- Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:51 pm
#3860500
Well its been a while since i was last in the car modifying scene, previous motors have all been ford... boo, although fun i felt the need for a change ! , (pass 6 years of life) and we land with the FN2
So iv had the car a few weeks now, doing the usual passenger rides.. for everyone.. oh go on then . Its got 58k on the clocks and seems to run pretty well. the last owner took it to Honda for servicing ect but wasn't the greatest at looking after it. My initial plan is to get it all running properly and get it looking like its got an owner, Heres the list iv made, i have a feeling this is going to get expensive haha.
Engine / Engine Bay ,
Small leak around the rear of the sump.
AC not working
Small squeek on startup occasionally, sounds AUX belt related, could be linked to AC / a dieing pully somewhere.
Rocker cover needs a freshen up
Induction Kit of sorts im still learning about the FN2 so im not sure what to go with yet.
Clutch! its got all the hallmarks of dieing, slight grone every now and again, sloppy selections and high bite.
Bodywork
Every single panel has something up with it (im quite drastic with that comment) it just needs a massive machine polish session, i have already started with this but it will take a considerable amount of time !
Bonnet is fairly stone rashed, toss up between a respray or a carbon bonnet
Boot spoiler has some marks where its been opened in a garage, again either a replacement or a carbon one.. Can you see a theme building here haha.
Wheels and Tyres
My initial thoughts were ditch the 19's, however they are growing on me and i might just keep them for now, they all need refurbing and new tyres, handily i have a 5th full size spare rage so im going to do this gradually aswell.
Suspension
All round really impressed with it, on closer inspection the ARB bushes are shot, so they need sorting plus i may swap out the droplinks for some new ones too.
Interior
I quite like the interior, its a nice place to be, having said that its wide open for some carbon bits ! im also in two minds about the headunit, keep std and get an AUX adapter or swap out for a double din touch screen, they have come down in price considerably since i was last buying audio gear so that could be a nice option, iv seen you can keep the steering wheel functionality with some adapters? so that would be a bonus.
So thats about it for now, once iv chewed through the more normal tasks i will start on the mods. lucky for me i already have a Cat Back on the car and it sounds quite nice ! Cobra Resonated system by the looks of it. This wont be a hugley quick project but i do plan on getting the more important bits done before june next year, my and my friend do LeMans one year on and one off, 2017 is the next one and were taking this. really cant wait for that !
Added in 5 minutes 43 seconds:
First up is the AC, iv done the usual fault finding exercise, had a read up about common faults etc. I swapped out the relay for a OEM unit from honda £24 not bad, unfortunately its not that, upon closer inspection the AC condenser rad seems to have died.
So out come the tools
That would do it, zero pressure in the system, i went full bore with stuff to remove, im learning as i go on these as they are very different to the fords iv had in the past ! all pretty good though. apart from those plastic clips !! yeh ill need a bag of those as replacements haha. Off to eurocarparts in the morning for a new condenser, hopefully that should see it working after a regas. ill also be meshing the lower grill to try and protect the new one a bit
So iv had the car a few weeks now, doing the usual passenger rides.. for everyone.. oh go on then . Its got 58k on the clocks and seems to run pretty well. the last owner took it to Honda for servicing ect but wasn't the greatest at looking after it. My initial plan is to get it all running properly and get it looking like its got an owner, Heres the list iv made, i have a feeling this is going to get expensive haha.
Engine / Engine Bay ,
Small leak around the rear of the sump.
AC not working
Small squeek on startup occasionally, sounds AUX belt related, could be linked to AC / a dieing pully somewhere.
Rocker cover needs a freshen up
Induction Kit of sorts im still learning about the FN2 so im not sure what to go with yet.
Clutch! its got all the hallmarks of dieing, slight grone every now and again, sloppy selections and high bite.
Bodywork
Every single panel has something up with it (im quite drastic with that comment) it just needs a massive machine polish session, i have already started with this but it will take a considerable amount of time !
Bonnet is fairly stone rashed, toss up between a respray or a carbon bonnet
Boot spoiler has some marks where its been opened in a garage, again either a replacement or a carbon one.. Can you see a theme building here haha.
Wheels and Tyres
My initial thoughts were ditch the 19's, however they are growing on me and i might just keep them for now, they all need refurbing and new tyres, handily i have a 5th full size spare rage so im going to do this gradually aswell.
Suspension
All round really impressed with it, on closer inspection the ARB bushes are shot, so they need sorting plus i may swap out the droplinks for some new ones too.
Interior
I quite like the interior, its a nice place to be, having said that its wide open for some carbon bits ! im also in two minds about the headunit, keep std and get an AUX adapter or swap out for a double din touch screen, they have come down in price considerably since i was last buying audio gear so that could be a nice option, iv seen you can keep the steering wheel functionality with some adapters? so that would be a bonus.
So thats about it for now, once iv chewed through the more normal tasks i will start on the mods. lucky for me i already have a Cat Back on the car and it sounds quite nice ! Cobra Resonated system by the looks of it. This wont be a hugley quick project but i do plan on getting the more important bits done before june next year, my and my friend do LeMans one year on and one off, 2017 is the next one and were taking this. really cant wait for that !
Added in 5 minutes 43 seconds:
First up is the AC, iv done the usual fault finding exercise, had a read up about common faults etc. I swapped out the relay for a OEM unit from honda £24 not bad, unfortunately its not that, upon closer inspection the AC condenser rad seems to have died.
So out come the tools
That would do it, zero pressure in the system, i went full bore with stuff to remove, im learning as i go on these as they are very different to the fords iv had in the past ! all pretty good though. apart from those plastic clips !! yeh ill need a bag of those as replacements haha. Off to eurocarparts in the morning for a new condenser, hopefully that should see it working after a regas. ill also be meshing the lower grill to try and protect the new one a bit