dr_broon Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 11 hours ago, btjtaylor said: Sure, we paid £700 for ours plus £80 delivery (which I didn't think was too unreasonable to be honest). I think that's about the going rate for one really. It's a JDM import engine from an automatic car - unknown mileage but it should have had an easier life than a UK one. Typically since I've now bought one there's a k24a3 from an accord showed up on eBay for £570! It doesn't look as clean as ours but would likely be just fine. Good idea on the import 😎 must be getting exciting now you've got hold of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btjtaylor Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Yes definitely! Focus at the moment is building up the engine ready to go into the car. I've got most of the things sorted that need/are easier to go into the car before the engine is in place, e.g. the shifter box, shifter cables and the power steering hoses (it's a real pain to reach the bottom of the PS rack with the engine in!) ready to go now I haven't got any engine mounts sorted yet but im hoping that some genuine Civic EG hasport ones come up for sale used at some point. They're incredibly expensive new (£750!) so I can see why people are tempted by chinese knock offs you can get on ebay, but personally I won't do that. You can get an alternative from Innovative Mounts for about £400 or so, but I dont need to order yet until i'm ready. A lot of these parts, its worth biding your time and seeing what comes up for sale on marketplace, ebay etc rather than getting things new as usually the price is high because it's come from the USA generally and import duties etc are rolled into the price. I've also managed to purchase a VTI-S front lip and side skirts from a car being broken, along with some door mouldings that were in better condition than ours which are all cracked and horrible (the ones right under the window on the top of the outside of the door). They seem to not be available new, i've tried both Honda and Rover part numbers. Most of the clips got smashed during the process of prising them out (I think you're supposed to do it from the reverse side with the door card out to release them) but it seems like you can still get those new fortunately. Also got a set of used MB-specific Meister-R coil overs which seem to be in very good condition so that was a score as they're also pretty pricey new. The rear lip is elusive but I think we may end up modifying the bumper somehow anyway depending on exhaust fitment etc so it's probably just as well for the time being. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btjtaylor Posted yesterday at 04:05 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 04:05 PM Haven't had much time recently myself to work on the MB but my father in law has been cracking on with some jobs in my absence K24 mounted up to the engine stand to begin work K20 oil pump cut and fitted. There is a lot of dried up oil "varnish" within the engine so we may run some engine flush and change the oil again once it's running. RBC cam gear fitted (50 degree VTC) - Chains and guides refitted, timing checked. As the eagle eyed may be able to spot - unfortunately one of the oil pump guide bolts rounded off on removal... so after one trip to the local Honda dealer and £7.25 lighter i'm the proud owner of a new guide bolt! (It's crazy how overpriced these small parts are in the UK. They're £1.64 in Japan but of course that comes with a 2 week wait...) Front VTI-S lip test fit - needs painting of course. Currently pondering what to do with the fog lights as they are a bit of an eyesore - one of them has rusted inside and it looks like there's a surround missing. I might just get the blanks and delete them, weight saving (!). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago We get properly ripped off for parts. It always amazes me looking at honda parts from America compared to here.. The dollar price is normally less than the price on pounds, and then you've got the exchange rate to factor in... It's mad. I got some gearbox bits for a fraction of the UK price even with delivery and tax. For the fog lights, a while ago someone fitted these which are supposed to be a good match for the rare big fog lights. https://ebay.us/m/3mKXkv I've had them in my watched items list since, but haven't got them myself as I fitted some big ones from a honda stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 2 hours ago, dr_broon said: For the fog lights, a while ago someone fitted these which are supposed to be a good match for the rare big fog lights. https://ebay.us/m/3mKXkv I've had them in my watched items list since, but haven't got them myself as I fitted some big ones from a honda stream. Can confirm these are direct replacement to the existing big fogs. You might need to swap the plug over however. If I remember correctly the front seal wasn't great so I used a big o-ring between the glass and the front screw on cap piece to keep the water out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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