Barcelona Green EF9 - BIG Update...

[Tahir]

Nah I didn't flat it, it's already been 1500, 2000 and g3'd.

It will go back in for some small bits doing then its getting proper spoiled. Il use a finer polish, something like Autoglym SRP or Dodo Juice Lime Prime, followed by a glazing of Poorboys Black Hole Glaze and finally Dodo Juice PUrple Haze Wax.

Should look spanking then

[M8NYG]

Looks very nice Tahir

[SuperDOHC]

Nah I didn't flat it, it's already been 1500, 2000 and g3'd.

It will go back in for some small bits doing then its getting proper spoiled. Il use a finer polish, something like Autoglym SRP or Dodo Juice Lime Prime, followed by a glazing of Poorboys Black Hole Glaze and finally Dodo Juice PUrple Haze Wax.

Should look spanking then

You will be applying wax all day with dodo juice panel at a time with that stuff

But will look like completely brand new when treated

[merce]

[Tahir]

Thank you kind sir.

[mattj]

I just used a rotary / black whole on the EG. Nothing major, just a quick going over and it did bring the colour out a lot better. Ideally it could have done with a little bit of a cut first, but I was short of time. Poorboys stuff though doesnt get dusty, does get everwhere unless you tape it all up first.

[Tahir]

I don't mind cleaning all plastics after, as il be treating them too. But thanks for the tip on the tape.

[mattj]

Polish will just wipe off all the plastics too mate, that's not really the worry. It gets in every tiny nook and cranny. Things like under neath the bumper strips, inside door handles etc etc.

Then again, if you haven't done it before, you wouldn't know where to tape up, and be surprised where it gets in lol. I found out the hard way.

[Tahir]

Rings are gone on engine, so time for an engine swap again!

This times it's a mint b16a from cues old EF9, proper SiR engine

Hoping to have it done by the weekend.

Then it's booked into a body shop next Monday for a few bits redoing.

Hopefully should be ready for JAE.

[sabvtivtec]

How do they go?

[Site]

burnouts...

[Tahir]

They were already gone, I thought changing valve stem seals might fix the smoking but it's still there, and it's REALLY bad.

I don't want sell the car with it smoking that bad.

[Tahir]

So I won't be bringing this JAE unfortunately because its been smoking like a chimney, I thought new stem seals would fix it but it's still ducked, piston rings are gone!

Therefore.....

Unplugged everything again!





...and out again....





New JDM B16A on the left, smokey B16A2 on right...



New Honda timing belt, water pump, tensioner, cam end seal, thermostat, spark plugs, thermal inlet and tb gaskets swapped over from the A2 that I had just fitted.



All put together with new non solid mounts, newish clutch, Y2 box, C4 exhaust manifold, gen 2 intake manifold and tb etc. Ready to fit loom and drop back into the car....



Should be running this weekend when I'm off work.

[Tahir]

Will also be changing the power steering rack as it has started leaking again slightly, I've got a good working replacement unit off my mate, gonna be a ball ache as I'm gonna drop the subframe etc but at least it will be another niggle sorted.

It's a fcuking never ending story!

[M8NYG]

Bad news Tahir, hope you get it all sorted!