Just enjoyed through the entire hour and 22 minutes… thanks for pumping out the great content Chris! Also major bummer on your mishap in trying to spot repair😢 but hats off to you for showing your mistakes and letting us know how you solved the problems. One PSA and highlight note take away from your video, Is the fact that the Mugen radiator cap is not correctly rated for our NSXs. You should make a separate video explaining about the differences in the bar rating 1.1 versus 1.3. Some other NSX owners had experienced premature failure and wear due to aftermarket radiator caps, not allowing the proper disbursement of pressure.
Yeah it was a terrible mistake that cost me big bucks but I’ll recover. It’s one of those things that I’ll definitely never repeat again because of how much it cost me. I’ll research about the rad cap, thanks Robert!
Yup it’s because I was talking to him about the 1.3 vs 1.1 caps and he hasn’t heard of any issues with the higher pressure caps. That issue was specifically about oem 1.1 caps that didn’t meet original specifications. So I’m thinking 1.3 caps should be fine.
You have one of the best nsx's man, still got that oem ish look with all the best mods. Surprised you're not doing TB on your own man after seeing you did the tranny and all the other stuff, seems like a project for you. Can't wait for that red carpet man I don't think it needs to match perfect, it's more the feel.
Thank you for the kind words! I can't wait to get the carpet in either. More videos coming in the following weeks. I'm definitely interested and capable of doing the TB, but i don't have a lift or ability to get my car high enough to drop the engine out, so that's why i plan to take it to the shop for that job. I've heard it can be done without dropping the engine, but it doesn't sound like a good time! haha
Car looks great! Definitely fun to see the progress (and probably add to my own to-do list), lol. Grats on getting the car to where it is and here's to seat time > wrench spinning :)
Thanks Richard! I can definitely agree seat time is nicer than wrenching! I will say that I’m more of a tinkerer than a driver though so even though I’m running out of major items to do to the car, I look forward to the small (hopefully easier) stuff to come!
That was a great watch. I would love to do all the faded and hardened seals on my doors too. Can't wait to see the video of changing the rear hatch seal.
Car looks incredible man! Love all the work and time you've put into it and the progress/DIY vids you've shared all along the way. Hopefully im back out your way at some point this year and can check it all out.
Great content chris and thanks for all the nsx modification guides. your content gives me motivation to hopefully do DIY work on my own car when I own an NSX in the future.
That’s awesome! Hope you get one soon! I have so many DIY and more coming so be sure to check the back catalog when you’re ready and feel free to reach out with any questions!
Thank you! The timing belt is 7 yrs and 9k miles old. I’m definitely going to replace it next year. It’s one of those items that no one has ever seen a failure from age on the nsx though even replacing at 10 yrs old. I think because most nsx do very little mileage and are relatively well taken care of and not driven very hard.
Good stuff! Headliner looks a lot easier than I thought it would be to remove. Any plans on redoing the foam on the ac blower? I feel like removing the dashboard is probably the hardest thing to remove.
The blower is in the front compartment which I referred to in the video. But I guess you’re talking about the stuff under the dash. I’ve never done it before but yeah dash removals aren’t usually fun.
Great content as always Chris! Im staging up to do my coolant as well and all 26 hoses. I'm in socal and can never seem to get out to a meet to introduce myself but would love to collab and meet up on NSX content. Im R77NSX on prime. Watching your interview on Automotive Anatomy 👍🏾 Keep up the great content!
Ah very cool. Thanks for watching those videos with Automotive Anatomy. Hopefully we can meet someday! I have so many video ideas in the works, but so little time. I'd be down for a collab if the idea and timing is right. Feel free to msg me on IG, that's the easiest way to chat for me.
Chris, you mentioned you had a radiator handy and was pushing the replacement, but how did you know the radiator was nearing replacement time? Is it an age thing or did you see signs? If the latter, what tells you it needs to be replaced? Keep up the good videos. Car looks great!
Thanks! There are signs the radiator is old, color of the plastic (I think it’s supposed to be black) and you can get an idea if a radiator had been installed for a long time based on how dented up the front is from rocks and debris. I think mine might have also had a date in it? I’m not positive on that one. But my car also came with a ton of maintenance records and while coolant hose replacement was on them, a new radiator wasn’t. I was pretty certain that it was the original radiator from 1991.
