MOONSR Jnr. Build

[bennet654]

Hey guys,

So I started my obsession with Honda's 5 years ago and put my savings towards a one owner/28000km/Championship White DC5R. It was and still will be my first true love, but as of 3 days ago the DC5R was sold onto a friend who I know will give it all the love that I did.

Anywho, a few months back I went searching for a Civic. After trolling carpoint for a month, I thought it best to try an alternative method and gave tradingpost/gumtree a whirl. My theory was old people that own EK/EG Civics know only of the tradingpost nd I could potentially snap up a clean low km example. After 3 hours of searching using my newly developed strategy I found the car.

1998 Honda Civic CXI
152,000KM
White
Full Service History
Female Owner
Manual
100% Factory
RWC & 10 months Rego

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5900/civicvq.jpg

Anyway it ticked every box I was looking for, and I picked it up a week later from Port Melbourne :)

I have spent many nights in discussion with friends kicking around Ideas for what this car would become. So I have sussed outmy options and I've decided its going to be mix of 3 car types.

Stanced :P
Track Warrior XD
Daily :)

Most will think this is impossible, but with the backing of the 'Teg' Im hoping this is some what achieveable...

I went crazy for first 2 weeks owning the EK and bought:

Type R Front Lip
Type R Rear Lip
Type R Grille
Spoon Carbon Fibre Wing
JDM Yellow Fog Lights
Window Visors
Phillips Crystal Vision


Then I went through the pain staking process of spray painting every moulding, lip and various other black trimmings to give it that cleaner look.

I went to Japan late last year, with my mate Sem and among various JDM trinkets I picked up a couple items for the EK.

Willans Harness
http://www.willansharness.us/images/Club6x6_450.jpg

MOMO Steering Wheel
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9462/199454591.jpg

Broadway Mirror
http://www.shopresponse.com/broadway_mirror_flat.jpg

Exterior Pictures (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?160434-MOONSR-Jnr.-Build/page8)

Interior Pictures (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?160434-MOONSR-Jnr.-Build/page9)

[[daan]]

hey man thats a nice clean car, 'n i like your approach by using an alternative to carsales...

sounds like you got some plans, too. Any reason why you went from DC5R to EK CXi? and do you have some updated pics of what you turned it into?

I always wanted a clean white EK myself hahah....

[bennet654]

;3232098']hey man thats a nice clean car, 'n i like your approach by using an alternative to carsales...

sounds like you got some plans, too. Any reason why you went from DC5R to EK CXi? and do you have some updated pics of what you turned it into?

I always wanted a clean white EK myself hahah....

Hey Daan,

Honestly the EK was just meant as a daily. I was selling the Teg to buy a TME Evo 6.5 :)
I was going to just run some good tyres and run higher boost with safety mods.
Anyway I ended up really enjoying having the EK as I didnt have to worry about it in day to day life (as much). If the motor blows its only $500 ill be coughing up, which gives me some piece of mind. And I don't mind about taking it to the track. I spent my 5 years with Teg always worried about where I parked or putting to much wear and tear on it. It was baby'd like no other.

Also owning a DC5R or in your case an EP3R from factory there already quite quick and stock suspension setup isn't half bad. When I went to Race Spec Dampers it made a difference, but not massive. Where a standard commuters car, like the EK Civic will show drastic changes with modifications. This has been something thats keeping me excited day in, day out.

As for current progress:

I took this pictures back in December after I finished spraying all the black mouldings and lips:

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386636_10150401351666104_733651103_8764485_8478198 16_n.jpg

I got bored one night and went out to take some pictures in Camberwell:

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389775_10150400139386104_733651103_8761264_7990256 40_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392229_10150400139636104_733651103_8761265_9846500 30_n.jpg

[x10Hz]

yeeeyy, hope to see epic developments over the next 2-3 weeks ;)

[charliebrown]

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[EKVTIR-T]

gotta love those EK

what kinda stickers and air freshener you planning to use?

[RiceMeister]

Looking forward to seeing the result of this build my friend. I predict big changes in the near future... :)

[void-]

gotta love those EK

what kinda stickers and air freshener you planning to use?

LOL dunno why but i coughed up my drink when i read this!!!

[bennet654]

gotta love those EK

what kinda stickers and air freshener you planning to use?

im gonna go with jdm as f*ck style stickers and tree shaped air freshers, bubble gum flavour for sure :) haha

[bennet654]

Today I spent a few hours learning how to wire a headunit and put theory to practise. A mate had shown me how to solder a few weeks early and it seemed fairly straight forward. 2 hours of pulling off interior/matching up circuit diagrams/soldering/wrapping to be left with a mysterious screw that doesnt have a home.. it was worth it, somewhat relaxing just sitting in car fiddling with wires.. oh and my new Alpine X305 was lovely :)

http://www.gatzet.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Alpine-iDA-car-audio-player.jpg

Also picked up my new HKB Boss Kit to get that JDM acquired MOMO wheel put in :)

http://justjap.com/store/images/P/hkbbosskit.jpg

[JPR28610]

Very clean... Any plans for engine swap? Looking forward to seeing progress!

[hondapop]

Low offset.................LOW offset>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww offset

[bennet654]

Another day, another update..

I told you guys that this civic will be getting built rather quickly. I've got a bit of money to burn, decent photography skills and I get myself into
crazy situations often - so consider watching this thread closely


Today I went down to bank to move some funds across, after running very tight on cash the last couple months.
Went straight to LSD Motorsports website in the states and ordered a brand new set of Enkei 92's. And yes 'hondapop' the offset is low.
Well not ridiculously, but enough for perfect fitment.

Enkei 92's 15x8 +25

http://www.showerks.com/site/wp-content/uploads/enkei92-300x291.jpg

and I had a little bit of money remaining on my debit account. So I went to Spoon Japan and ordered some Ressy covers, lol :)

http://www.streettuned.com.au/images/uploads/SPOON%20-%20Reservoir%20Tank%20Cover.jpg

Also took a stroll down to VicRoads and transfered the rights of my Custom plates to the EK. Word of warning to all VR charge $105.80 to transfer plates between two parties. So if your ever in the market to buy someone elses custom plates, keep in mind the additional costs that they dont display on the website.

[hondapop]

Went straight to LSD Motorsports website in the states and ordered a brand new set of Enkei 92's. And yes 'hondapop' the offset is low.
Well not ridiculously, but enough for perfect fitment.

Enkei 92's 15x8 +25

http://www.showerks.com/site/wp-content/uploads/enkei92-300x291.jpg

Eggselent choice, nice to be listened to Haha.

[bennet654]

Eggselent choice, nice to be listened to Haha.

Trust me I didnt need to be told :)
but thanks for the vote of confidence..

[mocchi]

great build man.
love those accessories.

