Matt's DA6 - High Comp b16a build - MOT passed.

[mattj]

Mods to date:

Engine / exhaust:
b16a
head rebuilt approx 12k miles ago.
Tegiwa full size alloy rad
Ebay intake pipe
AEM Dryflow filter.
spoon bue cam cover.
Invidia N1 decat system.

Transmission:
J1 gearbox.
'98 spec 4.7 final drive.
Skunk2 Dual bend short shift.

Handling:
Sprint hart CPF's 15x6.5j
Toyo proxes T1Rs
'Tuner' wheel nuts.
Cusco front brace.
Tein dampers (yet to check)
rebuilt 262's


Interior:
Honda Access 5 peice mats.
Skunk2 weighted gear knob
Mugen pedal set.
Nardi rep wheel (intend on changing)
Broadway 270mm mirror
FLI door speakers.
Pioneer parcelshelf speakers w/box.



Excuse the phone pics, I dont own a DLSR.

Day I picked it up:



After a few hours of polish, glaze and wax:






The mats:





The wheels were in a bit of a state when I got them. Although there was no chipping or curbing, the paint was very dull and marred yellow. Set about cleaning them armed with wheel cleaner, SRP and wheel sealant paste.








After, front and back:







The cam cover had been sprayed a flat blue very poorly, paint was chipping off and made the bay look very untidy. I decided to refurb the rocker cover.

as was:



Stripped and ready for paint



After a trip to the oven:



Spoon blue, with pearl mixed in:



Finished:





I'm going to tidy the bay up as much as possible, swapping out the tired, out of place looking blue silicon hoses for black ones. and giving it a clean.

I also picked up a Bride Brix gradation seat in mint condition, and am now on the hunt for a 2nd, in a condition as close as possible to the first.





And a cheeky rolling shot

[Chippy92]

lovely!
when we going to get a photoshoot done then?

[Tahir]

That is awesome Matt.

[walsh123]

Looks great man

[Bigworm]

Lush that is!

[Gizmo]

Spences old Dogging Wagon! Still got the Red bulb in the Roof light?

[fiddy]

Looks gorgeous.

Only personal thin I would touch are the wheels. I think anthracite would look better.

[Spoon_tuned]

very nice this spences old one?

[mattj]

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen

Yeah it is Spence's old steed. met the lad who used to own it a few years back, Steve, who rebuilt the head and fitted the 98 final drive. Restored most of the mechanics in fact, apparently it had been abandoned and stood for some time. He's done a brilliant job, its a very healthy motor.

I like the wheels a lot, I can't picture anything else on it to be honest. I tried my ssr's on and they didn't suit as well, though they did look well. I woulnt want to paint them either, they're really good condition.

Yeah Giz it does, mood lightin man, gets all the Bitchez.

[fasterfasterfaster]

Nice DA man they really do have stance more than any DC ever could!! but no more than EF's they really do need TLC at this stage to stop them rotting into the ground

This is my one, not as clean now as it was then unfortunately but it should be faster when i get it back Gotta try sell it in the next 2 weeks to

[mattj]

Looks nice mate, but I do prefer the pre face lift bumpers. What side skirts are they? Why faster? Do go into detail

[fasterfasterfaster]

Looks nice mate, but I do prefer the pre face lift bumpers. What side skirts are they? Why faster? Do go into detail

Oh it will only be a bit faster, due to ctr cams and a base map, looking forward to getting to try it out though as for the skirts, apparently they're off a van, forget which one, fit pretty well though

[mattj]

I've been thinking about building a head similar to that, I did the same with my civic. I've also thought abought a b20 build, but then wondered if you could run an ITR crank in a b16, b16b pistons and a toda / skunk2 head. Something for me to look into I suppose.

[fasterfasterfaster]

would the combination of crank and pistons leave the stroke to close to valve contact in the shorter block??

[mattj]

Very possible, I don't know to be honest, like I said it's summit t look into. I don't really want to build a other b18, its a special car so I wanna put something a bit different in it, even if it is a b20