***Official What did you do to your EK today***

[beeza]

haha Thanks man :thumbsup: nothing major this time, just a service, new catch can setup and a bigger vacuum box for my quads. As well as new drive shaft boots.

Dude, I have riding the Lid for about 15 years as well. Love it. Just have to drive like 2 hours to the closest decent wave :o sucks, but worth it when its on.

I finially checked on the map where ya are,super close to Andy! i was just down in St kilda for a week a while back,ya might have seen the pics already - link (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?131971-Beeza-does-Melbourne-the-Yarra-Valley-dandenong-ranges-and-Phillip-Island!)

So nice down there!! I was really impressed,loved it!

So have U driven great ocean road a few times? :) THAT'S what I really wanna do!

[DNYALL]

I'm about half hour drive from his old workshop in Ringwood so wasn't too bad. I have driven the GOR a couple of times, but it is so far away and gets a lot of traffic so not really worth the drive unless you have a big group going, which doesn't seem to happen anymore. To be honest most of the best roads in VIcco are at or really close to my house in Healesville. That and the Mt Baw Baw road, but that is also ages away from my place.

Mt Baw Baw > Reefton Spur/Black spur > GOR.

[beeza]

Cheers for that,great to know Mike!

Well today I used done some pre-summer polishing/protecting of the body work on the car.

I used meguirs scratch X 2.0,then polish and wax.I did 1/3 of the car,it took 2 1/2 hrs and looks Brilliant.The scratch X 2.0 takes out all the small scratches,just what my car needs.

[1996_EK_Civic]

I attempted to put my front strut brace on, but had no success. The bolts are on very very tight... I was Pushing on the house wall trying to loosen them....

[mugen_ctr]

use a breaker bar man, thats the only real diy tool i can think of besides using a air gun, lol

[D16EK1]

finally able to get the car back on the road after a full rebuild to the D16, needed new rings, con rod bearings, thrust bearing, valve stem seals, new clutch. also lightened the flywheel, ported the intake and exhaust's, Valve regrind and reseat. currently driving it on the break in period but absolutely feel its pulling alot more power than the stock motor ;D

[defect]

thrashed it :D

[beeza]

finally able to get the car back on the road after a full rebuild to the D16, needed new rings, con rod bearings, thrust bearing, valve stem seals, new clutch. also lightened the flywheel, ported the intake and exhaust's, Valve regrind and reseat. currently driving it on the break in period but absolutely feel its pulling alot more power than the stock motor ;D

That's very refreshing to hear,keep us posted!!

[D16EK1]

That's very refreshing to hear,keep us posted!!

i got some photos of it being all apart im just not too sure where to post em D; >< dont flame the noob! im sorry~

[MikeyG]

looked at it and got sad that its not running :(

[Alvis]

Gave her some TLC with a wash and polish + fitted decals and garnish set:

http://a.imageshack.us/img295/5743/s1020009edit.jpg
By civica (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/civica) at 2010-08-26

http://a.imageshack.us/img641/9176/s1020012edit.jpg
By civica (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/civica) at 2010-08-26


Garnish set:

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/8535/s1020005edit.jpg
By civica (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/civica) at 2010-08-26

[DNYALL]

I like the garnish on the door sills, looks cool :thumbsup:

I have been up all night getting the car ready for autosalon. Literally just finished now at 4am... (sort of finshed, still needs a vacuum) I Lowered it to the lowest the Buddyclubs RSD's could go (prob not as low as i had hoped but low enough :) ), fitted my EK9 door visors (pain in the ass...) Fitted my super hot spoon wipers (sik), made a bracket and mounted up the new Vacuum box for the quads, Put the freshly painted front bar on ( had to put that back together - fogs, winglets, grill etc) Also had some new T1R's fitted today, now i have a small amount of stretch action going on haha It has been a long night :/ sigh.

[sangyz]

:thumbsup: Good work will definetly come to see you car

[Temp3st]

I like the garnish on the door sills, looks cool :thumbsup:

I have been up all night getting the car ready for autosalon. Literally just finished now at 4am... (sort of finshed, still needs a vacuum) I Lowered it to the lowest the Buddyclubs RSD's could go (prob not as low as i had hoped but low enough :) ), fitted my EK9 door visors (pain in the ass...) Fitted my super hot spoon wipers (sik), made a bracket and mounted up the new Vacuum box for the quads, Put the freshly painted front bar on ( had to put that back together - fogs, winglets, grill etc) Also had some new T1R's fitted today, now i have a small amount of stretch action going on haha It has been a long night :/ sigh.

Its not gonna be at the QLD Autosalon as well is it?

[MikeyG]

put the interior back in all is good need conversion harness, need fuel press hose and need to connect the brake hose then register then tune and im set :D



then respray then new wheels blahblahblahblahba

[1996_EK_Civic]

got my strut brace installed, had to use a rattle gun to get the last bolt off

[DNYALL]

Its not gonna be at the QLD Autosalon as well is it?

Haha don't think so mate. As much as i would love to be up there :)

[Temp3st]

Haha don't think so mate. As much as i would love to be up there :)

haha boo i was hoping to finally see the car in person! oh well all good anyway good luck at the Autosalon make sure you get photos

[Mugen Civic]

installed headers today

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk251/Mugen_Civic_photo/DSC00098a.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk251/Mugen_Civic_photo/DSC00099a.jpg

[EK1.6LCIV]

I used meguiar's spray to clean the dust off yesterday, now it's in the show getting some touch ups and a few things wired up

then ipod box installed :)

[Temp3st]

I used meguiar's spray to clean the dust off yesterday, now it's in the show getting some touch ups and a few things wired up

then ipod box installed :)

Damn doing big things aye :P That dude that rang me yday might be buying my car after all :D so stoked aye but not getting TOO excited just yet. Thanks for showing me around yday man and introducing me to some of the people it was good to finally talk to some brisbane Honda people so next time i go up i dont feel so nigel :D

[EK1.6LCIV]

big is next month better sway, asr, f7 this and that and waiting for suspension

also rebuilding a rear disc conversion set up

[Temp3st]

big is next month better sway, asr, f7 this and that and waiting for suspension

also rebuilding a rear disc conversion set up

Ooohhh shit aye geez a lot of things happening in your end of the woods! And yeah hopefully next month's meet is bigger aye, but i think it will be bigger

[EK1.6LCIV]

I hope so, I wouldnt mind trying to tee up something with some workshops to try and display their goods or something along those lines?

[Temp3st]

I hope so, I wouldnt mind trying to tee up something with some workshops to try and display their goods or something along those lines?

Hmm that could be good HOWEVER i dont think DFO would appreciate good being displayed on their premises that arent part of their agreements n stuff get what i mean?

