Silver valver. Restoration/Track toy.

[jonny f]

Back in a 4g again.

Lovely 76k standard, lady owner for many years.

Saved from the scrap heap by my brother.

Plans are to make the A9 go very well. Generally make it into a light weight track toy. Restoring it along the way ensuring it will be around for many years to come. Unless it gets damaged on track!

I've already done quite a bit to it but I will start from the beginning.

[jonny f]

With a track day coming up and the car completely standard, I ordered a lot of service parts! Just to ensure it was all up to scratch. Start a fresh as it didn't have any history although clearly looked after.



Rotor arm
Dizzy cap
Leads
Plugs
Timing belt kit
Water pump
Alternator belt

All done at 76k

[jonny f]

I then got a set of sprints and a new set of H&R coilovers with some replica skunk2 loop eye LCA's.

Set about refurbishing the sprints. Lots of curbing to get out. Painted them in a similar colour to rats bronze.






H&R's fitted. Arches rolled on the back to fit the chunky nankang ns2r's.



Finished look. Along with a chargespeed rep poly lip from the US modded to fit the ED front.

[jonny f]

Next up was a Luke harness and motocorsa wheel which I don't have a photo of.

First track day at brands highlighted some issues!
S*!t brakes!

Had a lot of fun though.

[jonny f]

With the brake problems at brands, I got some s2000 calipers and G60 discs.
They don't have much room under the sprints, touching on wheel weights in a few places!



Next job was to try and sort a missing at idle issue. I've tried a new ecu, dizzy and not had much luck. Cleaned out all the inlet as well. While doing the inlet I ported the throttle body.

Almost knife edge butterfly, trim and aerofoil the shaft and contersunk Allen bolts.

[jonny f]

Now it's nearly up to date.

I put a jap plate on the front and added the red pin stripe.
Also changed the box oil with Honda mtf along with a magnetic sump plug at 77k.
Midway through fitting a PLM manifold in this photo.

[jonny f]

I got a 2.5 inch exhaust at longlife. Will become aparent why its big soon enough.

Wasn't impressed with the service, exhaust is nice though.



Also this turned up.

[sabvtivtec]

Nicee

[Stu-VT]

Excellent car and progress.

Good to have another build up thread on here.

I will be eagerly watching for updates.

Can you shed more light on the S2000 caliper and G60 disc combo? Interested to see if I could use the same set up on my EE9 (VT)

Stu

[walsh123]

nice progress man good to see some action in the projects section again. keep us updated!

[jonny f]

Cheers chaps.

Does seem very quite on here. Facebook revolution killed the forum!

The brake setup only works on the gl/valver hubs I think. As VT ones are different. I just spotted it when searching around on Google, planned to do it and then someone was braking a Rex that had them on it.

You can still get 282s on a vt though?

[walsh123]

Stu for the Vt you can just buy Integra Dc2 brakes, they bolt straight on discs you use Rover erm Z something I forget now The saloon version of the ZR hatch iirc.

Or you can run Ep3 brakes for 300mm discs

[Stu-VT]

Cheers ,

Will the 282 fit behind my 15" Mugens?

[Ernie]

Looking good.. have a set of Sprint Hart CP's myself in 14".. super light!

You really need to resize your photos tho!

[Hakosuka]

I use EP3 calipers on non-VT hubs with Clio RS 172/182 280mm discs, clear 15" OZ Cronos