My Ek4


Few little bits sorted, centre console has always looked a bit of a tight squeeze between the recaros so opted for an Ek9 one.
before
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difference
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after
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just needs a clean :)
and a couple of pics from lastnight
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Looks ace mate, love the wheels and seats! I'm eager to find out what figures you make when your cams, etc are done! I'm awaiting my fogs which I got from accessory zone aslo so seeing yours look so good is making me nervous waiting on mine! good luck! :)
 
so am i buddy, i thought the weather as getting better so was planning on doing it soon, but then it snowed! good ald britain. may have access to a friends garage though, and my TB just arrived so going to order all gaskets etc next pay day. itll be altogether and mapped mid march id say ;)
 
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Rear arch replacement ordered to replace the rusty one, hopefully going in to bodyshop to get afew more bits done aswell ;)

Intake and TB gasket ordered from honda, £21 in total, not too bad. so ive got 99% of the parts i need now, get them fitted soon hopefully then off for mapping, watch this space ;)
 
off to bodyshop on monday, mainly to rid it of the dredded rust on the rear arch wich has been annoying me since day 1. so whole new panel welded in because its a bit scabby all the way around, more noticably where it meets the bumper at the back

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theres also a spec on the roof, which will be blasted back to bare metal and treated and repaired, theres also a small dent on the roof, again from when i bought the car so that ill also be got rid of
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they're the main bits but whilst its in im getting holes in bumper smoothed
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driver side wing replaced as old one has a crack and small crease in and has been repaired in the past
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small mark on passenger door and all dings/scuffs repaired
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so will hopefully come back imperfection free


new wing
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new rear quater
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and engine goodies for when the weather improves.
ITR pistons
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ITR inlet and TB
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gaskets
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just need to order a new timing belt and hgh compession headgasket (0.5mm)and ill have everything i need

no doubt millions of pictures when its back from the bodyshop
 
  • Bit of an update here, been doing a lot of stuff over the last couple of month and thought I should eventually post!

    Camber Arms
    Got these a couple of months ago, you can just sneakily see my J's Racing camber arms in the top of the pic, These are an extremely good bit of kit. Build quality is second to none! They do the job and have bolts for fasteners which I prefer over the allen heads.

    Winter Prep
    Done A couple of things lately,

    Not that the car will be getting much use over winter anyway due to having a daily drive at the moment anyway but I done a bit of a winter prep ...

    Nice tip i've learnt...Duct tape up the threads with copper anti sieze underneath. Undone the small lock and done underneath that aswell to get full thread coverage.

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    To Note
    Forgot to put the spark plug cover back on for these pics and theres a nice one valve and spark plug cover coming soon :)

    Intake
    Bought a Skunk 2 Pro series intake Manifold portmatched to a 70mm BDL throttle body, and also a vacuum spacer to retain all vacuum lines.
    The Skunk2 was hardly used but a little dirty so to freshen things up I cleaned it up a bit and a mate who lives closeby (Cheers Mark!)
    painted it up gold for me. Can't really tell too much from these photos but its an awesome colour and is gonna match the new engine cover superbly O0

    Also while the intake was being refitted I fitted a Hondata Intake heatshield gasket - No pic. (We all know what these look like)

    Cleaned the old IAC / PCV valves while they were off too.

    Also got it a little while ago but havn't updated the thread but I got a DC2 intake pipe and airbox with new air filter.

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    BDL
    I've heard mixed stories but the BDL stuff are actually really nice bits of kit and seem well made
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    Fuel Filter
    While everything was off the intake manifold etc I popped along to a local place and picked a new inline fuel filter (Pro 002 or something manufacturer, I can't remember) some new braided lines and a 90degree banjo fitment.

    As you can see, with the 90degree banjo, the fuel line is redirected along the fuel rail and curves round along the bulkhead. With the fuel filter having a glass casing I'm going to make up a bracket to attach to the bulkhead to keep it secure. Couple of little additions on the line and fasteners will also be made eventually too.

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    Misc bits and bobs
    Whilst I've had the manifold etc off I've gave it a full service....
    Coolant, Oil and filter change, (Including fuel filter and air filter mentioned earlier)

    Got some other goodies fitted now too:
  • Spoon reservoir socks
  • Spoon Rad Cap
  • Spoon Rad Stay
  • Skunk2 Magnetic Sump set
  • New Coolant expansion bottle/cap as the cap had got a crack in :(
  • Front strut brace soon to be fitted but it's getting painted at the moment - Pics soon.

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Samco Hoses

Some lovely new samco hoses and the oem ones were getting a little dated.

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Cam gears
New Buddyclub Cam Gears fitted weighed in at approx 100grams lighter each than standard ek9 ones, sweeeet... all good for rotation mass ;)

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Also tried to give the Timing belt side of the engine a little clean up but its such an awkward place to do! and so many little ledges etc. - Look at the difference between how clean the new water pump is and the rest :(

Crankshaft Oil Seal

This oil seal seemed to have gave up and I bit the bullet in this freezing cold weather (kindof...in my garage with a heater!) and got round to changing it the other day, new belts etc and also bought an inner timing belt cover from Mr H. as these seem impossible to find! and got an outer one for free from a lad near me (Cheers mate)

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Gutted mate :(

I seen the EK9 that had intake/engine/exhaust etc fitted was for sale, maybe its on here now?
 
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