Built Not Bought - Honda Accord CA5 1989 3G

[abdulmunimqadri]

The wheels before

[abdulmunimqadri]

The wheels now, got them finished in gloss black.

[abdulmunimqadri]

All dirty

[omersiddiqui5482]

you need to have the panel gaps adjusted brother! the boot lid needs to be inline with the rear panels! the gap between the front doors and the fenders is huge! Nice Color choice though! Please do share the color code and name! Inshallah she will turn out to be rather good!

[abdulmunimqadri]

Bro, the gaps will be adjusted.Wait for the finished car and you'll see everything turning out to be better than before. Thanks a lot bro, btw the color code is BG29P (aztec green pearl)

[omersiddiqui5482]

this color really look good on a Civic 93! Lets see how it ends up on your accord.

[abdulmunimqadri]

Yes, I saw it live on an integra for the first time, I wasn't sure if it will good on my car because the integra and civic EG both got more of those pronounced curves all around whereas the accord CA's body is all straight. Let's see what it turns out to be like!

[ali454]

White multispoke rims will look excellent.

Btw panel gaps/alignment are adjusted pre paint during denting process.
Not sure what you mean when you say they will be adjusted later.

[abdulmunimqadri]

I already got another set of rims for the car, just got these painted because I hate them and I just wanted them to look a bit nicer, therefore, got them painted in gloss black. Btw there was a problem with the frame, which was yet to be painted, the trunk lid had to be painted from inside as well, the panel gaps are adjusted now and they look better than before. I'll be posting the latest pictures soon

[nnabeel]

Good color shade choice.......

Good finish after polish.
my two cents:

Please make the bumpers matt black instead of shiny. i guess a darker shade of grey not the black will complement the color shade. but its ur choice.

As for panel gaps, bhai take care as the painter will put it on dentar and dentar will blame the painter. these gaps can not be settled once paint job is done......so beware.

change the rims as they are not going good with the car. i have seen ur ad on olx for rims, good luck with the sale.

Ride height needs to be adjsuted.

[abdulmunimqadri]

Thanks a lot, Nabeel bhai.
I hate the wheels too so I bought another set, you’ll get to see them once I reveal the final look, the bumpers will be done in matte black as gloss black won’t compliment the car’s age. I’ll be installing coilovers later next month so the ride hide will be lowered. Btw I got them adjusted already, that wasn’t a biggie

[Xulfiqar]

the bumpers on this car when correctly colour co-ordinated look very good, the top part where there is a crease is actually the continuation of the side moulding strips of the doors.

too bad this is 14 years too late, I had a set of never used new in box eibach ride control springs for this car.

[abdulmunimqadri]

@Xulfiqar bhai, I've continued the bumper stripes in matte black to match the door moldings.
They're looking really good, I'm not sure if I'll be keeping this car or not, if I will, I might throw in an air suspension kit, way better than coilovers.

[Xulfiqar]

The suspension travel on this is quite limited, you will hate your life if you install bags in it.

If you want to not hate your life then find a machinist and blacksmith combo to make you bearings inserts for your control arms (like on heavy duty city buses)

[abdulmunimqadri]

Gotcha @Xulfiqar bhai, let me source some for myself but first, let me decide whether I'll keep this car or not. I might get another project car in the future and get rid of one of my rides, no wonder which one will it be.

[capsat]

I've paid over 100k for the entire car, including denting, painting

hate is a very strong word always wrongly used. weather as verb or as a noun.

many use without knowing the depth or true meaning of it in either form.

we have never come across each other in person neither i have access to the garage where the work is done. I observed from what you have posted, i posted what i noticed.

I respect your choice to accept the work quality against the premium price you have paid.
It is enough to define the term wallet holder.

restoration is about paying microscopic attention to finish as in "the fine details" as explained by @Xulfiqar

you are not building it from skeleton it is restoration job

check this thread please to understand the 'FINE MICROSCOPIC FINISH" when restoring a vehicle.

[abdulmunimqadri]

Alright guys, the car is finally back home
Watch the complete episode here, the last one of the series =)

[nnabeel]

video to bhej di, bhai ab zara detailed pics bhe share kerlen interior exterior both.

dual tone bumper looking cool.
please adjust the rubber that hold bonnett from right headlight. it will balance the gap between the headlight and the bonnett

[abdulmunimqadri]

Bro I'm out of city these days, I'll be doing a proper photo shoot once I get back to Lahore.
There's still some work remaining which will obviously be done once I'm back, so let's just hope I start feeling better and I can travel back to Lahore to give sometime to the project.

[abdulmunimqadri]

Just checked the thread and realized that I didn’t post the pictures of the car’s finishing. Let’s start