Well, I've been driving this accord for over 3 years now and in the meantime
I've done quite a bit to it as far as appearance, JDM parts, H22, Suspension, etc.
Here's what it has looked like in the past:





And here is pretty much how it sits now :




So i was converting from an auto to manual tensioner on the H22 recently and
I ran into a few issues so i decided i needed to pull the motor out to fix it.
I then decided that since i was pulling the motor out i may as well tackle a few more
projects while i have the motor out and see how it goes.

I'm hoping to do the following :
Auto to manual tensioner, Water pump, Timing Belt, Head studs, all new gaskets,
New clutch, and a WIRE TUCK

So here goes, this is what i'm working with, I will update the pics everyday!


Quite a wiring Mess I'd say

Here's her heart







Modified by jdmcd7_cali-luv at 12:23 AM 10/1/2008

 

that rear decklid looks sick (even though you said it doesnt look like that anymore)

 

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Here it is now, let me know what you think. I'm still not sure about it

 

did you say that the c-piller bar was for a DA?

 

Yeah, its made for a DA but fits perfectly in our CD's

 

sweet. i cant wait to see the wire tuck. i would love to do it to mine but i dont even know where to start. Good luck

 

Thanks, I think I may ned it

 

i like the new deck..it looks perfect and non half-assed

but damn i hope i get stationed in Cali next year, yall go hard over there.

 

how far are you going with the wire tuck? even a slight one definitely cleans up the bay quite a bit. good luck on the whole project as well.

 

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Thanks, I appreciate it

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Still not sure, i'd like to go pretty far with it, i guess it depends on how long the motor will be out the car

 

love the rear deck. shyts awsome. i still need to order some diffrent fabric for my car. as people are hatin on the pandas. and somone accidently tore the rear off. was it easy to take the rear deck out?

 

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Here it is now, let me know what you think. I'm still not sure about it


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oh shnaps peep the panda in the back. thats why i like to see.

 

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Yeah the rear deck comes out pretty easily.
just unscrew the 2 10mm boltsthat hold the 3rd brake light on,
take out the bulb and remove the brake light.
then the deck will come off, its held on by a few clips, they just pop off

 

Lookin good donnie!!! Bump 4 cali luV

 

Keep it up homie....CD Accords all day every day

 

JG motor...thats sick....ferio EG squad member #55

 

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Thanks man... ferio's
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nice cali. looks like good work. interested to see the final product too.

 

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Thanks

The other day I got that bolt extracted that broke off inside the block.
I also fixed the threads for the water pump bolts and got that installed.
I've just been working on some wiring now,
and I'm gonna deep clean the engne bay later today

 

Got the bolt out that was the whole reason I pulled the motor
Also re-threaded the water pump bolts that were stripped



Cleaned up the bay as much as i could with degreaser

Before:



After :



Still got some more cleaning to do before I'm done

Cali-Luv all Day

 

nice!!!

 

Since you have the motor out I would suggest doing any preventative maintenance that you have not done i.e. timing belt, oil pump, etc. Also Paint the bay. It is the perfect time and it will look so much better.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -RedneckDave- &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also Paint the bay. It is the perfect time and it will look so much better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

might as well. i kicked myself for a while for not doing it when i had mine out.

 

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I have a new water pump and timing belt already. I alo purchased a complete gasket kit and will be replacing all of those soon.

As for the painting, I really wanna do that, I've been thinking about it a lot.

 

Props
Looks GOOD.
In for MOAR! lol