[na-118]

bolt straight on what headers are they

thanks


installed headers today

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk251/Mugen_Civic_photo/DSC00098a.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk251/Mugen_Civic_photo/DSC00099a.jpg

[EK1.6LCIV]

Hmm that could be good HOWEVER i dont think DFO would appreciate good being displayed on their premises that arent part of their agreements n stuff get what i mean?

he's open to ideas waiting for a response :)

[Temp3st]

he's open to ideas waiting for a response :)

Oh snap you're doing well then haha that would be wicked man would make the trip for me even more worth it

[57U-00]

today I painted my brake calipers and rear drums...

unfortunately my personalised plates were colour coded to another car so I painted them gold so the numberplate doesn't look odd... lol

http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020002.jpghttp://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020008.jpg
http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020011.jpghttp://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020009.jpg
http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020016.jpghttp://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020018.jpg
http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020022.jpghttp://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/P1020014.jpg

Short ram air intake with pod filter and magnaflow exhaust on order...

[Temp3st]

damn man that looks good, suits the car!

[57U-00]

i was a bit iffy about the gold at first... but wanted to do something different because everyone goes for the "go fast" colours... red is really over done... so classy yet a little flashy and doesn't attract TOO much attention...

[Alvis]

I like it. Love the gold. So much nicer than the red IMO :)

What brand did you use? Did you do primer and clear?

[Alvis]

What headers did you use Bobby? They look awesome! ;)

[57U-00]

I like it. Love the gold. So much nicer than the red IMO :)

What brand did you use? Did you do primer and clear?

no primer... just 4 coats... and i used VHT Caliper paint... $16.95 @ Auto Barn...

used a wire brush to scrub the outside and sprayed it with K&H Wax and grease remover (degreaser solvent - quick dry), then used the heat gun on it to make sure it was 100% dry... after that just 4 light coats of the VHT Caliper Paint... the longest part was waiting for each coat to touch dry 100% before putting the next coat on... about 10 mins in between each coat...

[DNYALL]

I did mine gold back in the day, looks good imo. Nice work :thumbsup:

[Mugen Civic]

bolt straight on what headers are they

thanks


What headers did you use Bobby? They look awesome! ;)

Found these mandrel bent headers on ebay, thought i'd just give it ago

[Pola-Civic]

Today i sent the Ek to get a new d16 :) since the old 1 had Spun the main bearing :P now to get a fresh k's motor :P!!

[chickeneg3]

Today i sent the Ek to get a new d16 :) since the old 1 had Spun the main bearing :P now to get a fresh k's motor :P!!


sounds very nice, i think you should turbo your d16 for extra poweeer.

[Pola-Civic]

lol chickeneg3 i got those wheel on my ek in ur pic well Gab copy there T's red polished lip :P in 4studd
Yeh turbos nice drove my mates 1 and i fell inlove LOL but costly when the bottem shit itself LOL then shit itself within a day HAHA thats wat 14psi does :P

[Pola-Civic]

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4418/p240410133333333337.jpg

[chickeneg3]

nice eg, bit ricey though

[na-118]

you have a link to the headers cuz?

[Pola-Civic]

nice eg, bit ricey though

NO not nice EG NICE EK!!!! silly!!! *SLAP*

[Alvis]

no primer... just 4 coats... and i used VHT Caliper paint... $16.95 @ Auto Barn...

used a wire brush to scrub the outside and sprayed it with K&H Wax and grease remover (degreaser solvent - quick dry), then used the heat gun on it to make sure it was 100% dry... after that just 4 light coats of the VHT Caliper Paint... the longest part was waiting for each coat to touch dry 100% before putting the next coat on... about 10 mins in between each coat...

Yeh, nice - good job :)

> State Debt Recovery Office knocked back my appeal of an unfairly issued $201 parking ticket in a No Stopping Zone. Damn thieves.

[sangyz]

Gonna start stripping my car... and start wire tucking my car!! :D

[Alvis]

console ashtray arrived from Honda

[57U-00]

last night after work with the assistance of a mate we installed my Simota short ram air intake and pod filter... sounds nice...

http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/57U-00/94%20Civic%20GLi/SRAIandPod.jpg

4" cannon exhaust going on tomorrow :cool::thumbsup:

[StrawberryFace]

nice.. be careful buddy thats defect unless you can make a cover for it which im gonna do this weekend aswell. get some headers and youll be set will sound even better.

[Temp3st]

I'm hopefully selling my EK this afternoon :D

[na-118]

drain the oil in the sump, and started it up, no excuses for motor swap

[57U-00]

nice.. be careful buddy thats defect unless you can make a cover for it which im gonna do this weekend aswell. get some headers and youll be set will sound even better.

yeah, did that last night, and went straight out and bought a heat sheild this morning for it... its all legal now :D

CBF taking photos of it right now because it was a real tricky piece of work getting it in with the bracket and all the rest of it... lol... on that note, the power gain is noticable on a D-Series engine... had a turbo-charged subaru outback with a nice exhaust on it give me a run at a set of lights... but i stopped trying at 60km/h because i'm good lil boy ;)

[DNYALL]

yeah, did that last night, and went straight out and bought a heat sheild this morning for it... its all legal now :D

CBF taking photos of it right now because it was a real tricky piece of work getting it in with the bracket and all the rest of it... lol... on that note, the power gain is noticable on a D-Series engine... had a turbo-charged subaru outback with a nice exhaust on it give me a run at a set of lights... but i stopped trying at 60km/h because i'm good lil boy ;)

All depends on the policeman unfortunately... A mate of mine had CAI setup, pod down inside the front bar and they still put it down as a defect. simply because it wasn't stock.... They can pretty much defect anything they want to be honest.... Meh, don't worry about it man, the sound and slight power increase are worth the tiny risk :thumbsup:

[57U-00]

All depends on the policeman unfortunately... A mate of mine had CAI setup, pod down inside the front bar and they still put it down as a defect. simply because it wasn't stock.... They can pretty much defect anything they want to be honest.... Meh, don't worry about it man, the sound and slight power increase are worth the tiny risk :thumbsup:

Not sure where Healesville is (NSW / Sydney i'm guessing), but in QLD they generally don't cause too much issue with things like this... the only time they go thru ur car with a fine tooth comb is if ur acting like a complete twat and deserve to get defected... with all the hooning laws up here its hard for ppl doing dodgy stuff to get away with it anymore... as long as the car isn't slammed to the shit-house and looks respectable and ur not driving ridiculously they'll leave u alone... exposed they'll put on a turn, but the if its covered by at least a heat sheild they don't worry... still got all the stock parts handy anyway just incase ;)

[Alvis]

DNYALL your car looked great at the show - how'd you shine your valve cover? Looks fantastic in ur engine bay!

[Riced_Civic]

didnt do it 2day but put these on yesterday.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb278/riced_civic/IMG_1184_640x427.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb278/riced_civic/IMG_1183_640x427.jpg

[Temp3st]

Hey man let me know how the BCs treat you as im looking into buying a set soon. Cheers

[Riced_Civic]

there great i also have them on my ES and they are awesome, been thru many track days.

i took it for a drive last nite and all was set on 0 and it felt awesome, it stiffened up the car alot and took all the roll out. i also changed the spring rate when i ordered them so these are a bit stiffer then the usual EK spring you get with them.

the EK is a track only car.

