My Northern America Sedan w/ a dash of oem flavor...
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Oh this is nice.
How's the feel on the Type-2's compared to the T1's?
How's the feel on the Type-2's compared to the T1's?
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Very nice build buddy, I'm saving up to invest on some Type II's myself! How do you like it?
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Thanks Chrispy! Would I recommend them? heck yes! i love them. best coilover for the price. I see your in CA, so hit me up when you need some I might be able to get you a break on some.
OTB, I'd say w/ customized spring rates, like on the F&F 2.5's they'd blow tein flex's away. I Loved my one's so much, I wanted to upgrade to the II's because I plan to track the car. After talking to a rep. they explained that II's are best engineered for that purpose.
9/10 My buddy tells me he wants to buy my sohc, this is about 1 wk into September. He and I iron out the details, etc and he buys my LB. With that deal, it puts me right back on track w/ my engine build.
9/22
All I need now are the ECU, Dizzy cap, Plug wires, plugs, & throttle cable, which I'm going to order tomorrow.
Today, I got in order - My CTR bumpsticks, Base vtec solenoid gasket, vtec solenoid gasket, thermostat, and ordered hardrace shift linkage bushings, Real CH shift extender, gsr shift lever, new shifter bushings, ES Mount inserts 5pcs. to be safe, although I'm using mugen mounts.
and the shop began final assembly of my block
9/26/10
Let it begin........................
9/27
So many issues getting this sohc out! OMG this thing had bolts super factory tight! Any way I got it out!
The homie assembled the motor some more & did the valve adjust. I still need the mid outer timing cover. he buyer I bought it from said it was a gsr its a b16 And somehow my crank pulley came up missing so I will buy another.....grrr
Gotta swap a few things on my IM and it'll be almost ready to go.
9/29
So this swap has been nothing but a headache for me, w/ all the odds ins & outs. Grrr! But almost finish. This Wknd I pick up my CAT & Hopefully My cat-back exhaust system arrives. Hopefully, I'd love to tune this wknd. If not the next
* All I need now is a GSR upper Timing Cover, B series P/S pump, & A/C hoses and I'm set
Motor assy. ready to go in as of yesterday w/ my custom clutch line
Motor in - CT Icebox installed
10/1
So the good news is, she's altogether, driving nicely! Now waiting for my catback to arrive, then bar, then tune!
all buttoned up - no leaks, no drips, just code 45 because I have no exhaust
friends gave me some bling - rad diversion panel
start up - running idles at 9-1k
OTB, I'd say w/ customized spring rates, like on the F&F 2.5's they'd blow tein flex's away. I Loved my one's so much, I wanted to upgrade to the II's because I plan to track the car. After talking to a rep. they explained that II's are best engineered for that purpose.
9/10 My buddy tells me he wants to buy my sohc, this is about 1 wk into September. He and I iron out the details, etc and he buys my LB. With that deal, it puts me right back on track w/ my engine build.
9/22
All I need now are the ECU, Dizzy cap, Plug wires, plugs, & throttle cable, which I'm going to order tomorrow.
Today, I got in order - My CTR bumpsticks, Base vtec solenoid gasket, vtec solenoid gasket, thermostat, and ordered hardrace shift linkage bushings, Real CH shift extender, gsr shift lever, new shifter bushings, ES Mount inserts 5pcs. to be safe, although I'm using mugen mounts.
and the shop began final assembly of my block
9/26/10
Let it begin........................
9/27
So many issues getting this sohc out! OMG this thing had bolts super factory tight! Any way I got it out!
The homie assembled the motor some more & did the valve adjust. I still need the mid outer timing cover. he buyer I bought it from said it was a gsr its a b16 And somehow my crank pulley came up missing so I will buy another.....grrr
Gotta swap a few things on my IM and it'll be almost ready to go.
9/29
So this swap has been nothing but a headache for me, w/ all the odds ins & outs. Grrr! But almost finish. This Wknd I pick up my CAT & Hopefully My cat-back exhaust system arrives. Hopefully, I'd love to tune this wknd. If not the next
* All I need now is a GSR upper Timing Cover, B series P/S pump, & A/C hoses and I'm set
Motor assy. ready to go in as of yesterday w/ my custom clutch line
Motor in - CT Icebox installed
10/1
So the good news is, she's altogether, driving nicely! Now waiting for my catback to arrive, then bar, then tune!
all buttoned up - no leaks, no drips, just code 45 because I have no exhaust
friends gave me some bling - rad diversion panel
start up - running idles at 9-1k
JDMJNKY
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...side note upgraded to 8k Hi-Low, I had only normal beams before.
