My weekend

[jfrolang]

Check out what I did this past weekend.

I had Monday and Tuesday off thanks to Columbus Day, so I took advantage of the mini-vacation by going to hang out with the Panducky crew in Melbourne, FL.

I know you guys love pics, so let's see 'em!

Tom and I went over to the beach on Sunday and did a little photoshoot. Here's a couple of those pictures, starting with one I took on the drive over there.









Here's the beach itself. The ocean was very choppy with strong currents. It was a lot of effort just to stay in waist deep water.



Now for the juicy mechanical stuff. I had been putting together a brake upgrade, and I agreed to have Panducky do the install and make a weekend out of it.

Fastbrakes 11" adapter kit with rotors and an EX master cylinder:


Rear disc trailing arms:

I had a 4040 prop valve too, but it's not in the pic.

Slotted rear rotors, HPS pads, stainless lines:


I bought 4 new Integra calipers to go with all the other shiny new stopping stuff. Here's a pic of one of the fronts and one of the rears.


So let's get installing! First a comparison shot of the little old brakes:


Drums are gross.


Here's Tom wrenching it up.


If you've ever been around the CRX Community or the CRX Resource in the old days, you know this car. We call it 'Tweak.'


New front rotors vs. old:


Panducky!


Here are the complete front and rear setups:




After bleeding, test driving and bedding the pads, I took some finished shots.


I love the way these brakes fill out the 15" wheels.


Rear discs are beautiful.


And that's that. Hitting the brake pedal is now almost as much fun as hitting the throttle.

[Papa_Smurf]

jeff, your car is 50% ready for the mountains...


when are you doing the other upgrade?

[bigdare23]

good update!

[Cato ED-6]

Very nice. Stopping power FTW!

Now I regret not having a lift when I did my brake upgrade.

[Papa_Smurf]

that rex looks just like my dad's from the front...

same headlights, same corner lights... which he retro fitted...

[jfrolang]

Yeah but when you open the hood on your dad's car it doesn't look like this.

[Papa_Smurf]

if my dad grew his balls back, it would look EXACTLY like that

[chrisdohck]

nice i like the upgrades makes ur rex cleaner

[Papa_Smurf]

nice i like the upgrades makes ur rex cleaner

i'm guessing you didn't notice the uniqueness of his car... it's hard to tell form most of the pics.





What do you notice about this picture?

[chrisdohck]

ummm that the top is painted black and he has does window visors which are bad ass and id like to know were i can pick some up

[bigdare23]

ummm that the top is painted black and he has does window visors which are bad ass and id like to know were i can pick some up

it more like his top is transparent and you see the reflection of the mirror tint on the glass

[Cato ED-6]

Glass roof FTW!

JFRO - What color white is that on your car?
Also is that a fuel cell in the engine bay? In the black crx.

[Papa_Smurf]

ummm that the top is painted black and he has does window visors which are bad ass and id like to know were i can pick some up

oh young grass hopper, you have much to learn....

My glass roof install

[chrisdohck]

lol damit i thought thats wat i saw but i didnt wanna sound dumb ether way that **** is bad ass

oh young grass hopper, you have much to learn....

My glass roof install

[jfrolang]

Tweak has a water-to-air intercooler setup, the "fuel cell" is actually a custom reservoir for the intercooler. It was made to look like a fuel cell though, so don't feel bad.

And my car is Frost White, the code is NH-538.

The visors that I have are no longer available. They were made by a company called "Sinnovations2" but their website is gone now. I bought them in 2005 for $85.

[EvasiveEF9]

Damn, Jeff. I really do envy your car. And damnit, I need to get to the beach..just to get away...

[Cato ED-6]

My car is Frost White, the code is NH-538.

I was going to guess Polar White.

But damn, now I want to go get a paint job. My hatch is also Frost White(NH-538-4), and doesn't look that good.

[EvasiveEF9]

I was going to guess Polar White.

But damn, now I want to go get a paint job. My hatch is also Frost White(NH-538-4), and doesn't look that good.

