Hello from South Florida

[ispeed]

hey everyone, i have been eye balling this site for quite some time now for help on my wife's CB7...glad i finally got the time to join and post lol

story time:

this is a white 1992 Accord EX Sedan w/ Blue interior

my wife's CB7 was given to me for FREE, yes for free as long as i went to Miami to pick up the title. It was owned by my brother n law's old boss which sold it to him for $2000, my brother n law owned it for 3 years and its been thru hell and back. He bought my parents 2011 scion XB with 280k miles on it for 2.5k (heck of a deal considering it never went to any other mechanic but the dealer and had everything replaced including motor and transmission)...parents drove the car from Miami to Fort Myers (that is a 2 hour drive) with no issues...i had to go back to Miami later on to pick up the title and have the car sit in the parking space for almost a month while i fixed a few things and cleaned it up.

the car was a total mess, and i mean a TOTAL GARBAGE PILE...aside from the issues it had, i saw this as potential, especially since it was free...and since i always wanted to build a CB7...dont have any specific plans cause its not my car (but im going to be dumping my money and time into it ... ) but i know its going to get the basics...coilovers, wheels, paint, and interior/exterior work...

these are known issues

*minor issues
-only passenger rear power window works
-cig. lighter does not work (do not smoke but do need to charge the phone)
-sunroof does not vent...it opens by does not vent
-radio sucks, antenna rod is cut, speakers sucks
-dome light does not work
-cluster light that shines on the face of the cluster sometimes works
-leak in the trunk
-need to redo door panel fabric
-fast blinker when turning left (did not find a blown bulb)
-fuses was missing and/or to much amps

*worse issues
-car sometimes overheats, the fan was wired to a switch, i rewired it so it runs every time the car is on but it sometimes fails...probably loose wires
-AC IS ALL NEW, but does not work...im guessing its a switch/sensor to the clutch that went bad (probably from the fuse with to much amps)
-ABS light turns on and makes noises from engine bay (i disconnected the fuse and am dealing with the ABS light for now)
-brake light turns on when i do turns (was told the brakes are new and they feel really good but idk why i get this light)
-window tint needs to be replaced...im a little OCD with it...
-AC speed button falls out/does not turn the speed up/down when i try to unless i push down on it and turn...a little OCD about it but not that bad...
-my hand hit VTEC and tried to open the door from the inside and broke the handle...right after i detailed the car...

*Major issues
-needs a tune up ASAP, i did 15.5 MPG on a 14.5 gallon refill...
-tires are so old, they have really good tread but really bad dry wall
-starter is loose and really damaged, gotta sometimes turn the key a few times before it starts...going to replace this first
-bugs...gotta bomb the car...
-needs body work and paint ASAP
-needs HIDs ASAP

pictures

when i first got it...man i wish i had before and after...it was horrible!


the engine bay after a quick rinse to remove the leaves


did some purple power and pressure washed the bay later on...still a little more i could do but at least it makes it cleaner to work in




you can see my daily driver, 95 EG coupe w/ LSVtec...have a build thread on it but lets just pay attention to the accord for now lol


here is a pic after a quick rinse with the pressure washer




now some pics after my detailing day, inside and out




removed the cluster and cleaned the faces and glass...so minty now! plus 244xxx original miles!!!




door jams was ugly and black, nothing some purple power could handle








the rear carpet is so stained, i removed it and going to paint it, but first need to fix the trunk leak










i need a double din radio...either that or a block off plate

[ninethreecoupe]

Nice. I like where you're starting with it. It looks to be in pretty good shape for coming up on 250k. Keep up the work!

[Joey GT-R]

Welcome to the community. Read the rules and I wish you the best.

[ispeed]

thanks, the car is starting to over heat, fan is turning on, but i have a feeling that it turns off when i drive...maybe cause of loose wires, going to check it out today and see if its electrical or the cooling system

[kratemertyl]

I climbed in my trunk then had my wife spray it with the hose while I poked for leaks. It was comin in from around the tail light Clear silicone did the trick. Good luck man. I'm from Marco is so I know the rain u get. Fix the lea before the car grows mold like mine did

[AAPOQ]

Do not use clear silicone... Get new gaskets
Also, none of the 4th gen accords were made with a venting sunroof. Only slide back..

[ispeed]

Oh i never knew that lol, is that why i can still close the sunroof and still hear the motor even after i close it and hold the button??

anyways, not as important lol ... and just to add onto the bad news, the tail lights already have clear silicone from previous owner trying to fix the leak and he did it pretty poorly .. its probably leaking from the cracks on the tail lights themselves AND the silicone job, so need to get those replaced...either 50/50 with 40% tint or OEM Tails

going to talk to the wife and start setting up more plans for the car, i really wanna go K series as ive decided on buying myself a k20 motor and just build it until i find a shell (probably a EF hatch) to drop it in and having her go K series in a CB7 would be a great achievement, probably a waste of 5-6k but something i know i will keep ... im talking to much, need to post results lol

[laz93se]

Nice , welcome to the board. K series would look nice in that cb engine bay, but you can't go wrong with the Ef either.

[ispeed]

yeh talked to the wife, she just wants it to look clean, and functional, no k series, well at least not in that car lol

also found out my over heating issues...opened up the rad cap to find out that it had zero fluid, put some water just to get it running till the weekend, then going to flush and add 50/50 coolant and fix the starter Sunday, also on the lookout for some rims, probably going to replace 2 front tires and save up for either some 15x8 or 15x7 rims on 205/50 tires

[HappyGilmore]

The latter you just mentioned would be lude rims lol.

[pupildel]

welcome aboard we have a meet coming up in December you should join us
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...36#post3170736

[ispeed]

im saving up for a DSLR camera, if i can get one before the meet, i will show up and be taking photos for a feature, but if not then ill try to make it

in other news, it took me 3 hours to figure out how to remove and replace the starter on the CB7, the teeth were chewed out and the bolt locations were cracked/broken, probably the original starter for the car...funny thing is that it took me 20 minutes to do this job in my civic... lol you live and learn

before



after



also picked up 2 tires for the front and got them mounted, all thats left is figuring out my AC issue...i was told it was a switch to activate the clutch in the compressor, still google searching to understand whats up with it anyways

[ispeed]

hello again, not much being updated to the CB7 at the moment ... just did the oil change, replaced all 4 tires, replaced the spark plugs, and sea foamed the motor and gas tank...MPG has greatly improved but i know we can do better...swapped out all the bulbs with better and brighter bulbs but having issues with having the lights turn on when i open the rear doors, and when i open the driver door, all lights turn on, but when i open the passenger, no lights also...

but my main problem i encountered is that i may have a blown head gasket since the spark plugs came out wet with oil ... and i cant afford a HG job at the moment since im getting ready to paint my civic

[Neo626]

hello again, not much being updated to the CB7 at the moment ... just did the oil change, replaced all 4 tires, replaced the spark plugs, and sea foamed the motor and gas tank...MPG has greatly improved but i know we can do better...swapped out all the bulbs with better and brighter bulbs but having issues with having the lights turn on when i open the rear doors, and when i open the driver door, all lights turn on, but when i open the passenger, no lights also...

but my main problem i encountered is that i may have a blown head gasket since the spark plugs came out wet with oil ... and i cant afford a HG job at the moment since im getting ready to paint my civic

its most likely a lower sparkplug tube o-ring. I had oil on my wires as well. Replacing the o-rings fixed that problem. There are a couple write ups here as well

[ispeed]

oh really?! but my plug wires are dry...never knew about a "lower" o-ring ... going to do my research and start getting ready to replace that and probably a VC gasket

thanks