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

Hi guys!

I thought it would be good to start the Official Thread What did you do to your EK today :honda:

That way members who are not working on a build, can post those sometimes big, small, good, not so good, funny or just out right annoying things that happen during the day :p

I think we can make this a great thread for the OzHonda community!

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Had an urge at 10pm to clean my engine bay and polish my heat shield

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By civica at 2010-06-17


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By civica at 2010-06-17

stupid thing happened, went to shopping centres, underground parking, the freaking side curbs are ridiculously high, and roads narrow as, so as i went to turn around a bend, poof!, run over the curb, pulled over, looked, a massive gutter rash!!!! and on closer inspection, a chunk of rubber has ripped off :S, so pissed!!!

never driving underground parking again >:(

Today, I changed out my interior lights with nice 24 smd LED ones.

:)

However, also some idiot at uni opened their door into me, leaving an annoying ding.

:(

Got the car detailed cut and polish as well... looked neat as until started drizzling.... :(

Thats a clean engine bay .

I drove my EK to work and Gonna drive it home soon.

That isa ll.

i removed more sound deadning and polished my fuell sender cover


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Originally Posted by Alvis

Had an urge at 10pm to clean my engine bay and polish my heat shield

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If you dont mind me asking how did u manage to polish the heatshield and get a really nice result like that?

start with a low grit and keep going to 1000 or higher then a nice metal polish, its easy as, obviously gonna be harder if its in crap condition

i know this is only for EKs but....

I just got my BEAKS Rear Tie Bar :P

poured petrol but thats about it... LOL!

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Originally Posted by grifty

If you dont mind me asking how did u manage to polish the heatshield and get a really nice result like that?

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i actually used a polishing buffer head attachment on a normal drill press. But you will need different polishing compounds depending on what condition it's in.

My heatshield hadn't been done since the car was new, so it was a bit messy... so what i started with was the different polishing compounds (like the ones below) - the brown compound gives it the once over and removes the dirt/debris, while the green one actually polishes it.

After that, best to use a metal polish (Autosol Metal Polish - good sh#t made in Germany lol) to finish it off!

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By civica at 2010-06-18

EK = EJ ? lol
got me a nice new muffler, now its sounds awesome!

today i woke up in the morning and went outside to check on my car.

i saw a few bird droppings all over and thought, shit, better get that wiped off.

i started to rub them off for a min however it was so cold and windy so came back in and went back to sleep.

that is all.

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boo what a liar! lol

really liking OPs heat shield, is it possible to fix one with like 50 small rust spots? lol

also how do u get it off? i havent actually tried

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Originally Posted by aznalex

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boo what a liar! lol

really liking OPs heat shield, is it possible to fix one with like 50 small rust spots? lol

also how do u get it off? i havent actually tried

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sif lie. im being serious.

was two days ago but still. I wired up my knock sensor ran a new wire from the knock sensor to the ecu was a massive job since the knock sensor is under the intake manifold! and i had no plug for it so i customized my own :D took me a total of 3-4hours x_X and a very very sore hand since theres no room.

gave it a full detail, lookin schmick now;)

treated her to an oil change and a new OEM oil filter for her bday lol - now taking her for a drive to Kiama hehe

bleed brakes and new brake fluid next weekend :-)

today i played around with my amp and headunit

took a look under my car to see where i can position my jack stands..
and gave up after 3 minutes..

seems like i cant use the regular jack point behind the wheel..
cos my jack stand is shaped to hold flat metal, not pronged metal :/

Just ordered some genuine Mugen Power decals from the U.S. :)

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By civica at 2010-06-30

put petrol in it and got a head unit for mine....lol

bought new oil for it, fixed more rubber seals, called up for new tryes, got a clutch & lightened flywheel sorted for it, cleaned the windscreen, debating putting canards back on for a few days to get the dust off them, now it needs a vacuum and wash, wax isnt good coming sooo close to Sunday, wax is like doing a rain dance for me lol

gave mine a clean, it needed it after yesterdays adventures

On the way to work, noticed a lot of rattling coming from the back. so After work, got under it and tightened up a few loose bolts as well as the rear toe adjuster that had come lose :/ hopefully it didn't move too much.