[mugen_ctr]

what are the spring rate for BC? Just curious as im wanting to buy these in the near future....
Isnt the Ek9's running some where around 8-9kg/mm factory? so these coilovers would some what needa be around 10-12kg/mm to put perform ek9 suspension right

[eeKayFouR]

i think when ordering BC, you can specify what spring rates you want. 12F 10R sounds good :D but you have to put up with the harsh ride lols

[Riced_Civic]

yes like eekayfour said when u order BC u can specify what spring rates u want. i choose the 12f 10R, as per what its suppose to be 12/6, which is really off if u ask me.

[DNYALL]

Hardrace stuff is AWESOME!! i am rockin there Spherical trailing arm bushing. spot on gear. Not sure on those BC's to be honest, but then i haven't tryed them so i can't say much. They just seem to remind me of all the rest of the generic coil over brands eg. D2, HSD, K-sport etc. Can't wait to be out on the track with you and your EK mate :thumbsup:

[mugen_ctr]

yea 12/6 sounds abit uneven, hmmm, 12/10 sounds like the good combo :)
Harsh rides are what makes the experience for coilovers better, lol

[na-118]

Integra Blades VS EK4 Wheels.....
Changed them back to EK4 ones as the blades had bald tyres.
What do you guys think of polished EK4 wheels?

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/327/01092010015.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/01092010015.jpg/)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2881/01092010018.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/01092010018.jpg/)

[Temp3st]

I sold my EK yesterday :D onto my very own EG now :D

[eeKayFouR]

get out of our thread! traitor!!


:p congrats on the sale~ finally !

[57U-00]

get out of our thread! traitor!!


:p congrats on the sale~ finally !

Lol... leave Temp3st alone... EG Civics FTW! :p

[57U-00]

I sold my EK yesterday :D onto my very own EG now :D

any pics of the EG yet?

[Temp3st]

There will be when the rain pisses off and I have a chance to wash it n take some photos! I was shocked at how well it performs for being dead stock!

[SuperJDM.]

Integra Blades VS EK4 Wheels.....
Changed them back to EK4 ones as the blades had bald tyres.
What do you guys think of polished EK4 wheels?

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/327/01092010015.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/01092010015.jpg/)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2881/01092010018.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/01092010018.jpg/)

haha man so hard to pick they both go well with the car, but if i really had to go with one ill go with the top one

[Riced_Civic]

lol the pic of the EG in the background looks like its floating.

[mugen_ctr]

Bought some 3mm spacers for the rear, the rim now sits flush with the front rims, looks nicer now :)

[SuperJDM.]

Bought some 3mm spacers for the rear, the rim now sits flush with the front rims, looks nicer now :)

lol does 3MM make a difference :S

[mugen_ctr]

i thought the same, lol turns out 3mm just made it sit normal to the front wheels, was gonna get 6mm, but good thing i didnt

[blabla]

Installed Em1 style rear lights :D good fitment for after-market.

[DNYALL]

i thought the same, lol turns out 3mm just made it sit normal to the front wheels, was gonna get 6mm, but good thing i didnt

I was tryin to reply to your PM for a few days, your inbox was full... I am also using 3mm spacers to answer your question by the way.

[mugen_ctr]

ah sorry man my bad... yea turns out 3mm spacers is the optimum for rims that size on the rear

thx man

[StrawberryFace]

Integra Blades VS EK4 Wheels.....
Changed them back to EK4 ones as the blades had bald tyres.
What do you guys think of polished EK4 wheels?

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/327/01092010015.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/01092010015.jpg/)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2881/01092010018.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/01092010018.jpg/)

blades man by far

[na-118]

lol the pic of the EG in the background looks like its floating.

yeah it's a raised civic,,, LOL its on stands

[StrawberryFace]

gave it a beating and enjoyed it

[na-118]

haha, also installed a headunit 6by9s and 6's for front old ones are from previous owner dicked out

[NatEK4]

Installed mugen extractors, hi flow cat and custom catback :)

[Alvis]

Just read there was a car accident in South Hurstville, 12.15am this morning, involving a Honda sedan possibly street racing. Hopefully not one of our forum members:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=7956641

[sangyz]

... geez...

[sangyz]

video is up on that article .. looks horrific..

[Alvis]

... if they survive they will be 2 very lucky people.. think it looked like an Accord

[na-118]

thats crazy split in two halves for sure racing in mums car

[ek4-guy]

Thread needs a kick along

i know there is no turbo yet and thats because i want to run the b18c for a few weeks before turboing it

and i know it's a mess valve cover will be getting painted, wires and hoses tucked a lil as well as catch can and coil will be mounted differently

i couldn't fit my injen intake on as the edelbrock sits lower than the oem manifold :(

so looks like i will need a new intake pipe for the turbo aswell

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/ek4-guy/ek4.jpg

[dusAn]

washed it then it rained. fml

[na-118]

oldschool on the forums currently selling turbo setup for 2k man cheap as chips!
for the valve cover did you cut straight down to expose the timing gears and belt?
thanks

[ek4-guy]

oldschool on the forums currently selling turbo setup for 2k man cheap as chips!
for the valve cover did you cut straight down to expose the timing gears and belt?
thanks

I already have Dean's (DLO01) turbo kit so I'm more than good in that department

Yep I cut the timing belt cover off ages ago I just like the look of it

[na-118]

yeah like the look of it too haha
did you just use a hacksaw or something dl001 turbo kits off chops!

[DNYALL]

Installed mugen extractors, hi flow cat and custom catback :)

oooh nice :thumbsup:

[ek4-guy]

yeah like the look of it too haha
did you just use a hacksaw or something dl001 turbo kits off chops!

i used i grinder to take the bulk off then used a dremel to finish it off

[57U-00]

cannon exhaust install fail over the weekend :( however getting it installed professionally quite cheap tomorrow morning :D costing me a little extra because i won't let them hack apart my stock exhaust, just incase I want to change it back... and I'm asking for the stock exhaust back as well, which means fabricating new piping which also means its costing me $90 instead of $60... but still... can't complain...

[Alvis]

Integra Blades VS EK4 Wheels.....
Changed them back to EK4 ones as the blades had bald tyres.
What do you guys think of polished EK4 wheels?

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/327/01092010015.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/01092010015.jpg/)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2881/01092010018.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/01092010018.jpg/)

I like the blades (very rare to see) - they give the car a bit more of an edge being polished. What size are they - 16s? EK4s are ok on hatch (seen some on sedans and just doesn't look right IMO), but if you polished up the EK4s they'd look pretty schmick too... my 2 bobs worth anyway :)

[sangyz]

aint blades 15's?

[na-118]

blades are 15inch thanks for your input on the edge of polishing the ek4 wheels just ahvn't seen enough ahha

[Alvis]

can't you get tyres changed over to blades if EK4s are same size anyway...?

[na-118]

yeah you can cuz,

[57U-00]

4" cannon muffler installed today, and it sounds awesome... has evened out all the extra power that the short ram air intake added so I can lay the foot to the carpet in higher gears at lower revs and get some kind of a response...

