Singapore Honda Club

DIY Day Aftermath

Reference Threads:
http://www.shc-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=14818
http://www.shc-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=22864

Here you can see Wilson's excellent DIY of his Hayden 677 with eaton-weatherhead hoses and stainless fasteners He did a good job, we started around 2pm,, all done by 4+pm including the initial waiting time for the engine to cool down.. this is proof that anyone can do a professional DIY, and after you've done it, you become a pro and that the $40-60 charged by workshops to do it is crazy.. and some of them do a half-assed job.. long live the DIY spirit



the CVT routing is slightly different, you can see from the diagram below how it is done, this is using the radiator as a primary heatsink, with the ATF cooler providing additional cooling (In-Series Routing).. if you want to use a manual radiator, you'll need to upsize your ATF cooler..

Wilson.......you look damm pro with the jack and the glove and all leh.........how does ATF fluid taste leh kekekekekeke........

WoOhOoOo wrote:Wilson.......you look damm pro with the jack and the glove and all leh.........how does ATF fluid taste leh kekekekekeke........

PRO??!!! No man.... I am more of a apprentice. HAHAHA. Hmmm... the tast of ATF fluid??? HAHAHA.. luckily with the help of Pete's advise & guidence, managed not to get any into my mouth. But the feeling is superbly good. Having to fit up the ATF cooler and ensure all hoses are tightened and to my expectation and the fit everything back... Wow!!!.... All I can say is... AWESOME!!! Its tiring, but its really RADICALLY AWESOME!!!

impressive!!! thumbs up for u..

yeah.. he's a pro now

there will be another DIY day.. prob in march.. Jye needs to fix up his projector headlamps and maybe the ATF cooler.. Wilson we shld do a heatshield for your openpod.. i'm gona redo my grounding.. just for experimentation and maybe install the pivot raizin and do some measurements.. the rest of the gang will prob do car care/polishing etc i wana see if i can get an orbital polisher we can all share

you can join us if you wana do your calipers.. btw me and kuanie we still haven't gotten down to spraying our headlamps haha

Hello Pete..

Just wondering if u know how to DIY change brake pads and rotors? I start gg track liao so want to buy a set of performance ones esp for track.. cheers!!

CivicBoi wrote:Hello Pete..

Just wondering if u know how to DIY change brake pads and rotors? I start gg track liao so want to buy a set of performance ones esp for track.. cheers!!

haha the guys told me abt your track driving.. don't trail the brakes so much they'll overheat, plan your braking zones.. talk to joe/paul/ultrabear etc the rest of the more experienced trackkers

changing brake pads/rotors is very easy.. but do you know why nobody DIY's it? coz the price of a set normally includes installation you won't save any $ by installing it yourself.. if you really wana learn how to do it.. come down for the next DIY session.. i'll show you how to dismantle your brakes and put them back together again the pads/rotor can be a 1-man job, the calipers is a 2-man job coz you'll need someone to pump the brakes while you bleed the lines abit.. that's if you really want to try haha

while we're on this topic.. i should state joon's rules of DIY.. it only applies to me.. but you guys might find it helpful:

1. Know your limits!! Some jobs require special tools.. attempting those would be foolish

2. Money can earn back, Time cannot so if you got no time, either plan a schedule or pay a good garage to do it.. prioritise

3. Get the Service Manual, and do your research.. not having it limits the work you can do on the car.. some bro posted a link on it some time ago.. you can download them online.. http://www.hondahookup.com/manuals/ if you are a true car enthusiast, instead of reading all the dream/tuner car magazines about cars you can't have, spending some time reading the service manual of your own car will increase your knowledge 1000%.. and you'll understand why when i say some of the workshops here are full of shit

4. DIY is about fun, learning and interacting with other car enthusiasts

Yo Pete... looking forward to the 2nd DIY day. Yup, I wanna experiment my openpod with heatshield. The alu heatshield, which the workshop did for me is not very good. Seems like its trapping heat... which your analysis is correct. Really wanna try the foam heatshield to see how's the effect.

joon wrote:yeah.. he's a pro now

there will be another DIY day.. prob in march.. Jye needs to fix up his projector headlamps and maybe the ATF cooler.. Wilson we shld do a heatshield for your openpod.. i'm gona redo my grounding.. just for experimentation and maybe install the pivot raizin and do some measurements.. the rest of the gang will prob do car care/polishing etc i wana see if i can get an orbital polisher we can all share

you can join us if you wana do your calipers.. btw me and kuanie we still haven't gotten down to spraying our headlamps haha

Haha, I think the projector headlamps may take quite a while. TYC is using good silicone for the seal and it's hard to remove. Maybe I shouldn't have got the idea of 'modding' it. I may install the ATF cooler at GR while you Hipermax your ride tomorrow . Reason being that I see no place to suitably mount the bugger and frankly quite unwilling to drill the front impact beam.

joon wrote: haha the guys told me abt your track driving.. don't trail the brakes so much they'll overheat, plan your braking zones.. talk to joe/paul/ultrabear etc the rest of the more experienced trackkers

changing brake pads/rotors is very easy.. but do you know why nobody DIY's it? coz the price of a set normally includes installation you won't save any $ by installing it yourself.. if you really wana learn how to do it.. come down for the next DIY session.. i'll show you how to dismantle your brakes and put them back together again the pads/rotor can be a 1-man job, the calipers is a 2-man job coz you'll need someone to pump the brakes while you bleed the lines abit.. that's if you really want to try haha

while we're on this topic.. i should state joon's rules of DIY.. it only applies to me.. but you guys might find it helpful:

1. Know your limits!! Some jobs require special tools.. attempting those would be foolish

2. Money can earn back, Time cannot so if you got no time, either plan a schedule or pay a good garage to do it.. prioritise

3. Get the Service Manual, and do your research.. not having it limits the work you can do on the car.. some bro posted a link on it some time ago.. you can download them online.. http://www.hondahookup.com/manuals/ if you are a true car enthusiast, instead of reading all the dream/tuner car magazines about cars you can't have, spending some time reading the service manual of your own car will increase your knowledge 1000%.. and you'll understand why when i say some of the workshops here are full of shit

4. DIY is about fun, learning and interacting with other car enthusiasts

Oh.. wat abt me track driving??

Haha.. yah man.. time is always against me so usually have to go workshup for the smallest of things.. anyway when is the next DIY??

next DIY day should be the following weekend.. since we're all busy with work.. most prob 1/2 day as well on saturday..

wilson if you got time, you can get the rubber insulation sheets from:
Garlin Rubber Pte Ltd
Blk 101, Towner Road #01-220 & 01-222
Singapore 322101
Tel: 6299 8866
(this is directly opposite Boon Keng MRT station..)

they come in various thicknesses, the thicker, the more ex.. so drop by and take a look.. they sell anything on industrial rubber you can imagine

Oh Pete... don't think this Sat I can make it in the day.

HeavyD75 wrote:Oh Pete... don't think this Sat I can make it in the day.

ahah not this saturday la.. too tiring.. i haven't recovered yet prob the next or the next next saturday.. otherwise DIY overdose haha

joon wrote:

HeavyD75 wrote:Oh Pete... don't think this Sat I can make it in the day.

ahah not this saturday la.. too tiring.. i haven't recovered yet prob the next or the next next saturday.. otherwise DIY overdose haha

Oooooh.... ok ok... then I can. Heeheee.