The Official EF Discussion Thread
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WTF is up with honda-tech
you can't even send a link to another site via personal messege and they still edit it out
I'm sorry but honda-tech is becoming like some sort of dictatorship
you can't even send a link to another site via personal messege and they still edit it out
I'm sorry but honda-tech is becoming like some sort of dictatorship
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiaPNlR5A4I
Good video ^
Random question, but does anyone here work for or has ties with NASA? lol. It's about time for me to start thinking of career paths since my first degree is almost done. Seems like most everyone in the private sector is suffering and with Obama in office...a lot of national defense firms are going to be taking a hit pretty soon.
Good video ^
Random question, but does anyone here work for or has ties with NASA? lol. It's about time for me to start thinking of career paths since my first degree is almost done. Seems like most everyone in the private sector is suffering and with Obama in office...a lot of national defense firms are going to be taking a hit pretty soon.
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No need to apologize. Honda-tech sucks in many ways now thanks to the new owners. The search function is completely useless.
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I'm not going to start but yeah it does.
I'm looking for a particular part and even added "" to see if I can find anything with that in the title...like the golden days, but no avail
I'm looking for a particular part and even added "" to see if I can find anything with that in the title...like the golden days, but no avail
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I used to use the search function daily, and now I dread even clicking it, in fear of getting some useless thread from 2003 that only mentions a word I'm looking for but has nothing to do with what I need. Ht is basically a social networking site now, lol. I wouldn't call it a good resource for hondas anymore. Not that the knowledgeable people aren't here. You just can't find the info anymore. bah...I'm gonna stop before I get banned for badmouthing vB.
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Hey guys, well forget the bulkhead issue. I ended up getting an inexpensive hood for $20 and since that was on I was like "WTF" I might as well try something.
PIcked up a dent puller, to no avail. Then I grabbed my prybar, rubber mallet and 2 ton jack handle and went to town on the driver side bulkhead.
An hour or so later, I had it pretty straight - I very much suprised myself. Worked the same magic on the passenger side (it wasnt as bad) and next thing you know I had my whole front end bolted back up.
The little trim piece above the bumper wasnt lining up as well as I liked so I had to fiddle with it to get it to fit. HOW THE HELL do you get the two bolts in under the headlights? I left them off.
I have to admit, it felt good working on the car after about a year. Since I was on a roll, I pulled my tails off (PO had painted the ambers red, badly) So I took some fine grit wet sand paper and went to town then hit it with a powerball. All the paint came off pretty well.
Next I have to change all the fluids, get a temp operating permit (non-op right now) get the seatbelts replaced at Honda then make an appt to get BAR certifed. I may actually get to keep it, so I'm taking it as far as I can before I have to decided.
PIcked up a dent puller, to no avail. Then I grabbed my prybar, rubber mallet and 2 ton jack handle and went to town on the driver side bulkhead.
An hour or so later, I had it pretty straight - I very much suprised myself. Worked the same magic on the passenger side (it wasnt as bad) and next thing you know I had my whole front end bolted back up.
The little trim piece above the bumper wasnt lining up as well as I liked so I had to fiddle with it to get it to fit. HOW THE HELL do you get the two bolts in under the headlights? I left them off.
I have to admit, it felt good working on the car after about a year. Since I was on a roll, I pulled my tails off (PO had painted the ambers red, badly) So I took some fine grit wet sand paper and went to town then hit it with a powerball. All the paint came off pretty well.
Next I have to change all the fluids, get a temp operating permit (non-op right now) get the seatbelts replaced at Honda then make an appt to get BAR certifed. I may actually get to keep it, so I'm taking it as far as I can before I have to decided.
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glad you got that all worked out...
had another EF Meet today, was a good turnout
reminicent of last year
love his manifold
the off-roader
would have never guessed this had a K20 and the guy driving put it in by making the mounts himself...
had another EF Meet today, was a good turnout
reminicent of last year
love his manifold
the off-roader
would have never guessed this had a K20 and the guy driving put it in by making the mounts himself...
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Just wondering if you guys have dealt with this problem. I went to the junkyard and saw an 88 crx unmolested with full interior. I got the goodies including the trunk shocks.
I go today to put the trunk shocks on my rex (90) and they look totally freakin different. Am I tripping?
I go today to put the trunk shocks on my rex (90) and they look totally freakin different. Am I tripping?
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think he's older than that...i though he was driving his sons car, but he started going into detail about the swap and how he made the mounts and positioned the radiator and what not, surprised me and a few other people that was out there
this was his last car, what the engine came out of...you can see him in the top right corner
this was his last car, what the engine came out of...you can see him in the top right corner
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From: Anne Arundel, MD
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alright, im back with some results. first picture is DA trailing arm, second is from a 91 Si.
all alignment adjustments are within two hundredths of a degree of the previous setup.
all alignment adjustments are within two hundredths of a degree of the previous setup.
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[QUOTE=g2_teg_;37866071]alright, im back with some results. first picture is DA trailing arm, second is from a 91 Si.
I had that issue bought 3 trailing arms all made it all toed out with no more adjustment left..
i just used my drum trailing arm and swapped disc and hubs!! I still never really figured out what was wrong with the others! arent all the trailing arms the same from 88-00??
I had that issue bought 3 trailing arms all made it all toed out with no more adjustment left..
i just used my drum trailing arm and swapped disc and hubs!! I still never really figured out what was wrong with the others! arent all the trailing arms the same from 88-00??
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From: Anne Arundel, MD
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well i know for a fact that DA trailing arms arent the same part number because the bushings are larger. but up until now, i thought that they all fit the same...apparently they do not.