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Sweet looking civic! Love it!
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On 3/21/2023 at 6:58 PM, KiNK43 said:
What's the abs fault again?
It's showing as right rear sensor. I've fitted a new one but it then threw both rrs and lrs so thinking it's maybe the wiring at the rear. Not sure what the voltage is meant to be from the plugs where the sensors plug in at the rear? Think when I tested it was showing 4.7v?
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Nice! So many well thought out mods on this one.
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I mean.....that's just pure Honda porn right there! Looks amazing, did she have the 1000cc injectors before? If not have they took powerup much?
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Yes mate, been feeling guilty as DD has been sitting there all neglected since her MOT ran out last year so wanting to get stuck in and give her some tlc. The ABS chase should be "fun"! lol Hows the mb6 doing?
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lol Was just doing the rounds and saw this one....snooze ye loose! lol
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Not sure mate as not sure what wire you tapped into/ changed the feed too? Did any fuses pop (both in the interior fuse box and the one in the engine bay)? Did you here anything pop/get any burning/smoke?
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Christ, been a while since I updated this! As of yesterday, DD is back up on axle stands awaiting me venturing under her to get to the bottom of the fault. Also want to get the drill with wire brush onto the rear floor to remove surface rust then get stuck in with the underseal. Also got some satin black paint for the suspension arms etc and some silver VHT for the calipers/brake parts.
Got some switch cleaner so going to spray that into the plug/socket where the abs sensor plugs into above the rear axle beam. Think that will be the place to start to try and trace where the possible break in connection could be. Hopefully won't take too much time to find the fault.
Plan is to get her rwady for MLOT in the next couple of weeks as I really want hr back on the road. Then in May it'll be Poppy's turn for MOT, 2nd one we will have put her through. She's been behaving impeccably since getting all her issues sorted (including a new windscreen!) so hoping she doesn't have any issues at mot.
Hopefully start work on DD this weekend coming as choked with a cold just now. Will get some pics if I can.
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Somebody's pinched yer engine dude! lol
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Company are possibly still closed for the new year hols (or possibly don't know the answer! lol). Is it a 2.5 inch system?
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On 1/1/2023 at 2:33 PM, KiNK43 said:
Back on this project now. Constantly having issues with a flat battery cus car isn't daily driven.
So figured fit an isolator so can easily kill the power when parked up. At same time wanted to move the battery to the boot.
Been fighting against s**tty weather and not managing to get anything done. Finally a dry few hours. Chose a slightly different battery that will go under the boot floor. Riveted a little plate to battery tray to hold fuse and isolator. Mounted it all up made up some cables.
New catch can in old batts place as need 4 breathers now.
Hard decision to start on as it's been running so great. But time to disconnect everything and start swapping engine over. Eeeek
Wow! That makes y battery isolator look pants! I've just got the one that replaces the terminal with one with a thumbscrew that you can take out which disconnects the terminal. I take it you've got that one hooked up on the live side? Think mine is on the earth although could be wrong.
As a heads up, even with the battery disconnected, DD's battery still looses charge. Did a bit of research and although disconnecting it does slow down how quickly it goes flat (mine was same, 2 weeks top to a totally flat battery) the battery will still eventually go flat. Just the way they are designed.
I've went an bought a battery trickle charger/conditioner which supposedly keeps the battery in good health and stops it going flat. Haven't wired it up yet but will need to do it soon to see if it makes a difference. MINI battery is going the same way, although she does last a bit longer than 2 weeks lol.
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Haha, one of the most common jobs on these Civics lol Glad to see you've got it done. Makes such a difference having all the fan speeds and not just one or two of them.
Nice to see your restoring her, I've kind of went full circle with my Aerodeck in that she was modded then turned into a show car (as respect to my late wife who's car it was) but have slowly returned her back to standard-ish spec. Gone is the lowered suspension etc, so she now rides a lot better and is more useable. Really needing to get stuck into her underside and get that all cleaned up and re-undersealed. It's a never ending job with these lol
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@JoeD Lovely looking Civic mate. The early pre facelift Civic M's like yours are getting really rare now so nice to see one with low miles that's been well kept. I had this very model as my first Civic M (mine was an auto though) and loved it. Got a build thread in the forum although some photos missing due to them being on photobucket so will need to update it. Look for "Blue Betty".