[JPR28610]

How much did you pay for your enkei 92s? I picked up a set of black ones recently

[bennet654]

How much did you pay for your enkei 92s? I picked up a set of black ones recently

I paid $780 delivered from the states, what did u pay.. I noticed they charged an extra $10 p/w for the gold lol random

[bennet654]

Another late afternoon update, the car has been fully stripped out from the boot up to the front seats, preparing junior for its first day @ winton. Depending on how many parts I can get on her in time will really determine the times. But I'm aiming for 1:55 with no engine mods stock air box, stock exhaust, stock ecu, stock headers etc. Just working on light weight and good traction for now

[bennet654]

Next update. Ordered BC Racing Coilovers for the EK and godspeed monkey cross brace to link up rear strut, c pillar & side quarter braces :) offers zero movement in rear...

http://www.justjap.com/images/bc/bcbrcoilovers.jpg
F: 14K
R:10K

http://202.76.227.241/images/60/6089204390.jpg

Thanks to Ievaq8 for his knowledge and help with coilovers and spring rate choice :)
Borrowed an old DC5R friends soldering kit last night to wire up my Alpine X305 (better tune selection and possibly save 200g of weight reduction, hahaha.)

PS also just grabbed oil/ryco filter/spark plugs and rear number plate LED.
The car was just serviced 6 months ago, but im thinking it might be nice to spend some time over weekend flushing her clean

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/236028232/t10_led_bulbs_led_auto_bulb_led.jpg

[WATAJK]

Another late afternoon update, the car has been fully stripped out from the boot up to the front seats, preparing junior for its first day @ winton. Depending on how many parts I can get on her in time will really determine the times. But I'm aiming for 1:55 with no engine mods stock air box, stock exhaust, stock ecu, stock headers etc. Just working on light weight and good traction for now

Preparing for tampered or another event?

[Temp3st]

Woooo BC Racing Coilovers :D Can't recommend them enough to anyone, they are amazing. Epic build too, will be watching this one.

[IEVAQ8]

stay away from ryco oil filters on hondas, nothing but trouble, spend that lil extra, or i can get u some genuine from chris for like special price

[JPR28610]

I paid $780 delivered from the states, what did u pay.. I noticed they charged an extra $10 p/w for the gold lol random

got mine for 700 brand new from some guy on the forum. your spending quite abit on the car, any chance of a engine conversion :D

[bennet654]

Always save a bit buying someones unwanted purchase :) grats on a good price.. what specs???
im not doing a conversion im going straight to cocaine :) (think about it)

[stevo716]

blow...er? supercharger?

[Frosty-Civic]

if only you got a facelift model, but then again some others do perfer prefacelift... nevertheless nice build!

[bennet654]

if only you got a facelift model, but then again some others do perfer prefacelift... nevertheless nice build!

why post facelift?

[bennet654]

Today im just ordering a few parts that I will surely need in the next couple weeks. I already have a a couple sets of lugs, but I thought for fresh new wheels, Im gonna need some fun new lugs.. I originally bought these ones:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/9/7/0/8/0/webimg/373034205_tp.jpg

until a good mates common sense, pointed out that I was just taken away with never seeing split tone lugs before. And infact they looked ugly. hahaha So I changed my order to:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/9/7/0/8/0/webimg/406454385_tp.jpg

GOLD WHEELS > POLISHED LIP > PURPLE LUGS = FINGERS CROSSED

[hondapop]

Got a white car, gonna need something to brighten it up :p

[bennet654]

Got a white car, gonna need something to brighten it up :p

Hahaha hondapop speaks truths

[dc292177917]

so you gonna put the moonshineracer plate on yr EK?

[RiceMeister]

Today im just ordering a few parts that I will surely need in the next couple weeks. I already have a a couple sets of lugs, but I thought for fresh new wheels, Im gonna need some fun new lugs.. I originally bought these ones:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/9/7/0/8/0/webimg/373034205_tp.jpg

until a good mates common sense, pointed out that I was just taken away with never seeing split tone lugs before. And infact they looked ugly. hahaha So I changed my order to:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/9/7/0/8/0/webimg/406454385_tp.jpg

GOLD WHEELS > POLISHED LIP > PURPLE LUGS = FINGERS CROSSED

you're welcome hahahah :)

[bennet654]

so you gonna put the moonshineracer plate on yr EK?

Hahaha already on :)

[bennet654]

you're welcome hahahah :)

I got a funny feeling that there gonna send me the yellow purple lugs. Fkn sigh

[bennet654]

Just picked up Bride Rails in Glen Waverly from RPMTOY.. ;)
Gonna go straight on as soon is I can decided which Bride fixed back I like.

http://image.nengun.com/used/original/nengun-158248-00-bride-with_difficulty_civic_ek_for_rh_seat_rail.jpg

[bennet654]

http://www.partshelper.com/images/bride_vios3.jpg

what colour guys?

[EKVTIR-T]

You got blue harness,gold wheels,purple nuts...I suggest boring black or else its gonna end up a clown mobile with too many colours going on

Try and stick to a few colours only for contrast,not a rainbow

[NeedVtec]

I'd say black too.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/customavatars/avatar2484_102.gif

[NeedVtec]

You got blue harness,gold wheels,purple nuts...I suggest boring black or else its gonna end up a clown mobile with too many colours going on

Try and stick to a few colours only for contrast,not a rainbow

buts its jdm -- you wouldnt understand

[bennet654]

Fair point... black it is :) no clown spec here... hahah

[bennet654]

purple lugs and gold wheels works well.. in my opinion anyway.... harnesses are there for track use only.. im not a street hero too :)

[NeedVtec]

I like the colour choices you've picked with your rims. The rims on yet???!?!?!?!?!?!??!

[bennet654]

not yet, havent even purchased tyres hahaha.. but im looking at 195/50/15

[hondapop]

Hellaflush eh. Like it, but not so sure on the practicality. I went 205's on my 6.5" (with 8" on the wishlist)

[IEVAQ8]

http://www.partshelper.com/images/bride_vios3.jpg

what colour guys?

msg me how much ur paying for these suckers...
maybe we can buy one each...beta deal ;)

[Perry]

Black will attract less attention, but blue will look cool in a way. How much was your BC coils?

[WATAJK]

msg me how much ur paying for these suckers...
maybe we can buy one each...beta deal ;)

Make that 3

[dnapol]

Wow this is getting built fast man, looks toward to see the progress. I'm sure the guy who bought your dc5r will take great care of it ;)

[Temp3st]

Blue ftw!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268803_10150316952042247_6341764_n.jpg

[bennet654]

Hey guys I'll answer questions soon... Just shooting off another update. Godspeed X Bar arrived and I began to install today.. Turns out the two high tensile seatbelt bolts that are supplied in the kit, do not fit with their product. Sounds like bad quality control to me.. I did send the company and suppliers emails, notifying them of this problem. Ended up driving over to Bry's house (aka FRUSH CEO) and he suggested we use a dremel to make the bolt heads smaller. An hour later the bar was fitted and we went on a test drive. For a 100% stock cxi civic, with a big metal cross bar running in a fully stripped rear end, it was quite amusing, but boy oh boy did this brace transform moonsr jnr. Car is far more bitey in turns and it is impressively stiffer in the rear. Cars balance and rigity is somewhat scary.

