Updated things to do:
JayJay wrote: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
- Fit oil catch tank
- Get front fog lights working
- Fit new intake manifold
- New brake discs and pads
Parts needed:
- Oils - Brake and PSF
- Sound proofing
- Intake manifold to head gasket
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
Also, pictures yaaay!
First off, valve clearances. This is where you measure them:
Between the cam lobe and the rocker (the rocker is the bit that sits between the valve and the cam lobe. The lobe pushes it to open the valve).
And this is how VTEC adjusts the valves:
The large lobe in the middle is the VTEC lobe. You can see that its moving the rocker, however as VTEC isn't engaged it isn't affecting the two primary rockers (they're two separate entities at this point).
During VTEC, the central rocker (the seconday rocker) is attached to the two primary rockers. I'm not sure on the specifics, I think its a pin thats moved by the oil pressure that pins the 3 together? When the VTEC lobe moves the seconday rocker, and therefore the two primaries, it increases the amount the valves open, you can see how much larger the VTEC lobe is compared to the primaries!
Cylinders 3 (left) and 2 (right). You can see the VTEC lobe is moving the rocker on cylinder 3.
New cover with seals:
Old cover with seals (for sale now!!)
And clearances done and polished cover fitted:
And other gratuitous shots after a nice clean and polish. I used Turtle Wax wheel cleaner and Turtle Wax Tyre shine, brilliant products!
Maxxis MA551, brilliant tyres! Not sport, not economy, not brilliant in the wet but quiet and very nice in the dry. I wouldn't recommend them for fast road though, they're cheap and brilliant for the price. Going to try the Maxxis MAZ1 this time around, need to get new tyres soon.
I set all my clearances to 0.006 intake and 0.007 exhaust (i.e. 0.007 won't fit on the intake and 0.008 won't fit on the exhaust side).
The VTEC crossover now is so smooth the only way you can tell is the power keeps coming and the exhaust note changes! I also fitted a VTEC backbox courtesy of Indigo (to whom I'm sending a nice new radiator). I did that first and it made quite a difference.
Next job is yet another drop-link
But thanks to Jozef I should have one soon
He's also looking at some custom made to size drop links that are also a bit thicker.
Heres how they keep breaking:
p.s forgot the new IM!
Thank Performance Autoworks!! Just need to get the IM gaskets and the injector seals now
Only problem is the vacuum lines on my current IM chamber and this one are different, so I'll be using my current one. Not a problem because its very easy to clean, the part I really want to replace is the manifold and thats all good
Definitely need a new windscreen though, impossible to see when the sun hits it i has so many chips! And now the cars polished I can see how many small dents the passenger door has 
