More of the Accord Build

[mushroom_toy]

Well here are some more pics I took today of the car. I still need to lower the rear another inch or so to get it sitting right, but its ok for tonight im lazy. The front rides great now that ive done the tophat mod and put my tokicos on in front. Still wth stock ef rear struts but its cool, cause the rear coil is almost all the way up, and it rides fine. XD Im only the second person to do the tophat mod on a 3gee, and man is it a good idea. Gives autocross, and others a chance to use stock struts with lowering springs or coilovers, and not blow them during the course of the autocross runs, same goes for people on the street. The strut has full shock travel so extended life of the strut. But anyway on to the pics, and Im hoping to be 5spd, and obd1 turbo by August or September depending on funds. CHeers guys. :goodjob:

Also her is a link to my build thread. http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62246
At the moment its at 16 pages and a ton ofm pics, so be careful lol.

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[Benefit]

wtf is that **** on the shock tower?

[Alan®]

looking good so far man

[mushroom_toy]

A tophat mod, to give the shocks complete travel even when lowered or slammed. Tophat can be raised/lowered or tilted or infinitely adjusted to fit suspensions needs.

[mushroom_toy]

Thanks

[JITB]

where did u get that muffler from?

[mushroom_toy]

^My brother...its a generic Magnaflow if thats any help.

[JITB]

i thought it was a ws2 cheap knockoff, i want a ws2, but 180$ is a bit much for a muffler...lol

i bet ur accord would look pretty good with the old 18's it came with at the height its at now..

[mocha latte cupcake]

strut tower things scare me but wow lol but still makin progress! w00t w00t!

[mushroom_toy]

^Maybe....but imo 18s are too big for a Honda....and I had a bad night on the mountain with em, so I will only run 14s, or 15s now. I have MSW gold mesh going on, I just haev to get new tires, and get them bored out a couple mms.

[JITB]

18's are alright for a accord.. BUT, i do agree..

[mushroom_toy]

strut tower things scare me but wow lol but still makin progress! w00t w00t!

Scare you how lol. They are safe. A guy on 3geez.com has been using em for autocross events for about a year and they have held up. Ive already put a good bit of strain on em and they seem to be stronger than needed. :)

[JDMjoe]

You still need to slam that thing! Looks good so far man!

[mushroom_toy]

You know Im done lowering except for the rear Joe.

[mocha latte cupcake]

lol lol oh wel.... w00t w00t! lol lol thats great lol congrats them but they still scare me lol

[mushroom_toy]

^They are menacing lol...haha. Anyway yeah fuction > form. XD

Oh and in case anyone wanted to know its actually two sets of tophats, one under the shock tower just like stock and the one on top.

[mocha latte cupcake]

lol lol too true too true! very nice very nice :D

[JDMjoe]

You know Im done lowering except for the rear Joe.
Bullsh!t slam it! lol
Mine will be lower soon very soon :ninja: but ill have to give up my dreams of rally racing :D

[mushroom_toy]

Thanks man I appreciate it.

[mushroom_toy]

Bullsh!t slam it! lol
Mine will be lower soon very soon :ninja: but ill have to give up my dreams of rally racing :D

You still need to drive it lowered down the dirtroad again haha.

[boosted b]

i used to have one of those back in the day looks nice though

[mushroom_toy]

Thanks.

[Fr33way]

What exactly is the "build"? Just mods you have done? I would love to see a set of tasteful wheels on this car, have anything going in the interior?

[Fr33way]

I just read your other page and saw the turbo, interesting. I like the rear strut tower bar you made.

[mushroom_toy]

^Yeah wheels are going on at a little later date. I have a set of Gold O.Z Msw Mesh, I just need to get them bored out slightly. Im hoping to be done rebuilding the engine, 5 spd swap, obd1 turbo by the end of august/early september if my budget will allow.

[Jecht]

Looks clean. I've never seen the tophat mod before, but in theory it should work and apparently its working fine for you. Props for modding something different rather than all the same Hondas everyone else does.

[mushroom_toy]

^Thanks. Man on my car everything has to be done different lol. There are no regular honda parts to be had. haha.

[mushroom_toy]

This is my final ride height for a while.

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[Revmaynard]

Looking good man, maybe I can make it out to see it at a meet. That gravel looks like snow though! Lol.

[carbon_crash]

Clean car, just needs better wheels. And your build link says you have a boost gauge, but no turbo?? Well I guess you can at least use it for vacuum for now. LOL

[mushroom_toy]

Clean car, just needs better wheels. And your build link says you have a boost gauge, but no turbo?? Well I guess you can at least use it for vacuum for now. LOL

There should be pics of the turbo in the thread. IM not turbo YET. Just took a preemptive stike on the guage....and yes it is running on vaccume. :goodjob: Oh also I have better wheels. I should be turbo by mid August-early September is money permits.

