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Spare-O-Deck 1989

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Re: Spare-O-Deck 1989

Post by becca » Mon Jul 11, 2016 6:46 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Nice to see an A20 get so much attention! :D Great work Becca! 8-)
As far as I know there isn't another OBD1 swapped A20 in the UK, or has possibly ever been so should be cool. I think most people will still look in the bay and realise how much has been done whether they know the engine or not too which is nice.
mercutio wrote:Great work 8-) 8-)
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Post by NafemanNathan » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:15 pm

Jo not if you're using nearly all OEM or what look like OEM conversion parts.

Any idea what to expect from the mods?

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Post by prahunt » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:25 pm

Awesome stuff Becca.
Engine and bay will be great when finished and I can't wait to see this on the road again.
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Post by becca » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:55 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Jo not if you're using nearly all OEM or what look like OEM conversion parts.

Any idea what to expect from the mods?
There's a lad with a similar set up in US who's had his proven 170 something whp, which at a guess is over 180bhp maybe? but tbh all I'm hoping for is 150bhp, I'd be happy with that. 160 would be nice, anything more will be a bonus and it's even gone through my head to get it re-mapped for economy if it's putting out a LOT more than I expected, at least for now and while it's still running the auto box (that's for next year!).
prahunt wrote:Awesome stuff Becca.
Engine and bay will be great when finished and I can't wait to see this on the road again.
I'm really pushing to get it to JAE for the stand! It has to be there :P hopefully there won't be too many issues once the engines in and I first turn the key.
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Post by NafemanNathan » Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:05 pm

Cool! That's potentially a lot of power for an Aerodeck, have you considered stiffening up the chassis? They twist pretty easily :oops: :lol:

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Re: Spare-O-Deck 1989

Post by becca » Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:52 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Cool! That's potentially a lot of power for an Aerodeck, have you considered stiffening up the chassis? They twist pretty easily :oops: :lol:
Potentially yeah! All I've really looked into are the Chedda's Auto front and rear braces which I plan on getting but I'd need to make a custom order because I've modified the rear to fit 3g Lude coilovers so it would need to be 3G Accord width with 3G Lude coilover PCD, I don't know how much improvement they'll make though, any other suggestions are welcome?

I don't really want to be running anything close to 200 tbh :lol: I just want it to be stock b16 power but with that a series torque! That's good enough in an 80s shooting brake ;)
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Post by wurlycorner » Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:45 pm

Great work, excellent to see an unusual engine build like this!
And... like it or not, that is a great find on the bonnet bra/front mask, regardless :D

I don't like the look of how little metal is left between the elongated hole and the end of the suspension arm though! :?

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Re: Spare-O-Deck 1989

Post by becca » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:47 am

wurlycorner wrote:Great work, excellent to see an unusual engine build like this!
And... like it or not, that is a great find on the bonnet bra/front mask, regardless :D

I don't like the look of how little metal is left between the elongated hole and the end of the suspension arm though! :?
There's only a couple mm less than stock and they'll always be fitted mounted at the other end of the holes closer to the mounting bolts so it shouldn't matter :) I did consider plugging that end by welding them up but it didn't seem worth it for a couple of mm.


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Post by mercutio » Fri Jul 15, 2016 5:59 pm

wont they be able to move ?
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Post by NafemanNathan » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:47 pm

Get a decent tooth lock washer on each side of each bolt and crank them right up once they're in position.

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