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Yeah i know the upside to having a big brake kit on the car, however i'm not so sure it's the right modification for it as of now. Problem is i know that i will most certainly have to get larger wheels than what i have currently. Doubt a Wilwood 12.2 rotor and caliper will fit under my 15x7 TR Motorsport wheels. Which is why i was contemplating doing the NSX or ITR calipers, i know they'll fit. It's all up in the air for right now.

Car will be going up on stands once again for a small tear down. Need to replace some things like wheel studs, wheel bearings, and something special.

As for the motor mounts i loved them on the track. Would not suggest going 95a durometer bushings unless it's a track only car. The whole car vibrates and at certain RPMs it loves to resonate off of everything. So certain frequencies vibrate different portions of the car. Quite annoying when you're driving it on the street. And that is with the sound deadening still in the car! LOL! But it's a track toy so i'll leave it at that.

Can only imagine what it's going to feel like with stiffer springs and suspension. I seriously need to get myself another truck.

Robin6

Hey, I have an extra set of ITR calipers you can use buddy, ive got little use for them other than to take up room.

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Sounds good man, hit me up with a PM about them. Then i'll just need to get my brackets milled down so that i can use them. Still have some life left in my Carbotech pads, so i may use them up before i decide to make any changes. Don't want to waste $200 brake pads!

Think after i return from Colorado on the 13th of Aug, I'm going to order 2 TR Motorsport 15x7 or 8s in +25 offset. Might be able to use the 225s then.

Going to be hunting down the issue of tire fitment on the car. It's either a bent spindle, which i now have a spare, or when the car hit the wall it did something to the chassis. I'm hoping it's not that, but if it is, my car may be going to get bent back into reasonable shape.

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Thursday the car will be finding it's new home at the shop. Going to get her up in the air for some some upgrades.

naterpatater77

I still think its the spindle cause you could crush the whole car and as long as the spindle is straight it will fit

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Yeah i'm not saying it's not, i just figure since the spindle is constructed of cast iron, if it were to see enough impact force it would snap due to the metals brittle nature. I have the spare spindle so we'll check it out and see if that's the cause.

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With the limited budget of $300 i have right now, the tasks i have set for myself to complete before Wangfest #2 on Sept 3rd are:

-Replace Wheels Studs w/ ARP Extended (Necessary now that one of the OEM studs is ruined)
-Replace Driver Side Knuckle (Hope everything on the current one swaps over and there is no more issue with wheel fitment.)
-Replace Front Wheel Bearings (Didn't want to have to do it, but if i'm doing studs it's pretty much necessary.)
-Remove Sunroof (If time permits)
-Remove Sounds Deadening (If time permits)
-Order pair of 15x7 +25 TR Motorsport wheels (If budget permits)

I will either have to suck it up and buy a press or pay out the *** to have a shop do the press work for me. We'll see what happens. If i keep the trip out to Colorado next week cheap, i should have enough to get the rest of this done.

Robin6

Looks like all the hard work is done! ACE buddy!

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If he doesn't want/need them, I know someone, myself, that does!!! :meow:

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Ok picking up a used brake booster and brake master cylinder for $35 off of someone in Milwaukee tomorrow. As well as an RSX-S shifter box for $40. All-in-all not a bad pick up for $75.

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Just arrived today. Koni 3011 double adjustable coilover setup. Should help keep the car well planted in the bends! Will be installed upon my return from Colorado next week.

Robin6

there you go buddy! should keep you busy for a bit, after-all its a time killer project right?
Those look proper!

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You are correct! Now once i return from Colorado i will be killing time trying to figure out how to go about repairing all the current issues i have with the car. Swapping driver side spindles, installing the extended studs, hoping to figure out how to make the brakes more consistent, and the easiest job of swapping out the suspension for this awesome setup!

Fortunately i have a ton of time off towards the end of the month before i hit the track once again!

redzcstandardhatch

Better look out.

I'm gonna steal those. Lol


Wow....that's making me jealous!

Robin6

I recommend the APR extended studs.

Ill send you the itr calipers, not knowing how hard you are on brakes, I'm going to assume that they will not be enough. They are just collecting dust so its at least worth a try. Match it up with a 1" master, you already have the proportioning valve, all you would need are some good track pads and disks.

You are going to be blown away with the double adjustables, its an unfair advantage really. The best upgrade I have ever done to my suspension, should have been the first thing I did.

miamirice

These are at the top of my wish list. But just bought HANS and now finding out my cage build will be WELL over the $1000 I budgeted. Hope u can post up vid running on those pieces of art.

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That's hilarious Adam! I would have to say that the garage you have makes me damn jealous, so it's even! Would love to have the capability that you boys have down there, plus i think you have the most Honda friendly neighborhood in the midwest!

You don't have to, but if you do I'll give it a shot. I'm pretty hard on the brakes and i love to wait to the very last moment to get on them. But like i was saying, without a consistent pedal feel, late braking is just not in the cards. Not unless you feel like getting pulled out the gravel traps every 10 minutes.

Yeah roll cages are not cheap, and definitely not an item to cheap out on. That's for sure! Fortunately mine was already in place when i bought the car. It's a well designed cage and it has seen a couple revisions since it was installed over 10 years ago.

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Once winter hits it'll be time to start researching aero for the car.

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Nice build / track thread you have here. How are you liking those tires? && Best choice of wheels!! I recently completed my first track day with CSCC, enjoyed every moment of it.
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^ Thanks for the share man!



On a side note, i've gained some experience in repairing carbon fiber parts these past few days. It really made me realize the possibilities that are out there and that it's not as difficult as it first appears. Seriously contemplating getting into some type of composite course. Wouldn't mind being able to create my own parts and not have to pay a fortune to buy something mass produced.

Robin6

I would love to, no time to. If you get going with this I have some things/ideas you can fab up!

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Well finally home after one really really long adventurous week! Took 2nd place with our Unlimited Class Lovefab NSX at Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. We overcame some huge challenges last week, and it all paid off!

Remember, "It's not about how you got the ball ball in the whole, it's the fact that you got it in. That's what counts!" Favorite quote of the week!

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Finally tomorrow i get to work on my car! Been waiting on this for quite some time.

Robin6

me too, get to work buddy!

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Little update:

Old coilovers are off the car. Still trying to figure out what i'm going to use for top hats. Extended ground controls won't work with the shorter shock body.

Rear hubs were removed and the studs were pounded out.

Tomorrow front knuckles will be removed, hubs pressed out and studs removed.

However i'm stopping at King Motorsports to pick up some new extended studs.