If any EK or Integra owner buys this X Bar - don't hesitate to PM if you need help. I now know this product inside out.

PS - Just ordered new front strut bar & I'm sorry to those wanted to split some seats with me, but Sem has already dibsed.

[hondapop]

There is no manufacturers quality control now, it's all consumer QC. Seems to me that all of the aftermarket products in particular should come with a disclaimer "Some end user fitting required"

[JamesEK1]

Nice one Bennet ;)

Needs CF bonnet! :P

[Oxer]

Hellaflush eh. Like it, but not so sure on the practicality. I went 205's on my 6.5" (with 8" on the wishlist)

lol...

[eg5civic]

^^ X2

15x8 +25 will sit nice but won't be hellaflush omfg I'm gonna need 5deg of camber. Will still be very practical with a guard roll and natural camber from lowering

[ShadowX]

very interesting read!

[bennet654]

There is no manufacturers quality control now, it's all consumer QC. Seems to me that all of the aftermarket products in particular should come with a disclaimer "Some end user fitting required"

i understand what your saying, but when a product says, "gauranteed 100% fitment".. You sorta expect it to fit 100%... not 92%.. as that is not 100%. unless becoz of inflation it has moved upto 107%, then i could understand

[bennet654]

In other news ievaq8 has hooked me up with a new sway + sub frame brace kit from whiteline and A new front strut bar is in the mail :)
http://www.whiteline.com.au/images/products/BHR83XZ.jpg

Oxer has hooked me up with a set of Nankang NS2's coming in tomorrow, with sem picking them up from Air Ride for me :) thanks guys. My love goes out to all MNS crew
http://ecommerce.barrontire.com/assets/catalog/parts/nankang/images/nankang_ns2_1.jpg

[hondapop]

i understand what your saying, but when a product says, "gauranteed 100% fitment".. You sorta expect it to fit 100%... not 92%.. as that is not 100%. unless becoz of inflation it has moved upto 107%, then i could understand

I agree with you there 100% (at least there's one 100% you can be sure of), unfortunately these guarantees just seem to be increasingly just marketing talk (has got worse since online trading).

[bennet654]

Just took out my stock resonator from intake.. Aside from being a 10 minute job, the pipeing did put up a fight. I just payed for some new LCA's. Ended up getting Gold Blox ones, look pretty nifty and hopefully wont draw to much attention from the wrong people :P

[JPR28610]

any updated pics?

[bennet654]

brace in car :)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9167/bracep.jpg

[dnapol]

Because racecar ^^

[EKVTIR-T]

Needs moar stickers post haste!

[Oxer]

Needs moar stickers post haste!

Constructive advice, I should give you a rep point for your wisdom.

[EKVTIR-T]

Its ok you just hold onto it champ.

It wouldnt make a difference

[bennet654]

Its ok you just hold onto it champ.

It wouldnt make a difference

your like a karate sensei with black power cables wrapped around your waste.
good to have in a fight, but has no idea how to use em.

[bennet654]

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4752/92458760.jpg

[mocchi]

great build, cant wait to see the results

[x10Hz]

excellent work, bennet ;)

PS: car needs to be lower ;) just saw the pic on FB :eek:

[bennet654]

Waiting for ox to roll gaurds :)

[bennet654]

A tight 1 finger gap atm :)

[x10Hz]

roll on monday?

[Oxer]

Roll this weekend?

[TRaNz]

haircut this weekend or monday?
dat shit cray.

[bennet654]

I would love to roll this weekend, but im so busy its not funny :( I just wanna have a slow sat & sun for a change

[bennet654]

Just an update.

I picked up coilovers on Wednesday @ 9pm (late night trading) from Garasi Auto. I highly recommend this shop, they have great prices and as you know I'll always hunt for the best price. Plus its run by a fellow Ozhonda member... The custom spring rates were no problem at all and service was extremely fast!

As soon as I got home I went straight to work, removing stock coils to make room for the BC Racing BR Types :) 14k Front and 10K Rear.
Install was extremely straight forward and Im 100% certain that buying suspension brand new is a must. Everyone seems to lie flatout with suspension components, all Bullsh!t about how many Km's they have done, or when they bought them.. Trust me BC's are as good if not better than any crap Buddy Club is putting out. And atleast BC's warranty is usuable with representatives all over Oz.

Enough of my banter. I then put on the Enkei 92's and went for a quick troll around my block.. I felt so uplifted. Even with my hands covered in 14 yo gunk from under the car, I still couldnt help but smile and turn up some shick tunez.

Today I adjusted heights, 1 finger gap all round... Im scrubbing only at times when the car is bumped around or under sharp cornering. This mainly due to running dampers on super soft & gaurds are not yet rolled (ox...?????? hahaha)

anywayz.. Went out for dinner with some mates tonight and Im getting quite concerned with the cars presentation. One comment was 'dude, your brace - no interior and fitment is enough for cops to scout out your car'.... sheeittt! lol I was living happily in denial, before this comment. So now I gotta drive smarter for awhile and decide how im gonna deal with it as a daily and not as a track stripped/roll bar'd/stance mobile. Im thinking about just removing c pillar brace, putting rear seats back in and giving that a whirl for some time..

Oh.. and before I forget, delivery man came today when I was out in the garage, missed him by 2 minutes! I was so gutted... Left a calling card with instructions to pick up my front strut bar tomoz :)

So my route tomorrow is Hawthorn PO (TOWER STRUT BRACE)- Endeavour Hills (949RACING 6UL) - Fish n Chips (Burger w/ lot) - Catching up with mates (Beer)

[NeedVtec]

Shiiieeetttttt man you goof hard out.

With the x bar and all, honestly advise you to remove it all and put your rear interior+seats back in. If it ain't illegal itself, then it's gonna attract heaps of unwanted attention. Coppers might not dick you for that (pretty certain they would), they'll find something else to.

Honestly loving the build so far, lots of quick progress. Need them pictorial action man

[Oxer]

I would love to roll this weekend, but im so busy its not funny :( I just wanna have a slow sat & sun for a change

You? Busy? With what!?


haircut this weekend or monday?
dat shit cray.