Also ordered my new Hoosier R6 track tires :thumbsup:

noticed last night that my left LED parker isn't working. so i suppose i'm gonna fix that.

I drove it today

i have thrashed the shit out of mine today....................lol
heaps of fun, just bouncing off the limiter in first and second..................

My mum drove my car to work, an put in 91 octane!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FAR OUT!!!! its been running on premium since i bought it...........SOOOOOOOO PISSED! u can actually feel the difference between the two petrol :(

took her for a drive to Sydney, then filmed her showing off :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxQB3jMbORs

I was at the mechanic and found out that my engine dies :(

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Originally Posted by HondaPie

I was at the mechanic and found out that my engine dies :(

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My engine dies too when I take it to my mechanic, when I turn off the engine that is.

my oil rings are gone so new project start ;)

another window motor died, window was bouncing up and not shutting properly, thank goodness for the last spare window motor :) all good as new, cheer again Bobby for those motors years ago :)

smashed my headers into the ground today on the way back up glorious that was pretty kool.... pumped my tyres up also ;)

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Originally Posted by Alvis

took her for a drive to Sydney, then filmed her showing off :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxQB3jMbORs

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sounds so quiet. put your FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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Originally Posted by sangyz

sounds so quiet. put your FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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HA, yeh i feel so cruel revving the daylights out of my little D16Y4 lol... it barely sees over 4,500 rpm! From a mechanical point of view, I don't want to kill my engine... if only i had a B series... arrr :)

whats wrong with reving over 4,500 on a d16?

don't know...i guess it's because i know it's not a Type R engine and i'm worried about doing damage with the extra stresses...

doesnt matter if its a b series or d series both can rev high well any engine can but theres a rev limiter installed to protect any damage done to the engine so nothing to be worried about

i have to admit, on the odd occasion when you do give it the beans, you do realise how much is up high in the rev range; but just don't like to push it everytime i drive it; for everyday driving guess you just need to keep in key torque zone... but hopefully a b series one day :)

haha even with a b series you would drive it exactly how you would drive a d series. exactly the same only when giving it one is when you'd rev to the red line ;].

Its not like with a d series you would change gears a 3k and with a b series you would change at 4.5 lol its the same pretty much haha

haha i shift @ 3 in my car. im a granny shifter :)

lol, us D-series are alrite, only thing sucks was that driving to Winton race way, i was cruisin constantly at 3.2k, using average 10liters per 100kms.... 110kph zone, didnt know it would drain the fuel tank so fast!

But hey, jus aslong as the motor runs, an gets from point A to B, than its all good..

goes over 7k with ease, havent damaged a thing in mines 3oo,oookms of use :) they respond well to a beating :)
(oil gets changed at 5k, with the best full syn in existance, gearbox oil every 40k)

needs some more seals replaced, new clutch from exedy, new flywheel, rear main seal whilst Im there, inspect the oil pump (might just replace it whilst I do the sump gasket)

Oh wow, gee Honda engines must be tough, but good thing ur onto the regular maintenance - i didn't know manuals had specific gearbox oil - isn't that just autos? (unless ur an auto driver lol)

very very tough, hell the clutch lasted 300,oookm, got hot at the drags, cooled off and works just fine again with the slightest slip lol
I really do love this engine and everything attached to it, just does as it's told with no bs ever lol

manuals have specific oil, just honda manual transmission fluid, does well and is pretty cheap :)

D16y8 ftw!!

