jkrout

This build is moving quickly! The car looks great with the suspension installed. Keep it up!

slowDB1

thanks! things are gonna slow down, i blew all the money i had left over from my hayabusa sale lol...

Prudz_lude

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Good to know it is all safe. Now all you need to do is clear those rear quarter panels up and you have yourself a badass gsr. Great work man, subbed the thread.

slowDB1

yea the rust needs to get fixed, and the entire car will be painted and color matched, even the lip, wing and sideskirts.

B serious

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So....they're not stainless then. OEM class bolts are 10.9. Socket screws usually come in class 12.9...which is stronger.

But not stainless.

And yes...they would sell them if they were unsafe. A lot of aftermarket parts marginalize safety.

Not really trying to rain on your parade. Just surprised me with "stainless". Stainless bolts are weak AF....and they should'nt be used to join aluminum because of the damaging corrosion that would occur between the two.

Just helpful info for any future dress up bolting.

EnjoyTheRideDC2

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Hehe...

slowDB1

well since i over tightened the last oil pan gasket, decided to do it again lol

but i had an exhaust stud mess up while removing the lower portion.. so i went ahead and cut that off, and then removed the entire manifold and pulled it though the top.. since i already had all this out i decided to remove the battery and intake manifold so i can put on my skunk2 manifold and i guess ill go ahead and knock out my abs delete while i am in here.. also ripped off the front crossmember as well lol

soooo new parts ordered and on the way are

*tanabe medallion cat back and extension pipe
*skunk2 mega power header
*fastline performance road race shifter
*k tuned traction bar with front engine mount

also raised the car up a bit as the camber kit was hitting the shock towers. now she rides so much better!!

Prudz_lude

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Love the progress. Working fast too!

slowDB1

thanks, all the abs is out already, and tried to put the non abs lines in today but the harbor freight flaring tool i got today just sucks and cannot give me a proper double flare on the oem lines... so new tool is on order... and everything is put on hold till parts and new tool come

jkrout

Everytime I look at your thread it makes me feel bad about my progress lol. For "slowing down" you are still getting a ton done. It looks great!

danteisme

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good to know about the harbor frieght tool, i was thinking about picking one up.

slowDB1

lol sorry jkrout

and yea danteisme, it works on aftermarket line and for single flares, but cannot get a double flare on OEM line for ****.. and after a few tries the treads inside the clamp part are totally just gone now..

slowDB1

so some more parts came and of course i installed them right away lol

fastline performance shifter
tanabe medallion
skunk2 header

slowDB1

well managed to get the damn abs delete done!! time to start pushing forward again i miss driving her so bad!!

takin8ez

Brake lines.. Fun stuff... I used copper/nickel line on mine. Super easy to work with. Also digging that shifter although I'm going with the ktuned b series shifter.

slowDB1

i prefer the look of the oem line.. and did not want to have to make all new lines when there are cars out there in the yards waiting to have them removed lol...

slowDB1

car finally rolls and has brakes!! tomorrow toss on the intake manifold. fix one corners ride height, eyeball alignment and try to make appointments to get a cat welded in and a proper alignment so i can start daily driving this damn car already!

also installed my spoon tranny drain plug and put in some new pennzoil syncromesh

Prudz_lude

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Looks good man! Word of advice if you are going to daily your car with a traction bar. Either save your stock subframe for future install or order up a couple extra sets of the heim joints that are used on the toe arms. They typically fail fairly quick. I was going through a set every 20k. I was rocking the innovative traction bar on my prelude and called innovative up. They told me they use cheap joints... then recommended me an upgraded set. Kind of ridiculous in my opinion. I don't know if K-tuned is any better but I found them more of a headache then the part was worth. Either way, keep up the good work!

slowDB1

i ran the k-tuned bar on my last car that i daily drove, i also auto crossed it, and time attacked it. never had an issue with the heim joints they used..

this car won't see too many daily miles as i am retired and only have to drive like 1 mile a day to pick up kids from school lol..

slowDB1

but today i did manage to get the car to fire up.. first few start ups the car revved to 8k and i just shut it down.. thought it was the IACV so replaced it and same **** was still happening.. so figured the intake manifold gasket wasn't sealing so went ahead removed it again and put honda bond on both sides of it.. but now the car is idling at 4k lol.. i am assuming it is the seats where the injectors sit into the manifold allowing air in. will test it tomorrow with some carb cleaner to confirm or deny. as for now i just have the iacv unplugged and let the idle bounce from 1200-1500 so i can move it lol

slowDB1

yay! she idles, and i drove it today, still open header till i get a pipe made to connect the header and tanabe, but she runs and drives!! so excited hopefully after my houston trip i can start daily driving her again!

just needs and alignment and a cat welded to the flanges i have to make it all removable..

slowDB1

my thread seems to have died, but here is some more pics. shes finally back on daily driver status. love this tanabe catback.. so quiet!!

danteisme

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gotta feel good gettin back on the road!

slowDB1

yea it does, i have just been cruising it, put around 100 miles on it the last two days lol

Brice.Hayden

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i love everything except the skunk2 header choice. So many other brands I would have gone with instead of them. Such a **** bag company.