Solmans New Samba VTi

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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:06 pm

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Haven't updated in a while but this is where I'm at.

Fitted a new CF plug cover that I got at Japfest, next on the menu is going to be replacing the throttle cable with a shorter one and removing the brackets, then tucking the harnesses and replacing the washer bottle so I can move the ABS gubbins into its place. and tuck that sides harness. Move the fusebox and think about moving the battery

Will be replacing the rad with a stock Honda and a slimline fan as well.
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby Kristoffer » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:24 am

Very clean engime bae
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby hoppi05 » Mon May 02, 2016 8:57 pm

Wow so clean
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:45 pm

So I've decided to go back to the standard bumper, with the Civic lip. I also have a spare set of JDM lower fogs which I may fit but not sure at the moment. The bumper is in for a paint tomorrow then I may sell the facelift bumper with the raybrigs but I'm not sure, yet. Picked up some nicer main beam headlights and have sent the brackets off to be power coated in gloss black as these are letting my bay down, I've also cleaned up the plastics and they look brand new. These will be wrapped in yellow film as I have some spare.

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Decided to go back to stock seats as although I like the S2000 seats I prefer these more! They are out a written off 40 thousand mile ESI, no wear to speak of at all and totally mint.

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Grabbed another windscreen washer box and pump so I can chop it down and conceal it to tidy up the bay. Then its time to start tidying up the wiring harnesses
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby gwhoo4t » Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:12 pm

Kristoffer wrote:Very clean engime bae


Red battery post cover isn't on straight :P

(only jealous, don't mind me :mrgreen: )

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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:06 pm

Yeh I need to sort out that persky cover :)

Gone back to a standard bumper as well now as the other 2, this means I can put the car back to standard apart from I'd have to get some 15" Honda wheels which is the only way I'd be selling it (not that I am)

So new bumper, go the fog light brackets back from the powder coaters, replaced the bolts with alu ones and put some tint on the main beamers.
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:31 pm

Not much to report on this, still no power mods but maybe over the winter something will happen or not!

I got another cam cover and its been powder coated gloss black.

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I'll post up a few pics of my sunroof project on my spare roof shortly, roof is stripped and ready to be cut up and it looks like it will fit well.
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby gwhoo4t » Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:56 pm

Nice 8)

Compliments on the red terminal cover alignment.

Roof project sounds interesting.

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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby Donhumbostoni » Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:13 pm

What's going on with this build? Have you gotten lazy again?
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:09 am

Damn right! Too cold for laying underneath a car. This year i need a new quieter exhaust as my boy hates coming out with me because of the 100db it kicks out and if im doing more track work some new front discs and pads. Need to look at the rear arb alignment do an oil change and if i can find the supercharger i want start building the kit for that, otherwise its time to start saving for something a little different.
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby Donhumbostoni » Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:08 pm

something a little bit different? meaning a new car or a special build for the sol?
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:32 pm

Its a secret :wink: for now!

Not posted for a while so thought I ought to, starting to tidy up the bits and pieces that have been getting on my nerves. So a few bits have gone off to the powder coaters, the coolant resevoir bracket, the original alarm siren bracket and another set of main beam brackets I had kicking around which will most likely be refurbed and sold. I replaced some rusted up nuts with some titanium and alloy ones so the by is actually looking quite nice now. I plan to replace the rad and fit a slimline fan and finish off the spare washer bottle, plan to cut the top off and hide it away.

Next the exhaust is going to go and be replaced with something quieter, got a bonnet bra to fit as well.

Found some of these original raybrig brackets and plastics, the raybrigs themselves were shot, lens cracked on one and the other badly corroded. First time I've ever seen some of these in the flesh so I'll be swapping these out with my home made jobbies.

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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:20 pm

Ordered some new parts today for 2017!

First things first I need to get on top of all the niggly things that have been getting on my nerves and letting my engine bay down!

Ordered a nice alloy rad coated in black 8) with a slimline black Mishimoto 12" fan.
New front brake pads and discs.
Some wiring harness extension so I can run my raybrig fogs as main beams

Next up is sorting my loud exhaust out!
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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:34 pm

More powder coatings.

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Re: Solmans New Samba VTi

Postby solman » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:37 pm

Brackets back in and all set up, just waiting for my extension harness so I can use these as mains when I've got this bumper on.

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