[DNYALL]

I adjusted my coil-overs so that the springs are properly tight and slightly compressed when the car is raised. I am thinking it will handle better now, wait n see i guess. Also slighty lowered the front a tiny bit more :)

[Riced_Civic]

got my wheel alignment 2day ready for winton in november.

gonna work on teh cars body over the week end

[57U-00]

decibel testing my exhaust tonite after work... i'm a little worried that my new awesome sounding exhaust isn't exactly legal, even tho the mob that put it on said that they tested it and it was... my car can't sound that good and be legal... lol

[Riced_Civic]

well a 4 inch cannon will never be legal, its one of those things if the police just look at its and automatic "thats to loud." defect.

also ive never seen a 4inch cannon pass an EPA b4 so maybe u could be the 1st and post up ur results.

[EK1.6LCIV]

getting some cables laid today at a few places

then taking it to the beach to get some sun :)


ordered a new clutch and tossing up the idea of a light flywheel and arp flywheel bolts

[Temp3st]

Do it, lighter flywheel makes a massive difference man

[raniti]

hit 100,000kms today

[shroom]

Added 1psi to all my tyres lol.. thought the pressures were a bit low as it is veering a bit to the left but nope.. it just needs a wheel alignment..

[Temp3st]

Hmm i need to put air in my tyres today as well haha thanks for reminding me!

[StrawberryFace]

bought HID's for mine. fuk we spoil our cars lol sumtimes more than the gf....

[Tai]

HIDs cost like $100,

If that is more than what you spend on your GF then you got issues coming lol

[DNYALL]

well a 4 inch cannon will never be legal, its one of those things if the police just look at its and automatic "thats to loud." defect.

also ive never seen a 4inch cannon pass an EPA b4 so maybe u could be the 1st and post up ur results.

last time i got EPa'd i put on a tiny small axle back with a huge big fat muffler with a prob 1" tip on it and it literally read exactly on the limit. he passed it though so got the job done.

Also, Danny, where did you get the wheel alignment done?

[Riced_Civic]

got my wheel alignment done at Donnallans down in Box hill for now as i cbf goin to centerline as its far as for me to get there just for an alignment.

i will go to center line later on to get all the corner weighting, dampers and rebound set up done later on down the track when the EK get a little more serious.

[DNYALL]

got my wheel alignment done at Donnallans down in Box hill for now as i cbf goin to centerline as its far as for me to get there just for an alignment.

i will go to center line later on to get all the corner weighting, dampers and rebound set up done later on down the track when the EK get a little more serious.

Centreline??? where and what place is that? i am assuming they specialise in that sort of thing? got some more details for me?

Donellians in Box Hill were absolute pricks to me last time i went there for an alignment. I left my car there with a sheet of the specs that i wanted, camber, caster, toe etc and they were like "yeah sweet as mate, no worries, come back in an hour and we will be done" went back in an hour and my car was on the machine and the guy says to me "mate, we didn't do anything to your car, it will take us too long to adjust it because of the camber arms" "we can make more money just buy doing normal wheel alignments and with your car it will just take too long and we won't make any money, so take it somewhere else"... All said in a bit of an asshole voice too. Never again to that place.......... :thumbdwn:

I took it to the Dunlop centre out near the city, can't remember which town exactly but they adjusted my car in about 30 minutes to the exact specs I wanted. I would go back there but was soo far away. will if i have to though :)

[Riced_Civic]

yeah centerline specialise in car set up for track work, they do weighting, alignments ect, ect. ill get back to u with more info on centerline 2morrow and get u some exact details.

yes i agree about donnallans now, i think its cos the older EK model they use the fork type camber arms and it makes them do more work so they get lazy and do a rush job. i was just there just to get the car goin straight with just small camber adjustments so it wasnt to bad.

[StrawberryFace]

HIDs cost like $100,

If that is more than what you spend on your GF then you got issues coming lol

im not talking about juss the HIDs bud about the WHOLE CAR.

[Alvis]

haha... you guys make me laugh. If she doesn't notice don't tell her. If she does 'it was cheaper for cash' is ur best line ;)

[nam.qhc]

bought a xforce twin loop s10 for my ej8 off a mate! with extra 2.25 piping for 150, and got quoted 120 to install from an exhaust shop inc. flanges =]

[mugen_ctr]

Im gonna stop spending on the car :(, the only thing is maybe oil change, but modding the car will be on hold till 2011 due to wanting to go over seas and buying ps3 just for GT5 :P

[vampzzz]

Centreline??? where and what place is that? i am assuming they specialise in that sort of thing? got some more details for me?

Donellians in Box Hill were absolute pricks to me last time i went there for an alignment. I left my car there with a sheet of the specs that i wanted, camber, caster, toe etc and they were like "yeah sweet as mate, no worries, come back in an hour and we will be done" went back in an hour and my car was on the machine and the guy says to me "mate, we didn't do anything to your car, it will take us too long to adjust it because of the camber arms" "we can make more money just buy doing normal wheel alignments and with your car it will just take too long and we won't make any money, so take it somewhere else"... All said in a bit of an asshole voice too. Never again to that place.......... :thumbdwn:

I took it to the Dunlop centre out near the city, can't remember which town exactly but they adjusted my car in about 30 minutes to the exact specs I wanted. I would go back there but was soo far away. will if i have to though :)

search up trutrack suspension. i'll be taking my car there when its ready.

[Riced_Civic]

thats also another place thats ive heard of thats good.

[vampzzz]

i've called both trutrack and centreline and trutrack seemed way more helpful and informative then centreline, so i'll be taking my car there.

[StrawberryFace]

haha... you guys make me laugh. If she doesn't notice don't tell her. If she does 'it was cheaper for cash' is ur best line ;)

shes a sniper bud shes sees everything and that line IT WAS CHEAP doesnt work anymore lol

[na-118]

thrashed the shit out of it today

[dOOb]

Realised the rear factory speakers are 6x9s so i replaced it with a sony one

[na-118]

thanks to me you found that out haha shoulda asked on the forums first

[Temp3st]

Found out i had a dead short somewhere that was blowing my instrument lights fuse, but ended up fixing it and DIYing my cluster lights to amber :D

[EK1.6LCIV]

ipod sync'd, rear fog wired up, gave it a good clean, topped up with fuel, drove it all over the place on the weekend

ctr sway install next or hsd coilovers, both getting done, not sure which to do first, and lakeside payment

[mrmango]

Grounding kit, coolent flush, new thermo and a good wash.

[NatEK4]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/x_dustie_x/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_0869.jpg

:(

[sangyz]

lol nat what happened?

[ek4-guy]

why on tilt tray dude ????

will be DIYing a leak down test on my b18c today

[NatEK4]

Lol something in clutch gone. Car at mech now.