Your clear is dull...where it remains. Buff the clear that's still there. Else, let's get it painted!

[ash7]

sofakingfresh


props to the roadtrip king

-jonathan

[Cato ED-6]

Your clear is dull...where it remains. Buff the clear that's still there. Else, let's get it painted!

LOL What Clear?

If you can get me a good deal, then I'm down.

[chrisdohck]

damnit the search continuos someone out there must sell dem or if not do u think i can take the ones they make for hatchs and modify dem to fit??

Tweak has a water-to-air intercooler setup, the "fuel cell" is actually a custom reservoir for the intercooler. It was made to look like a fuel cell though, so don't feel bad.

And my car is Frost White, the code is NH-538.

The visors that I have are no longer available. They were made by a company called "Sinnovations2" but their website is gone now. I bought them in 2005 for $85.

[bigdare23]

damnit the search continuos someone out there must sell dem or if not do u think i can take the ones they make for hatchs and modify dem to fit??

your not going to find a set, unless they are used.





If someone has a set, I doubt they are willing to sell them

[KevinT707]

DAMMM, BIG brakes on a CRX!! .. that's BALLIN' !!!

Props, cause no one ever upgrades to bigger brakes (besides DA). How much did all that cost you Jfrolang?

[bigdare23]

DAMMM, BIG brakes on a CRX!! .. that's BALLIN' !!!

Props, cause no one ever upgrades to bigger brakes (besides DA). How much did all that cost you Jfrolang?

why you worried about it? Brakes dont make your car faster

[jfrolang]

The fastbrakes 11" adapter kit is $160, and then you use 11" Corrado rotors with your choice of Integra, NSX, Prelude, or Accord calipers. Prices on these things are all over the map. Stainless lines are like $130, Hawk Pads are roughly $110 for both axles, rear disc conversions can be had cheap, but of course you want to replace the rusted rotors and calipers. The EX master cylinder was $110, 4040 prop valve came with my rear discs but they're about $50 market value. Fresh calipers are roughly $40 each from NAPA if you have the cores. Then you get new fluid of your choice.

In short... the full system upgrade was roughly $1k.

[bigdare23]

The fastbrakes 11" adapter kit is $160, and then you use 11" Corrado rotors with your choice of Integra, NSX, Prelude, or Accord calipers. Prices on these things are all over the map. Stainless lines are like $130, Hawk Pads are roughly $110 for both axles, rear disc conversions can be had cheap, but of course you want to replace the rusted rotors and calipers. The EX master cylinder was $110, 4040 prop valve came with my rear discs but they're about $50 market value. Fresh calipers are roughly $40 each from NAPA if you have the cores. Then you get new fluid of your choice.

In short... the full system upgrade was roughly $1k.

Baaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn


That's why I piece stuff together!

[jfrolang]

I did piece it together, I just did it a lot faster than you could.

[KevinT707]

The fastbrakes 11" adapter kit is $160, and then you use 11" Corrado rotors with your choice of Integra, NSX, Prelude, or Accord calipers. Prices on these things are all over the map. Stainless lines are like $130, Hawk Pads are roughly $110 for both axles, rear disc conversions can be had cheap, but of course you want to replace the rusted rotors and calipers. The EX master cylinder was $110, 4040 prop valve came with my rear discs but they're about $50 market value. Fresh calipers are roughly $40 each from NAPA if you have the cores. Then you get new fluid of your choice.

In short... the full system upgrade was roughly $1k.

Thanks for all the parts/prices!

Is it possible for me to just upgrade the fronts like yours? Cause don't you have to get the DA trailoring arms & all that BS for the rear disc conv? .. I don't feel like going on treasure hunts.

why you worried about it? Brakes dont make your car faster

HAHA, true but with all my speed I'd like to slow down just a tad NAH mean!?!

