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When are you coming back man, trying to get that item from ya

 

I see, thats still good, moving forward in life should be the first priority and then the ride. Focus on getting ahead, thats the only way that anyone will be able to buy more and more parts quicker and quicker

 

ill be back monday, im off work till weds tho

 

So this is where I had started at:



Fully stripped and sanded to 1000 grit:



Fully prepped:



Paint used:



I applied petroleum jelly on the H logo and letters so that I can easily get it out. Works better than taping it and is very easy to remove.

Primered:



Painted black:



Cleared:









Unfortunately I messed it up so I stripped it again. I'll work on it tomorrow for sure. It had came out pretty good too. Just needed more coats of clear.

I hit a raised manhole about 3 weeks ago and it hit my header and caused the gasket to break so I have a 3 inch leak on my header. It sounds pretty bad and I'm loosing power. The bolts are seized so replacing the gasket wasn't doable so I just said the hell with this header and got me another one Plus even after I had polished it there was still rust there.

The new one is pretty nice, the welds are really high quality for an eBay header. Its the same header but the construction has been improved. The hardware is better and for $50 bucks I'm really pleased.







I also got me some 1/2'' heat shrink tubing and 5/8th sleeving to start doing my harness and to help clean the bay. It was under $30 shipped too, not bad I just need a heat gun to get started. Thanks to dapek for the idea. Good **** homie!





More updates tomorrow since I have pictures on another camera.

 

GL with the harness man

 

Thanks bro, this is very nice. It will keep me busy while Im in school. I'm tackling the ground wire first. Who knows, maybe I'll even end up tucking some harness on the fenders and all.

 

Nice man that header seems to be pretty good quality considering the price

 

be careful on the measurements of the header. my brother got one for his del sol and has cause nothing but trouble for us cause its like 4 inches too short

 

Yeah, the welds are clean and it looks nice. Think you could help me throw it on? I tried to do it but the bolt that holds it to the cat wouldn't come off. It spins inside the whole but it won't loosen up. I'm not sure but it looks like the nut its either rusted or welded??? Might need some power tools

Really? I'll have to compare it. I know the 4-2 is the same size but its possible the 2-1 section isn't the right size. It looks about right though. Thanks for the heads up.

 

I went to the junkyard and I looked at some EG8 and I found out that there is no harness for the cruise control buttons. Its part of the clockspring that has a plug that goes into it. So I don't have a cruise clockspring. I need to sell this and get me that one! I'll be back next week to pick it up

 

Earlier this week I decided to clean up my supplies and whatnot and its getting there I just have a box full of stuff that needs to be sorted but this box here is all good.

Paint, detailing, degreasers/cleaners, lubricating oils, paint strippers/brakefluid.


Last week I went to the junkyard and picked up a clip to hold the windshield washer fluid hose for the hood that I was missing and also got this hose with the nozzle at the end. Now when I spray washer fluid in the rear it doesn't keep dripping after



Before:


After:



I also picked a set of these:



Red suede looks real nice in there. Too bad I can't keep it since I have speakers and those covers are for EGs without speakers. Up for sale if anyone wants em, I'll sell it cheap

It rained all day so I just chilled and worked on my ground cable. Too bad I couldn't find a heat gun locally so I used a lighter. Did the trick but I'll get a heat gun for the next time. It came out decent though.

Started like this:



Then I straightened it out:


Heat shrink tubed it, it could of been tighter but I didn't want to burn it:


Sleeved it and added a piece of tubing on each end, once again, not real tight either:


Final result:


Not bad IMO! I'll re do it when I get better at it. That's it for this week folks

 

that ground looks worlds better i like that. where did you get the shink and tubing? i gonna get in on this too

 

Looking real good Claudio.

 

I got the tubing from eBay member hwy836 and the sleeving from eBay member furryletters
Will be looking a whole lot better once I do my harness.

 

thanks bruhh

oh hey fyi i got my heat gun off ebay for 15$ and its legit, you can get it at northern tool

 

Updated first page

 

Lookin good!

 

We actually don't have that store around here but I just ordered a heat gun from eBay for $20 bills so its all good.
I'm taking my car to the bodyshop sometime this week to get that bubble in the front bumper fixed

 

This eg is looking sick man i really like where you are going with it. good work.

so glas you took that bonnet off.....

so what are you thinking now......B16 - - B18 - - turbo.
what ya gonna do mate.....

i'm gonna follow you with this build though as you seem to be on the same wave length when it comes to mods.
I will be adding parts to my EG also so watch this space.

peace man.

 

What up man yeah Im glad I don't have to rock that hood anymore.

Motor wise Im leaving that for last. B16A is nice but I wouldn't get that unless I got 1 super cheap. I like my motor, it has pickup. It lacks torque but other than that I'm satisfied with the top end for now.

B18b is nice but it's not worth me swapping a good running motor to gain 20 hp or less and loose VTEC. Plus Id need to do a tuneup on it. Not worth it.

B18c1 would be nice and a B18c/ B18c5 would be just awesome.

I would def like to go K series a well an. I'd rather skip the B series so that I can get the nicest K20 setup.

Realistically the first thing I'm going to do is probably boost my z6. That's a real cost effective setup that puts out really good numbers. Either that or a B18C1 at least. It would be a good learning experience to put together my own turbo setup.

Thi isn't a decision Im looking to do lol.

Money is the name of the game.

 

buy my b16

 

No torque lol

 

who needs that lol just boost it!

I wanna go K i found a crashed rsx and need my motor sold so i can pay for the rest of it.

 

Oh that's sick man. Doing big things that's what's up. Is your motor JDM? Try to sell it locally, Im sure there are a lot of cats looking for one in NY. They are all around but people pay for a clean motor like yours.