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BG 182
- Thread starter Louis
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I believe they've all changed to black now, so the arb might not be as old as I thought. They did this fadetoblack scheme where they'd change all yellow bushes to black.
My cameras lense needed a clean, and I've only just realised now but most of the pictures have come out slightly blurred but i'll update regardless.
The cap head bolts arrived so I fitted them along with some freshly lasercut acrylic framing.
Mock fitted in position and I really like the mechanical look with the cap heads.
I have since applied a layer of silicone and backed with tigerseal to hold them permanently in position. The overall plan is to get a reducer fitted to the rear of the ducting and get it facing towards my brakes.
The ARB came with rusty brackets (which seems to happen ridiculously quickly when new) so they were coated in hammerite and a light misting of silk spray applied to remove the gloss.
And up...
Having just replaced the springs and applying liberal amounts of copper grease the rear shock bolts came out a dream. I adjusted the links to be 15 turns (7 1/2 full turns) and got the ARB mounted up. Very simple job, and again I applied lots of copper grease to make it easier should I ever need to remove it.
I could probably do with wiping it slightly as the grease did get everywhere, but it's not going to seize :smile: The arb was set to full hard and I took it out for a quick drive and the feel is very noticeable! Being stiffer, it has now added way more emphasis to how shockingly bad my tyres are! I nearly got caught out on a corner which there really should have been no problems around. It is meant to reduce the understeer, but coupled with the horrendous tyres has actually made understeer worse. This was only after a very short drive and due to the amount of rain, the roads were very greasy which will not have helped. I am hoping itll be completely different in the dry but it's just highlighted how I need to get some proper tyres sorted.
Whilst I had the camera out I also grabbed a couple of photos of my brothers (slightly dirty) Jordan. Please bare in mind I am most definitely no photographer, but i'm learning. Love this car, and when clean it's a stunning colour. Really needs someone who knows their way around a camera to do it some justice.
It wouldn't be a Civic without a bit of bubbling above the sill. These have already been done once in it's life IIRC.
Thanks for reading so far :smile: Plans for next week are some fresh tyres!
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
nice update mate.
For some reason I thought your brother had written off the Jordan, maybe i'm getting confused with someone else?
For some reason I thought your brother had written off the Jordan, maybe i'm getting confused with someone else?
Cheers Dan
I'm getting there slowly! No, he wrote off a focus which you may be getting mixed up with but the jordans still alive.
Not updated this for a while but I have been pretty busy.
Started off with some new genuine tie rods and lemforder TRE's as I had a fair bit of movement in them. Thanks @leeds2592 for lending me the tie rod tool which made the job a thousand times easier!
20170916_132959 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
All fitted and torqued up, it's nice having new genuine parts going on!
20170916_135248 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
I then took the trip to kwikfit to get some new AD08R's onto my 2118's and for £274.96 fitted I couldn't complain. Let me know if you want a photo of the invoice.
20170923_092304 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
The next job was getting my rear hub spacers fitted, which I had been putting off in fear of ruining my rear bearings. I shouldn't have worried as it actually went smoother than expected, although I did struggle with a rounded torx on both sides but managed it in the end!
20170923_174302 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Whilst I was at it I decided to get my watfields stud and nut kit installed with some 271 studlock. Nice and simple to do, and the studs themselves seem pretty decent for the price I paid. I went for 68mm rears and 82mm fronts as I'll be running 20mm front spacers.
20170923_175427 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
20mm front spacers went on (no pictures i'm afraid) and sit nicely with the standard 182 wheels. I am also able to run centre-caps which i'm really happy about!
What I didn't notice however was that the disc retaining screws were causing the spacers to wobble, and only after removing them today did I find they had dug in slightly. So I removed the screws which took a little persuasion and now the spacers sit perfectly with no rocking and fingers crossed all okay.
20171008_145703 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
New wipers were also bought
20171007_175432 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Next up was the refresh of some ktec solid topmounts that i'd bought from ebay.
Bearings pressed out as they had a lot of play and were pretty rusty
20171007_131409 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
New SKF Spherical plain bearings slid in, with new PTFE washer and circlips ready to be installed.
20171006_174244 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Packed with grease then the washer and circlip installed
20171006_175247 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Both done
20171006_175301 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Next up was just the installation, which required me to drill into my turrets. As I don't know if I will always be running the KTEC mounts, I ensured that I had one hole right at the front for a PMS brace.
20171008_132105 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
I blasted all swarf away with some brake cleaner and deburred the edges.
And one
20171008_154502 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Then the other
20171008_154437 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
I packed both sides with plenty of grease to stop any dirt from getting in. Probably slightly overkill, but more lube is always better than no lube
For security I put the 17mm nut on top. I removed the decals as they were peeling, and unsure whether to replace them or not? Might get some form of renaultsport sticker to go there instead.
20171008_154534 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
20171008_154451 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
The overall job was pretty painless, apart from not having a 22mm socket with a hex on it. Don't know why K-tec didn't just stick with the 21mm nut.
