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Shoulda been done ages ago but iv fek all time!!! Hopefully nxt week iv 3 days n night off so il crack on with the rest of the bits! Literally jus brakes to bleed! Two arches to fit, induction kit piping, wheels finished polished and laquered :) good polish and Hoover and it'll be done :)


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So my bro surprised me yet again with some more work while I was in work! He's deadly :)

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He cleaned up the engine bay a lot! Tidyed up wires, painted bulkhead! Polished and laquered inlet and front of engine! Cleaned and painted radiator, it looks 110% better :)
Can't wait till it's finished! He re did all brake and clutch pipes and he's a bit weird he made it like a chemistry set! Spent 25 minutes lining them up proper! He's a legend
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he does good work!

Gotta go get a tissue to catch all this druelling :D
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made some carbon bits last nite .and even started making a carbon dash at long last will try finish it up tonite but the carbon is too dark so i tink ill have to paint it blue to brightin it up
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Sounds good too me :)
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Got a bit more done tonight :)
Re-did my loom for lights :) Fit induction properly :)
Bled brakes :) seem to work great :) Bled clutch works sweet:)
Fitted front end and hid wires Looks really well I must say
Also fitted some carbon bits from a bonnet I Had from a civic I had years ago :) looks good

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Just front arches to fit!!! New wiper motor, window beads, rear bumper, front splitter, and few niggly bits to tidy up, then test drive, then flat-n-polish the paintwork, :) so close now happy happy happy :)
Tanks to my bro for helping me out :)
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Looks nice. And I thought my engine bay was full
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Surprisingly spacious in my bay for wats der :) cheers
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So got the finger out tonight, went garage an bled brakes :) work nice now, my bro started polishing the car, came up really shiney n nice :) few pics

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Put my roof rack on :) looks nice

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That's all I get done, jus arches and wheel alignment and camber :) front lip n back bumper :) then done. So hopefully be done soon :)

Also invested in my new project :)

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An original 1980 clubby shell!!!! It's gettin blasted , fully rebuilt , and everything from mine put into it :) jus because I'm a fussy F!!!!!!

Updates to follow :)
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your not guttin the one above are you?
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I hope you keep the new project yellow. :)
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Yes it will be kept yellow, and standard, on 12,s ultimate sleeper
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Got a few bits don't tonight, near d end now
New spindles on wiper motor :)

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Carbon dash trial fit
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Arches :)

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Coming along nicely, did you get those 4 pots?
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That will be a little rocket. The roof rack looks class.
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Yeah my bro don't like the roof rack but I do :) it is a rocket, silly fast!!!
Kona- ye got it sorted :) cheers
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Got my lovely red carpet set :) start cutting it an fitting it tonight! Took seats out so could do it proper! Will finish tomoro + car getting flat an polished tomoro then all put back together an going for a spin :)

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Love the red carpet with the blue! Nxt on the agenda are red s2000 seats :) then wrap d dash partially
Then few stupid lil tings I wanna do then :) finito!!!
Then build the clubby shell an start over :) yay
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What a beautiful Carpet
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It is indeed :) tanks
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Started to flat an polish the car down today, got drivers side done, tomoro will get bonnet, rear of car an passenger side done :) it came out savage, very smooth an shiney

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Loads more to do but looks great :)
Can't wait t get the arches back on an get seats in n stuff :)
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Do you know what would look really nice on the car now.............








Matt black 13x7 Supertraks
And I know where there's a set for sale ;)
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Yes but iv to pay for my shell first!!!!!! Send me a pic of them dude u hav my number!!!!!
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Driver side arches fitted :)

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Yay or nay on the roof rack!!!! Opinions needed

Red carpet fitted an seats cleaned an re fitted

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Back of car an other side is sanded down ready for polish
Hopefully get that done tonight :) also video of the exhaust

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I uploaded it in honda chat but may as well put it here too
Hopefully get more done tonight :)
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Roof rack will whistle as you drive along and knock about 5mpg off your fuel consumption.
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Em!!!!!! I won't hear anything over the exhaust an fuel consumption is great anyway so don't mind that
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