Just joined the site. I'm a big forum fan and like to chronicle my builds. I've been a domestic muscle car guy for the longest time, but I finally decided to give Honda a shot after about a year and a half of consideration.

What I am starting with is a 97 Accord LX 4dr with an f22 and a manual trans. Its got 191k on the clock and still runs great. Came with 17" Drag Alloy DR11 rims and tinted windows, and so far I have done the following:
-Replaced radiator
-Replaced VSS
-Detailed the interior
-Replaced broken interior plastics
Installed Pioneer CD head unit with a Rockford amp and 3 JL 10" subs in a sealed box
-Rebuilt master window switch to restore function
-Replaced dizzy o ring
-Swapped the grill for an EX

The car is going to be a daily driver, but I'm also planning to infuse some personal style and a little performance. Looking forward to taking advantage of the resources the forum has to offer. Stay tuned!

 

Welcome to the forum....

You have to post up some pics of how it sits now or this thread will be deleted...lol

 

I had a 92 honda accord f22a1 and I loved the car, i'm a big fan of honda's and have been driving one ever since i got my license. I got this car to be my daily driver, but it turned out to be more than that. what i like about F22's is their really good motors, one of the best in my opinion they run forever. I recently purchased a 01 honda civic ex D17 with only 107k and plan on building it and boosting it.

 

Without pictures, this doesn't belong in the Appearance Build Forum (per your request).

 

I guess I am not sure where the thread even belongs. Mostly appearance oriented, but I will be doing some performance and definitely maintenance. Just put it where it will be best suited. I have not gotten much photo documentation yet, but here are a couple pics to make it legit.

As i took ownership

After ditching front tint and swapping grill

 

That's a pretty clean canvas to start from.

 

Now that I'm a real member....

It is fairly clean. Cigarette burns on seats, clearcoat peeling, and a list of other blems. No rust, though. Did a few interesting things over the weekend. Some will like them, some will not. It's my car and I like what I've done, so that's all that matters. Either way, I'll update with pics and specs later on.

 

The head unit I swapped in:

Added some 6k HIDs(but I will be retrofitting the lights with projectors)

I know I'll catch hell for this one but I did the roof, trunk, and hood in roll on bedliner. Like I stated, this is low budget and I already had it in the garage. Looks decent in my opinion, and it took care of the clear coat nonsense. Oh yeah, painted the emblems red:



I decided to try working with the original headlights and corners. I needed to replace one of the corner lights, so I ordered a stock replacement and modified the good one. When the junk yard told me their lens was no good, I said eff it and ordered all amber aftermarket replacements. For headlight restoration, I wet sanded/polished/coated with UV urethane sealant.
Original:

Modified stock:

Amber w/ restored headlights:



I think it's going in a good direction. Fits my taste.