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Just mentioned in another post that when I was sorting out some memberships, Nicks had sadly auto-renewed today too. Really brought it home that he's no longer with us, and felt numb. I sent a refund to Sue explaining what had happened. Wish he was still here

Don't worry, I have an emergency fund for such an occasion! I'd love to have 200bhp N/A but it's a mission and a half. I'd be happy with 190 right about now.

Minor update but a big update for me.. Cars this age are always missing something. Something very important!! And at anywhere from 50-90 quid I wasn't gonna be resolving the problem anytime soon until right place right time. 3 quid from the USA! !!!

It's not a lot but it's a denotation. Thoughts are with his family. Still can't believe it.

Hi! As you may or may not know I currently own a BMW 325i SE (see build here: http://civic5.com/forum/index.php?/topic/8218-shafzzz-bmw-325i-e90-grandadspec-build/) , and although a really good daily driver and a car I'll always respect for how capable it is, at the young age of 21 I realised I'd rather have the hot hatches and the like now, and I can always own a BMW later - so I've currently SORN'd it and gone and bought.. this! My 2002 Honda Civic Type R EP3, non AC model as I wanted (weight saving), and in Nighthawk black, barely run in at just 105k miles with FSH to 96k! Upon purchasing the car, it obviously had a few niggles as every used car does, so I set about sorting them straight away. It undertook an oil and filter service a few days after I got it then whilst the common driveshaft heatshield rattle on the EP3 was addressed, I realised one of the bolts that hold the driveshafts bearing onto the car had snapped, not good, but it wasn't rattling so was temporarily fixed till I ordered a new halfshaft (arriving tomorrow). I then addressed the terrible headlight bulbs with LED sidelights from my BMW's standard headlights, and some H4 bulbs that surprisingly had survived 3 years from my first starlet back in 2011! When I bought the car it needed four new discs and pads, so I went for MTEC Grooved discs and Mintex pads as they have a sale going on currently due to having a new website, these will be fitted at the same time as the new driveshaft... Upon going to a meet in it, my car started to get louder and louder, upon further inspection the exhaust was blowing! As I'd intended to change it anyway, an M2 catback system was ordered (buddy club spec III replica) and will be fitted hopefully this week. I then had to address my biggest issue with the car. The standard audio. It was terrible, no clarity or bass, the stock speakers felt extremely underpowered and could not produce bass nor vocals at the same time. I went for the Pioneer DEH-X5600BT headunit with the black fascia for EU/EP civics (as I recommended to @Roj and he runs in his MB6 and loves it.. I think) Vibe 8AWG Wiring kit and my 'legendary' sub as I should say.. Roj can explain why. Some more pictures! Both my cars together. Autotrader advert picture of the car. Current mod list: - True 2.5" Straight Through Custom Exhaust - MTEC Grooved Discs + Mintex Pads - Red Brake Calipers - Polybushed JDM EP3 Rear Anti-Roll Bar with HardRace Droplinks - LED Lighting Upgrade - Pioneer DEH-X5600BT with some other Audio bits - Blacked out inner headlights - Not really a mod but the difference it made was incredible so Uniroyal Rainsport3 Tyres - Carbon Fibre OEM style Spoiler - 6000k HID Bi Xenons - TEIN S-Tech Lowering Springs - Honda S2000 Intake Setup - OEM Flush Mount Front Foglights - Window Tint - Alcantara Gear Gaiter - Eibach Camber Bolts and FRSU To do list: - Fit carbon fibre bonnet - Fit carbon fibre spoiler - Tint the windows - Rear Diffuser fins THE PLAN: - K100 + Map - PLM headers But yeah that's the start of the build, might take it slow as I've only had it 2 weeks.. Shafz.

VTi lip finally came through the post! Hopefully get it resprayed in Pirates Black by the weekend and get the grill wrapped soonish. I might be buying a set of yellow fog lights on pay day!

Yeh I was surprised to see that it isn't bubbling anywhere. Also forgot to mention that it also came with all three keys including the Red Coding key still in the blister pack, love little things like that when you buy a car.

Wow that is a stunner. Even the rocker cover looks mint.

Wow! That's sweet as, couldn't ask for a better base car!

