SHG_EasyE

Did you try using gas to get the tar residue off? Not sure If i mentioned it or not but the por has a very had time sticking to tar like undercoating. It sticks fine to the OEM stuff but anything soft and aftermarket the paint just kinda runs off it.

mattrt09

wow that wheel well looks like hell on earth and a nice pickup on the armrest

Davisaudio20

NO REST FOR THE OCD

skipunk4

Checked that for sure. Thanks for the heads up man

Ya I remember you sayin somethin about the gasoline. I plan on removing as much if not all of the aftermarket undercoating. Then cleanin it up real good with some Simple Green to remove any grease or residue.

Ya man no fun at all

Gettin closer man!

Davisaudio20

so on the earlier comment on the coil overs i already have the koni yellows i just need the sleeves and the top hats but not many people make the top hats for my car. thanks for the info tho cant wait to see you on the road again. Hit me up for help anytime bro.

skipunk4

I'm definitely no Ground Control expert. Give em a call man I'm sure they got what you need! And if not just go buy a set of oem ones and have them extended. People do it all the time!

Davisaudio20

i will look into it thanks for all the help man im glad that all us honda dorks live so close. I was glad to see you actually touching motor parts yesterday got me excited hopefully you will make progress on your two days off! have fun bro.

drastikchangez

iTrader: (2)

have you tried aircraft remover for plastic on the undercoating i did it to my friends car and worked great

skipunk4

I know for sure. Makes it nice. The last 2 days off were nice, but I got nothin done

Scared about it gettin into the engine bay and tearin all the new paint up. Not worth the risk IMO. Simple green, Scotch bright pads and a wire wheel worked real good


So I've never rebuilt an engine myself so I made a trip up Speedfactory, a local shop in Tacoma, to get some parts and info.

The guys there were nothing but helpful and hooked it up with good prices on all the parts I needed. They go through the same Japanese distributor that Honda uses for gaskets/seals/pumps/etc and they run the same stuff in there 600+ hp motors so I'm not worried the least and saved a nice chunk of change



Also started workin on cleanin up some suspension stuff and got the rear all ready to install

F7's



ASR



Love this combo!

mattrt09

uh ohhh its about to start!

Maluko

we've been waiting for it.

skipunk4

Oh yes. Gettin so antsy to drive it!

Haha I know I know me too!

mattrt09

i know the feeling but you know its worth the wait!

skipunk4

Ya it'll definitely be worth it when its done. Whenever that may be haha


Got a pretty busy work week comin up but will hopefully find some time to work on the car. Gettin so close I can taste it!

After work today I made a trip up north to Tacoma to pick up another nice piece I've been tryin to find for a little while. Found a set for a nice price and local!

Honda Access ITR pedal covers



They are used but still in pretty good condition and for the price I'm not complainin.

More updates soon!

SHG_EasyE

Damn dude that engine is gonna be so TIGHT! Nice find on the pedals too

skipunk4

Thanks man I can hardly wait to drive it again for the first time!

YAGYAGAN_JDM

I hope to see it anytime soon yo.

9KRevLimitDC2

I bet the break-in period is going to eat you alive.

skipunk4

Thanks man me too!

skipunk4

I know for sure haha. My plan is to get the car completely ready to start up then towin it up to a local shop to have them do the fresh start/break in as well as a dyno tune to get the car running nice and smooth right off the bat!

SHG_EasyE

Hell yeah the dyno is the best way to break in an engine. You need to seat the rings all the way up to the top of the cylinder wall. If you dont, the rings may form a tiny ledge and when you finally do bring the rpm's up the rods will stretch, allowing the compression ring to contact that ledge and possibly damage it.

skipunk4

pm'd you

skipunk4

So this last weekend of work went pretty poopy. Took some pics to show you guys what I'm talkin about.

Last weekend we got the main bearings and crank gauged and installed in there no problem.



Same day installing the mains we were having a lot of trouble getting the ends off the rods that just recently had ARP bolts installed. Finally got one off and got a piston and rod in and when installing the rod end onto the crank destroyed a bearing

Ended up having to buy a new set of bearings..

Started workin on installing the pistons and rods again and on cylinder one barely tappin it into the cylinder cracked one edge of a ring on

Second one went down the cylinder smooth but when we went to install the rod (Same rod that destroyed the last bearing) bearing got destroyed again.

The rod is overclamping the bearing causing it to over compress and mess it all up.

So here's my f'd ACL's







So here is an example of a good rod end. Notice the nice straight edge and circular hole



And here is an example of the rod end that is totally f'd



Notice the wavy edge and oval shaped hole. If you look closely you can see there is also a hairline crack on the edge of the indent



This would have caused an instant engine cease for sure.

I already ordered new rods so once they get here I gotta get my pistons pressed on to them and get a new ring for that piston. I may just pay to have it assembled to relieve some stress on me.

I'm going into Johnson tomorrow to see what they say but I'm sure they will just say you shouldn't put aftermarket bolts in stock rods. Hopefully they have a little better customer service than that.


One new thing I did get I got from a local buddy ek4_carl on here is some GS-R cams to replace my dinky stock b16 cams.



Little more aggressive cam should be a nice little upgrade in comparison for the price! Thanks again homie I'll get at you soon!


Sorry for the crappy update fellas.

Hopefully get some more stuff done this week. Still need to get a few more suspension pieces and mounts but it's gettin closer by the week haha

benjamin626

super saucy!

SHG_EasyE

Man thats so shitty that they messed up your rods. thats such an unprofessional mistake to make on their part. Looks like the just put way too much force on the bolts when pressing them in.