My B20 EK4

[BrianF]

Nice!

 

[Pneuma]

The custom sunroof seal has arrived!!! Fitting the new 'final' delete on thursday

 

[Lee s]

why get rid of the sunroof?

 

[ProjectJDM]

Great project mate

Your style and attention to detail on this car is brilliant...

Lookin 4ward to more updates

 

[ali-c]

why get rid of the sunroof?

I would imagine to lower the centre of gravity as the electric sunroof set up, what with the motor, runners and glass weighs a good few kg's, and considering it is situated at the highest point of the car. It will make a good improvement.

btw, fantastic build, like the subtlety of the exterior, definately underestimates the power its producing. Think Iv got to give DNR a ring very soon.

 

[Deans96r]

superb as usual mate, i got the stickers on will fire you pics as soon as its had a decent wash lol

Dean

 

[Pneuma]

why get rid of the sunroof?

2 reasons really. The weight (about 40-50kg) and my rollcage wouldn't fit in due to the depth of the cartridge.

Great project mate

Your style and attention to detail on this car is brilliant...

Lookin 4ward to more updates

Thank you dude, more details you shall have!

I would imagine to lower the centre of gravity as the electric sunroof set up, what with the motor, runners and glass weighs a good few kg's, and considering it is situated at the highest point of the car. It will make a good improvement.

btw, fantastic build, like the subtlety of the exterior, definately underestimates the power its producing. Think Iv got to give DNR a ring very soon.

Spot on dude The cage and the lack of weight at the highest point of the car has made a massive difference!

Thanks for the kind words, i'll be making a few exterior mods soon to aid performance but im still trying to keep it as subtle as possible.

Definitely give DNR a call dude, they are awesome guys and their work is incredible.

superb as usual mate, i got the stickers on will fire you pics as soon as its had a decent wash lol

Dean

Thanks Dean! Glad you got the sticker ok. Looking forward to some pictures buddy


Right! So i finished work pretty early today so i decided to crack on with the sunroof

The first step was dry fitting the seal to the delete and cut it to length.

I cut the seal slightly over size so the ends meet without any stretching

The next step was to dry fit it to the sunroof to check if there were any hi spots. As these are cut out of the mould by hand they tend to vary in height slightly. So a few quick runs over the bottom of the lip with a file took care of that


The next stage was applying a small amount of sealant to inside of the seal to bond it to the bung.

Weapon of choice.

Once the silicone had semi gone off i put the seal in place and began to drill and bolt it in.
These are the parts of body that it's attached to and a really solid fix.

As the bung weighs next to nothing it required some weight to hold it in place while i drilled the holes for the bolts. If your doing this on your own and don't have four hands then its best way to insure that the bung doesn't lift while you fix it in.

I worked on one side first, then the opposite and then finally the front.


I just pulled down the seal to expose the plastic.

Then drilled 10mm up from the bottom through the plastic and through the metal tab. I used two bolts for the sides as far apart as the metal tab would allow.

The bolts didn't need to be very tight, just done up enough to meet a slight amount of resistance. Too much will break the plastic.
Once the two sides where fixed i used one bolt in the middle of the front section.


All that was left was to run some silicone underneath the seal to make it waterproof.

I will add more silicone tomorrow when this has had a day to set.

And the result!

These are all good to go now if anyone wants to buy one

Thanks for looking dudes

 

[Pneuma]

Today's little project is as follows....

As no one makes a intake duct for pre facelift bumpers i decided to take matters into my own hands again hehe.

So i bought a generic air duct from demon tweeks, the only things that needed modding on it was the face of the duct as it was flat. So i just heated it up and put the slightest curve on it to follow the shape of the bumper.

I had an old bumper lying around so used that as a test unit

The results......

If anyone wants to do the same this is the duct i used. Revotec Intake Duct With Offset Outlet | Ducts & Ducting Hose | Air Filters & Accessories | Performance Shop | Demon Tweeks


All thats left to do is cut the back of the duct so it angles towards the intake for a blast of fresh air!

 

[Topher-EK9]

cool stuff you got going on man, very interesting to read about it.

keep up the dedicated work dude. Loving it !!!



also how much for your company stickers. looks good i think

 

[B18C'R EK]

loving the buildup mate, very nice

 

[Pneuma]

cool stuff you got going on man, very interesting to read about it.

keep up the dedicated work dude. Loving it !!!



also how much for your company stickers. looks good i think

Thanks dude, im constantly thinking of more things to make....just need more spare time!

Stickers are £3 delivered. PM me if you want one buddy

loving the buildup mate, very nice

Thank you dude!





Took the plunge and fitted the intake to the bumper today. Needless to say i was shitting myself just before i started cutting up the bumper!

No guts no glory!

Took a fair few tries getting it to sit right but it eventually went in.

Test fit!

Then a coat of paint later!

All that's left to do is put on some black rivets to really secure it down

 

[zakgallagher]

That's brilliant!!

 

[Ade T]

Fantastic example of a ek4!

 

[captain slow]

nice one looks tidy

 

[Mattharvey12]

this just gets better mate!!

do you ever drive this in the rain/wet?

id be worried about getting water in the duct/filter lol

 

[Lee s]

50 KG?!?!?
Jesus!

 

[nuno]

bro ur car is nasty!!!! nasty in america mean super sick, dope etc lol

 

[JDM'dOOTYERNUT]

soooooooo bad ass

 

[EJ Eire]

That cold air feed is perfect man. Never was a fan of the funnel look so that fits the bill nicely. Good work

 

[jamie-gings]

what a savage ek4, lovely set up you have man great power from stock b20

any chance youd make a sunroof delete for an eg civic??