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  • 11 months later...

Morning all, 

 

Been a bit of a while since I last updated this - as it's been yet another bonkers year - but as I've now finished for Christmas, I can sit here and actually finish typing out the update I've tried doing about six times this year at various points!

 

First off, huge belated cheers for the comments chaps - still in love with the thing, and still gawp back at it like I'm an 18 year old ogling my first car. Dave - the small circle thing; not entirely sure, I think it's related to the immobiliser! 

 

Managed to finally get the car in to the body shop for a small list of bits; had them look at the c-pillar - thank f**k it's nothing to be concerned about and they have addressed it so it's not as obvious to me and my OCD. They also sorted the 'floor corrosion' the previous owner/ MOT tester kindly flagged for me the first time I got him to test the car... they also cut the rust out the boot lid and repainted the whole panel, and then a full machine polish all over.

 

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Not a particularly flattering background, being surround by ex-company car CR-V's, but I think that might be my favourite pic of the car...

 

Came out really well;

 

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Then set about addressing the biggest pain in my arse with the thing, replacing the driver's regulator as the plank of wood propping the window up was starting to rattle. 

 

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Also finally lost my bottle with the steering wheel, and replaced it with an Integra item - as well as replace the gearknob with an Integra item too;

 

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...Origin of them both is a ridiculous story. Condensed version is that the press car Integra was bounced off a tree by a Youtuber/ blogger, lots of internal discussions later it transpired the car was only insured third party(!), which led to more discussions, and then the final decision of 'just scrap it' being passed down. Couldn't let that happen, offered to buy it off them... and somehow they agreed. Which is fecking awesome luck, for once - but potentially have a very, very big bill to sort it out in the New Year. May end up breaking it yet, if the estimates are as much as Honda were quoted. Hoping that in not being a corporation, there might not be as many zeros attached when I enquire...

 

Then I switched roles at Honda, and lost access to the techies and the ramps (which sucks!) so took the Aerodeck to a 'reputable' Honda specialist down here; and I've never been more p**sed off in my life. Whilst they serviced it, did the alignment and replaced the rear trailing arm bushes with the PSB items I got ages ago - they also added more than 70 miles to the clock, left the thing on fumes in the middle of the 'fuel crisis', the passenger side rear inner arch was hanging off and sitting on the tyre, the front driver's side corner has been knocking its tits off since getting it back... and the handling is absolutely horrific at the minute.

 

So if anyone can recommend a decent Honda specialist in Surrey/ Hampshire that'd be a great help. 

 

Same goes for bodyshop; if anyone knows a trustworthy, good shop anywhere (happy to travel for the right person to work on it) - I'm in desperate need of a jig to pull the 'Teg straight - few that I've enquired with locally don't have jigs or aren't willing to work with chassis damage and are more interested in panel/ dent repairs. 

 

That nonsense aside, next up with this thing is the interior. Need to drop the rooflining and either recover or repair as it's sagged a lot over the rear bench and the sunroof internal panel is sagging now as well. Oddly.

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1 hour ago, KiNK43 said:

Nice mate looks perfect afte rthe body work. Real nice.

Quite the update that!!

What sort of states this the in then?

 

Cheers bud - have to admit, it's come up way nicer than I thought it would!

 

Teg... It's a bit of an unknown one at the mo until I get someone knowledgeable to look at it properly! I was sent the onboard by the offending driver in an attempt to make out it wasn't his driving and that something on the car 'just broke', so I've seen the impact which was pretty violent. With the car on a flat floor - I've measured from floor to arch top on both sides and there's about 15/ 20mm difference between them. So not a massive shift, but enough...

 

Panel damage, it's got away quite lightly in that respect, so just the bonnet, passenger side front wing, side skirt, and most likely a door that need replacing. It's absolutely mullered the area just in front of the door, but it does appear to be just this bit and it hasn't rippled the roof or cracked the screen etc, so I'm hoping the majority of the body (A-pillar back) is fine and it's just the chassis leg(s) that need booting back in to place... It's just whatever damage is waiting once the panels are taken off that's worrying me! 

 

37 minutes ago, Smitty_Works said:

Great looking car. Glad you got the little problems all sorted out.

 

Thanks mate! Just been reading your thread and not only am I insanely jealous of your part hunting skills, appears we have similar intentions when these get to 25 years old... 

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Probably could do with an update this thread... 

 

I'll keep it brief as I waffle at the best of times - 14 or so months ago, passenger side front caliper started binding, badly...out of sheer stubbornness after a particularly crap day at work, I just drove home on it anyway with the lovely smell of melting brake pad wafting through the cabin.

 

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That was after all of a mile, mile and a half... put it through another 13 after that! Dumped it in the carpark and, after a few drinks one night, ended up buying a 'more sensible daily'.

 

As is always the way, when I buy with my heart rather than my head - that new car transpired to have been advertised rather misleadingly, so its basically swallowed all of the time and money I had set aside for this and the Integra over the past twelve months, in just getting it up to a useable standard... 

 

Anyway, in the interim this just sat in the carpark unmoved and largely unloved all of this time. Gave my head a wobble the other week and decided to start giving this some love. Cracked the door open and was met with a very mouldy rooflining... the seats, door cards, the steering wheel etc had a little bit, but the roof was particularly bad. 

 

Cleaned it all up as best as I could, and went to fire it up to get the AC pumping again and some heat in there to help dry things out. One thing I hadn't counted on was the alternator bearing going so I was met with much squealing and smoke, before the belt snapped. 

 

So, currently on order are two new callipers, new discs and pads (again), new alternator + belts. 

 

On a more fun note, I also managed to find a BNIB Pirates Black mid-spoiler with fitting kit (including the paper template!), which is now just waiting to be installed. As the white vinegar mix didn't touch the sides, the skanky roof lining is now completely out and at a retrimmers near here being recovered with new foam and new fabric, just need to adjust the sunroof glass height now its all apart and we're golden... if anyone has any recommendations on new roof speakers as well, that'd be great!

 

I've also bought a second hand MG ZS180 rear ARB that I'm going to get cleaned up and refurbed with new bushes etc, then hopefully get all the suspension arms off and refurbished along with the ARB. Get it all bolted back on and then new coilovers... which seem to have crept up in price a fair bit from the last time I looked - albeit that was 18 months ago...then hopefully have something I can enjoy again. Hate having it tucked away doing nothing! 

 

And as it's not right posting without a pic - last one I took of it, as part of the broken b*****d estate gang - why have one decent car when you can have two slightly ropey ones?! :D 

 

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Haha, long time no see @Chief! Good to see you back and even better to see you've still got the Aerodeck mate! Know the feeling with leaving them for ages untouched and unloved. The MOT ran out on DD way back in October last year, hasn't been on the road since. She had an ABS fault that was a pain to sort (jury is still out on whether the light will stay off, not been out to test drive her yet!) and also a leak that keeps soaking the front top right corner of the headlining, to the point I too am gonna have to take the whole lining out to A) find the bloody leak! and B) get the lining stuck to the board again. I've checked and sealed all around the windscreen, had the roof rails and gutter trim all off and seam sealed the whole length of the gutter both sides, checked the sunroof seals and door seals, nada! Still it finds a way in! So got my work cut out as want her back on the road asap. Feel guilty seeing her lying there in the garage (still on axle stands!) all neglected. 

 

Yours will deffo rise again! Was mint before you took her off the road, and once you fix the little faults she'll be right as rain again. That photo of the brake disc tho!!!! lmao  :laughing1:

 

Keep us updated mate, looking forward to seeing more of this!

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