Started on the Accord

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:38 pm

More to come after we Chop Chop

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:53 pm

big tease.
looks sweet

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:43 am

Gotta love the tear down pics

Had to get a before "trimming" shot

Here you can see where his Upper Control Arm has been Bottoming out on the top of the Strut Tower. Guess what that means................................

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:01 am

cut cut? < tinks guess

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:06 pm

Since we have alot of down time, we decided to take advantage & start molding the gauge pod. Here's a couple of pics so far, wont post anymore till the pod is done

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:12 am

Well today we got some of the valves mounted up behind the Rear Bumper. We plan on putting the other set on the bottom of the crash bar. We also made the new trunk floor piece. This new one allows the tank to be sunk into the spare tire well & also allowing it to still be exposed. Getting closer & closer to getting it finished, can't wait for the finale product

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:18 am

Thats lookin good

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:10 am

sweet man...

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:39 am

i would be afraid to cut up that new of a car and fu*k up. you got some serious talent man

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:21 am

but that smurf looks nice yo

popcornPIMPz · Post by **popcornPIMPz** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:58 am

Yeah, that's coming along real nice. Looks very cool. Good luck.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:58 pm

I'm seriously starting to doubt the credibility of UAS. We finally got the front Cylinders in after being delayed a few weeks due to back orders & also them not coming in on the week they said they would be here. NOTICE i said fronts, & not the rears as well. So we pull everything out of the box & immediately notice the lower mounts aren't in the box. The lower mount is a bung that allows the fork to mount the to cylinder. We take a look at the upper mounts & they don't fit. Now not the spacing between the studs is off, its the spacing outwards from the center of the plate. This puts them about a 1/4" off. So now we are still at a stand still. we called the company to let them know our situation & we should find out something tomorrow, so for now, here's some pics

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:03 pm

Wow, looks like a sick project!

Post by **Canada** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:11 pm

Looks like its gonna be one hell of an Accord Dan!

mztykal · Post by **mztykal** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:18 am

Universal is cheap though.

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:17 am

Is that one of those sweat bands that says "spoon" in the last pic?

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:13 pm

Looks nice, but hey dude, your directional rotors are backwards:

The slots are to vent hot brake gases, so they have to be facing the other way. Swap the right for the left and you're good to go.

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:34 pm

jesus could u drop my bike too

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:39 pm

Arro wrote:Looks nice, but hey dude, your directional rotors are backwards:

The slots are to vent hot brake gases, so they have to be facing the other way. Swap the right for the left and you're good to go.

All companies do it different ways. My friends wilwoods arent the same as my other friends Baer.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:04 pm

Slots are slots; the ones pictured are directional, designed to shove the hot brake gases outward. He has them backwards, and they will retain the gases, which in time could contribute to warping, despite the crossdrilled holes.

I have a set of non-diretional slotted rotors, on my Corrado, and they look nothing like this. Non-direction slots basically look the same regardless of which one is on which side.

These are not them.

Non-directional slotted rotors:

These are the ones on my VW Corrado:

I see guys stick directionals on wrong all the time. Doesn't make it right. Remember the guy with the red GT-R style kit for his Neon? The guy with the backwards directional tires (which were slicked on the tread no less)?

Directionally-slotted rotors (courtesy of our friends at Modern Performance):

It's an easy, and even common mistake, but yes, they are backwards on that Accord.

Kevin_GP · Post by **Kevin_GP** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:25 pm

Arro wrote:No, slots are slots; the ones pictured are directional, designed to shove the hot brake gases outward. He has them backwards, and they will retain the gases, which in time could contribute to warping, despite the crossdrilled holes.

I have a set of non-diretional slotted rotors, on my Corrado, and they look nothing like this. Non-direction slots basically look the same regardless of which one is on which side.

These are not them.

Non-directional slotted rotors:

These are the ones on my VW Corrado:

Each company does it a different way. There was alot of discussion about this a while back and some company's want you to install them "backwards". In the end, it doesn't really matter which way you install them, just follow the instructions on whatever company's rotors you get. You wont see a difference if you install them either way.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:36 pm

If it didnt make a difference, they wouldnt make them directional. The non-directional ones are often more expensive, btw.

I added a picture of directionals on an SRT-4.

It makes a difference. Anyways, if you just think about it for a moment, you spend more time driving forward than backwards, and putting them on backwards will not vent the hot brake gases outward. If anything, it will force them inward towards the core (the hub), where it will dissipate the heat the least.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:40 pm

last i checked this wasn't a thread about brakes, so lets no make a debate out of it............emmm kay

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:42 pm

Suit yourself. It's your car

Post by **Canada** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:57 pm

Actually. It's Not

And from what I understood, the only time you need to have the rotors facing the way you say they need to be, is if the slots extend all the way to the outer edge of the rotor, thereby creating an exit for the gases.

If the grooves do not extend all the way to the edge of the rotor, direction doesn't make a difference as it doesn't really vent, it just dissapates heat from the surface of the rotor.

welchspro · Post by **welchspro** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:10 pm

so uh...how's the car comin along?

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:16 pm

EclecticBlue wrote:Actually. It's Not

And from what I understood, the only time you need to have the rotors facing the way you say they need to be, is if the slots extend all the way to the outer edge of the rotor, thereby creating an exit for the gases.

If the grooves do not extend all the way to the edge of the rotor, direction doesn't make a difference as it doesn't really vent, it just dissapates heat from the surface of the rotor.

Is it your car?

Actually, that makes no sense unless the pad/caliper were to cover the entire surface of the rotor. Anyways, Ive never heard what you suggest before now. And isn't it better safe than sorry? I just like things to work properly, I suppose. Anyways the rest of this car looks carefully done. Rotors aren't super expensive, so I suppose if you (or whoever the owner is) are wrong, you can just get new ones.

optlo · Post by **optlo** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:48 pm

Im pretty positive dan knows what he's doing.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:28 pm

car isn't mine & i showed the owner the info just now.........................it is now fixed lol

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:46 pm

So the answer to my question is......?