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Just had a complete custom straight through exhaust in stainless steel made by RJ Motorsport near Harwich in Essex for my green coupe . Took the car there Tuesday PM and discussed what I wanted a 2 box in 2.25" with single tailpipe system and it was finished next day . All mandrel bent . The original 2 into one into 2 is pointless ,saps power and torque and the replacement OEM style SS system on my other silver coupe is actually louder without the performance gains . Photos to follow . You can discuss your requirements with Ricky at RJ Motorsport on 07377895019 or check RJMOTORSPORTESSEX on FB or Instagram . Everything exhausts from sports cats and complete systems for any configuration or vehicle .

I have 2 already but Im always interested but the price has to be good .I'm picking up my Emerald Green one after the n/s fill was slightly damaged and door filled in after being hit by a white van driver on the lanes . I had to steer into the low hedge to avoid him but he still caught my door . The exhaust was ripped off and whatever was in the hedge filled the n/s door in an pushed the plastic fill cover and metal fill seam etc up . Its now repaired and the replacement door shell fitted ready for refitting mechs , glass and trim. I straightened the mangled cill cover over my halogen hob and repaired the snapped lugs and splits with my HD solder and rattle can tops ( same material ) filled the low spots and damage with bumper filler primed and painted it . Honda has the clips for the chrome door trim , and all the fill and bumper ones are still available but very little else . I'll try and find a date for the show at Clacton just in case you're in the Essex area again at the right time . Cheers George

Thanks . Forgot to add the 2004 Civic 1.6 S undergoing a K20 swap . My son is fabbing K20 mounts for most models so just picked up a cheapy for the dims . Haven't figured out how to post pictures yet as but will do asap . Hi Kevin Love the Legend . Had a metallic burgundy Rover version that I rebuilt back in the day . Was front ended so not too difficult to repair as parts were plentiful back then . I live in North Essex near Colchester and have seen the posters for the Clacton Classic Car Show around so hopefully my Green Accord will be ready by then , not to enter but to cruise to the show . Cheers George

Photo(s) of my silver Coupe and the green Coupe which was forced off the road into a hedge by a hit and run white van driver on my side of the road.

Not sure what your are trying to do but hope this helps . You need to know what wattage you intend to use for the additional bulb . Check out Ohms Law .If the same low output as an ashtray bulb most vehicle manufacturers build looms with thinner PVC outer insulation to shrink looms but the core will still carry a little extra current and an extra low wattage bulb for a guage or LED with built in resistor or 12-14V , rating will be fine .If you intend to go much higher in light output look for a larger higher current wire that operates from the same ignition on source e.g. "power point" or old the cigarette lighter supply or other key position 1 point .

When I was chief engineer back in the 90's at Torque Developments PLC , the Jap car specialists we imported suspension kits from all over the planet and was the HKS main dealer. What was not available from the spring , ARB suppliers like HKS , Koni , Eibach etc for vehicles we had them made or made ARBs ourselves from EN34 spring steel and had them heat treated , or modified coil over types to accept race springs . I modify shocks by draining them and installing high pressure Schrader valves after adding bosses to accept the valves. The shocks can then be filled with the measured amount of oil drained with either a standard viscosity or higher viscosity oil and gassed with nitrogen or air ( air is mostly nitrogen and makes little difference in its function of suppressing foaming ) at 1 bar or higher as is required depending on final use via the new Schrader valve. The sealing system in KYB or other quality single or double tube shocks is normally pretty good for a so called '10-20%' or higher upgrade in bump rebound performance. I run in a limited formula sport and have used this method to alter the original shock rates with great success and standard Chapman Strut type coil over types receive what are called steel bearing collar shaft adapters weldedon in order to fit more common size 2" ID diameter race springs of various rates . My race car is built for short oval and not one corner has the same spring/shock rate on either 'axle pair'. Just a thought should nothing be available for this model in the he future .

Thanks . Forgot to add the 2004 Civic 1.6 S undergoing a K20 swap . My son is fabbing K20 mounts for most models so just picked up a cheapy for the dims . Haven't figured out how to post pictures yet as but will do asap .

Hi The ball joints are available separately for these and easy to fit . Just knock the old one out ( don't spare it , its shot anyway) and knock the replacement in with a copper mallet etc . I think I used a Blueprint part . Comes with a circlip to fit but takes a decent set of circlip pliers to get it over the boot . Any thing with circlips I use stainless locking wire through the circlip eyes to ensure they stay put .

New " old guy on the block " , so cut me some slack . Honda and Map vehicle engineer for decades now retired and playing with cars . I have built some very quick cars over the decades . I now have 2 Honda Accord 3.0V6 Coupes , one a 2000 in silver one 99 in emerald green both being slowly restored and problems solved . Trying to hack the Motorola PCM after creating pin out and stim form scratch . I know what the chips do inside these things . Have Honda Logo Stock Rod build under way and Honda HRV tow car/van . My son (22) has followed me and owns a variety of Honda motorcycles and cars and probably now carries more parts for 90s Civics etc than our local Glyn Hopkin dealership . He is a specialised coach builder/engineer in this part of Essex . As an I Mech E always happy to help with advice on tech stuff . Cheers