1996 honda acty
...and now for something completely different
details:
- Make: Honda
- Model: Acty SDX
- Year: 1996
- Transmission: 5 Speed Manual
- Ext Color: White
- Int Color: Grey
- Engine: E07A | 3cyl | 660cc | 52HP | gas
- Options: A/C | 4x4
- Weight:~1475 lbs
- Milage: 25,890km | 16,087mi
- Battery: EverStart Lawn & Garden U1R 230CCA
- Fuel Capacity: 9.8 gallons | I use no ethanol 91
- Cargo Capacity: 772 lbs (350 kg)
- Wheels: 12x3.5" | 4x100 lug pattern | 56.1mm center bore | 100mm backspacing | M12x1.5 nuts
- Tires: 145 80R 12 (currently Goodyear Cargo Pro in front and Dunlop Digi-Tyre DV-01 in rear)
- Tire Pressure: (standard) 26 front, 29 rear | (load) 29 front, 34 rear
- Oil: 5w30 Full Synthetic | 3 quarts (2.9 liters) - change 2x/year or every 10,000km
- Transmission Fluid: Honda MTF | 1.3 quarts (1.2 liters)
- Front + Rear Diff: API GL-4 80w90 gear oil | 0.48 quarts
- Brake Fluid: DOT 4
- Coolant: 5.3 quarts (5 liters) | 30% coolant, 70% distilled water
- Spark Plugs: NGK BKR6E-11 | 1.0 - 1.1 mm gap
- Spark Plug Torque: 130 in/lbs or 1.5 kg/m
progress:
Runs and drives well, has had a recent oil change, new oil and air filter, fluids topped off. The timing belt was changed at 20,596km (7 years ago). Now, learning how to drive a stick shift..
2024-03-27: Truck arrived, transferred title and got it TN registered/plated, used "goof off" to clean up some adhesive on the bed rails, buffed out some marks on bed sides caused by old bed mat, and wiped down dusty interior
2024-03-28: Hand wash, black license plate screws and nuts, made a JDM to USDM license plate adapter
2024-03-29: Clean off flaking paint on fuel tank and gave it a fresh black coat, cleaned up gas and oil cap rust, penetrating oil on wiper arms
2024-03-30: New bed mat: Tractor Supply 4x6 Horse Stall Mat, parts order placed
2024-04-01: Removed bed latches and headache bar, wire wheel/sanded rust, rust converter, and primed all parts
2024-04-02: Sanded primer imperfections and sprayed another couple coats, then got rained out..
2024-04-03: First coats of black paint on latches, bolts, and headache bar, got wiper arms off by prying up wit the back side of an oscillating saw blade, cleaned up wiper arms
2024-04-04: Primed and sprayed wiper arms, more rack and latch coats, first clear coats on everything, parts order arrived
2024-04-05: Final clear coats on rack and latches, trim restore (Solution Finish) on wiper plastics, mirrors, rack light, and headlight surrounds. Reinstalled wipers, mounted rack and latches, installed tailgate chains (covered in braided nylon wrap), scraped more adhesice off bed rails
2024-04-06: Different plastic restorer on door cards, Solution finish on front bumper. Got spare keys made.
2024-04-07: Left the door card restorer on there overnight and wiped off today. Looking better. Cleaned engine cover gasket.
2024-04-08: The metal battery cover and front license plate arrived. I cut a piece of white acrylic and put it on the inside of the battery cover with heavy-duty velcro to make the letters pop and cover up the writing on the side of the battery. Ordered carpet floor mats.
2024-04-11: Replaced the missing left tailgate rubber bumper. Decals arrived. Took the rear mudflaps off. One looks like it had got stuck on the tire and the middle part of the "Honda" letters had rubbed off. Made a graphite rubbing of the good one and transferred the design to the bad one. Used an X-Acto knife to outline the shape so paint wouldn't extend past the boundary. Painted the letters with a white paint pen three times for full coverage, then masked around the letters and sprayed with clear spraypaint. Used Solution Finish to restore the black color on the remainder of the mudflap, then reinstalled them.
2024-04-12: Painted the bed tie down hooks black with enamel nail polish and a brush. Two coats plus the occasional touch-up spot. Cleaned up the wheel center caps with a green Brillo pad on a random orbital sander, them primed them and sprayed with silver metallic paint. Several coats of matte clear and then put them back one. One fit a little loose, so I used pliers to adjust the tabs that hold it on the wheel.
2024-04-14: Decided to try another coat of plastic restorer on the door cards. Sprayed driver's side door frame bottom with rust reformer after knocking off surface rust and any loose parts around the small rust holes.
2024-04-15: Cleaned up and painted gas and oil caps with semi gloss black enamel paint and semi gloss clear. Doormats arrived and feel nice inside. They break up the majority grey interior. Tune-up kit and extra air and oil filters also came today.
2024-04-18 Scuffed up and masked off the red center stipe of the new bed rail protectors and sprayed them with a few black coats
2024-04-20 Scraped off dashboard adhesive residue with Goo Gone and the end of a wood chopstick. Coated the dash and center console with plastic restore. Removed masking tape from bed rail protectors, turned out okay, but not perfect. Going to try to clean it up a little tomorrow and see what I can do about the other red line on them..
2024-04-24 Cleaned most of sticky residue off bed rail protectors
2024-04-26 Ladder rack and seat covers came in today. Seat covers are for newer model Acty, but fit alright. Took both seats out to install covers. Driver's seat had four bolts holding it in, passenger seat has one bolt under seat and two tabs that hold the upper part of seat in.
2024-11-18 Carb float stuck open - stalling/gas in air filter. Removed carb and deep cleaned. Replaced gaskets and o-rings. Tested both solenoids-both check out. Re-assembled. Noticed a broken tee on one of the vacuum lines - ordered replacements.
2025-07-25 Overheated last trip out and cracked reserve coolant tank. Replaced tank, removed and tested thermostat (stuck closed), replaced thermostat, drained and changed coolant.