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Just come back from a call out. It handles like it's on rails, but I soooo need to have the tracking done.

Ok I start the voting tomorrow some time after 6pm

Should be 'ooooo fresh spam!' even Alex is spamming his own thread with fishy photos

Every time I get a notification from this thread I'm like "ooo an update on Chandlers Deck and maybe some awesome photos!" but no....

A few hours later... Bumper wasn't fully on yet, but I couldn't resist snapping a picture. Also note the dead bird on the grass to the left. That was under my radiator. Yes. Like a whole new car! I like a bit of amber so I used some amber indicators bulbs instead of getting silver ones. It didn't look like this a month ago when I bought it. Total facelift! Parked the MB6 on the road whilst I swept the driveway (turns out there's lots of stones and loose screws (???) behind the bumpers. Took the chance to take some pictures with the MB3. My old headlights were really fogged up so I'm happy to have clear headlights finally. Also with the resonator removed, I've noticed the induction roar is clearer and also there's a bit of classic B-series noise when the IAB's open up.

Well, been busy getting Ruby ready for our meet this Sunday. As mentioned earlier, I'd had her out for a blast one day and got serious probs with the front brakes. Basically they got almost jammed on! Found out the caliper had siezed on both sides, more so on the passenger side though. Plus the front discs, which had already been machined, warped due to the heat. Soooo, Bought brand new front discs and pads from Western Honda and had got a second hand pair of calipers from a member on here. Plane was to completely strip the newly bought calipers down and fit new seals, pistons, sliders etc and prep and paint them so they'd be as new. Time wasnt on my side! So, Paul came down at 3pm on Monday and we got busy!. We hit a few probs along the way, and had to head out to buy some tools (blow torch and an impact driver set as one of the screws on the discs was solid!). Once we got the calipers off, I refurbed them as they were actually in pretty good shape, so wire brush on the drill and they came up like new. We cleaned up the slide pins, as they were in a state, but were good as new when we put it all back together. Obviously being the genuine Honda pads, they came with new retaining clips and caliper bolts etc, so got them plus the new discs all fitted up! Then we drained the old fluid, which was black! The age of it, and the fact the brakes overheated when they were stuck on had boiled the fluid. So drained/flushed it all out and went for some nice new DOT 5.1 racing fluid. Job almost done, the handbrake stopped working for some reason! So car back up on the stands, we had to strip the rear caliper down on the drivers side, as it had siezed! spent bloody ages on it, trying to get everything working, and also had to work on the pass side one with the blow torch too! We finally finished at.........................................bloody 5am Tuesday morning! But was well worth it, the brakes are back to how they should be on the MB6, and are pulling her up nicely with hardly any pedal effort at all. I'm going to do a complete refurb on those other front calipers I got though, and make them like brand new then fit them. Also going to buy brand new rear calipers, as the ones on her arent in the best of condition, but will be able to refurb them at some point and keep em as spares. I'll try and get some pics of the new brakes up when I get a chance. Least shes ready for Sunday................just a wash and machine polish for both her and the deck and they'll both be match fit!

I also replaced the fuel filters in my car and my dads green deck, I tried a few months ago but couldn't get the bottom nut off until I tried today and realised I was turning it the wrong way because it was upside down safe to say I felt pretty stupid

Only in sales surely, ol' fatty couldn't pull your foreskin straight.

Which is exactly what I did

Right thats that then i tell him his car is night hawk black as it is just black

oh i was hoping that it wasnt jordan, they are like the best 2 mechanics they had, maybe they and arron just couldnt work together anymore, ive actually got a gas monkey sticker on the back window already!

LOL a grin worth sharing indeed.. Thats one trainee hairdresser shut up LOL

Well i can see one... They look so much better than the originals ones they have replaced

F F F Forteen Hours F F F Feck Me thats a good session right there sir..... But worth it for Ruby..

I love car shopping, spent last weekend doing just that for my younger brothers first car! He's ended up with a 2001 Y Civic 1.4S 5 door in maroon! Think it's an EU? (EP3 shape) Internet points to EU6! Nice car, very spacious which is what he needs as he's got a lot of equipment to take with him for jobs!

Exactly that, nighthawk is just black, no pearl in it.

