Got some parts in. New OEM plug wires and this shifter bushing.
I wasn’t happy with the brakes, so I ordered new front pads and fluid. $75 shipped from RaceShopper.com, and they arrived in 24 hours!
The pads are Hawk HPS (their “street” compund – should be sufficient for a light car)
The fluid is Ate Typ 200. The car already has Super Blue in it. This is the non-blue version of Super Blue. Exact same stuff without the dye. The idea is, you alternate the fluids, it makes it easier to see when you’ve completely flushed the system.
Then there’s the exhaust. It had all new piping, except for the muffler, which seems to have been rejected by the car. I got an exhaust off a 91 hatch, just to use the muffler, which looks 100x better.
But it doesn’t line up right. The flange is different, and the piping isn’t the right length, doesn’t show too well in this picture though. Not sure what I’m going to do here. I haven’t actually tried to fit it on the car. Maybe I’ll get the good muffler welded onto the right axle pipe.
Dropped the rear suspension in 30 minutes. Fronts took longer because the shocks were kind of rusted to the forks. PB Blaster and B.F.H. fixed that.
The springs are the standard kit rate (380/280 or something like that) but I switched them and pit the stiffer springs in the back. Shocks are KYB GR-2 (non-adjustable). Tonight I trimmed the dust boots and reassembled everything. The suspension is all back in the car now.
I was going to paint the calipers black, but I scrubbed all the rust off, and now I like the way they look…
Tomorrow I will actually change the brake fluid, adjust the ride height, and then I’ll be mostly done for now. Need to hide some of the rust before the honda-tech meet this weekend, I’m thinking either touch-up paint, or stickers…