MLR's Bogan cruise ship

[The Bogan]

36 minutes ago, admS15 said:

While you're at it

1 for the cruise ship and 1 for the Honda 

😉

Nope, because "not" race car

[The Bogan]

Trying to get new OE PBM calipers for the VX has been problematic, after getting told by a few joints they had stock, apparently they are waiting for stock, which after chatting with their suppliers they may infact not be getting them at all

I also found a few joints that advertise new OE calipers, that are not actually PBM, or are PBM, but rebuild, typically around $400 each for the fronts

So I dropped my showbags

I can get rebuild kits easily and cheap enough, so I now have rebuild kits coming for the front and rear calipers, I'll strip out mine, give them a good clean, and rebuild them myself

So in the end, 4 calipers rebuilt for less than the price of 1 purchased PBM rebuilt front caliper

Winning cash wise, by alot, but lossing time wise, sadly I will be back at work before all the parts arrive

I might end up taking them into work and "find some time" then to rebuild them

In other Honda related news: my new brake pads have arrived, but, the new discs are not arriving until, yeap, I'm back at work

So all the car maintenance jobs I had planned for next week have all been kicked in the balls

And no, the stock calipers are not going to get painted red

[UWISSH!]

2 hours ago, The Bogan said:

 

And no, the stock calipers are not going to get painted red

Red is soo yesterday. Everyone knows it’s fluro yellow now.

 

[The Bogan]

As I don't trust myself with feeler gauges, and getting things to hot/cold spec stuff, the Honda is booked in next Monday to get the valve lash done

Plus, for $250 to get BYP to do it properly is worth the cash

[admS15]

Is that before or after they install the rotrex kit? 😂

[r32-25t]

Just get them to quickly throw a set of cams and a turbo on while they’re in there 

[The Bogan]

So, were any of the K24's valves out of adjustment, yes, basically all of them were either a little loose or tight and needed attention 

Is valve adjustment a typical thing for RB25 neo and 26 owners so???, if so how often????

Whilst picking up the car I asked if there were any other typical things that might need attention

1. he suggested the cam chain tensioner could get replaced at my milage, so, as I do, a new one is getting ordered (about $150 for a OE one from Honda)

2. the clutch is fairly worn, so, as I do, a new OE Honda clutch kit is also a happening thing (I asked about lightened flywheels "while where in there", he stated to not go that direction for a street car as it would have more drivability issues on the street than performance gains)

Apart from the above the Honda got a clean bill of health

And...............when I asked about a LSD he hit me up with a few options, I stated I want a mechanical one (TORSEN), there are OE Honda ones that fit, but, there are also some aftermarket options, and also multiple final drive ratios that I could look at......"while we're in there", at this stage I'm looking at options and prices......to be continued 

[Duncan]

classic

anyway, rb25 and 26 use hydraulic and solid lifters, not rockers, so no adjustment required (except theoretically for wear in an solid lifter shim over time)

[GTSBoy]

1 hour ago, Duncan said:

rb25 and 26 use hydraulic and solid lifters, not rockers, so no adjustment required (except theoretically for wear in an solid lifter shim over time)

He did ask about Neo 25, which use shim, not hydros. Shitty 2nd class shim over buckets though.

And.... No, with regular oil changes and not too aggressive cams, you should get a couple hundred thousand out of them without needing to shuffle/replace shims.

[The Bogan]

Finished rebuilding the calipers and replacing the hub bearings today on the Bogan Cruise Ship 

As previously stated, the front passenger side caliper jammed up on my last cruise, which did cause some concern going down Bulli Pass

Mark talking to Jackie: Me.  "Honey, the brakes are fading" Her. "Are we going to crash" Me. "Possibly not" Her -staring intently at me and the road. ".................." Me. .......Dropping into 2nd gear, hand hovering over the hand brake, and looking for safe places to crash........ if required..........

In the end it was not required to park the car backwards into a tree, which was nice

The old hub bearings were fairly lose, not really grindy or wobbly, just old, but the difference between the old and new one was chalk and cheese, so it was good preventive maintenance while I was in there

Now it's just a waiting game until my new DBA rotors and pads turn up

Same waiting game for the DBA rotors for the Honda (I already have the DBA pads patiently waiting on a shelf in the garage)

Overall it was a simple, yet fiddly job to rebuild the calipers, but it was a fun little job none the less

Popping out the caliper pistons was done in stages with the help of a air compressor (and YouTube), the stuck piston took a few goes at popping it out a bit, pushing it back in, then popping it out again until it freed up and "popped", that O-ring was pretty messed up and hard compared to all others, all the pistons were fine with only a little work with a fine scotch Brite pad and brake cleaner to remove some gunk

I did take the car for a short spin and the brakes are working great again, I'm still replacing all the old rotors and pads though as the left front rotor and pads took a beating from the stuck piston, and all the rotors are due anyway as they all have a lip and have seen a few sets of brake pads

The Commodore has now been put to bed again until the new pads and rotors arrive

In Honda grandpa spec related news, the V-Tec Yo got a new Pioneer android head unit in it today, nothing fancy, but it now has a reverse camera which is handy, plus not needing to carry a heap of CD's is nice

I've been on leave since 08 Dec, I go back to work on Monday, I am not looking forward to that, although, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it isn't a incoming train.....

