j44nty
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welcome to my mid life family crisis.
I have never and will never own a diesel. I was wrong
I would never need such a practical 4x4. I was wrong
I would never drive an ugly crv. Wrong
Skip this next boring part would probably be for the best.
This crv has been in my family from new my father has used it to tow trailers for years it has never once let him down. Timing chain was done at 80000 as it had started to make the tell tale noise from these 2.2 honda engines. I bought him the honda accord wheels a long time ago and they still reside on it.
Currently the Heep has 107000 miles full service history and family owned so it was very hard to go past.
Lost an uncle recently and that played a part in the need for a 4x4 so when my old fella went out and bought himself a new crv he offered me the old one for a comedy low price i just couldnt go past it. It has managed all the wet muddy ground and field entrances i threw at it this winter it tows well and manages 50 mpg. Also with my own family trips to the caravan the space is very useful.
Lets remember this is a practical tool for me and nothing more but I don’t have the ability to leave anything alone so after some searching online I discover the american market for these is huge. I strayed onto youtube and found many vids such as this showing the drive train capabilities of the mk1 same through the mk2.
youtu
Transfered my plate because I wanted to put the old plate back on the 325i incase it ends up in a new home as I don’t really need it and would like something more toy related as a second car but at the mo I'm not thinking of anything (maybe e46 vert or another mr2 roadster)
Completed task Index:
Serviced June 2018, track rod ends, drop links, brake pads, new battery
1.25” spacers (lol they big) PAGE 3
30mm lift kit PAGE 3
New rear springs (sag on the 12 year old units) PAGE 3
225/70/16 all terrain tyres x4 PAGE 3
Iso loom for the headunit and fitted
Changed all speakers PAGE 2
Refurbed old steels and trailer PAGE 2
Spare wheel to match new setup Page 3
Headlight minor refurb Page 3
Dash cams and boot light upgrade Page 4
Reverse camera Page 4
To do:
Tints (dont like tints but i carry a lot of chainsaw gear quite often and need the privacy)
Power converter as I would like to run my chainsaw sharpner in the boot.
Work lamps to light the trailer and maybe light bar for winter work
Front black bar (probably custom) to hold light bar maybe
Roof rails to hold awning
Cleaning at it tonight and discovered for the first time the boot floor doubles up as a table which will be handy come lunch time in the woods.
I honestly dont think it has seen polish ever so a fast coat of autosmart cherry glaze, some window cleaning and a host of @Big Pimp anachem stuff later it looks like this
Found a car on one of the american forums that ticks the boxes to make the heep more practical. It sits on 15” wheels running 225/70/15 with 20mm offset and 30mm lift kit.
I will be running 22 mm offset (after spacer) 16” rim with 225/70/16 and 30mm lift also so should sit like this if a little higher
Cheers
I have never and will never own a diesel. I was wrong
I would never need such a practical 4x4. I was wrong
I would never drive an ugly crv. Wrong
Skip this next boring part would probably be for the best.
This crv has been in my family from new my father has used it to tow trailers for years it has never once let him down. Timing chain was done at 80000 as it had started to make the tell tale noise from these 2.2 honda engines. I bought him the honda accord wheels a long time ago and they still reside on it.
Currently the Heep has 107000 miles full service history and family owned so it was very hard to go past.
Lost an uncle recently and that played a part in the need for a 4x4 so when my old fella went out and bought himself a new crv he offered me the old one for a comedy low price i just couldnt go past it. It has managed all the wet muddy ground and field entrances i threw at it this winter it tows well and manages 50 mpg. Also with my own family trips to the caravan the space is very useful.
Lets remember this is a practical tool for me and nothing more but I don’t have the ability to leave anything alone so after some searching online I discover the american market for these is huge. I strayed onto youtube and found many vids such as this showing the drive train capabilities of the mk1 same through the mk2.
youtu
Transfered my plate because I wanted to put the old plate back on the 325i incase it ends up in a new home as I don’t really need it and would like something more toy related as a second car but at the mo I'm not thinking of anything (maybe e46 vert or another mr2 roadster)
Completed task Index:
Serviced June 2018, track rod ends, drop links, brake pads, new battery
1.25” spacers (lol they big) PAGE 3
30mm lift kit PAGE 3
New rear springs (sag on the 12 year old units) PAGE 3
225/70/16 all terrain tyres x4 PAGE 3
Iso loom for the headunit and fitted
Changed all speakers PAGE 2
Refurbed old steels and trailer PAGE 2
Spare wheel to match new setup Page 3
Headlight minor refurb Page 3
Dash cams and boot light upgrade Page 4
Reverse camera Page 4
To do:
Tints (dont like tints but i carry a lot of chainsaw gear quite often and need the privacy)
Power converter as I would like to run my chainsaw sharpner in the boot.
Work lamps to light the trailer and maybe light bar for winter work
Front black bar (probably custom) to hold light bar maybe
Roof rails to hold awning
Cleaning at it tonight and discovered for the first time the boot floor doubles up as a table which will be handy come lunch time in the woods.
I honestly dont think it has seen polish ever so a fast coat of autosmart cherry glaze, some window cleaning and a host of @Big Pimp anachem stuff later it looks like this
Found a car on one of the american forums that ticks the boxes to make the heep more practical. It sits on 15” wheels running 225/70/15 with 20mm offset and 30mm lift kit.
I will be running 22 mm offset (after spacer) 16” rim with 225/70/16 and 30mm lift also so should sit like this if a little higher
Cheers
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