Jay's Lude

[indigolemon]

So was that an arm, or a leg?

[JayJay]

Was only up to the elbow thankfully

*edit* although it was an elbow I could really have done without losing Damn you 15-year-old-baked-on-gasket!

[JayJay]

Figured I'd update this as well:

To do:
- Replace brake fluid
- Ignition timing
- Power steering fluid
- Get aircon working
- Re-wire amp/pc wiring down center of car
- Fit heated seat elements
- Re-wire VTEC lights
- Dents and dings
- Get bumpers aligned and repaired
- Replace windshield
- Soundproofing
- Align interior
- Get front fog lights working
- Replace exhaust

Parts needed:
- Oils - Brake and PSF
- Sound proofing

Done:
- Engine mount inserts
- Distributor cap and rotor
- Fuel filter
- Transmission fluid
- EGR valve cleaning
- Intake manifold/chamber cleaning
- Replace oil and filter
- Get fans working
- Proper 4W alignment
- Rust
- Fit exhaust manifold heat wrap
- Fit the cooling plate
- Backbox tailpipe covers
- Fit HID ballasts in a better position
- Fit projectors
- Clutch hose
- Clear side repeaters
- Replace lambda sensor
- Clean interior
- New 5th gen intake manifold to PA to have the EGR port caps removed and ports threaded.
- Valve clearances
- Polish new rocker cover
- Fit new intake manifold
- New brake discs and pads

[JayJay]

New tyres ordered, getting them fitted Saturday. So then its just a few bushes and the rear droplinks that need replacing and sort the exhaust.

[JayJay]

Heres the old intake manifold, does anyone know why the IAB gasket is damp around the edges? Considering theres a few small pools of oil in the manifold itself, I think a rather large amount of oil is making it past the PCV valve!!



Might need to buy a decent, small oil catch tank

[JayJay]

Figured I'd update the To-Do!

- Change brake fluid
- Replace front fog light bulbs
- Ignition timing checking
- Sound proofing
- Air con (booking in for Monday)
- Rear drop links (ordered)
- Rear trailing arm front mount bushings
- Front drivers upper control arm bushings
- Heated seat elements (getting cold again!)
- Hiro spats and OEM sills painted bodycolour
- Downpipe and center pipe replacing
- Get dents removed
- Replacing windscreen
- Hubcentric spacers
- Ingalls balljoint camber kit (my camber MUST be out after all the lowering)
- CarPC wiring!! It's a nightmare

[nighthawk74]

Very nice gen4 you got there buddy..

[JayJay]

Oops, forgot about being booked in to have the air con done yesterday So they've booked me in again for Thursday.

I'm going to focus on getting the bodyparts tidied and painted (the dents and the damage to the bumpers/front lip), spacers, sound proofing and replacing the bushings before moving out in December.

[Merlin]

Do you need a camber kit? Surley its only 1-1.5 degrees out?

[JayJay]

Well, I'm leaving it till last but I don't think the camber is really out. I *used* to need a set, but I don't recall seen any wear on the 15" wheels. It used to be quite bad on the 17" wheels.

So it's a maybe, I need to check it out more.