Hey guys, just picked up an 87 Legend Sedan 5spd for free. Now I want you to keep in mind that it was completely free as you look at these pics. haha.

It's currently sitting in the middle of a field, collecting dust, bugs, and smell. The guy that gave it to me told me it blew a head gasket but besides that, it's a great runner. So I'm thinking either fix the head gasket, or swap in the 2.7L from the 88-90 Legends. Any for sale? Is this a bolt on swap? Anyways, heres the pics.

Actually doesn't look bad in this shot...


Note the bird/rats nest in the engine bay


Grungy interior



So our first step was to clean out the interior... this involves taking out all the seats, center console, carpet, etc. We're gonna shampoo the carpet and try to find new seats.. (any for sale?)




Couldn't get the drivers seat yet cuz theres no battery in the car, and we cant reach the back 2 bolts without moving the power seat up.

Anyways, thats all we've done so far... it was our first day working on it. Next post I'll include a full list of our plans. Now before you say, "it's not worth it" this project is more for the experience than anything else. Thanks for looking!

 

lol nice field car.... good luck with the project

 

this looks like the beginning of a good thread

 

Looks like alot of work - good luck with it

 

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looks like u had a field day with that one *cheesy drum sound*

 

good luck

 

that looks like one hell of a project.

 

good luck with that thing man. i hope it doesnt smell

 

wow, that looks like a whole lotta work. might just cost you more to get it running than its worth. nevertheless, good luck.

 

Doesn't look worth the trouble to me. I could be wrong, though.

 

wow..thats a lot of work to do good luck with it

 

if this was pimp my ride, i'd put a track wheel for the mice to run on

 

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Note the bird/rats nest in the engine bay

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Haha! that's great man...

You should post that in the "Cleanest engine bay" thread and see how many people get pissed off!

 

looks like a lot of work! so have fun with it!

 

the motor should run fine right

 

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starts right up

Went to work on the car today. It's a pain having it sitting in that field. We're towing it to a garage soon. Hooked up a battery to the car so we could pop the trunk, but the key needs to be in the ignition to move the power seat forward, and guess what? You guessed it.

WE HAVE NO KEY

Went to the Acura dealership with the VIN number and title, but they couldn't cut a key for me cuz I can't show proof of ownership. (Car was given to me, I haven't registered it yet.) So I guess I'm gonna take the lock from the glove box to a locksmith and have a key made. Then we can move the seat forward, and finally take up that carpeting.

TO DO LIST
Finish stripping interior
Remove 2.5L Legend motor
Primer/Paint engine bay (black)
Swap in 2.7L Legend motor
Swap in newer interior
Primer/Paint/Clearcoat car (gloss black)

PARTS NEEDED (pm me if you got 'em)
2.7L Motor/ECU
Grey Leather Front/Back seats
Headlights/taillights
90-91 Prelude Si Steering wheel

Looking over what I just wrote, this project seems like it'll be a crapload of work. I don't know if in the end it'll be worth it, but I'm determined to find out.

 

best of luck with the project.

 

i'd make it my shootin car

 

excited for the project. What is your direction with this? vip style?

 

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vip style? whtats that?

 

hell yeah. should have done a 2nd gen though

 

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the JDM version of BLINGSTER rice, which is cool now..i guess

I have the same car, but it's a 89'

 

She defenitly needs some tlc

 

It's a 5-speed, not too easy finding a stick Legend nowadays. I say swap a Type-II motor into it