Project WTF??? - 1991 Honda City

Sam wrote:

maniac wrote:

That 3rd pic isn't the same without you're crack ( or whatever its called )

Skiff*

And nice progress

Thanks, always learning

This looks shithot, cant wait to see it finished

hmmm. suprisingly straight forward, are those 15's though? I'm guessing they wont go under my 14's. When i test fitted my 16valve crx brakes they seemed to fit apart from the splash gaurd needed removing and probably 5+mm removing from where they mount to clear the disks.

Yeah they're 15's, need to fit CTR hub centres to push the disc out a bit.

The Caliper Carrier needs to be grounded down a bit on these specific wheels, but otherwise it's a direct fit.

do you think the hubs will be a direct fit? may be easier just to shim them out??

Funnily enough they should be!! Guess i'll find out soon!

Bosh...

I'm still speechless lol

Bet you've still not stopped grinning.

TBH i'm amazed how stiff it is!!

I sat on the back panel and it barely lowered it... going to need to find MR2 coilovers that will drop 120mm i think!

We've joined the two MR2 wing tops to the City rear quarters, also made 2/3rds of the front floor - This bit goot most of the day, fabricating the sheet to the shape of the floorplan - the centre tunnel will look factory when i've ground the welds and painted it up.

The city rear panel was plated to the MR2 rear crossmember, then reinforced it with 6mm plate. This is welded to the rear tow eye mount, and the brace bars run to the MR2 turrets.

We've also plated the front of the turrets with 6mm, and braced up to the main hoop of the cage.

Left to do is the brace the turret down to the bottom of the front hoop, dashbar and centre cross brace. Then the tarty sheet metal work

Wow...

Norledge wrote:

TBH i'm amazed how stiff it is!!

hehe

So you've fitted half an MR2 into the back of a tiny Honda.

I think you need to give your neighbours a hand to get that box in the Focus!

Lol well spotted James

Looking good, great to see it coming along!

*falls on floor in shock!*

Actually surprised at how much progress has started to happen.
Might have taken you a long time but fair play. will be running soon!

Coming on well! Can't wait to see completed. Reminds me of the AX cossie project on ssc and AX owners.

Starting to get properly good now... bit of paint, engine and stuff sorted, and you'll nearly be there!

getting there.

what happened to the AST rear coilovers you initially had, were these made to fit the city's turrets?

The AST's were made to fit the custom arm and cage, now i'm running the MR2 set up!

Going to make up the brake piping this weekend, and make the plate to finish the floorpan.

ouch, expensive pair of obsolete coilies!

I sold them way back for £50 less than a paid so no great loss!

Hopefully found a Cheap Turbo clip localish so might even get an engine soon!

SO after a bit or research into the standard brake disc diamensions for the City and the CTR, i've come up trumps with fitments - Del Sol SiR!

CTR Discs are 300mm Diameter, Del Sol are 280mm and thinkness is only 1mm out. So yeah... touch wood.

If you're using CTR calipers why can't you use CTR disks?

Norledge wrote:

touch wood.

Giggedy.

Chris_429 wrote:

If you're using CTR calipers why can't you use CTR disks?

Five stud, and too shallow to fit over the hub!

Ah true... basics then lol!

whats going in the front to offset some weight?

ash wrote:

whats going in the front to offset some weight?

Ahem... Fuel tank

That's my main concern when it comes down to it. But i can always add ballast if needs be.

spare wheel

Norledge wrote:

ash wrote:

whats going in the front to offset some weight?

Ahem... Fuel tank

That's my main concern when it comes down to it. But i can always add ballast if needs be.

Just have to keep the tank topped up

I'm loving the progress 2bf Keep it up.

thought you would say fuel tank, only issue with that is its not always the same weight and with half a tank it will only weight about 25kg.

also will it need to be a soft tank? just if you had a head on accident could explode...

Yeah going for a boat tank now, something like this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Plastic-53L-Inboard-Fuel-Tank-Boat-Fishing-Yacht-New-/130525240741?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item1e63e91da5#ht_1057wt_905

I'm going to cross brace the front inner wings anyway, so i'll just have to see how it goes!

Just checked the forum and wtf? Progress?!

Your intercooler setup sorted

Woah lag anyone!?

And you could replace the passenger seat with a fuel tank

Holycrapbags a post in the City thread!?!?

I'm getting bored of looking at it right now.

Found an N/A MR2 I can have for pittance. It'll get the city running till i can afford a tubby...

Do I?

Yes. As long as the mounts are the same for the na and turbo then it will ne easy to swap over in future. I say build everything as though going turbo with space for intercooler etc, custom ecu, then all you'll need to do in future is swap engine and some engine harness!

Yeh turbo n/a engine is a strait swap Sam. No excuses stu 160bhp will be enough for now . Will be so awesome to get the thing moving!

You removed the n/a engine?

Sam you was with us when we removed the n/a engine. We put it in the front of the llandow Mr2 lol

Yes I've scrapped two N/A's now... but they were both fucked

Spending next weekend working on it with as many minions as I can

Just went through the first few pages of this Stu, such a shame its rotting away. It looked badass at the start! If youd of just done a b16 swap and then boosted it youd of had some savage fun!

Finish it!

The first picture makes me want a City.

Haha nice one masher.

The day this gets finished I will keel over in shock. And once I had recovered buy stu a drink.

So yeah, Mince.

For a whole host of reasons, (losing storage space, having to move, loving the golf too much, wanting another disco, and general mincing) I'm going to scrap the City

Proper gutted, but it's been on my mind for a while now, moved it the other day, and the amount of work that needs doing has dawned on me...

A sad day!!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Seriously bad day.

fudge stu thats not good! I actually don't know what to say.

Circumstances forced though by the sounds of it. Gutted for you!!

At least you gave it a shot though, most people its all talk.

TBH, now I've fixed (read bodge) the rev limit on the Golf, I love it too much to ever consider replacing it with the City.

It's poopoo, but thats life.

Thats not good thought it would actually get finished.

At least u still got the golf