sx baz

ive got halfords pro and draper kit, the draper kit worked well for a few years, to make a ratchet last dont use it to undo bolts etc from fully done up, use a bar to crack the tight nuts undone then ratchet to undo. most lifetime warrenties dont cover the moving parts so if u snap a ratchet you wont get a replacement.

Right things have changed (buying a house soonish) and im very disappointed to have to call time on the civic, i wont be able to afford to keep the civic and s13 so the civic will be going for something mega cheap to run Pretty disappointed but gotta grow up sometime!! Ill still keep an eye on the project section though as i do like having a read up of what people are doing EDIT MOD!!!

i see, im used to older systems on other cars with big mechanical pump unit which usually holds a bit of air. Ive not had to delve into the braking system on the civic yet so just seeing whats what from you guys, i guess you can only bleed from the calipers and the bmc then.

out of interest, does the abs unit have a bleed nipple, ive had cars in the past that remain spongey until the abs unit has been bled.

cheers for the comments everyone, vtis kit will hopefully be sprayed up if we get a bit more sunshine, then ill try and get in on at the same time as the wheels, then ill lower it as i imagine the arch gap will be criminal! so many things i want to do but never have the time!

I mentioned picking up some wheels earlier.... anyway here they are.. genuine works, which im pleased about. Im not sure what model they are, i think RSZ. I have a thing for proper japanese wheels so wanted these with the simple 5 spoke design. Anyway, i did a quick test fit..ignore the balloon spec tyres! White on silver doesnt work for me, so i sprayed them up primed colour laquer Work stamped Just waiting to sort out some tyres and these will be going on, with new black internal drive wheel nuts.

Update time, but nothing exciting Took the mb for its mot last weekend which it passed, it needed a bit of a thrashing to get through with the sports cat but i think this is because its only done short journeys recently. Im off on a trip up to leeds then manchester this friday so i decided that i best do the long overdue service and valve clearances. So i sorted a new set of plugs, rocker gasket, oil and filter and got to work. fresh stuff to go on rocker cover off the valves didnt seem too bad after i checked them, the tool that i previously bought did make the job much easier though so i was pleased about that. Next up was to warm the car up ready to drop the oil, so once she was warm i got it up in the air and let it drain out, made a cuppa, then came back to change the oil filter. After looking around I discovered the oil filter was in a pretty silly place as you guys know... Ive never had a car where its so out of the way from the front of the bay, anyway i hit a bit of trouble... i couldnt get the b$%$^£D thing off!! chain wrench wouldnt fit as it was too near the intake manifold bracket and i could only get half a hand on it from above or below because of the bracket. After much swearing etc i was going to smash a screwdriver through it and use that to turn it, only thing was that its tightness concerned me that i could end up with a wrecked filter still stuck on. So i made myself a bit of a glove out of electrical tape... sticky side out, sounds crazy but it worked, it gave me mega grip and man rage got the f*^ker undone! Found out the reason... it was an ADL Blueprint filter with a much larger diameter housing, you can see by this pic ..it doesnt really fit the honda filter box, so it was too close to the mani bracket. So my advice is to make sure you get filters the correct diameter as i managed to wear through the skin on my wrist lol

this site will help you get an idea, i think its doable but maybe a little more hassle than you'd like http://www.willtheyfit.com/

good to see another silver mb, looking forward to seeing the mods progress.

cheers dude, ive wanted a decent set of components for years, will beef up the rear sounds at some point but keeping it simple and quality. As for progress, wheels have been bought so updates and plenty to do coming soon!

cheers for the heads up on the wheel specs its good to know what'll cram in them arches. Scaffold pole and heat gun for ghetto arch rolling

looking awesome, what offset and width are the xxr wheels?

the best investment you could make is one of these, it may cost £5-6 but you can de glue the whole back end or de sticker a car in 2-3 mins max, stick it in a cordless drill at high speed and it takes it all off in seconds all you have to do is blow the small rubber bits left behind off the paintwork at the end. doesnt damage the paint either but can melt plastics if not careful. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/stripe-graphi ... 19ce7a310a

dental floss! a few metres of dental floss in behind the badges in a sawing motion to get the badges off, it does snap a lot though so thats the reason for the metres of it. Then i used a caramel wheel in a drill to get the sticky off the boot, followed up with a bit of G3 compound. Just have to be careful using a caramel drill on plasics as it can burn through.

thanks for all the comments folks.... time for an update As some of you know, i managed to baggsy a full vti-s kit on ebay, anyway i went and picked it up today. Was a 75 mile trip each way so not too bad. When i got back i split the lips from the bumpers, i then put all the bolts and clips in a 500ml bottle full of coke, hopefully they'll be cleaned up in a few days. skirts rear split up and ready for prep at some point Bumper looks sorry for itself with no splitter Both bumpers are a bit marked but i might sling them up on ebay for cheaps to get them out the way. I also finally got round to getting the rear mudflaps off, the screws were so corroded on i had to break out the angle grinder While i was there i decided to de-badge the rear, 5 badges is waaaay too many in my opinion. despite the last pic shes looking sorry for herself at the moment, filthy bodywork and the finish on the honda wheels is all blistered up so a good wash is imminent.