Just thought it would be a fun project and something to do for the winter. Its a 1983 Honda Accord LX Coupe automatic, only has 135,xxx original miles on it. Drives great except it overheats..... figured out it was a head gasket (fun fix), starts up quick, shifts perfect. Everything works on it including interior lights, radio, etc. Anyways, I picked it up off of craigslist for $200. Plan is to completely restore everything myself with some nice interior and exterior upgrades (drop and some nice old school reeeemz). Pull the motor out and degrease everything. Do a COMPLETE tune-up while the engine is out. Also, some wire tuckin action. So this is my project for the winter.Sorry i didnt take any good pics of it so i stole some off of the craigslist ad
Didnt take any pics of the inside BUT the interior is actually pretty nice. Here are some pics of the interior with seats out. Did a thorough vacuum.
After vacuum
Ok so i got a bunch of parts ordered. Apparently no one has 1983 parts in stock
Decided to do a side project and start working on the interior. Pulled out the ol sewing machine.Went to the fabric store and bought some vinyl and faux suede.
Tools
Heres some before of the seats.
All i got done was the front driver side seat. Updates on the rest to come.
Back rest:
Bottom:
All together:
Finally got some stuff in
Also got some cleaners
Day 1 of the motor work.
Draining some fluids:
The chocolate milk oil thats in it:
Took out the radiator.
Took out the ac compressor, disconnected all the lines, getting ready to pull the motor out.
Starting to pull the motor. Thats Kevin (crx08) helping me with the engine pull.
The beastly 1.8L EK1
Putting it on the engine stand:
So this is what I did today. Doing some engine cleaning and starting on the wire tuckin.
Putting the labels in all the wires.
Heres all the wires pulled aside. Starting to look like progress.
Here it is after some degreasing:
Ok more updates daily.
