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[Eric_Sn@il]

Just thought id get a quick progress thread sorted on here

I dont want to bore you with the full progress thread as its a bit long winded, but basically this is how my car stood until recently -



Engine bay shot -



Brakes and old wheels shot -



Cool number plate shot -



Interior shots -




Then i decided it was time for a change after 2 mag features, and endless amounts of people getting the same wheels lol, so here is how it stands now -







And a quick brief spec is

Fully stripped out
Carbon doors, boot, bonnet, buckets, spoiler, petrol cap
Garrett GT2871R turbo all custom made, 308bhp and 210ftlb @ 5psi
Magnesium rally spec speedline wheels
AP racing 6 pots

Please feel free to comment

[leanne]

car's looking good!! personally i prefered the red wheels, as from your pictures they looked so good with the colour of your car, however, silver are also effective.

[Eric_Sn@il]

car's looking good!! personally i prefered the red wheels, as from your pictures they looked so good with the colour of your car, however, silver are also effective.

Thanks the wheels didn't really match the new yellow'y looking carbon doors IMO, its difficult to show how bad they looked with the pictures i have, but trust me its the right choice

[Nick]

Turbo Type-R ay...bet this is rapid!

Got any vids mate?

[gavin]

welcome, car lloks great but i bet its loud on the move inside it. very srtiped out

[Eric_Sn@il]

welcome, car lloks great but i bet its loud on the move inside it. very srtiped out

Its not too bad tbh for a full 3 inch decat, i had the exhaust custom made to be as quite as possible but as free flowing, hence the massive backbox

Turbo Type-R ay...bet this is rapid!

Got any vids mate?

[Nick]

[leanne]

Thanks the wheels didn't really match the new yellow'y looking carbon doors IMO, its difficult to show how bad they looked with the pictures i have, but trust me its the right choice

Trust ur judgement lol

[stu]

Alright thats got a fair bit of poke about it The red wheels did look good but if everyones got them now then yeah it is time for a change

[gavin]

fair old backfire there lol. what does it weigh in at then coz my cars got a load of power but weight like 1500kg with me sat in it

[Eric_Sn@il]

Alright thats got a fair bit of poke about it The red wheels did look good but if everyones got them now then yeah it is time for a change

New wheels are much lighter too

fair old backfire there lol. what does it weigh in at then coz my cars got a load of power but weight like 1500kg with me sat in it

Before the doors and boot and other crap ripped out it was at 1117kgs, with a full tank of fuel

Id like to think now with half a tank of fuel its probably around 1000kgs

Still plenty more to come out of it though

[gavin]

New wheels are much lighter too



Before the doors and boot and other crap ripped out it was at 1117kgs, with a full tank of fuel

Id like to think now with half a tank of fuel its probably around 1000kgs

Still plenty more to come out of it though

lol. more well power to weight is what counts im looking into a fiberglass bonnet to try and get some weight out of it as its nearly the same weight as the moon

but i couldnt strip it ou that far tbh. i like my comfort aswell

[Eric_Sn@il]

lol. more well power to weight is what counts im looking into a fiberglass bonnet to try and get some weight out of it as its nearly the same weight as the moon

but i couldnt strip it ou that far tbh. i like my comfort aswell

Once i wind the power up to 8psi with the new clutch in i should be looking at well over 300bhp/tonne

stripped out is ace, but i must admit i do have a 150 astra diesel to run around in and has some creature comforts

[el-driver]

Nice car hun! Best shape civic in my opinion Do you race this car?

[gavin]

the lad who is doing my car had a 611bhp civic weighing 870kg. wrote it off in the end on a track day

[Weeman Rules]

That much be a scary car to drive with all that power!

It looks very nice!

One question tho... What are the holes for in the rear bumper? I've seen this before on these cars but I can't remember why people do it...

[Eric_Sn@il]

Nice car hun! Best shape civic in my opinion Do you race this car?

Thanks! and no, too much money in it to go racing, will do the occasional track day once the cage is in though

the lad who is doing my car had a 611bhp civic weighing 870kg. wrote it off in the end on a track day

Nice!

That much be a scary car to drive with all that power!

It looks very nice!

One question tho... What are the holes for in the rear bumper? I've seen this before on these cars but I can't remember why people do it...

Its not too bad, keeping it in a straight line is a bit of a challenge with the plated diff but its not THAT bad

Holes are to stop the rear bumper acting like a parachute, it just lets the air flow a bit better underneath

[Dave_Ebs]

That sounds awesome

[Eric_Sn@il]

Cheers fella

[danwelford]

Looks nice, I used to have a supercharged civic

[L1_5TUE]

thats some piece of machine you have built fella not many type r stripped out like that lol

[calibra-keith]

You have basiclly done what i have wanted to do, iv been looking at these civic type r's with the idea to strip as much weight as possible but N/A and maybe use for hillclimb (under 2000cc cat), power would be great but its just the weight even after you strip and spend fortune on composite panels

[wkd_el]

That is savage. Great build. You done a lot of the work yourself or tuners? Real professional looking job

[Eric_Sn@il]

That is savage. Great build. You done a lot of the work yourself or tuners? Real professional looking job

Cheers mate, most of the work has been done by me. Anything that has been welded was done by a good mate of mine in ashford, he is seriously talented when it comes to shiz like this, wouldnt take my car anywhere else. and the mapping done by track n road in essex

You have basiclly done what i have wanted to do, iv been looking at these civic type r's with the idea to strip as much weight as possible but N/A and maybe use for hillclimb (under 2000cc cat), power would be great but its just the weight even after you strip and spend fortune on composite panels

If you used fiberglass items it wouldnt work out as expensive as the carbon ones! Mine should be around the 1000kg mark now, and i still have glass, ABS and heaters in so, in theory i should break 1000kgs with the cage in, which isnt too heavy i dont think lol

thats some piece of machine you have built fella not many type r stripped out like that lol

Cheers fella, was a daily drive up until recently

[Eric_Sn@il]

Just realised its been ages since i updated this!

Its back on the road now Mot passed with no advisories!



All taxed and road legal now, ready for the Cage fitting

also bought this -



New daily

scoop fitted into headlights





Latest pic of how it looks side on



Stage 4 clutchmasters, means i can wind the boost up a little more to 8psi ish, which will do for now until i forge it

[alex-atari]

Liking this! Big fan of these cars, especially when they move like yours seems to!

[alext]

Awesome!

[stu]

Nice progress. Certianly love your civics dont ya

[Eric_Sn@il]

Nice progress. Certianly love your civics dont ya

the old daily was going to cost a bit to sort and the silver one came up at a price i couldnt refuse

[Keenan]

really nice car bro have a friend trying to put 1 back together had a small pon fire in the engine bay and the parts seem to be a bit hard to come by