Soldato
I managed to get the Integra in the garage after much messing about tonight. Basically the car has been SORN since the turn of the month and sitting on my drive, I’ve been waiting for some old chap to move a motorbike out of the garage I’m using for ages, he's been making excuses and dragging his feet. Well tonight I got sick of waiting so just dragged it out with the steering lock still on and moved it elsewhere - what a **** on that was!
So now a bit of a background on the car:
Bought it a year ago, realised pretty soon it was burning a little oil and this has gotten progressively worse over the last year, I can tell the car is not feeling how it used to, down on power which would come with worn piston rings (a reasonable common ailment with Honda B series engines) Also the clutch has just started to stiffen up (another common one) and I fancied doing a few other odds and sods while I’m on. Pretty much deserves the tag of project if you ask me.
Plans are as of now:
Engine rebuild. Will remain pretty much standard spec. I'm going to go for EK9 civic B16b pistons to bump up the static CR a little, ACL race spec bearings, ARP fasteners where appropriate. Also all the obvious stuff which comes with a full rebuild. I want it nice and fresh basically, with just a little more pep eventually.
New clutch and flywheel. Something lighter, with a nice light clutch action still.
Polybushes. I don't know if I’ll be just buying bushes or buying new, more lightweight and possibly upgraded suspension components with poly bushes pre-installed. The Integra has some pretty clever suspension design as standard which makes it handle as well as it does, so I’m going to have to be really careful what I do with so as not to compromise or change it too much.
Freshen. Lick o paint, light rust removal and tidy up what I can. I'm not putting a strict time frame on things, I just want it done properly.
Aye, so that’s that then. I'll be updating as much as possible and I do want to take as many photos as I can so you'll be getting them too.
Back to tonight, car is now in the garage and I’ve started to strip the front end. Light have come out, so has the front bumper, air filter, horns, master cylinder brace and a few other odds and sods. I'm thrilled I’ve managed to make a start on it. I was planning on stripping the front end totally so I could bring the engine out the front, but it turns out the slam panel and it's mates are spot welded on - something I can't be arsed with taking off and putting back on, so it's all action with it still on.
Pictures of tonight.
B18C
Trusty Mondeo with new splitter
So now a bit of a background on the car:
Bought it a year ago, realised pretty soon it was burning a little oil and this has gotten progressively worse over the last year, I can tell the car is not feeling how it used to, down on power which would come with worn piston rings (a reasonable common ailment with Honda B series engines) Also the clutch has just started to stiffen up (another common one) and I fancied doing a few other odds and sods while I’m on. Pretty much deserves the tag of project if you ask me.
Plans are as of now:
Engine rebuild. Will remain pretty much standard spec. I'm going to go for EK9 civic B16b pistons to bump up the static CR a little, ACL race spec bearings, ARP fasteners where appropriate. Also all the obvious stuff which comes with a full rebuild. I want it nice and fresh basically, with just a little more pep eventually.
New clutch and flywheel. Something lighter, with a nice light clutch action still.
Polybushes. I don't know if I’ll be just buying bushes or buying new, more lightweight and possibly upgraded suspension components with poly bushes pre-installed. The Integra has some pretty clever suspension design as standard which makes it handle as well as it does, so I’m going to have to be really careful what I do with so as not to compromise or change it too much.
Freshen. Lick o paint, light rust removal and tidy up what I can. I'm not putting a strict time frame on things, I just want it done properly.
Aye, so that’s that then. I'll be updating as much as possible and I do want to take as many photos as I can so you'll be getting them too.
Back to tonight, car is now in the garage and I’ve started to strip the front end. Light have come out, so has the front bumper, air filter, horns, master cylinder brace and a few other odds and sods. I'm thrilled I’ve managed to make a start on it. I was planning on stripping the front end totally so I could bring the engine out the front, but it turns out the slam panel and it's mates are spot welded on - something I can't be arsed with taking off and putting back on, so it's all action with it still on.
Pictures of tonight.
B18C
Trusty Mondeo with new splitter