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[Bitter]

My mom's friend is selling their 08 Civic with 80K on it, might make that the new DD. Can't be worse than my current car?

[bcredeur97]

9 hours ago, Bitter said:

My mom's friend is selling their 08 Civic with 80K on it, might make that the new DD. Can't be worse than my current car?

I want to say those were pretty bulletproof

[vetali]

10 hours ago, Bitter said:

My mom's friend is selling their 08 Civic with 80K on it, might make that the new DD. Can't be worse than my current car?

If you can get them before they are clapped out then they are the most reliable modern civic gen. Most the cracked block issues have been weeded out by now. Likes to eat rear brakes due to the caliper design. Motor mounts get bad but Honda still makes OEMs. They don't have the torque converter shutter issue that the bigger SUVs had those years.

[Bitter]

10 hours ago, vetali said:

If you can get them before they are clapped out then they are the most reliable modern civic gen. Most the cracked block issues have been weeded out by now. Likes to eat rear brakes due to the caliper design. Motor mounts get bad but Honda still makes OEMs. They don't have the torque converter shutter issue that the bigger SUVs had those years.

I'm guessing it's the base model so probably drum brakes? I'll find out at some point.

[vetali]

11 hours ago, Bitter said:

I'm guessing it's the base model so probably drum brakes? I'll find out at some point.

Yeah LXs are drums. Those go like 200k without needing service lol.

[Bitter]

39 minutes ago, vetali said:

Yeah LXs are drums. Those go like 200k without needing service lol.

Like most drum brakes. Just pull the drums and check/reset the adjustment from time to time to keep the brakes balanced nicely.

 

My drum brakes are working well I guess.

I submitted a formal complaint to DOT about the truck, further down the road they were slowly weaving left lane onto the shoulder back to the road repeatedly and they just barely missed those impact barrels there when they cut me off. Super dangerous!

[bcredeur97]

Oh gosh they turned on comic sans 

 

I’ll see you guys April 2nd

[AlwaysFSX]

2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Oh gosh they turned on comic sans 

 

I’ll see you guys April 2nd

Excellent

[Bitter]

Stuck on this one nut for half the day on this Audi A5, the inward bottom converter nut at the turbo. Will not come loose, can barely get anything in at it. I'm pulling the motor mount after lunch and should have enough access.

Boss has been grinding his gears on a brake hose on an old Dodge B Van, everything is seized and the air springs are in his way.

I had a RF brake getting real hot last week on my 98 Mazda, did a brake hose and it's a lot better but seems like the caliper is dragging some too. Slides are fine, pads move free in the bracket. Ordered a new caliper from a local supplier a couple days ago, went to put it on now at lunch and it's a left in a right box.

 

 

 

[Oskar94a]

It now stands on its own! 

 

 

it's really fascinating to me that just in July 2021 I began from this. Doing a few hours almost every weekend. 

 

Now it's just to get the wiring and steering wheel done and I can try to start and eventually go for a test drive of the chassis. 

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, Oskar94a said:

Now it's just to get the wiring and steering wheel done and I can try to start and eventually go for a test drive of the chassis. 

Plural? It has more than one wire!?

 

I can't wait to see what that hotrod can do!

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, Oskar94a said:

It now stands on its own! 

 

-snip-

 

it's really fascinating to me that just in July 2021 I began from this. Doing a few hours almost every weekend. 

-snip-

 

Now it's just to get the wiring and steering wheel done and I can try to start and eventually go for a test drive of the chassis. 

that thing is gonna be sweet. Great job thus far, can't wait to see it finished! 

 

23 hours ago, Bitter said:

Stuck on this one nut for half the day on this Audi A5, the inward bottom converter nut at the turbo. Will not come loose, can barely get anything in at it. I'm pulling the motor mount after lunch and should have enough access.

Boss has been grinding his gears on a brake hose on an old Dodge B Van, everything is seized and the air springs are in his way.

I had a RF brake getting real hot last week on my 98 Mazda, did a brake hose and it's a lot better but seems like the caliper is dragging some too. Slides are fine, pads move free in the bracket. Ordered a new caliper from a local supplier a couple days ago, went to put it on now at lunch and it's a left in a right box.

 

-snip-

 

is it just me or is brake caliper lifespan is about 25 years give or take? Less if the car sits

[Bitter]

19 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

is it just me or is brake caliper lifespan is about 25 years give or take? Less if the car sits

Probably about right, the hose issue was there's a ferrule on the hose to clip it to the a tab on the strut, the ferrule had rusted inside shrinking it's ID onto the OD of the hose and restricting it. I could blow through it but it was slow to release the caliper and caused a drag which was heating the brakes up on that side to the point I was getting the hot squealies from my pads when braking after driving for a while. It's A LOT better with the new hose but still feels warmer than the other side, so I was going to do the caliper as well. I'm also doing the other side hose when I get around to it. Calipers were off an 03-05 Mazda 6 so they're less old than the car but the hoses are original. Pads are no longer squealing when hot so I don't think I killed them and I don't feel any warp from the front brakes, feels pretty normal when stopping actually. +1 to those Raybestos EHT pads, they take some abuse!

