[Monkey Magic]

Hi all newbie here just got my atr today off pezza, cheers mate I will look after it for you, possibly improve it a bit as well

I have only taken it for a quick blast and I am rather impressed already, there are a few niggly faults with it I want to address but overall I am really chuffed with the car. Me and the misses have had a few Hondas before, she's had a crx vtec and a ek9 rx whilst I had sir eg6's, one with a b16b and another with a b18c. From my very brief experience with the car out of all of them the atr feels similar to the ek9.

It feels like it needs an alignment setup - Doesn't seem to track that straight and feels like my s14 silvia when that had its alignment all over the shot (wobbly) so I will be looking into adjustable arms first and sort that rattle out.

It's a bit jerky to drive slowly too which usually means new mounts on B-series engines, I don't really know much about the H22a.

I'm from East Devon, anyone else from my area? Whats the deal with membership? I'm a pikey freeloader at the moment but there gold and silver membership whats that all about? I'm a member on SXOC which has been invaluable to guide me to fix my Nissans, hoping this is going to prove just as usefull as I like working on my cars myself. I also do drifting which is one of the main reasons I have bought a front wheel drive car for a daily hack, especially as theres two rather nice roundabouts on the way to work

[Robin]

Hey there MonkeyMagic

Where abouts in devon are you from? I'm down in Plymouth

I seem to remember dreaming about buying your EK9 when it was for sale on EK9.org

Sorry I cant offer much advice, never experianced the things you are asking about.

Pezza's car was spanking, good buy

This post has been edited by Robin: 24 August 2009 - 09:55 PM

[Monkey Magic]

I'm from Honiton about 15 miles east of Exeter

I did like the ek9, beat an evo 6 around the streetwars mini circuit in it I didn't like the driving position though, I need lower seats and a dishy wheel to drive one of them properly. The accord is much more comfortable but I would still prefer the wheel closer to me because of my long legs.

Yes it is rather nice, such a clean example

[pezza]

Hi mate thought id look out for your first post! Gutted its gone but looks like its gone to a good home! You may know a bit more about the handling side of things than me hope the alignment bill wasnt a complete waste of money! Maybe adjustable camber arms as discussed Anyway nice to meet you both. Your in good hands on this forum for sure

[stux]

Welcome. First of all, great forum name. Monkeymagic.

Monkey Magic, on Aug 24 2009, 10:45 PM, said:

Whats the deal with membership? I'm a pikey freeloader at the moment but there gold and silver membership whats that all about?

There are a few perks to membership, one of them being a member's lounge that nobody ever posts in.

The best perk of silver/gold membership is the current price of Rota wheels from EdLeake- £499 for a set of 17' Lightweight Alloys is a great price.

If you liked the EK9, then you must be an enthusiast.

Some nice modifications can be had at the moment, if your pockets are deep enough.....

pezza, on Aug 24 2009, 11:45 PM, said:

Gutted its gone but looks like its gone to a good home!

Good luck Pezza. Don't spend it all at once.

This post has been edited by stux2004: 25 August 2009 - 05:13 AM

[TypeRDan]

Monkey Magic, on Aug 24 2009, 10:45 PM, said:

Hi all newbie here just got my atr today off pezza, cheers mate I will look after it for you, possibly improve it a bit as well

I have only taken it for a quick blast and I am rather impressed already, there are a few niggly faults with it I want to address but overall I am really chuffed with the car. Me and the misses have had a few Hondas before, she's had a crx vtec and a ek9 rx whilst I had sir eg6's, one with a b16b and another with a b18c. From my very brief experience with the car out of all of them the atr feels similar to the ek9.

It feels like it needs an alignment setup - Doesn't seem to track that straight and feels like my s14 silvia when that had its alignment all over the shot (wobbly) so I will be looking into adjustable arms first and sort that rattle out.

It's a bit jerky to drive slowly too which usually means new mounts on B-series engines, I don't really know much about the H22a.