Hahahahahahaha




Today I adjusted heights, 1 finger gap all round... Im scrubbing only at times when the car is bumped around or under sharp cornering. This mainly due to running dampers on super soft & gaurds are not yet rolled (ox...?????? hahaha)

anywayz.. Went out for dinner with some mates tonight and Im getting quite concerned with the cars presentation. One comment was 'dude, your brace - no interior and fitment is enough for cops to scout out your car'.... sheeittt! lol I was living happily in denial, before this comment. So now I gotta drive smarter for awhile and decide how im gonna deal with it as a daily and not as a track stripped/roll bar'd/stance mobile. Im thinking about just removing c pillar brace, putting rear seats back in and giving that a whirl for some time..



Roll when you are ready... as for police... have a cup of cement., tint your windows and you'll be fine.

[IEVAQ8]

I was gonna say same as oxer....
Tint windows & put as much of ur interior bak in as possible...

[bennet654]

todays update, i removed c pillar bar from the monkey setup.. and zip tied a beach towel over the top.. I chucked in rear seats and then drove to endeavour hills to pick up my track wheels... :)

949Racing 6UL's
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/401329_10150541268176104_733651103_9237711_1358783 708_n.jpg

came with 195/50/15 tyres on, which if you have been reading my thread are the same specs as the NS2's Ox got for me... so once they wear out - these new cheapies will go straight on...

Just on the hunt for some good track tires now :) max. 205/50/15

[bennet654]

Honestly loving the build so far, lots of quick progress. Need them pictorial action man

Thanks man.. and yeah good advice.

Im gonna go take some pictures late tonight. They will be on thread around 2am :)

[brybry]

Meh to ignoring police - clearing defects gets old, especially with current nannystate roadworthy conditions.

Tint would be a wise investment though, there's a chinaman who does good work in blackburn. Did s14 in 20% for $200 lifetime warranty.

[JPR28610]

looking forward to pics!!! did you notice much of a difference with your interior out?

[dnapol]

^^ adding to the above statement, how loud was it without interior for daily?

[hondapop]

Federal RS-R's get a good write up, and one of the few to do 205/50 15's in a street legal semi. Got quoted $159ea from Bob Jane up my way.

[bennet654]

Federal RS-R's get a good write up, and one of the few to do 205/50 15's in a street legal semi. Got quoted $159ea from Bob Jane up my way.

thanks hondapop good to know... i would prefer a racing slick, but ive been looking at advan A048 in the meantime. I will however have a little research of the RS-R.. cheers

[bennet654]

Hey guys I took a few quick snaps tonight :)
I was drawn the the rear end of car and only took 4 pictures of the front, which all were dreadful. Ill take a better photo of front soon

http://a.imageshack.us/img710/8349/1nup.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img842/6641/2anup.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img819/4538/3nups.jpg

[RiceMeister]

Sex. I dig.

[hondapop]

Absolute perfection.

[dnapol]

Amazing!!

The MOONSR plates look soo good on it, looks truly amazing :D

[x10Hz]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/151/tumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg


The MOONSR plates look soo good on it, looks truly amazing :D

seriously?

[IEVAQ8]

nice work bennet...now we need to go for a photo shoot together....

[bennet654]

yeah 100% tom! that would be awesome... when my car is worthy we can go out and ox can take photos :)

[NeedVtec]

ballin' out of control man.

[Oxer]

yeah 100% tom! that would be awesome... when my car is worthy we can go out and ox can take photos :)

Im down, once we roll the guards and go lower ;)

[6thgear]

good work on the quick makeover! really has come along way over the past couple of weeks! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[bennet654]

good work on the quick makeover! really has come along way over the past couple of weeks! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks mate.. Yeah it's nice to be able to build something relatively quickly.. Although savoring it is also nice too

[bennet654]

Im down, once we roll the guards and go lower ;)

This guy, always with the lows!

[hondapop]

Thanks mate.. Yeah it's nice to be able to build something relatively quickly.. Although savoring it is also nice too

Save the savouring for the driving, it's much tastier than suckin' your lip (and i did say lip) while waiting for it to get finished.

[bennet654]

Anyway quick update.. Still waiting on purple lug nuts, blox lca's to arrive from states.. And can't put Whiteline sway bar + subframe brace in until the lca's arrive... I picked up the strut bar on Friday, sorta gave a quick ten minute look at it and the A/C piping runs stupidly to close the the strut tower.. Brace won't fit in easily, quickly tried to shift the piping when it was unbolted, but it gave to much resistance.. so I'm just gonna wait for Tom to take a look at it.. Don't wanna go busting A/C piping :)

Ohh and tomorrow @ 10am me and x10hz are driving up to tullamarine to visit Jap Warehouse and check out their array of brides for my new rails.. Some times will be had, haha

[Oxer]

This guy, always with the lows!

You chose 15"s.... so now the lows will occur.


Anyway quick update.. Still waiting on purple lug nuts, blox lca's to arrive from states.. And can't put Whiteline sway bar + subframe brace in until the lca's arrive... I picked up the strut bar on Friday, sorta gave a quick ten minute look at it and the A/C piping runs stupidly to close the the strut tower.. Brace won't fit in easily, quickly tried to shift the piping when it was unbolted, but it gave to much resistance.. so I'm just gonna wait for Tom to take a look at it.. Don't wanna go busting A/C piping :)

Ohh and tomorrow @ 10am me and x10hz are driving up to tullamarine to visit Jap Warehouse and check out their array of brides for my new rails.. Some times will be had, haha

The ac piping will move with enough force, Otherwise remove it all together. Extra light weight... Pretty sure we've already had this discussion.

[x10Hz]

Ohh and tomorrow @ 10am me and x10hz are driving up to tullamarine to visit Jap Warehouse and check out their array of brides for my new rails.. Some times will be had, haha

drive had much more drama that it should of.... cops following us for like 15mins -__-"

[hondapop]

drive had much more drama that it should of.... cops following us for like 15mins -__-"

What! you didn't ask them for copies of their rolling pics ?

[Simonnn]

I love the style of your car builds Bennet.. simple, clean and JDM :P keep up the good work!

[mugen_ctr]

Just read the whole thread ben, sick as build.... good to see that ur keeping it clean an stylish... Though honestly, u should prbs keep the cross bar on at the track lol.... saves u less hassle with the po po....

good to see that its building real fast! lol.... were itd take me an some ppl 2-3 yrs to get to that stage, u in couple weeks!

[bennet654]

Bride is in :)

http://a.imageshack.us/img829/3718/mm4782f.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img406/4614/mm4786f.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img571/111/95555576.jpg

[x10Hz]

What! you didn't ask them for copies of their rolling pics ?

only becuase I didnt want to get done either.

also bennet, loving the pics of the seat ;) cant wait to put mine in.. its gonna be so damn low :P

[ralph_ef9]

great choice for wheels!