[Temp3st]

Alot of people say they dont like that colour, but after i saw the colour freshly resprayed on my mate's car i fell in love with it! I would love to see an EG in that colour :D

[Riced_Civic]

didnt do it 2day but looking to the weekend, going to sand down the whole car and fix all the dints and prep it for a respray

[sangyz]

That's prob the most fun thing to do lol after you finished you feel even better

[57U-00]

well my civics not having much more done to it... however... I got Forza 3 for XBox 360 yesterday and I bought a 94 EG Civic in that and made it look like mine AND i've done heaps to that... does that count? :P

[1996_EK_Civic]

well my civics not having much more done to it... however... I got Forza 3 for XBox 360 yesterday and I bought a 94 EG Civic in that and made it look like mine AND i've done heaps to that... does that count? :P

LOL i did that with the 1999 Civic, and i bought like 3 of them

[Temp3st]

Lol is Forza actually half decent? Like in terms of gameplay and modding cars n shit? Cause i saw a video on youtube of it and i wasnt very convinced haha

[Tai]

Installed Cusco brake stopper yesterday.

Brake Pedal feels more firmer and responsive.

highly recomended.

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[Riced_Civic]

Lol is Forza actually half decent? Like in terms of gameplay and modding cars n shit? Cause i saw a video on youtube of it and i wasnt very convinced haha

its like close to real life with engine swaps and even DT swaps to FF to FR on a civic.

[shroom]

I had forza 3 before i sold my xbox lol, its an awesome game, proll the best (as close to being realistic) driving game ive ever played..

Oh, yeh i filled my car up with petrol today

[bbds]

today, i changed my wheels nuts to Rays blue long lug nuts =)

[DNYALL]

Was meant to drop it in to the work shop to diagnose my power loss, but instead had to work, have to delay it for next week. Also installed my 10mm wheel spacers ;) but had to also use my 3mm spacers so that the back of the wheels wouldn't foul on the original wheel nuts. All fit together nice n tight, I will be checking the nuts etc closely over the next few days just to make sure things don't work themselves lose. Looks the goods though :)

[Temp3st]

Pics or it didnt happen :P

[3KNST9]

today i put some ek4 rims on my ek1 =D

[DNYALL]

Pics or it didnt happen :P

There is a nice amount of poke now. I'm pretty happy with how it sits :) drove it to work today and it didn't scrub at all, even with a bit of 'poke' :thumbsup: pics when the weather gets a bit better, car is filthy... raining like everyday down here..............


Installed Cusco brake stopper yesterday.

Brake Pedal feels more firmer and responsive.

highly recomended.



I would never own a Honda without one of those. I put one in my EM1 years ago, Improves braking feel so much more than you would expect :thumbsup:

[MikeyG]

where do i purchase and easy to install Tai or DNYALL?

[sangyz]

Hrmm should I put in my ek9 cupholders..

[tylerjames]

Crashed into a 08' AMG merc. wiped the front bumper off my EK. :(

[DNYALL]

^^^^Damn man, hope you are insured. That is possibly my 'worst case scenario' :O

Cusco brake stopper is easy enough to get from any of the traders here and no doubt ebay. Easy as to install, takes ten minutes :thumbsup: absolutely worth every penny. Simple mod with a great result :)

[Tai]

Changed my Engine oil (Castrol Edge 5-30 ), oil filter and gearbox oil (OEM Honda ).

Put on an EK4 rear sway bar.

And installed pre face lift fog lights from JDMyard.

[mugen_ctr]

wash the car, gettin it ready for tommorow, an it rains :(

[sangyz]

Installed ek9 cupholders will wash car tomorrow

[na-118]

got ek4 rear engine bracket and lhs engine bracket
ordered innovative mounts coming

[tylerjames]

I put my car back together today

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/tjb2590/_MG_7945.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/tjb2590/_MG_7965.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/tjb2590/_MG_7980.jpg

girls like scars (on cars) ;)

[bummy]

im surprised how that turned out! nice diy :D very ghetto...

[DNYALL]

yeah good DIY repair job man. looks like a mad drift car now haha

[tylerjames]

im surprised how that turned out! nice diy :D very ghetto...
GDM' yo ;) haha


yeah good DIY repair job man. looks like a mad drift car now haha
haha, yeah that was somewhat of the idea..
too bad everyone's going to look at my car now wondering how the hell I was drifting in a FWD.

[mugen_ctr]

cable ties are ur best friend lol

[EK1.6LCIV]

ordered more renovation bits for it

[tylerjames]

brought new front bumper, ordered new headlights, cleaned out engine bay. was a good day for the ek.

[blabla]

Installed rear discs in 5 hrs with bleeding very easy conversion. Washed rimms and car looking sexy as usual.

[Temp3st]

Got Proxes 4s put on all my Sprintharts, no more flat spots in old tyres and car is looking awesome with them on!

[1996_EK_Civic]

spray painted my chrome headlight inserts black :) will post pics up tomorrow when completed

[mugen_ctr]

clutched pooped itself! such a inconvenient thing, and bad timing, coming to end of semester with skool work an all :(

[IEVAQ8]

clutch master decided to pack up and let go...............
so i got a new 1 and changed it

[Tai]

This is a What did you do to your EK thread, not a what ****ed up to my car thread.

[mugen_ctr]

ordered a new extreme hd clutch as exedy seems to over priced should b in by thurs hopefully, an the car running by monday....

[BIGTYM]

How much was clutch.. I think I will be needing one soon, but I don't want to spend a whole heap as planing on selling up next year

[mugen_ctr]

was $330 at autobarn... exedy hd was $400... an they cant make it any cheaper

[1996_EK_Civic]

finished painting and re-installing my headlights annnnnnnd made myself a splash guard!! :D

[BIGTYM]

/\ /\ /\ Pics Please

[EK1.6LCIV]

cleaned it and took it to lakeside on the sunday for a jdm show and watched the sprints

picking clutch up on saturday and paying for a track day

[1996_EK_Civic]

/\ /\ /\ Pics Please
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=73601&id=1599022534&l=e109dd3ade
heres the facebook album lol
and if you want pics of the splash guard i can get them later on

[1996_EK_Civic]

sorry didn't post the link my bad..

[DNYALL]

was $330 at autobarn... exedy hd was $400... an they cant make it any cheaper

I would have payed the extra for the Exedy personally. R&D go a long way and Exedy have been in the game forever. I'm sure the 'extreme' will be sweet though. :thumbsup:

I installed a 'Fastline' extended shifter. To try and make my car feel even more like a race car hahaha It is sweet though, highly recommend it, feels awesome :thumbsup:

[anzai]

How much was clutch.. I think I will be needing one soon, but I don't want to spend a whole heap as planing on selling up next year

umm chris wtf u selling?

