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**accordzoom** · 09-20-2004, 01:24 PM

no need to apologize, honestly i think we have all been there...
I know i have- just get to that point where its like i cant take it anymore, i wanna sell this thing or i wish i had that car.

seems like you have a few money related issues, nothing too serious...
altho the majority seems as though its time.
I understand your working and fighting the man, but remember what its all for and why you started modding your car anyway...

so why did you?

if you answer that, and it brings back a few memories with your car, its all worth it.. if not maybe you should consider a diff, car

I know im just rambling but i hope somehow it eased some of your CB7 pain, knowing that we understand.

**HenRoc** · 09-20-2004, 04:06 PM

Yeah CBs are a pain Mike.

You havent seen anything until you've seen the rust thats on my car....

We all go thru pain man..somehow someway will all work over an obstacle

**ACCORDianate** · 09-20-2004, 04:17 PM

That's part of the love of the CBs. Don't get discouraged. Do some wrenchwork and you'll feel better about it. I try to do something every week to improve the state of the car. This week was the back brakes.

I love it.

**accordtunerx** · 09-20-2004, 06:44 PM

yeah.. very recently i was even trying to sell my car. i've just been having too many issues with it in the past few months (brake master cylinder, driver axle, acceleration lag, etc.) and i really just want a 5 speed transmission instead of an automatic.

however, i thought about all of the money, time, and thought that i've put into my accord so far... and it's REALLY not worth the 5,500 i was trying to get... lol.

cb7 accords are older cars man (12 - 15 years), it's gonna obviously have it's problems. i was just tellin' my dad that maybe i should have just sold my car and bought a 97 lude or something. but he told me that any older car is gonna have problems, whether it's 8 or 15 years old. and that's true.

my advice to you, is to sit down and write out a list of everything that needs to be fixed on your car. forget the mods, just worry about what needs to be done to keep getting you from point A to point B safely again. prioritize your list, and start saving money for what NEEDS to be done. sell some of those new parts lying around if you have to, you can always rebuy them.

i just spent the whole weekend working on my car, and it's right back in the game again. saved some money by doing the work myself and now i'm starting to save up some cash for a transmission swap in the future.

let's just put it this way: i wouldn't want to be the driver of that newer stock car that i WOULD HAVE bought, sitting at the stoplight next to the accord that i'm GONNA have

**cp[mike]** · 09-20-2004, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by accordtunerx
let's just put it this way: i wouldn't want to be the driver of that newer stock car that i WOULD HAVE bought, sitting at the stoplight next to the accord that i'm GONNA have

^great line.

ive been there too, still kinda am... but my old LX has finally been sold so the rust issue is out of my hair now. that was step 1 of like 40 billion.

take it one piece at a time... next weekend get the front springs on... the weekend after that get the rear springs on... save for the timing belt job.

i think its partly this site that gets people discouraged, we see all these wonderful cars and we wish ours were as done as theirs... but they can be, it just takes time. lots of the people who have the nicest cars on here were in our positions like 5 years ago, and have worked through it. im back at square 1, ive only had the car a couple months at most and i feel like its supposed to be done already. but give me 5 years and then we will see

dont get discouraged!! go out and wash your car after work. that usually makes me like my car again, when its crisp and clean.

**br0nx finest** · 09-20-2004, 08:35 PM

dood, at worst, you could always do this:
-drive it till it can't go anymore, save while your doing this, then sell it, buy another cb7.
or
-slowly save, fix it, and make it born again.

alot of things discouraged me, to the point where i even bought the for sale sign for my car. these are the things that tried to own me:
-stupid ghetto fucks denting my fender. jealousy.
-17yo, unemployed.
-rear qtr panel rust, light spot, now made worse.
-faded trunk, slight parking scratches on front/rear bumper.
-faded rear qtr panel and shit. cheap blend repaint the ex owner has since day 2 of owning her car.
-stupid dumbfuck driving a company ford ranger tapping my rear qtr panel where the rust was and indenting it, making it worse, and scratching the bumper at the top slightly.
-dumbfuck who scuffed my rear door moulding on the right side. i just seen it, who knows where it was from.
-my dad, backing out on my plans for college, forcing me to have to put my mom in a bad situation. felt guilty, almost put the car for sale.
-trunk leak in 2 spots.
-slow leak in one front tire, tit in the other front tire. will be taken care of with my next paycheck.