Thank you! I'm running Falken RT660 in 215/40/17 and 275/35/18. But you should know that the RT660 run wide, a lot wider than the Falken Azenis RT615 for the same sizes. And this applies in comparison to other tire manufacturers too, so you just have to compare things like tread width, tread section, etc. when cross shopping tires against the model and sizes that i'm using.
Yeah impex Japan is legit. It was my first time using them too but many others have used them and they were a lot cheaper than amayama for the headliner. I do prefer Amayama though which is why I continue to purchase anything else I can from them. Just that I saved like $3-400 on the headliner from Impex so I had no choice!
I like it, but it's the only brand I have experience with. I've had 3 different models and they've all been excellent. The only downside (or upside) is that there's no screen on it, so you have to use your phone app to aim it or review footage, but the upside is that it's smaller and blocks less space than the kind with screens attached. It's reliable as well. I've had a blackvue of some sort for over 10 years easily.
I did actually. It's a bit of a complicated and long winded answer. The OEM R headliner isn't cheap, especially with shipping, so I highly considered wrapping in alcantara, which would have been around $200 in material or so, so significant savings. However, the one big drawback was going to be the labor. There would have been 2 methods for wrapping: either remove the oem vinyl layer + scrape off all the aged foam underneath or lay alcantara directly on top of the vinyl. One is obviously much less labor intensive than the other, but either way, i didn't feel super confident with the glue i was using. For my door panels and door sill, i use 3M 90 spray adhesive. It works well and holds up well for those applications, maybe because they're small in size. I've heard that the glue does not hold up well for headliner. It is recommended to use DAP Weldwood contact adhesive for headliners since it's a large piece of material and heavier, but i tried the Weldwood in a can on some door cards before and it was significantly harder to work with than the 3M product and didn't hold for me. I know it must have been some kind of user error, but that really deterred me from going the DIY route because i didn't want to mess up on a large piece of alcantara. Also, the visor area of the headliner is semi-deep in contouring so i didn't know how well the alcantara would contour and how much trouble it would give me. In the end, i decided i needed to bite the bullet and go with the $900 OEM price tag (600 + 300 shipping) just to be safe. OEM is always a safe bet in terms of quality and resale too. I'm not going to lie though, I'm definitely curious about wrapping a headliner. I sold my old one, but if i can come across a beat one for cheap, i may pick it up and test wrap it.
@o_tdiggity sorry I guess I was comparing it to a DIY job which affects the price tag a lot. Yes, if you were to compare a professional job versus OEM, OEM makes a lot of sense.
Hi Chris I’m in Downey and have been thinking about respraying my red 94 😅 may I ask how much they charge ? Thanks in advance for all the videos as well 🙏🏽
You’re welcome! You would need to go get a quote in person. Pricing varies depending on what condition your car is in and what exactly you want to do. Also, for example I saved money by doing a lot of the removal and replacement labor myself.
Just enjoyed through the entire hour and 22 minutes… thanks for pumping out the great content Chris! Also major bummer on your mishap in trying to spot repair😢 but hats off to you for showing your mistakes and letting us know how you solved the problems. One PSA and highlight note take away from your video, Is the fact that the Mugen radiator cap is not correctly rated for our NSXs. You should make a separate video explaining about the differences in the bar rating 1.1 versus 1.3. Some other NSX owners had experienced premature failure and wear due to aftermarket radiator caps, not allowing the proper disbursement of pressure.
Yeah it was a terrible mistake that cost me big bucks but I’ll recover. It’s one of those things that I’ll definitely never repeat again because of how much it cost me. I’ll research about the rad cap, thanks Robert!
@@ChrisLumNSX sorry I didn’t check back sooner, but Steven Glover just tagged you in an epic and informative post by Chris Willson (ScienceofSpeed)
Yup it’s because I was talking to him about the 1.3 vs 1.1 caps and he hasn’t heard of any issues with the higher pressure caps. That issue was specifically about oem 1.1 caps that didn’t meet original specifications. So I’m thinking 1.3 caps should be fine.
