Show Your Car and Car Discussion Thread

[Andrew]

9 hours ago, notyettoday said:

My little race car is now smoke free for the first time since I've owned it... Took a chance on an unknown MX-3 engine last weekend and got lucky,  and after breaking some ridiculously hard to find components trying to get a fitting disassembled,  It now has correctly functioning a/c.  

 

That car is totally poggies. Got any more pictures?

[notyettoday]

58 minutes ago, Andrew said:

That car is totally poggies. Got any more pictures?

I'll get some more when I get home from work!

[notyettoday]

Let me know if you want more,  it's a 1992 Ford Festiva GL Sport.  I've added a 16v 1.6 from a Mazda MX-3 to make it feel like a sport. 

[Alex]

K swap it

[Andrew]

I'll K swap you.

[notyettoday]

10 hours ago, Alex said:

K swap it

Some people are running turbo BP's in these.    I just wanted the most power I could get and still keep air lol

[axipher]

I'm sad I got rid of my Accord for a CR-V and don't think the CR-V justifies being in this thread, but here's my daily commuter: 2019 CRF 250 Rally

 

[Andrew]

This is a thing that can happen with Hondas/Acuras so if you have one you should probably do something about it 

GitHub - HackingIntoYourHeart/Unoriginal-Rice-Patty: "Unoriginal-Rice-Patty" is my personal title for the Replay-based attack on Honda and Acura vehicles

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[axipher]

2 hours ago, Andrew said:

This is a thing that can happen with Hondas/Acuras so if you have one you should probably do something about it 

GitHub - HackingIntoYourHeart/Unoriginal-Rice-Patty: "Unoriginal-Rice-Patty" is my personal title for the Replay-based attack on Honda and Acura vehicles

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Just "do something about it", so get my FOB's reprogrammed then never use them so that their codes can't be extracted...

[Alex]

I have a manual, I'm fine.

[Andrew]

1 hour ago, axipher said:

 

Just "do something about it", so get my FOB's reprogrammed then never use them so that their codes can't be extracted...

Nope, you got it all wrong. The fix is to sell it and buy a Toyota.

[BWG]

17 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Nope, you got it all wrong. The fix is to sell it and buy a Toyota.

 

He does have a good suggestion this time, but due to his last advice to folders, I would be skeptical. 

[Alex]

Also I did the valve clearances yesterday, worst exhaust was 0.008" and worst intake was 0.007". Set them to 0.011" exh and 0.009" intake.

 

Sadly, someone seems to have used way too much torque on the valve cover bolts and when I was undoing two of them near the exhaust side of the engine the bolts snapped off in place. So I have ordered the cam tower bolts and new bolts to replace them and they'll be arriving on Thursday. Also took the opportunity to replace the valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals.

 

Additionally I replaced the spark plugs with new iridium spark plugs, and new Denso coils and freshened up the spark plug cover with some sanding on the logo and wording.

 

I can't wait to actually start it up and try it out... but will have to wait until later this week to do so. Will probably remove the valve cover again this weekend to paint it as it's looking rather worse for wear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BWG]

That all looks great! Way to go, man!

[Alex]

The different valve cover might be a spoiler as to what's ahead

[J7SC_Orion]

...V8 !

 

 

[BWG]

I would show you the newest V8, but it got hauled away on a flat bed today. Made it a whole 2 weeks without breaking. Thankfully, I have 2 V8s though.

 

But, none are yellow.  

[J7SC_Orion]

1 hour ago, BWG said:

I would show you the newest V8, but it got hauled away on a flat bed today. Made it a whole 2 weeks without breaking. Thankfully, I have 2 V8s though.

 

But, none are yellow.  

 

...nuthin' wrong with 2 V8s, especially in the sound department  

  

 

[PCSarge]

My Epitomy of chryslers bad engineering, but still fun to drive. 2004 chrysler sebring touring with the 2.7L V6 and a small snail attached under the hood for 5PSI of fun. 

 

 

Edited September 1, 2021 by PCSarge

[Andrew]

I did some photoshopping and I actually kind of like it like this.

 

 

Removed headlight washers, radio antenna and side marker as well as fixing some paint issues and cleaning it up a bit.

 

Original for comparison:

 

The headlight washers I know can be removed legally, but the side marker, I'm not sure. I do know it's not a legal requirement to have them in Europe because EUDM only cars generally don't have them. The EUDM cars that do have them only really have them because they're also sold in the US and they're a legal requirement there. The part that I'm not sure of is whether or not it's legal for me to remove them if they came stock.

[Diffident]

31 minutes ago, Andrew said:

The headlight washers I know can be removed legally, but the side marker, I'm not sure. I do know it's not a legal requirement to have them in Europe because EUDM only cars generally don't have them. The EUDM cars that do have them only really have them because they're also sold in the US and they're a legal requirement there. The part that I'm not sure of is whether or not it's legal for me to remove them if they came stock.

Most cars don't have side markers anymore.  Car manufacturers wrap the front and rear lights around the corners of the vehicle so they are visible from the side, this fulfills the sidemarker requirement.   The pic of @PCSarge car one post above yours is a good example.

 

[Alex]

Or they have them on the side mirror like my old Accord did.

 

Also got the car up and running again, was waiting on 2 cam tower bolts. It's a bit louder and ticky-er with the new valve adjustment and definitely starts up quicker with no hesitation from the new spark plugs. Also glad I changed the valve cover seals as I saw it weeping oil near the rear of the engine.

 

Now just on to painting the valve cover this weekend... but it's scheduled to rain (again) so might not.

[Snakecharmed]

23 hours ago, Andrew said:

The EUDM cars that do have them only really have them because they're also sold in the US and they're a legal requirement there. The part that I'm not sure of is whether or not it's legal for me to remove them if they came stock.

 

I'm not familiar with the details of this regulation but the Lexus LS in the US never got those fender side markers. At one point, I looked into making the bumper running lights on my GS work with the blinkers, but I opted for side marker mirror housings instead.

 

I never paid any real attention to what Toyota/Lexus was doing with those side markers, but it seems that only their cars that weren't bound for North America got them. Fender side markers were a staple on BMWs of that era, but not so much for other makes appearing in the US market, domestic or import.

Edited September 3, 2021 by Snakecharmed

[Andrew]

2 hours ago, Snakecharmed said:

 

I'm not familiar with the details of this regulation but the Lexus LS in the US never got those fender side markers. At one point, I looked into making the bumper running lights on my GS work with the blinkers, but I opted for side marker mirror housings instead.

 

I never paid any real attention to what Toyota/Lexus was doing with those side markers, but it seems that only their cars that weren't bound for North America got them. Fender side markers were a staple on BMWs of that era, but not so much for other makes appearing in the US market, domestic or import.

 

That explains why they look like an after thought then.

[Alex]

Thought I heard some whining under the hood that increased with acceleration, so I went ahead and ordered a new tensioner and idler pulley (that came with NTN 6203 bearings in them) as well as a new belt from Honda. Rather expensive, but nice peace of mind as I don't think they have ever been replaced (and it is scheduled in the manual to be replaced at 100k km). Installed them today and also used some Flitz to polish some AC lines because I'm OCD like that. Now I just need to paint the valve cover and it'll look mint.