[brybry]

Remove A/C and save weight, you wouldn't use it anyway - uses extra fuel :)

[bennet654]

Remove A/C and save weight, you wouldn't use it anyway - uses extra fuel :)

you and ox are both pushing for me to remove A/C, but what happens if I wanna go for a spirited drive in the mountains and need to use it... Bwahahaha

[dnapol]

you and ox are both pushing for me to remove A/C, but what happens if I wanna go for a spirited drive in the mountains and need to use it... Bwahahaha

Or it's just extremely got and you need cold air :P ^^

[x10Hz]

its called a window.

[bennet654]

its called a window.

LOL, weather doesnt really faze me in car.. i drive with window down even when its pooring rain..

[charliebrown]

Hey bennet, can you PM me how much you got that bride for? i'm lookin at heading down to jap warehouse soon for seats as well

[Oxer]

LOL, weather doesnt really faze me in car.. i drive with window down even when its pooring rain..

Well then!? **** it off!

[iLlusion10]

Looks like an awesome Build man, sad to see your DC5R go though =(

[x10Hz]

Hey bennet, can you PM me how much you got that bride for? i'm lookin at heading down to jap warehouse soon for seats as well

$650 for 2. comes with universal rail. Its on firesport, or you can call them for a price.


Well then!? **** it off!

agreed, if you dont need it, get rid of it.

[bennet654]

aircon is staying until i have asked 10 more questions in regards to how its removed. eg if its gonna take 2 hours to remove id rather keep it. plus its my daily, yeah.. so it will be needed to demist windscreen

[bennet654]

in another update I have located tyres for the EK... found a set of 205/50/15 Advan A048, which will suit the car in dry conditions... if its wet on track, im just gonna roll around on track with enkei's and get someone to take some wild pictures

[hondapop]

Dunno if you get the same sort of humidity in melbourne that we get up here, but I did find just recently that the heater demister just made matters worse and the only way I got the screen and side windows clear was to put the A/C on full with it set to demist.

[Oxer]

aircon is staying until i have asked 10 more questions in regards to how its removed. eg if its gonna take 2 hours to remove id rather keep it. plus its my daily, yeah.. so it will be needed to demist windscreen

It takes all of 10 minutes.

[x10Hz]

aircon out shouldnt mean the vents dont work, just open them, crack the window for front windscreen. for rear the de-misters should still work...

[mocchi]

lotta hassle with no aircon esp when raining and it fogs up your interior glass. winter times mostly

[Riced_Civic]

anti fog take care of that for me

[bennet654]

lotta hassle with no aircon esp when raining and it fogs up your interior glass. Winter times mostly

i have been in situations a few times like u say and the fog was outta control

[mocchi]

anti fog take care of that for me

black rain x?
doesnt work that nice for me.
it starts to condense and dews big droplets.

in saying that, i dont have ac in my cibik

[Temp3st]

AC is for pussies, just turn the heat up and let the windows demist. it takes a little while but it works, just crack the windows if your car feels like a sweat shop. Though really the only times fog n shit is horrendous is in winter anyway and you'll love the heat.

[IEVAQ8]

i wanna see u do a couple of laps with aircon on and see if u can match ur time without aircon on...lol

[xenonkuraz]

If theres a photoshoot happening I wanna be there ;)

[Vicks]

Keep the A/C - you'll regret it mang.

[bennet654]

Keep the A/C - you'll regret it mang.

finally some sanity :) im gonna leave it in for now... keiichi respects a proper touge car

[bennet654]

in other news, i was worried that the LCA's had not been shipped yet, because I hadnt heard back from the supplier, but the Blox LCA's arrived today at 4pm. Im heading up to winton from friday till sunday night, so I wont have time to install. Soon as I wake up on Monday my new gold bling will be put in. Win Win Win

[JPR28610]

Keep the A/C - you'll regret it mang.

I agree. I took AC out of my EG and now i refuse to drive it when its hot and lately is either been hot or pissing down rain. Lucky its not my daily. AC is a must in a daily

[dnapol]

Matsuri?

[bennet654]

Matsuri?

ir us tam

[RiceMeister]

http://alltheragefaces.com/img/faces/large/happy-i-see-what-you-did-there-%28clean%29-l.png

[bennet654]

Got back from Matsuri late last night.. still have drifting in my vains.. gonna take a couple days before i get my head back into grip. I'll keep you all posted

[kelvin7100]

niceeeeeeeeee!

[bennet654]

I installed the LCA's with all my strength pulling up the drum brakes inline with the pivot bolt 3 times while trying to figure out the whiteline brace and sway bar.. At first I thought the inner lca bolts from the kit didn't fit.. But it just required a sh!tload of grease and some WD40 :)

MOONSR JNR is looking pretty cray at the moment! Defect will be coming shortly...

Anyway today I shot round to bry's to use his soldering kit to put in my swoosh tachometer gauge.. At first it seemed simple and it worked.. But once I mounted all the trim back in it decided to not work... Bry checked all the fuses, and everything appeared fine.. And 20 mins later it randomly started working again. So I'm praying that it continuos to function properly.

[anzai]

ben just a word of advice, i was running blox lca with buddy club N+ 10kgF 6kgR (i think) and within 3 months time the lca shock mount bushings (middle one) was a goner

went back to oem lca and it lasted a few months until the car got hit.

them blox bushings aren't best imo, might have to replace it with hardrace bushings

other than that we need to get some photos together, enkei brothers ;)

[IEVAQ8]

hey bennet...
i told u i have gli cluster with stock rev tacho ....

[bennet654]

omg tom... can i buy :)
the tacho is faulty

[IEVAQ8]

omg tom... can i buy :)
the tacho is faulty

Ofcourse...lol
will talk more later

[Oxer]

The best build

[Oxer]

Service complete.

[BIGTYM]

Bennet, amazing nuff said.

Can't wait to see it again in the flesh. It's just so damn clean!!!

[bennet654]

Had a lovely weeked at winton with the wontons.. Ended up with a 1:49.634..
Honestly didnt think it would break the 50's. I was aiming for 55... Every session i would do 2 laps warming the tires and not touching the brakes. Then do 1 hot lap, a warm down and then back in the pits.. My issues were the brakes, the drums couldnt lose the heat once i used the anchors. Thankfully ievaq8, ox and toli have been jotting down an oem upgrade for me :) which im really excited for! Big thanks to the wonton boys for the accom, food, support, 801 crew for assistance and ox, tom and toli for the love and setup advice

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1549/bennetek.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418333_10150616590265749_607185748_9330257_1870753 825_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/417195_10150616590315749_607185748_9330258_5788396 43_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418038_10150616587565749_607185748_9330226_1545826 628_n.jpg

[IEVAQ8]

love ur work bennet....

i'll keep u posted on the brake upgrade & setup today ;)

[dnapol]

Your EK was hard to keep up with. Good BMI battles all round ;)

[namtaro]

broke the 1.50, nice... cant wait to see it in person... been a long time

[bennet654]

yeah true :) track pics above

[Eskimo_firefighter]

nice work bennet with the 1:49, great stuff. i was the asian guy in the white ep3r. :D

[quangsuke]

1:49 in a d series? PWOAHHHHHH give a few b series a run for their money.

