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Tegiwa VTEC solenoid cover...
Went to Japfest with money in my wallet... came back a bit lighter...
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Tegiwa intake silicone hose.
Was hoping to have this to fit on day 1 with my Mugen Replica air intake, but sadly it was not available then, anyway happy to have it all in place now!
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Benen front two hook.
I was slightly concerned by the placement of the Integras front tow hook, I know that if and when I do come off in the Kitty Litter the bumper is most likely going to take one hell of a punch, but I didn't want to make it worse by having it all pulled off if the original tow position was used... so I found some tow hook bling...
My plan was to fit it to the slam panel and have it poking through the front bumper, a much easier location to be towed from.
To do this I marked up where I wanted the tow hook, then removed the front bumper, and then the slam panel, so as to drill the holes.
I then had to cut away some the black plastic from the middle of the front bumper itself, so as to allow the tow hook to exit cleanly at the front and not be blocked by anything.
And there we have it, fitted.
Once it was on, me and a friend tested it out, and pulled it along my drive, worked a treat.
Hopefully won't have to use it... too often, but at least I feel a bit better about being towed from this point on the car now, oh and I like the look.
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So it's been a pretty busy time with the car since the last update. Got a few other things ready to be done soon also.
New gauges have arrived also, I damaged the previous two during fitting, and sold them on, so I have replaced them with some very simple Swoosh gauges. Will do a write up of how they fit shortly.
Another job being done is the fitting of my HEL brake lines and MOTUL RBF600 brake fluid, sadly I won't be undertaking these jobs myself, didn't feel up for it as the old brake lines looked a state and I didn't want to strip anything.
So, Tom at TGM is doing it for me very shortly! Looking forward to it getting done, always love taking my car there as I know its in great hands!
Last time I updated a few people wanted to see pictures of the whole car, so here are a few shots of the car take on the drive over the last month or so.
Next jobs on the list before my June Nur trip are:
By me:
change gearbox oil.
Fit gauges.
Oil and filter change.
By TGM:
Brake fluid change.
HEL braided hoses.
Polyurethane engine mount inserts.
Right thats it for now, thank you for looking! And I hope you enjoyed another update!
If you have any questions about what I've done, or how I've done it, then feel free to ask and I'll try and help you if I can!
Dan