10/2
Picked up my 2.5 ARB CA Approved CARSOUND/MAGNAFLOW Cat today w/ certs. & Flange for $50! Just waiting on my catback to arrive..........
10.7
was having a few cel's running an A04 ECU. Being my car is a 96 it does not have a fuel tank psi sensor like acura 98+. So I hit Mike up and asked him for some pointers and fixes. He told me either an a02/3 ecu should be the fix. After I realized a02 = 96 a03 = 97 and so on, I quickly began the hunt for an a02.
Long story short, put my a02 on yesterday and wallah, no codes yet ( fingers X ) Idles beautifully @ 900rpm-ish vid
just for fun compilation/test drive on p72-a02 vid
almost there, just need to find a p/s pump, T-off the cruise control, tune and do the a/c lines! Drove her last night, felt good! Might go cruising tonite hehe
here's a pic of the bay, I had to spiff it up a bit, bay was dirty, so when meet pics surface it will look dingy. That thought disturbed me.
10/2
Picked up my 2.5 ARB CA Approved CARSOUND/MAGNAFLOW Cat today w/ certs. & Flange for $50! Just waiting on my catback to arrive..........
10.7
was having a few cel's running an A04 ECU. Being my car is a 96 it does not have a fuel tank psi sensor like acura 98+. So I hit Mike up and asked him for some pointers and fixes. He told me either an a02/3 ecu should be the fix. After I realized a02 = 96 a03 = 97 and so on, I quickly began the hunt for an a02.
Long story short, put my a02 on yesterday and wallah, no codes yet ( fingers X ) Idles beautifully @ 900rpm-ish vid
just for fun compilation/test drive on p72-a02 vid
almost there, just need to find a p/s pump, T-off the cruise control, tune and do the a/c lines! Drove her last night, felt good! Might go cruising tonite hehe
here's a pic of the bay, I had to spiff it up a bit, bay was dirty, so when meet pics surface it will look dingy. That thought disturbed me.
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JDMJNKY
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Thanks man...
got my upper timing cover installed & IAB wired up
all buttoned up
my CH extender & gruppe N knob
exhaust clip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so I just got home from a road trip! I took a nice 168 mile round trip to pick up these things. My new daily wheels. It was a nice drive, helped me quickly add some break-in miles to my setup. Clocker is now @ 470+ miles. Time for oil change #3.
Needs some TLC , missing 2 caps, needs tires, etc, but that can all be worked out in due time.
and I think I will be needing some 5-10mm spacers to clear these beauties
did some fiddling around , looks like the BBK will clear OEM 15's just fine! I may add a 5mm spacer for when my other wheels arrive.
Did my 500m oil change/break-in @ 480. Took a Lil drive so now I'm at 488. I love the number 8!
alright guys my last update for now............ I dropped this off at the wheel doctor!
got my upper timing cover installed & IAB wired up
all buttoned up
my CH extender & gruppe N knob
exhaust clip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so I just got home from a road trip! I took a nice 168 mile round trip to pick up these things. My new daily wheels. It was a nice drive, helped me quickly add some break-in miles to my setup. Clocker is now @ 470+ miles. Time for oil change #3.
Needs some TLC , missing 2 caps, needs tires, etc, but that can all be worked out in due time.
and I think I will be needing some 5-10mm spacers to clear these beauties
did some fiddling around , looks like the BBK will clear OEM 15's just fine! I may add a 5mm spacer for when my other wheels arrive
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Did my 500m oil change/break-in @ 480. Took a Lil drive so now I'm at 488.
I love the number 8!
alright guys my last update for now............ I dropped this off at the wheel doctor!
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Got my rim back from the shop today. Only cost about $65, for Perfection!! No pic sadly as I dropped them off to get powder coated. Can't wait til they get back, and sadly I still need those 2 center caps to hurry up and get here.
So guys I haven't been driving my car since I last failed smog at the ref station. Shortly after that it threw a rich/lean code. I decided it was finally time to give it some sort of tune for now. I've been shopping around and finally found an apex neo at a very affordable price. I just picked it up today, and I'd like to get it wired up tomorrow am to go vafc tune it. I will hide it in a discreet location then attempt bar once again.
