Built Not Bought - Honda Accord CA5 1989 3G

[abdulmunimqadri]

Built Not Bought S1:E5 is up on my YouTube. Watch it for the progress so far.

[paladin]

Will the car’s paint be stripped whole? Or just the rusted panels and filled areas... The body seems to be in terrible condition.
Are you sure this was the best one you found?

[abdulmunimqadri]

Yes the car's body will be completely stripped down, I've stopped posting pictures of the car on a regular basis since I wasn't receiving a response over my previous updates. The body apparently seemed to be in a terrible condition but after stripping down the paint, I got to know that there wasn't much filler over the car's body. The rusted panels will be replaced, the bonnet will be replaced and the rest of the car will be dented and painted accordingly. Wait for the finished product, I'm sure you'll love it!
Watch the videos I'm uploading on my channel, it'll be fun and you'll get to know about the tiniest details as well.

[abdulmunimqadri]

@paladin

[paladin]

Ppl will gain interest in your build when you're on to something further. These are just the initial touches on the car, therefore, I wouldn't expect a large audience at this point. However, if you've decided to stop posting here and have begun posting on Youtube instead, then I wish you good luck. (not in a sarcastic way, of course).

[abdulmunimqadri]

The point of posting on forums is to get into a discussion regarding the project. I'm always up for posting pictures here but only if I can get some audience so that we can share ideas and opinions. Anyway, I'll be posting pictures from now on to see what happens.

[nnabeel]

If u observe threads on PW related to resto jobs and similar, members enjoy pics more than that of vidoes because it takes some time to go thru the whole video as compared to the pics. Even i myself not fond of videos but believe me i have seen all the videos u have posted until now but with the audio muted:

pls dont take these comments as negative:

Reason, there is a voice quality i.e. ur voice is low as compared to the noise in surrounding.
too much talk, monotonous speaking style, i should be in a exciting mode, a change in the background music like that.......this is what i observe.
No enthusiasm, there should be some spark in ur videos.
If u stop posting then how will be come to know what happens to ur current project.

Please post videos as well as detailed pics also. u will get responses. u scroll thru ur post and see ppl have liked photoes so do both. once again this is what i observe and its not negative in any sense.

Question: why did ur dentar pulled/broke the door guard while it can be taken out with love as these are hard or expensive to find.

[abdulmunimqadri]

@nnabeel
I'm always up for constructive criticism so that's never a problem.
I'll try to get some excitement in the next videos but about the 'too much talk' part, I honestly didn't get that because I really do not talk much except telling what's going on and what is the denter up to. As far as my enthusiasm is concerned, no one can really point that out because I know how much of an enthusiast I am, rest, about the voice quality and excitement that you've pointed out, I'll try to fix these points.
And since you mentioned about observing resto jobs on Pakwheels, this is my 4th project that I'm documenting on Pakwheels so I do know about that part, there's always a discussion going on, there always has been.
Btw the door molding was already broken, so he had to pull it out that way, the rest of the moldings were took off in a decent manner. I've to get newer pieces anyway.

[abdulmunimqadri]

These are some pictures of the right side after the paint being stripped down

[abdulmunimqadri]

[abdulmunimqadri]

[abdulmunimqadri]

Here's what the left side looks like

[abdulmunimqadri]

This was the progress on the trunk lid so far, the pace has slowed down a bit because of the lockdown, went to the workshop today but the shops are closed because of the lockdown, therefore, the work shall continue from Monday onwards now

[abdulmunimqadri]

This is the condition of the floor underneath the carpeting, they'll clean it tomorrow but so far, there's no rust that's visible.

[nnabeel]

cool man. the floor pans and the inner are rust free....they just need thorough cleaning. Bhai the dashbaord is mint, please take measures to cover or wrap it with some plastic making it sealed so that heat, dust and other things dont damage it. please also care of the air ducts because they are now exposed and can be brittle due to passage of time.

the body seems to be in good shape after the removal of putty.
whats j 74 written on the left side back fender.

[nnabeel]

@omersiddiqui5482

bhai jan another thread for us.....enjoy

[abdulmunimqadri]

Yes, masha'Allah.
The dashboard and the door inserts are mint, no cracks or damages, they've covered the entire car with plastic sheets so that nothing gets ruined. They'll be locking down the car in the paint booth for the next two days because the shops won't open and they won't be able to get their material to start working on the body, the panels will arrive tomorrow most probably so they'll start welding them where needed. The floor pans are really clean, will get them cleaned tomorrow and post the pictures. Btw I'm not sure why is the J74 stamped on that panel.

[omersiddiqui5482]

Following this thread since day one.. the car is basically intact from the inside.. needs work which @abdulmunimqadri Bhai is doing quite good. I would recommend taking the dashboard out carefully as you can since you know how "careful" these workman can be on our expense..

Please take count of all the bits, jobs, rubber, plugs from the interior they are becoming very hard to find...

[omaruser156370259465]

Subscribed to thread, keep it up!

[abdulmunimqadri]

Thank you so much for the kind words, brother.
The dashboard will be removed once they're done covering the exterior, since it's all bare metal and will catch rust if left unattended. The labor is being really cooperative so far because they're being shot and posted on YouTube

Btw, as far as the bits and pieces are concerned, they're all being taken care of since everything that they take off, I'm making a checklist of it, so that upon the finalization, nothing is missing.