iSpeed
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lets play catch up lol
iSpeed, on 19 Feb 2014 - 11:38
UPDATE TIME! Here is some pics to keep you guys updated...i forgot to take pics of EVERYTHING i bought, but the ones im posting has most of it anyways
F2 Type 1 Coilovers
NEW Upper Control Arms
NEW Bushings
NEW Tie Rod Upper and Lower
NEW End Links
NEW Lower Ball Joints
Exedy Pro-Kit Clutch kit
F1 Flywheel 9.5 pound
Hasport Motor Mounts 62a
New Starter
New Rack and Pinion Boots
New Power Steering bolts
New PS Belt
Honda MTF Trans Fluid
total part cost : $1500~
took me awhile to buy everything and save up some cash, but i decided to show my car some love...I took the car to my mechanic a week ago with all the parts, he gave me a heck of a deal to do everything for $585...until he told me that i need a Auto to Manual Hasport mount, which isnt a problem since the dealer i got it from can help me out with the right part.
today my mechanic called and told me that everything is done, but the clutch, he cannot get it to disengage, he also said my flywheel is from AASCO and its a 8 pound wheel and is going to swap in my old fly wheel with my new one to see if that is the problem to my clutch. He overhauled my entire clutch system and cannot get the clutch to disengage...so now he is inspecting my transmission internally before installing it and trying to make the car be ready today or tomorrow
more pics later when i receive my car
iSpeed, on 19 Feb 2014 - 12:56, said:
one of many stickers i collected from my purchases, saw a picture of my coilovers after they settled in and they are sitting on top of my wheels lol, mechanic loves the look but is going to raise it as he cannot get the car to move, not going to share that picture *tease*
Mech. Update:
inspected the Clutch Fork, its not bent, tranny was opened up and inspected and everything looks good, clutch removed and inspected and everything looks the way they should be, he is going to add washers/spacers in certain locations to see if that will get the clutch to disengage with my new 9.5 pound flywheel, if he cannot get it to work, he is going to remove the flywheel and see what is the difference with the AASCO flywheel i had previously and the F1 Flywheel i just bought...other then that, he is stumped on what it may be...going to give him another call in a few hours to see whats up
iSpeed, on 24 Feb 2014 - 13:59, said:
Mechanic Update: after inspecting everything, he found out that the clutch disc is defective. He replaced it with my old disc and it worked like a charm. So now we are disputing it with gripforces to see if they can give me another clutch.
the car is also a mess! going to clean and drive it tonight with the old clutch with my mechanic to see how everything feels, then dropping it off again for another week or so to get a new clutch disc installed hopefully...F2 coilovers are at stock height and wont be going down till my new tires show up
EDIT: pics of the defective clutch...
iSpeed, on 17 Mar 2014 - 15:19, said:
UPDATE: everything is being put on hold at the moment due to us trying to buy a home, if we dont buy a home, we are going to jump in a rental home and use the money to finish my ride and start on our newly acquired accord, in the mean time, here are some pics of my mechanics new EG with Type R Swap
iSpeed, on 20 May 2014 - 11:37, said:
what ive been up to? lemme show you...
Moved out of the apartments, and left the car there with a friend, getting neglected and abused by the animals and weather...
picked up denji replicas, just for a future project i wanna do
poor girl...decided to call her Blanca (white in spanish)
then something amazing showed up on my door step
and she came back home to me
around this time, i have been facing a lot of issues with my life and decided to ride rough
decided to go lower in the rear, not going lower in front cause my fenders cause i still gotta daily drive it for now...you can see the EJ1 sticker in the windows, the rest of the EJ1OC sticker got messed up
then went a littttle more lower in the rear
Now i have at least another 4 spins left in the rear, but going to raise it soon as my exhaust in the rear likes to scrape, and i aint looking to patch up holes lol
thats it for now...if you pray, keep me and my wife in your prayers, we might be facing a tough decision after our vacation from Puerto Rico
iSpeed, on 11 Nov 2014 - 13:58, said:
I have not done much to the car but enjoy it, lowered it and raised it, raced it, and fixed it, little things here and there, but its still going strong!
me with my co-workers V10 SRT10 Dodge Ram
raised it up and zeroed the camber, and basically drove it around Florida
this is me with my wife's EJ8, after awhile her car started acting up, and decided to do a headgasket and full tune up
fresh head shave, then after a few months, the motor started acting up again...so instead of rebuilding it, we are going to put a LS in it and be done with her car
cleaned her up before going to the Sunday Runday around here, did a few pulls then BOOM, blew up my tranny screaming 2nd to 3rd, pretty much lost all gears and had to have my friends drop it off at my mechanic shop which was already close by.
after a few calls, i started to make things happen again with the car being out of commision for a few weeks...picked up a LS tranny with a fresh rebuild on it, 7.5 Fidenza Flywheel, just ordered a ACT Maxx Xtreme Racing Clutch, suitable for 480 TQ, waiting for pay day to get my AC parts done and over with, a better PS pump, and the remainder of my Turbo setup. Already talked to the Tuner and i should be doing 350+ hp on low boost, and close to 460+ hp on 15psi, depending if i get my forged internals in time.
then this miracle happend to my car! We got a insurance check and it paid for my paint job!
