My CB7 project car.

[JDM_EJ]

UPDATED PICS ON PAGE 2 - 7/13/06

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Hey, my name is Emmanuel (JDM_EJ) or just EJ for short. I'm not sure if this in the right thread, so if a mod wants to, go ahead and move me over to the right one.

Anyway, I just picked up this cb7 for 300 bucks. Its a 93 LX. It runs fine, but it needs help on the cosmetic side. The whole car is primer gray, with cracked front and rear bumpers, no grille, and some missing interior parts. it was hit on the front end, so the radiator bracket is a little askew. the lower hood latch support was missing(waiting for the one I ordered from xwade to arrive), so the hood wont shut. so the guy I bought it from bolted the hood down! (dork). Here are some pics.



I'm liking the "custom front bumper" lol.






OK. In this pic ^^^^^ you can see the ghetto stripes and stars that were "custom painted" by the previous owner.


Engine bay pic



F22A1 with 16XXXX miles. Still runs fine.


This is my Daily Driver(for now). Yeah, my life is backwards. lol

[JDM_EJ]

So my plan is to restore this cb7. The original color was some sort of green. but I want to paint it either black or white.

Here are my Weapons of Mass Reconstruction :

Craftsman Air compressor



Impact gun (from Walmart) works pretty good actually.






Here's what I've done so far.

I recently tuned up the car:
NGK Spark Plugs
Castrol Synthetic blend oil
changed oil filter
changed tranny fluid
changed brake pads - front

when I took out the spark plugs, It was drowned in oil! So I took off the valve cover, and lo and behold, there were no upper spark plug tube seals. also the valve cover was leaking oil. So I got a Fel Pro gasket set, and changed out the gaskets. And fixed the problem.

Then I found out that the rear passenger side bearing was shot. So I am going to swap some rear discs on there. So I jacked up the rear end and set it on stands. I dropped both rear setups out, but i still have to disconnect the e-brake cables. (not really sure how to do it, but I'm just gonna wing it, I guess. unless someone wants to give some info.) pending rear disc purchase. Hopefully tomorrow. here's a pic.




I picked up a hood from Jose(92accordlx) and also some clear corners.

The hood replacement:




I think the color is like Rosewood brown or something like that...




Clear Corners:

Before:


After:



Are you guys complaining about condensation in your corners? Mine looked like stinkin aquariums! Look.





Thanks for reading. So I will keep posting as I go along. I need lots of info, and this site is full of info. So please help me . and If anyone has any parts I can use, I would greatly appreciate it if you'd let me know. Thanks. And tell me what you think!

[zipcreature]

Hey dude cool car. Your front end looks like a Ford Escort kinda. Anyways gl with the project...

- Zipcreature

[accordtypeR]

Welcome to the FAMILY buddy. Thats a great project car...hmmm the body looks solid and its already primered. Go for it mang....

[Ralphie]

yea deff...perfect project car. Thats as rough as they come but you got the tools and the forum to get you right dude!

[heylookitsdylan]

nice to see an accord that had been previously raped, finally put into rehab...haha

[Skunk138cb7]

good luck wit tha project man, looks like you got some work ahead of you, but you got the right tools to get it done man so kick ass and take names

[JDM_EJ]

Thanks guys. I'm kinda bummed out because Its raining today and I cant go out and buy/install my rear discs. so I'll just be here on cb7tuner looking for more info.

[FaMoUsBaDbOi]

interesting project
im lookin foreward to where this goes
good luck bro

[sm1ke]

nice project, bring the cb7 back to life!!
also, just something i noticed, but were the headlights replaced when it was hit on the front end? cause it looks like they were replaced by 90-91 lights. you can see it here..

[elositocandela]

welcome my friend nice project car hope you finish good

[h22sparkle]

Keep on going homey dont stop until you get that car completed.

[JDM_EJ]

nice project, bring the cb7 back to life!!
also, just something i noticed, but were the headlights replaced when it was hit on the front end? cause it looks like they were replaced by 90-91 lights. you can see it here..

Can anyone else verify the headlights as being 90-91? well at the time of the pic, i adjusted the top part forward to access the corner. but that might explain the corners not lining up with the headlights...I'll take more pictures soon...

[LX Rida]

holdin it down in tha yay!

[JDM_EJ]

anyone else think these are 90-91 headlights? sm1ke darn it! now u got me worried! but I cant check until I get home!!