SoCal EJ1: Round two

[SoCal EJ1]

Originally Posted by rotten Dude you are nuts putting your reservoir there. That is right where all the mud, water, rocks and dirt come flying. Get over having to bust out a hole saw. You can always weld a plug back in. Use a hole saw and put a large solid grommit thing in there to cover it back up. Will be sealed off and hardly noticeable.. Shouldn't be an issue. I'm going to use the front portion of the fender liners and place them back in so it'll block about 90% of any debris that can get in there.

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[Thateguhate]

your car is getting there...still waiting on the lip and fenders to be slapped on there..

btw, how the hell did you ever find out your last build made it to mexico!?!?!??! thats insane!

[SoCal EJ1]

Originally Posted by Thateguhate

your car is getting there...still waiting on the lip and fenders to be slapped on there..

btw, how the hell did you ever find out your last build made it to mexico!?!?!??! thats insane!

I called today about my lip, still gonna be about 10 weeks or so. Feels like I ordered it forever ago but its only been like 2 weeks lol.

As for the car, it was listed as a BOL (be on the lookout) and it was in the system as stolen. the platescan at the border ran it but it took about half an hour to process, which is pointless...

[mormonboy]

let me get them coilovers.

[SoCal EJ1]

They're not really out yet, but I'll keep everyone posted

[esoterEK..]

[American.Graffiti]

Beautiful suspension. Now track that shit.

[SoCal EJ1]

Originally Posted by American.Graffiti

Beautiful suspension. Now track that shit.

will do soon. gotta find time to get the rest of the crap on, do some inner-fender work, and lift the front up as high as it'll go, and maybe the back about 1/4" and I'll be good to go.

[jhonda239]

nice!

[Brice.Hayden]

I like what you've done so far. i don't like red either but i agree its in good shape and not worth doing yet. A+ from me

[SoCal EJ1]

Got my steering wheel and a couple other small things done today... pix posted tomorrow

[SoCal EJ1]

Got a few things done...

Steering wheel in (no write up or process pix, sorry)


Steering wheel detail:

[SoCal EJ1]

Now some random goodies...


Here's everything off the car... Not so much fun when you only have two jack-stands and about 10" clearance under the car



And a little comparison to the stock unit:


and a few 'after' pix (note the Type R shift boot installed as well):



First gear:


Second gear:

(not really good to show how much closer it really is, sorry

[BR0KENB20]

that shifter is pretty cool

[SoCal EJ1]

Originally Posted by BR0KENB20

that shifter is pretty cool

FastLine Performance. Its weighted and has the same throw ratio as a gsr/type r shifter, which is considerably shorter than the stock single-bend. Shifting is easy as hell with it, since it's weighted so well... For anyone that's played baseball, it's like warming up with a donut on the bat, then taking it off to actually bat. It's light, easy, and smooth.

[TYPERman2001]

looking good man, looks like a fun and super clean project car

[Setsuna F Seiei]

in for the suspension updates

[BULLRIDER]

nice find, way to come back!

[SoCal EJ1]

thanks guys. more suspension parts to be installed and adjusting the front/rear coils again sometime this week, maybe tomorrow. I gotta max out the coils as HIGH as they'll go (+1/4" lol) in front, because these tires are starting to get chewed up

[ProjectEvilEj2]

man i just love the red on the coupe and wat kind of lip u going for if u dont mine me asking?

[MLRtime]

wow. In for updates. Should be a nice little build.

[SoCal EJ1]

Originally Posted by ProjectEvilEj2

man i just love the red on the coupe and wat kind of lip u going for if u dont mine me asking?

I'm kinda gonna keep it on the DL until it arrives. I've never seen one in the US, that's all I'll say.

Originally Posted by MLRtime

wow. In for updates. Should be a nice little build.

Well, update as of today is my ASR swaybar kit does NOT work for my car. It crosses up and over the LCA *right* where the reservoir fitting comes out of the bottom of the shock (can only be mounted inward, can't make it face backwards ) Pic for reference:


It really won't make a huge difference anyway because I'm running 12k in the rear and it's nearly infinitely adjustable. I'll have to really drive it hard once everything else is on to determine what needs to be stiffened or softened (in terms of sways or springs). I should've waited on this part but I got a little to spend-happy. Well, live and learn. I may be going to 15s as well, so the first $1300 takes the wheels/tires (like 400 miles on them) and $300 takes the swaybar/subframe kit (partially installed, never used)

[JDM_JNKY]

Nice build man...I love the suspension nick-nacks!

[SoCal EJ1]

Well, I didn't get a whole lot done today... I ran out of time trying to install and eventually uninstall my ASR subframe brace/swaybar kit, so I finished putting the rear end to stock earlier. I went ahead and adjusted the rear coils up about 1/2" for handling purposes, and while I was at it, decided to install the GoodUSA rear camber kit.

Here's a comparison of the GoodUSA unit compared to the stock unit. it's difficult to tell, but it's a pretty sweet sparkling blue color with spherical bearings that have dust boots covering them.


and here it is installed: (for the time being, i just adjusted them to be the same length as the stock units, until I get an alignment)

[SoCal EJ1]

I also went ahead and raised the front suspension up as high as it would go. I didn't bother doing a before after shot of ride height, because the difference was about 5/16 - 3/8". The adjustments are limited because of the fitting for the reservoir. I took a pic and circled the part that shows the limited movement. Here it is, maxed out.


And another pic, just to show how everything's routed:


The driver's side is identical.