After a sad end to my old DC2, I didn't just want to get another VTIR. I'd always wanted a DC2R since I had my first civic, so I set my sights on finding a clean one. None of the car for sale really stood out to me so I just waited, eventually a friend of mine spotted one in a customers garage while doing a job for them, a clean, stock and untouched low KM Champ white DC2R. I was stoked. I had the money ready and bought it as soon as I inspected it, couldn't be happier!
Paint was a little oxidized, so doing what I do best I brought it back.
Looking good, the car was very straight! Until someone decided to back into me the day I bought it.. caved the whole RHS of the bumper in. Got in there with a heat gun and popped it out, but there is still a hole in the bar and it isn't sitting right anymore..
Anyway I really wanted to enjoy the car stock for a while and take in everything this car had to offer, but sooner rather than later the mod bug bit.
It started with a set of wheels. Some 16x7" +42 offset SSR Type C's in gold, which a later swapped for some +35's.
The new owner of my old B20 stopping by, then and now!
Meeemorieeeesssss, after i spun a bearing the new owner put a new crank, sump, driveshafts etc in it along with a DC2R flywheel. Good as gold.
Next up I was heading to the track, and after previous experience as passenger I knew that the SR3's didn't have much hold when using just the seatbelt, so I bought a sparco 4 point harness and also a bride lowered seat rail.
Being a taller guy the rail brought it down enough to let me fit in the car with a helmet on, goood. But still not quite low enough.
I mounted some second hand RE002's on the SSR's and put them on the car, still no coilovers.
I hit the track! With the car standard bar my tyres and harness/rail, I ran a 1:55.6 at winton, a really good baseline for my first track day and testing the limit of the car.
desperately wanting to lower the car and being too impatient to wait and save, i bought a set of second hand buddyclub N+ coilovers for cheap and banged them in to lower it (should have waited but they sufficed)
No pictures of the coilovers but heres some of the car dropped
You can see the remaining damage to the bar after I pushed out the dent
But i was happy with the height, it corners flatter but was obviously more neutral with the OEM suspension.
Shortly after I invested in some Hardrace Roll Centre Adjusters, hardrace rear eyelet bushings/LCA bushings and a Tegiwa BMC stopper.
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All of which made a big difference, the RCA's brought back the lost steering feel and balance that I lost putting in the coilovers, and the Brake stopped made a huge impact on my pedal feel, definitely reccomend to everyone who values the way their brakes feel.
I bought a Spoon N1 axel back muffler + silencer off of a friends DC2R for a really good price, was excited to have some noise again.
It was pretty dirty so after a real good clean and polish I put it on. no pics unfortunately.
I was itching to get back to Winton, but last time my brakes were giving me a lot of trouble, heating up very quickly and vibrating like crazy, shaking the wheel and car whenever hard on the brakes, so before I went the first step was to upgrade, I was back and forth about what to go with but after gathering opinions and doing a bit of research I decided to go with PMU CRD rotors up front paired with some HC800 pads, and some cheaper PMU pads in the rear and bled all round with some penrite high temp fluid, I left the rear rotors as they were due to funds, but they weren't giving me any trouble anyway, along with all new wheel studs up front and new koyo front wheel bearings. Huge thanks to Josh at Sleeping Performance & Mechanical repairs for getting the work done on short notice for me as I was out running around prepping other things.
Paint was a little oxidized, so doing what I do best I brought it back.
Looking good, the car was very straight! Until someone decided to back into me the day I bought it.. caved the whole RHS of the bumper in. Got in there with a heat gun and popped it out, but there is still a hole in the bar and it isn't sitting right anymore..
Anyway I really wanted to enjoy the car stock for a while and take in everything this car had to offer, but sooner rather than later the mod bug bit.
It started with a set of wheels. Some 16x7" +42 offset SSR Type C's in gold, which a later swapped for some +35's.
The new owner of my old B20 stopping by, then and now!
Meeemorieeeesssss, after i spun a bearing the new owner put a new crank, sump, driveshafts etc in it along with a DC2R flywheel. Good as gold.
Next up I was heading to the track, and after previous experience as passenger I knew that the SR3's didn't have much hold when using just the seatbelt, so I bought a sparco 4 point harness and also a bride lowered seat rail.
Being a taller guy the rail brought it down enough to let me fit in the car with a helmet on, goood. But still not quite low enough.
I mounted some second hand RE002's on the SSR's and put them on the car, still no coilovers.
I hit the track! With the car standard bar my tyres and harness/rail, I ran a 1:55.6 at winton, a really good baseline for my first track day and testing the limit of the car.
desperately wanting to lower the car and being too impatient to wait and save, i bought a set of second hand buddyclub N+ coilovers for cheap and banged them in to lower it (should have waited but they sufficed)
No pictures of the coilovers but heres some of the car dropped
You can see the remaining damage to the bar after I pushed out the dent
But i was happy with the height, it corners flatter but was obviously more neutral with the OEM suspension.
Shortly after I invested in some Hardrace Roll Centre Adjusters, hardrace rear eyelet bushings/LCA bushings and a Tegiwa BMC stopper.
[IMG]√https://scontent-nrt1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/20121_824164484333667_3995043336405386107_n.jpg?oh =dfeef27fbe2f85f535285d5fe305b6be&oe=55FBD899[/IMG]
All of which made a big difference, the RCA's brought back the lost steering feel and balance that I lost putting in the coilovers, and the Brake stopped made a huge impact on my pedal feel, definitely reccomend to everyone who values the way their brakes feel.
I bought a Spoon N1 axel back muffler + silencer off of a friends DC2R for a really good price, was excited to have some noise again.
It was pretty dirty so after a real good clean and polish I put it on. no pics unfortunately.
I was itching to get back to Winton, but last time my brakes were giving me a lot of trouble, heating up very quickly and vibrating like crazy, shaking the wheel and car whenever hard on the brakes, so before I went the first step was to upgrade, I was back and forth about what to go with but after gathering opinions and doing a bit of research I decided to go with PMU CRD rotors up front paired with some HC800 pads, and some cheaper PMU pads in the rear and bled all round with some penrite high temp fluid, I left the rear rotors as they were due to funds, but they weren't giving me any trouble anyway, along with all new wheel studs up front and new koyo front wheel bearings. Huge thanks to Josh at Sleeping Performance & Mechanical repairs for getting the work done on short notice for me as I was out running around prepping other things.
Overall I'm stoked with the way the car is at the moment, however new coilovers are first on the list. Sourced out some Spoon N1 original coilovers from a friend, exciting!.
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