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Shiny's Accord Type R....

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Post by Shiny » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:04 pm

It was too bloody cold for a wednesday afternoon clean today so i finished fitting the GReddy Oil Catch can. Probably got frost bite in the fingers, it was snowing!

I decided to fill the can with 4 metal pan scourers, less than a pound for 6 of them from Wilkinsons and cheaper than a few metres of chain. Also decided to have the connectors coming out at an angle rather than straight down as i reckon it looks better and was easier to keep the tubing together.

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When the weather warms up, i must have a got at tacking the rocker cover.
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Post by Shiny » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:04 pm

A quick clean today, no products on it, just washed and dried :love10:

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Also fitted the Psepc knob to keep my hands warmer in this cold weather...

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Post by Shiny » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:05 pm

And there we are...all up to date.

Some more to come as and when i can be arsed to do it, including rocker refurb and a front & rear lip - although the rear may be a problem with the mudflaps.
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Post by JayJay » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:23 pm

Very nice Shiny 8-)

Are you going to wrap your manifold?
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Post by Shiny » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:45 pm

Solid Fabs don't recommend wrapping if I remember correctly due to it potentially affecting the welds, I think a ceramic coating is ok.

The original ATR manifold doesn't have a heatshield anyway, so I guess there much difference in engine bay heat now. I may still get it wrapped one day though.
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Post by nitin_s1 » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:54 pm

Love the manifold, it's sooo shiny just like your car.. :twisted: 8-)

If you wrap the manifold then the warranty drops from lifetime to just one year. :idea:

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Post by Shiny » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:59 pm

It's second hand anyway knitting, so I doubt there is any warranty. Although I will probably still visit Alan anyway if any work needed doing as he knows the system.
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Post by nitin_s1 » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:23 pm

He lives only ~20 miles from me so I'll defo go see him for my exhaust.. Even though it's only 20miles it takes more then an hour in traffic and congestion. :evil:

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Post by 4thgenphil » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:26 pm

lovely mate, some really tasty mods as well!

if you ever get bored for a week you can visit and go over all my wagons! :P
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Post by JayJay » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:30 pm

Shiny wrote:Solid Fabs don't recommend wrapping if I remember correctly due to it potentially affecting the welds, I think a ceramic coating is ok.

The original ATR manifold doesn't have a heatshield anyway, so I guess there much difference in engine bay heat now. I may still get it wrapped one day though.
:idea: Didn't know that. Just bought some wrap as well dammit! I couldn't wrap my manifold anyway (I spent a large chunk of the morning driving around different motorfactors or garages and nowhere had any metal cable ties or locking wire :roll: ). Might hold off now :think:
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