No update, but thought if share my grins. Little lad in a tidy mx5 roadster pulled up along side, could see him looking the car over, don't think he knew what it was, that was until it left him in a trail of dust Very satisfied grin at the next traffic lights when he didn't try to do it again.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H1.Xcivic+trim+clips&_nkw=civic+trim+clips&_sacat=0&_from=R40 Hope that shows what I'm seeing, basically all the different types of clips!

What, Mr? Or maybe that's just missing a couple of letters.

just gott finishing reeling

Before After

when she's all up together i've got my best friends son-in-law taking some pictures of her for his photography as he's asked me lots of times before he wants to do it, but i felt it hasn't been up to scratch for such pictures like that :/ my misses said she's guna miss her when its off the road definately a keeper i recon

Then mod the MB3 ones and sell them on. Free modding.

Success! I finished installing the kit this afternoon and it all operates as it should, full remote central locking, alarm, hazards, door switch, multistage shock sensor, interior proximity sensor and siren. Features I didn't connect for lazy reasons include auto powered window closure, anti hijack and interior light activation

I didn't think it would be, it's just for some reason he always pops into my head every time blue peter is mentioned.

Just found out it was my dad in law who had a mk2 (and a mk3). Family of cortinas!

I heard you keep getting into trouble for putting it out there

That is immense.

Correctomundo! I've picked up a mk3 Golf GTI 16v horn off a local breaking car. The VTI's sworn enemy back in the day lol

Nice one, all our cars will be dirty by the time we get up to you

Got this one of his Facebook page...

That would be a plus, but I'll take any head turning. I'm not fussy

Okay i will take a pic now and you can see the dented wing i spoke of

Much better looking condition and seems a nicer person selling! Lack of power worries me but if you like the car then that's what counts!

My name and variations of it do keep folk amused!

I've even been stood purposely next to my friend Donna for that particular one!

What, Kebab?

That guy is the d1ck of all d1cks. I'm pretty sure Ali G was based on that twat.

Shes a beaut dude i miss running a v8 the power they give never gets old but the running cost dose lol. If she was mine i'd ditch the c6 n fit a borg warner t5 from the mustang 5 on the floor is always better than an auto

LOL removing the rez box on our MB3 made almost no difference to noise what-so-ever but adding a K&N Panel filter to the mix and it did

The white wheels seem to draw attention at the lights quite often! Always catching folk having a look!

The search is fun though..The waiting is a pain but i do enjoy the search for the new motor.. I have found cars that totally fit the bill phoned up to arrange going to see it and taken a dislike to the john on the other end of the phone and finished the call and crossed that one off the list of possibles LOL

Look what I came home to this lunch time! Can't wait to fit them!

I'll see if I can get some pics... he lives up in Oban though so can't just pop in

i was watching fast n loud, they put a 363 'create motor' into the falcon which is a off the shelf 500hp ford small block based on the 302 but its about £5.2k, i rekon i can get 2k+ for my engine when its running lol

Thanks I think it might be these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-Honda-Interior-Carpet-Boot-lining-Seat-Back-Plastic-Trim-Panel-Clips-/370777701581?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3ACivic&hash=item565412bccd I need some for the passenger footwell too as it seems to have been pulled back as well The car is away getting the 5Zigen back box removed so I'll double check when it comes back

Time for some BLING for the girl! Stainless steel braided pipes in the engine bay. Braided servo vacuum pipe and braided coolant return pipe

Updates Sports cat customised to fit. Powerflow midsection from the prelude rehangered to fit. This tool helped loads! All done, and in the bay! Looks badass, and I report that it starts and runs, no CELs no leaks, and Vtec operates as it should. There were some set backs, It initially fired on 3 only, this was diagnosed as a poor injector wire connection at the ECU end. I had to redo the CV boots as they were weeping. There was a really odd wiring thing with the wipers, in that the left indictor operated the wipers! This was diagnosed as the grounds block near the left front headlight. 2 issue to finalise are the backbox sits crooked, and the powersteering. The power steering is the prelude pipes and pump, but the belt from the prelude is not good enough, so Ill get a new belt, then I can bleed that.

Excellent thank you guys you fill me with confidence lol ive just wired up the alarm side of things ill continue with the rest tomorrow as im bored now, ive been taking pics at each step to help others in the future, providing it works that is :/

I've had a few people ask me before and I can't remember anything exact. I do know it worked great, all wiring was done in drivers footwell. And if you contact hawk they can give you 96-00 wiring colours and locations. Makes install very easy.