Project R

[sachinwick]

Having signs of getting a sexy wallpaper for my pc!! Only the real beauties get a chance! At the moment a 240Z, soon it will be your teg

[Komisiripala]

Nice colour machan!. Is this heat resistant type spray paint or sikkens?

VHT wrinkle red spray can macho. 11$ on ebay, but sadly can't air freight here. have to send across on sea freight. i just queried on facebook and got a can from another honda nut. its really really worth the effort. the finish is mind blowing. unbeleivable quality. nothing like a flat paint at all!

apparently there's a similar wrinkle paint that our tuk guys use on their "kulla" which is a piece below the engine cover on a tuk. i have no idea what that is, but the garage guys mentioned this. so you might be able to find a wrinkle black like paint here if you explore that avenue. i'm saving the can for a respray or to do the l16 head on the batto

[Komisiripala]

Having signs of getting a sexy wallpaper for my pc!! Only the real beauties get a chance! At the moment a 240Z, soon it will be your teg

that would indeed be an honour! hopefully octanehead will be able to obige soon!

[dreamracer]

yes yes i am also looking foward for thr full feature of the "teg" by octanehead

[Octanehead]

Haha as soon as its done Komi's Teg will grace our pages dont you worry!

[Komisiripala]

more work, ah the joy! got down and dirty today as well. connected the wire harness, which took most of the morning, and then plugged in the radiator hoses.

then proceeded to thermal wrap the exhaust. and had to fabricate a new mount, since the prop shaft got in the way. another hurdle of a manual convo...

and then in it went:

what an utterly rewarding day! exhausted, but so so content...

[Jaliya48]

Hmmm...nice colours! Tell me more about this thermal wrapping, is it available locally?

[Komisiripala]

Dunno about local availability. Got it from Imran Yakoob. Funnily my Datsun came wrapped as well.

[Davy]

Dunno about local availability. Got it from Imran Yakoob. Funnily my Datsun came wrapped as well.

I thought the exhaust manifold was gonna be turned out in chrome! What happened to that idea? Or was I dreaming?

One more question... I see that the firewall is not insulated with heat resistant material. Is this how it was originally or are you thinking of putting it on the inside?

[Komisiripala]

hey where's my reply to this?? i remember replying... oh well

no davy it was lined on the inside. the outside was originally like this.

and no never had the idea of getting a chrome header. they radiate too much heat.

[Komisiripala]

the header gave quite a fight yesterday. all the mounts were different because of the auto box, so had to cut and weld everything back into place. half a day was lost on that process.

so today the power steering pump and ac compressor went back on. along with the hydraulics and ac hoses

which means the engine is almost nearly finished. only the distributor and intake isleft to be installed.

broke open the dizzie to clean up. and have to read up on how to mount and wire the msd ignition kit.

that's for tomorrow. also, we thought of getting her off her perch and onto the rubber. so we're fixing the lowering springs now, and putting the driveshafts into place. sadly couldn't stay long with her today. had to pick wifey up from work at 2pm.

those struts just made my heart stop.

[Jaliya48]

Don't they look great!

[Komisiripala]

Just the right colour combo no? Dude they look amazing. Home they're as good at what they do. It's just a temporary solution til I can afford multi adjustable coilovers.

[Komisiripala]

Ado sorry Jaliya just saw I didn't tell you about the wrapping. It's a fire resistant asbestos Fiber wrap. It absorbs the heat from the header and prevents most of it from radiating into the engine compartment. Since I'm replacing my stock cold air intake with a short ram, (needed for 70mm throttle body) I have to make sure the engine compartment air is cool. Hence this mummification.

[Davy]

Shocks are superb machang! Love to see the stance of the car once they're installed.

[shanX]

Neat engine bay!! Feeling kinda jealous

[Komisiripala]

Lol shanx some of my nearest and dearest friends/family have actually tried to sabotage project R for the same reasons!!

[Octanehead]

Lol shanx some of my nearest and dearest friends/family have actually tried to sabotage project R for the same reasons!!

Sabotage? o.O

[Komisiripala]

Yup. You know the story my friend. Jealousy is the root if all evil. I owe so much to the Teg in that sense. For pointing out the negative influences in my life. She changed my world and I changed hers. I am better person today because of this car. For that I'm eternally grateful!

[Dinus]

Wooow..Engine and the shocks are awesome...You are the best lover she ever meets.

[Cyclist]

She changed my world and I changed hers. I am better person today because of this car. For that I'm eternally grateful!

AMEN! LOL :speechless-smiley-004: :speechless-smiley-004: :speechless-smiley-004:

[Komisiripala]

Ha ha thanks guys. Your comments, at times makes it all worth my while.

Your right dinus she'll never know another like me

[fiat fan]

She is just awesome. You are one lucky person.. Hats off sir!! its gonna be on my wallpaper soon!!

[Komisiripala]

thanks man. i'm still waiting to finish. going into the 7th month now. today the mechanic has suddenly gone home. supposed to come back tomorrow...

at least she's off her perch, and back on her feet again.

[fiat fan]

Aiyoo these mechanics... why dont they get the enthusiasm on finishing up this babe?? Its going on super well.. This baby is gonna be real eye turner...