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1998 Honda Accord Sedan on Air Suspension

April 9, 2013 By Gauge Magazine Leave a Comment

1998 Honda Accord Sedan owned by Jason Champion

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Issue
April 2013
Owner
Jason l. Champion
Ride
Hypnotized
(1998 Honda 2.3 VTEC Accord Sedan)
Meaning Behind the Name
Always coming up with new visions
Photographer
Walls Photography

Ride Details

Original Cost
$20,000
Build Cost
N/A
What was the inspiration?
To make my vision of what I wanted my car to look like a reality.
How long did it take you to build?
Since 2000 A little at a time
How long have you been building?
Since I was in my early 20's
Club Affiliations
No Reservations
Your future plans?
My wife's Caprice
Vehicle history
This is something my wife and I visualized and worked on together.
Thanks to
Destiny my wife, family and friends for all their help on my interior, trunk and air ride install. A special thanks goes out to E&G Classics for my two-tone custom leather interior. Chris Walls and his wife Jessica from Walls Photography for the photos. David Hess from David's Impalas in Lawndale, NC for the custom two-tone paint scheme. Killer Glass for the custom hand blown radiator and vacuum hoses. Gauge Magazine for the opportunity to be featured in their magazine.
Previous Rides
Saturn and Civic Hatch

Engine Details

Make
Honda 2.3 VTEC 1998
Cylinders
4
Engine Mods
Custom blown glass radiator hoses and spiral custom hand made vacuum hoses (Killer Glass)
Engine Add Ons
Ractive short Ram intake, Chrome braided hoses w/ blue fittings, APC chrome strut bar, Red top Optima battery, Billet Optima battery cover, APC 9.3 spark plug wires, NGK spark plugs
Chrome or polish
Custom hand made fully polished valve cover

Chassis Details

Chassis
Custom
Mods to Frame
Full air ride setup
Front Shocks
AVS cylinders
Rear Shocks
AVS cylinders
Compressor Info

Viair 450C Compressor

with 1/2" air line
Valve Info

3/8" SMC Valve 8 Pack

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type
Katana KR-7 Color matched with pinstipe
Rear Wheel Type
Katana KR-7 Color matched with pinstipe
Front Wheel Size
18x7x5
Rear Wheel Size
18x7x5
Front Tire Size
215/40/18 Nitto Neo-Gen
Rear Tire Size
215/40/18 Nitto Neo-Gen

Paint Details

Color
Opal Sage Green (Top) and Regent Silver (Bottom) Charcoal Grey pinstipe1998 Honda Factory Colors
Paint Type
PPG (Factory Honda Colors)
Graphics Description
Custom two-tone paint scheme. Full exterior, door jams, under trunk lid, and radiator support, ghost "H" on trunk lid.
Painted By
David Hess @ David's Impala's
Graphics By
David Hess @ David's Impala's

Body Details

Bumpers
Front - Octane Rear - BW style bumper modified
Addon Accessories
Metal BMW M3 Fenders, BMW M3 sideskirts, JDM headlights w/ black housing, HID conversion, Black LED taillights, "Accord" etched in rear windows, Tsudo exhaust, POWER STOP slotted rotors
Body Mods
Shaved emblems, hood squirters, rear bumpers and altered for single exhaust.
Body Mods by
David Hess

Interior Details

Gauges
Glow Shift Gauges with color matched bezel
Steering Wheel
TREX
Console
Fiber glassed skulls (front), fiber glassed rear
Head Unit
JVS KD-AVX1 multimedia dvd/cd receiver head unit w/ 3" lcd/tft screen, Sony Xplod component system.
Amps
1000 watt Sony Xplod amp
Speakers
Sony Xplod 3-way 6"x9"s 2- 12" Kicker CVR subs
Upholstery Description
Interior pieces fiber glassed and painted same two-ton scheme. Skulls fiber glassed in front console w/ airbrushed detailing on faces, Ractive chrome/Opal Sage Green shift and e-brake handles, Weapon R pedals, Brushed aluminum gauge bezel, diamond plate floor mats, 12" visor tv's, Playstation 2, and 10.4" flip down tv, Suede pillars, headliner, and upper door panels. Full fiberglass console in rear seat w/ two-tone paint scheme and custom two-tone leater w/ "HONDA" logo stitched in seats. Custom trunk and trunk plate wrapped in hypnotic swirls.

1998 Honda Accord Sedan owned by Jason Champion

1998 Honda Accord Sedan “Hypnotized” owned by Jason I. Champion

 

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