AWD Civic Coupe Turbo Build

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Thankyou very much sir! No update as such for tonight..

Other than bringing a little voting competition to anyone's attention who is interested;

http://www.totalcarmagazines.co.uk/wp-content/plug...

Obviously you can guess which one Id like to see votes for, but the idea is you vote for the one you actually like..

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Lol i dont quite think so, i know ive spent alot but thats the amount the wife made me put... She reckons its that high..

Thing is, ive had it since i turned 18.. Its been through some big changes before i realised i wanted to do this to it- and this isnt cheap by a long shot.. But as i said- when they asked how much, the wife was stood behind me lol

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myles1972 said:

If your wife thinks you have spent 50k on the car, you have obviously spent 75k. Thats the way it works with the wife and me, in any case!

Very nice project, so well engineered. Bookmarked.

You know what.. You have a point.. But then again my wife is awesome with cars, shes helped me welding and working on the car. She knows more than she lets on...

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That generally is the case, i think thats what the wife took into account with the £50k.. lol

It all adds up too quickly.. The engine build, turbo parts, driveshafts, electronics, it does all add up.. I believe the technical term is "denial"..

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haha

"slipping to the right"... i just need to "get all my ducks in a row" and work towards the "goal".. Lol bullst bingo is awesome..

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Is that Rollys Royce Aero Engines by any chance?? I work for BAE and its awful here for "business speak" and acronyms

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Ahh i can imagine.. The mentality here can be abit difficult..

I work at Warton in Lancashire, Typhoon Avionics..

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Im civvy mate.. Work closely with the RAF from time to time but yeah, civilian.

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rhinochopig said:

Hence your ability to cobble together prototype electronics for testing quickly

Sorry only kidding

snowmuncher said:

So have you got DASS tucked away in there somewhere ?

Im not saying anything :P

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Thats fantastic lol..

Im actually across the road in W354C..

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A very small world!!

Yeah thats me.. Grey A4 Avant sport.. I always parked in the same space.. habit..

Ill keep an eye out!!

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Look what I received tonight, this is a picture of the laser cut / engraved dash control panel fascia.

Hopefully ill have it on Thursday to assemble but needless to say im very happy with how it came out. Ill just need to send across the other 4 panels for work!!

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Thanks mate!

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Sorry mate, youre going to have to wait for that lol..

I asked the chap who cut it to email me a picture.. That was it.. Its in the post and will arrive tomorrow.. I need to cut a template for the dash opening out of clear, use that to cut out the pictured fascia, install the switches, cut the holes for wiring and illumination in the clear sheet, and install the fixtures and fittings..

It wont do it justice if its not lit up properly...


Ive decided to offer these to people as well with the other things I make..

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AHH what a coincidence lol..

I used to have an ali panel with sharpie all over it, i really wanted to improve it with this build lol

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Honestly i have no idea- i didnt realise that was a problem...

Yes there are some geeks there arent there (looks sheepish) ..

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HA, im around Inskip on occasion myself lol.. Maybe when its finished, if its ever finished lol

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The panel arrived tonight, so i took some time to assemble it.. The LEDs havnt come so i used some i had on the shelf, these are ultra high brightness non-diffused so you can see they are too focused on the rear of the panel. But it gives the idea..

Please forgive the finger prints and its obviously not fully fitted in the dash yet..







Also excuse the awful camera- it really doesnt handle dark very well

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a good point mate, ive already taken care of it.. The dash display with the rev counter has a dimmer circuit, it runs everything at full brightness then dims it with the headlights.. This will be running off that.. :P

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Carbon fibre dash- im not made of money lol

My vote is on the westy!! lol