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[Leezer]

Well guys and gals,

I'm back in an EP3 after four years driving dirty diesels.... have regretted selling the last one from the day and hour I sold it!

Most of you will be familiar with this car, bought from mikegsi. Jumped on a plane to Newcastle, train to Darlington, and a scenic run up to Cairnryan for the ferry back to N.I.

Couple of age related marks on car, and a dent above passenger door handle, but i'm going give the car a full lick in the spring, as well as freshen up the rocker cover etc

Car came with a serious amount of paperwork and receipts, so I wasn't put off by the high mileage



Car has been heavily modded, and I don't intend to change much, apart from the HKS exhaust, suspension geo, and below scoop from FiberWorx, its a great car as it is.




mods-
Fidanza lightened Flywheel
Neuspeed short shifter
Tegiwa Solid Shifter Bushings (Revised Version)
Panasonic speakers front and back in OEM positions
Honda Jazz front washer jets
6000k HID kit
LED sidelights and rear number plate lights
Gruppe 'M induction with modified OEM scuttle
RRC Intake Manifold
Tegiwa RRC manifold adaptor
Tegiwa Intake Heat Shield Gasket (Hondata copy)
DC5 4-2 exhaust section
Spoon 2-1 Exhaust Section
Tegiwa cat back exhaust
Eibach Pro Spring Kit
Progress Rear ARB
Function7 LCA's
Beaks subframe brace
Front ARB Poly Bushed
Team Dynamics 17" Pro Race 1.2 in Black with Advan Neova AD08 tyres
Ferrodo DS2500 front brake pads
J's Racing Front Top Strut
J's Racing Engine Torque Dampener
Powerflex gearbox mount insert
Rhino lip front 'splitter'
Green Wheel nuts
K-Pro mapped by TDI North to 249.2 bhp

and some pics












MOT'd car Thursday past, no issues at all.

Apart from the tester asking me if i'd put the 6k HID's in myself, I answered "why, are they a fail?"

The reply was hilarious, "installed HID's must have washer jets and self levelling, but I dinny care!" What a legend!

He jumped into the car and we had a right yarn about modded cars, he got the iPhone out and started showing me pictures of his chaser.

Anywho, pre-MOT I gave underside a once over with scutch to keep her sweet for the winter





















DC5 cat section also put back on for test, spoon 2-1 back on again

[Leezer]

Started sanding OEM's back today for a refurb, time to get the winter tyres on before the weather gets any worse.



Bought this head for the grinder. It's definitely too aggressive for the face. But did an excellent job in the backs for removing all the residue from weights.





Defo need to tidy my bench too. A job for tomorrow methinx, in between filling the wheels and sanding them back.



I'm thinking of a dark bronze or takata green for the respray.

[Collister]

Nice looks a good spec

[SurreyEP3]

Car looks really nice mate, nicely specked type r. The underneath is looking great! I've just done mine this week too. I would have your wheels any day :Hihi:

[Leezer]

Nice and clean ready for fillers



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Couldn't find the hardener for the fillers, because the garage is a mess........

So I polished my knob!

Before



After



Nice an shiny



I used P180 to 1500 for the high shine. You could stop around 600 for a satin finish.

[Leezer]

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[Leezer]

Filled and sanded back yesterday. What a mare. Next time I need wheels refurbed someone will have the pleasure of being paid for it!







Painting this morning hopefully.

[Leezer]

Primed and ready for base coat

[Leezer]

So the paint reacted when I was lashing on the base coat....... Not amused.

Have them rubbed back and got different thinners.

Hopefully goes to plan this evening.

Cheered myself right up with some Monday purchases

KCE-400BT module for my CDA-117ri, not fussed on the HU that came on the car



Gear box mount insert

[Leezer]

O yesh. Ready for lacquer......

Went for an equal mix of high sparkle silver and black to achieve this shade.
Wasn't convinced on the bronze or green so played it safe

Before lacquer






Nomnomnom

I'm like a child in a sweety shop tonight

The finished article.......

[Leezer]

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[160mph_boy]

I think bronze suits NHB... and Milano's for that matter, providing it's the correct shade applied. Anyway, those wheels appear to have turned out pretty peachy!!!!!!!!!

[Leezer]

Bluetooth arrived today for my HU.

Had to take cluster out as mic was different fitment [emoji20]









Was some steam trying to fit all the wiring behind the console



All sorted now for hands free and BT streaming

[Leezer]

Car off the road for next couple of weeks as a pleb came across me on a round about............






Couple jobs needed doing so I fell to it this weekend while I still have her.

First up idle control valve, car was idling very erratic since laying up for a couple of weeks, and wasn't idling too well in traffic either.

So off with the TB.



Screws on control valve need a wee tap with impact driver.



As expected, large deposits of carbon.





The screws on the denso plug were 5 point security screws. Didn't have correct bit, it's a bit rash I know, but hacksaw to rescue and a straight tip on the impact driver and they came off ok.





Wee mans toothbrush commandeered for service.



Washed valve with carb cleaner until the spindle moved freely again, and gave the TB the once over too

Everything back together and tested. Proper job!



Then onto the gearbox mount insert. What a pig of a job. After a serious amount of cursing and a trip to halfrauds got it sorted.



Sold the HKS and got a really good condition Teg catback. So that went on too.





So an eventful weekend. Hopefully a mate coming to take car away tomorrow so we can get up on the lift. Going to install uprated bushings all round while I'm at it.

[Leezer]

[emoji15] just handed the stealer £534 for bumper and wing. Bad times

[Leezer]

Some bits and bobs ordered today







On the mooch for function7 LCA's too if anyone is looking rid

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Ohhh and these too [emoji6]

[Leezer]

Ohhh and these too [emoji6]

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I've got the same Alpine 117ri mate, epic HU. I need a good double DIN equivalent to put in my FN2 soon, but with SQ to match

[Leezer]

I've got the same Alpine 117ri mate, epic HU. I need a good double DIN equivalent to put in my FN2 soon, but with SQ to match

Brilliant HU. Had it in first CTR with a full install.

Currently on the mooch for some oldschool alpine V12 amps for a couple of components and a sub

[Leezer]

Started the strip down tonight. Two ball joints were a mare. Turns out the replacement lower arm I got is twisted [emoji20]



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Started the strip down tonight. Two ball joints were a mare. Turns out the replacement lower arm I got is twisted [emoji20]