chris r

People seem to want moonbeams for a awd honda manual gearbag. 

Found one for not a horrible amount of money. (still more than the orthia cost) 

It even came with wof/reg and a car around it 

I figured all mounts and small stuff would be annoying to find so may as well have it all in one place. 

Hopefully can slam the auto into the crv with minimal effort and sell it on. I'll need to figure out the linkages as the autos are Colum shift and that stuff is welded/mounted to the column 

9 minutes ago, shrike said:

Able to get a tap in and put a grub screw in with some sealant? 

It's a weird angle so drilling/tapping would be beyond my skill set 

Had some barry time in the shed. 

Drilled/chamfered the oil sammich plate holes. Factory finish didn't leave me confident bits wouldn't fall out/off. The fitting didn't even have holes lined up so drilled that and stopped just short of the taper on the an end 

Same deal with the center fitting 

It blocks the holes somewhat so it'll get a trim to suit 

Got a better photo of the manifold issue 

Tip of the file is where the hole is, it'll be major surgery to get there with a welder so I'll give it a go with some cold weld epoxy and really hope it sticks 

It's the least bad option 

Had a play in the shed for a bit today, the 32nd keeper just fell out when I moved the head which was nice.

I had a look at the manifold to see if there was any loose bits that'd cause sadness if the motor injested them. 

This lump was weird but I figured shit casting or something 

Looks a bit shit on the inside 

Blocked the other end of the port off (idle control valve inlet) and blew through it and it was not air tight 

Shoved a light in the plenum and there's a gap. Dunno if casting shifted or they machined it wrong or just China qc

That grey looked a bit 'off'

I noticed a bit of a scratch and figured it was paint. So gave it a jizz with brakeclean 

Have started communication with the seller and will see what they come back with 

Orderd a aliexpress manifold, vtec oil feed kit and valve compressor tool. 

It doesn't look too shit, casting looks okay, bolt pattern even matches the head 

Valve spring Compressor works, they our the nice thread taper on the wrong side of the tool but it still functions 

I've got a bunch of leftover gaskets etc from the turbo motor build, stem seals I'll use on this head. 

One keeper has escaped and is in the head so I'll fish that out later. 

Ordered rock autos C̶h̶e̶a̶p̶e̶s̶t̶ finest muffler and reso as the guy I called at the exhaust suppler was rude as fuck and it was double the price. 

Somehow a 2.5" catalyst converter appeared at work and noone claimed it so I took it. (2000 means I should keep it) and its free and will hopefully keep it quiet. My aim is to have close to oem vokume system as I'm old man spec 

Got some liquid gold today 

Strangly enough with the correct type and volume of fluid things work much better. 

It was two litres low, shudder is gonw now, it still surges a bit but I'll ignore that until it gets worse. 

Changed the atf in the orthia while I was on a roll 

1 hour ago, Roman said:

Oh man the ultimate Vitz fanatic (Pat Norris) lives in Nelson... I think that might be one of his cars? 

He's got like 20 of them. 
Including a full blown 1300cc class rally car which is cool as. 

If you ever meet him, brace yourself for some full blown vitz barrying 
 

Can confirm pats barrying. Spent a good 30+ mins on the phone with him. 

34 minutes ago, DB8-TypeR said:

All good, i just know that in every manual Honda ive had a fresh box of Honda MTF is like magic, especially in my old CRV tnat had just been serviced with some mystery gearbox fluid and was very notchy and noisey, fresh honda MTF and it was like a brand new gearbox. 

 

Thread for reference 

https://nzhondas.com/topic/189765-reliable-and-accessible-alternative-found-for-honda-mtf/

+1 with me and genuine fluid. 

I've also used torco and its as thin as genuine and shifted waaay nicer than the other stuff that was in the box 

Such a excellent blend/colour match you'd never even guess it had been painted 

Boots on and lined up. A tweak of the latch and its actually shutting nicely on the first attempt now 

Right hand side came up good. 

I got a bit keen sanding and got down to metal so it's got another coat of brunox 

Left side still has a dip but it's good enough. 

The metal was so thin it was either blow a hole instantly or tame some seagulls then blow holes. 

Cut a patch out and seagulled it in

I should have cut a another patch out for the roof but mig wire worked in the end. 

Ground smoothish and etch primed. 

Seam sealed all the holes etc and first skim of bog 

Sand and second coat 

I'll give it a sand and another prime tomorrow 

While I had the seam sealer out I redid the orthia. I've got some silver on the way 

Had a nosey at the rust in the beagle 

Didn't look too horrible initially 

Wire brushed/treated/ignored the rest of the inner rust 

Sub is working,I used Anderson connectors on the box so I could remove it easily if needed and they weren't seated properly. 

Only the finest side of the road kitchen cabinets for material to make the sub box 

Fitted a alarm as there is no boot let lock and it's annoying havering to open it from inside the car 

https://i.imgur.com/5cBF7FJ.mp4

I suspect the sub is nfg as its no worky. Tried two amps and two seperate rca cables, power where it should be etc. Will do some more testing tomorrow and go from there 

Kinda keen for another awd honda... Pm me if you do decide to find another house for it

The mechanics were laughing when I collected the wheels. "fucking teddies" I didn't know they were real wheels 

10 minutes ago, kicker said:

Nice, I used to have an Orthia a few years back, always thought they were one of the better shaped 90's wagons. I spied a manual one the other day, mustn't be very common.

http://noriyaro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/noriyaro_honda_orthia_minor_car_002.jpg

 

There are a few 2wd manwell ones around, my ex had one. 

I want to find a manwell crv and Rob all the bits out of it