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Originally Posted by EK1.6LCIV

very very tough, hell the clutch lasted 300,oookm, got hot at the drags, cooled off and works just fine again with the slightest slip lol
I really do love this engine and everything attached to it, just does as it's told with no bs ever lol

manuals have specific oil, just honda manual transmission fluid, does well and is pretty cheap :)

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... launching it down the strip and still going at 300k+ clicks farq that's one tough piece of hardware. It's interesting to search You Tube on people trying to blow up Honda engines lol - makes me cringe because the engines just take it and they seriously don't give up! It's insane!

its only been to the strip a few times, prob not the place for any stock honda, pressure plates get bloody warm, best advice if anyone wants to go to the strip regardless of power is to invest in a custion button clutch, a lightened flywheel while youre paying for the box to come off and you're set :)

on the street however, nothing has broken apart from the driveshaft boots, the only thing I don't like about them, I'd easily break one a year (small collection of driveshafts now as they're cheap to get)

put some new castrol edge 5w-30 oil in my EJ :)

fix my rearlip today and cleaned ohh my wheels

finally put the ozhonda stickers on......... looks pretty good, for now lol

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Originally Posted by mugen_ctr

finally put the ozhonda stickers on......... looks pretty good, for now lol

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HA, nice :) Was just thinking of getting one too! Where'd you put yours? I was thinking the longer white one (dark tint windows) on the rear window above brake light...

well i did already put a sticker on there lol, so instead put it on the rear quarter windows... 2 of em, both sides, looks nice, was considering puttin on the front windscreen, but cause of its size, ppl mite not see it

Major Service. Nothing too exciting but a necessity.

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Originally Posted by mugen_ctr

finally put the ozhonda stickers on......... looks pretty good, for now lol

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haha this is something I still have to do as well. re-arranging a few stickers.

I cleaned my filters from my quads yesterday, now i have to wait for them to dry. In the meantime, I am running the air-box with a single pod filter on the end.

i waxed it just then.
Wakaba leaf ON

got a bar for the time being, so i aint driving it around with the fome on the bumper support showing..........lol

thanks duy ;)

bought a type r grill n fitted it on and put sum petrol in today aswell

I also went to the one and only BP on the 1 hour trip home from work (only one on my side of the road anyway) to put in some 'ultimate' and all the ultimate pumps were 'out of order'... for the 4th week in a row... BP are strugglin hard, had to fill up with optimax instead.

you'll probably find most of BPs petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico - needless to say it's pretty bad and could cost the company $3bn+! Could be all over for BP think i'd convert to Shell now... to give you an idea check this out:

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/

I fixed my rear spoiler as it was squeaking!! i used silicone tubing from my nitro car and put it into the bolt tightened then lubed it with silicone spray and its gone now.. What a relief

Squeaking noise was driving me nuts~

bought & installed spoon side mirrors(motorised) however visibility on driver side is bad,passenger is perfect. Looking at ways to rectify this. Constructive opinions are welcome.

Cleaning out my car this morning and added a blue nut to each of my wheels

Cleaned car, little polish on trouble spots...Finally put on some OzHonda stickers on my rear windows

made a box to cover my amp lol nothing special

completly nothing

cleaned mine nice and shiny now :)

fixed my wiper blade so i can see now in the rain :)

installed oem visors =) it was a mission putting the seals back in..

Mugen Power decal arrived :) ... now need to find time to wash car to install

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By civica at 2010-07-12

Put new sun visors with mirrors for the missus. Put new windscreen wiper arms to replace the old ones which had worn. Contemplating whether to do rear brake conversion and power window conversion or sell it. Pity to own a cxi!

cleaned mine yesterday, at a fork in the road with mine, just really maintence more than anything, don't think it's getting another modification done to it

prob buy the 300,000ks services parts needed from the USA later, that'll include the oil pump :)

then it'll just sit there for days where I need a car and prob sold once my truck arrives lol

just installed a js racing c pillar =)

Drove it home through the tight bends in the Hills this arvo. No traffic and good weather. Forgot how well it handles through there :thumbsup: haven't done it for a while.

replaced my sparkplugs, engine oil and oil filter this morning. feeling pretty proud of my easy work i then drove to my girlfriends place at lunchtime, when i got there i realised i had lost my left sidskirt on the journey there. FML

WTF Was yoru sideskirt off?!?!

WTH how come my engine doesnt look that clean, i was gonna ask where u lived so you could come clean mine and ill pay you...but u live all the way up in woolongong so dw about it...MAN WTF HOW COME MINE IS SO DIRTY

yeh it did like i opened my door and checked my parking to see a ****ing empty side with no sideskirt I WAS LIKE WTFFFFF WTFFFFF