You have one of the best nsx's man, still got that oem ish look with all the best mods. Surprised you're not doing TB on your own man after seeing you did the tranny and all the other stuff, seems like a project for you. Can't wait for that red carpet man I don't think it needs to match perfect, it's more the feel.
Thank you for the kind words! I can't wait to get the carpet in either. More videos coming in the following weeks. I'm definitely interested and capable of doing the TB, but i don't have a lift or ability to get my car high enough to drop the engine out, so that's why i plan to take it to the shop for that job. I've heard it can be done without dropping the engine, but it doesn't sound like a good time! haha
Looks fantastic! Great attention to detail!
Thank you!
Car looks great! Definitely fun to see the progress (and probably add to my own to-do list), lol. Grats on getting the car to where it is and here's to seat time > wrench spinning :)
Thanks Richard! I can definitely agree seat time is nicer than wrenching! I will say that I’m more of a tinkerer than a driver though so even though I’m running out of major items to do to the car, I look forward to the small (hopefully easier) stuff to come!
That was a great watch. I would love to do all the faded and hardened seals on my doors too.
Can't wait to see the video of changing the rear hatch seal.
Thanks! yeah I'm actually interested in how to do the rear hatch seal as well. I think it's easy? we'll find out soon!
Black looks soooooo gooooooood!
Thank you!! It looks good…only when it’s clean haha
Beautiful car!
Thank you! I’m very happy with it right now.
Car looks incredible man! Love all the work and time you've put into it and the progress/DIY vids you've shared all along the way. Hopefully im back out your way at some point this year and can check it all out.
Thank you Jasser! Well definitely make time to hang out next time you’re here.
Great content chris and thanks for all the nsx modification guides. your content gives me motivation to hopefully do DIY work on my own car when I own an NSX in the future.
That’s awesome! Hope you get one soon! I have so many DIY and more coming so be sure to check the back catalog when you’re ready and feel free to reach out with any questions!
I wouldn’t wait too long to replace the timing belt if I were you.
Beautiful NSX though.
Thank you! The timing belt is 7 yrs and 9k miles old. I’m definitely going to replace it next year. It’s one of those items that no one has ever seen a failure from age on the nsx though even replacing at 10 yrs old. I think because most nsx do very little mileage and are relatively well taken care of and not driven very hard.
Congrats Chris!
Thank you!
Good stuff! Headliner looks a lot easier than I thought it would be to remove. Any plans on redoing the foam on the ac blower? I feel like removing the dashboard is probably the hardest thing to remove.
The blower is in the front compartment which I referred to in the video. But I guess you’re talking about the stuff under the dash. I’ve never done it before but yeah dash removals aren’t usually fun.
Great content as always Chris! Im staging up to do my coolant as well and all 26 hoses. I'm in socal and can never seem to get out to a meet to introduce myself but would love to collab and meet up on NSX content. Im R77NSX on prime. Watching your interview on Automotive Anatomy 👍🏾 Keep up the great content!
Ah very cool. Thanks for watching those videos with Automotive Anatomy. Hopefully we can meet someday! I have so many video ideas in the works, but so little time. I'd be down for a collab if the idea and timing is right. Feel free to msg me on IG, that's the easiest way to chat for me.
Great video Chris. One of these days I need to do one on my car.
Thanks Joe! I'd love to see that as I'm sure many others would too!
Awesome build! Very detailed video. Glad the radiator problem wasn't too bad. Will you be going over the cost of ownership/upgrades to it?
Thanks, I'm glad too. I may go over total cost one day, but probably not any time soon.
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Chris, you mentioned you had a radiator handy and was pushing the replacement, but how did you know the radiator was nearing replacement time? Is it an age thing or did you see signs? If the latter, what tells you it needs to be replaced? Keep up the good videos. Car looks great!
Thanks! There are signs the radiator is old, color of the plastic (I think it’s supposed to be black) and you can get an idea if a radiator had been installed for a long time based on how dented up the front is from rocks and debris. I think mine might have also had a date in it? I’m not positive on that one. But my car also came with a ton of maintenance records and while coolant hose replacement was on them, a new radiator wasn’t. I was pretty certain that it was the original radiator from 1991.
