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acuradone1.jpg

swalch — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:57:24 MDT

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acuradone1.jpg

new rear bumper

swalch — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:18:06 MDT

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new rear bumper - acurabumper.jpg

The rear bumper doesn't sit quite right (lower in the back). Likely this can be fixed by adjusting the trunk deck that it bolts to.

front bumper assembled

swalch — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:17:35 MDT

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front bumper assembled - acurafrontbumper.jpg

front bumper was taken apart to fix a captive nut for the license plate frame. Also the fog lights which were broken were removed. The wiring and mounting brackets for the fog lights were left in place.

new radiator and AC condensor

swalch — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:17:08 MDT

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new radiator and AC condensor - acurafront.jpg

used bumper

swalch — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:26:36 MDT

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used bumper - usedbumper.jpg

A great find, a used bumper with good metal frame and styrofoam pieces. This came from pick-your-part in Hayward for ~$40.

new bumper cover

swalch — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:25:58 MDT

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new bumper cover - bumpercover.jpg

Someone had this sitting around and had sold the car so sold it to me for $75.

radiator/AC condenser removed

swalch — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:44:27 MDT

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radiator/AC condenser removed - acuradamage11.jpg

It looks like it will need both a new AC condenser and new radiator. Refrigerant (R12) was recovered and will be put back in after it is repaired.

exhaust straightened

swalch — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:42:46 MDT

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exhaust straightened - acuradamage10.jpg

The exhaust had been bent at the two 90 degree bends in the rear muffler. A chain hoist was used to pull it back into position and the rear exhaust hangers were replaced.

new radiator center panel

swalch — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:42:24 MDT

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new radiator center panel - acuradamage9.jpg

Used part, actually from an earlier model which has 4 tabs on the front. I don't think these tabs will cause any problem, but they could be cut off. Next step is to recover the refrigerant and replace the AC condenser and have the radiator checked out (it may be slightly bent). I also found new hood locks and strikers. I plan to replace the hood cable with new (three still exist from Honda).

front torn down

swalch — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:12:21 MDT

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front torn down - acuradamage8.jpg

Right side support panel was roughly reshaped with a slide hammer. Center support panel has been removed and will be replaced. AC condenser needs to be replaced but radiator is OK.

rear bumper removed

swalch — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:46:42 MDT

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rear bumper removed - acuradamage7.jpg

bumper frame appears to be bent.

headlights still good

swalch — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:00:51 MDT

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headlights still good - acuradamage6.jpg

There was minor bending of the attachment tabs on the metal boxes.

bumper and headlights removed

swalch — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 09:59:43 MDT

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bumper and headlights removed - acuradamage5.jpg

AC refrigerant needs to be recovered then this can be pulled out. AC condenser needs to be replaced but radiator needs at most a new core. The hood and latch panel will need to be replaced hopefully with used parts. The right support panel can hopefully be straightened.

rear bumper damage

swalch — Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:22:41 MDT

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rear bumper damage - acuradamage3.jpg

Non visible damage is that the exhaust system was pushed forward. This affected the bends in the pipe between the converter and muffler. Probably this can be pulled back.

radiator support panel damage

swalch — Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:22:04 MDT

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radiator support panel damage - acuradamage2.jpg

front bumper was not damaged.

damage to hood

swalch — Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:21:26 MDT

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damage to hood - acuradamage1.jpg

vacuum tank hose detail

swalch — Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:23:27 MDT

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vacuum tank hose detail - hosedetail.jpg

The left tank connects to hoses 5 back and 12 front, The right tank connects to hose 5 back and 13 front.

vacuum diagram 2

swalch — Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:25:51 MDT

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vacuum diagram 2 - file2.jpg

1990 Legend coupe

vacuum diagram

swalch — Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:23:22 MDT

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vacuum diagram - file1.jpg

1990 Acura Legend coupe

detail back of engine

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:50:40 MDT

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detail back of engine - legenddetail1.jpg

shows egr plumbing and other details

detail back of engine

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:50:19 MDT

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detail back of engine - legenddetail2.jpg

detail back of engine

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:49:56 MDT

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detail back of engine - legenddetail3.jpg

detail back of engine

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:49:35 MDT

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detail back of engine - legenddetail4.jpg

detail back of engine

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:49:13 MDT

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detail back of engine - legenddetail5.jpg

intake manifold detail

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:46:18 MDT

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intake manifold detail - intake1.jpg

intake manifold detail

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:54 MDT

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intake manifold detail - intake2.jpg

intake manifold detail

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:32 MDT

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intake manifold detail - intake3.jpg

intake manifold detail

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:12 MDT

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intake manifold detail - intake4.jpg

intake manifold detail

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:44:51 MDT

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intake manifold detail - intake5.jpg

intake manifold detail

swalch — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:44:30 MDT

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intake manifold detail - intake6.jpg

totally disassembled

assembled engine

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:36:02 MDT

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assembled engine - legend15.jpg

Transmission /torque converter were rebuilt by a local trans shop. Rebuilt clutches, new solenoids, and one new needle thrust bearing and one new gear (damaged from thrust bearing failure). Trans cooler section of radiator was flushed out by a radiator shop.

timing belt

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:34:59 MDT

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timing belt - legend14.jpg

Timing belt is new. Tensioner and water pump had been previously replaced and were reused.

heads and valve train installed

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:33:29 MDT

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heads and valve train installed - legend13.jpg

Cylinder heads had new exhaust valve guides, a valve job, and were surfaced. New stem seals and gaskets. Honda OEM head gaskets and the rest was Ishino. Lifters were reused.

bearing girdle/oil feeds in

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:32:06 MDT

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bearing girdle/oil feeds in - legend12.jpg

assembled short block

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:30:44 MDT

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assembled short block - legend11.jpg

The cylinders were bored and honed to +0.5 mm. Crankshaft was polished. New pistons/rings, oil pump, main and rod bearings.

intake manifold detail

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:29:38 MDT

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intake manifold detail - legend10.jpg

parts laid out

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:28:21 MDT

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parts laid out - legend9.jpg

tensioner/water pump detail

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:26:57 MDT

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tensioner/water pump detail - legend8.jpg

short block

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:25:23 MDT

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short block - legend7.jpg

timing marks front cam

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:24:15 MDT

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timing marks front cam - legend6.jpg

timing marks back cam

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:23:00 MDT

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timing marks back cam - legend5.jpg

more details

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:21:29 MDT

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more details - legend4.jpg

intake manifold off. shows coolant plumbing.

details

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:19:41 MDT

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details - legend3.jpg

small hose routing

engine detail

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:18:28 MDT

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engine detail - legend2.jpg

engine out

swalch — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:16:37 MDT

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engine out - legend1.jpg

The optimum engine/trans angle is a bit steeper than this. Engine was rebuilt primarily because of low compression ~120 psi due to worn rings at ~200K miles.