still working on getting this huge dent out, but so far so good
soon i will be doing the engine bay, first need to finish my performance mods lol
iSpeed, on 19 Feb 2014 - 11:38
UPDATE TIME! Here is some pics to keep you guys updated...i forgot to take pics of EVERYTHING i bought, but the ones im posting has most of it anyways
F2 Type 1 Coilovers
NEW Upper Control Arms
NEW Bushings
NEW Tie Rod Upper and Lower
NEW End Links
NEW Lower Ball Joints
Exedy Pro-Kit Clutch kit
F1 Flywheel 9.5 pound
Hasport Motor Mounts 62a
New Starter
New Rack and Pinion Boots
New Power Steering bolts
New PS Belt
Honda MTF Trans Fluid
total part cost : $1500~
took me awhile to buy everything and save up some cash, but i decided to show my car some love...I took the car to my mechanic a week ago with all the parts, he gave me a heck of a deal to do everything for $585...until he told me that i need a Auto to Manual Hasport mount, which isnt a problem since the dealer i got it from can help me out with the right part.
today my mechanic called and told me that everything is done, but the clutch, he cannot get it to disengage, he also said my flywheel is from AASCO and its a 8 pound wheel and is going to swap in my old fly wheel with my new one to see if that is the problem to my clutch. He overhauled my entire clutch system and cannot get the clutch to disengage...so now he is inspecting my transmission internally before installing it and trying to make the car be ready today or tomorrow
more pics later when i receive my car
iSpeed, on 19 Feb 2014 - 12:56, said:
one of many stickers i collected from my purchases, saw a picture of my coilovers after they settled in and they are sitting on top of my wheels lol, mechanic loves the look but is going to raise it as he cannot get the car to move, not going to share that picture *tease*
Mech. Update:
inspected the Clutch Fork, its not bent, tranny was opened up and inspected and everything looks good, clutch removed and inspected and everything looks the way they should be, he is going to add washers/spacers in certain locations to see if that will get the clutch to disengage with my new 9.5 pound flywheel, if he cannot get it to work, he is going to remove the flywheel and see what is the difference with the AASCO flywheel i had previously and the F1 Flywheel i just bought...other then that, he is stumped on what it may be...going to give him another call in a few hours to see whats up
iSpeed, on 24 Feb 2014 - 13:59, said:
Mechanic Update: after inspecting everything, he found out that the clutch disc is defective. He replaced it with my old disc and it worked like a charm. So now we are disputing it with gripforces to see if they can give me another clutch.
the car is also a mess! going to clean and drive it tonight with the old clutch with my mechanic to see how everything feels, then dropping it off again for another week or so to get a new clutch disc installed hopefully...F2 coilovers are at stock height and wont be going down till my new tires show up
EDIT: pics of the defective clutch...
iSpeed, on 17 Mar 2014 - 15:19, said:
UPDATE: everything is being put on hold at the moment due to us trying to buy a home, if we dont buy a home, we are going to jump in a rental home and use the money to finish my ride and start on our newly acquired accord, in the mean time, here are some pics of my mechanics new EG with Type R Swap
iSpeed, on 20 May 2014 - 11:37, said:
what ive been up to? lemme show you...
Moved out of the apartments, and left the car there with a friend, getting neglected and abused by the animals and weather...
picked up denji replicas, just for a future project i wanna do
poor girl...decided to call her Blanca (white in spanish)
then something amazing showed up on my door step
and she came back home to me
around this time, i have been facing a lot of issues with my life and decided to ride rough
decided to go lower in the rear, not going lower in front cause my fenders cause i still gotta daily drive it for now...you can see the EJ1 sticker in the windows, the rest of the EJ1OC sticker got messed up
then went a littttle more lower in the rear
Now i have at least another 4 spins left in the rear, but going to raise it soon as my exhaust in the rear likes to scrape, and i aint looking to patch up holes lol
thats it for now...if you pray, keep me and my wife in your prayers, we might be facing a tough decision after our vacation from Puerto Rico
iSpeed, on 11 Nov 2014 - 13:58, said:
I have not done much to the car but enjoy it, lowered it and raised it, raced it, and fixed it, little things here and there, but its still going strong!
me with my co-workers V10 SRT10 Dodge Ram
raised it up and zeroed the camber, and basically drove it around Florida
this is me with my wife's EJ8, after awhile her car started acting up, and decided to do a headgasket and full tune up
fresh head shave, then after a few months, the motor started acting up again...so instead of rebuilding it, we are going to put a LS in it and be done with her car
cleaned her up before going to the Sunday Runday around here, did a few pulls then BOOM, blew up my tranny screaming 2nd to 3rd, pretty much lost all gears and had to have my friends drop it off at my mechanic shop which was already close by.
after a few calls, i started to make things happen again with the car being out of commision for a few weeks...picked up a LS tranny with a fresh rebuild on it, 7.5 Fidenza Flywheel, just ordered a ACT Maxx Xtreme Racing Clutch, suitable for 480 TQ, waiting for pay day to get my AC parts done and over with, a better PS pump, and the remainder of my Turbo setup. Already talked to the Tuner and i should be doing 350+ hp on low boost, and close to 460+ hp on 15psi, depending if i get my forged internals in time.
then this miracle happend to my car! We got a insurance check and it paid for my paint job!
still working on getting this huge dent out, but so far so good
soon i will be doing the engine bay, first need to finish my performance mods lol
