SiRedge Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Build thread here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Fuck that's cool man, super jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Ape Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 agreed. I really want a first generation CRX but one of these would do nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofreq Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 i logged in just to harass you. so god damn jealous. i hate you infinitely etc. aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh well done man. car is fuckin beautiful and is only rapidly increasing in value every minute. so uhh... where do you live again? ...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Giz. Pinnacle of mid '80s Jap hot hatch glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRedge Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks guys i logged in just to harass you. so god damn jealous. i hate you infinitely etc. Hey Nige! Your AT Civic and the things you did to it were an inspiration to me. I enjoyed reading through your build thread and was very sad to see the end of it. I've still got photos of it on my computer and the gif you made of "lofreq's lucky escape" haha Appreciate your comments on my car. I can't claim much credit for the way it sits today - it's not like it's been rebuilt from scratch or had major work done on it like many builds have - I've mostly just kept it tidy, doing things that need doing or making little mods along the way, driven it, and enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRedge Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Oh g'day Paul, been a long time. How's things with you? I still see your old CR-X kicking around from time to time. And I've still got the photos from when I visited Dunedin in my EF3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGal Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Cool little car mate so awesome how its the f1 addition. You should have a go at some of the engine maintenance yourself. Its a good feeling when you get things done and learn how things work. Could save you some bill's from honda which could go towards new bits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobangmycar Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Freakin' awesome example mate! I have an AF CR-X that I am building while keeping it driving. I also have an AT Si parts car if you need anything... Not an F1, but does have the Twin Cam ZC. Still runs mint, I still use it for paddock days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Sweet high stop light. Where did it come from? Edit: Never mind, found it on ebay for $5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB8-TypeR Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I had one of those stop lights, they are pretty rubbish and fall apart if you arnt careful. A hint though, dont stick it to the window, its ugly and it will fall off. Use small screws to screw it the the trim above the windscreen. Do you have any plans for modifying this? Or is it just a tidy up and roll as is sorta thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRedge Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Freakin' awesome example mate! I have an AF CR-X that I am building while keeping it driving. I also have an AT Si parts car if you need anything... Not an F1, but does have the Twin Cam ZC. Still runs mint, I still use it for paddock days. That would be good actually. I can't think of anything off the top of my head but I'm sure there's something I could use! I had one of those stop lights, they are pretty rubbish and fall apart if you arnt careful. Do you have any plans for modifying this? Or is it just a tidy up and roll as is sorta thing? Yeah the high stop light is pretty crap quality wise, but it does the job for now. If it falls to bits I'll just find another. I'd like a better one but couldn't really find one, so the shitty one will do for the meantime! Modifications wise, not really, I like it well enough as it is. There are always things I want to do to it, but I don't especially want to mod it too extensively because I kind of feel like that would be ruining such a tidy F1 edition. So most of the work I want to do is mechanical refreshment at the moment - planning on a big engine freshen up soon (cam belt, water pump, rear main seal, belts etc) and would like to do a suspension freshen up as well at some stage. If the motor blows up (seems unlikely, runs so well), I most throw something more interesting in it . . . but seems unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Personally, some Koni's or KYB's can be had generally for quite reasonable prices normally. IMO if you can, source some Tein springs, they normally offer a better ride and still have the uprated coil for performance when you feel the need to push the car a bit harder.. In saying that Cobra's/Dobi's will be 15% uprated compared to stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRedge Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 The thing with these is, because they have a torsion bar front suspension setup (no springs), apparently when you lower them at the front by repositioning the torsion bars one spline lower, it significantly reduces the suspension travel in the front shocks, meaning that you're bottoming out much more easily even with uprated shocks. Anyone know the best way around this? The website I'm reading says: In order to correct this you can file off the brake line bracket on the shocks and position the shock 1" lower in the front knuckle. Would this be the best way or are there shocks you can buy that get around this problem? Or would extended top hats be the way to go? I'm happy to buy decent shocks but there's no point if the car's still bottoming out all the time! Sorry about the questions, I don't know very much about the mechanical side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Hmm, I would have to look, but you should be able to find and source some Shorter Shocks - meaning shorter bodies, to give more travel as you wont be bottoming out at the originals max compression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana_Jones Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 That is one tidy looking Civic _b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRedge Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 It occurs to me that the car handles just fine, quite well even, when I'm the only one in it. It never bottoms out normally when I'm the only one in it . . it only does it when I've got a passenger, and then it does it on the passenger's side only when the front passenger's side wheel hits the bigger shocks. This got me wondering. Is the passenger side adjusted lower than the driver's side, without me really noticing? Is the front passenger's side shock more worn than the driver's side? Or both? Or maybe my passengers are just heifers? Dan pls. :giggle: So I went out for a short drive this evening. Sure enough, the car went fine, didn't bottom out anywhere . . . until I intentionally turned left into a side street faster than I usually would. The side street had a bump going into it, the same as you'd have going into most driveways. Sure enough, thump. On the driver's side. First time I've known it to do that. So this got me thinking. Is this any worse than stock? Do they have a tendency to do that, time to time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s_HONDA Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I am fallen in love with you No man, NOT with YOU but with your Civic Si !! AWESOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/honda/auction-920185463.htm You could have twins - this one is nowhere near as pretty as yours though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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