I came of (driving) age in the 90s and fell quickly in love with Hondas, having been lucky to start with a B16A DOHC Civic sedan (in Singapore), then an Integra and a Prelude H22A in Australia. I've always preferred sedans though and looked enviously from afar when the Accord Type R came out in the UK. I assumed I would never get the chance to even see, let alone own, one.
But then lo and behold, late last year I discovered one came to Australia many years ago when its original owner migrated here. He eventually sold it to a collector, who took pretty good care of it until finally needing to sell because he was running out of space in his garage. Fortunately for me no one here seemed to realise what it was because despite its good condition and very reasonable price, it sat unsold for ages until I discovered it. It's a 2002 model that has many miles on the clock (137,000) but which seems to have been well maintained, is rust free, and drives like a dream. Its only modification is an Eibach suspension kit, which I'm certainly happy with.
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My goal is to steadily restore it to near-new condition. I've resprayed the wheels, fixed aging mechanical bits (new clutch, new CV joint, cleaned out the gummed up EGR, new timing belts, gaskets, and replaced the exhaust pipe b/w the cat and the resonator). I've also had the interior detailed, fixed myriad minor dents, and am now looking to have it resprayed and then paint protected. While the paintwork is still looking good overall, it's clear it's been resprayed in parts over the years and looks quite patchwork in the light. I'd also like to get the engine rocker cover resprayed too.
I also need to replace the headlights (cleaning them hasn't helped much), the foglights (one of them is badly cracked), the front red Honda badge (also cracked) and the red 'H' badges for the wheels (the respray process destroyed the originals). Getting parts is understandably difficult here as the Australian Accord of the era was quite different, so I'll check out this forum for suggestions on where to get parts in the UK.
I was so glad to see this forum exist and am glad to now be a part of it.
Cheers,
Eric
This post has been edited by AusELeo: 12 June 2021 - 03:28 AM