Overcoming disaster creates a memorable experience. The sun wouldn’t begin to peek above the horizon for another couple hours. I was up dreadfully early after not getting much sleep the night before, anxious about going to my first track day event. I had a long drive ahead of me and I wanted to arrive in… Continue reading My First Track Day
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OEM Wheels for Summer
Sometimes OEM is the only option. When I bought the Accent, it came with its original wheels: a set of 13-inch steel wheels with plastic center caps. Since I intended to use this as my daily driver, even through the winter, I put some dedicated winter tires on them. These were life-changing in the snow,… Continue reading OEM Wheels for Summer
New Wheels & Tires
Transforming the look of the del Sol. Wheel choice can make or break the look of a car. It’s one of the simplest ways to add some personal style to your vehicle, but it’s highly subjective. What looks cool to one person might look like the worst possible decision to someone else. My taste in… Continue reading New Wheels & Tires
Brakes & Mistakes
It’s not all smooth sailing. On average, installing new parts is much easier than removing old, rusty ones. Brakes are one of those more challenging systems to work on though, and refreshing the brakes on the del Sol was filled with challenges and failures. At least some of the failures weren’t my fault. Rebuilding Drum… Continue reading Brakes & Mistakes
Installing Progress Coilovers
We’re in the home stretch now. With my new set of Progress coilovers freshly assembled, and the rest of the new suspension components already installed, I had the comparatively easy task of installing the coilovers in the car. I think this is the kind of job that makes people say Hondas are easy to work… Continue reading Installing Progress Coilovers
Assembling Progress Coilovers
Budget means doing some of it yourself. Everyone knows that once you buy a Honda, you have to lower it. Forget ride quality and comfort, you bought a Honda to look cool and take those corners hard. The problem is, quality coilovers are expensive and cheap coilovers are, well, cheap. Who cares how many clicks… Continue reading Assembling Progress Coilovers
New Front Control Arms
Budget parts need a little finesse. The great thing about old Hondas is there are lots of affordable parts available. The bad thing is that some of those parts are a little too affordable. Some manufacturers are a bit lacking in quality control, but if you’re willing to fuss with things a little, you can… Continue reading New Front Control Arms
Reinstalling Trailing Arms
New hardware, anti-seize everywhere. With a fresh coat of paint on the trailing arms, I was eager to get them back in the car with all the new control arms and hardware. I wanted to be sure that the new hardware would assemble smoothly, so after peeling off all the masking tape, I used my… Continue reading Reinstalling Trailing Arms
Replacing Tie Rod Ends
We’re gonna need a bigger wrench. The outer tie rod ends were looking pretty rusty, and the inner ones were getting loose. There would not be an easier time to replace them now that the entire suspension had been removed from the car. I decided to replace the inner ones while I was at it,… Continue reading Replacing Tie Rod Ends
Refinishing a 28 Year Old Suspension
Keeping the rust at bay a little longer. There are some jobs I still hand off to the professionals. I took my recently removed and partially disassembled trailing arms to King Motorsports to have them replace the main bushings, mostly because I do not have a press. I also had them make up new solid… Continue reading Refinishing a 28 Year Old Suspension