**Dnapol’s DC5R Build, MOONSR Legend Lives On**

[rookie]

Looks good mate! Any scrubbing at all?

[bennet654]

Get alignment asap...

[dnapol]

No scrubbing ATM due to the weak offsets but the car is at centreline at the moment getting a guard slice and alignment

He has issues installing camber bolits though as he said they slip heaps an would rather just run the camber plate and possibly 1 bolt. Ideas?

[dnapol]

Alignment Complete
So I just got the car back from Centreline Suspension and couldn't be happier. There were 2 initial hick-ups however they have now all been sorted. 1 was that the camber bolts were deemed unsafe for installation and upon further inspection, we found that ingalls sent me the old style rsx and not the new one hence the wrong size.

The rear camber arms were very adjustable and I was able to acquire the camber I wanted in the rear. The fronts were and issue with no camber bolts so only the Camber Top was used. My alignment specs are as follows:
Left and Right Front: -1 Camber and 0 Toe (each side)
Left and Right Rear: -2 Camber and 1.5mm Toe (each side)

My dampers are set on -12 from the hardest setting on the front and -14 from the hardest setting on the rears. I found this to be a rather "bumpy" ride but enjoy the added cornering firmness it has given me.

Since having the coilovers I've gone for a few spirited hill runs to test them out and I couldn't be happier with my coilover choice, and current alignment specs. Through corners the car feels far more planted as opposed to the 4WD spec I had before and I like the quick response through the steering One potential problem I am suffering is bump steer, which I'm hoping a bump steer kit may somehow solve

Track in under a month to test the new parts, bring it on!
Also, some new shoes arriving shortly, stay tuned

Peace

[iVTEC_R]

Alignment Complete
So I just got the car back from Centreline Suspension and couldn't be happier. There were 2 initial hick-ups however they have now all been sorted. 1 was that the camber bolts were deemed unsafe for installation and upon further inspection, we found that ingalls sent me the old style rsx and not the new one hence the wrong size.

Was it because you needed the 14mm kit but got sent the 16mm kit? Or vice versa?

[dnapol]

Was it because you needed the 14mm kit but got sent the 16mm kit? Or vice versa?

I need the 16mm but was sent 2 pairs of the 14mm :| now im stuck with them and cannot be bothered ordering again from america hahaah

[Norm]

Ohh. I forgot to mention, the GruppM where your sticker is, will rub against the top of your hood. Be sure to maybe put something on the top of your hood area if not your gruppe m and sticker will rub and get ruined over time. Car vibrations shake the gruppe m with your hood.

Norm

[eskimo_firefighter]

Needs more camber king Napo.

[dnapol]

Needs more camber king Napo.

all in good time young grasshopper

Tie rods coming

[dnapol]

Hey guys, been really busy with Year 12 and some other side work that I’ve had so there’s been no time to update my thread. There has been many parts coming in over the last months which I am finally able to share with you all.

Track Day
First off, I attended the July Tampered Motorsport Winton Trackday. New for this track day was my coil-over setup however I was very limited to my full potential on the day by the weather and the fact that my tyres were extremely low on tread. First session out I had matched my PB and next session out I took a second off. This is where Maracer and I had a chat about damper settings and I decided to up them to 20/22. The track also heated up and I felt the car handled a considerable amount better. I ended up shaving a further second and a half off over the following sessions and ended the day with a 1:45.5. Hoping to break into the 1:44s and below with a new set of tyres =)


Okay, time for the new mods.

New Shoes
First off, a mod that has been on order for months now and many of you probably already know what it is…. My new set of rims =D
So here they are, brand new set of TE37SLs 17x9+22 all round. I’ll wait to upload a proper photo of the rims once tyres are fitted, but for now, here is the test fit pic



Tyres
To match the new rims a set of Yokohama S Drives were ordered from Tire Rack (I strongly recommend them for everything!). I’ve chosen to run 235/40/17 all round and only minor camber and guard work will be needed to fit the rims in =D

Defi's
With all the track work I’ve been doing I’ve always wanted a way for my car to talk to me, how she’s going and when she wants a break. For this I decided meters of some sort were necessary. I’ve noticed that many runs the Defi gauges however I’m not the biggest fan of heads up gauges, feels a little intrusive on the dash, so I opted for the Defi Advance ZD Display in the Club Sport package. The package included all necessary sensors to manage water temp, oil temp and oil pressure. Review will come up shortly once the unit is installed and running. I like the clean display view of the ZD, having a digital numerical reading of my temps will be more efficient in my opinion when I’m in need of data quick :P
To fit the sensors to the relevant areas I also purchased the GReddy Oil Sandwich Plate and the GReddy Water Hose Adaptor.



Headers
To complete the IHE system it was time for me to get some headers. Unfortunately Toda headers were not available on the market at the time I needed them and I decided to go the bang for buck method. In came a set of PLM K20 4-2-1 headers from Pung_dc2 on these forums. The headers are really nice and the welds seem strong and clean. Since fitting them I’ve noticed a nice increase in power and a lovely raspy loud note from the exhaust. The headers were a little longer than stock which meant my exhaust isn’t sitting inside the rear bar which means less droning too



The test pipe that came with the headers was obviously not street legal and the fines are pretty excessive here in Victoria. So whilst up in NSW for World Time Attack I decided to swing by BYP to grab one of their pre welded 100cel cats in the test pipe. The welds are extremely nice (even better than the headers). If only they could stay so shiny forever, simply beautiful.

Nardi
Impulse buying began to kick in whilst I was up in Sydney. The theme of fast cars made me want to buy some presents for my baby girl so I decided to upgrade the Momo stock steering wheel (completely unnecessary). Made a day trip to JDM Yard and picked up a Nardi Deep Corn 35cm steering wheel as well as a HKB Boss kit to link the wheel to the dash.



Skunk2 Magnetic Sump Bolts were also acquired.

And lastly, I took part in Uccy’s group buy on the Todds Tie Rods and before I knew it, the tie rods had come in. These tie rods are mean, love the build on them. Can’t wait to acquire some more camber on the front for the rim fitment

So there we go, a fair few mods have come in and are being installed over the coming weeks and months. That’s it for now guys. Comments are appreciated =D

Peace x

[plAythiNG]

great update!!!!

[stienerv2]

Hey was the steering wheel hard to install?

[Oz Striker]

Nice update man, those wheels are going to look beast on your car, looking forward to seeing some pics when theyre on


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[rookie]

Nice update! What do you mean the weather up at Winton was not allowing full potential? The weather was amazing! Haha.

Nice headers, they look awfully similar to something sitting in my room at the moment :P

[dnapol]

Hey was the steering wheel hard to install?

Not really, just took some time and patience. Hardest part was removing the actual wheel, we ended up using a crane like tool that pulled the wheel off with tension. Love the result though

Nice update! What do you mean the weather up at Winton was not allowing full potential? The weather was amazing! Haha.

Nice headers, they look awfully similar to something sitting in my room at the moment :P

Haha the first half of the day had average weather and my tyres let go before the second half of the day :P Although our epic weight reduction helped with the times :P haahahah

And yes, headers are sick man! You should be excited