[ROM30S]

Purchased a grandma spec ek

[EK1.6LCIV]

I would have payed the extra for the Exedy personally. R&D go a long way and Exedy have been in the game forever. I'm sure the 'extreme' will be sweet though. :thumbsup:

I installed a 'Fastline' extended shifter. To try and make my car feel even more like a race car hahaha It is sweet though, highly recommend it, feels awesome :thumbsup:

please please post a pic of the interior! :)

[sangyz]

umm chris wtf u selling?

his in love gonna get a euro to match his gf's one. then they gonna wear matching cloths.. and ... OMG lol what a fag .. LOL JK JK hahaha chris gonna hurt me next time he sees me :p

[mugen_ctr]

I would have payed the extra for the Exedy personally. R&D go a long way and Exedy have been in the game forever. I'm sure the 'extreme' will be sweet though. :thumbsup:

I installed a 'Fastline' extended shifter. To try and make my car feel even more like a race car hahaha It is sweet though, highly recommend it, feels awesome :thumbsup:

I was thinking the same, but at 400 just for D-series hd clutch, not really worth the dough, if it was b-series in there, definite exedy all the way, but will let ppl know how it goes, just hope the guys ordered the right one, since i kept telling them theres different types clutches

[na-118]

thrashed it trying to blow the gearbox

[BIGTYM]

umm chris wtf u selling?

Yer bro I'm gonna repaint the EM1 for 2011 Autosalon. Then sell up. I been test driving CL9's for the missus and fell in love with the K series.
So I'm gonna get one. Still tossing up between DC5r & CL7R replica build.




his in love gonna get a euro to match his gf's one. then they gonna wear matching cloths.. and ... OMG lol what a fag .. LOL JK JK hahaha chris gonna hurt me next time he sees me :p

Pretty much Sangy. Only reason I ended with the EM1 in the first place is cuz the missus bought a del sol before me and I loved the B16. Now It's been 4 years time for bigger and better engine.

[anzai]

Yer bro I'm gonna repaint the EM1 for 2011 Autosalon. Then sell up. I been test driving CL9's for the missus and fell in love with the K series.
So I'm gonna get one. Still tossing up between DC5r & CL7R replica build.


not cool man, what happened to ek represent??

[DNYALL]

I was thinking the same, but at 400 just for D-series hd clutch, not really worth the dough, if it was b-series in there, definite exedy all the way, but will let ppl know how it goes, just hope the guys ordered the right one, since i kept telling them theres different types clutches

did you check ebay from the US, exchange rate is real good atm, could of probably got a decent deal.

[EK1.6LCIV]

400 that would be the price of the hdbc of the exedy range surely?

keeping the std flywheel weight?

[mugen_ctr]

did you check ebay from the US, exchange rate is real good atm, could of probably got a decent deal.

Did not think of that, lol, will have to check, saw a few packages with flywheels included as well, mite needa reconsider getting the xtreme clutch now, hope can stil get a refund at autobarn

400 is the rrp, an since only reptuable place i could find, thats what they all charge for hd, hdbc is bit more pricey, flywheel will be kept standard, if not will get lighter flywheel if i do go for exedy package from the states

[DNYALL]

today i got a letter in the mail, saying that "i have been seen driving on 'x' road at 'x' time by 'x' police office in an 'un-roadworthy' state. You must now report to williamstown police station for a full check this sat 2nd october. I called him and he said there will be VIC roads reps there as well as EPA reps there. There are a fair few cars going in that day, he said they are starting at 9am and going all day... Looks like the car could be relegated to track duty only for a bit...

[mugen_ctr]

whoa.. didnt know coppers could do such thing.... how u planing to by pass this mike? looks like a long journey if u do intend on keeping it a daily, considering the amount of work required to make it road legal again :S

[DNYALL]

yeah its a struggle. engine number is really the only thing that i will struggle with and possibly the ITB's even though i can cover them up with a boxed closed setup. I have a spare axle back with tiny tip and i still have the original interior and exterior parts, i can raise it easy enough and my tires are fine for roadworthy. My SRS light is consistently on which could work against me as well... engine number is my achilles heel...

[mugen_ctr]

Just hope it goes all smooth for you, best to get stock steering wheel in, if they find out u changed ur steering wheel, ur b in a pickle of a fight... or just cut the wire for srs light..... btw, Iev had few mates not pass because they had coil-overs, than again some who have since they didnt reliaze they had them in an jacked it up lol, so its really hit an miss, just hope they dont pick up on ur coil-overs, or else u be goin back there again

If ur catch can is vented atmo, that also mite be a problem, but easy one to fix, but other than that, id assume everything else should b smooth sailing for you

And i also believe u need a recline-able seat to pass seeing you got that maaaad as bride bucket seat, as in the event of a accident the rear passengers cant exit through drivers side, as again friends have also been defected for that reason, thats all i can think of atm to help you

if u needa borrow stockie suspension, let me know :)

[BIGTYM]

Yer mike if you need to borrow any stock parts let me know im happy for you to borrow my shit to help you pass, then swap back!

[IEVAQ8]

This is a What did you do to your EK thread, not a what ****ed up to my car thread.

sorri mr perfect......u happy with my edited post now????

[IEVAQ8]

today i got a letter in the mail, saying that "i have been seen driving on 'x' road at 'x' time by 'x' police office in an 'un-roadworthy' state. You must now report to williamstown police station for a full check this sat 2nd october. I called him and he said there will be VIC roads reps there as well as EPA reps there. There are a fair few cars going in that day, he said they are starting at 9am and going all day... Looks like the car could be relegated to track duty only for a bit...


yeah its a struggle. engine number is really the only thing that i will struggle with and possibly the ITB's even though i can cover them up with a boxed closed setup. I have a spare axle back with tiny tip and i still have the original interior and exterior parts, i can raise it easy enough and my tires are fine for roadworthy. My SRS light is consistently on which could work against me as well... engine number is my achilles heel...


dude, i feel for u hard......
i've had mates get fuked up there hard.....
but call me if u want and i'll try best with some pointers in getting away with it....
they will basically turn the car upside down and inside out to find anything they can.........
example, my mates r32 skyline......we spent 3 days making all back to dead stock, there nuthing to pick on it..........in the end they fuked him for having the parcel shelf (metal section) slightly trimmed to fit the speakers...(structually damaging the car) so they cancelled the rego untill he got it all fixed....
pm sent....

[EK1.6LCIV]

bloody hell, that's probably the most nazi/communist/anti-social thing the police have done that I've hard of to the car community

be good if they took bribes to save time like other countries lol

[m3ntAL_l2]

my mates r32 skyline......we spent 3 days making all back to dead stock, there nuthing to pick on it..........in the end they fuked him for having the parcel shelf (metal section) slightly trimmed to fit the speakers...(structually damaging the car) so they cancelled the rego untill he got it all fixed....
pm sent....

next they will do you for is having a tissue box on the parcel shelf... "in event of a crash, the box would fly to the front and cut ur eras off"

[sangyz]

next they will do you for is having a tissue box on the parcel shelf... "in event of a crash, the box would fly to the front and cut ur eras off"

rofl.. sounds like something they would do .. ==

[DNYALL]

Hey guys thanks for all your affoers for help and advice :thumbsup: much appreciated. But to be honest I am throwing in the towel and canceling my rego myself. Car will become track only so won't be completely gone, just not on the streets anymore. This day was always going to come eventually, I had a pretty good run driving it daily in this state for almost two years without hassels.

I will never drive in williamstown again btw.......

Like I said, I can't get out of it when it comes to engine number and not being engineered/registered to the car. And like you said IEVAQ8, they will not give me any chances and will go through everything, remember I have drilled holes in the floor of the car for things like harness mounts, battery in the boot was done by me, more holes drilled there. I'm running ITB's which I really don't think the EPA will like to much, even if i do box them up, which I can but I don't think it will make much difference.

