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2007 May - Apexi VAFC Neo

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:37 pm
by Kawa
VAFC Neo fitted - By the end, I'm not too keen on this unit, or the way I have fitted it. It may be coming back out again next weekend.

Item arrived in the post
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The original idea was to split the neo in half, screen on the front and buttons to the side. Unfortunately the circuit board is one piece across the whole unit :(


Facelift Speaker Covers destroyed.
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Center piece cut out
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The unit squeezes nicely into the oem speaker bracket
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A little Carbon Fiber later...
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Test fit in the car, to ensure shape has not been distorted
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Fiber Glass reinforcement behind old speaker grill
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A bit of filler and rub down
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First coat of primer and rub down
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Several more coats of primer and run down and the paint finish is still crap with a run too! I can't paint for jobby :lol:
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The finished article...
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In the car....
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Connected up....and I hate it
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Incidentally, the wiring, while all the colours are the same (with the exception of 2 wires) Apexi decided to use an identical connector. However the male and female connectors were the wrong way round, so I had to completely re-wire it.

It's going to be resprayed in satin black next weekend, and if I still hate it, the old one is going back in :? :(

2007 May - Razo Gearstick Knob

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:51 am
by Kawa
Gearstick was looking a bit bruised and battered. A new Razo item was too expensive so........Tonights polishing -

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2007 Jun - Exedy Clutch & Fidanza Flywheel

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:54 am
by Kawa
These arrived yesterday - got stung for 33 quid import tax :roll:

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2007 Jun - Sat Nav in speaker cover

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:56 am
by Kawa
Pissed off with removing the sat nav from the car all the time...:?

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It's now molded into the right speaker cover

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For once I was actually please with the result :D

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Another pic of the left side of the dash

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2007 Jul - Polished VTEC Battery Cover

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:02 am
by Kawa
Battery cover fitted just before japshow.........

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There's a second stainless sheet under there which gives a nice effect..

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2007 Jul - M2B4 LSD Gearbox

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:09 am
by Kawa
A little bit of LSD never goes a miss
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Gearbox cleaned up a bit
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Not a perfect finish, but acceptable
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2007 Jul - Engine Swap

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:19 am
by Kawa
fooked engine video :lol:

Might be something simple, but it's been knocking since last October :roll: and it seized in traffic (pointing to something perhaps bottom end) we figured rather than spend 2 days stripping it down, we'd spend 2 days swapping it over.



engine bay today has been cleaned down after the engine swap and i've changed the rear silencer back to my old one. the silencer still rattles a bit but it's alot quieter the other one i put on :?

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At the end of june 2007, my engine seized. Fortrunatly I had a spare engine that I brought from Edd 6 months earlier - how is that for forward planning!! :lol:

On Order from MrH
Cambelt Tensioner
Flywheel Bolts x8
Clutch Bolts x6
Hub Nuts x2
EGR Gasket (on back order)
Intake gasket
Gearbox Oil - Collect from Honda

On Order from others
Water Pump
Gates Balancer, cam belt, tensioner set
Oil Filter
Air Con bypass belt

Need
Engine Oil

Will need to use existing gearbox mounting bolts.

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Small update, removed the old engine today. Fitted the new clutch, flywheel, and gearbox to the new engine. swapped the cam covers over and the new engine is fixed into the bay.

3 hours to remove engine start to finish which wasn't too bad so say it's only the second time we've done it.

Spent 5 hours fitting new water pump, cam belt, balancer shaft belt, crank pulley with associated engine timing, swapping the engine looms over, cleaning as much of the EGR system as possible, fooking about with the fuel rail, swapping the intake manifold over, fitting the flywheel, clutch and gearbox, VSS, clutch slave cylinder, starter motor, fixing a broken part of the engine loom (damaged on engine removal) and finally putting the lump back in the engine bay.

BIG THANKS to Si for coming down for weekend to help us out of the jobby, never would of got this far without ya mate 8)

Tomorrow is another day, hopefully the weather will hold out - shhhhhhhh - shouldn't have said anything :roll: :lol:
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old engine

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old engine out

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And you wont go far wrong with a crank locking tool like this 1, comes in handy for a hammer, wheel chock, engine hoist etc etc

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polished crankcase and head
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wiring loom on
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intake manifold fitted
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crank timed up
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balancer shaft looking pin inserted
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balancer shaft timed up
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camshafts timed up
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'big-bertha' - the crank locking tool
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new water pump, oil filter cam belt and balancer belt fitted
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fly wheel fitted with new bolts
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erm....we forgot to take any pics on sunday :oops:

2007 Sep - More engine bay bling

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:37 am
by Kawa
some more shiny bits

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started polishing it a while back, but lost interest :roll:


Oh and a random pic of my current engine used to look like

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2007 - Goodyear EAGLE F1 GS-D3

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:39 am
by Kawa
http://www.mytres.co.uk

Goodyear EAGLE F1 GS-D3 215/40 ZR17 - 76 quid a tyre - can't fault that price at all


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Bit of an update - ordered the tyres from mytyres dot scum (ooops sorry dot com) on thursday night, paid in full, expect delivery perhaps tuesday for fitting wednsday.

got home friday night to receive an email, they wanting a fax copy of a bill with my home address on - I can't do this until I'm back on work on monday (today).

because they can not guarantee a delivery date until the order is processed and I dont want to process the order until they guarantee a tuesday delivery (which they can't) I told them to stick it and cancelled the order.

I understand about identity fraud, but there was no warning on the website. I would have done the fax bit, but already wasted 3 days pissing about. They honestly think that sending a bill by fax is proof of who i am? they not heard of Microsoft Word or Photoshop??

Anyways, cut a long story short (too late for that!!) I rang camskill, they near enough matched the price (within 3 quid per tyre) and guaranteed a weds AM delivery - just in time for fitting weds PM - very helpful guys too!!

http://www.camskill.co.uk


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(Aug 2008)

Gone through a set of Goodyears in 11 months and done approx 24,000 miles

2008 Feb - 5Zigen Cat Back Pro Race Type A

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:47 am
by Kawa
Ordered from Carl @ Invotec, he had it in stock, so was a next day delivery 8)

Wasn't too inpressed with some of the welding, while it was ok, it was not as neat at the Tsudo or Fujitsubo units.


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IMO, some of this welding is appauling for a unit of this cost....although it does do the job and at the end of day - who gonna see it - the welding police? :lol:


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This unit is part of the new Jasma rating, restricting the noise to 90db. All three silencers are straight through.


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The seems of the middle silensers are secure, albeit discoloured........ :?


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Some JDM yO! side exit jobby going on 8)


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Really should have cleaned the car :?


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Just waiting for the new JDM de-cat to arrive........