Hillclimb Project Type R EP3

[Kaveney]

Looks like it was going well there for the car and driver .

How are you finding the engine upgrades so far .

[df76]

Kaveney said:

Looks like it was going well there for the car and driver .

How are you finding the engine upgrades so far .

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Tbh, at gurston I haven’t seen any improvement in times or trap speeds. The driver might be a factor in that though! But the car did feel great at Prescott.

[df76]

Last event of the year held at a pretty soggy Prescott.. thought I’d hate it (getting bored of the rain ruining weekends), but probably the most fun weekend of the year including a pretty committed last run of the season in damp conditions. Pleased to only be beaten by lotus Elise’s.

Had hoped to do a late season sprint, but the underside of the car needs some attention, and it’s time to have the rear suspension apart. Thats about four years overdue, and it’ll be interesting to see how bad it all is. Intending to replace anything that needs tlc, including many rusty bolts.

[Kaveney]

Does the EP3 suffer with rear end rust like the FN2 .

Had an EP3 a fair few years ago but but cannot recall if there were rust issues .

[The Rotrex Kid]

Kaveney said:

Does the EP3 suffer with rear end rust like the FN2 .

Had an EP3 a fair few years ago but but cannot recall if there were rust issues .

I don’t think so. They seem pretty decent in my experience.

I have just bought some powdercoated rear trailing arms for mine to replace with the rear bushes, wondering if I should bite the bullet and get a white line rear ARB while I’m in there?!

[danb79]

Kaveney said:

Does the EP3 suffer with rear end rust like the FN2 .

Had an EP3 a fair few years ago but but cannot recall if there were rust issues .

I've seen a few with some rot when on the ramps at Grinspeed... But none like the FN2s go with that rear beam etc...

[df76]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Kaveney said:

Does the EP3 suffer with rear end rust like the FN2 .

Had an EP3 a fair few years ago but but cannot recall if there were rust issues .

I don’t think so. They seem pretty decent in my experience.

I have just bought some powdercoated rear trailing arms for mine to replace with the rear bushes, wondering if I should bite the bullet and get a white line rear ARB while I’m in there?!

The sills on mine need some attention, plus some areas towards the rear. It’s never going to be a show car, but don’t want it all to get massively worse.

Also pondering the same ARB, but do I want the rear that stiff for what I use the car for??

[df76]

Winter preparations commence, including some work for MOT purposes. Quite looking forward to getting the rear suspension sorted, the bushes were pretty screwed years ago which made any set up adjustment tricky.

[df76]

So, the biggest work to the civic complete. Full strip down of the underside undertaken and rust almost entirely sorted. A patch that has now been exposed and will be tackled over the next couple of years. The underside is now also protected, and given that the car now always sits in a garage it should hopefully ensure a long life.



Rear suspension all rebuilt at the same time, including new bushes.. replacing absolutely knackered originals.



Hopefully a couple of other things to sort before the 2025 season, but all budget dependent.

Edited by df76 on Friday 13th December 08:30

Edited by df76 on Friday 13th December 10:47

[The Rotrex Kid]

Ooooh, nice work. Would like to do this to mine. Looks like a job and half!!

[df76]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Ooooh, nice work. Would like to do this to mine. Looks like a job and half!!

Yes, quite a big effort. Had it soda blasted and then everything remaining removed before etch primer and then when for raptor paint. It’s never going back to being road car, so just wanted to make sure that it stays solid.

[danb79]

df76 said:

So, the biggest work to the civic complete. Full strip down of the underside undertaken and rust almost entirely sorted. A patch that has now been exposed and will be tackled over the next couple of years. The underside is now also protected, and given that the car now always sits in a garage it should hopefully ensure a long life.



Rear suspension all rebuilt at the same time, including new bushes.. replacing absolutely knackered originals.



Hopefully a couple of other things to sort before the 2025 season, but all budget dependent.

Edited by df76 on Friday 13th December 08:30

Edited by df76 on Friday 13th December 10:47

Wow! That's some serious work.. Every credit to you

[df76]

Winter maintenance now complete, and pretty well timed. Clutch was very much on its last legs and ready to fail. Certainly pushed my luck, and the difference in pedal feel is ridiculous.



Second gear also replaced. I might need to learn how to change gear properly. Big change is a plated diff being fitted, which will be last big upgrade for a good while.

Suspension set up also sorted, so it’s now tucked away again until the season starts.

[Kaveney]

If you do not mind me asking how many miles were on that clutch as im not sure if my one has ever been changed and the car is on 152,000 miles .

[df76]

Kaveney said:

If you do not mind me asking how many miles were on that clutch as im not sure if my one has ever been changed and the car is on 152,000 miles .

That was put in by the previous owner, and has done about 18k miles. But that includes quite a few event runs, and that would give the clutch a good work out.