SHG_EasyE

Yup has been a daily and will be this year aswell. This is the first winter its been off the road.

markspan6243

lol ya ohio sucks alright. i hate it

SHG_EasyE

Theres more cops than pedestrians in Cleveland lol.

markspan6243

lol i live in dayton, and hate it. nothing to do, and no car scene execpt me and [ej]jonathan lol

mattrt09

when i got the flywheel from you i noticed the package said it was from lowell ma. ironically i just saw that movie fighter a few weeks before lol


that was a cool discovery for me

SHG_EasyE

Dude you think thats crazy? Watch "lost lives in Lowell" on youtube. Its broken up into 6 parts.

SK8ER B0Y

This thread is the reason I got my EP3. There's something about yours... I really don't know what it is though. It just looks better than every EP3 I've seen...Ever...I think it might be because you don't have a bodykit or anything (HFP, Type R, etc.). These cars are already tall to start with and extra lips just add to the height and f*** with the proportions. I'm really **** about this kinda stuff and I think that's probably the reason I love yours.

Good luck with it

SHG_EasyE

Thanks dude! I agree with you on adding lips to these cars. The side profile is very tall, and the fact that there are no moldings or body lines really across the doors make the car look taller than it is. I plan to leave it without side skirts and lips but I do want a Seibon adjustable wing at some point. Good luck with your EP3!

JDMFreak_DC2

iTrader: (2)

any updates on the Intake E

SHG_EasyE

Long overdue updates guys!

Now we start diving into what I do best. R+D which leads to custom fab work! Ive been eying these control arms since I took them off the car, and one of the things that grabbed my attention were the mounting cups for the rear knuckle. These are 3 sided and open on the top, leaving room for the mount to flex under high load (at least I assume. I havent done any definitive testing on this) but it cant hurt to do a little over-engineering. I think the reason for Hondas design was to lower manufacturing costs by producing a 3 sided part which could be stamped in one die and require less welding to fasten to the trailing arm.

I decided to close these cups off with some custom gussets. I used 14G flat steel which is a little thinner than the material used from the factory (12g) but it should be sufficient to strengthen those mounting points up. To give the metal some extra strength I used a 3/4 inch dimple die on each gusset.

Here is one of the gussets ready for welding:





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And the driver side all welded up

SHG_Claudio

Nice welds

Which way does the knuckle mount to? I can't tell which way is up or down haha. I'm not too familiar with the McPherson layout :p

SHG_EasyE

thanks man, welds could be better. Our welder at the shop is kinda a pos lol.

That is a rear trailing arm in the picture, laying right side up as it would bolt onto the car.

SHG_Claudio

Oh I see, looks so different than an EG.

PatrickGSR94

iTrader: (1)

So the rear knuckles bolt in 2 places to the trailing arm... interesting design.

This might help show it all better:



Did you check to make sure those gussets won't interfere with the knuckle at all throughout the suspension's range of motion?

SHG_EasyE

Yeah, thats what the yellow marks are for that you can see in the second picture. I mocked it up and tested through the full travel (and then some) when the suspension was still in the car sans shock.

skipunk4

Your work is getting better and better man. Seriously love the details on the arms. Pm'd you as well

SHG_EasyE

Thanks dude! Once the rest of the suspension starts coming together this thread will pick up for sure!

toyomatt84

iTrader: (1)

I'm loving the work done here: http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...e/P1090316.jpg

It reminds me a lot of Opera Tuning (I'm a huge fan of theirs).

MJ23FE

Good stuff, Evan!

-Jalal

k-series

This made me lol for real. I had to explain the meaning of this word to a few neighbors (all adults) a few months back. They were like "No one ever talks that way anyway..". Needless to say, I've seen it dozens of times. I guess they don't use it on beer can labels or the singles at the strip club.


Nice work as always E.


Steve

JDM_rolex

WOW! You make me want to pick up one of these EP3s!! good work!

SHG_EasyE

Thanks dude! Thats kinda where I got the idea actually. Im doing something similar to their work on my front subframe once I find a spare to work on.

Thanks J!

Hahaha dude! I read this to my buddy just now and we both had a good chuckle. Were actually in Miami Dade right now so I can relate

Thanks man! Theyre great cars despite what some say!

DicerYuri

and now i am really sad i sold my ep3 and didnt make a dime off it after paying off the loan.. wtf was i thinking.. sweet ride cant wait to see it finished

SHG_EasyE

Thanks man. I doubt the car will ever be finished as a whole. Ill continue to develop it for years to come

SHG_EasyE

Hey guys! I got the other trailing arm done today, the welds came out a bit better on this one after getting the machine more dialed.









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I also started work on my custom inner tie rod mount. I began by welding in some rod to close up the factory tie rod holes. Ill be doing more with this later this week. The goal is to move the inner tie rod point upward to correct the tie rod angle from lowering the car.