mndude07 : 1992 Accord DX

[civickiller]

looks very clean and well done! A++

[Brad92accord]

Snapped some night pics of the side moldings finished and painted. I'll get day pics soon.

im very envious of those..lucky

[mndude07]

the coupe is hot man!

couple questions:

what kind of arm rest is that...what did it come out of....and did you paint your interior door panels...if so with what kinda of paint?

The arm rest is an OEM cb7 part actually...just not for the US accords. It is a JDM or CDM(canadian) spec armrest as far as I know. So, while alot of people with that armrest say its JDM, which is true, mine actually came out of a 90 or 91 canadian EX-R that I just found in a junkyard...talk about lucky lol. It was originally gray though and the top piece was cloth but it was in bad shape, so I painted the armrest black, had the top re-covered in black vinyl, and then I lined the inside with red felt myself.

Yes, I painted my interior door panels. They still look like the pictures for the most part, and those pictures are about a year old, so the paint does hold up, and you can even put armor-all or whatever on it safely.
I used the duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint...the flat black, not the gloss black...the flat looks more oem, while the gloss just looks cheap because it looks wet and shiny all the time.

[mndude07]

im very envious of those..lucky

thanks man, it wasn't bad repainting them, i just taped off around them really good and then covered the rest of the car with trash bags that i cut down the middle. I used a paint made by SEM, its a bumper coater, and they make a color called honda black lol...so its a perfect oem match...not all blacks are the same.
You can see the honda black color on there.
heres the site: http://www.vinylprosem.com/page/1287002

[steelbluesleepR]

having been in the car quite a bit (sometimes on nights i dont remember!) i can attest to how great his interior still looks. i would highly reccommend SEM based solely on what it did for his car.

[mndude07]

having been in the car quite a bit (sometimes on nights i dont remember!) i can attest to how great his interior still looks. i would highly reccommend SEM based solely on what it did for his car.

Haha thanks man, yeah the paint even holds up to drunk people!

[mndude07]

Here's one engine bay shot, sorry its bad...it was really sunny outside so the contrast is wack.

[mndude07]

Soooooo.....the rsr exhaust (which was next on the list) is going on the backbuner due to safety reasons.

Not always...actually very rarely, but sometimes, I will slowly lose pressure in the pedal when braking...so I'm going to have to figure out what the deal is there and fix it...and I figured what the hell? I'll just upgrade my brakes at the same time...so stay tuned.

ROH conversion a la TASauto.com
prelude vtec rotors and calipers
rear disc conversion
ss brake lines
new master cylinder
random other shit to make it all work

[mndude07]

Better engine bay pics after the new IM and valve cover and battery relocation.

[Joshy]

looking great, twin! excellent progress.

[MikeW]

Just by chance, were you in Columbia today? Taco Bell at about 2:30...???

I saw a grey coupe with clear corners, spoiler and an exhaust today. Didnt pay too much attention to the wheels, but it looked alot like your car.....

Anyway, as for that armrest, does it have 2 switch cover plates on either side of the e-brake? If so, how well did it fit into the 92 console? Did you have to move the ebrake or drill any new holes or anything?

Let me know man.

[mndude07]

Hahaha nice, yeah I was in Columbia around then...that was me. I went there with a friend for homecoming. I went back to Rolla right after I finished eating though.

What car were you in?


The armrest was a perfect fit...like completely. I didn't have to line anything up at all. It screwed right onto the other half of the console that goes around the shifter, and the mounting holes on the side lined up perfectly. And yes, it has two plates on each side of the e-brake handle.

[MikeW]

I knew it was you. Look at me, spotting cb7tuners all over the place!

I was on my way back from lunch myself with my brother, so you wouldnt have seen us. Had i been in the Accord i wouldve stopped for sure. You gotta let somebody know when you come up, man. Ida grabbed a cam and snapped a few quick ones, lol.

Glad to hear that armrest works. Looks like you'd need to move the ebrake, but i guess not. You like it? It is a pretty neat little thing isnt it?

[mndude07]

Oh yeah, I love it. I keep my leatherman and sunglasses in there since theres not really anywhere else to put them lol. The only thing is getting it to fit over the ebrake handle. I just grabbed it with both hands and pulled it up as far as I could to get the console to go over it. You'll see what I mean if you get one.

I completely forgot there were any cb7tuners in Columbia, otherwise I would have said something.

[MikeW]

Yeah.

You, me, Steelbluesleepr and quakerjoe, i think, are the only active Mid-MO members. Might be 1, maybe 2 more. But you guys are down south near Rolla and springfield and everything, and im up here, lol.

I might have something in the works for one, so im trying my best to be prepared, lol. I bought a 9091 standing armrest thinking itd be fairly simple to get it in, but its not, at all. This is rare, looks cooler, and is exactly what i need.