Chandler Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 looking good mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave79 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 9 hours ago, hondasport said: Hi, good work you have done already. I also ordered hardrace bushings, front and rear. Do the compliance bushings fits well? Yes. I ordered the dc2 ones. The only things I found were that instead of the 2 m8 bolts holding the arb mounts, there was an m8 stud on the compliance housing instead of a hole. So I fitted m8 nuts. Also, the thickness of the pressing is less than that of the original cast compliance bush housing, so found I needed a couple of washers under the main bolts. Other than that it all went together ok. Pressing bushes in yourself is a really pain in the @ss though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave79 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Did I mention it was a good idea to change all the engine mounts... What an utter ball ache of a job. Top mounts were ok. The lower torque mounts however were another story... It would seem that they have never been changed. The left hand side was completely shot (which I reckon is the cause of the car pulling when accelerating). Now comes the fun bit... Both bolts holding the mount have captive welded nuts in the chassis leg. With a good few years of motoring, the bolts were pretty well corroded in place. The rear nut decided not to play ball and came adrift, at which point the air turned blue... So out came the drill and angle grinder, and a few holes and (not so neat) cuts later i had an access hole through the wing to hold the nut with. Some "engineered" counter holding devices were employed while i got back under the car and extracted said bolt. Same story on the drivers side! So i gave up at 11pm last night, and i will resume shenanigans on Wednesday. I'll have to sort a small plate out to cover the hole up until i can get the nut welded again and a plate welded over it. Oh and the exhaust had been bodged as well... The mid section had been cut out, and a piece and piece of 60mm pipe fitted over the existing 2" section, clamped on one end with an exhaust clamp, and the other end with a jubilee clip and some thin exhaust repair steel. and LOTS of exhaust paste. So this was sorted as well. I got length of 2" exhaust pipe, some proper exhaust sleeves and fixed it until i can afford a decent system for it. The engine and torque mounts will help reduce the flex on the exhaust system as well now. So thats it for now... I have another set of stalks to fit soon, shift linkage bushes and a short shift I had from a previous civic, MG ZS rear arb and at some point when i feel like some more pain i will change the rear engine mount too. Getting there slowly and painfully, but i'm hoping the mounts will freshen up the drive a bit. When the weather improves it will be time to sort out the body work with a full decontamination, and paint correction as she needs some love. In between that i hope she doesnt collapse in a pile of red oxide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Good work mate that's a ballache tho on the torque mount jezus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave79 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 @KiNK43 yep it was. Same problem with the bolts holding the rear shifter bush on. Another job for dremel/grinder lol. Never had this many issues even on older civics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave79 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 And now for more joy... Can honestly say I've never had so many issues from one car before, including older high mileage civics! After getting a whiff of fuel vapour when parked up and the smell getting stronger I investigated... back of the tank was wet and dripping onto thw garage floor. Turns out the high pressure feed pipe from the pump has corroded through at the connector for a short length of plastic line. It literally broke off when i poked it covering me with a shower of fuel from residual pressure in the line... the tank seams don't look too pretty either, so a replacement good used tank and pump assembly has been ordered. If it wasn't in the garage at the time I'd have lit a match and got the marshmallows out! Beginning to think I have a duffer, and one which has spent life near the coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave79 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, UnicyclingTom said: Oh no! Not good! Nope not been much fun. I'd love to be able to enjoy it. Oh well onwards I guess! Hopefully not too much else will go wrong and I can get round to doing the more enjoyable stuff like driving and polishing ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 aww man i hate it when things like this happens, just one thing after another. once you get the teething problems done you'll start to enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vti vroom Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 It's how we all started good luck and enjoy the ride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave79 Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Cheers guys. Frustrated at the moment. I ordered another tank and pump which should have been here yesterday. Still waiting and not really impressed. I will get to enjoy it again soon! Needs tweaking a bit as there appears to be a weight on the gear lever end of the shift rod which is touching the exhaust, so when the tank is done and fumes gone Mr angle grinder will come out again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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