here's what keeps me going:
-realizing it was my first car, and thinking about all the times that me and my boy worked on it.
-doing my spark plugs, pcv valve, spark plug wires, air filter, etc. myself.
-putting something new in it every week, even if its just a scooby doo air freshener.
-knowing that i met my girl in this car.

-knowing that the dents i got, are only an inspiration to get a repaint.
-only at 73,500mi., 5k are mine.
-the fact that i chose to go to my prom in this car, rather than a limo or a rented exotic.
-the times that me & my girl had in this car.
-its the car that my family associates with me.

i love my cb7 meng!

sorry for writing so much, but it hurts to see a discouraged buddy. especially a fellow cb7tuner.

keep ya head up man! if you need to holla @ me, aim is L 0 u Vuitton. watch the zero in l 0 u.

**AccordWarrior** · 09-21-2004, 09:10 AM

Thank you so much everyone for the support. I was just having a rough day yesterday and needed to vent.

AccordZoom - You're completely right. This car is never getting sold, even if it goes up on blocks in my backyard. I've got too much into it now to just let it go to waste.

Henry - You're right man. We'll beat the rust demon. Both of us.

AccorDIANTE - I try to do something every week, and I had big plans for this past weekend. The it poured all day Saturday. That along with stupid social life drama just conspired against me, know what I mean?

ATX - I went through the exact same thing as you. I was like even if I sold I wouldn't get 1/3 of what I spent on this thing back, and whatever car I'd buy I'd most likely do the same thing to. Forget DSM, I'm gonna beat them with the CB7. But you're right, I need to sit down and stop thinking about what I can get for my car and look at what I need to get. I have enough performance parts to put on to hold me over. Its just sometimes I get discouraged because to me my car looks stock. But once i put in the wrench time, it'll be a new car.

Mike - You're right, I just need to get off my ass and wash my car. Once my front rims are actually clean and not carbon fiber looking, I think I'll feel a million times better. Thanks for listening to me whine about my car, and I think now after talking to you I'm gonna do my own spring/strut install.

Br0nx finest - Your view and my view are almost the same. There's too many memmories I have in my car to just let it go. Thinking about the hours I spent tracking some of the parts I have. I mean how many people have a 15 year old car with the OEM floormats and hood bra still around. Knowing that I rationalized putting new tires and my alloys on it rather than spending the money on my prom (which i heard sucked anywas)...its too much to lose.

I think I was just getting discouraged because like CPMike said, there's a lot of impressive cars on this site, and sometimes I see them and just look at mine and go it's never gonna happen, but you know what...it will happen. It might not be fast, but one day I'm gonna have a 13.99999 time slip from my car and nothing is going to stop me.

I've ordered new bumper lights to replace my broken ones. I ordered the led's for the indicator conversion, and I've made plans with my friend to at least get my stuff rewired and hopefully my new exhaust on. I think just that will make a world of difference. Maybe if I can find time I'll even get a chance to detail it.

Thanks again everyone...you guys really are the best

~Mike

**lowoctane** · 09-21-2004, 05:42 PM

i myself are at that point in time, where this thing is falling apart with me in it, so many damn problems, i even though about just junking er, not even trade in, or anything, just throwing the beast away, and im still driving the POS at this point, but im still looking at as, what it will be like when its all done...its so irritaing at this point

1. needs new seals(oil all over the sprak plugs n things)
2. needs new motor mounts.
3. needs new trans
4. needs new set of rear drums...(may be doing rear disc setup)
5. and a tune up(timing and all that BS stuff)
6. and some other crap that im forgeting to mention because im some over it all....

and it should be rolling 100%

as far as appearance, cosmetics, it needs some work hear and there....

