Civic Type R FN2 Track Car

[nismo48]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Wow. Super work. Love that.

Excellent skills

[Kaveney]

Cambs_Stuart said:

Always good to read an update! Have you got much more to do before It's ready to go?

I have a few more bits still to fit and think im out of time to have it ready for this year .

I was looking at a late track day on the 11/12/2023 but it will not be ready in time for that so early next year is the new plan .

[Kaveney]

nismo48 said:

Excellent skills

Many thanks .

[Kaveney]

Small update to finish off the bracing on the car the last unit to go on was a rear OMP strut brace .



New OMP rear strut brace in matching Red to go with the roll cage .











And installed .



















There is just about enough room to get a finger in to adjust the coilover adjusters .

[Kaveney]

Next for the car was to finish off the rear end as i have been waiting on some new OEM Honda spindles comin in from France and this was on a long back order .



The spindles on the original rear beam were past saving .







New Honda spindles .











I also ordered some Eibach rear camber shims to give - 2 deg of negitave rear camber .















Installed .







Next some new rear hubs , wheel bearings and bolts were ordered .











Then to finish off some new ABS rear sensors .

[Cambs_Stuart]

How do you find the Ridex parts? I've not used them before.

[SAS Tom]

I’m interested too because I always thought it was cheap crap that will fail quickly. Seems at odds with all the fancy parts you are fitting to the car.

[Kaveney]

Cambs_Stuart said:

How do you find the Ridex parts? I've not used them before.

I have used Ridex parts for some time now on a few cars and not had a problem as they seem OEM quality but are a touch more expensive than other aftermarket brands .

SAS Tom said:

I’m interested too because I always thought it was cheap crap that will fail quickly. Seems at odds with all the fancy parts you are fitting to the car.

TBH they do seem well made and if i cant get an Honda OEM of if it is silly money then i try and go for Ridex as the stuff i have had from them in the past is good IMHO .

[Kaveney]

I have been making good progress with this car but just ran out of time to get it on track this year ( this will now be two years from my last track day so hope i still know how to drive when i finally get back on track ) but the car is up and running so i took it to a grage i know to do a pre MOT inspection and all was fine apart from the emissions as they were way over on the HC and CO and as the fuel system was replaced ( new injectors , fuel pump , fuel filter ) and the O2 sensors were replaced for new units this pointed to the Cat being the cause of the fault .



So with this i took the car back hone and looked to order a new Cat and get the old unit removed .



Old cat removed .











New Cat .







I gave the new cat a quick tidy up with some XHT paint .











Then installed .







As i was removing the cat i thought i would also look to change out the Milltek exhaust as this is a touch loud for me with only having one silencer .



Old Milltek exhaust .











I ordered in a new Scorpion exhaust system with a center silencer .











And some new Exo Racing polyurethane exhaust hangers .







And new Cat exhaust snap ring and gaskets .







Then installed .















The scorpion is a great fit and not too loud so should be fine for noise limits on track .

[roadie]

This is a crazy build! It would be great to see some pictures of how the car is sitting when ready.

[Kev_Mk3]

I loved my scorpion system on my ep3, I've loved my scorpion systems on all the cars I've had them on. Shame they dont do them for the Swift. Ironically I dont like miltek as had a few snap and fail yet I've got that on my swift as its all i could get

[The Bearded Tit]

Knowing you, I hope you weighed the two exhaust systems to figure out if you added any back on

[Kaveney]

roadie said:

This is a crazy build! It would be great to see some pictures of how the car is sitting when ready.

I will be sure to update on this and its nearly ready ...... he said

[Kaveney]

Kev_Mk3 said:

I loved my scorpion system on my ep3, I've loved my scorpion systems on all the cars I've had them on. Shame they dont do them for the Swift. Ironically I dont like miltek as had a few snap and fail yet I've got that on my swift as its all i could get

They are very nice and i have had a few on different cars .

It gives a nice little increase in noise but not too much where as the single back box Milltek was far too loud for me .

[Kaveney]

The Bearded Tit said:

Knowing you, I hope you weighed the two exhaust systems to figure out if you added any back on

TBH i have but got all depressed when i found out the twin silencer Scorpion was a touch more weight

[Kaveney]

With most of the upgrades to the suspension nearly done i moved on to installing a few bits to the interior in the form of a few gauges .



First was to fit a volt meter gauge that doubles up as a USB / USBC charging port .



New Volt gauge .















This fits in place of the fag lighter with a little bit of cutting needing to the centre console .















Next was to look to install an oil temperature gauge and the best location looked to be the drivers heater air vent .



A new Prosport JDM 52 gauge was ordered along with a JNP oil temperature sensor and oil sump adaptor plug .











First was to remove most of the dash to gain access to the air vent .







Front air vent dash trim unit .











With access to the air vent the housing / air vent can be removed .







To mount the gauge i ordered a new Exoracing racing 52mm gauge holder that sits in place of the original air vent .







Then test fitted the Prosport gauge in the new housing .







Next was fitting the oil temp sensor and oil sump adaptor plug .











Then on to getting the wiring installed .







Next was to piggyback off two fuses for the permanent live and switched live .







Then all reassembled , installed and tested .











Last on the list was to also install a new Shadow D meter OBD2 gauge so i can get a correct reading on the coolant temps and also on the ETG , AFR , inlet temps etc .



New Shadow D gauge .











Then installed .











Quick vid of the unit in action .



https://youtu.be/5OruBDKRMQ0



And to finish off the two units installed .

[Kaveney]

Another small little update on the car and this time it was to install a fire stick .



First i ordered a 3D printed JED fire stick holder .







Next was to order a 50 second Fire safety stick .







Then on to mounting the mount in a accessible place if I ever need to use it .







The unit is now mounted on the roll cage behind the driver seat for ease assess .

[Kev_Mk3]

I keep looking at firesticks for mine I may do it this year at last.

Re the Shadow D-Meter-2 I guess its the same as my ultra gauge reading things from obd2?

Re the JNP oil sensor have you any pics fitted as intrigued. If I can get oil temp via that I'm tempted to do it myself.

[Kaveney]

Kev_Mk3 said:

I keep looking at firesticks for mine I may do it this year at last.

Re the Shadow D-Meter-2 I guess its the same as my ultra gauge reading things from obd2?

Re the JNP oil sensor have you any pics fitted as intrigued. If I can get oil temp via that I'm tempted to do it myself.

The Shadow D-Meter is a nice small little OBD2 gauge that reads data like a ultra gauge and you can set warning on the unit for coolant temps and EGT , AIT etc .

For the JNP sensor i will get some pictures but in essence the JNP probe goes in to a oil sump plug and that measures the temperature of tht oil and relays that back to the gauge .

[Kev_Mk3]

Kaveney said:

Kev_Mk3 said:

I keep looking at firesticks for mine I may do it this year at last.

Re the Shadow D-Meter-2 I guess its the same as my ultra gauge reading things from obd2?

Re the JNP oil sensor have you any pics fitted as intrigued. If I can get oil temp via that I'm tempted to do it myself.

The Shadow D-Meter is a nice small little OBD2 gauge that reads data like a ultra gauge and you can set warning on the unit for coolant temps and EGT , AIT etc .

For the JNP sensor i will get some pictures but in essence the JNP probe goes in to a oil sump plug and that measures the temperature of tht oil and relays that back to the gauge .

Perfect thank you.