Some camber bolts were also bought and fitted
20171008_185805 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
20171008_123457 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
20171008_132321 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
I went with max camber on both sides for the timebeing. I was booked in with Bram-racing yesterday, but typically the car decided to have a hissy fit and not start up. After hours of messing around I traced it to a dodgy earth, but had to cancel with Bram as there was just not enough time in the day and I wasn't sure I was going to make it. All sorted now and running perfectly. The 2118's will be going on once I get it all set-up properly. I can't wait!
More updates to follow.
Started off with some new genuine tie rods and lemforder TRE's as I had a fair bit of movement in them. Thanks @leeds2592 for lending me the tie rod tool which made the job a thousand times easier!
All fitted and torqued up, it's nice having new genuine parts going on!
I then took the trip to kwikfit to get some new AD08R's onto my 2118's and for £274.96 fitted I couldn't complain. Let me know if you want a photo of the invoice.
The next job was getting my rear hub spacers fitted, which I had been putting off in fear of ruining my rear bearings. I shouldn't have worried as it actually went smoother than expected, although I did struggle with a rounded torx on both sides but managed it in the end!
Whilst I was at it I decided to get my watfields stud and nut kit installed with some 271 studlock. Nice and simple to do, and the studs themselves seem pretty decent for the price I paid. I went for 68mm rears and 82mm fronts as I'll be running 20mm front spacers.
20mm front spacers went on (no pictures i'm afraid) and sit nicely with the standard 182 wheels. I am also able to run centre-caps which i'm really happy about!
What I didn't notice however was that the disc retaining screws were causing the spacers to wobble, and only after removing them today did I find they had dug in slightly. So I removed the screws which took a little persuasion and now the spacers sit perfectly with no rocking and fingers crossed all okay.
New wipers were also bought
Next up was the refresh of some ktec solid topmounts that i'd bought from ebay.
Bearings pressed out as they had a lot of play and were pretty rusty
New SKF Spherical plain bearings slid in, with new PTFE washer and circlips ready to be installed.
Packed with grease then the washer and circlip installed
Both done
Next up was just the installation, which required me to drill into my turrets. As I don't know if I will always be running the KTEC mounts, I ensured that I had one hole right at the front for a PMS brace.
I blasted all swarf away with some brake cleaner and deburred the edges.
And one
Then the other
I packed both sides with plenty of grease to stop any dirt from getting in. Probably slightly overkill, but more lube is always better than no lube
For security I put the 17mm nut on top. I removed the decals as they were peeling, and unsure whether to replace them or not? Might get some form of renaultsport sticker to go there instead.
The overall job was pretty painless, apart from not having a 22mm socket with a hex on it. Don't know why K-tec didn't just stick with the 21mm nut.
Some camber bolts were also bought and fitted
I went with max camber on both sides for the timebeing. I was booked in with Bram-racing yesterday, but typically the car decided to have a hissy fit and not start up. After hours of messing around I traced it to a dodgy earth, but had to cancel with Bram as there was just not enough time in the day and I wasn't sure I was going to make it. All sorted now and running perfectly. The 2118's will be going on once I get it all set-up properly. I can't wait!
More updates to follow.
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Engine bay looks great mate.
Glad the car is running sweet now and all your jobs are sorted.
You wasn't lying about packing it with grease though!
Glad the car is running sweet now and all your jobs are sorted.
You wasn't lying about packing it with grease though!
Thanks Steve. The cars come a fair way from the beginning, but I just do things as and when!Nice updates, it's all coming together rather well
I have a ktec cup splitter on the way which I'm excited to fit. I've also just put an order in for lots of detailing products as it hasn't been washed in nearly a month :nomouth:
Made the journey down south over the weekend and the car felt great. Will update properly later, but I got the 2118's fitted and it feels great with fresh rubber! Spent all day on sunday polishing the car with the DA, but no proper photos as I was in a rush towards the end. Some photos after the 4 hour journey are below.
DSCN0577 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
DSCN0576 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Looks fab!!
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Have you got any side on pics
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Bet your happy now Louis
massiveCoRbyn
ClioSport Club Member
Several
Looks well that. Nice height for the road. Looks purposeful.
Yeah, it's not too bad really! The arch gap isn't huge, and this is a nice stopgap until I can afford Bilsteins.
Very! Cheers Mark
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
You still running spacers, I forget now.
I'm running 20mm fronts, 10mm rears so it's essentially the same stance as @Dr Jekyll's. But those rears are going to be looked at this weekend
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Cool. I’m throwing a set of 5mm on the front tomo after work all being well.
Should look better! Spacers are one of my favourite mods.
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Thought you was getting rid?
Good one Mark
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Nah.
Will make it nicer to look at.
Travelled up to Kendal today with @Niall to pick up a new bonnet. This ones pretty mint and has no dents or rust so I'm very chuffed! Just needs a DA and then fitting.
Whilst there I also got some black insert xenons that I will be cleaning up and fitting.
I'll update with more pictures as and when I get chance to work on the car.
Grabbed this one whilst waiting for Niall to arrive.
Whilst there I also got some black insert xenons that I will be cleaning up and fitting.
I'll update with more pictures as and when I get chance to work on the car.
Grabbed this one whilst waiting for Niall to arrive.
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dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
Looks mint mate
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Ooh very nice. Wheee did you get them from?
