Bean

Youve got a thread for a silver one, http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/74154-st205-gt4-rebuild/

Ahhh yeah thats long gone that one. although many parts such as the engine live on in the red one. I thought i copied the build thread onto here, i must have not got round to it.

I need it back at some point as its the one I should never have sold. Have you got any plans for it or just sorting the integra for now? Saw a caged kp in the new forest on sat

Theres still a few bits i will get round to doing, main one is a rear wheel bearing when i get chance. Ive got a bit more work to get the dc2 on the road but not too much. i want to get it booked into somewhere to get new arches and ends of the sills remade. not sure where to take it though. Did you get any pics of the kp?

cheers mate.

Can you remember if i had the gt4 build thread on here? As i cant seem to find it.

I put it back in the garage last night

any updates on this?

You just have to stick with them Maddox. Anything can be fixed it just takes time. Plenty ones worse than this out there.

Both sills are cleaned up, wiped down with thinners, treated with hydrate 80 and covered with underseal now.







Ive gave them two coats so it should keep them protected for now.

Nice one Ian, just read through this thread. keep us updated mate. The daily was mint so i cant wait to see what the other one will end up like!

i picked up a non ac alloy torque mount. compared the ac cast iron ones its so much lighter!





I made a start cleaning up the sills. The ends of them are pretty rusty but no big holes yet. The rest of the sill wasnt too bad. i cleaned it up with a rust and paint remover wheel in the grinder something which wasnt as aggresssive as the wire wheels or flap discs.



i then wiped it down with thinners and gave it a coat of hydrate 80.





There were loads of other bits i had to do too which ive not mentioned like seized bolts. I ordered a heap of parts from amayama as Honda uk prices are shocking. Ive still to fit some. Ive since ordered a heap more as i cant bring my self to pay Honda uk prices.


The next delivery has just landed at customs yesterday so hopefully its not too far away. they will no doubt want their fees off me and parcel force will want their "clearance" fee which they sting you for.

Well i cant believe i havent updated this since August!
I lost interest in it a little and progress slowed down then holidays and festivals got in the way ect.

Heres a few more pics showing some progress

back end in the garage


The rear calipers were rebuilt with new parts, i had to get an exchange caliper for one of them as the needle roller bearing was trashed for the handbrake mechanism so i gave up with that ones as the bearings are not available.


brakes bled up with 5.1 with the help of the the gf.



fronts were rebuilt with new pistons ect, stainless lines front and back fitted also


I got the car running after an issue which took me a good while to figure out. At first it ran fine then it just wouldnt fire or not for long anyway. I had the cam belt cover off it and all sorts trying to figure it out i was looking at wiring ecus and all sorts. I even removed the immobiliser from two stock aerodeck ecus and tried other maps in the p28! i ended up borrowing a dizzy from a mate and it then ran. it turned out to just be my dizzy cap and rotor arm! so new honda ones went on and it was sorted! The old ones were the original ones from 98! Not bad so thats why i bought genuine Honda ones again.

I had this k&n brand new in the box for a gt4 i ended up stripping to rebuild my other gt4.



Water was getting into the boot so new rear light gaskets went in.



i had a bit of a tidy up in the garage and got this recaro ive had for years out and bolted on a dc2 rail and in the car.



Back in the garage for rear end clean up!



crusty mc rust


rear arb removed





chassis clean up



after removing what i could with flap discs, wire wheels in the angle grinder then grinding stones and wire attachement in the die grinders i wiped it down with thinners and applied bilt hamber gel and left it for about an hour. You can see the rusty bits where its gone a greeny yellow. I then went back over those with the grinders ect to clean them up further. Some bits got a second treatment also.



Then wipe down with thinners again and apply bilt hamber hydrate 80 rust converter just as a preventative measure incase i didnt quite get rid of it all. They are great products the bilt hamber stuff.



While i was cleaning up the reinforcement bit on the boot floor for the towing eye the wire wheel went through part of it. i cut the thin piece out and welded a new piece in.



I did it in sections so large areas were not left exposed as bare metal. you can see the black parts were the hydrate 80 has cured and the blue where i have just applied.

I sprayed wax oil thinned down with thinners into the chassis legs and any cavities like where the rear suspension mounts too until it poured out of the holes in the chassis legs so everything was covered. I used a piece of hose with a brass end in it with little hoes so it sprays in all directions and you can feed it into the cavitiees. i also did behind the rear bumper and anywhere i could get it in.

Next was the schultz.



On the boot floor i used a bit over a full can alone and its all well covered.

They will be a rare old skool classic by the time DCY sell their starlet stock lol

how much is the gearbox if its in good condition?

What do you guys think at set of rota j mags are worth which need a refurb due to corrosion under the clear coat.

I understand the disparity between the front right & left but the weights would be more even side to side at the back. ???

If you plan to run a mls gasket like the athena one make sure both surfaces are absolutely spotless and true.

Great weekend guys. I was gutted the 71 was gone in the morning as i never got a pic!

The rain was bad though!

On our way but traffic is really bad trying to get to the a1. Were a good way off yet.

No holes or missing bits that clip onto the interior trim. Can collect at jae.

I can't get there until Friday evening I'm afraid guys. Because of work but also taking luke out of school.

i always thought the h series box was alot heavier than the b series too.

What sort of spec would they be?

Cheers mate. He's got 2 more free years then.

I can't remember if I did or not last year.

Things are getting pretty seriod now mate!!! cars going well!!

hahahaha nice one! Ive saved the pic. I changed the wheels as they were poo and poor condition and the stock exhaust had been bodged and fell off on my drive. Dont know what that yellow sticker was though.

And that fog light fell off too in a flood.

Bean that is utterly gorgeous! Looks immaculate, and nice optional on the front wings too!

Phil.

Cheers Phil, well spotted on the wing lights. Its got a few little optional extras in it. The pic makes it look good tbh. Its got a few scuffs on the bumpers and scratches in places. It's a nice colour though and a good genuine car which hasn't been ruined. I use it daily.

I've seen it numerous times. Either parked up or driving. Never got chance to speak to the owner. Never saw it driven in anger though. Always used to see it in Worksop/retford areas.

Ahh cool good to know. I've owned it about 18 months now. I don't think it's had a hard life being an auto especially. It runs bang on no smoke ect. I'm pretty sure it's the original engine too.

Did this come from retford at some point???

I bought it from just outside Sheffield about 15 mins out I think. The guy hadn't had it long but he bought it from a family friend and she had owned it for some time then sold it and bought it back I believe. It was just used for running around locally I believe.

Do you know the car?

There isn't many grey ones about.

I should be in my gt