What an amazing base mate !! Welcome along! And what an entrance you have made! That kind of milage/history/condition is nearly unheard of with our cars ! So what will be your first "personal" touch???

There's a couple I've seen on the FB page. None for sale of course. That's way down my priority list at the moment! I need lots of things before I think about chasing boost.

Yeah, the K20 is a wonderful engine but unlike the B, most of its support is stateside, as the K20A2 was both in their common RSX type-S and their Civic Si. It's a shame shipping ruins things as bolt ons are so cheap in the USA compared to here, £210 for an intake for an EP3!

Yeah they are great out of the box, my older brother had an EP3 which I used to drive every now and then, easy to pot about in but fun when you want it!

It's the arse for me. I hate the Lexus style lights they put on the face lift!

The same as when I fitted a head unit into my brothers EU then! He's not fussed either though, good job because he wasn't paying me enough.....or at all I prefer face lifted ones too, compare the front ends and you'll see why, shape of the lower part of the front bumper/lip shows it all.

If sitting there making noises counts then I'd say yes!

Hell yeah for Pod!

I bet it's decent on the country lanes! Get some wheels, coilovers and a good geo and that'll make it seem like it has a bigger engine once it's able to carry more speed!

hardest bit is getting up and actually doing it! you will get used to traffic and hills eventually.

Pressed plates came! Such 3D. Very metal. Wow. And of course I wasted no time putting them on the MB6.

And an SR20DET would do it some good!

Hmm intrigues as to whats special too ... Thats alot of dollar for a micra ..

Something is better than nothing, cheers dude!

You know my old skool wheels i refurbed, they will fit the mx5

Ok yea I do!

I will see what I can do if I get free time

http://civic5.com/forum/index.php/topic/1401-dr-broons-vti-deck/page-6

Did need to cut the brackets of a set of rails for an m and weld them on to the ep3 rails, and they do sit higher than the standard seats, but i quite like the position tbh.. I can see a lot more than when I had the original seat slammed to the floor

So peculiar going through certain threads and seeing some previous posts by him ... Its not nice .. The whole forum is quiet ..

That would be a way of building some up! Had a letter from my bank yesterday saying they're slapping more limit on the credit card, must not use it to buy boost!

Another box of goodies has arrived! Gates Timing belt kit, ARP head bolts, ARP flywheel & clutch plate bolts, ARP bottom pulley bolt and Golden Eagle block guard. Funky blue belt! Shame it gets covered up really. Waiting for a few more engine bits to arrive before I start stripping the rest of the block down to clean and install. I hope Mr Postman doesn't take too long!

Okay, bank balance rinsed ARP head, mains, flywheel, clutch plate and bottom pulley bolts ordered Gates Racing Timing belt, water pump and tensioner pulley ordered Golden Eagle Block guard ordered ACL main bearings and shims Looking for pistons and rods and a gasket set next to complete, but no takeaways for me for the next few months

Okay, proper update: Started on the loom (spaghetti junction) again. So this: was dragged indoors and laid out with all the components. All the relays, plugs and components were mapped and cut out of the loom (checking everything against the Honda wiring diagrams - ) Leaving another mess of wires to be cleaned up Leaving the dash with just the wiring to the switches attached and the separated plugs to the engine. With the nice "clean" interior, everything was put in place ready to be re-connected. Cardboard templates were made for all the brackets needed to hold everything in place. These will be taken out and made in aluminium when I get time (few months away then!). Main fuse blocks are now in the middle of the car to shorten the cable runs, so I need to only run one wire from the battery to the black fuse box. I also mocked up the brake bias lever (yellow handle next to the handbrake) Everything is labelled up with my favourite tool! New mini heater matrix is in place - small fraction of the weight of the original but should be enough to keep my feet warm. It's directly below the original screen vents so I can duct it to blow up the middle of the screen if required. And the plugs labelled with the heat-shrink function of my printer Battery in place And high flow fuel filter (metal element type) also in place ready for fuel lines and mounting bolts Time to pull the head off Pistons relatively clean, bores still have the honing marks so the original block still good Original P72 head next to the PR3 head and ITR cams Exhaust side is the same, intake and cam profiles are quite a bit different. Head gaskets and pulleys are identical so they will swap cleanly. I couldn't photograph it but the ITR head has double valve springs vs the P72 head single (MORE REVS!!!!)