New to ClubITR 2001 DC2R

[John_K20A]

Hey Alex! Cant believe its taken me this long to have a look at your thread. I had the pleasure of seeing her in person so no harm done :P

Can we arrange a shoot before you start any modifications? I would love to capture whats probably the best example in Sydney...

[AL92]

Hey Alex! Cant believe its taken me this long to have a look at your thread. I had the pleasure of seeing her in person so no harm done :P

Can we arrange a shoot before you start any modifications? I would love to capture whats probably the best example in Sydney...

Hey john ! hhahaha thats okay man, its a shame it wasnt looking its best that night, it has some stains for bird shit sap etc all over the bonnet roof etc.

But another 8 -12 hours of my time to go and the car should look like it has a near new paint job.

But the photo shoot, that would be great !! it would be nice to see what the car would look like after someone who knows what there doing taking the pics !

As for the modifications, there gonna stay real minimal just some quality mods, and actually mainly replacing some parts that show major signs of ages i have already made a check list of what needs to be changed just have to finishing funding something els then ill be on it

Update for my thread, i have been busy cutting + buffing my car to remove tree sap stains bid shit stains and mainly sun swirls as i cannot bare seeing it all over the car..

The car is not done yet, i have spent the past 7 hours on the bonnet, front bar and guards it has payed off but when i have completed the car i then have to go back and clean all the left over compound :\

Just if any one is Q how i did it, i used a Rotary Buffer with 3 different type of pads and 3 different types of compound

Rotary Buffer = Mint ProTools ( You should have experience with this type of buffer becasue it is very easy to burn through the paint, i have had over 50 hours on the Rotary buffer from my previous job. )

Pad 1 = Harsh Cutting pad
Pad 2 = Buffing pad
Pad 3 = Finishing Pad

Compound = Menzerna 500G , 2500G , 4000G

Here are a couple of before and after shots, first 2 pictures are my friends Black Astra to you can clearly see.

Before


After


As you can tell on my paint there is a bird shit stain, from not washing it and or whiping off after a long period of time



Now gone.



Now just some reflection shots of the bonnet



Now a shot with the sun on the bonnet to show no swirls.



Will post up more photos of the rest of the car with better before and after shots

[Shakeel]

Wow man, what a crazy difference! Can you teach me your ways?

[rookie]

Wow man, what a crazy difference! Can you teach me your ways?

+1 to that. That is epic clean!

[Newdc2]

Nice job.

[AL92]

Wow man, what a crazy difference! Can you teach me your ways?

Thanks buddy yer the deference is really rewarding for the amount of time you spend on it ! and i will be keen to teach anyone

+1 to that. That is epic clean!

Thanks, it should be completely done soon !

Nice job.

Thanks !

[AL92]

okay so, finally finished buffing my car over the past three day in total i think i spent over 16 hours, but was well worth the out come, just i quick over view of why i wanted to do this and why i spent the time that i did..

When i purchased the car i was not happy with the condition of the paint the car was washed poorly and kept under a tree for long periods of time, and the most common problem , sun swirls.. it had them all over the car.. ways to avoid these types of problems is NOT washing your car with a sponge and drying it with a shammi.. you should use lams whool + waffle weave drying cloth.

In my oppinion big shelf name brands such as mothers & meguiars that say there products can remove swirls + scratches by hand is silly because it cant, un even pressure on the cloth or applicator pad will actually create more! although there ultimate series is quite good for other areas that require attention.

driver side door done !



cut back ready for bufff



Done



Couldnt be bottherd taking more photo's onmy phone.. :\ one last one when the front end was finished



Wish i had a better camera :]

[AL92]

My car just clocked 99,000 so that means its major service time

I went and checked on it today and was very happy with the work done, i did get some great new's, i was told that almost no nuts have ever been taken off, they also said that the car has had a very easy life ! which is great and my rear break pads are still from factory in 2001.

[AL92]

Got my baby back from her 100k service today ! Soo happy it drives sooo smooth and im very happy with the workman ship although it does need some serious cleaning ! on the test drive the car preformed well and everything was great, and they said the engine feels very strong which is good, just a list of what i got done


Genuine Honda Oil Filter
Royal Purple 10w40
Genuine Honda Air Filter
Genuine Honda Coolant (Flush)
Genuine Honda Gear Oil (Flush)
Genuine Honda Break Fluid (Flush)
Genuine Honda Clutch Fluid (Flush)
Genuine Honda Power steering (Flush)
Genuine Honda Timing Belt Kit ( Cam , crank seals tensioner spring etc..)
Genuine Honda Water Pump
Genuine Honda Thermostat
Genuine Honda Rotor button
Genuine Honda Distributor Cap
Genuine Honda Rocker Cover Gasket kit
Dayco Alternator Belt
Dayco Power steering Belt
Dayco Air-Con Belt
Ryco Fuel Filter
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
(R) Disk Machining
Bendix Rear Pads
Adjusted Valve Clearance
Cleaned Throttle Body

Still gt a couple of things i want changed but i will get to that in the next 5k service

[DC2R]

Why didn't you use a genuine oil filter?

[AL92]

Why didn't you use a genuine oil filter?

I did its at the top of the list lol,

[DC2R]

I did its at the top of the list lol,

Sorry man, I mis read.. Then why ryco fuel filter? LoL..

[AL92]

Sorry man, I mis read.. Then why ryco fuel filter? LoL..

haha thats cool dude Well the thing was it wasnt the cheapest service (I work 2 days a week atm lol ) so i tryed to save little bits here and there on the external belts and fuel filter some very small amount of parts i sourced my self, but the ryco fuel filter is not to bad because at the end of the day its not gonna be such a big difference from stock and i can always replace it in the future when i have more money to play with but i think what i have done is quite good and stuck to OEM in the major parts

*Forgot to mansion i got it for free lol

[AL92]

Minor Interior detail

[AL92]

Was great today at the CITR BBQ just two pricures of my car , i will be having some good updates soon just gotta wait about 2 more weeks

Had a good time, also, great people !