1990 open "mod" class build.
09-03-2017, 08:38 PM
#104
Installed some mad tyte super JDM side skirts on the car. Mostly just to find a mounting solution for when I build something a bit more "proper". Overall, kinda hackish work if I'm honest. I lack the skills to do much better currently, which is another reason for doing it. lol
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09-11-2017, 01:16 PM
#105
Looks like my #3 isn't quite like the others. I had some small "burble" at idle and part throttle but it didn't really seem like much, if any, powerloss. So I am not sure if the coil on that plug (D585s) is starting to go or the wire isn't seating properly. I have stock NGK wires with the crimps modified. I think I might try and move the coils around and see if the problem follows.
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09-16-2017, 05:45 PM
#106
I think I just had a loose connection on the coil. Remounted the coils with Rivnuts, put in new plugs and made sure the connections were tight. So far it feels fine. I hope the coil isn't slowing dying. Only at like 3.5ms dwell with these things.
Anyway, I have been debating cutting up my fenders for atleast a year now. Everytime I think I am going to do it I always chicken out and do something else. I decided to meet myself somewhere in the middle and install some mesh on my spaced fender. I did this for 2 reasons. First I am tired of getting rocks and **** pinging me in the knuckles when I drive this thing around. These Rivals pick up every god damn thing on the road and hurls it at my hand. Second I was tired of looking at a bigass gap and inner fender ugliness.
So here is what I ended up doing. The next photos are just gonna be how I went about installing it. I'll post a video in the next few days on my Youtube page.
First I made a cardboard template. This took me way longer than I assumed it would. This is after about 2 hours of cutting, fitting, measuring, ect.
I then took some gutter mesh that I got from my old apartment complex and cut to fit. They are galvanized steel and powder coated. My complex was putting up new gutters and just trashing it so I grabbed about 20 feet of it.
After that, I took some oxygen tube cut it down the center and zip tied it around the outer edge of the mesh. This stuff was in my garage when I moved into my house. No idea why he had so much since the guy was like 30 years old and looked pretty healthy to me, but there are at least 200 feet of the stuff left here.
I then took some aluminum L-stock 1in x 1in and cut it to 1 inch sections. Then I spaced it 1 inch off the rear of the fender and riveted it on. I used M5 rivnuts on the inside for a mounting solution to the mesh. The inner part is only held in place by the center mounting section and friction. It's a tight fight and I can remove the fender without removing the mesh, which is why I mounted it this way.
Overall happy with the outcome. Alot more time went into this project than I had assumed would. Not much money outside of rivets, some L stock, and a few rivnuts, though.
Anyway, I have been debating cutting up my fenders for atleast a year now. Everytime I think I am going to do it I always chicken out and do something else. I decided to meet myself somewhere in the middle and install some mesh on my spaced fender. I did this for 2 reasons. First I am tired of getting rocks and **** pinging me in the knuckles when I drive this thing around. These Rivals pick up every god damn thing on the road and hurls it at my hand. Second I was tired of looking at a bigass gap and inner fender ugliness.
So here is what I ended up doing. The next photos are just gonna be how I went about installing it. I'll post a video in the next few days on my Youtube page.
First I made a cardboard template. This took me way longer than I assumed it would. This is after about 2 hours of cutting, fitting, measuring, ect.
I then took some gutter mesh that I got from my old apartment complex and cut to fit. They are galvanized steel and powder coated. My complex was putting up new gutters and just trashing it so I grabbed about 20 feet of it.
After that, I took some oxygen tube cut it down the center and zip tied it around the outer edge of the mesh. This stuff was in my garage when I moved into my house. No idea why he had so much since the guy was like 30 years old and looked pretty healthy to me, but there are at least 200 feet of the stuff left here.
I then took some aluminum L-stock 1in x 1in and cut it to 1 inch sections. Then I spaced it 1 inch off the rear of the fender and riveted it on. I used M5 rivnuts on the inside for a mounting solution to the mesh. The inner part is only held in place by the center mounting section and friction. It's a tight fight and I can remove the fender without removing the mesh, which is why I mounted it this way.
