My K20a2 EG build up thread - TONS of pics!

WOW all this work you are doing and your painting the suspension parts and cross member. why?? you would be better off powder coating them. they would look 10x better and would last longer than paint. i mean as much time and money your putting in this whats a couple hundred more for powder coating. just my thought. cars going to look kick ass when your done forsure though. i give you props.

i hate you .. so jealous .. good work man +1

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Originally Posted by 97accordjdm

what do you do for a living? and how old are you?

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I work at the airport and just turned 29 :cry:

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Originally Posted by SLOWR/T

WOW all this work you are doing and your painting the suspension parts and cross member. why?? you would be better off powder coating them. they would look 10x better and would last longer than paint. i mean as much time and money your putting in this whats a couple hundred more for powder coating. just my thought. cars going to look kick ass when your done forsure though. i give you props.

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I never had the intention of removing everything and painting. I saw a build which did so and I just followed it..... Yeah, the powder coat will probably hold up better in the long run. But, there should not be much touching the suspension parts. Thanks for the props :cheers:

Session 029:

Prepping the side skirt area for undercoat spraying:

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Taped off and ready to go:

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Wrong seats arrived :cry: :gay: :no:

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Just so happened when I looked at my Helms this was the page showing:

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So....

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http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5146_rs24.jpg

Thanks for looking :police:

Session 030:

Anyone know if the HASport mount looks to be located correctly for drilling?

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I'm surprised no one mentioned about the hood latch clip error. I said & posted pics that the hod latch was removed by pulling back a thin sheet cover inside the top fender well. Well, that is true to remove the piece, but the piece removed that way is the windshield washer line clip that sits on top of the drivers shock tower. My mistake :thinking: :gay:

I present to you the proper way to remove the hood prop plastic clip:

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I read before that the interior wiring can be a PITA reinstalling if removed from the vehicle. Well, I took a look and after a couple minutes and a little poking I decided it can't be too difficult. So, I started removing it:

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3 harnesses @ the steering wheel (stalks)

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Another view:

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There are quite a few of these annoying clips holding the interior dash wiring in place:

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You can see 2 more here:

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Labeled all the bolts and clips. Should of used this method from the beginning:

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And after about 5 minutes the harness was out:

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Nothing to it, huh?

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All that $hit in the driveway is pretty much 4 sale (minus the dash harness & Accord):

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5263_rs32.jpg

Thanks for looking and paint should be happening tomorrow night :cheers: :camera:

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EVERY LAST NUT AND BOLT MUST BE REMOVED...LOL..

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Originally Posted by Hektik

EVERY LAST NUT AND BOLT MUST BE REMOVED...LOL..

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After removing the dash wiring today......I can now say that :boobies:

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theres way too many props to be given out for this type of build...hope to do this someday...

dang...awesome, bro. *takes notes on labeling method*

i love you

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Originally Posted by 97accordjdm

i love you

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i knew accord drivers had something going on between each other...

i drive a civic.. SI.

check sig.

u are gonna not be able to find so many buts and bolts.......


just spray it already for i break into your garage and rattle can that shit 1970 funky green

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Originally Posted by thinkskater

just spray it already for i break into your garage and rattle can that shit 1970 funky green

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LMAO! Will be painted tomorrow night or Sunday morning :goodjob:

Session 031:

First thing was to try and get the roof braces back in place with the roof. The sealer had a drying time of 2 hours so we wanted to get this out of the way.

Mixing the sealer:

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Applying the sealer:

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Held in place:

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While the sealer cured, we started on the engine bay. I started sanding down the high studs from drilling:

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Jason using the HF welder to fill a couple holes from the intake bracket:

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A date I found on the drivers side where the a/c condensor used to be:

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Putting the radiator in place:

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Then it was time to take care of the last 2 roof braces. The nozzle is only good for one session. With only one nozzle left we had to take of them together:

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Putting the sealer on the radiator brackets:

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In place:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5287_rs32.jpg

The original plan was just to lay a couple spot welds down and allow the sealer to do it's job. But, he put more than enough weld down to hold the the brackets alone:

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Radiator in place:

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Another view:

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The assembly Jason came up with to hold the last 2 braces :cheers:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5296_rs23.jpg

Laying the filler down:

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Bare:

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Filler applied:

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And we finished up the day sanding the engine bay:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5313_rs32.jpg

Tomorrow we will be sanding the interior, welding a couple small holes shut, and removing a couple of brackets that are not needed.

Thanks for looking :police:

woot! great progress man! keep it up!

nice! finally, some more updates! :cheers:

i cant fucking wait till this is done ...

u r the man homie..:yes:

WOW +1 for a crazy project

Nice update!

Thanks guys for the props :goodjob:

Session 032:

Jason wiped some filler:

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....and I removed some dead weight :cheers:

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More dead weight:

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Putting in work:

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Removed:

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OEM:

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Race mode :bump: :

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Jason (SneezinCD5) burned his leg on some welds he was sanding down :cry:

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"Tapping" the camber bolts. Earlier in the thread I posted about how one of the bolts would not seat entirely.

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I couldn't remember which 1 of 4 was messed up, so I tapped all 4 and now they work beautifully :yes: Probably go with automotive bolts (10.9) grade as the replacement.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5379_rs32.jpg

Primered shock tower:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o..._5380_rs32.jpg

Removed these 2 clips at the bottom of the windshield:

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Pry it off once the screw is removed:

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Paint pictures uploaded and will be posted Sunday or Monday :camera:

Thanks for looking :police: