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  1. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 01

    by , 30-05-2015 at 11:51 AM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)









    Started to work on another NSX from around Thursday this week.
    The service menu is to upgrade the 1st gen ABS to the latest spec, refresh the door window system, etc.


    As I’m not going to touch the eng, gbox, suspension, brake calliper, etc during this service, only carried out brief test driving session before start removing any parts.
    Some feedback to the owner.


    1. Suspension
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    Updated 30-05-2015 at 12:06 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (extra info)

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    ABS Upgrade
  2. ABS Check

    by , 28-07-2014 at 10:39 AM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    As reported earlier, I received many parts from Japan when I placed the order before the parts price went up from 01/Jul onwards.


    One of the parts was the latest ABS modulator and finally I managed to find some time testing it in preparation for the installation in the future.

    As I already upgraded my ABS to the latest ...
  3. ABS Upgrade 04

    by , 25-01-2013 at 10:29 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)








    Time to install all these parts.







    Total of 8 brake pipes to be installed.









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  4. ABS Upgrade 05 – Spaghetti juggling Part B

    by , 10-01-2011 at 11:40 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
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    Holders and clips installed, pipes in position but fittings are not torqued yet until all connections are made to fix the final position of each pipes to prevent them from twisting.



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    ABS modulator bracket installed and torqued.


    Modulator briefly installed for positioning of pipes.


    More to follow…

    Updated 25-04-2011 at 10:30 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    Brake , ABS Upgrade
  5. ABS Upgrade 04 – Spaghetti juggling Part A

    by , 10-01-2011 at 11:05 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
    After removing most of the brake pipes under the bonnet, it’s time for the spaghetti juggling again.


    You will need to install 8 new brake pipes.

    You may need extra time if you have never done this before.


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    Once the old pipes are removed, it’s good time to clean the area as you won’t get so many opportunities to clean these areas.



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    Updated 25-04-2011 at 10:27 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    Brake , ABS Upgrade
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