Lude Generation

Hey all,

Welcome to the Profile of my new Type-S

Felt that i had gone as far as i could with my SiR and the only thing left to do was to convert her to a manual gearbox. As i had neither the tools or the knowledge to do this it was looking like i would have had to pay someone to do it. By the time i factored in labour along with the various parts, as well as the fact that i use my car daily, so it can't be off the road for too long, it seemed like a lot of expense.

My initial plan was to buy a manual SiR. Seemed like the obvious solution, then i could start on the engine mods. But then this Type-s fell into my price range and i figured that if i could buy this, and sell my SiR for not much less then it seemed financially sensible

Add the extra power of the Type-S and ATTS into the equation and i thought it would be a no-brainer. Especially as i am used to the 25% transmission loss of the auto box

Here are some initial pics that i took when i got her. My SiR (which i plan to sell) is lurking in the background and i reckon she had a tear in her eye as she knows it's her replacement







Cosmetically, the car falls way below the standard of my SiR. Looks fine in the pics but upon closer inspection there are a lot of marks on the paintwork

ATTS is not working but i aim to sort that out this week as well as get the car fully serviced.
Probably needs new brake pads/discs on the front.
Plus, steering pulls to the left but once i get my new wheels fitted and get the alignment sorted, as well as the ATTS reset, i reckon that will cure the problem.

My initial plan has changed, but for the better i think, and over the next couple of weeks expect a few updates

Plenty of work to do, so many things i want to do straight away, but due to funds it's gonna take a while to get things the way i want them

But hey, i wouldn't be Macky's Lude if i just bought it perfect and no fun if there wasn't some modding to be done

Looks like painting the house is on the back burner

i would totally own a type s looking forward to seeing what you do with it mate, i recon this is going to turn out sweet

Looks like a good project mate, what the hell are those badges on the bonnet and boot?

Please take them off and burn them along with the lexarse lights

LO

This is the Type S that was for sale in Norfolk isn't it

Looks very nice

My first mods would be replace rear lights and fit Honda badges back on it

After you get any mechanical niggles out of the way of course hope it all goes well matey

What is the rear badge/sticker anyway

Cheers for posting

Toadster

the sticker on the back is the spoon emblem isnt it?

rear badge is a spoon badge

First update already

The car was boggin inside when i bought it. But i saw through the surface dirt & had a vision of cleanness

Some pretty weird things in here:


Spot lights which project blue light on the dials, with Type-S written on them

Removed

Dirt on the inside:


Interior is now sparkilng! (forgot pics )

This is the water after wiping down the plastic surfaces


Mats were filthy:


And fraying:


But with a little help from my mum & dad who saw how disappointed i was:





They turned out like this:



It's not much, but it's the start of something great

Some really f**ked mods on that Type-S but I'm sure you will make the most of the best bits..

LO

Lovin the parent pics

Cheers

Toadster

Yeah, some truly gash bits there

No idea what the front badge is but the rear is a Spoon sticker

New badges already ordered