Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer

Not much to report.




Just a quick eng oil and filter change.

Draining the old oil from the bottom and then pump out
further 300 - 400cc or so from the top.









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Updated 18-03-2013 at 02:45 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: boot lid, eng oil, hinge hinge protector, oil filter

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Engine/Tyre , Body

In Japan, we cerebrate almost any occasions on the calendar but
New Year’s day is one of the most important one for us.
We celebrate Christmas as well but it’s normal working day for
most of the companies.

As I’m bit behind the schedule, just a quick break and back to work.






Managed to ...

Tags: a/c idle pulley, boot lid, boot lid damper, boot lid strut, header, idle pulley, oil pan

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Engine Refresh Stage 2

As you may have already experienced, sooner or later,
your gas damper/strut at the boot lid or the rear glass hatch will
get weaker and no longer be able to hold the object in the air.


This NSX has an aftermarket rear wing that is quite heavy
compared to the OEM one.
Because of this, the OEM gas damper has ...

Updated 11-03-2017 at 02:17 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (correction on the force unit)

Tags: boot damper, boot lid, boot strut, damper, sgs engineering, strut

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Body

Another one of the most common parts missing from your early model NSX.

It’s the rubber protector located at the boot lid hinge.


Without this, the forward section of your boot lid alignment would be lower than the side wing.


On the later model, the design of the ‘hook’ was changed so that the rubber protector won’t be easily dislocated but on the earlier models, ...

Tags: boot lid, hinge protector

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Body

As I don’t like working on the engine while the damper is too weak to hold the hatch glass opened, decided to start replacing the dampers first.

You could recharge the gas if you want to but getting the new one from Japan is also a good option.


It comes with the stud bolt as well.


Now I don’t need to hold the Eng Hatch glass with my special padded bloom ...

Tags: boot lid, damper

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Body