ProjectCB7 : 1993 Accord EX

[accordtunerx]

get rota slips and THEY'LL last forever. powdercoating doesn't guarantee anything. it's better than painting them (which will definitely chip), but it's not going to be perfect. if you scraped/curbed the rim - you would expose the alloy underneath, or the powdercoat job might not look as pro as you think. they tell me that it'll look like a darker black in some areas - because the powdercoating won't hit the whole face of the rim evenly. it'll hit the spokes mostly, and the area under the centercap might be a lighter black, the lip might be lighter, etc. rotas will also probably be a bit lighter. you pay for what you get for = rota slips. *i* did a quick-job painting of mine, because they're my winter beater wheels and i really don't care if i get a few chips here and there. so if you're going daily driven with the wheels (which it seems like), i'd either get the rotas or have them powdercoated professionally. depends on how tight you are on cash.

on a sidenote, i just wanted to point out your picture attaching. whenever you attach a picture, it takes up hosting space on cb7tuner. i don't have a problem with the pictures, you can post as many as you want of whatever you want - but i'd really appreciate it if you would have someone else host them. the attach a file feature is really meant for noobie posters (which i know you aren't!). also, if you were to post up a bunch of pictures in only one thread, you wouldn't have to create multiple posts - which also takes up space here (not to mention whore up your profile thread). you might want to read up on this new sticky i posted: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...&threadid=3403

it shows you all you need to know

good luck with the wheels!

[ProjectCB7]

I know exactly where you're comming from with the pics...i'll keep that in mind.

As for the rims, do they even make Slipstreams to fit the CB7? I only saw 4X100 which is the Civic's...right? I saw some nice rims that were Rota Cercuit 8's or something like that that liiked like a Mugen design. They were nice and thy came in black AND they were 4X114. So, yeah, I'm pretty tight for cash now. I have like 400 right now. I'm getting my exhaust now then save up after that. So after that I'll have a tiny bit over 200 left. The Rota's will be like almost 500 and he tires will be over 200 probably...that's alot. I just don't know...

[accordtunerx]

they make rota slips in 15"s for our pattern of 4x114.3: http://www.machiii.net/wheels/Rota_Slipstream.html

it's honestly up to you man... how about paint the EX wheels black, until you can save up enough for the slips/whatever other wheel you pick. it's up to you. you could just invest in some better tires for the alloys and have them professionally powdercoated too. that's probably the equivalent to the price of the rotas and tires. but... you're not going to get the same quality of the slips even with powdercoating.. i'm sure of it.

[ProjectCB7]

Well thanks to that link I now now what i'm gonna do! lol. I'm just gonna save up for them. I have rims and tires that are fine for now. Over the spring and summer I'll get my exhaust and maybe a few other items and then get the Slips and tires for christmas probably. Beause that way I can keep the factory's for winter so I don't screw up the Slips. The Slips I'll order from somewhere but the tires I'll get locally because we have a store that has these sweet Good Years for like 40 bucks. So yeah. Again, thanks for the link!!!!

[ProjectCB7]

Here's the most up-to-date plans for the Panda.

- Get muffler soon (late winter / early spring)
- don't do anything but what's nescessary untill my birthday (6-8)
- get money from birthday and see how much I have
- save up untill I get enough for the Slips and new tires
- wait untill christmas and get the rest of the sound system with the money
- after that I have no idea...

here's a stupid updated pic, I took the center caps off the rims...much cleaner IMO (sloppy-ness):


And just a stupid night pic that I though was neat...I love starting the car in winter... :

[ProjectCB7]

Well I had a ton of pics up but they got erased...so here's a condensed version:


*insert church chior "allelujah" here*


JDM-ness...not.:


Word up to this shit:


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[ProjectCB7]

more:


I want this as a sig. Help! How do you make one? I just want "ProjectCB7" in old english text on the top. (below)


New grill:


Last pic for now:

[ProjectCB7]

Once again...revised plans.


* I blacked out the chrome trim with eletrical tape...but we're probably gonna actualy paint it over the summer.

* Get Ractive muffler eventually

* Black out factory rims and eventually get new tires (this'll save money)

* Remove the Jim crivelli decals on the lower side area (too cluttered)

* Get AEM short ram

* yeah...

I just got in to thew local technical school yesterday for their auto tech program...in other wordswe may see one hell of an F series build up OR an H22... We'll see.

[ProjectCB7]

Panda Update:

Well, I just got back from Advanced Auto Parts and I got the whole "torque rod"...not just the bushings. Now, I hope it has both...but we'll see. At least it'll be a new one bacause the panda has been pretty shakey lately from a bad rod. So let's hope that helps. And I was talking to a friend at a body shop and he's checking on a price to have my wheels done in flat black and my chrome trim as well. So we're waiting on a price and then if it's too much we're jsut gonna do it. But soon the panda will be actually turning into a panda and it will be taking shape into a half-way descent show car...a clean, cheaply made one . And I'm getting my muffler really soon and maybe the AEM short ram too. So we'll see how it turns out at the end of summer '04.

[TEckert]

hey, just wondering what part of pittsburgh you are from, i am from pittsburgh too, check out my ride 93 lx

[ProjectCB7]

I'm in Imperial. It's like off of the McClaren exit if you're going down route 60 to the Pittsburgh airport. Maybe me, you and 97Lude can get together and have a Pittsburgh photoshoot someday.

[ProjectCB7]

Update on Panda CB7

I've been meaning to post an update on the Panda...so I finally got a minute. Here it goes.

Finally...progress. I ordered my muffler last night. It should be here next week. I got the Ractive Fireball with the 3 1/2 tip. I like how they sound. That'll be on next week. A friend of mine at the tech school in the body shop is painting my rims flat black for me next week. And lastly, I got the new front engine mount (torque rod) because mines pretty ghetto. We just need to put it on now. So, we're finally getting somewhere. I'll be ready for the Pittsburgh meet and the Harrisburgh Nationals. But, like always something else comes up: My friend is getting a CRX next week...so I'll be putting alot of time into that, since the CRX was my original favorite car 5 years ago. After that's done I'll be driving my CB7 and the CRX.

=Future Plans=

For CRX: Get the engine and tranny in and get it inspected. Auto D15 for now, soon it will have a B18B with the 5 speed.

For CB7 (for over summer):
- Paint brake calipers black
- Get new tires eventually
- Get new lower front lip (mines really scratched)
- AEM Short Ram
- Paint chrome trim black


(new pics when I get the rims blacked out and the muffler on)

I'll get up to date pics later tonight.


OH! Anyone have a how-to to do amber gauges? I would love to have them...

[Maple50175]

hey bud looks good of what your doing.. The exahust is kinda what i have fireball ractive 4 in tip they sound goooooood not the ricey crap. I want to get a high flow cat so it will sound better

[accordtunerx]

whoa... this post should probably go in your member profile as an update, not posted as a new thread.

i'm moving it there now.

[ProjectCB7]

Originally posted by accordtunerx
whoa... this post should probably go in your member profile as an update, not posted as a new thread.

i'm moving it there now.

I don't know what I was thinking...

thanks for moving my stupidity