[BIGTYM]

Congrats Bennet, 1:49 is amazing!!
I think Ja was taking about you when he said..

"It's not how you stand next to your car, it's how you race your car"

that shit cray!!

[bennet654]

1:49 in a d series? PWOAHHHHHH give a few b series a run for their money.

I'm not gonna lie quang ur car was my inspiration, a few years back i spoke to you at winton about ur civic and i loved that u were putting down good times with a carby honda engine. So it took a couple years but finally im getting to do something similar. The goal was to leave the engine like ur breeze was, untouched and original; will improving the cars stability to eventually break into the 1:40's at winton.. To be honest I didn't think this would happen the first time out, so now I'm just gonna see where it takes me

Track setup

Parts:
BC coilovers 14k F - 10k R
Monkey Cross Bar
Blox LCA's (to fit sway bar endlinks)
White line 22mm Rear Sway Kit (soft setting)
6UL's 15x7.5 +42 with 50% A048's 225/50/15 (lotta meat)

Tyre Pressure:
32psi Front
31psi Rear

Damper Adjustment:
Front 29 clicks
Rear 23 clicks

[bennet654]

nice work bennet with the 1:49, great stuff. i was the asian guy in the white ep3r. :D

Hey mate which ep3r. There was 3 white ones off memory

[anzai]

Track setup

Parts:
BC coilovers 14k F - 10k R
Monkey Cross Bar
Blox LCA's (to fit sway bar endlinks)
White line 22mm Rear Sway Kit (soft setting)
6UL's 15x7.5 +42 with 50% A048's 225/50/15 (lotta meat)

Tyre Pressure:
32psi Front
31psi Rear

Damper Adjustment:
Front 29 clicks
Rear 23 clicks

Driver's Skill:
Godly


fixed

[dnapol]

Hey mate which ep3r. There was 3 white ones off memory

Peter is the white ep3 with gold RGs and a mugen front lip and Wing :)

[bennet654]

fixed

haha igor..
thanks mate, but we all know that God doesnt affiliate himself with motorsport.
Hes more of a lawn bowlsy type of dude. Sometimes on TV you'll see them make a pitch shot
and land the bowl right next to the jack after smashing away 2 opponents. Now that my friend, that is God at work
in humans.. do you believe in god? ah yes!

[Temp3st]

I disagree. I reckon God likes motorsport. That's why he blessed so many drivers with balls the size of coconuts and comprised of steel.

[bennet654]

Just a quick word of warning, dont go buying cheap lugs from the states.. im sure you all know that brands like VMS and Vision are crappy alloy lugs that will break threads at the first sign of heat or tention... i through out a set of 18 brand new lugs after i felt the quality and nearly lost all my wheels at winton. metal lugs or work/rays all the way

[hondapop]

There are places on a car where weight versus strength should not be a consideration. Lug nuts is definitely one of them.

[mocchi]

Just a quick word of warning, dont go buying cheap lugs from the states.. im sure you all know that brands like VMS and Vision are crappy alloy lugs that will break threads at the first sign of heat or tention... i through out a set of 18 brand new lugs after i felt the quality and nearly lost all my wheels at winton. metal lugs or work/rays all the way

throw out you mean?
what happened?

[hondapop]

Good old english language again. We walk through a doorway, we look through a window. But when we throw something out, it's either been thrown out or we threw it out.

(sorry Bennet, not pickin' on ya) Through and threw, all sounds the same.

[WATAJK]

Just a quick word of warning, dont go buying cheap lugs from the states.. im sure you all know that brands like VMS and Vision are crappy alloy lugs that will break threads at the first sign of heat or tention... i through out a set of 18 brand new lugs after i felt the quality and nearly lost all my wheels at winton. metal lugs or work/rays all the way

Would personally stick to Steel Nuts if your going to continue prolonged racing at Winton IMO, my Work Nuts (Open Ended) are starting to show signs of wear as you tightened them up, would possibly pay to bite the bullet and get Steel Nuts and that way it's done with.
Then again depends what your budget allows.

Good post bennet, good to alert others.

[dnapol]

My Work open ended nuts are pulling up ok so far, apparently they can strip when drifting but thus far mine seem to be doing fine :)

[maracer]

Great build. well done @ Winton too :)

[bennet654]

Great build. well done @ Winton too :)

Thanks mario.. When am i gonna see that dc5r showcar pick up some stone chips at winton. Lol... Painters tape will be needed

[bennet654]

Good old english language again. We walk through a doorway, we look through a window. But when we throw something out, it's either been thrown out or we threw it out.

(sorry Bennet, not pickin' on ya) Through and threw, all sounds the same.

All good english is my second language. Im native aussie :)

[hondapop]

All good english is my second language. Im native aussie :)

Soon we'll all be writing in txt anyway, then it'll become thru. Much simpler.

[Oxer]

Soon we'll all be writing in txt anyway, then it'll become thru. Much simpler.


http://funny-pictures-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tell-me-more-500x375.jpg

[bennet654]

http://funny-pictures-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tell-me-more-500x375.jpg

that is the funniest thing ever.. look at the tiger hahaha

[quangsuke]

I'm not gonna lie quang ur car was my inspiration, a few years back i spoke to you at winton about ur civic and i loved that u were putting down good times with a carby honda engine. So it took a couple years but finally im getting to do something similar. The goal was to leave the engine like ur breeze was, untouched and original; will improving the cars stability to eventually break into the 1:40's at winton.. To be honest I didn't think this would happen the first time out, so now I'm just gonna see where it takes me


HAHAHAH. I do appreciate those kind words. Well in no time your going to be cutting into the 1:46's that for sure. Hoped u enjoy the thrill of crushing turbos around the corners. Its a great feeling :D
All i can advise is get out there as much as you can. Try a wet race day ;)

[hondapop]

http://funny-pictures-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tell-me-more-500x375.jpg

I'm hurt. Did you not read the yelow bar at the top of the page ? :p

[Oxer]

what yellow bar? How about not wasting time criticising peoples grammar and either stick to the topic or keep your spam posts to yourself?

[EKVTIR-T]

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/048/c/9/pot_calling_kettle_black_by_prince_of_powerpoint-d39so1n.png

[MingZai]

nice build thread... really enjoyed reading it haha :)

Didn't really recognise your car at Winton though :(

What group was it running in?

