My Friend's makeover - Zunnur Rims Repaint

i'm already been booked for this long weekend for some paint job with my friend Zunnur. he want to repaint his stock Honda SV4 rim though i guess he already has plenty of other nice rim in his store back home. what the hell do u need the stock rim to be painted then?hahahaha.

straight to work,i've already asked him to prepare and strip his old paint just to make my life easy...but then still i need to make some grit work and cleaning done..*sigh*.luckily i was so free to do that...u're one lucky man...

before picture...


i thot it was haji samuri spray paint...made from stirred kuah kacang....yummy...metallic brown.

since we couldn't find any Pylox paint that match owner needs, so we have to go with this. pre-planned is to paint it STI/SSR bronze....if only they got some of this colour code in the market, i would try it also.

after pic....it looks like dark purple metallic to me....





i'm not so good in painting metallic coz it's a bit tricky. sumore it was a cast iron body compare to alloy that is way more easy for sanding.

i manage to finish a pair of it, so another pair left next time.i think i don't have to write bout it again. it's the same repeatable process though....

Jalan2 cari barang - My Friend's Ride (K-yoe & Bakor)

dont be confused by the tittle, its definitely not a naughty america porno stuff.

been busy working and getting my hands dirty, now i'm adding some post, not about me. just wanna share a few thing so that my friends can read this and be proud of it (even i know they're not gonna read this....hahahaha). it's like a featured ride in some mags, in digital, but much simpler.

last few week went 'jalan2 cari barang potong' day with Khuzairul & Al-Zunnur (i've been told that he's from arab,so dont be surprised by the name....is it??). AFAIK, the only famous halfcut in kuantan were Gemok,Shimouji (at first I thot it was semuji) & Taiyo. hoping that i might find something for my rex, but still i can't hope much for the 'almost 20 year old power of dream machine'.

found this cut instead-EF8 B16A CRX big V last model. at first i was totally surprised by the mileage done by this engine, it's 65K worhhhh!!!!Damn mint!!!!(just try to be surprised la, we never knew if somebody have reversed the meter or not). but after asking the price, it's over for me. i still couldn't afford to pay that halfcut without bodypart for 7k nett!!!!(i've gone thru the negotiation part,hit me, its useless).

here's some pic on the cut. anybody who intrested can negotiate with the halfcut owner @ Shimouji


other than that, nothing much i can find....

so we went to federal motorsport, browse some stuff and find some intresting item also. but sorry if im not telling it now because i didn't bought it yet....just be patient.
then went to P1 Motorsport, try to get an Ultra Racing bars for my friend's SatNeo & Vios. they're promoting a new CF stiker for those who want to make their ride CF lookalike. sorry,intrested but not for the moment...haha.

forgot to mention that we ride on my friend's stock Honda Civic ES 1.7. this walkabout was actually meant for him after been labeled as 'kereta jinjang & siamese plate num' (sorry if i revealed it too much, but its damn true bro....heheh). now he hardly need some minor makeover, first of all - plate num. man, it was damn old skool, so please get rid of it quick. i guess he couldn't stand the laugh & make his move. good for u.now the joke is over. here's the nice stuff, & nice RS grill



my other friends (Bakor) came by with his Gen2. he had smoked his stock lamp, fabricate in P1 Motorsport for about rm150, i guess. so at least he can be proud of his mod lamp, and now a new pair of nice rims ( at least its not that ugly stock,keep it up bro).



going home empty handed though, but im happy for my friends for not making joke of him anymore. my ride still got a lot of work to do also.for the good of motorsport world, there's still a lot of things to learn & discover (er...plus modified). though it was a slow makeover, it still can be done....just keep the faith

My Rex Build 1.6 (Sunroof & Interior Strip)

i'm back...after a long time i guess. since i have the net at home, i can continue where i left before...
actually my rex is having a very long sleep already (due to discharge battery/alternator for not having it started for a long time...never do this please), just now i had a new battery replacement. don't ask about the brand, it's cap ayam (janji boleh jalan sudahhh....). news from taukeh kedai battery, "tak lama lagi harga bateri musti mau naik lagi woo, kalau u tak percaya u boleh cek dlm itu internet, itu harga timah sudah naik woo...." i dont know wheter i have to believe that since for me it just a some kind of business trick. everybody do that, some more i still can't get some discount from this apek for MS12 century battery, damn!!

for the past month, i did some godek2 on my rex while im bored. i'm planning to strip my interior and service my sunroof because its been leaking since the day i ride it (I know it was long ago already....). cant stand to be a moving 'kolam ikan' anymore. so the progress begin...

Sunroof motor, still in mint condition
a stubborn rust on the roof panel.
looks good enough from far....
half rear plastic trim, got to get rid of the 'flame'...
all part rip off...

actually i'm planning to refabricate a fibre roof panel if possible but still waiting for a good fibre shop to do that. from what i've been observing there is no shop in kemaman can do that...pity me.
so guess i have to wait for the sun to shine on me...again....hope my battery will stand that long....to be continued.....

My Rex Build 1.5 ( New Stuff )

i'm totally lazy to write, so here's a peak on my new parts....

My Rex Blog 1.4.1 (Shock Services)

now we continue....

the acid soaking took me almost a night to finish, plus its a week day, plus i still have to clean the mess i've made so i don't have to hear my wife babble...hehe, but i just left the abs fully soak for a night to make sure all the rust completely gone. its really hard to catch my breath in there so i need to get some fresh air sometimes..not in my own toilet for sure....





it's almost 2 AM...and still continue....until i'm really flat out and sleepy....

so the weekends come, yet still a lot of work to do. i should start primer coating on the progressive spring and its alloy section early in the morning but my warm blanket keep me so comfy i cant get over it :P. i try to lay a thin coat before i went to Jumaat prayer, then i'll continue after that. and the process continue...





spring gantung murah murah, sape mau.....lelong lelong...



this is the pitted one, hope it'll stand....



got this also...and below is the abs after a nice hot tub and spa, apply a layer of oil to avoid them to rust again.



this ia one stubborn tar on the abs thread. it's hard to get rid of it even how hard i try...so i just leave it there, maybe the adjuster spanner can do the job



so here is the completed abs. im so happy this work was finish at last. brought it to nearest workshop to get it done. unluckily, after few try on shaft playable, it seem like this abs wont even stand even for a month!!!!!it's useless effort i done this while, and this feel just great!!!!im f**ked up big time after all my works is worthless. God knows how frustrated i am. so i rest my case...