I made progress on the project car today. One step forward, two steps back. XD

I'll get there eventually. ^^

@mawr *perks ears* whatcha workin on o:

@eurasierboy Nothing special; it's a 1995 Honda Accord DX base model. I'm starting with a sound system since it's in good mechanical condition and didn't come with a radio. ^^;

The wiring is all there, but no speakers, head unit, etc. It didn't come with one from the factory.

...I learned this evening that some of the wiring's shielding has fallen apart, and the crossed wires damaged my head unit's amp. D:

@mawr ahh well fun nonetheless :3 :3 a good first project! Shame about the amp though; I've grown to hate wiring altogether x3 Doing it yourself saves some hefty coin though, and from that point on you know exactly how your electronics work, for better or worse

@eurasierboy Oh, this is far from my first project. ^^ I just had to scale back from what I was doing previously due to health issues with my hands. At my peak I had 4 motorcycles and 3 cars; projects I've had in the past included a 1987 Toyota Supra Mk3 Turbo Targa and a 1992 Toyota Celica Alltrac/GT Four (Turbo AWD) among others. ^^;

@mawr oh well shit, good times ahah. 😅 I'm happy to hear you're still fiddling with things a bit then :3 Praise be the Alltrac 💕 My second favorite Celica next to the good ole first gen ;3 I'm sure it was a pure joy to drive. And a Supra too on top of it, I'm all kinds of jelly...

I just got done putting a new wiring harness in a '72 240z that's still giving me issues with a few dash lights... I'm just about at fuckit mode though, I don't ever drive it at night anyway 😝

@eurasierboy Awesome!! I am so in love with those old Zs. 😍 What're your plans for it? Restomod? Engine swap?

I loved the Alltrac, but I would not recommend that car to anyone as a project. So much engine and drivetrain in such a tiny engine bay means you have to pull the engine for simple jobs on anything else. X3

The Mark 3 Supra Turbo with the 7MGTE was Toyota's least reliable engine, of this I'm certain. XD I know how to pick 'em! 🙄

@mawr Right now I'm most focused on keeping it alive haha! I picked it up last year with the odo reported to have spun over three times and somehow still managing to have an automatic transmission without any leaks... I'm currently trying to source either a 4 speed or a 5 speed to swap into it without making calls to Arizona x3 If the stars would align right I'd drop an RB engine in it but I don't have the money or time for that XD for now it's just a goofy thing to do errands around town in :3

@eurasierboy That's super rad. ^^

I love old cars. So much I actually published a poem about them. https://corticalstack.net/i-dont-want-a-new-car/