[DrunkScotsman]

S&*T looks good Jeff , if i had known you were leavin for FL that day , i would have went straight to the house

[bigdare23]

I did piece it together, I just did it a lot faster than you could.

dont forget I helped you chump


I did a front brake overhaul (calipers, pads, and rotors) right after you left for Iraq. The only reason why I didnt do the fastbrake thing is because of my 14in rollers

[bigdare23]

Thanks for all the parts/prices!

Is it possible for me to just upgrade the fronts like yours? Cause don't you have to get the DA trailoring arms & all that BS for the rear disc conv? .. I don't feel like going on treasure hunts.


HAHA, true but with all my speed I'd like to slow down just a tad NAH mean!?!

[jfrolang]

Yeah you can upgrade just the fronts. You do need the full trailing arms for the rear disc swap, and the prop valve too. If you don't want to mess with that just do the fastbrakes front kit. Fastbrakes sells the adapter kit with several options... You can do what I did and get their adapter kit with rotors for $290 with Integra calipers, pads and stainless lines sold separately. Or, you can do the simple $160 11" adapter kit and buy everything else separately, Or.. you can buy the full front kit from Fastbrakes for $575 which includes everything you need. adapters, rotors, calipers, pads and front stainless lines.

You definitely want to upgrade the master cylinder with the larger front calipers. The dx 13/16" isn't going to cut it. A Civic Ex master cylinder is 15/16", and bolts on to the stock booster. $110 from Fastbrakes. You're pretty much looking at a minimum of $700 for 11" front brakes.

[bigdare23]

Yeah you can upgrade just the fronts. You do need the full trailing arms for the rear disc swap, and the prop valve too. If you don't want to mess with that just do the fastbrakes front kit. Fastbrakes sells the adapter kit with several options... You can do what I did and get their adapter kit with rotors for $290 with Integra calipers, pads and stainless lines sold separately. Or, you can do the simple $160 11" adapter kit and buy everything else separately, Or.. you can buy the full front kit from Fastbrakes for $575 which includes everything you need. adapters, rotors, calipers, pads and front stainless lines.

You definitely want to upgrade the master cylinder with the larger front calipers. The dx 13/16" isn't going to cut it. A Civic Ex master cylinder is 15/16", and bolts on to the stock booster. $110 from Fastbrakes. You're pretty much looking at a minimum of $700 for 11" front brakes.

you went with type r calipers right?

[jfrolang]

GSR.

[bigdare23]

http://fastbrakes.com/shop/product_i...roducts_id=102

[ash7]

HAHA, true but with all my speed I'd like to slow down just a tad NAH mean!?!

^

i prefer to slow down all the way... not just a tad.

-jonathan

[StraightSix]

You DO NOT need the full Integra trailing arms for the rear disk brake conversion. It's somewhat easier, however, just to swap the full arm.

How do I know? I did mine without swapping arms.

[KevinT707]

... You can do what I did and get their adapter kit with rotors for $290 with Integra calipers, pads and stainless lines sold separately. Or, you can do the simple $160 11" adapter kit and buy everything else separately, Or.. you can buy the full front kit from Fastbrakes for $575 which includes everything you need. adapters, rotors, calipers, pads and front stainless lines.

When I finally decide to upgrade I think I'm going to go the " $160 11" adapter kit and buy everything else separately". I have a friend that works at O'Reilly Auto Parts so I should be able to buy all those parts separately at a cheaper price but anyway when you say "Integra calipers, pads, rotors & Civic EX MBC", what exact year & model do I get for these parts?

[bigdare23]

When I finally decide to upgrade I think I'm going to go the " $160 11" adapter kit and buy everything else separately". I have a friend that works at O'Reilly Auto Parts so I should be able to buy all those parts separately at a cheaper price but anyway when you say "Integra calipers, pads, rotors & Civic EX MBC", what exact year & model do I get for these parts?

any 90up integra caliper, match the pads to the caliper, you need 4x100 VW Corrada rotors, and the master cylinder out of a 90-91 civic ex

[jfrolang]

^ what Dare said.

you'll want 90-91 VW Corrado G60 rotors. The 92+ Corrados are 5-lug, and the non-supercharged cars had smaller brakes.