ah was wondering who you were lol super clean car mate. Shouldve intro myself... oh well next time for sure
I was the yellow one on the driveway btw
I was the yellow one on the driveway btw
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Looks gorgeous. Amazing pick up with that low K's on the clock.
Nice E30 also, whats the plan with it?Comment
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Plans for the E30 are BC Racing coilovers and reinforced mounting points (an E30 weakness), upgraded rear-end/diff, E36 rack (more precise than the E30) followed by the Massive Brake Kit ( http://www.massivebrakes.com/brake-s...30_front_280mm or http://www.massivebrakes.com/brake-s...front_300x22mm ). From there I'd love to do a LS drop but while it's been done in the US, engineering in Aust is going to be a pain so a 2JZ seems to be the logical choice - I'm still deciding if I keep it auto or go to a manual setup. It will still be my DD so Auto may be a better option.
I need to re-jig the suspension from the ETA 328 setup to 325 in the process. Along the way I'm going to work on my welding skills (or lack thereof) and sort out the rust in the rear boot wells.
Wheels will need to fit the Massive brakes and fill out/match the time-period of the car and the BBS bodykit as I don't want to lose that - zero offset might do that better than the spacers I'm running.
This is going to be a long work in progress, safety first followed by a decent motor - unless I go the whole hog and rebuild a stroker 2.7 M20 turbo as I already have the 2.7 bottom end for it (needs better pistons, drivetrain and a 325 head/intake rather than the 323 I have on there now).Last edited by Setanta; 27-02-12, 12:21 AM.1988 CRX
1999 Integra Type R
2020 Civic Type RComment
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OMG! you definately picked up a pristine R! congratulations!
i can still remember when my car clocked 40K.. but sadly that is but a far distant memory now
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Car looks great, it is good to see a nice example continue to be looked after. I also remember when my car ticked over 40,000km and it was a very very long time ago.Comment
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Nice DC2R - would be the lowest km in Australia I reckon! I was wondering who brought Dean's DC2R! Sounds like this DC2R has gone to a good home!
Here's the link to an article where it was featured:
http://www.tunerzine.com/view_articl...ry-fresh-typerComment
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Little update:
Bought a few things as I'm on holidays for two weeks - gotta love teaching. Actually, I need it as the transmission on the E30 is whining at 80km/h
The windows were binding when raised and looking at the rubber channels/surrounds I could see it was a bit dirty and dry. OCD time kicked in and out with water (no soap) to clean the channels and mist/wipe down the area that the glass touched with silicon lubricant (no comments thanks
). Problem solved and the glass moves quickly and the motors no longer strain at the half-way point.
Brand new mats (thanks Jeremy) being the most expensive but well worth it for me. These are more backups/display only as the original driver's side cops the heel of my shoes - now I can get a protector pad put on them and not stress over taking away from the factory look (I have a "factory look" mindset from the days of my EF9 - mods as long as it can be reverted to stock).
New radiator cap as the Cusco's rubber was looking a bit average. Not leaking, but pre-emptive replacement. Socks to pretty up the engine bay and contrast to the yellow and a certain red clip that came with the mat.
Cap on
Socks on and looking pretty but looking at the photos I see a bit of dirt around the ridge of the master cylinder. I was going to get the cotton buds out tomorrow to clean down a few bits tomorrow and have added this to the list (OCD sucks big time!).
Engine bay wiped down with a clean cloth, didn't come back dirty other than a touch of oil off the blanked off turbo oil line on the sump - tightened the clamp and cleaned it up. Wiped down the hoses etc and closed the bonnet before I went nuts.
Ok so on to the item that I was most excited about. What I loved about my EF9 SiR was how it was so superior to any Aussie delivered Honda (bar the NSX) of it's time and even through the Aussie EGs and EKs. Little things like "Oh your mats are slipping? Here, we'll hook it in place for you". The 'tegs mats did this too and it's been annoying to scrunch over the bolster and have the mat ruckle up (especially when you are a short-arse and have the seat close to the wheel ).
Enter the mats that Jeremy sold me, complete with red hook. Ok, maybe not the metal one in my EF9 but a plastic one - and DC2R's all being about lightweight... plastic makes sense right? Well anyway time to fit. Pretty obvious except that googling the fitting so I didn't wreck the carpet only brought back a few hits on USDM hooks for their ugly mats. The premise was the same and looking closely, Honda had pre-cut 90% of the carpet and a quick 1cm cut was all that was needed to access the mount behind:
Push the tab into the mounting point and it clicks home
Mat over the top:
and now I can get in and out without the map ruckling up.
Then I notice the dirt etc on the carpet and get the vacume out only to have my daughter scold me for getting too caught up in the car and that I should be spending time with her.
Probably overly detailed for small things, but I figured why the hell not
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1999 Integra Type R
2020 Civic Type RComment
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Still looking Extremely clean PeteComment
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Damn pete looking at your car makes me want a py dc2rsigpicComment
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always loved this car, congrates on obtaining it............Comment
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Looks so good! I wish I had a minty DC2-R like this one.
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Little update:
The aircon has never worked for me so after a few local quotes and being told the compressor needed replacing ($1400 quote at Honda, other suppliers couldn't find it listed) I took it to Braggs Auto-electrical at Carlingford. These guys have worked on many of my cars over an 8 year span and are repairers not replacers. Turns out it's not the compressor, it was a cracked metal pipe that they replaced second hand, re-gassed and told me to bring back to them in the new year for a check-up to make sure they had nailed it.
Happiness is driving on a hot summer day and feeling your arthritis kick in because the AC is blowing ice on your hands
Blue Rays wheel nuts to go on this weekend to replace the stockies - just to keep the Yellow/White/Blue theme going. I'll probably clean the insides of the wheels at the same time again.
On my last oil-change I noticed that oil was leaking past the rubber blind that blocks the turbo oil-drain and decided to replace the sump. I've decided to run a baffle and given the options:
a) New OEM sump with baffle plate welded in (Cheapest solution)
or
b) Mugen baffled sump (expensive solution)
I of course went for the Mugen sump which will hopefully arrive late January.
I'm also going to take a shot at a minimalist mod. I'm not a fan of the OEM antenna but am even less of a fan of the shark fin/S2000 solution. Given that I usually have the iPhone hooked into the stereo unless I feel like submitting myself to the pain of Kyle and Jackie O I'm going to intercept the auto-antenna and mount a small on/off switch out of sight but within reach. That way I can keep it down unless I'm using the radio (which I don't even need up for Sydney listening. I'll see how this goes this weekend (assuming the World hasn't ended).1988 CRX
1999 Integra Type R
2020 Civic Type RComment
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