Ok just got back, I had to dart away in a hurry to grab this sweet deal. 01 ITR pump for $35! Yay me! 2 deals 1 great day!
Got my P/S pump on yippy! Then I wired up my NEO, not to bad, w/ the right tools this task is a cinch. So my appointment to tune is Thursday AM, and maybe, just maybe that day I will make another bar appointment.
My VAFC Tuned B18c1-R by IMPORTAUTOPROS & built by Nastie Garage
So guys I haven't been driving my car since I last failed smog at the ref station. Shortly after that it threw a rich/lean code. I decided it was finally time to give it some sort of tune for now. I've been shopping around and finally found an apex neo at a very affordable price. I just picked it up today, and I'd like to get it wired up tomorrow am to go vafc tune it. I will hide it in a discreet location then attempt bar once again.
Ok just got back, I had to dart away in a hurry to grab this sweet deal. 01 ITR pump for $35! Yay me! 2 deals 1 great day!
Got my P/S pump on yippy! Then I wired up my NEO, not to bad, w/ the right tools this task is a cinch. So my appointment to tune is Thursday AM, and maybe, just maybe that day I will make another bar appointment.
My VAFC Tuned B18c1-R by IMPORTAUTOPROS & built by Nastie Garage
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Wow. That's nice n smooth. Looks like it wouldn't mind another 200-300rpm.
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Your absolutely right. The car went lean on all stock fuel system w/ VAFC at 208whp, so he de-tuned it to what's on the graph. I'm gonna make some changes after the car passes state ref. Hoping to extract some more power from it.
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small update - sold my stock bumpers, so I must start the sir yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
now it's onto....buying paint tomorrow :rock:
how to fix a warped bumper LOL
and so my car doesn't look like a wreck yard so "Diy priced Paint." I went out and bought a quart of paint for my Mirrors, bumpers, grill, trunk, wing, and fender,...............don't have enough $$$ to paint the whole car yet, supplies wise. Now that I see how beautiful my e-buddy pete's car is I think I will save for another quart and some primer, and sealer.
1QT NH-503P 1Gal Clear & 1 Pint Hardener
So gent's I stopped by the Powder Coater to check on my rims, they look sweeeeeeeeet, CANT WAIT! They should be done by Wednesday. Just waiting for some clear coat. :scared:
Meanwhile I picked this up! Anyone have a tip to cleaning off the oem machined surface locations?
o stop the threat text mssgs. from my good friend I got off my but & prepped my front bumper. We got some nice sun today so I let my rear sit out in the sun hoping to re-shape it. Here's some Images. The yellowish stuff is my plastic hardener I chose to fill gouges in the bumper.
1st sand
wash & 2nd sand
filled - more sanding tomorrow
now it's onto....buying paint tomorrow :rock:
how to fix a warped bumper LOL
and so my car doesn't look like a wreck yard so "Diy priced Paint." I went out and bought a quart of paint for my Mirrors, bumpers, grill, trunk, wing, and fender,...............don't have enough $$$ to paint the whole car yet, supplies wise. Now that I see how beautiful my e-buddy pete's car is I think I will save for another quart and some primer, and sealer.
1QT NH-503P 1Gal Clear & 1 Pint Hardener
So gent's I stopped by the Powder Coater to check on my rims, they look sweeeeeeeeet, CANT WAIT! They should be done by Wednesday. Just waiting for some clear coat. :scared:
Meanwhile I picked this up! Anyone have a tip to cleaning off the oem machined surface locations?
o stop the threat text mssgs. from my good friend I got off my but & prepped my front bumper. We got some nice sun today so I let my rear sit out in the sun hoping to re-shape it. Here's some Images. The yellowish stuff is my plastic hardener I chose to fill gouges in the bumper.
1st sand
wash & 2nd sand
filled - more sanding tomorrow
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Spent some time working on the bumpers today. I was so tired of hand sanding I went out and bought my friend a DA sander as an early Christmas gift. It did the work I did in 1 hour in secs. LOL.