Wowzers! cleanest NSX ever! What size tires are you runnin?
Thank you! I'm running Falken RT660 in 215/40/17 and 275/35/18. But you should know that the RT660 run wide, a lot wider than the Falken Azenis RT615 for the same sizes. And this applies in comparison to other tire manufacturers too, so you just have to compare things like tread width, tread section, etc. when cross shopping tires against the model and sizes that i'm using.
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What is that store for the headliner? I haven’t heard of it before.
Great video btw, tons of useful info crammed into a single video 😊
Car looks great 👍
Yeah impex Japan is legit. It was my first time using them too but many others have used them and they were a lot cheaper than amayama for the headliner. I do prefer Amayama though which is why I continue to purchase anything else I can from them. Just that I saved like $3-400 on the headliner from Impex so I had no choice!
Just watched the video in its entirety. One question, what do you think of the Blackvue dashcam? Would you recommend it?
I like it, but it's the only brand I have experience with. I've had 3 different models and they've all been excellent. The only downside (or upside) is that there's no screen on it, so you have to use your phone app to aim it or review footage, but the upside is that it's smaller and blocks less space than the kind with screens attached. It's reliable as well. I've had a blackvue of some sort for over 10 years easily.
Do you have the part # for the discontinued black seat belt guides for the B pillars?
You need to buy a black seat belt. They’re not sold separately.
Did you consider wrapping the original headliner in alcantara?
I did actually. It's a bit of a complicated and long winded answer. The OEM R headliner isn't cheap, especially with shipping, so I highly considered wrapping in alcantara, which would have been around $200 in material or so, so significant savings. However, the one big drawback was going to be the labor.
There would have been 2 methods for wrapping: either remove the oem vinyl layer + scrape off all the aged foam underneath or lay alcantara directly on top of the vinyl. One is obviously much less labor intensive than the other, but either way, i didn't feel super confident with the glue i was using. For my door panels and door sill, i use 3M 90 spray adhesive. It works well and holds up well for those applications, maybe because they're small in size. I've heard that the glue does not hold up well for headliner. It is recommended to use DAP Weldwood contact adhesive for headliners since it's a large piece of material and heavier, but i tried the Weldwood in a can on some door cards before and it was significantly harder to work with than the 3M product and didn't hold for me. I know it must have been some kind of user error, but that really deterred me from going the DIY route because i didn't want to mess up on a large piece of alcantara. Also, the visor area of the headliner is semi-deep in contouring so i didn't know how well the alcantara would contour and how much trouble it would give me.
In the end, i decided i needed to bite the bullet and go with the $900 OEM price tag (600 + 300 shipping) just to be safe. OEM is always a safe bet in terms of quality and resale too. I'm not going to lie though, I'm definitely curious about wrapping a headliner. I sold my old one, but if i can come across a beat one for cheap, i may pick it up and test wrap it.
@@ChrisLumNSX $900 isn’t bad. I contacted an upholsterer in SGV and he wanted $1500 to remove and rewrap. That labor is $$$
@o_tdiggity sorry I guess I was comparing it to a DIY job which affects the price tag a lot. Yes, if you were to compare a professional job versus OEM, OEM makes a lot of sense.
Hi Chris I’m in Downey and have been thinking about respraying my red 94 😅 may I ask how much they charge ? Thanks in advance for all the videos as well 🙏🏽
You’re welcome! You would need to go get a quote in person. Pricing varies depending on what condition your car is in and what exactly you want to do. Also, for example I saved money by doing a lot of the removal and replacement labor myself.
What happened to the Mugen M7 wheels?
I sold them to my buddy Tony with the yellow nsx
Far from done. Still missing a Spoon engine, T66 turbos with NOS, and a MoTeC system exhaust.
Coming right up!
What year is your NSX? 1991?
Yes 1991
the pervious owner shouldnt cut the frame...
I agree, I wish it was not cut, but that’s just how it was done back in the day.