[The Bogan]

On order of the Minister for War and Finances the Honda has had added quietness.....added, a little oval resonator, I was quite enjoying the screaming 4 pot V-Tec Yo noises, it has lost alot of that now, nearly at stock levels again, well, under 3.5k RPM anyway, over that it still sounds good for a little 4 pot, in my mind anyway 

[The Bogan]

Got the tune done on the Honda, to say I'm impressed with it would be an understatement

Better throttle response, and noticeably more power everywhere, the car also runs so much smoother

And weirdly the car sounds better, like it has a different exhaust, not raspy or droney, just a little louder, I assume it has something to do with changes in the cam timing/overlap????? maybe?????

I also noticed the fuel economy was better on the RTN drive home, I'll zero out the trip computer tomorrow and see what it gets on a Hwy drive to Goulburn

Overall money well spent

[Kinkstaah]

I had read this too, but I cannot touch the motor of my partner's honda (which is for sale now, RIP). I did read stories of turning VTEC on earlier, higher rev limit and better everything everywhere.

Dort Dort!

[The Bogan]

5 hours ago, Kinkstaah said:

I had read this too, but I cannot touch the motor of my partner's honda (which is for sale now, RIP). I did read stories of turning VTEC on earlier, higher rev limit and better everything everywhere.

Dort Dort!

The trims on cruise are on point as well, not that alot of people care about fuel consumption, or really me for that matter, but having the tune brings other welcome benifits

Disclaimer: This 6.1 ltrs/100km was cherry picked as I reset the trip when heading to Goulburn sitting on 110 on the Hume with cruise control and free air for 75km, I really wanted 100km to click over but I needed to stop and pee #oldmanbladder

 

More accurate was the final reading of 6.5ltrs/100km as there was some slow traffic on the trip back and I had to come off cruise control quite a few times, which is still better than it has ever got before

Time for a beer, to wash the taste of all this talk about fuel economy out of my mouth, I really need to finish doing the Commodores brakes and start burning all of the hydrocarbons again, which does about double of the ltrs/100km on the Hwy, and quadruple around town. LOL

 

 

[The Bogan]

The new rotors and pads for the Bogan Cruise Ship finally arrived today so I swapped them out this afternoon

The old rear rotors took alot of persuasion with WD-40 and hitting with my big rubber dead blow hammer to get off, the front were easy as the belting, and swearing, took place a month ago when I replaced the the front hub bearing assemblies

Just need some good weather so I can go for a cruise to slowly bed them all in

Fitting the new master cylinder has been put on the back burner for the moment, there's nothing wrong with the current one really, it was going to be a "while we're in there" job, but as the rear line flange nut is seized, I'm not going to attempt it until I get a new line in case it shears off, which, I'm not in a rush to do at the moment

[The Bogan]

Just went for a spin in a mint 2009 BMW Z4 M manual convertible, I can see the appeal, classic sports car, looks great, minimalist interior, and heaps of power for a car weighing 1300kg, and sounds lovely reving to 8k rpm, the gearbag feel shifting was insane 

Just like a classic MX5, but with balls the size of coconuts

A young guy at work just picked it up for $50k, with only 64k km on it, we took it for a quick thrash and I was super impressed with how it went

And weirdly, no check engine lights came on, well....not in the 15 minutes we were laying into it

If it wasn't my fear of all things Euro IRT electrical faults, oil leaks and all other documented issues surrounding all things Euro, I would definitely own one

Note to self, Mark, NO....... NO, KEEP OFF CAR SALES YOU IDIOT 

[robbo_rb180]

Yes keep off carsales............

Have you looked at some BMW 335? 4 seats, decent engine, manual/auto models

Your going to need a hobby when you do retire soon........... BMW fixer/connoisseur  

 

[The Bogan]

28 minutes ago, robbo_rb180 said:

Yes keep off carsales............

Have you looked at some BMW 335? 4 seats, decent engine, manual/auto models

Your going to need a hobby when you do retire soon........... BMW fixer/connoisseur  

 

I have always wanted another little "sports car" like the MX5 NB I had years ago, but, with more balls

I've got the Commodore with lots of seats and power, same same for my Honda daily hack, well, it has lots of seats anyway

I almost bought a NB MX5 Mazdaspeed (turbo) a while ago on a impulse buy, until I took it for a test drive, and remembered how slow they actually are

Meh, first world male white privilege problems are real

 

[robbo_rb180]

I think 86/brz with a LS would be mint. All the handling and plenty of go with no Euro CEL issues.

[The Bogan]

7 minutes ago, robbo_rb180 said:

I think 86/brz with a LS would be mint. All the handling and plenty of go with no Euro CEL issues.

To many issues and cost when you look into getting it to a reliable street car that is easily registered and insured

I'm looking at something small, cool and fun that just works straight out of the box

The Bogan Cruise Ship is my modified car that could possibly have issues at the drop of a hat

For my sanity I only really need 1 modified car in my life