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All the little things…

All the little things…

As I get older, I’ve learned to appreciate the more subtle moments. Like moments you’d disregard or just accept as normal when you’re young. Something as simple as just going on a short cruise with your friends in the cars you don’t have much time for anymore. When you’re younger it’s just like an every day thing or an activity you do whenever you see your friends. If you love cars it’s just fun to go cruise around in them, make some noise, talk some shit. There’s no thought of just going in one car cuz it’s more convenient. Convenient isn’t fun…

First night drive…

First night drive…

First night drive down the street was a success. Been busy the last few weeks so the EK9 hasn’t been getting much attention but now that we’re back from Indonesia, Yasu was able to spend some time on the car…

One of the major issues we had with the Civic was when we first acquired it, it was a bare shell which had a fuel tank in it that wasn’t in the greatest condition. That had to be swapped for another cleaner one since it was kind of rusty inside. After we brought the car back from Wekfest Japan, we also noticed the rear main seal was leaking so that also had to be addressed. The car is still running a bit too rich but that’s mainly because the injectors are a bit too big for the B16B when it’s paired with this particular Mugen N1 ECU we are running. After a drive down the street to the local gas station to fill up the new tank, we discovered that VTEC crossover comes at 4,000 RPM which was quite a surprise. The car gets kinda rowdy pretty early in the powerband but eventually we may switch to a different unit, possibly something more modern like a Link ECU. The idea of keeping the Mugen ECU is cool cuz it’s very traditional and goes with the theme of the car but it’s just dumping fuel with the RDX injectors in there…

Goodbye old friend…

Goodbye old friend…

Back when I decided to buy this thing, I had nothing. No job, no direction, no money. I had sold my Accord and I just thought I really wanted to get a Q45. It was a dream car oddly enough. I didn’t even have any resources to build one and all of a sudden I just had this big ass car that came with wheels and suspension. I had goals for it. Some day I’d get a Mode Parfume kit, respray it Candy Red, it’d be different. The Chronicles wasn’t even a concept that came into my brain yet…