3rd Gen Accord

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:03 pm

Rollocks

Bloody rust

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:04 pm

trip to the welders then

tt85 · Post by **tt85** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:35 pm

Anyone know what spec car these wheels come from ? They must be a very rare upgrade from Honda... ?

jjmartin349571 wrote:**edited to have a more up to date profile pic**

Hi Folks,

Picked up the latest car I'm taking on today you may have seen some pics I posted in another thread, but here she is out in the light of day

Even after years in storage it really shifts, can't wait to get it on the road needs to be taxed and tested, but first need to sort out the seized brakes and get it idling right when up to temp. And figure out why the ALB light is intermittently flashing (could be because of the seized brakes?). Not too much to tackle though, so I'm hoping I should be out in it very soon

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:37 pm

why you getting shut of them?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:41 pm

Rust was what I thought was the problem in the first place, I thought that was why you'd taken it off the road.

Sorry it didn't pass

what does a "seriously weakened" disc actually look like?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 10:57 pm

wurlycorner wrote:Rust was what I thought was the problem in the first place, I thought that was why you'd taken it off the road.

mercutio wrote: trip to the welders then

Yeah, but just weighing up how extensively to have it repaired.

I could get an 'MOT garage' style patch over the bits that need doing, it'll look jobby but it'll be cheap and get the car roadworthy again. But it could be a slippery slope of more and more jobby bodywork to keep it alive.

I could get the local body shop to do some fabrication and make a more aesthetically pleasing patch (as before) which seems to hold up ok and looks better, but it's still a bit of a cop out and could lead to the same problem as the solution above (more and more half arsed repairs) plus the expense is greater and it'll just need going over again at a later date when the car is being brought up to scratch.

I could buy new repair panels for the side in question and get them fitted and sprayed, the cost will be increased over patching but it will be a better looking and longer lived repair (hopefully). The rest of the body needs attention though and so it's kind of a case of it not feeling like it's worth taking a half measure if I'm spending more than a couple of hundred on bodywork.

Final option is get new sills and arches for both sides and get the body shop to fit them. Then have the whole car resprayed. Not really realistically financially now but is likely to be in 1-2 years time. It's also the belt and braces option, and would hopefully extend the life of the chassis significantly. It would mean keeping the car off of the road for the time being though which is kind of inconvenient.

I don't like making decisions

wurlycorner wrote: what does a "seriously weakened" disc actually look like?

It looks like any other worn disc that's stood for a while, but it has been exposed to a mechanic who thinks that it's a chance to quote me £179.96 for replacing the rear discs and pads... Call me a cynic

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:31 am

Yep, I thought that was the answer (about the disc).

I have only ever once seen a disc that I would call "seriously weakened". That was on one of my dads Cxs when he'd been out of work for a few years and running the car into the ground. When he finally got a new job, I took it to be serviced and saw what a state it had got into... The massive front vented discs were literally paper thin

That's the only grounds for a disc being declared as "seriously weakened" in my book!

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:19 am

tt85 wrote:Anyone know what spec car these wheels come from ? They must be a very rare upgrade from Honda... ?

jjmartin349571 wrote:**edited to have a more up to date profile pic**

@tt85 these wheels belonged to me, they are originally from a civic crx. i had them on my 4th gen civic and on my 3rd gen at one point.

loved the english translation around the center cap.

tt85 · Post by **tt85** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:53 pm

Thanks for the info "Honda Hardy" They actually look really good on 3G preludes, however I prefer the OEM Look. I have some for sale, they need a refurb though.......

honda-hardy wrote:
tt85 wrote:Anyone know what spec car these wheels come from ? They must be a very rare upgrade from Honda... ?

jjmartin349571 wrote:**edited to have a more up to date profile pic**

@tt85 these wheels belonged to me, they are originally from a civic crx. i had them on my 4th gen civic and on my 3rd gen at one point.

loved the english translation around the center cap.

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