Just a bloke in his thirties, finally getting to do the cool stuff he wanted to do as a teenager.
Namely building a Honda Civic track day car, EJ9 Civic base with K swap Type R K20 motor, full chassis update and mods etc. This channel started as nothing more than a resting place for my memory of this project. By day I run a small transport business but at weekends (when I can) I am messing with this old Honda :) I trained as a mechanic for 2 years (A long while ago now, I never finished the course, I got a milk round instead, cos "cash money) but now I am honing my skills working on my own build.
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@@tcp-22 then the server might be of some use to you, we have a good number people who are active that have done the swap themselves, lots of info, research and knowledge.
@@FlawlessCulture needs to happen mate, look up the Yakushi show, 3 day with camping! I need a buddy so I can go, as don't fancy going on my lonesome ha ha
I literally searched the plate on instagram, I think thats the one mate, is it the same car as your profile pic on here? Did you previously own this car? Whats the story?
Cheers dude, had some tough times the last couple years, not been able to do much, nearly sold the car twice, but I hung in there and in a better spot now. So able to get out and about with the car a bit more 🏁👌 thanks for watching.
@@captainsvlog sometimes you need to step back to step forwards. I know it is your pride and joy so happy for you. You need to get Karlos on camera miss that guy.
@@FN2OPS yeah man, he's a top boy! Still around, but he's moved on from Honda's and I stopped the RC racing, so we don't get together as often these days.
Awesome video man. Was great to see you again and meet the family. Thanks alot for your kind words on the car, means a lot and super glad Onamission made the vision a reality. I’ll get my video edited one day once everything else is edited and out. Captains K Swap breakdown coming soon. Take it easy man.
@@Bl4cKCuBE I never measured to be fair, but too long for this application really, when I sort out the new setup for oil pressure/temp, I will make up custom hose to fit better. But it works really well, a little too well for the road.
@@electrate1019 AN3 / also written as -3AN. Search for those and you'll find it. This is PTFE hose with steel braided outer. Purchased from competition supplies at Silverstone.
All the info is around in our discord server, flick through the video descriptions and you'll find a link to the group. Karlos has sold that car but is still very active and still happy to help with the knowledge!
They are phenomenal on Track and I haven’t even tried the blue stuff yet. I’m running the new compound on a very heavy Tesla model 3 performance dyno’d at 515bhp with braided lines. You must put in dot 5.1 fluid in. I am running Mich CUP2 tyres, I was a racing driver in my younger years and these are probably one of the most powerful set of brakes I’ve used on a road car. They are too powerful for the Cup 2s. So, I am gunna try the Nangkang AR1’s Set up is key 🔑 The brakes are Brembo 4 pot calipers on Brembo discs. However, you do have to bed them in every couple of weeks Only time I get a small amount of fade is after about 10 laps and I always get warnings that I am pushing too hard (meaning I am a potential risk for bumping others cars).
We are not comparing apples with apples here by the sounds of it. The compound of the yellow stuff pads I had are clearly not the same. I followed the bed in process to the letter, and they were not capable of more than a couple of laps in a car that weighs just 1040kg. Since changing to the PBS Pro Race pads, I've had zero issues, and can do 30 mins non stop without any fade👌
Any issues running through the area above the front sub frame regarding enough space? Do you have the 3 fuel lines going through there too? Im starting this and reluctant to drop the subframe, thanks in advance.
Not really I just wanted the cables as straight as possible so by having the curves inside the car before it exits the firewall, it solved that issue. Fuel lines all run in the OEM locations, I just connected hard line adapters to -6AN fittings where they come into the engine bay and ran them from there.
@@captainsvlog thanks for the reply. Many options and I think i go a similar route, the 3 fuel oem route, and transition from hard line to hose where convenient in engine bay, with the 2 rear brake hard lines through firewall and run internally - I don't want to do this again!
Very great job man and great channel! For your next driving videos, it could be possible to fix a camera on the pedalbox to film your footwork please? :)
The keen eyed folk, might realise that I have the same clip play twice LOL, I mean its not all bad, its actually given us more time to listen to this mad engine at full tilt!
I do rate bedford as a great intro to track driving, it has a bit of everything but is flat, long enough to find space and good run off in the fast bits. Your car looks awesome as well, K24 in an ek9 is always going o be a winner!
Yeah, if you have to get it wrong Bedford is a forgiving track for it :) This was only my 2nd session out, and was on the first or second lap, tyres not fully warmed, but in reality I just forgot which corner I was at and went way too fast and forget where the braking point was.... Lucky really.
They are very good on street use and b roads sprinted driving, but as EBC says, If we want EBC for track, and still road legal, we should use the blue stuff.
