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  1. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 08

    by , 08-06-2015 at 03:11 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)










    I’m not going to bother repairing this protective sheet again….

    Will clean the old OEM white sticky sealant and replace the sheet.

    However, later, I found that addition to the black butyl sealant, someone used double sided tape under there.

    It was a nightmare removing them
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  2. Final Touch 02

    by , 30-06-2014 at 09:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)





    As reported earlier, the four black plastic like slider parts were partially broken or already missing but in some way, it was
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  3. Final Touch 01

    by , 30-06-2014 at 09:36 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)


    As I thought it's going to be an easy day, thought about checking the condition of the L side window regulator. Bad idea as I couldn't wash the car and ended up working until 9:30pm on Sunday when the owner is going to collect the car the following day....


    Having said this, well worth it as I came to the conclusion that the regulator guide rail was beyond the re-usable state and once again, it backed up my theory of why the door window operations gets so slow.
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  4. Defrost panel, Bilstein damper, iPod adaptor 11

    by , 29-06-2014 at 11:09 AM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)



    Time to flush the ABS.

    The owner reported that the area around the ABS reservoir was wet and covered in brake fluid so already knew that there were lots of air inside the accumulator.

    He kept exercising the ABS regularly and the ...
  5. Defrost panel, Bilstein damper, iPod adaptor 02

    by , 19-06-2014 at 03:26 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)



    Initially, we were also planning to address the slow window operation at the left side door but due to several parts on back order for nearly 12 months, it's now looking like to be done in the future service.

    As we are already preparing for the ABS upgrade before the parts price goes up again from 01/Jul, probably do it at the same time.
    I even ordered the last parts stock in Japan and US for the window service so these will be on long back order again.
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