Welcome to Pixel Car Art

[Ben.H]

Some of you may have seen this thread I made a couple of weeks ago. But if you didn't, my dad's LS400 was for sale, fast forward a bit and it sold. So obviously my dad was then without a car, now this is the 21st century and let's be honest, if you don't have a car, you're bollocksed. So the search was on, criteria was a sensible family car, under 2.0 and not silly money to buy and run (A lot like the Alfa he had before, but then sold, hmm...). Anyway a couple of days later he comes home with this

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A 2001 Honda Accord 1.8i VTEC 'Sport' with 11 Months MOT for a very fair £750. Good buy I say, but as we all know some things are always too good to be true, and before we knew it, VTEC kicked in just a little bit too hard...

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That is of course the car just after being towed home by a friend. The real story is that my dad actually bought the car with a slipping clutch, hence the decent price (Was originally up for £900). He thought he'd get at least a few more days out of it but it decided to f**k itself up on the way home, cue 6,000rpm and no movement. Still, one of them things. So now that's been replaced and it's all very good stuff.

We ordered a little something though...

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Even though it looks like one it really isn't a dildo, or a vibrator for that matter. It is of course an über JDM tight dori dori dorifto sideways S14 AE86 Type-R 2JZ GT-R gear knob. Which means my dad now gets an extra 50bhp and he can drift his FWD car. So we fitted it, as you do.

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The difference is immense, we beat a gay white and black Toyota with some stupid Japanese writing on it in a drift battle on the way home.

There's a list of jobs that need doing though, tidying it up mainly, you might be able to see the damage to the bumpers in the photos, the previous owner didn't really look after it too much tbh, so we'll get the outside tidied up, some new bumpers may be on the cards. Also, the interior is f**kING DISGUSTING, f**king smells of all sorts of nasty s**t and the seats have some weird stains. So the seats will be replaced ASAFP, my dad wants either the Recaro seats from the Type-R or the leather seats from the Executive trim level. But if I'm sly enough I may be able to get him to look aftermarket (If anyone's selling cheap Bride seats let me know). We may add some nice JDM influenced modifications too. Nothing too OTT, maybe some wind deflectors, a new steering wheel and some minor stickerage. The F18B2 engine isn't bad, not too sure if it's very tuneable, but tbh my dad's not too fussed about getting his hands dirty under the bonnet anyway, he would like some new wheels however and he did seem to like the idea of lowering springs, but we'll have to see how that pans out.

Anyway I've written WAY too much now

This post has been edited by Ben.H: Sep 23 2011, 04:34 PM

[Mkid]

nothing is wrong with Honda's. Its just usually that's something you do to a drift or VIP car... and even then I think its stupid.

[Ben.H]

Dude, it's a gearknob, there's more important things to worry about on a car

[Brandon]

I've never seen a Euro Accord before, but I like it haha it looks pretty cool. The tails remind me of Chaser. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) <33

[Unox.]

it's his car, u can't stop him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/xd.gif)

[Mkid]

umad? Just stating my opinion. I found this after a quick search. Its cheaper and looks loads better

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JDM-Honda-EG4-EG...d#ht_1713wt_952

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[Brandon]

shut up uiui

that knob is better than ur whole existance

BAHAHAHAHA I just saw this.

Edit - Uh oh pointless.

Is there any more motor work that you know of that needs to be done on the car?


This post has been edited by Brand0n.: Sep 23 2011, 08:28 PM

[Ben.H]

But that knob doesn't have the humour aspect of the dildo knob. For the record the standard knob is very similar to that, just with black writing

[Mkid]

*sadface* y u change nice knob to stoopid 1. I don't like when people do stupid stuff to a nice car just to be funny or follow a trend. I saw some guy at a car show hit his S13 with a hammar and etch words into the paint to make it look like a missile drifter. Pisses me off.

[Ben.H]

lol wat. You can't compare changing a gearknob to hammering bodywork

Oh well

Here's a photo I forgot to put up

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Blue magic tree swag. Also just saw Brandon's edit, no there's none that we know of, it seems to run well enough, if something breaks it'll just get fixed, provided it isn't terminal, because that s**t would ruin my day

This post has been edited by Ben.H: Sep 23 2011, 08:39 PM

[Mkid]

I just ask that you please change it back eventually after you've had your laugh. I really hate those shift knobs. lol

[Brandon]

Ah that's pretty cool bud. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/toothygrin.gif) Looks like a fun car to drive.

And duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude I like the shift knob. It makes you really jdm h0m13.

This post has been edited by Brand0n.: Sep 23 2011, 09:03 PM

[Ben.H]

Okay, here's a list of modifications me and my dad discussed and that we'd like to do. In no particular order

- New headunit with iPod compatibility
- New speakers
- Subwoofer, nothing OTT, just something that give us some moderate bass and doesn't take up too much room or looks s**t
- New numberplates in different sizes
- Remove the 'Accord' and 'Sport' badges
- New wheels/tyres
- Lowering
- Laguna splitter, or an OEM front bumper with foglights and a lip, if such exists
- Wind deflectors
- Minor stickerage
- Spinners
- New exhaust, something that makes a nicer noise but isn't tacky or anything, nothing to in your face
- Paint cam cover, not sure what colour, not red though, don't want anyone to think we're trying to make it like a Type-R, because it isn't, performance wise anyway
- New seats, either the Type-R Recaros, Executive leather seats or maybe aftermarket ones
- New steering wheel, something swag like Nardi if my dad's feeling to splash out a bit
- Shark fin aerial
- Godfather or dixie horn

Along with repairing all the damage, there's some stuff that needs sorting, interior light isn't working for instance

This is what we want to do anyway, of course it's all down to money really

This post has been edited by Ben.H: Sep 24 2011, 12:32 AM

[Unox.]

- Spinners

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Ben.H]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9P8FzF6d5s

dey don't stop

[Helmasaur King]

Very cool, the power of dreams...

[Henrique.]

The tails remind me of Chaser. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) <33

i thought the same :U

nice car,would be cool an serious project on it

[Shafz]

Nice! I'm back.. just to comment on this. Love these accords, I believe the 2.2 typeV model has some of the bodyparts you're looking for.. (e.g. bumpers?) and I wouldn't put a nardi on it dude.. just cause it has a drivers airbag and its a daily, keep it safe.

To all you's bitchin' about the gearknob, it's not your car, you've stated your opinion, Bne likes it, it's just for a laugh, lets all chill eh?

Shafz.

[Mkid]

Did I mention you should ditch the shift knob?

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[Andrew.]

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add a led under it, chicks dig it

[Cooper]

really cool, ben. get the Rota Grid Drift just cause they look better (if you do go with the grids

Me rude?Why?Oh lets forget about this shall we?What about ur ex supercheap car?Lexus something?Its sold or still selling? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif)

PLEASE for the love of god, use a space after a '?'

This post has been edited by DLuZive: Sep 24 2011, 06:42 AM