You probably could run direct to caliper, but I wanted to use the original hanger and connection point, as I'd already bought the caliper hoses that would join to the OEM hardlines. The hose is AN3 ptfe stainless braided, and all the fittings are AN3 fittings, which is all normal kit, just plan out what you need, order the parts and away you go. I bought them from my local motorsport parts shop at silverstone circuit.
How you make sure if the master is properly connected to the prop valve… i can’t find any good diagram on how to root the master to the prop valve. Wish you can help me
Horizontal outlet on master goes to the right bottom port on prop valve, the vertical outlet from master goes to the left bottom port of the prop valve. If you join our discord we can help you better. There are links in video descriptions somewhere.
Indeed, though this approach is very cost prohibitive for a good many people. The PBS pads are great on track in an OEM caliper. They're used in many race series, and I'm sure many of those guys go much quicker round a lap than us road car drivers.
Sounds like a piston slapping damn it. Ughnessx10. I am sorry. Been there after weeks of OCD builds. I always played with D series until I bought an Element. K series are great. I have a 2000 Civic I built. Cherry body. I think I am going to look for a K24 And play some.
Indeed it was, in a later video, we pulled the engine out and swapped the block to a good one. Problem solved, and we could see the damage to piston 4 and bore of the same. It was a rubbish situation at that point of the build , but we got there in the end :)
@@captainsvlog Lol, Rubbish... It was a Garbage situation. I look at it like. At least it will be easier. Been there done that. Hope you had a nice Christmas and have a safe and Happy New Year. BTW wasn't being a butthead I've been to England and the different words we express,. always hits me funny. I'll bre checking out your vids I'm getting ready to build a Yaris.
Not really, the description on the website is different now to what it was after a lot of people moaning, also note that I bought these pads a year before they even went into the car, and this is now an old video too. What is considered light track use? I'm not a pro racing driver and wasn't pushing the car to the limit, and the car only weighs 1100kg with me in it? Is the light track use still fitting in this instance, if so, then they suck. The title is my opinion having used the parts and after comparing them to the PBS pads, then yes, the title is accurate. Regards bating views, have you seen the viewcount LOL.
@@sprung3008 no it's not a daily driver, though the PBS pads usable on a daily as long as your aware of the fact they need a bit of heat in them before they bite like a road pad would. Many people have used them in daily driven cars, Karlos has them in his FN2, he said they were fine 👌
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I hope I've not click baited you 🤦Probs not what you thought it was, LOL, just a test of all the software etc. It's been a while. Soon I'm gonna start doing so proper features of other builds from our discord group. Despite that, we still managed to waffle for 40 odd mins ha ha.
Sheez.. though they improved things over the years as bad reputation over forums since 20's.. i'm worried now about heavy brakes over canyons where some downhills you end up braking multiple times..
If a track has say for instance more right handers your front left pads will be doing slightly more work than the right. More left handers and the right side will do more work. Or could simply be an imbalance in your calipers. What is your opinion on the yellow stuff pads now? Have you done anymore track days on them? 🤙
There's an element of balancing I guess, but both sides get the pressure, and the cars brakes perfectly straight so I'm not worried. I replaced the yellow stuff at the time I was doing that video for the PBS pro race that everyone seems to use and they're fantastic compared to yellowstuff on track. The yellowstuff are a really really good road pad if your not Colin McRae, but suck on track. The opposite is the PBS pads, OK on road once warmed a bit, but really good on track. Defo a better compromise for this kinda car.
I passed you in the civic the other day and spent nearly 20 mins trying to find you after but you was long gone to then find you on RU-vid a few days later 🤣
@@captainsvlog no I’m pretty certain it was you anyway but it was along Belmont tower road just outside of town, was you out about with it today aswell by any chance lol?
@@captainsvlogoh nvm then lol must have another that’s appeared in Grantham then, but I good one with the build you’ve done exactly what I’m doing hopefully once I find a good condition ej9 when moneys better lol
Always a possibility, though I rebuilt both calipers with new pistons and seals, it's an odd one as the cars brakes perfectly straight from 130mph whilst hard on them and from 30mph with very light pressure. I haven't seen this same issue with the PBS pads either?
Gotta love Forza physics LOL, with SIM steering enabled it's largely a lot better than using the normal mode, but it does have some strange effects, mostly when you put a tyre off the track, even in a straight line it'll see you being fired off in the opposite direction with zero chance of catching the oversteer!! I've done a lot of drifting on Assetto, carx , horizon 4/5 etc BUT Motorsport 7 on SIM steering feels impossible LOL
