<U>Slow_Hatch build thread: I'll update as progress continues</U>
Update In post below
Well in light on an upcoming trackday I signed up for, I decided it was time for some changes/maintenance and upgrades to the Slow EF. Not so much to the motor(although that is next on the list) but more to the handling department. So I searched for a good bit then came up with a list of **** that needed to be addressed on the car. The main things were the suspension, bushings, and the tranny w/ a few other little things too. I've pretty much everything I need, but some has still yet to arrive. Now for some build....

Here is my work area, lol. The car is pretty torn apart now. I've already got the tranny out and gone, whole front suspension is out, and some of the rear as well

Where's the tranny :thinking:

Suspension, or lack there of..

My work counter, enhabited by extra LS head, etc, and a majority of other parts, lol :D

And the spare LS block(coming soon.....)
The front suspension pieces cleaned of ready to be striped of their old tired bushings, and replaced with new healthy ones :D

And here is something I purchased to help with that

Which turned out to be joke. You get what you pay for. I'll be returning it, and getting the oxy torches from work tomorrow :crazy:

So....I've started doing some of the bushings in the LCA which I thought would be halfway easy, boy was I wrong. These things are a major PITA. I bought the press, put it together in like 10min, then spent the next 1 & 1/2 only to get one of the smaller ones out. So needless to say ill be torching the rest.

Here are some more of things to come :goodjob:
Got my hubs/spindles redone. New wheel bearings, studs, and lower ball joints

Ported w/ larger wastegate flapper 14b

Civic master set

Rear Trailing arm bushings

And my method of removing them (BTW I will rent this tool out if you need it)


and finally some real shocks(compared to my old stockers) Ground Controls should be here in the next day or two


Oh and some new wheels and tires :D




Modified by slow hatch at 10:54 PM 2/15/2008

 

looking good so far

 

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Thanks, hopefully the bushings will go smoother with the torches

 

some nice lookin stuff.... cant wait to see more...

 

nice choice of rims

 

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x2

 

Do not torch those bushings in the front LCA's. Use a grinder with a small drill style end and grind the sleeve on the outside in approx. 3-4 spots. then try the bushing removal tool or use and impact hammer.

 

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I'm going to torch the rubber out, then take a hack saw and cut through the sleeve. Then chizle them out.

 

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I'm going to torch the rubber out, then take a hack saw and cut through the sleeve. Then chizle them out. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you usually dont need to hacksaw them, the proper head on an airhammer should coax them out. lookin great so far btw.

 

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Aight cool. I'll be sure to try that first. I think my dad's got an airhammer Thanks

 

Something came today



Still waiting on my top hats to come in

 

the konis on GCs look real pretty

 

gonna be one raw build

 

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Kind of like how raw you are after what you do when you are thinking about how cool you think you are here?

When in fact, we all hate you?

 

man, nice items, suscribed

 

In for more

 

Looking good man!!!

 

UPDATE 2/14
Got off half way early yesterday, so i decided to make some more progress.
So I whipped this out, to torch out some bushings


After torching the centers out, i used this to get the outer metal sleeves out

Heres the LCAs with the bushings/sleeves removed

So now that i got everything out, i decided to to repaint them. But first a little bead blasting.(Bottom-before, Top-after)

Getting some paint on

Almost there

But them my camera died so thats all the pictures i got. I got pretty much all the bushings/sleeves out of all the front suspension, and a good amount of stuff bead blasted and ready for some paint. Hopefully i get some more done this weekend sometime. :goodjob:

 

It's coming along nicely.

Quality parts.

 

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Quality parts. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks, everything is pretty much here now, but i just got finished working a 60+hr week, so no time to work on the hatch. Maybe this week

 

Great work man, I like to see the detail take care of.

 

Nice workshop you have there Good progress

 

Thanks guys. Didnt get any pics lately, but got all the new poly bushings in the front suspension. My tranny should be back by the end of this week, along with some new axles

 

wow, looks awesome. Amount of good quality parts

in for more

 

looks good how hard was it to remove the lca bushing i have to do the same when it gets warmer. i love the wheel