First, before I left my house I test fitted my re-shaping of the bumper, oh so flush! MMMMMM
so sanded down to final 220 then 320 to remove some wounds from the 80 grit.
then the rear sanded
Filled blemishes w/ a new 3M bumper repair
sanded all smooth - use to be a sizable dig there
sanded my grill ( the car beneath my grill is a 8/90's Mustang GT rust-bucket I'm helping with next for another friend. )
and layed some primer on the front
first let me begin my update, stating, that I have 1702.6 miles on my setup now, and I'm on my second tank of 91 since I tuned it at IAP a few weeks back and she's running swell!.:thumbup:
Parts in limbo - Prepped my wing, and wet sanded all 3 parts in prep for today's paint
OMG next time you meet the man behind a sick paint job shake his freaking hand. So much skill is behind a flawless paint job. Here's some of my work, hahaha. Got 3 light base coats of NH503P on today - Wing, Grill, Bumpers F & R ( clear coat tomorrow ). Long story.:lame:
I got this from a friend, needs some TLC but hey it was free! Tomorrow I pick up my rims, and clear my parts. oh oh, almost forgot before night fall I was able to sneak in some molding re-finishing.
Using SEM trim black ( $11.62 ) crappy pics
Before
after - no more ash
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First, before I left my house I test fitted my re-shaping of the bumper, oh so flush! MMMMMM
so sanded down to final 220 then 320 to remove some wounds from the 80 grit.
then the rear sanded
Filled blemishes w/ a new 3M bumper repair
sanded all smooth - use to be a sizable dig there
sanded my grill ( the car beneath my grill is a 8/90's Mustang GT rust-bucket I'm helping with next for another friend. )
and layed some primer on the front
first let me begin my update, stating, that I have 1702.6 miles on my setup now, and I'm on my second tank of 91 since I tuned it at IAP a few weeks back and she's running swell!.:thumbup:
Parts in limbo - Prepped my wing, and wet sanded all 3 parts in prep for today's paint
OMG next time you meet the man behind a sick paint job shake his freaking hand. So much skill is behind a flawless paint job. Here's some of my work, hahaha. Got 3 light base coats of NH503P on today - Wing, Grill, Bumpers F & R ( clear coat tomorrow ). Long story.:lame:
I got this from a friend, needs some TLC but hey it was free! Tomorrow I pick up my rims, and clear my parts.
oh oh, almost forgot before night fall I was able to sneak in some molding re-finishing.
Using SEM trim black ( $11.62 ) crappy pics
Before
after - no more ash
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Paint intermission:
Here's my long overdue secret. Got My wheels today! Please share your input. I'd love to see if they confirm my final thoughts.
Before
Middle
After - It's Murrrrrda!
-- I added a matte clear to the caps so they'll match, then decals, and valvestems, later in the day yesterday. Quick snap shot(s).
I was getting ready for our date, so I installed by PFM's but Mike has yet to return my call. I may just get started on my own, while some clear dried up.
Sorry guys I've been multi-tasking today. Running here and there Exerting myself. I'm already tired @ 6:00. Laid my gloss coats down today on my parts. Very awkward. This clear liked to be applied heavy to smooth orange peel, but, ran easily trying to achieve that smoothness. Grrrrrr
- let's get tacky
- it's gettin' glossaaayy, it's gettin' glossy in here ( black eyes peas melody )
my cousins son, check up on our work. LOL
Here's my long overdue secret. Got My wheels today! Please share your input. I'd love to see if they confirm my final thoughts.
Before
Middle
After - It's Murrrrrda!
-- I added a matte clear to the caps so they'll match, then decals, and valvestems, later in the day yesterday. Quick snap shot(s).
I was getting ready for our date, so I installed by PFM's but Mike has yet to return my call. I may just get started on my own, while some clear dried up.
Sorry guys I've been multi-tasking today. Running here and there Exerting myself. I'm already tired @ 6:00. Laid my gloss coats down today on my parts. Very awkward. This clear liked to be applied heavy to smooth orange peel, but, ran easily trying to achieve that smoothness. Grrrrrr
- let's get tacky
- it's gettin' glossaaayy, it's gettin' glossy in here ( black eyes peas melody )
my cousins son, check up on our work. LOL
SiR Mike_H
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man this car is just awesome has come a long way since i seen it last. havent been on this in a good while.
keep up the good work?
whats the price on a set of them coilovers if you dont mind me askin. pm me if you wish. cheers
keep up the good work?
whats the price on a set of them coilovers if you dont mind me askin. pm me if you wish. cheers