Hey H-T for those of you who dont know me personally my name is Matt. Im 20 years old and I have been the owner of this (FROST WHITE) 1997 Acura 2.2CL since March 2005 when i was 16 years old. Ive put alot of money and time into this car to make it more original than it already is in stock form. This thread isnt meant to glorify my car but to show the rest of the Honda enthusiast community that these cars have potential and are worth building.

Standard F22B1 engine. (145hp & 147lb-ft) i use to net amazing gas mileage with this motor and trans set-up that would usually range from 350-400 per tank. which was a combination of city and highway.


Summer/Fall 2006. I then lowered it on Eilbach Sportline Springs and Tokico HP shocks. At the time i thought it was perfect but now i wish i had shelled out the extra money for F2's or Omni Powers. I also that summer added a GReddy SP2 exhaust which at the time was perfect. I recently just sold it in favor of an Invidia N1.






Spring/Summer 2007 96 ITR (4x114.3) Wheels and VIS Carbon Fiber Hood were added that summer. I really miss both parts and were by far my favorites to date. Both were very rare. The wheels were sold and the hood was damaged in my accident. The hood is currently on my friends CL now.




In Summer 2007 i acquired this JDM H22A w/ M2A4 trans from JDM Engine Depot in Kearny for $1800.

Tearing out the tired F22B1. RIP


After a few weeks of not having a car in August i finally got the H22 in the car.


Added the OEM CL spoiler which IMO looks 10x better than the spoilerless look.


Some H22 shots. ive removed and tucked a bunch of things, but am no where near done.


Sold the Type-R's and bought 1999 3.0CL wheels. almost as rare to find as the Type-R's. any CL/Accord enthuiast will agree.

 

In front of the greatest city in the world. The day before she got into her accident.

Then my first accident. Some of the damage include bent radiator support, sub-frame damage, bumper, headlight, fender, radiator.









The day i got her back. i had alot of cosmetic work to do to make her look right again.




External:
Injen 3" Short Ram Intake
DC Sports 4-2-1 Header w/ custom larger flex pipe
Invidia N1 exhaust
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
MSD 8.5mm Plugs
Hasport Driver Side mount

Internal:
H23A manual tensioner conversion
KMS Cam Seal

Engine Management:
Xenocron chipped P06 ECU
Xenocron OBD-IIA to OBD-I jumper harness

Accessories:
KMS EGR block-off plate
M Factory Magnetic Oil Pan Drain Plug
Password JDM Beauty Washers and Bolts (biggest waste of money)
Famous Stars and Straps Resvoir Covers
Spoon Sports Oil and Radiator Caps


Tucked-Removed-Relocated:
Passenger side headlight harness tucked
EVAP & EGR removoved
Air Conditioning Components Removed
Power Steering Components Removed
Windshield Washer Resvoir Removed
other misc vaccum lines and brackets etc removed and tucked
S2000 Clutch master cylinder

Suspension:
Eilbach Sportlines Springs
Tokico HP (Blue) Shocks
Tanabe SUSTEC Front Strut Bar
Megan Racing Rear Strut Bar
Skunk 2 Lower Arm Bar
TASauto.com Rotor Over Hub Kit

Wheels and Tires:
Powdercoated White 96 spec ITR 15x5 wheels
195/50/R15 Kuhmo Ecsta AST tires
BLOX forged aluminum Red Lug Nuts
M2tuning 5mm wheel spacers

Interior:
EP3 Steering Wheel
Integra Type-R shift boot
BLOX Shift ****
92-96 Prelude shifter (shorter throws and height than the OEM CL)
Pedals wrapped with GRIP MOB grip tape
5-panel wink mirror

Exterior:
Blackhoused Headlights w/ Amber corners
ZEALOUS plate frame bracket
OEM spoiler
OEM rear mudgaurds
Ebay Hyper White 9006 Blubs
Nokya 9005 Yellow high beam bulbs
ABS plastic Mugen style lip

 

I like those wheels.
I'm glad you didn't just simply give up on the car after the accident.

 

unique Build bro

 

I'm glad you kept it after the accident. It's funny that I was thinking about trading my old accord for this car. If I owned it now, it wouldn't be as gangsta. Keep cleaning up that engine bay to show haters that CLs can have a clean look.

 

thanks guys. for a 19 yr old i never thought i would have done so much to this car. it still has a LONG way to go. im no where near satisfied.

 

looking good man....abs delete FTW...hahaha..i tucked EVERYYYYYYYYYYYTHING...lol....no windshield washer. no ac..no ps..relocated fuse box and battery...tucked headlight wires...i love the clean engine bay look...

cl is coming along nicely man...at 19 im surprised where i have gotten so far too...my **** was BUILT no bought nor did i support thieves....

 

yea i forgot to mention that im relocating the fuse box, batter, and tucking the driver side headlight harness.

 

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I'm glad you didn't just simply give up on the car after the accident.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it had some frame damage and needed alot of work.

luckily my boys uncles shop hooked me up for labor. only 1g!!!

and i got all the parts from junkyards and my honda employee discount came in handy.

 

Soooo glad you didn't get rid of her.

 

i might be trying to sell it. im fixing somethin every other day

 

Wow, after you JUST got it fixed. Your always going to be fixing something on a Honda. You know that.

 

it's unique and awesome

 

thanks man.

well in theory if you leave your honda alone it usually goes forever.

im trying to replace my clutch master cylinder, pretty straightforward except for the fact i cant get the nuts off that connects the clutch hard line with the CMC. im running out of ideas.

 

Bring it to my house sometime this week.

 

i just finished up the CMC. wow what a [pejorative] of a job that ended up being. lol

 

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it had some frame damage and needed alot of work.

luckily my boys uncles shop hooked me up for labor. only 1g!!!

and i got all the parts from junkyards and my honda employee discount came in handy. </TD></TR></TABLE>

honda employee discount eh?

 

yea i work for academy in old bridge. i try and keep the discount for family and close friends. ive had ppl try and take advantage of me with it in the past

now i gotta replace the slave cylinder. yayyyy


Modified by 732xghost at 9:29 AM 5/14/2008

 

U already know i'm a big fan of the Ghost CL. The engine swap, wiretuck and lowering made me wanna go crazy on my CL LOL, esp when i saw ur car in person @ shaun's crib.

 

thanks chris. good to see you on H-T. more people from AZ gotta come over here.

 

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WTF get out of hereeeeeeeeeeeee

hahahahaha

 

ZEALOUS license plate bracket

 

cool and different

 

wanna trade?

 

dude im tellin ya you dont want my car. you would be at the local honda dealer every other day buying parts from **** breaking.