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[kipps]

Brands short circuit ?

Ive done one day at Brands a few years ago on the short circuit - would love to do the full circuit !

[1812_s]

Yep quite a short circuit, really easy to learn the circuit.
the full one rarely comes up and I think is usually like £400 ish :crazy:

Its great that its around 20 min drive for me, really enjoyed the track

[1812_s]

Been a while since i updated this and imageshack takes forever to upload so it might seem rushed.
Ive done a fair few things since the last update but ill post up about that when im finished.

First up i bought a Broadway mirror of a member on here for not to much and it really helps with day to day driving

Broadway 270mm



Heres a few random shots with a friends car ep3 jrsc





Next i machine polished my headlights cause they looked awful

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A048
Managed to snap up some a pair of advan a048 track tyres, still need to find another pair though.
Plan is to get rotas and use oem wheels for track.
A048 225/45/17



RBF 600
Next i changed the castrol brake fluid to rbf 600
i also swapped over my track pads for street ones and greased up some of the nuts and bolts

RBF 600

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Also went mimms last month however it went down hill when a friends 350z's clutch failed

It was also my first drive of the fn2, ill admit the interior is to die for but ill still stick with my ep3 for driving



Now ive been after a carbon mugen spoiler for ages.
I bought one of here and it was horrible and had to sell it the seller lied about condition and wouldn't refund it

i found another company and bought a brand new one which looked spot on however there was a small fitment problem however he accepted return and is going to sort out a new one for me

[Milano Trev]

Removed the cosworth for the street??

I've got ds2500 in the brembos and I still don't like them.. Much prefer the trackmasters bit the d's2500 came with the brakes

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Last but not least i now have Hybrid racing shiter bushes

This is right up there in my favourite mods and i manged to get it about £20 cheaper from eBay usa

Ive had the solid shiter bushes for about 9 months and the gears were always so stiff to get in. At the time of fitting them i was shocked but i couldnt do anything about it unfortunately as i had to ruin my oem bushes to get them in and didnt know of any other bushings.

however when at mimms my friend with the fn2 (previously had ep3) commented on the shift roughness and so i just took the plunge with hybrid racing ones noth sure whether it would work or not

I strongly recommend people to buy hybrid racing ones and not the alloy shifter bushes they are worth the extra money

Hybrid Racing

[1812_s]

Removed the cosworth for the street??

I've got ds2500 in the brembos and I still don't like them.. Much prefer the trackmasters bit the d's2500 came with the brakes

i have cosworth streetmaster
& cosworth trackmaster
just wanted to even wear out because the streetmasters were barely used however i prefer the trackmasters :thumbup:

[Milano Trev]

I strongly recommend people to buy hybrid racing ones and not the alloy shifter bushes they are worth the extra money

+1 these are more expensive, but these bushes add do much more feel to your shifts than the solid bushes..

[Milano Trev]

Removed the cosworth for the street??

I've got ds2500 in the brembos and I still don't like them.. Much prefer the trackmasters bit the d's2500 came with the brakes

i have cosworth streetmaster
& cosworth trackmaster
just wanted to even wear out because the streetmasters were barely used however i prefer the trackmasters :thumbup:

The track masters are fantastic but at the moment I can't justify spending more money on brakes.. The ds2500 will do co now till next year - but I'm not Kean..

[1812_s]

Removed the cosworth for the street??

I've got ds2500 in the brembos and I still don't like them.. Much prefer the trackmasters bit the d's2500 came with the brakes

i have cosworth streetmaster
& cosworth trackmaster
just wanted to even wear out because the streetmasters were barely used however i prefer the trackmasters :thumbup:

The track masters are fantastic but at the moment I can't justify spending more money on brakes.. The ds2500 will do co now till next year - but I'm not Kean..

yep once i see these pads off ill look into upgrading for bbk

However i have something ive wanted to do for ages that im doing now
so ill be updating once that's finished :WOOT

[Milano Trev]

Removed the cosworth for the street??

I've got ds2500 in the brembos and I still don't like them.. Much prefer the trackmasters bit the d's2500 came with the brakes

i have cosworth streetmaster
& cosworth trackmaster
just wanted to even wear out because the streetmasters were barely used however i prefer the trackmasters :thumbup:

The track masters are fantastic but at the moment I can't justify spending more money on brakes.. The ds2500 will do co now till next year - but I'm not Kean..

yep once i see these pads off ill look into upgrading for bbk

However i have something ive wanted to do for ages that im doing now
so ill be updating once that's finished :WOOT

Do tell??

[billster]

Hi, just having a quick read of this and saw that you machine polished your lights. Looks really good, and mine are so cloudy now it's unreal. My mate has a rotary polisher, and I am about to attack them soon. What compound/polish did you use and did you use anything afterwards to seal/protect them at all?

[1812_s]

Hi, just having a quick read of this and saw that you machine polished your lights. Looks really good, and mine are so cloudy now it's unreal. My mate has a rotary polisher, and I am about to attack them soon. What compound/polish did you use and did you use anything afterwards to seal/protect them at all?

Hi I used some farecla g3 cutting compounds and polish but I also used meguiars plast-X
I wouldnt recommend doing it by hand it takes so long....best to borrow a machine like I did

[1812_s]

Hi, just having a quick read of this and saw that you machine polished your lights. Looks really good, and mine are so cloudy now it's unreal. My mate has a rotary polisher, and I am about to attack them soon. What compound/polish did you use and did you use anything afterwards to seal/protect them at all?

Hi I used some farecla g3 cutting compounds and polish but I also used meguiars plast-X
I wouldnt recommend doing it by hand it takes so long....best to borrow a machine like I did

[6N2 GTI 00]

Cars coming along great mate [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]

Did you have the Tegiwa alloy bushes previously? I have a set sitting here waiting to be fitted but have heard a few people slatting them, you would highly recommend the hybrid bushes as an alternative?

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Yes mate...the difference was more than just night and day

It was so hard to select gears and in winter it was even worse :scratch:
seriously get the hybrid ones otherwise just leave the oem ones in

Bought mine of US ebay

[6N2 GTI 00]

Cheers fella :salut:

I have had more than enough problems with Tegiwa stuff over the years so I will take your advice
eBay US it is [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]

Thanks

[1812_s]

Received some juicy parts a few days ago

Been meaning to do this for so long and now its finally time :WOOT

Mfactory LSD & Exedy Stage 1















Genuine Honda Jazz washer jets

[6N2 GTI 00]

I noticed on Facebook Stevie had been posting out some goodies

Excellent mods fella, the car will be totally transformed with the LSD