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Jan 23, 2023 18:20:24 GMT
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After selling my Lexus GS300 just after Xmas I promised myself a break for a while. Well that lasted 3 weeks when this popped up on marketplace & was less than 10 mins from my front door, seemed rude not too. I hoped it was a rot box with loads of dodgy modifications so I could walk away but alas it was not. This is a jdm import esi model with a 1600 engine that revs too just over 7200rpm & apparently rare for an Esi model it's manual. I'm going to confess this is the 1st fwd J car I've owned since my gen 6 celica gt back over 20 years ago. I've always been rwd. I have no previous knowledge of Honda at all so this will all be new to me. Anyway pics. Needs welding but a mate is going to quote me this weekend so I need to remove side skirts, rear bumper & the interior to check how bad the rust has penetrator. So another project I promised myself wouldn't happen begins!!
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Jan 23, 2023 22:52:56 GMT
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i like the spoilerless look of this, also suits being lowered and the bbs rims. should go well, with the ESi being around 128bhp with VTEC D16. and mod-able as a lot of parts are swappable with EG civics and DC integras. i really fancy one of these.
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@ CRX_IN_SCOTLAND
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Liking these at the moment, sometimes pass a black one on the way to work
How difficult to make it into a pickup?
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Jan 24, 2023 16:27:13 GMT
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i like the spoilerless look of this, also suits being lowered and the bbs rims. should go well, with the ESi being around 128bhp with VTEC D16. and mod-able as a lot of parts are swappable with EG civics and DC integras. i really fancy one of these. That's useful info, I'm literally learning off YouTube.
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Jan 24, 2023 16:28:13 GMT
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Liking these at the moment, sometimes pass a black one on the way to work How difficult to make it into a pickup? Take the bootlid off I reckon. It's a separate compartment due to the rear bulkhead behind the seats
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Jan 27, 2023 21:15:09 GMT
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79cord
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Jan 28, 2023 20:31:17 GMT
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Nice Captiva blue, currently repainting my EG hatch because it was a much darker blue, but going for even brighter. Glad I didn't have to deal with rust, just lots of body filler over poor repairs. In either case always depressing to see the full extent of work required despite the warning signs.
Guess Esi means it doesn't have the odd looking additional lights inboard of the main headlights, so it should look better, but does it still include the trick electric retractable Trans-top roof?
Shame everyone's likely to complain it's not the DOHC B16 though the difference is minimal below 5500rpm & it is lighter in compensation.
Large bushing in rear trailing is a common wear item, & if you wanted rear discs later they still use the same trailing arm & master cylinder unless you wanted the bigger bore frt calipers (which also weigh much more), so I used the 'bigger' alternative frt knuckles with next size up 262mm discs but kept old calipers as pad size difference to std. B16 was negligible (original were also used on early Odessey). Even bigger 'type-R' CRV caliper were more than 1kg heavier each.
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Ratchet
Part of things
The user formerly known as Thomas
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Jan 28, 2023 21:49:20 GMT
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Funnily enough i just saw one of these a few days ago, in the interesting metallic green they came in which i think suits them really well.. helps that its my favorite colour. shame about the rust, JDM imports seem to always come off badly, as less rustproofing, and most importers/first uk owners seemingly did not give a curse word about adding any when they made it over here Always really liked those sohc honda engines, and think they are visually one of the best looking 'modern' engines (considering one for my long term beetle project.. not that they are particularly easy to find these days
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