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need some quick help.
hey guys just wanted to ask you accord guys if you thought this was a good deal or not im thiking of buying it but not sure yet. its selling for $8500 thanks for the help in advance
Car is a 1997 Honda Accord Sedan. The chasis has around 93k on it and the motor only has about 3k on it. The car was wrecked and entirely rebuilt from the ground up (3 Years Ago) by Jeff Dodson to create the beast you see now. Everything was done the right way, no corners have been cut to build this car
Engine
The motor is a JDM H22. The block was overhauled with JE 11:5:1 Pistons, Golden Eagle Rods, and Golden Eagle Sleeves. The block was actually assembled at Golden Eagle because I wanted a very reliable built motor. The head contains the entire Skunk2 Stage 2 Valvetrain including cams, cam gears, titanium retainers, valves, etc. The head was also milled, ported & polished, 3-angle valvejob, etc. The fuel system consists of RC 440CC Injectors, Eagle Fuel Rail, AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator and a rail mounted Fuel Pressure gauge. The motor also has a AEM Coldair Intake redone in a bronze finish, a Skunk2 intake manifoled (new style), and a Greddy EVo2 Catback. I also have installed a C&R Racing Radiator in ful-polish finish. Controlled by a Apexi VAFC. The tranny is were things got a little expensive. We left the tranny automatic but it was built using a one of a kind custom hi-stall torque converter (still chiprs in thrid!). The engien bay is super clean, everything was painted and glossed to match the exterior and all brackets were powdercoated. All bolts were replaced with new ones. The battery was moved to the trunk to make it look cleaner. The vlavecover is a JDM Type-S (Red) with a custom Red carbon fiber plug insert.
Engine Bay ETC
JDM Prelude Type-S Valve Cover (Red)
Custom Red Carbonfiber Spark Plug Cover
Interior
The interior has AutoMeter Voltmeter and Air/Fuel mounted on pillar. AutoMeter Oil Pressure and Water Temp mounted in dash (not hooked up). The heating unit has been moved to the glove compartment because the space was used to mount gauges and VAFC. Everything on the interior looks OEM. Panut Butter (VIP-whut?) leather seats, carpet, and dash. This was a top of the line model Accord, not a crank windows car.
Exterior
The paint on this car is the real selling point even over the built motor. It is House of Kolors True Blue Knady Pearl. I paid around $5,000 for the paint alone on this car. It feels like silk when you rub it. I just installed a carbon fiber trunk (VIS) and a new carbon fiber lip (0 miles). The lip was custom made from a Seibon WT so no one else has it. The car also features a VIS carbon hood and a VIS Mugen grille. The lighting consists of JDM one-peice headlamps in the front and rare JDM fogilights in the front bumper. I will also include a set of JDM sidemarkers that I have not yet installed. The rear of the car features a black air diffuser and a black tow hook.
Suspension
The car sits on a set of Apexi N1 Full Coilovers. I have yet to see another Accord with these Apexi’@@@s as they are top of the line. I have a TCS front strut bar and a Random rear strut bar. I will also include a Random C-Pillar bar uninstalled. This car rides very smooth and as you can see it is very low. But the car can be raised up probably about four more inches, I just prefer it low.
Wheels/Tires
The wheels on this car are VOLK Racing TE-37s in bronze color. They are very lightweight and very expensive wheels. The tires are pretty new Toyo’@@@s
Modified by sharno at 2:24 PM 7/8/2006
Modified by sharno at 3:18 PM 7/8/2006
Car is a 1997 Honda Accord Sedan. The chasis has around 93k on it and the motor only has about 3k on it. The car was wrecked and entirely rebuilt from the ground up (3 Years Ago) by Jeff Dodson to create the beast you see now. Everything was done the right way, no corners have been cut to build this car
Engine
The motor is a JDM H22. The block was overhauled with JE 11:5:1 Pistons, Golden Eagle Rods, and Golden Eagle Sleeves. The block was actually assembled at Golden Eagle because I wanted a very reliable built motor. The head contains the entire Skunk2 Stage 2 Valvetrain including cams, cam gears, titanium retainers, valves, etc. The head was also milled, ported & polished, 3-angle valvejob, etc. The fuel system consists of RC 440CC Injectors, Eagle Fuel Rail, AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator and a rail mounted Fuel Pressure gauge. The motor also has a AEM Coldair Intake redone in a bronze finish, a Skunk2 intake manifoled (new style), and a Greddy EVo2 Catback. I also have installed a C&R Racing Radiator in ful-polish finish. Controlled by a Apexi VAFC. The tranny is were things got a little expensive. We left the tranny automatic but it was built using a one of a kind custom hi-stall torque converter (still chiprs in thrid!). The engien bay is super clean, everything was painted and glossed to match the exterior and all brackets were powdercoated. All bolts were replaced with new ones. The battery was moved to the trunk to make it look cleaner. The vlavecover is a JDM Type-S (Red) with a custom Red carbon fiber plug insert.
Engine Bay ETC
JDM Prelude Type-S Valve Cover (Red)
Custom Red Carbonfiber Spark Plug Cover
Interior
The interior has AutoMeter Voltmeter and Air/Fuel mounted on pillar. AutoMeter Oil Pressure and Water Temp mounted in dash (not hooked up). The heating unit has been moved to the glove compartment because the space was used to mount gauges and VAFC. Everything on the interior looks OEM. Panut Butter (VIP-whut?) leather seats, carpet, and dash. This was a top of the line model Accord, not a crank windows car.
Exterior
The paint on this car is the real selling point even over the built motor. It is House of Kolors True Blue Knady Pearl. I paid around $5,000 for the paint alone on this car. It feels like silk when you rub it. I just installed a carbon fiber trunk (VIS) and a new carbon fiber lip (0 miles). The lip was custom made from a Seibon WT so no one else has it. The car also features a VIS carbon hood and a VIS Mugen grille. The lighting consists of JDM one-peice headlamps in the front and rare JDM fogilights in the front bumper. I will also include a set of JDM sidemarkers that I have not yet installed. The rear of the car features a black air diffuser and a black tow hook.
Suspension
The car sits on a set of Apexi N1 Full Coilovers. I have yet to see another Accord with these Apexi’@@@s as they are top of the line. I have a TCS front strut bar and a Random rear strut bar. I will also include a Random C-Pillar bar uninstalled. This car rides very smooth and as you can see it is very low. But the car can be raised up probably about four more inches, I just prefer it low.
Wheels/Tires
The wheels on this car are VOLK Racing TE-37s in bronze color. They are very lightweight and very expensive wheels. The tires are pretty new Toyo’@@@s
Modified by sharno at 2:24 PM 7/8/2006
Modified by sharno at 3:18 PM 7/8/2006
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Re: need some quick help. (sharno)
$8,500 for a salvaged '97 Accord with 93,000 miles?
Um, nice try on behalf of the rebuilder, but no. I think that there was a problem with the rebuild, besides the engine (which was replaced), and they are trying to dump it on an unsuspecting sucker.
Try this - take this information to your insurance agent and ask him what the blue book value would be on this car. That would be roughly how much you would be paid if somebody else crashes into you (assuming you buy the car) and totals it. Here's a hint - the salvaged title reduces the price by half of book value.
Um, nice try on behalf of the rebuilder, but no. I think that there was a problem with the rebuild, besides the engine (which was replaced), and they are trying to dump it on an unsuspecting sucker.
Try this - take this information to your insurance agent and ask him what the blue book value would be on this car. That would be roughly how much you would be paid if somebody else crashes into you (assuming you buy the car) and totals it. Here's a hint - the salvaged title reduces the price by half of book value.
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