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Old Oct 11, 2018 | 07:01 PM
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CURRENT BUILD SPEC DETAILS:

2009 Honda Fit DX-A

Exterior:
Honda Fit Sport original spoiler
Honda Fit Sport original side skirts

Interior:
Recaro SPG full bucket racing seat
Buddyclub Seat Rail/Adjuster

Engine:
Mishimoto Lower temp opening thermostat
SPEC Stage 2 clutch kit
HASPORT Rear motor mount
Custom engine oil cooler
01-05 CIVIC (non-EP3 Si) CMC (clutch master cylinder)

Chassis and Brakes:
Hasport rear motor mount
Progress rear sway bar
K-Tuned K1 Street coilovers
Cusco Front upper strut bar
Goodridge Stainless Steel brake lines
Stoptech Slotted Brake Rotors
Hawk HP Plus Racing brake pads
MOTUL DOT 5.1 Racing brake fluid

Wheels and Tires:
Enkei RPF1 16x7 +35
Konig Dekagram 16x8 +35
Fast Wheels Orbit 16x7 +40
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R - 205/45R16
Toyo Proxes R1R - 225/45R16 XL
Yokohama Advan A052 - 225/45R16


--2016--

I picked up this champ back in January of 2016, from the dealership I used to work at:

2009 Fit DX-A with 22000km on the ODO.

I could barely see the road so i opted in for the accessory fog light kit from Honda.



My interior only came with the centre dome light, so I cut out a hole, did some research and put in my own map light (using OEM only parts, of course).


Then came wheels and tires. a buddy of mine had a pair of 16" rims laying around so he gave those to me. Paired it up with RPF1's (With different offsets) to make up for one complete set.




I had 1 Recaro SPG full bucket laying around, so i tossed those in as well.




Then a friend of mine invited me to come join them for a session on the track in late October.
My fit wasn't semi track ready yet, so I got to work


Goodridge SS brake lines, Hawk HP+ pads, OEM rotors

didn't like the look without side skirts or a rear spoiler, so i came across another GE8 that was involved in a front end accident, ripped the spoilter and side skirts off and fitted them on mine.



fabbed some brackets and mounted a LED light bar (WHY NOT?!)


(more to come)
 

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Old Oct 11, 2018 | 07:15 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2018 | 08:08 PM
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Great progress so far!!! Looking good.
 
Old Oct 11, 2018 | 10:20 PM
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I also had installed a Cusco front upper strut bar (no picture, sorry!) Earlier in 2017.

Earlier this year, I wanted to compete in time attack racing and see where my skill level was at.

first things first, suspension. I was always called out on because my car was always 4x4 stance.



Next up, brakes again!



Stoptech slotted rotors with hawk HP+ pads

Wanted to improve my cooling efficiency, so I did this




 

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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 10:54 PM
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Things on order so far:

Spec stage 2 clutch
Progress rear sway bar
Hawk HP+ brake pads
Stoptech cryo rotors (slotted)
Enkei rpf1 x 2 (to match my mismatch set lol)
TIRES !

205/50R16 (16x7 +35 enkei rpf1
225/50R16 (16x8 +35 konig dekagram)
205/45R16 (16x7 +43 fast wheels orbit)

all BRIDGESTONE Potenza Re-71r ready for 2019 😬

 
Old Mar 9, 2019 | 02:17 PM
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16x8 +35 4x100 konig Dekagram on order - ETA 2 wks, will mount 225/50r16 re71r and try to get them to fit. Fingers crossed it fits
 
Old Mar 15, 2019 | 07:40 PM
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Parts!



 
Old Mar 21, 2019 | 04:44 PM
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Clutch is in, brakes are on!


 
Old Mar 21, 2019 | 05:31 PM
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Just noticed your bumper stickers; those are funny, haha.
 
Old Mar 23, 2019 | 10:14 AM
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I seem to have 5th gear popping out. May need to pull transmission out next weekend and inspect.

Lets see what i find!

I also have a spare transmission sitting around.
 
Old Apr 1, 2019 | 02:40 PM
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Rear bumper cut

Fake diffuser removed

RPF1 16X7 +35 square - 205/50R16 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE-71R
 
Old Apr 30, 2019 | 08:08 AM
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New setup! 225/45R16 on konig dekagram 16x8 +35!


 
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Old Feb 2, 2020 | 02:59 PM
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Engine oil cooler install!

custom plumbing from oil pump, helps to reduce engine oil temp.
 
Old Jun 14, 2020 | 01:21 AM
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Nice build!

Any rubbing with those dekagrams?
 
Old Aug 23, 2020 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kitkat_GE8
How is the motor mount? Alot of vibration?
 
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