What did you do to your Type R today?

[fatherpain]

@krees,
Ouch sorry to hear that man. Hope the car will be back to 100 once those plastic clips are replaced.

There are (2) sizes of black plastic clips and you can buy them at the dealer parts store.

The larger one on the right costs about 0.45 cents each.

The middle smaller one costs $1.93 (grrr)

I need to stop driving in the dark! I was on a state highway in North GA last night around 7:30 (dusk) and a cat darted, literally, right into my front passenger side wheel. Had no time to react (I hardly even saw it) and it's peeled my front lip a bit, pulled my front bumper a bit and broke several pop fasteners underneath. This coming right after I had the front end replaced after hitting a tire on the interstate. I'm started to feel my r is cursed. Oh well..I fixed what I could and will be ok with the few cracks and whatnot. The road armor film did protect the front from chip and bugs but I guess you can't protect against everything.

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[boosted180sx]

put on the lip/splitter and the mirror caps

 

[OneSickFK8]

Somehow scratched the very outer edge of the rear passenger wheel. I don't remember feeling or hitting anything. Either way this is it after masking off most of the car and rim to paint it.

 

[Kekela98a]

Spent 2 hours of my life installing the acuity rocker, spring, shifter base bushings, and boot retainer.

 

[TypeSiR]

Spent 2 hours of my life installing the acuity rocker, spring, shifter base bushings, and boot retainer.

Take her out for a drive. You’ll love it.

 

[Kekela98a]

Take her out for a drive. You’ll love it.

Planning to in the morning. Hopefully it was with the torture. Now I just have to decide if the shifter bushings are worth doing.

 

[ExVTEC]

After months of trying to decide what wheels to get a great deal in the member classifieds made the decision for me. Not my first choice but I like it. New red/black center caps on order.

OZ Racing Ultraleggera HLT 19x8.5 +53
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. 245/35

Rides like a Cadillac compared to stock

Car is dirty

 

[PwrOfDreams]

put on the lip/splitter and the mirror caps

Finally got to see what your car looks like

 

[iLovePho]

After months of trying to decide what wheels to get a great deal in the member classifieds made the decision for me. Not my first choice but I like it. New red/black center caps on order.

OZ Racing Ultraleggera HLT 19x8.5 +53
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. 245/35

Rides like a Cadillac compared to stock

Car is dirty

Are you on stock suspension or lowered?

 

[OneSickFK8]

Well just got back inside from checking the torques on the lug nuts to match the 94lb. A lot were probably around 70-80ish. Well I fixed that.

 

[ExVTEC]

Stock

Are you on stock suspension or lowered?

 

[fatherpain]

Finished installing the 2nd half of the Radium dual oil catch can... the one for the CCV. Kind of doubting it will catch anything, because the stock intercooler internals were clean when it was replaced recently... there is a terrific YouTube video that really helped me with the install

***NOTE the PCV oil catch can hoses are routed to the WRONG LOCATION IN THE YOUTUBE VIDEO below. The spots are flip flopped. Called Radium tech support to confirm. They said it won’t hurt anything and could leave it... so not a big deal... but it’s not as they intended. I’ll be ordering a new hose section then switch it to make it correct.***

..not sure I would have understood it with just Radium’s online instructions:

Went with the more involved install and deleted this part in favor or a cleaner straight hose connection as the final part of the Radium CCV install.

Had to remove the battery, intake, ECU and charge pipe...

Like this. Spilled some coolant making the new connections.

And had to clean it.

Having gone that far, the OEM shifter bushings were now accessable... so risked my wife’s wrath and went for the Acuity bushing install... Have had these for about a month.

The C clamps were a bit tricky. Acuity has some excellent YouTube install videos...but I couldn’t remove the C clamps using a screw driver, initially like the video showed. Improvised and used this prybar and crescent wrench instead. Placed the tip of the prybar under the C clamp the rotated it with the crescent wrench. Once the C clamps moved, then was able to get them off the rest of the way using a flat screwdriver...

Like this.

Acuity shifter bushings installed..

verified the inlet pipe is 2.5” diameter.. so can order the correct size boost leak detector.

Also did the ACT Sensor mod PERRIN_Jeff discovered and shared.

This all was done yesterday and today...
Buttoned everything up and gonna take it for a test drive

 

[Caestus]

An essential mod for your car if it’s a long term keeper imo. 20k miles and still looks good as new when washed. No chips

I agree 100% absolutely essential and a car mod that has re-sale value.

 

[TheTurk203]

Worth every penny

 

[OneSickFK8]

Worth every penny

Nice! I was looking at a Swedit

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