 

Speaking of old, Celica has one caliper that's still original that I should replace. May just get the red powder coated ones because why not. Hoses were changed out for SS braided a long time ago almost when I got the car. Coolant is getting old and radiator is original, I'm going to do the radiator at home the same time I have the bumper off to do the HID bulbs. Just a new Denso replacement part, overheating isn't a problem for the engine on this car. Thermostat is fine still, but I think I may opt for some new hoses. Not sure if I want dealer parts since they'll be pretty ancient sitting on a shelf or if I should trust some aftermarket ones. I will probably order in some new dealer spring clamps though, I prefer them to screw clamps actually since they're constant tension vs static tension screw clamps. Screw clamps get loose as the rubber under the clamp compresses, loose clamps are bad.

[Oskar94a]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

Plural? It has more than one wire!?

Positive and ground wire 

[Bitter]

Just now, Oskar94a said:

Positive and ground wire 

What kind of gas mileage do they get?

[Oskar94a]

Just now, Bitter said:

What kind of gas mileage do they get?

Very different from car to car, the ones i have driven is roughly 0.8 to 1.2 l/10km 

[Bitter]

3 minutes ago, Oskar94a said:

Very different from car to car, the ones i have driven is roughly 0.8 to 1.2 l/10km 

Impressive, between 19 and 29 MPG for us stupid Americans.

[Beyond_The_Berm]

Took this out for the first spring drive.  Need to get the the bumper fit dialed but itll do for what the cars for.  Roads are still cold so 3rd gear was quite a blast lol.

[Bitter]

Here's the 2008 Civic my mom's friend might be selling. I see one large problem with it right off the bat, eh @vetali?

[vetali]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

Here's the 2008 Civic my mom's friend might be selling. I see one large problem with it right off the bat, eh @vetali?

Looks about 5 years older.... and the worst gen civic at that.

[Bitter]

2 hours ago, vetali said:

Looks about 5 years older.... and the worst gen civic at that.

Yep, it's a 2005. I've worked on a driven a few of them and they're....about my least favorite Honda to work on or drive. The D17 is gutless, loud, and buzzes badly as it screams away to accomplish little to nothing for all it's noise. They seem to rust up pretty badly and I recall they have the same rotting front subframe issues like the Accords of the time have from the AC drain water soaking the frames on the passenger side, yeah? It's a pass from me, I'll wait for the used prices to cool down and maybe grab a nicer example of a R18 8th or 9th gen if the prices are OK. As long as they have the 'like legos' brakes I like from Japanese cars and I can swap on some bigger front brakes and do a HID or LED projector retrofit in the headlights I'll be happy with it even if it's slow. Just gimme big brakes, wide lights, and heated seats with a little stereo rumble and I'm happy enough.

[vetali]

27 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Yep, it's a 2005. I've worked on a driven a few of them and they're....about my least favorite Honda to work on or drive. The D17 is gutless, loud, and buzzes badly as it screams away to accomplish little to nothing for all it's noise. They seem to rust up pretty badly and I recall they have the same rotting front subframe issues like the Accords of the time have from the AC drain water soaking the frames on the passenger side, yeah? It's a pass from me, I'll wait for the used prices to cool down and maybe grab a nicer example of a R18 8th or 9th gen if the prices are OK. As long as they have the 'like legos' brakes I like from Japanese cars and I can swap on some bigger front brakes and do a HID or LED projector retrofit in the headlights I'll be happy with it even if it's slow. Just gimme big brakes, wide lights, and heated seats with a little stereo rumble and I'm happy enough.

Yeah I hate them. Especially the ones with ABS, they stick the modulator in front of the timing belt making it annoying to work on. Kinda funny, 9th gens used to be hated. Now in this market they are still holding decent value for a car that was dipping into 4 digits before 2020.

[bcredeur97]

New car fleets in the US have to average 49 mpg by 2026.

 

they revised it up from 40… which I was already talking about was insane. 
 

that basically means the manufacturers will only be able to have a couple ICE cars in their hopefully large enough fleets to maintain that crazy high average 

 

y’all better buy that lambo you always wanted while you still can lol… don’t see the car bubble ending any time soon 

[Bitter]

6 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

New car fleets in the US have to average 49 mpg by 2026.

 

they revised it up from 40… which I was already talking about was insane. 
 

that basically means the manufacturers will only be able to have a couple ICE cars in their hopefully large enough fleets to maintain that crazy high average 

 

y’all better buy that lambo you always wanted while you still can lol… don’t see the car bubble ending any time soon 

Oh they cried that the end was nigh when emissions were first introduced in the 70's too. The automotive industry always says the sky is falling every time they're forced to do better through external regulation because if left to their own devices we'd still be driving cars from the 1950's.

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

Oh they cried that the end was nigh when emissions were first introduced in the 70's too. The automotive industry always says the sky is falling every time they're forced to do better through external regulation because if left to their own devices we'd still be driving cars from the 1950's.

My point is we’ll just have electric and boring ICE cars to choose from. There will only be room for work trucks probably lol. Maybe a couple 4 bangers 

 

This is probably that final nail in the coffin for V8 sporty/sports cars
 

unless someone decides to make some crazy freevalve variable everything V8 for a sports car that gets 35 mpg lol but then you’ll probably have to pay $40k just for the engine lol