my first honda

thePH03NIX · Post by **thePH03NIX** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:36 am

whatcha think? it's an 87 accord lxi that currently has racing seats and is slammed, and has some racing steering wheel, along with 'shaved' doorhandles even though they aren't shaved lol.

going to fix it up and make it into a DD

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:39 am

what suspension components did you use to slam it?

My first car was an 87 LX sedan, loved that car to death. Learned to work on cars with that car and XXX number of accords at junkyards, I knew that chassis like the back of my hand.

Rojo92hatch · Post by **Rojo92hatch** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:42 am

danggg lol thats old!!

thePH03NIX · Post by **thePH03NIX** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:14 am

Spork;183587 wrote:what suspension components did you use to slam it?

My first car was an 87 LX sedan, loved that car to death. Learned to work on cars with that car and XXX number of accords at junkyards, I knew that chassis like the back of my hand.

not too sure about what it has in it, i just bought it for a couple hundred dollars. it needs a few things here and there to get drivable again, but after that i will be driving every day with it. i can probably find out everything about it if i contact the old owner of the car

m6speed · Post by **m6speed** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:46 am

that thing come with a tetanus shot? lol j/k congrats.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:20 pm

thePH03NIX;183593 wrote:not too sure about what it has in it, i just bought it for a couple hundred dollars. it needs a few things here and there to get drivable again, but after that i will be driving every day with it. i can probably find out everything about it if i contact the old owner of the car

just figured I would ask... there are very few options for doing it correctly on those cars, and pages and pages of ebay auctions for the easy way.

HondaChild · Post by **HondaChild** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:56 pm

Spork;183657 wrote:just figured I would ask... there are very few options for doing it correctly on those cars, and pages and pages of ebay auctions for the easy way.

The easy(or cheap) way doesn't mean it isnt the "right way". Matt's 87 is lowered on Ebay coil overs and KYB GR-2's and it rides better than probly every lowered car on this site.

I love third gen accords, Lx-i's have some balls too. The main downfall to those vehicles though is the lack of currently produced aftermarket parts for them. Many parts were made for them back in the day though, you just have to do your research and find them.

Good luck with the restoration, I hate diagnosing those vacuum hose factories. lol. It should be a good DD if you get it running right though.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:10 pm

I had that exact set-up on my del sol when I got it... I'll take my skunk2 coilovers and koni yellows over it any day.

RSXSLVR79 · Post by **RSXSLVR79** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:08 am

I love the 3g accord hatches. If i could find a clean one like that, i would be all over it! I have wanted one for quite some time. Good luck with the restoration! It will be worth it.

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:21 am

Spork;183587 wrote:
My first car was an 87 LX sedan, loved that car to death. Learned to work on cars with that car and XXX number of accords at junkyards, I knew that chassis like the back of my hand.

same here...had a 89 lxi coupe....

youll need to check out 3geez.com