this is the earliest pic i have found after flying to leeds and buying it off ebay
. obviously something was goin to be wrong with it and it made the trip home faultless... nearly just drank ALOT of oil!
found the oil leak was due to the sump being held on by just 3 tight bolts, we then started on some serious stripping, and matt black, evo 4 seats on custom frames came at a bargin.
here it is ready for the first track day at castle combe, notice my last track hack parked in front... rover 414 si, alot of laughs that car
had 2 awesome sessions on track.
then this happened:
the clutch broke up and jammed on, so decided to drive home. 3 miles down the road it started working again and felt perfect again, anyway this couldnt happen on track again so new xtd clutch and fly wheel when on, and im really happy with them.
i believe the clutch happened due to the clutch damper, so swiftly removed it and had a custom braided pipe made, also saved about 2kg taking it off!!!
Here's a couple videos from back in 2010
i really wanted some sexy wheels on and a front splitter so i went shopping.
so far ive done several days at castle combe and a long weekend at the nurburg ring, the car has done fantastic and only the chimps operating it letting the side down
On the way to Germany just leaving home the exhaust manifold clipped a speed bump and damaged the lower bracket which eventually ripped itself off and left us to repair it early morning the next day.
Neither of us spoke german but managed to talk a garage into letting us use there broken welding machine to fix the holes ourselves
Just goes to show how nice they are doesn't it? After welding/ drilling and tapping out some broken studs they were so impressed we got offered a job haha.
while the weather had been to bad to use the lude (remember no heaters?) i decided to fit my new poly bush kit and found myself some free time in work to modify some of the arms and they just got back from the powerder coaters.
thats the rear done just need some dry weather to get it all back on, and i found my rear subframe is a little rusty so replaced it for a better one and seam welded it and had it powder coated to match.
This is a pic from castle Combe 2011, I've now sold the wheels
http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af2 ... /028-1.jpg
In feb I joined a guy in having a custom cage fitted, my parents offered to pay so I wasn't goin to say no
A quick engine pic, taken whilst cleaning the vtec solenoid
Ap racing bias valve fitted to rear brakes, makes a huge difference to controlled braking
Finally how it's sat now
The old black wheels have gone, now rocking the rays split rims and supra 16x8 alloys may even try the rear 9' soon
Big gay exhaust too
current car spec
engine:
lightened xtd flywheel new bearing
Xtd stage 3 clutch ( re plated)
pas removed
ac removed
balance belt removed
ebay induction kit
ebay manifold custom ported and 2.5 collector
Custom fitted evo4 hks exhaust 2.5'-3'
carbon canister removed
Robs ecu chip
engine mounts filled with sikaflex
Ported tb and inlet mani, blanked off unwanted take offs
Tru power alt pulley
Civic 52mm alloy rad
Gearbox
Dino's old gearbox with m factory final drive and atr lsd
suspension/wheels/brakes:
D2 coilovers
Rays engineering split rim rears 16x8 et 30 225/50/16 r888
Supra 16x8 et 30 fronts 225/50/16 r888
Fn2 front calipers machined to suit atr disc
Dc5 rear brakes
Fully run stainless braided brake lines
Ap bias valve for rear
Rear 2ws subframe seam welded
Lightened lca's
Rear fully poly bushed
Front fully poly bushed
New ball joints all round
Rear wishbones plated
Tanabe front and rear arbs
5th gen front hubs and driveshafts
interior:
Custom 6 point roll cage
all interior removed
all heating/cooling removed
4 point sparco haness
evo 4 seats
ebay short shifter
Small Battery relocated to boot
Exterior
Matt black paint with st orange roof
Vs rear skirt
Imported front lip
Hayabusa mirrors
Rear wing spaced higher
Bonnet lifters
currently pushing 198bhp at the wheels and weighs 1160kg with me (65kg) and half a tank of fuel
New parts for 2013:
5 stud hub conversion on rear
Rear springs
Rear disc conversion
I've also got a new engine for next year
Rebuilt h22a5
Crower stage 2 cams
Type s pistons
Kaisenspeed balance shaft kit
Supertech valve springs, retainers.
Adjustable cam gear
ARP head studs
New gaskets through out
New bearings through out
Rc440 injectors
Manual cambelt tensioner
All that for around £200
Now I've also bought my obx 52mm itb's just waiting for delivery on Tuesday!
Here's a couple pics
Next years plans
Fit the engine
Dta engine management
4pot front brakes
Rear brake kit
and hope to read more about your track time and future mods 
and some nice mods! Have you noticed any extra stiffness in the car since the cage has been installed? Does it make it corner any better?