[mushroom_toy]

Looking good man, maybe I can make it out to see it at a meet. That gravel looks like snow though! Lol.

Lol yeah thats my driveway lol.

[dumpdaccord]

nice old school...i think the crx/hatch lip might fit the front, looks like the same squarish bumper shape.

[Fr33way]

If you don't mind me asking what is your turbo budget?

[mushroom_toy]

^IM trying to make it less than $600. :) Not including rebuild though. I still have a bunch of parts to source, but so far everything has been free.

[MistaCee]

A tophat mod, to give the shocks complete travel even when lowered or slammed. Tophat can be raised/lowered or tilted or infinitely adjusted to fit suspensions needs.

Nice where you get em from how much they cost:D

[slow_hatch]

Looking good Luke, can't wait to see you rolling how you want it. Good luck, see ya at a meet soon :goodjob:

[Chuckster]

i thought it was a ws2 cheap knockoff, i want a ws2, but 180$ is a bit much for a muffler...lol

i bet ur accord would look pretty good with the old 18's it came with at the height its at now..


180 to much for a muffler?

[mushroom_toy]

Nice where you get em from how much they cost:D

Unfortunately I did not buy them. But fortunately I made them. All in all I got 2 sets of front tophats at the junkyard = $4, and all the hardware at lowes = $12, so everything together was about $16-18 bucks.

[mushroom_toy]

Looking good Luke, can't wait to see you rolling how you want it. Good luck, see ya at a meet soon :goodjob:

Thanks man, yeah I finally got everything straightened out. XD Man you gotta get your car back together lol.

[WalkS]

man that thing will look good with some kind of mesh wheels on it! :goodjob:

[BTLFED]

Those tophats are weird LOL

Looks good for an old school accord though!

[mushroom_toy]

Thanks guys.

[Fr33way]

^IM trying to make it less than $600. :) Not including rebuild though. I still have a bunch of parts to source, but so far everything has been free.

Nice, that budget will make for MUCH creativity! Are you going to do some sort of AFC and tune via tail sniffer? I'm guessing you are not messing with injectors or anything like that? I don't think I could get my piping done for $600, really looking forward to what you come up with.

Any reason you haven't considered an N/A swap?

[mushroom_toy]

Nice, that budget will make for MUCH creativity! Are you going to do some sort of AFC and tune via tail sniffer? I'm guessing you are not messing with injectors or anything like that? I don't think I could get my piping done for $600, really looking forward to what you come up with.

Any reason you haven't considered an N/A swap?

Yeah the whole point of my car is to build something with what I have or as cheap, but reliably as possible. IM probably going to be running dsm 450cc injectors with a walbro 255lph pump. Also will be running a B16 intake mani.

Reason im not fooling with Na is the lack of power for price. I was gonna do itbs on the accord, but changed my mind and am gonna do Itbs on my truck now. :)

[mushroom_toy]

IM gonna bump my ****. On another note, cheap parts or free parts ftw.

[Mr. Clean]

wow... bumpin your own uglys... i dont really think i want to see that happen or for that matter even know that you are doing that.

IA doesnt want to know if you bump your own sh*t sir. :)

[mushroom_toy]

^yes it does. You haev to remember this is IA is a pack of wolves lol. ANyway I was bored.

[Enjoi_yo]

Looks good. Can't wait to see it with the new wheels you're talking about.

[mushroom_toy]

Thanks. :)

[integraguy06]

keep it up man, its looking good

[mushroom_toy]

^Thanks.

[gtikid]

Where did you get that 2nd set of top hats? The "top" set?

[mushroom_toy]

I actually bought 2 sets (4 tophats) at the junkyard. I still have the original set that is not drilled through, incase I ever have to put them back on.

[gtikid]

I actually bought 2 sets (4 tophats) at the junkyard. I still have the original set that is not drilled through, incase I ever have to put them back on.

Hmmm, interesting :goodjob: So now, is that just an "extended" top hat then?

[mushroom_toy]

^Pretty much. It allows me to completely slam the car and have full shock travel. :) Basically its just two sets of tophats with the studs knocked out and redrilled, with the bottom set remaining on the car like stock. You then run carriage bolts through, and tighten the first tophat down to the strut tower, then you add nuts/locknuts and put the 2nd tophat on, and the 2nd one is where you mount the strut. :)

[slow_hatch]

Solid :goodjob:

[mushroom_toy]

Thanks man....I owe it all to you haha.