Friday, October 16, 2020

The Forgotten Recycling Method




Considering the many dealers you will find in the market, engage with those who have a good reputation to avert being sold parts that are of inferior quality. If I wanted a factory ride height, and a smooth, well behaved Prelude, is there a vendor who sells OEM replacement kits, and what exactly am I shopping for? Even if I have to replace the suspension on all 4 wheels, that seems okay if it leaves my Prelude with a quiet, tight ride for the next 10 or 20 years. Although the CR-V is a large and tall car but it drives well and offer a comfortable ride. The easiest way was to angle the seat sideways inwards toward the interior of the car and lift the base out of the car first being careful not to scratch the door card in the process. You could say rust, but s2000's of this age, especially one being 20 years old would have some sort of rust by now unless it was garaged or meticulously maintained by one single owner throughout its life. An opportunity arose due to a flash 10% discount day over one weekend over the summer holidays at Tegiwa, so I decided to grab the components for the s2000 shifter rebuild.





It would be an opportunity to freshen and clean the carpets and check for any water damage. In hindsight, the shifter bushes were in pretty good condition, and I could have gotten away with just a good clean and regrease. Once complete, the seats were given a good detailed clean using a brush and some soapy water. Fitment is pretty good. The gasket looked in good condition with no rips or tears. Once complete, both seats were re-installed with all areas of the cabin cleaned to a good standard. I've cleaned it and did some metal polishing to the part. Get a quote from the dealership for the part and then check a few Honda parts sites from the states, they're mostly dealerships selling parts online. I had a bit of bad luck with a puncture in Q1, I made a mistake in spinning off the track in Q2 and then in Q3, I was too greedy in the first corner and got pushed off.





It was just an experience for me and unlike a UK track day the risks are much greater out here. We track more than 1 million unique SKUs on a daily basis. Just a few more bits to do, but these projects never end. A brake line wrench is what you need, which is a 10mm box end wrench with a slot cut out so that you can slide it over the hardline. Commonly, accessories in atv can come which will be able to recover the looks of ATV. This may be true with non-performance tires and on a track, but on the street under normal braking, you will be fine. Alittle pricey as you may agree with shipping to the UK, but what an amazing cup holder. Bob modifry designs some useful add on's for the s2000, and he has fabricated a bracket for a cup holder to be mounted on the passenger side. Unfortunately this bracket clips to the driver's side. I did like the idea of modifry's version, so I tried looking into seeing if there was a bracket that is available which could be modified perhaps.





If you are looking to stay with oem performance your looking at getting just "oe replacement" shocks. Once at the ring, it was like a gigantic car show, so many awesome performance and highly tuned and even rare cars. However, it works really well and provides a suitable placement for a drink at arm's length without affecting the drivability of the car. We enthusiasts, however, are anything but average. Parts are much cheaper in the states. It comes down to how large of herd , how much you want to spend and how fast you want to get the job done. If you did scratch the machined surface of the shifter (where the bush sits around) then it would be a good idea to sand down the scratches to eliminate any raised imperfections. We travelled along the A16 out of France, then on the E40 past Brussels and Gent with a fuel stop at a Shell petrol station in the Netherlands. If you are not sure you are doing all that you should in order to make sure your Honda is ready for winter, stop by your Honda dealer and let them winterize your car for you. Your car doesnt drive if it doesn't stop.