teh CL

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i would love to have it in for wednesday night, if all the drilling/tapping the has to be done goes well..

either way, whether or not it goes in this week its gonna come out again cuz i have some goodies comming in from chasebays probably next week & i gotta start my wire tuck too..

but progress indeed..

starboy2nv

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nice... same thing i was gonna do... good luck and you better come down when its done! east coast is gonna have some crazy cls

teh CL

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it's only been like 4 years in the making but i WILL come down this year..lol

GhettoNinja06

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^lolz @ "only"

97BlackAckCL

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Nice Allan, can't wait to see that beast sitting in the bay

teh CL

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so it turns out that the 3.0 subframe doesn't bolt up to the 4cyl chasis, well the front piece anyways. So im using the stock 4cyl subframe front/back, kind of a waste to get the 3.0 subframe but i just swapped the 3.0 power steering over so that i can have PS in this bitch..

got the motor in today for a test fit & it fit pretty damn well, just have to mash up where the tranny hits the subframe & the pass frame rail so the bracket can sit flush but except for that it looks DAMN GOOD lol..

didnt get a chance to snap a pic but i'll get some 2morrow, hopefully bolted in if all goes well..

97BlackAckCL

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nice man

DaInFaMMuS1

lol i'm excited to see it!

teh CL

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some pics from the last couple days..





picked these up for $100 bucks, they're gonna get chopped up..



uhh ohhh...





rear mount/bracket..



driver side..



pass side..



Basic idea of what she's gonna look like..




Well im gonna have to get fancy with the mount brackets cuz as you can see in the pics the pass side & especially the driver side are off. So, im gonna make measurements and send the brackets to a fabrication shop down the street to widen & reinforce the driver bracket. I think i may be able to get away with the pass side the way it is & just adjust the driver side..

Nothings gonna happen motor mounting wise since im waiting to grab axles to make sure everything lines up properly before i start drilling/tapping away.

On another note, swapped over the CL-S Bose speakers..

f22vtec

dude you're a genius that look like some technical work right there haha.

starboy2nv

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wtf, how is it wider?

Jacobpockros

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You have made extremely wise and good decisions with this swap, but this is not one of them

our speakers suck

teh CL

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Well my buddy use to own a CL-S and the stock system wasnt bad at all IMO.. Thats why i didnt think twice about swapping these speakers over, that and my OEM speakers from 97' are WAY past their time so it's a nice upgrade..

Jacobpockros

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There ok, but there the very low end of bose. I'm planning on keeping mine, but just wish they had more depth to them.

97BlackAckCL

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All the blose speakers in acuras are garbage paper cones

But nice work on the motor Allan

teh CL

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well i was excited about the speakers till i told u guys..

SupraManAG

dont listen to them allan
wow nice. coming along real nice. reminds me of when i ripped my engine out
good ol days

DaInFaMMuS1

We need to get back to the Good Ol' Days of our cars actually running lol.

SupraManAG

I don't know man
First a wedding then a car then an apt. Wtf when does it end. I should have stayed single

97BlackAckCL

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starboy2nv

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lol.. wedding does put your plans off track... but you make it happen!

98JDMCL

I like how this is coming along Allan!


Are the Bose 6x9's in the CLS any different then the 1st gens? I loved my first gen's but the 2nd gen already have CHITTY alpines that are blown.

732xghost

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did you loop the power steering rack while you had the subframe's out? i wish we had the option of a manual rack, its too bad all Accords had power steering.

DaInFaMMuS1

He didn't loop it cuz he has the cl-s power steering pump hooked up. So no need to loop it. I rather have power steering than loop it anyhow.

732xghost

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well when you're jacked like me, having no power steering isnt realy an issue . . . . .

teh CL

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sure bud... lol

but yea, i had my fun with no PS but im definately using it this time around & not much to update, started workin full-time so i havent had a chance to work on the car..

still waiting on some stuff from chasebays & gotta figure out the axle situation still but atleast im makin money in the mean time & gettin a tan while doin it

fliplyricist1

jesus.

pjosh

Love the updates Allan - you got guts - nuff said!!
Where are you working now??

Cocoa

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What axle issue are you having? I use the stock Acura 3.0 CL axles btw.

Are you trying to fit our axles into a 2.x wheel hub?

pm box is open for you btw

teh CL

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pm sent..

I'm working at longos up the street from my house in the garden center, can't complain at all compared to the hell hole I was in b4..

that's what she said..

DaInFaMMuS1

starboy2nv

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bump for status!

98JDMCL

Canam cruise is gettttting closer! you gonna be ready bro?

teh CL

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Was suppose to go up tomorrow night & spend all Sunday gettin shit done on the car but now I'm workin Sunday morning so there goes those plans & to make it better I have nothing to do but work for the long weekend...FUCK

I just want this shit done for but at this rate it's not goin down any time soon..ugghhh!!

/rant

sorry, just had to vent & lol @ the canam cruise, I wish..

DaInFaMMuS1

Don't worry Allan, you'll get it done in due time. Don't stress it (although it wouldve been nice to have it for the Can Am meet so you could take pics for the rest of us lol)

98JDMCL

Good rant! LOL


To bad your not gonna have it ready!

I cant wait for canam

GhettoNinja06

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Agreed. I could go for a J right now..

starboy2nv

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man im gettin antsy about this swap dude... GET'ER DONE!

teh CL

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chasebays is pissing me the fuck off, ordered parts off him like the first week of may & he said that he would give me a call on the following monday with my tracking info. It's been almost a month & i've got no call or parts & of course cant get in touch at all..

like WTF is up with ppl these days..


there's your update everyone..

98JDMCL

No gooood.