Spudnut Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Ok so some people will have seen my MB6 in the new members section, but as I've returned from holiday and started to work on it I thought if start a build thread. It's going to take a while to get it to where I want it to be as I'm in the middle of moving house and I don't think the missus will be happy with me spending too much money on the car haha!So.. As up to now my main focus was to get her road worthyWhen I got her she was in need of a new battery with being stood for 3 years! But fired up first time with the jump leads like it had never been left! The car had only covered 53k with FSH and MOT's to back it up. The first thing I did was stick a new battery in only to find out that the alternator had died. And if anybody has changed an alternator on an MB6 then you'll know how much of a fiddly job it can be. Once I'd changed the alternator and battery I thought I'd take it for a test drive to see if I could find anymore problems and the first thing I noticed was the exhaust blowing it's a*s off!After I'd removed the old centre pipe it pretty much just fell to pieces so I just replaced it with a new standard centre sectionThe second thing I noticed was when I tried to stop :-/ it was like my break peddle was spongebobs head! Which was a result of the front offside caliper being seized. With these few bits being fixed the car was good to go and passed it's mot first time RESULT!! Since then I've cleaned up the headlightsBefore:After:And swap the old rocker cover for a full polished oneBefore:After:And that's where I'm up to so far (apart from changing pollen filter and blower resistor) I've got a lot of plans for this car and can't wait for it to be finished it's only money that's slowing me down haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodels Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 headlights came up well,need to do mine also guess 1200 then Tcut ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhoath83 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Those headlights came up gr8 dude what did ya use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEMB2 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Looking nice Yep and lights came up really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Looking good mate, great start! Cant help but think the exhaust was a great oppurtunity to get an aftermarket though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudnut Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 I just stumbled across a headlight restoration kit from a parts shop I'll try and dig it out of the garage and find out the make. Yeh I am going to put a new exhaust on it I just wanted it on the road quick so I just went for a cheap quick fix I have been looking for a new system but don't want it to be too big and loud. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Ah ok mate far enough. Makes sense! So long as you get a system that retains the mid silencer and isn't any more than 2.5" you should be fine. My 2.25" system sounds beautiful till I put the decat and 4-1 mani on lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudnut Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yeh I'm thinking japspeed manifold, some sort of sport cat and a decent centre pipe. I might keep the standard back box so it's not to deep a tone. I like to hear vtec sound like it's screaming rather than barking haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I like mine, it's quiet and OEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudnut Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Quick update:Japspeed 4-1 manifold. Just need a decat or sports cat to go with it managed to get a couple of cosmetic jobs done today as well:Next on the list is a sports/ decat and some new wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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