[ysosrs] dc2r k20 turbo

[mnc1408]

Got my sandblasted parts back all nice and coated thanks to Mr Thanh. Quite pleasantly surprised how amazing it turned out.

Engine mounts, tower brace and brackets are coated a nice metallic black (same colour as what my wheels are going to be) and the rocker cover is a nice vibrant and strong metallic blue.

I put the parts together including 1 of the cooler piping to see how the colours go against each other and wow! can't wait until its all mocked up in the engine bay.









Here you can see the rocker cover slightly up close and better.




The black is really hard to get on camera.








I came home the other night and was so excited to see what I have bought. I literally had no clue what I had bought a week ago.





They sent me a really decent sized box which really got me hyped as I haven't received anything for a long long time. Guess what was inside? just a fitting for the fuel hardline to be converted into -6an. wow... such wow...

[monjarassi]

Coating looks legit.

[Si Speed 317]

I love when you order so many parts and forget what you ordered, then they finally come in. But for your fuel setup, what else did you order or need to order?

Everything looks great!! Keep us posted man

[Spaz]

sexy parts!

[mnc1408]

I'll be ordering the rest of my fuel lines and fittings from k-tuned. This will be my very last order as I want everything in the engine bay and have an idea on how I want to route the lines.

I'll be using -8an for in and -6an for return.

I really am trying to do as much work as I can to the car. But working full time and also just bought a house is rough on free time. So many awesome meets and track days have gone by. It's making me a little upset haha.


I'm still shaving the RBC, when I look at your work shaving it I keep thinking "how the hell does he do it that good" maybe I'm just limited to tools? I'm Using a drill with a sanding flap disk attachment and a Dremel with cutting discs and grinding stones.


It's a shame I live in Australia and will never get to see any of your cars in person. They have really inspired and motivated me. Especially how much effort and time that has gone into each and every of your cars.


Next on the list is to put the suspension back on the car, brake tuck, motor in + a few misc so I can tow it all at once to my new home.


Thanks for following my build guys. Appreciated.




Michael.

[mnc1408]

I have a habit of only working on my car at night time. It's just before midnight and I'm outside ratcheting, wire brushing, prepping and painting. My family and friends call me stupid and crazy.

Well tonight I prepped and painted my motor. Started by hitting it with a power drill attached with a wirebrush.







Took me a good few hours to get it to a raw finish. I removed a few things to really get into the smaller gaps.




This is your best friend when tearing down a motor guys. I repeat... This is your best friend.




I taped up all the sections I didn't want to get painted and plugged up all the bolt holes with tape, no one wants a bolt that can't be put back in later. Don't mind the rocker cover, that will get sand blasted and coated another awesome colour.




The tape I used is pretty decent. Loving the name and packaging also haha.




Once everything was wire brushed and all the dirt,grease and grime are off, I wiped down the whole motor a further time. Good preparation will lead to better end results period. I did 3 coats of primer and allowed 10 minutes in between each coat. Coat 1 and 2 are light followed by a medium 3rd. This is the 2nd coat drying.




3rd and final coat just dried and is safe to handle. It takes a week for the primer to fully cure though.

[mnc1408]

Worked on the car a tiny bit tonight. It was too late in the night to use power tools.

I ended up washing the engine bay tonight and wet sanded it at the same time.












I'm currently 2 hours in with the RBC intake manifold, Still many more hours of shaving, grinding and smoothing before I am happy to get it powerdercoated.










Pretty much I want the whole manifold like this before coating.







More updates this weekend.

[ryaano18]

nice! really coming along great. But definitely not looking forward to shaving an rbc, seems so tedious lol

[Si Speed 317]

Here's mine. Fully shaved, ported, and polished. Cheers to RBC manifold modifications! Eager to see results!

[mnc1408]

nice! really coming along great. But definitely not looking forward to shaving an rbc, seems so tedious lol

Ty ryaano18, to be honest I lost interest in the car for the last year and what got me back into it was recently in Australia, a whole bunch of Hondas were built and finished which made me really miss my passion. Also so many car events and track days I have missed.

As for the RBC, it's my first time and it is really big of a job to do. I'm probably not even using the correct tools to begin with.

Here's mine. Fully shaved, ported, and polished. Cheers to RBC manifold modifications! Eager to see results!

Yes Mr Si Speed, I saw it and envied it. I want mine just like that but frankly I don't have the skills and tools to do so