You'll find some parts are also shared with the 1995 to 1997 Rover 400. Keep us updated bud and any help you need just give us a shout.
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lol best place to be mate!
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Deffo going to look into this when renewal is due. Not sure if if it's also worth going for one on Poppy (just renewed so no biggie) as the 1st gen MINI is classed as a modern classic now but not sure what value they would put on her. Values for them seem to be all over the place lol
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yeah, I've swapped Poppy and DD's places the past couple of weeks (so DD on driveway right outside the kitchen window) and the more I see her the more I see how nice she looks. That then makes me want her back on the road asap! Do miss driving her tbh, and we're also missing her for stuff we've seen and wanted to buy but no way of getting it here without DD. Poppy had to take shelter in the garage even though she's the daily at the moment as the really bad ice/frost means her doors freeze shut and cant even get in to start her up and defrost her!lol The joys of a car with frameless doors.....windows freeze stuck shut and can't get in without a lot of deicer and hassle! lol
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Deffo do it mate, with the amount of time and money that has gone into Tubs 2. Know that they say (and we know) that we never get back the money we put into our cars, but would be nice to know we can at least get back a decent bit of it should the worst happen.
Yeah, couldn't believe the £250......they kept emailing me constantly "regarding your quote, do you want to proceed?" and then followed up by Our price depends on condition once car has been inspected when you come to the garage, In the end I replied with a really explicit email telling them how much their shitty car valuations had killed the value of modern classics and to shove their f****** S**t and unrealistic Valuation up their own arses! Never heard a peep from them since! lmao Cheeky gits!
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Was reading my Classic Car Weekly and one of the readers had put their car forward for the "value my car" section where they get an idea what their car is worth according to the experts. There was a 98 Rover sterling with around 60K on the clock and most of its history. They recon the value is around 3.5 to 4K and advised to get an agreed value policy on it.
Same year (almost) as DD and know quite a few of our Civic M's are either 1999 or older so got me wondering if anyone here has ventured into the agreed value route yet with their Civic.
I'm thinking of asking them for a value on DD just out of curiosity, as know the tossers at WeBuyAnyCar dot con (where most insurance companies base their values on now) value her at around £250! Which would maybe buy the alloys and bugger all else! Just with them getting pretty rare now, thinking surely the values (that they are actually worth) have gone up now? Don't want to get caught out if the worst happens so deffo thinking about the agreed value policy.
Anyone got one on theirs and if so what value did you get agreed?
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On 8/14/2022 at 3:36 PM, dr_broon said:
Had a night away camping with just me and the missus, so that meant small tent, not as much stuff, and no one to go in the back seats, which meant the deck could be the chariot
Cue obligatory campsite pics (ignore the dirtyness of the car though - so dusty)
Was like old times taking the deck camping - great
That's what these cars were made for, perfect wee tourer. Loving that rear underneath shot, looks superb under there! I really need to get DD's underside cleaned up and brought up to scratch.
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love the minidisc player, nice bit of kit and fro an oem point of view, very period correct! Good stuff the old Kenwood's!
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Yeah, either will be a hassle but we're deffo going ahead with it. Not letting them get away with it. Happy to say though since East Coast did the job correctly she's been driving sweet as a nut! Handling the daily duties while DD hides in the garage awaiting her ABS fault to be fixed and get her MOT ready. Poppy's actually a decent car in winter, traction control, LSD and the must have item (taht all uk cars should come with imo.....heated front and rear screens!
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Could be the brushes in the motor itself have worn down, don't think it sounds like the linkages.
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haha, thats cool as! I did this years ago with the seat from a Civic MB1 SR, was comfy as hell! Mind you, that MB1 seat would probably be worth something now, was in mint condition too. Can't remember if I ever took photos of it or where it ended up!
Interesting about the metal fatigue though, one to watch out for. Seat may also have been in a crashed civic? Hard to tell really but best to check ours to be on the safe said. Ta for the heads up mate and totally rocking that chair! (hehehe, see what I did just there!)
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yeah really is the worst customer service and the worst car repair (or should that be NON-repair) that we've ever had. ATS Galashiels are shockingingly bad, worst Garage ever!
Deffo going to take the f*ckers to court, stupid little boys that they are!
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Restoring My Nana And Grandads Honda Civic MB6
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She actually looks pretty decent underneath. Following your work in this one!