[bennet654]

nice build thread... really enjoyed reading it haha :)

Didn't really recognise your car at Winton though :(

What group was it running in?

Hey mate I was in group 'A'...

You werent by any chance the poor guy that was in the accident on the last session were you?
That was a bad way to end a nice day at winton.

[euRo_noob]

Whoa, just randomly found your build thread and spent the last hour reading it at work lol (something's wrong with the net here, takes 30seconds to load a page zzzz).

You're progressing heaps fast! Saw your car in person at the fail Honda meet last weekend. Was curious of what engine you had under the hood ahahha. Very nice car, keep it up!

[TRaNz]

apparently the owner resembles a mop?

[bennet654]

Whoa, just randomly found your build thread and spent the last hour reading it at work lol (something's wrong with the net here, takes 30seconds to load a page zzzz).

You're progressing heaps fast! Saw your car in person at the fail Honda meet last weekend. Was curious of what engine you had under the hood ahahha. Very nice car, keep it up!

Haha.. Thanks so much for spending the time mate :)... Soz the car was too high. Gaurds need to be rolled and decked..

[x10Hz]

Gaurds need to be rolled and decked..


get on it :)

[bennet654]

Gettin car ready for japan relief meet

[x10Hz]

Good man

[dnapol]

Gettin car ready for japan relief meet

Jdmst meet that night too?

[bennet654]

yeah but no ones going, matt lews gfs bday

[dnapol]

Yee it's janelles that night, I'll be there from about 730

[IEVAQ8]

Ill b at jdmst meet...
U beta be there bennet....otherwise ur fuked next time i see u.....

[chauster]

Subscribed. Good work Bennett. I think I went stances build. =\

[bennet654]

Subscribed. Good work Bennett. I think I went stances build. =\

Thanks chauster lol!
Ill cya sat

[MingZai]

Hey mate I was in group 'A'...

You werent by any chance the poor guy that was in the accident on the last session were you?
That was a bad way to end a nice day at winton.

Yeah it was me LOL yeah....
Freaking shattered but like you said on my build thread I just took it as learning experience and know what to do and to avoid those kind of things again sigh --

I was in Group A then I was at D along with my other mates.

[JamesEK1]

So Bennet...have you seen the light now?

[TypeS]

Great build

You sure don't waste time

[dnapol]

still can't get over this build, so fast and too the point :D

[EKVTIR-T]

tdm all the way

[bennet654]

So Bennet...have you seen the light now?

I saw the light, it was very bright and very fast

[bennet654]

Just thought i would write a quick update, well since the last trackday at winton it was clear that a brake upgrade was in order. I was only able to get one lap out of the drums, which was frustrating but understandable. Not knowing the first thing about brakes, and there OEM replacements/compatibilty, Ievaq8 has come and saved the day. He showed me different setups and explained the whole thing to me. While some of the information took a few weeks for me to fully grasp, i finally got the jist. I picked up a DC2R Brake master cylinder and booster from Eddie @ Seeker Motorsport yesterday, thanks to a hook up from Huy :) Also ordered HEL braided lines from the UK. Everything else from pads to prop valves and conversion all comes from Tom. So you can see how I am forever in his debt.

Next Winton day is 9 days away, and if all goes to plan with the brakes im hoping to 'brake' into the 1:48's
Ill put some pictures up soon

[dnapol]

Haha love the "braking" into 1:48 pun there :P

Easily do able considering yours times in 1:49 :)

Tampered cant wait, see ya there!!

[TRaNz]

idea. Weight reduction mod. Get a haircut.

[bennet654]

idea. Weight reduction mod. Get a haircut.

What ever helps

[RPS.13]

Awesome build man! Amazed at how quickly you got it to where its at now. Nice work at winton too btw. Great to see you're enjoying on the track and good to see another daily drive also being tracked.

[IEVAQ8]

Massive fail on the brake upgrade last night....
I do apologise bennet....
Will have it sorted out by the weekend....

[namtaro]

Massive fail on the brake upgrade last night....
I do apologise bennet....
Will have it sorted out by the weekend....

=S isnt winton soon tho?

[WATAJK]

Winton is saturdayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i believe...

[bennet654]

Yeah unfortunately winton will have to pass. but im really not to fussed :)
I just ordered in a Bluetooth GPS Reciever for my mobile, which I can get accurate lap times with
so im going to be saving $40 a weekend and doing Test & Tunes... thanks for all your support guys

[bennet654]

Massive fail on the brake upgrade last night....
I do apologise bennet....
Will have it sorted out by the weekend....

Hey man, no need to apologise... wouldn't have even been doing this if it wasn't for you :)
Atleast this way everything will be ready for the next track day, even might get the LCA's fixed too lol

Thanks again mate

[bennet654]

Seeing as though Im not tracking tomorrow, and im on lunch break at work. I thought I may do a quick little update

Well to begin Oxer told me to get a short shifter to match my LONG FLOWING HAIR. lol... PURCHASED!

And speaking to DC5R legend Charger, I have just gone down the road of my own timing at track days.. I wanted to save cash and have more track time. Doing some research for compatibility with 'Harry's Laptimer Pro' It would appear I have found a good Bluetooth GPS kit :)
within 0.05+/- of a second accuracy... PURCHASED!

[mugen_ctr]

hey bennet what pads are u using? Im on the hunt atm, but srs confusion with it LOL.... track/street pad

[IEVAQ8]

hey bennet what pads are u using? Im on the hunt atm, but srs confusion with it LOL.... track/street pad

Since i bought them all for him...i can reply...lol

for the fronts bendix ultimates
rears stock bendix...

Once bennet has a track day with them he will review...

[mugen_ctr]

Since i bought them all for him...i can reply...lol

for the fronts bendix ultimates
rears stock bendix...

Once bennet has a track day with them he will review...

thanks for that :)

[bennet654]

Lol full Moderator sesh :)

[WATAJK]

Ben u have a PM btw.

[bennet654]

UPDATE:

Well where to begin... I am eternally greatful to Tom for busting his ass off for me and my lil civic. No way in hell would I be able to suss out what parts were needed, let alone how to tighten the bolt of the handbrake cable.. haha.

So a massive thanks and many hugs go to the direction of him and his dog Chino. Best bloke!

The new setup is 100 times better than the drums and granny spec front disks from factory. I am now finding excuses to brake hard - Over shooting my street on purpose, aiming my car a lamp posts, vearing towards park cars - any reason for me to jump on the anchors.. :) hehe

Police must love me - I am the complete opposite of a hoon.. no power mods, great brakes and impeccable manors.

Heres a couple of pics of the front brakes and our EK's:

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3897/brakex.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4379/botht.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2003/both2y.jpg

Also big thanks to King Ox for his EG rear assembly, chris sleeve for honda parts and his loud rattle gun :)

[x10Hz]

good work team

also did the dude send out the shifter yet?

