinced to put them on that same night
Better shot of the camber (maxed out negative on the camber kit) with Syclone's lightweight lugs and RT615 Azenis on
And at El Toro's autocross event...
Some more time passes and August 2006 rolls around...I get a job offer in Florida with Lockheed Martin and I bite. I pack up all my stuff and drive cross country, and that's the last most of you heard from me! Been rolling on hubbies since then...
In Orlando the first month I was there
A lot of time passed and I was just daily driving and did some occasional detailing of the car
But come 1 month ago, I found a cheap turbo kit. I just couldn't pass it by being in Florida away from the CA piss gass and smog Nazi's.
I wasn't feeling the front bumper and missed having some sort of front lip...so I bought and painted a type R lip
Now I'm painting the stock LX sideskirts and that should be where I stand now!!
So a big thank you to those who may have helped me on my journey
Syclone who taught me to drive better...and especially Kapao who is a very good friend and inspiration, who helped with late night installs
And a pic of his car in Auto-X mode before he parted out
Kapao and I went to a few meets back then in the Irvine area and I'm sure we've met a few of you guys in person in Socal. The 2 of us along with Klee and Syclone would autocross quite a bit also.
So I guess I'm just reintroducing myself, and telling the story of my car and when I left the scene, now that I'm back
Since I don't have pictures from when I first started, I'll just start with when I had my show mods:
I first got lowered on Neuspeed Sport springs and stock shocks and put on some Konig Verdicts. This was when all I had were blue LED conversions, hyperwhite bulbs, and removed resonator.
After that, I found a Wings West lip kit locally and picked that up as well
And of course Accord Company was still around back then
Sometime around here I put the HIDs, S2000 push button start, and Carputer in...I wrote a small DIY on components a long time ago but I doubt it exists anymore, so some of the pics you might recognize...this was back in Mid 2004
Then I got the dual exhaust from an 03 V6 with resonator delete that was passed along from Kapao and changed out the exhaust tips
Some of the next items were the Koni Yellows that we found and I let Kapao take it to the shop to get installed...they threw them on the lowest perch. In addition to that, Kapao had bought a spoiler online (Ebay I think) for a coupe, but they screwed up and sent one for the sedan. So that became a gift to me
Spoilerless
Spoiler
This was about the time when we first started autocrossing, learning from Syclone and all the other people at the events. They were fun since we were underdogs (both me and Kapao) with the 4 cylinder autotragics...so that's where the signature pics come in...and yes I did race with my full kit and 18s on
All the while, we would go to local meets and have some photoshoots with F23power (Alvin who has now moved on to an S2K)
Sometime later, I decided to get more serious about Auto-X after I drove Syclone's and Kapao's car. Therefore I revamped my suspension and got Apexi WS coils with custom spring rates, camber kits front and back, Eibach sway bars, and a custom alignment with -3* camber up front and slight toe out front and back. I was still in college, so I made the tough decision of selling my rims and kit to fund the project
Only have one pic...and that's with Kapao's SE alloys on the car
Then I found some cheap TE37s in 16x7 and in our bolt pattern!!! So I drove down to San Diego to pick up these dream rims...and got convinced to put them on that same night
Better shot of the camber (maxed out negative on the camber kit) with Syclone's lightweight lugs and RT615 Azenis on
And at El Toro's autocross event...
Some more time passes and August 2006 rolls around...I get a job offer in Florida with Lockheed Martin and I bite. I pack up all my stuff and drive cross country, and that's the last most of you heard from me! Been rolling on hubbies since then...
In Orlando the first month I was there
A lot of time passed and I was just daily driving and did some occasional detailing of the car
But come 1 month ago, I found a cheap turbo kit. I just couldn't pass it by being in Florida away from the CA piss gass and smog Nazi's.
I wasn't feeling the front bumper and missed having some sort of front lip...so I bought and painted a type R lip
Now I'm painting the stock LX sideskirts and that should be where I stand now!!
So a big thank you to those who may have helped me on my journey
Syclone who taught me to drive better...and especially Kapao who is a very good friend and inspiration, who helped with late night installs
And a pic of his car in Auto-X mode before he parted out
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