I can conceal the ECU because it looks like stock anyway, coil-overs could be a problem no doubt, i have the seats and all interior trim so interior prob isn't a problem. SRS light, i can just remove the globe so thats not a problem. Seeing as how thorough they will be I really can't see them letting me go.

Gameover for me, for now anyway. Also gives me an excuse to take my civic even further in regards to track work ;) still dissapointing, i just got it looking just as I had wanted it, lowered to its lowest point and poked out wheels that didn't scrub at all. Just means now, i have to go through the pain of getting permits to move the bastard around....

Thanks again for the help guys :thumbsup:

[mugen_ctr]

its a such a shame that it had to end like this, ur car was by far one of the best looking one in the country, i agree Williams town ruined it for you man, as every other meet was fine, but i guess like u said, gives u more of a reason to do outrageous mods to it, maybe rear diffuser an welded in roll cage?
The beast shall be lost on the roads but not forgotten, whats gonna b ur new daily?

[DNYALL]

Thanks for the comments mate :thumbsup:

We'll see how much further i take it. i have a few surprises in the garage that need to be installed still and a cage isn't out of the question but hard to justify spending money on it now. we'll see what happens. I have said similar things befor and then done the complete opposite.

New daily will be my parents 80 series cruiser for a while untill i can afford a decent daily. Or possibly i might drive my mates VR manual v6 wagon :/ we'll see.

Thought it i'd let ya know that i just found out Atjo with the air-bagged white honda odyssey has suffered the same fate as me. He was seen driving in point cook and received the same letter, to be looked over at williamstown this sat........ no one is safe it seems :/

[EK1.6LCIV]

so they just take your pic and say come and see us basically? bloody tossers... this only a melb thing atm?

[DNYALL]

haha no pic needed, simply seen driving on the road. they thought it looked un-roadworthy and wrote my plates down and sent the letter. I technically have not been defected yet, i just have to report to the station to be looked over by the EPA/VIC roads and the police.

[EK1.6LCIV]

fk that, sounds stupid in my mind, so, based on some wanker, you have to take time off of work (assuming youre a contractor, losing out on a days wage) to go to some shite arse inspection station

I'd send them a letter back saying I dont have the time to leave work as Im working on a project over the next 6 months which needs my attention, attached with a boss's note, etc

[Riced_Civic]

damn mike, sorry to hear that u have to take it off the road.

[mugen_ctr]

not even that, just word of mouth, a punch in the computer data system, an ur booked into a session lol, its all down to the discretion of the police officer on duty, if he thinks ur car is in a unroad worthy state, thats it, no need to explain as to why he booked u in.....

[DNYALL]

yeah sucks hard but not much i can do about it.

It was a policecar that saw me driving and it has happened to two other people i know with hondas and they all are meant to go to the same inspection day. I am canceling my rego so that i don't have to go to the day and waste time trying to get my car passed when i know it will never pass. Just show them my canceled rego forms and i'm done. not keen to deal with their rubbish for a day...

[mugen_ctr]

since its a full time track car now, time to through the straight pipe on now lol, its still bs how only a quick glance at anyones car, an they can deem it unroad worthy... , there are plenty of shit boxes out there deemed unfit, yet cops dont do crap bout it

[sangyz]

but thats the game boys! we live for this. nothing much we can do

[BIGTYM]

:) Sad time in Melb OzHonda history we lost on the best street Hondas out there.

[DNYALL]

but thats the game boys! we live for this. nothing much we can do

very true. its the risk we take when we mod our cars. All we can do is drive as safe as possible and hope for the best.


:) Sad time in Melb OzHonda history we lost on the best street Hondas out there.

Chris, thanks for the kind words man, much appreciated :thumbsup:

[googed]

yeah sucks hard but not much i can do about it.

It was a policecar that saw me driving and it has happened to two other people i know with hondas and they all are meant to go to the same inspection day. I am canceling my rego so that i don't have to go to the day and waste time trying to get my car passed when i know it will never pass. Just show them my canceled rego forms and i'm done. not keen to deal with their rubbish for a day...

its sad but unfortunately its getting harder to drive modified cars on the street.

similar situation happened to me, i got TMU'd and that was the end of that.

good luck on the car mate, least you have a define purpose for it now ;)

[anzai]

its sad but unfortunately its getting harder to drive modified cars on the street.

similar situation happened to me, i got TMU'd and that was the end of that.

good luck on the car mate, least you have a define purpose for it now ;)

hey john, its igor. what's TMU and is that the reason why you parted out?

[anzai]

hey john, its igor. what's TMU and is that the reason why you parted out?

oh you mean highway patrol. anyway, sad to hear whats happened. you had one of the cleanest dc2. now im contemplating to just sell my car and drive a stock dc2r =(

[ROM30S]

took hud caps off. rolling on black steelies

[mugen_ctr]

Got the clutch, turns out they orderd a B16a2 clutch, an not D16, 220mm vs 212mm, idiots, now gotta wait another 2-3 days before i get it

[Alvis]

Hopeless those big autoshops honestly... why couldn't Honda have just put a B16B is every Civic!

[Tai]

Because it costs more

[mugen_ctr]

Hopeless those big autoshops honestly... why couldn't Honda have just put a B16B is every Civic!

most of them shops dont even know that hondas even came vtec sohc, had to explain to them the differences an give them the part number for the correct order, some fine customer service rite there lol

[BIGTYM]

its sad but unfortunately its getting harder to drive modified cars on the street.

similar situation happened to me, i got TMU'd and that was the end of that.

good luck on the car mate, least you have a define purpose for it now ;)
Wow John where have u been hiding bro.

So you got defected by the sounds of things. You still got the car or did you sell it.

[BIGTYM]

oh you mean highway patrol. anyway, sad to hear whats happened. you had one of the cleanest dc2. now im contemplating to just sell my car and drive a stock dc2r =(

Igor don't be silly. Keep going with your ek1 bro it's looking so good. If somethings happens with the po-po then think about selling it. But don't change your plans just cuz other people are getting defected. We can't all drive around in stock cars bro.

Damn the man I say. Modified hondas 4 life!!!

[DNYALL]

Today I officially canceled my rego and drove home from work on a day permit with no number plates. Sad day :(


most of them shops dont even know that hondas even came vtec sohc, had to explain to them the differences an give them the part number for the correct order, some fine customer service rite there lol

I went to Autobahn to get my ITB filters. The guy came out and measured my trumpets inner and outer size, called uni-filter and ordered them, came a week later and were spot on fitting. Some of the people that work at big places like that are pretty on it.

Usually with clutches etc you go by engine code to order the right part.


Igor don't be silly. Keep going with your ek1 bro it's looking so good. If somethings happens with the po-po then think about selling it. But don't change your plans just cuz other people are getting defected. We can't all drive around in stock cars bro.

Damn the man I say. Modified hondas 4 life!!!

