WhiteSlipsWithStickers Refresh Build 2013
#226
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MIND = BLOWN 0_o i have more than double that (~$13k) invested in my k swap setup alone, that's not including anything else with the car LOL. Always loved your car bro, extremely clean, never sell it! lol....I have owned my white eg hatch for 11 years also and will keep it until the day I die. I bought it bone stock from the first owner silver steelies and all; now there pretty much isn't even a single bolt left that is factory lol. Keep up the good work bro and congrats on the new home.
I love what you did with this Intake Manifold it really came out nice. Look at the top of that Fuel Pressure Regulator. CLEAN!!
Which product did you use?
Also, thanks for hosting you images on flickr so I can look at them while I'm at work ;-). Other image sites like photo bucket don't come through. Also great job on that stencil for the letters on the transmission. It looks so legit.
Which product did you use?
Also, thanks for hosting you images on flickr so I can look at them while I'm at work ;-). Other image sites like photo bucket don't come through. Also great job on that stencil for the letters on the transmission. It looks so legit.
I've got to redo the paint on my transmission and make another stencil, going to try and keep it looking exactly the same if I can. Thanks for the nice words!
I disassembled the head and longblock for the final time this weekend and laid it all out. I inspected everything and all the bearings look to be in great shape, just was getting blow by from the rings being worn. Insides of the cylinders look good to go, just need a good hone before re-assembly.
My friend and neighbor works at the local Acura dealer and helped me with acquiring all the parts for the bottom end rebuild and freshening up the head. Only thing I'm a doof and forgot to order was the main bearings. Should be taking the block to the machine shop next month and then it will start going back together hopefully by April.
All the brake/suspension parts waiting patiently for the time to get all put back together.
#228
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Slowly making progress. Transmission is done and re-painted. I took some extra time and used 80 grit sandpaper on an orbital sander to clean up all the slag from the casting and the little circle casting marks on the end of the case. Came out super nice for spray paint I thought.
All of my front suspension and the crossmember came back from powdercoat a bit ago. I pressed in the new Energy Suspension bushings and got it ready for re-assembly. I re-painted the rack and cleaned everything up and re-installed those parts back in the car.
I put the rest of the suspension back together and lowered the car back down to earth for the first time since November which was nice.
All of my front suspension and the crossmember came back from powdercoat a bit ago. I pressed in the new Energy Suspension bushings and got it ready for re-assembly. I re-painted the rack and cleaned everything up and re-installed those parts back in the car.
I put the rest of the suspension back together and lowered the car back down to earth for the first time since November which was nice.
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Thanks buddy!
#232
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I've gotten in to biking a lot too and kind of back burnered the car lately. I recently sold my Subaru to free up disposable income to get the civic running and decided to stay car payment free too so I could put more money towards the civic. Seeing it tucked in the corner of the garage makes me really sad and I need to get it running! My goal is to have it running/driving by first quarter 2017 at this point.
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Trying to keep myself busy with stuff. Installed my super rare Chinese "JDM Spoon" carbon mirrors that I took a gamble on for $60 and painted the K1s black to see how I liked it. I think the black looks pretty awesome, just have to do a few more coats and they'll be good to go. I got replacement stickers in red and another set in white that I'm going to try out. I'll probably go with red though.
Last edited by WhiteSlips; 08-05-2016 at 07:40 AM.
#239
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Nothing to update at this point.... Still trying to get money together to buy the B16A longblock.
#245
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In Russ we trust! What a freakin' relief to know we are at least half way guaranteed not to suck for the next couple years. How do you feel about what KD did as a non-biased non-OKC fan?
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I think the part that made most people mad is that he left us high and dry with nothing in return and then went to the enemy. When KD signed with ROC Nation a couple years ago that's when I started getting worried. Jay-Z isn't going to be too excited about representing a star athlete from Oklahoma.
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The car has power for the first time in a year. Engine will be ordered this week for real this time and then the cleaning, tune up, and maintenance on the longblock begins.
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Thanks dude! I'm getting so close. My friend built me a super nice ac condenser block off panel out of heavy gauge aluminum. He cut this out using a water jet out of one big piece and then made the bends with a brake. I really like how this came out and will likely get it powdercoated black or try to polish out the sanding marks.