[bennet654]

Nah, sorta glad.. Auction got cancelled, he had no stock. Oxer is upset tho :)

[Oxer]

im gonna slap you... If you actually buy one..

[charliebrown]

In other news ievaq8 has hooked me up with a new sway + sub frame brace kit from whiteline and A new front strut bar is in the mail :)
http://www.whiteline.com.au/images/products/BHR83XZ.jpg



hey mun mind if i ask how much/where you got the rsb + subframe brace for/from?

[bennet654]

hey mun mind if i ask how much/where you got the rsb + subframe brace for/from?

Tom got me a hookup with his mate, who works in autoshop. But cheapest i found was ebay. I think in the states

[bennet654]

Another quick update...

I've had some bad luck in the last week. Pulling my hair out each time I miss another test & tune day. I know my cars capable of pulling a second off my PB, but unfortunately I keep hitting hurdles the days leading up to winton.

Pretty much, I chucked on my semi slicks on Wednesday last week to get an alignment and the damn rear wheels were wobbling. Took me ages to figure out what it was. First, bad hub - second, wheels not balanced - third, tyre squirming... To finally realize that the 2 spacers on the rear were throwing the rims balance off.

What I didn't realize was this wobbling was happening last track day, without me seeing it in the rearview. So I'm lucky nothing frushed up.

So now I have to fork out another $150 on new extended wheel studs and hub centric spacers... Fml

Once this is done.. I'm not touching the civic for a very long long time.. I have another project to focus on in the meantime. Type R Special haha

[dnapol]

I'm pumped to see this Type R special, civic build is coming along nicely though :D

-- So I'm lucky nothing frushed up. --

Nice little reference ^^

[namtaro]

damn thats bad to hear, should have gotten extended studs and wheels spacers before =P hit up garasi auto, they helped me heaps

[bennet654]

damn thats bad to hear, should have gotten extended studs and wheels spacers before =P hit up garasi auto, they helped me heaps

ur freakin kidding me, felix does studs and spacers?

[chauster]

What wheel nuts you using

[chauster]

Apparently that rays ones aren't very good. I'm running mc guard which has a small washer on the base of the nut which prevents the nut from moving over time. Was $200 a set.

[bennet654]

wow $200 for nuts... shiet u got game :)
Im happy with my D1's never had a problem with them.
$45 well spent

[chauster]

Eweeewwww cheap nuts. In my experiences they snap easy lol. Too easy.

[bennet654]

did a 1:48.14 at winton :) but having a few issues now

[genkitofu]

chauster is right about the nuts rays isnt very track material and i would highly recommend on the mc gaurds nuts as well the price may be steep but in the end its worth every penny

[bennet654]

Yeah fair point

[namtaro]

150 for them at otr on westall gogogo, unless u want the black ones 160 =)

[CivicEGSI]

inb4 which r thread

[bennet654]

cannot believe this thread has become about wheel nuts.. hahaha Everyone just buy D1 nuts, they are fine on track, cheap to buy, 4 colours, and a ozhonda mod sells em

[JamesEK1]

We're on track for November Bnet ;)

[bennet654]

We're on track for November Bnet ;)
yea cant wait to see your car boost out of the esses

[MingZai]

Hey Bennet were you at Winton last Sat?

[bennet654]

Hey Bennet were you at Winton last Sat?

Yeah I was there, but didnt track.. couldnt get tyres in time.
I took some photos for Baid Sports tho

[bennet654]

Thought I would make an update as it has been sometime.. After 2 months trying to sort out what tyres to run, and having tirerack constantly shutting me down with new regulations that big brands like Hankook and Dunlop will not allow them to ship items internationally anymore. I thought I would try my luck to save some cash and sell off my 6UL's and Advan Ao48's to make way for new enkei rpf1's and some more extreme track compound tyres. Well the end result was a big FAIL. 14" rims didnt clear and I had to sell the Enkei's after 2 days of them arriving from the States.

Anyway besides my fail in the shoe department, I had made an order from JDMYARD from their firesale. Received new Function 7 LCA's and RDA slotted rotors to fix my warped discs in the front. Since fixing the only 2 problems I had with the car, being the brake shudder and torn blox bushings - life has been boring :P.. I dont think I have ever owned a car where there is nothing that needed fixing or replacing, I was left contemplating selling the car (I know how stupid is that).

In my writting style I will as usual cut to the chase - I was with my track buddies (WONTONS) and everyone was going to head down to Tampered's Winton day on the 26th of August. With 2 weeks preperation time, I decided I would just give up with going for more PB's and just have fun. My thought was lower the car, drive on my enkei 92's with stretched Nankangs and take it down for an alignment. The goal was to hopefully get a 1:55, but honestly I wasnt confident at all, as these tyres on the street have honestly sucked. I always complain about them in the wet, with 60kw of power the still lose traction with light throttle - and in the dry I've just always considered them to be mediocre, just always thought of them as bob jane cheapies. Considering I paid $50 a corner I really wasnt to fussy with what I was getting.

So with heavy as fek wheel, shitty hard compound Nankang commuter tyres and derpy grin it was off to Winton. Stayed the night at Benalla with 10 other WONTONS, a case of beer, bottle of whiskey, pack of uno cards and 20 Litres of 98 octane in a jerry can it was an uncomplicated trip. Still only managed to get in 4 hours sleep - sorta defeats the purpose of staying overnight, but atleast it skips the early morning drive.

Got to the track - set up shop, found out reservoir cover socks are now a scrutineering fail (lol) and lined up in the dummy grid...

First session the EK did a 1:57 (which I was thinking ok - its got more in it, but how much)
Second session 1:54 (with passenger, at this stage I was starting to feel the limits of the tyres)
Third session 1:52 (removed passenger, passenger seat, drained washer fluid lol :P)
Fourth session I had an enlightenment, I started to use the Nankangs in my favour, throwing them into corners catching it mid corner. It allowed me to get back on the power straight away and landed a 1:49.3 - yeah I know that was a BIG enlightenment haha

Anyway in a nutshell - I think driving on crappy tyres compared to Semi Slicks has taught me alot, really developed my skills on track and if you can believe it a day that was just a joke with the car too low and heavy rims, more aimed at a photoshoot than a track day the car was only 1 second of its PB with super lightweight rims, proper track tyres and perfect height to complement lcas/sway etc.

heres a quick vid for you visual folk:


http://youtu.be/2pWlabN3RV8

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298781_10151236183102326_1564169793_n.jpg

[dnapol]

great work bennet, the car is mighty quick when you're at the wheel ^^

[quangsuke]

absolutely top job. i wish i kept my EG.
the new car will be on the tracks soon. keep an eye out for the number plates.

[bennet654]

What car quang?