Hey Dickie, unfortunately I don't think we will have it ready before that time. I have my summer holiday coming up and will be away for 2 weeks + I can only be in the gagare in the weekends. Though...
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Hey Dickie, unfortunately I don't think we will have it ready before that time. I have my summer holiday coming up and will be away for 2 weeks + I can only be in the gagare in the weekends. Though...
And a final teaser :p We're going to pick it up this saturday.
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I also gave the front and rear lenses a recon, brushing them clean, some wetsanding with 2500grid sandpaper and polishing...
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We decided to give the beat a professional respray in the original colour. Some pictures of the progress
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Just won a mugen exhaust for the beat on the yahoo auctions. The dual tip powerflow exhaust that came with the beat will be available for sale.
We ended up going for sporty Yokohama A539 tires
http://banden.autoweek.nl/images/400/4/7b6dd116ae9ab4fb19fd59956b3392b4.jpg
175/60 r14 for the rear and 175/60 r13 for the front.
Not the...
I received a few pictures of the people restoring the NR-10's the first one was done today. Here are some before/after pictures:
Before with some curb rash and caked in dirt shown....
Awesome!! Thanks Steve.
The beat is on jack stands as the nr-10 wheels are away to get the curb rash repaired, the lips will also be re-polished, I took off all the brake discs and found that the front right wheel bearing...
Yea it's a pity, but gives peace of mind;). I do like the stainless mugen exhaust a lot more than the gen 1 mugen exhaust, on the other hand it'd be neat to have our Beat fully resemble the one on...
http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?p=%E7%84%A1%E9%99%90+%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88+%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%80%80&aq=-1&oq=&ei=UTF-8&slider=0&tab_ex=commerce&a...
yes, the 'buy now' prices are a bit extreme :(, and the red one is the most expensive one if I remember correctly >.< they've been on there for sooo long... They go lower when they're put up as a...
We got the swap engine as 'a low mileage in good working condition' engine (have a vid of it running fine) but we're still going to refresh it with all new gaskets including headgasket, new timing...
Yes, I used VHT wrinkle red :cool:
I noticed those mugen parts too, but atm not planning on getting any more and focus on getting the car running. We're still on a budget;)
The nr-10 wheels...
I did the rocker cover in wrinkle red, sanded back the lettering and added a mugen oil cap which was a gift. I'm quite pleased with the result for a first time try....
I would've left replies earlier but the forum doesn't allow me to post most of the time. thank you for the offer, but as you can see we went with a new dual core radiator with more capacity, they're...
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Yes they are, they're a used pipe set from Japan but I had them re-galvanised and yellow pasivation layered.
I found the mugen stickers on a Japanese shop's website called TY factory,...
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We were...
So the plan was to overhaul the complete coolant system, new radiator, waterpump, thermostat, pipes and if possible hoses. Started ordering parts from Japan and through the local honda dealer...
The coolant pipes that run underneath the car were in a dire state, rusted through and repaired by cutting out the rusty bits and connecting the ends with rubber hose. ...
We began stripping it down inventorying all the parts and searching for rust and other probable issues.
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y473/Ronjohnalex/017gv1Medium_zpsfde99d32.jpg
Hardly...
It came with the original mugen front and rear bumper and best of all the beat specific 13" front 14" rear Mugen nr-10 wheels:...
Nearly 2 years ago now me and my brother purchased our beat of a member here. It was in need of some tlc because of overheating issues. Due to other projects, work and some unfortunate circumstances...