constant rubbing from the rear drums because how bad they are when im breaking, im rolling around on 2 stealies in the back because one of my tires is also warped and has like 2 nails in it, so i took both off..my primer trunk and partial side....constant BOG outs on start, which is embarising...its just nuts, its driving me crazy!....

really at this point i hate to drive the car, or even be seen in it....

i just dont know how i can get over it, just only, putting out the money and fixing the thing....which shortens my funds on upgrades and things i WANT to buy, not need...

it saddens me that ive put the car through hell because of how much ive put into it, but this is what i get so i must hang in there and learn from it all.....so yeah, ill drive the thing till the wheels fall off, and then ill fix it again.....

**ckyskater733** · 09-21-2004, 07:18 PM

yeah, we all have problems with our cars. heres mine:
1. my car keeps stalling out sorta...loses all power. its something to do with the throttle body sensor, but i havnt had too much time to figure it out. i want to do it tomorrow, but i have to rake and stuff, and i dont have a small voltmeter to use at this house.

2. got the rust also. in the back left, its mostly bubbling, but my dad hit my car when he was backing out and exposed the rust and now its ugly (also put a small dent)

3. ive got no money, and the only job i have is mowing my lawns. (once a week $10 and $20, and then another $20 every other week or so)

4. i need to get a steelie before winter cuz one is busted.

5. no money = riding dropped with blown struts...

I know my problems arent as bad as yours may be, but still...

at least we will look forward to fixing it.

as for me, im looking forward for the job at a restaurant i might have, they said they are trying to fit me into the schedule. also, i get my new subwoofer next week, and most likely my new amp once i send out the money.and i just received my EX header, so ima have to get that on too

**alb_accord** · 09-21-2004, 09:24 PM

oh man this is so funny.
ok here i go "been there done that" lol
the thing is u got to take it easy with this cars. shit brakes. but hey,,,, this is how we learn about cars. lol.

here is my advice.
if u have a forum member near where u live then ask him for help when u get all the parts.
now that i know deever and iceplayer i am at ease,,, because if i need something i know where to ask help. i also offer help to everyone who lives around me.(if i know how to fix it lol)

good luck dude.

yo atx how did u fix the engine lag man? what was the problem. please don't tell me its the auto trann. lol

**wed3k** · 09-21-2004, 11:15 PM

jesus guys, dont u maintain ur cb7? lol, just kiddin.

stuff i need to do:
-change driver's side axle

and thats about it. everything else is jerry-rigged or i pretty much dont care.
like a door lock actuator for a door, stretched hood cable, or a power window regulator, just minor stuff.

although i do get some vibration when slipping the clutch, wutever.

cali is good.

**lowoctane** · 09-22-2004, 02:36 PM

yeah maintaning is my big thing, i change everything when im supposed to....but i got the car with 166,xxx so i dont think anything was really changed on the car....so now its all starting to show...BLEH!...arg!..my JOB sucks, i dont want to have my parents help me because, they will put the TOLD YOU SO thing on me, but imma do whats i gots to do....im gonna start a fund raiser to help a CB7... called "the united CB7 fund"...

and then my birthday is on the 29th, SOOOOOO, i can get her fixed...hahah the timing is good...

but our cars are reliable and its still holding together.....

**pwrusr** · 09-26-2004, 01:23 AM

I'm having some issues with my car too...

-pretty sure my master cylender is on it's way out (brake peddle sinks all the way to the floor at a stop light in a minutes time and this jsut started hapening today)

-Need to have my suspension looked at soon since there are some odd noises coming from a few diffrint places in the suspension.

and with a job that has me driving 120 miles everyday mon-fri this stuff NEEDS to be done asap. I just started this job a couple days ago to get my funds back up so I can pay the bills. now my car's brakes need to be repaired

to any CB7er out there with troubles, keep it up, you're preserving one of the best family(/asome Daily driver) cars honda ever made!

**AccordWarrior** · 07-07-2006, 10:00 AM

Since I'm in a motivational mood and feel like cheering people up right now...