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Got further with the front hubs. I took them into work to press the bearings in but the press is pretty basic and wasn't up to the task. Plan B needed! I managed with to press them in with my dads old hydraulic press and the old bearing shell in a few minutes I didn't think to bring a set of circlip pliers so cant lock in the bearing and press in the spindle but should have access to more tools tomorrow. Hard bit is done now though Dropped in to see how the engine build is getting on the way down to see family for the weekend. So glad I did as I was able to do some work in putting it together and help check a few bits. So, first build Andy did turned up that the valves got dangerously close to the pistons. He had to machine larger pockets in the top to give the clearance needed and we had to double check everything. We did one cylinder Also took the time to setup the vernier pulleys according to the Toda spec sheets. These cams are awesome build quality and the vernier pulleys are a work of art! No clearance issues anymore! Build can now continue!

So, today I installed a remapped ecu, courtesy of littlebo and ukcl9 off type accord. Have to say that it was worth every penny, as it's totally transformed the car. Red line used to be just over 7k, with vtec only kicking in at 6k... Pretty pointless really. Also, it had terrible throttle lag because of the drive by wire system thinking it knew better than your right foot. Now vtec comes in nice and smooth from 4.5k, red lines a bit higher, 1:1 ratio on the throttle, and more usable power (and k24 torque) throughout the revs. Really pleased that I've went for it, and Mrs B loves it too... She's buzzing off blowing away a boy racer today without dropping down to 2nd out of a roundabout. Nearly as fast as the deck

Fun drive back to home. Parked in the garage and waiting for work to begin ....

I've not got any picture's as of yet but I'll spill the beans on what's going on. I've bought another vti aerodeck but this one has already been boosted so I'll be transferring alot of parts over to my blue vti then selling off any bits I won't be using.

Most machine shops can sort out. 5 minute job and some beers

Tomorrow I'm going to see the car! Fingers crossed! And take her with me .....