Hell yeah mate, don't give in until you have no other option!! Your EK would be easy to clear if you got defected, you'll be fine man :thumbsup:


its sad but unfortunately its getting harder to drive modified cars on the street.

similar situation happened to me, i got TMU'd and that was the end of that.

good luck on the car mate, least you have a define purpose for it now ;)

Yeah it is def harder these days than it was, use to not even worry about it 3 years ago but I have been completely paranoid for the last year or so. just waiting for it to happen...

What does TMU mean?

[mugen_ctr]

Tmu = Traffic management unit, there pretty responsible for patrolling the streets, an are handy with defect notices :(

[Riced_Civic]

so mike what are the plans for the car, now that is un rego'd???

full track spec, or gonna sit on it and try find a way to get it rego'd???

[Alvis]

been following this for the last bit and just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in and say I'm sorry to hear about the defect DNYALL. Without a doubt your car would be more safe than some of those other sh#tboxes running around out there and no defect notice for them I'm sure... anyway, sounds like you prepped yourself and saw it coming sooner rather than later...

But I think it'd be a nice and fitting accolade for you to give OzHonda an official tribute thread with some of your cars pics in all it's great Honda glory :)

[mugen_ctr]

or video footage of ur time attacks :D

[tylerjames]

dropped the car off at the panel beaters to get my new front bar painted & door panels colour coded.
hopefully get it back before the weekend. :D

[Alvis]

Good to hear ur going ahead with the colour coding at panel beater mate - post up some pics when you get it back :)

[Riced_Civic]

just finished taking out the sound deadening in my EK.
Brake conversion on tuesday up to 282 and DC2 calipers

[DNYALL]

been following this for the last bit and just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in and say I'm sorry to hear about the defect DNYALL. Without a doubt your car would be more safe than some of those other sh#tboxes running around out there and no defect notice for them I'm sure... anyway, sounds like you prepped yourself and saw it coming sooner rather than later...

But I think it'd be a nice and fitting accolade for you to give OzHonda an official tribute thread with some of your cars pics in all it's great Honda glory :)

Thanks mate :) Yeah Im keen to and will try get some sort of thread sorted out when i have some solid spare time :thumbsup:


so mike what are the plans for the car, now that is un rego'd???

full track spec, or gonna sit on it and try find a way to get it rego'd???

Man, i'm not gonna bother trying to get it rego'd/RWC untill i want to part out and sell. Eventually I ill part out completely and put the car back to stock (b16 motor, interior etc) and then try sell the car in stock form. I would love to go full track spec (welded cage etc) but hard to justify the extra money needed, now that I have a Mortgage to worry about.... Although now that i don't have to worry about driving it on the road, it does give me a lot more options. We shall see how far i take it, i'm not even sure myself.


just finished taking out the sound deadening in my EK.
Brake conversion on tuesday up to 282 and DC2 calipers

What pads are you using? try and get Andy to get you some of those strange no name pads he gets in, they are AWESOME!! trust me man, seriously good. I have ad three sets now and loving them :thumbsup:

[chauster]

There is no justice.

[Riced_Civic]

What pads are you using? try and get Andy to get you some of those strange no name pads he gets in, they are AWESOME!! trust me man, seriously good. I have ad three sets now and loving them :thumbsup:

im getting the exact same set up as u mike, since i heard from Andy that u love the performance from them, i thought i might get the same set up.

[DNYALL]

You won't be dissapointed :thumbsup:

[mugen_ctr]

hey mike, hope u dont end up parting with it, but i guess lifes unexpected.... an ur rite bout spendin on a track car, its money goin to waste when could be spent on making ur home even better lol

as the years go by, the rules get tougher, law change, an only a matter of time before all the imports/modded cars are off the road to pave the road for safer an more eco gay cars :(

[na-118]

raised my car done a diy thread on installing springs

[sangyz]

hey mike, hope u dont end up parting with it, but i guess lifes unexpected.... an ur rite bout spendin on a track car, its money goin to waste when could be spent on making ur home even better lol

as the years go by, the rules get tougher, law change, an only a matter of time before all the imports/modded cars are off the road to pave the road for safer an more eco gay cars :(

An engineerings certificate fixes the problem with driving a modded car on the roads and it always will. For us enthusiasts if we dont do things right and dont get an engineerings certificate and so on then when we get caught we just have to accept the consequence because at the end of the day they allow us to have modded cars and do what we want to them as long as theres an engineerings certificate as well.

[mugen_ctr]

just for argument sake, even so if we do get engineers cert, odds are, they'l always find a way, an will find a way to defect the car, thats just the reality, few mates have that engineering cert for intercooler an seats, an in the end, still got done... pretty much sums it... we have no proper say, even with that cert, its still down to the coppers discretion really.... :(

[na-118]

engineers cert means shit if it's not printed on rego label,
whether its engineered or not, police and still request it get sent back to epa for full vehicle standards inspection

[chauster]

Ftp!!!!

[DNYALL]

hey mike, hope u dont end up parting with it, but i guess lifes unexpected.... an ur rite bout spendin on a track car, its money goin to waste when could be spent on making ur home even better lol

as the years go by, the rules get tougher, law change, an only a matter of time before all the imports/modded cars are off the road to pave the road for safer an more eco gay cars :(

I wouldn't say its money gone to waste. Its money gone to fun, to satisfy your/my competitive spirit :thumbsup:

Anyway, enough talk on this. the thread has skewed off sideways.

[Alvis]

Anyway, enough talk on this. the thread has skewed off sideways.

Agreed - let's keep it moving!


... few mates have that engineering cert for intercooler an seats, an in the end, still got done... pretty much sums it... we have no proper say, even with that cert, its still down to the coppers discretion really.... :(

Just on this - if I replace my stock EK seats with Recaro SR3s does this mean I officially need an engineering certificate or risk getting defected?

[sangyz]

sr3's recline so its fine

[Alvis]

ah cool lol :D been thinking about picking up a pair for a while now but still undecided, just wanted to check i wouldn't get defected if i end up going ahead with it - gotta be defect safe these days lol

[akusuma]

Does it need to be reclinable for sedan as well?
Another note: any mods could be defected

[Riced_Civic]

i took my Whiteline rear sway bar off and its up for sale for $50 with bushed and endlinks look at my 4sale thread.

[mugen_ctr]

can it fit ek, if so, ill buy it off you :D.. well thats almost a new part aniways

[Riced_Civic]

it came of my EK mate of course itll fit

[DNYALL]

Do a bit of research on that whiteline rear swaybar setup, sorry Danny if it stops a sale but I had the whiteline swaybar kit on my EM1 and it ripped my sub-frame almost in half. It has happened to a lot of other EK's in the past. Not reccomended at all, unless its the newer design one which is a bit better but i'd still be cautious.

[ROM30S]

Time for an oil change, whats every ones opinion on good oil for a d16y4? i was thinking genuine honda oil but post up what everyone uses

[Tai]

I normally use Castrol Edge 5-30 and stock up on it when its on special.

Otherwise OEM honda is perfectly fine for daily driving especially for a D series.