danxs Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 ok i got this as i needed something slower, more sensible and cheaper to run than my b20 ef civic i have just broken for bits. it was over 200bhp comfortably and was a lot lighter than the mb6. i never had it on a dyno but it drank 20 quids worth of fuel for joke... loli was browsing for another honda and fancied a 4door as im getting older lol (25), i looked at a few vti's and i thought how bland they were (no offence to vti owners), so i decided to look for a vti-s, i knew they were no different to a vti but look loads better especially in pirates blacki found one in durham (200miles from me) and also one around the corner from me, i went to look at the local one but he wanted too much for the condition (door fabric hanging off, misaligned rear bumper, aftermarket alarm that didnt work, blowing exhaust etc...) so i set about heading up to durhamthis would be easy for anyone else except i lost my license in my b20 (long story) (was a collaboration of too many points rather than drink driving etc...) so i had to drive it back on L plates and it took me 11 hours, well me and my mate, that was durham to huddersfield, to bradford, to sheffield to birmingham, we didnt drive constantly, we stopped off at loads of places collecting and dropping off bits off my broke for spares b20 lol. so if you see stick on l plates in my vti-s its cause my test is next month and then they can go in the bin like the last set did a few years ago lolessay overi picked up this V reg, 102k on the clock, some service history, new rear calipers and discs and pads, reasonably long mot and tax. drove it home slow but happy to have another honda.few pics from the day i bought it (still in durham)thats how i got it anyway, it had a cheapo replica mugen intake on it which i binned and fitted the stock airbox, after drilling a few holes in it and fitting a new oe filter to it.i will add some more pics later on as ive got a fair few more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubrun Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 awesome S you have there mate, i live in durham and have never seen this lurking about like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRod_07 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hey pal i live in south shieldS so ime not to far from you like. I also have a VTI-S. Do you have any modds planned for yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalesi2001 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Looks sweet bud, nice one!! I agree, the VTI-S looks soooo much better, the kit really sets the car off, especially if its lowered a bit too!! Thats why im after the VTI-S kit!! So no offence taken!! Get it registered on the VTI-S register if you haven't already!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danxs Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 cheers, i am not from durham, i went to durham to collect the car. i live in walsall by birminghami dont want to mod the car a lot as my b20 was a money pit, 300mm front brakes, itr 5 stud conversion etc... lot of cash, i want to keep this relatively stock for now, i have already done a few things to it but i will wait till ive uploaded the pics and i can show and tell lolonce i got it back, i was up for 8am on a sunday and started washing it, it had covered 250 miles on the way home, all on a roads and it wanted a good clean, i washed it and trim and tyre blacked it and went off to work loli had some uk itr wheels kicking about that were off my b20, so i swapped them for a set of 96 spec teg wheels that i was going to fit, i got some tyres fitted and balanced ready to fit, i tried them on the car but foolishly didnt take a pic. i then decided i was going to see if there was any interest for sale, except they got stolen from mine a week or so ago. so i cant fit them and im out of pocket as i cant sell them loli wasnt amused obviously...anyway its happened so il get on with iti took the oe rocker off and flatted it back, primed and then painted it wrinkle black but ive not flatted the lettering back yet as im undecided, i may keep it but i may flat back to reveal the lettering.painted the plug cover to go with itfitted it to see how it looked, i think i will sand lettering back as its a bit dull at the mothen i painted the strut brace to suit also, not sure with it to be honest, i dont want to get too far from stock so may repaint in wrinklei spent a bit of time on the paint as its a bit dul, it looks loads better in the pics than it does in person, so i washed it, used meguiars stage one paint cleaner on it and then used some liquid wax also by meguiars, the bonnet isnt all done here but its a lot shinier than it was lolnext on my list was to lower it, i got the springs out the for sale section on here. so today i fitted the new springs, my shocks are already changed as there are delphi ones fitted, doubt these are stock, and they look very clean lol. anyway while i was there i fitted my new discs and pads to the front as there was a juddering under braking on the way home from buying her. i opted for pattern discs and mintex pads, painted the calipers while i was there, and checked out all the bushes etc... lolnot got a whole side on pic, il get one tomorrow, but from the arch gap you can see its a tad lower than stock.you get a cheeky view of my windys in the pic above aswell lol, il put some proper ones up of that as an update...plenty more to add but il do it tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danxs Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 its cut the pic down so you cant see the windys lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danxs Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 been out and done a little today, was busy servicing cars and helping a friend fix a snapped bolt in the rear shocks on his civicfirst off here is the pic of the windys i forgot to add yesterday, the rears should be at work waiting for me but im off so they should be on next weeki went to lower the rear today, got the wheel off and looked underneath, the bolts are rusty like crazy, and im pretty sure they will snap, so i didnt try to get them off as i want to keep the car on the road. i will order some fresh bolts and nuts from honda ready. worst case scenario, il have to cut the captive nut off the bottom of the shock and use a new nut and weld it back on once tightened upquick pic of the car sitting nose heavynext i decided to de-chrome my front grill, i had mixed up some pirates black at work, so i removed the grill, took the chrome surround off, and the badge, painted the badge matt black and the chrome surround in pirates black, left for a few hours and then re assembled and fitted to the car, its makes the front look a lot better now.need to sort the rear chrome out now, thats next and to lower the rearalso i fitted some led numberplate lights and side lights, need a hid conversion now as i just sold my one off my other civic lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEMB2 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 very nice s and love the colour same as my mb2(trinity) it's hard to keep nice you done nice job on it so far . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danxs Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 cheers, i am repainting the front bumper and lip when it gets a bit warmer, de chroming the rear, lowering the rear, new clutch and box oil change (got the proper honda mtf lsd box oil) and possibly a lighter flywheelgot a quick pic of my led number plate lights, not as bright as i had hoped but they light the floor up so i guess its down to the style of the lense and lamp unit that stops it from covering the whole platemore to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 nice clean VTI-S you got mate. Like th windys and its amazing the difference lowering it makes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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