This is waht i have been up to....*Pictures*
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Originally Posted by divisii
Honda's a fun build... I went over budget on my DD, too.
Please keep updating
Please keep updating
Watching this thread the build is looking good man!!!
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Originally Posted by honey0bucket
yeah definetly no DD here!! im just hoping to be able to get through DMV and DEQ and get it on the street haha.
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i shouldn't have a problem motor wise, im even going to run E85 so that part is cake. its all the other stuff im wondering about...
roll cage
lack of interior
seats
harnesses
steering wheel
dash/gauges...
roll cage
lack of interior
seats
harnesses
steering wheel
dash/gauges...
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so after several months without an air compressor...i can finally pick up my build again..thank god
just a few more spots i need to sandblast and a few spots that need a bit of hand sanding and its time for primer....
just a few more spots i need to sandblast and a few spots that need a bit of hand sanding and its time for primer....
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So tonight i got the first couple coats of primer on my engine bay just to see what i had left to make a bit more smooth and or where more problem areas were. only a few more small things i need to fix...then its seam sealer and paint!
couple close ups of the parts that "show" in the engine bay.
dont mind that run
couple close ups of the parts that "show" in the engine bay.
dont mind that run
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got a bit of progress done today...got my seam sealer layed out and then i painted the bay this afternoon/evening.
and then i got this dropped off today...should look semi good in the pretty engine bay
d15b7...showin the single cam some love. its gonna be a minime turbo set up. gonna swap out the head for a z6 head. should up the compression and also i get vtec again! my goal is around 220 to the wheels on a very safe tune.
and then i got this dropped off today...should look semi good in the pretty engine bay
d15b7...showin the single cam some love. its gonna be a minime turbo set up. gonna swap out the head for a z6 head. should up the compression and also i get vtec again! my goal is around 220 to the wheels on a very safe tune.
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sorry for the lack of updates...i kinda forgot i had a thread going for the hatch over here haha. thats as of today, as soon as erik and i go through the motor and make sure all is well we will set it in the engine bay and start putting the pieces together!
did some cleaning today!
did some cleaning today!
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erik and i are combining forces and turning the single cam non-vtec into a beast were going to assemble a minime turbo set up....i wont explain it so you can probably have him do it sometime, i'll bug him to get on and explain.
were going to assemble a minime turbo set up....i wont explain it so you can probably have him do it sometime, i'll bug him to get on and explain.
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Best of luck with that Nick, Erik only comes on here to find some reason to hate the forum more or chew people out. He may jump on though. Lord knows he'll listen to you And he saw the clean pictures, says way better.
And he saw the clean pictures, says way better.