I'm from East Devon, anyone else from my area? Whats the deal with membership? I'm a pikey freeloader at the moment but there gold and silver membership whats that all about? I'm a member on SXOC which has been invaluable to guide me to fix my Nissans, hoping this is going to prove just as usefull as I like working on my cars myself. I also do drifting which is one of the main reasons I have bought a front wheel drive car for a daily hack, especially as theres two rather nice roundabouts on the way to work

Speak to Teach about engine mounts

[Robin]

Monkey Magic, on Aug 24 2009, 11:05 PM, said:

I'm from Honiton about 15 miles east of Exeter

I did like the ek9, beat an evo 6 around the streetwars mini circuit in it I didn't like the driving position though, I need lower seats and a dishy wheel to drive one of them properly. The accord is much more comfortable but I would still prefer the wheel closer to me because of my long legs.

Yes it is rather nice, such a clean example

Not too far then

Im glad the ATR gets your seal of approval

[TJ]

Welcome

[Monkey Magic]

LOL @ the monkey pic, I want it in sticker form for my drift slags

Thanks for the warm welcome

I have discovered that these atr's are 5x114, exactly the same as my nissans and between me and a mate we have over 40 alloys! Does anyone know what offset and width the standard wheels are? BTW I love the standard alloys especially in the colour pezza has sprayed them which reminds me Jo said he looked like he was going to cry when she drove it away Don't worry mate I might bring it to Japfest next year if you want to see it again, might even take it on track if I've sorted the handling. I am interested to see what it will look like with different alloys so expect some pics soon although I doubt 9.5J ET12 is gunna fit without some serious arch work

Cheers TypeRDan, I'll get it on a ramp and have a good look at the mounts first, think it might be a slightly sticky throttle cable too.

It seems everyone whos into Honda's love the ek9 so here's a few pics along with my old b18c6 eg6 sir2 which sounded mental with the itg maxogen, mugen 421 and kakimoto racing exhaust, it sounded like a cross between a touring car and an f1 car

[Robin]

Nice cars

Not too sure about the driver in the first pic though

[Irishteacher]

17 X 7 5X114.3 ET55 is standard

[stux]

If you shrink the monkey pic down to 150x120, you can use it for your avatar pic on the forum.

[Monkey Magic]

stux2004, on Aug 27 2009, 04:51 PM, said:

If you shrink the monkey pic down to 150x120, you can use it for your avatar pic on the forum.

I can't seem to get it to that size in photobucket

I've tried doing a search to find out where I can get alignment arms but with no luck, does anyone know where I can get some from and who makes them??

Really excited atm as I'm off to wales for the weekend with a mate to do some 100mph+ drifting on a huuuge airfield

[stux]

try clicking on the width box and typing in 120, rather than select a pre-determined size.

[TIMBOLAND]

greetings and welcome

[sfxer]

hey, im new and also from Devon. still looking for my atr tho...

is the pic of the ek9 at Smeatharpe airfield? I rally up there and it looks familiar!

cheers

Mark

[nas_r]

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[Aznmobstar786]

hiya mate and welcome

for the pic as an avatar go to google type in avatar maker and you will get a site which can shrink the pic down for you, hope that helps

[Monkey Magic]

Aznmobstar786, on Sep 10 2009, 12:33 AM, said:

hiya mate and welcome

for the pic as an avatar go to google type in avatar maker and you will get a site which can shrink the pic down for you, hope that helps

Thanks for that

sfxer - Yeah it is smeatharpe when they were holding the streetwars events. Been up there when a staged rally was on, some really interesting machinery there including a 6r4 and rs200. The council won't allow drifting up there unless it is an offical motorsport event i.e BDC, EDC or Prodrift East Devon District Council are Bastids, I only live about 4 miles away from the airfield it would be perfect for some practice days!!! grrrr - Where abouts in Devon are you from?

Havn't had time to do much with the car yet but I definatly need some alignment arms, tried doing a search but couldn't really find where I get some from, anyone know of where I can get some. The car is stable when turning right and very unstable turning left which would be the different camber either side on the back.

Just incase there are any other fellow rwd nutters this is what I've been working on and getting ready for the last couple of weeks, It's my mates car we took it for his first skid day in wales for the weekend, such a cool place and was ideal for him to learn and the car drifts/handles quite well just needs a bit more power (245bhp ATM). It's me driving in both the pic and vid



http://www.youtube.c...h?v=u11QXQn8mzo

[stux]

great picture!