Overall happy with the outcome. Alot more time went into this project than I had assumed would. Not much money outside of rivets, some L stock, and a few rivnuts, though.
Last edited by 90civichhb; 09-16-2017 at 10:05 PM.
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10-23-2017, 10:24 AM
#111
Just got back from a trackday with Jzilla at Atlanta Motorsports Park. This track is really fun and the facilities are great. We camped out the night before on site. I couldn't get Harry's to save my lap information but I saw some 1:32s-1:33s by my last session of the day. I think a more capable driver on some Hoosiers would be able to find alot more time. Super fun either way.
This first session I has some old 225 C71s on the car on 13x8s. They were sketch as hell and I went back to my Rival's after this.
This first session I has some old 225 C71s on the car on 13x8s. They were sketch as hell and I went back to my Rival's after this.
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10-25-2017, 11:34 AM
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This car is so fun. Here's my one and only session of trying to figure the car and the track out:
You'll note the full-cut on coming onto the front straight. This car doesn't like run with low-fuel. Even with that fuel-cut and my ****-poor driving it still did two different 1:36s. I have no doubt this car is capable of 1:28s or faster on R7s.
It definitely had the best ratio of speed per dollar spent at this event.
You'll note the full-cut on coming onto the front straight. This car doesn't like run with low-fuel. Even with that fuel-cut and my ****-poor driving it still did two different 1:36s. I have no doubt this car is capable of 1:28s or faster on R7s.
It definitely had the best ratio of speed per dollar spent at this event.
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10-26-2017, 09:27 AM
#113
Thanks bud. Glad you got to drive it. Maybe we can drive each other's cars if we end up going to another event together.
Getting faster, by the end of the day I was pulling 1:34s. I bet I could get the car into the 1:32s on Rivals if I could avoid traffic for a lap or two.
Getting faster, by the end of the day I was pulling 1:34s. I bet I could get the car into the 1:32s on Rivals if I could avoid traffic for a lap or two.
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12-28-2017, 03:15 PM
#115
Things have been pretty slow lately with the holidays and a heavy work load. A photography friend of mine let me use his Premiere Pro account and I decided to give it a try. A friend at work told her father about me and he agreed to let me drive his car. It's a 1997 Acura NSX. He used to be a pilot in the Air Force and now is retired and traveling the country. This was my first time with an interview type drive and some things are very wrong with it. The audio is pretty much sub par. The GoPro just isn't cut out for it. Also the viewing angle. Not awful but I should have stopped and remounted to the rear or side of the car to give a better idea of ergonomics and overall dimensions. Also keeping people on track is difficult. I can see how a good host for a TV show would be under alot of pressure to keep the content flowing and on course. I wouldn't mind doing more of these in the future but another gopro, some better audio and a bit more practice with Adobe then I think the content would be better.
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01-15-2018, 01:04 PM
#116
Removed the front subframe on an NB this weekend. Flyer129 on here is renting some space from me for a few months. I wanted to record the work he does on the car since it sees way more stress than mine does. You can see the massive crack in his subframe on the lower control arm. I am sure it was scary to have this happen on track.
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03-17-2018, 09:42 PM
#119
Finished a tube front cross member on the car last week. I'll have a video up in a week or two on the process. Lots of learning with this one. I was able to get a tube bender for it. I made the crossmemeber out of 7GA cold rolled steel plates and 1.5"x .083" DOM tubing. I wanted 1/8th inch DOM but that stuff was like unicorn farts around here. I went to at least 12 suppliers and they had all either sold out or wanted me to order 200+ feet. So I took what I could get from a local fab shop. I made the middle hanger adjustable so you can tighten the cables for easy removal. I took a lot of time on this and feel like it turned out great. Simple, light, rigid and fits great.
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