Thanks! Once I get my fenders rolled, I may get a 5mm or 7mm spacer for the rear wheels. They sit in more than the front, so I'm going to try and make them as even as possible.

 

I don't have pics yet, but I replaced my Dome/map lights with LED's from www.lexenauto.com . so cheap too

 

Update time for y'all!

I ended up getting all new tires......Federal SS595 215/45/17 tires.


Since I had a big meet coming up (Cali Accord Meet, largest Accord meet in the country), I then focused on getting the car looking presentable. First was a full detail job to try and restore my now fading single stage paint. You can see the faded paint in the middle, and the detailed sections on the side.


I decided to plasti-dip my wheels white, to cover the blemishes, plus I'm a sucker for white on black (my dream wheels are Regamaster Evos). The actually came out better than expected.


I also ditched my OEM grill for an authentic one......picked up a Plus1 mesh grill.


All ready for the meet.


And some shots from CAM.





Mod List

Engine:

-AEM short ram intake
-FFC battery tie down
-FFC radiator brackets


Suspension

-Koni Yellows
-Ground Control coilover sleeves w/ custom 10k front and 8k rear springs
-Arospeed front and rear strut tower braces
-Tanabe 30mm front and 22mm rear sway bars
-Energy suspension endlinks


Wheels
17x8 +35 5Zigen FN01R-C
215/45/17 Federal SS595


Exterior:

-Depo blackhoused JDM headlights
-Plus1 mesh grill
-94/95 Accord front lip
-94/95 Accord rear lip
-Authentic JDM window visors
-SiR bumper lights
-De-ambered tail lights


Interior:

-Pioneer DEH-1200MP headunit

In the Works (parts I have, but are yet to be installed)

94 SiR flushmount wing


SiR front lip


front rotor-over-hub (ROH) conversion (Accords are hub-over-rotor for some reason, so stupid)



Future Plans

- custom extended front top hats
- 11.1" OEM big brake upgrade (Prelude rotors, Odyssey calipers)
- 5-speed swap (H22 transmission for shorter gearing with Accord 5th gear for highway driving)
- Polyurethane bushings all around
- rear disc brake conversion with new master cylinder, 40/40 prop valve, stainless brake lines
- custom 2.5" exhaust (most likely Magnaflow muffler, Vibrant resonator, and custom piping)
- DC Sports header (because C.A.R.B. legal)
-Full Fat Four Customs package for my car.....3-point front strut bar, rear strut bar, LCAs and toe arms with poly bushings.


As you can probably tell, all of my future mods are functional......the car will still be my DD, but I want to be able to take it to the occasional track day. So function is the main goal for now.

 

Looking darn good. Its cool you got to make it to CAM. Is that a Fiji blue accord parked next to yours?

When I saw the first pic of the painted rim I wasn't too sure about it but they do look good on the car.

 

I think its Fiji blue.....not 100% sure though. Here's a full shot:

 

oops post.

 

Little update for you guys......been collecting some parts.


Magnaflow dual tip muffler




DC Sports header (CARB legal)



Within the next couple weeks, I'll be piecing together the rest of the exhaust system......new OEM gaskets for the header, 2.5" mandrel bent piping, Magnaflow 18" resonator.


Got my custom extended top hats from my friend.




1st Gen Odyssey brake calipers (for OEM BBK upgrade). Just need some 23T caliper brackets and 92-96 Prelude VTEC rotors and I'm good to go with the swap.

 

Well, not much has changed with the car. I decided to postpone putting on some parts for a couple reasons. First being I have to smog the car in November. I decided it would be less of a hassle to smog without the DC header and exhaust (some smog techs are pretty **** about modded cars). So most of the parts will go on first of the year.

But while the parts were just sitting in the garage, I figured I might as well get them to my liking.

I first decided to refinish my DC header. As most people know, they have a problem cracking at the primaries. This one was no different. Previous owner had repaired it though, but it was ugly. Also the header was just all around beat up with scratches. Decided I didn't want it looking like that on my car. Sanded down the header with 600 grit sandpaper. Then sprayed it with high heat primer and VHT flat silver ceramic header paint. Pretty happy with how it turned out, looks brand new minus the deep scratches.

Before:


After:





For my Magnaflow muffler, it had a little bit of rust and some scratches, so I figured I might as well paint it as well. Plus I wanted the muffler to look more low key (no shiny stainless steel flashing in the light) and stock-like, minus the larger dual tips. I again used high heat primer and this time along with high heat flat black paint. Just need to polish the tips a bit.

Before:


After:





I also repaired and restored my JDM window visors. A couple of the clips had broken off, so they were re-attached. From years in the sun the outer finish of the visors had become dull, so I had them polished back to their original finish.






And lastly, I did some thinking, and since I was planning on upgrading the brakes, I figured why settle for just a single piston caliper upgrade? Why not go bigger.....say a 4-piston caliper?



They are OEM Advics calipers off an '05+ Acura RL. I bought them from a friend of mine, along with the brackets to mount them to my car. The calipers were fully stripped and rebuilt, along with the blue powdercoat finish. And I already confirmed my wheels will fit with no clearance issues.


Be on the lookout for another update in Dec/Jan, when most of these parts will go on the car.

 

Those will supply some stopping power. A good upgrade for sure.

 

Finally got my rotors back from getting re-drilled.....did a quick mock up just to verify that everything would go together with no issues. Will be getting installed next Friday or Saturday.