Check out my new Type R!
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:18 am
Yes so after many years on here I finally have a city! Not a turbo but still, its close
Picked it up yesterday in New Plymouth and drove it the 230km home. Its bloody brilliant. Has heaps of little nifty features, Ill describe along with pics:
The body is extremely! straight, and the paint is extremely shit All oxidised and flaking and stuff but its so straight! Like two small pressure dents you could make with your thumb in the whole thing.
The interior is all in great condition except for the seats and boot carpet (missing). The dash is in amazing condition and shows no signs of being 24 years old.
Not the best pic but it was a bit tricky.
Has a 3 speed semi-automatic. This means you get a torque converter, so no clutch, but you have to change gears yourself. Same as what was in my car before the city turbo swap, and not all that bad really.
It has working(!!!) A/C and one of those little AM coin tray radios that still works too.
It has an awesome cable tacho, althought not really necessary for an auto its still very nice to have, and will come in handy if I do the manual swap.
Very tidy instrument cluster that I havn't seen before.
Engine seems OK, bit of blue smoke under load but to be expected. Officially done 151000 km's but Im guessing a few more were done prior to import and it got wound back. The head looks extremely clean for some reason but I had a look in the oil cap and its not a pretty sight, black shite crusted all over the rockers so that will be getting a flush shortly!
Pic showing attached Jackson Racing S/C / A/C compressor
Apparently according to the Honda website, the City R had 'Hard Suspension' and it is my opinion that it is actually pretty hard! Almost to the point of feeling modified. Definately firmer than other cities I have been in but maybe because the shocks actually still work.
Will compare the front springs to T2 ones on the weekend, I have some spare struts and stuff so I am going to try and sort out a decent solution for all you citiers wanting better/working suspension.
Rear has what looks like very short springs (can't remember what others look like tho) and a swaybar about the same size as a T2 one from memory.
Other than all that its a great little car and pulls pretty hard. It has a few rattles and the doors dont quite shut far enough but should be able to sort that out when I service it this weekend.
Stay tuned as we (my girlfriend and I, it is supposed to b her car but I have sort of stolen it ) have a few plans for it, paint and panel, bit of a resto-mod etc. Wasn't planning on anything too big but the body is just in such good condition, and I got such a good deal (<$500) I can help myself!