1980 – Page 2

My love/hate relationship with cvcc.

November 22, 2012 Ethan Strok 25 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, 3 barrel, 32, 32/36, 36, 3bbl, accord, black, box, C.A.R.B., california, carb, cars, civic, control, cvcc, diagnosis, dirty, draft, early., edm, emissions, first, gen, generation, honda, install, jdm, keihin, mikuni, prelude, sedan, seide, smog, testing, tuning, usdm, vacuum, weber

Well, it’s that time again… Time to get that old Keihin dialed in for smog testing. Now, if you’re like

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1st Gen Accord Resto

Resto File # 7: Vacuum Control Box

October 22, 2012 Ethan Strok 4 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, accord, black, box, cars, civic, control, diagnosis, driveability, early., emissions, first, gen, generation, honda, prelude, resto, sedan, smog, testing, vacuum, vacuum leak, vacuum leaks

Join me in this video as I dissect one of the strange black vacuum control boxes and find

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1st Gen Accord Resto

Resto File # 6: Axle Install.

October 10, 2012 Ethan Strok 0 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, accord, axle, cars, file, first, gen, honda, install, resto, sedan

So, I present the latest resto file! This may have been done on a 1st gen Accord but I would

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Hulks in the yard.

September 28, 2012 Ethan Strok 0 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, accord, cars, civic, dirty, first, gen, generation, honda, junkyard, old, parts, prelude, resto, restoration, sedan, used

You know they’re out there waiting for you, waiting to make their own contribution to the cause and give you

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1st Gen Accord Resto

Resto File #5: Slave Cylinder Install.

September 19, 2012 Ethan Strok 0 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, accord, cars, civic, cylinder, first, gen, generation, honda, install, leaking, mushy, pedal, prelude, resto, sedan, slave

Take a look and listen to me ramble as I install a new slave cylinder and do a little clean-up

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It takes all kinds.

September 14, 2012 Ethan Strok 0 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, accord, auction, auto, cars, civic, concours, first, gen, generation, goodwood, honda, install, jay, leno, poor, porsche, prelude, resto, rich, sedan

Ok, I’ll admit it….I can be a hater at times. It’s a gut reaction though…and sadly it really DOES stem

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1st Gen Accord Resto

Resto File #4: Cleaning up electrical connectors.

September 6, 2012 Ethan Strok 0 Comments 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1st, accord, cars, civic, cleaning, connector, connectors, dirty, electrical, first, gen, generation, harness, harnesses, honda, install, prelude, resto, sedan, wires, wiring

I decided to do a piece showing how I clean up electrical connectors, not just for maintenance reasons, but also

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1st Gen Accord Resto

Resto File #3: Vacuum Leak Troubleshooting.

September 2, 2012 Ethan Strok 1 Comment 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, accord, cars, civic, cleaning, dirty, first, gen, generation, honda, install, leaking, prelude, resto, sedan, vacuum leak, vacuum leaks

Admittedly this is somewhere in between troubleshooting and restoration but I figured I would share the process with you and

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