What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:30 pm

Mr. Shine wrote:This view always gets me, because people think they're out to make more money for the police, but that's not how it works. The police simply don't get any money from issuing fines and infringements.

I have friends in the Police and Traffic Department.
Although not "official" there is the competitive attitude among the Traffic Officers that "I have issued more tickets than you this month..."

Zadkiel · Post by **Zadkiel** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:18 pm

Born_disturbed wrote:And I deal in all of IAG's computer equipment among others haha XD

And I used to work for IAG's sole remaining big competitor. Damn insurance, everyone works there or around it.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:22 pm

Zadkiel wrote:
Born_disturbed wrote:And I deal in all of IAG's computer equipment among others haha XD
And I used to work for IAG's sole remaining big competitor. Damn insurance, everyone works there or around it.

I guess I used to work indirectly for EQC who are kind of like insurance in a way... By indirectly I mean they paid Fletchers who paid my company who paid me. I guess I've worked for insurance also now?

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:14 pm

Growler wrote:I have friends in the Police and Traffic Department.
Although not "official" there is the competitive attitude among the Traffic Officers that "I have issued more tickets than you this month..."

QFT. Though it is rather tricky to issue tickets if you dont do anything wrong. There is no such thing as a car 'accident'. There is always someone to blame, usually one or more drivers, though I can count on one hand the number of drivers involved in a crash who freely admit they were at fault, even if no other cars were involved. Theres always some excuse! Both drivers in a two car crash will blame the other usually! My personal favourite was "He braked too hard".

Its also why speeding is 'picked on' so much. Its so easy to prove!

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:46 pm

Hey all, can someone make me some custom top hats?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:09 pm

chris wrote:Hey all, can someone make me some custom top hats?

Cole man can! (SPRSTA)

Are you after more low or more travel?

Also thanks to you Chris I put my BBS wheels on

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:11 pm

Furai wrote:
chris wrote:Hey all, can someone make me some custom top hats?
Cole man can! (SPRSTA)

Are you after more low or more travel?

Also thanks to you Chris I put my BBS wheels on

Schweet I will hit him up!

More low

Not, I need my springs to be captive haha.

I am a good inspiration Kieran, I hope you follow in my footsteps young grass hopper

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:12 pm

chris wrote:
Furai wrote:
chris wrote:Hey all, can someone make me some custom top hats?
Cole man can! (SPRSTA)

Are you after more low or more travel?

Also thanks to you Chris I put my BBS wheels on
Schweet I will hit him up!

More low Not, I need my springs to be captive haha.

I am a good inspiration Kieran, I hope you follow in my footsteps young grass hopper

I hope I dont follow you, I like driving on 4 wheels

Oh and making it over speed bumps.

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:12 pm

Furai wrote:
chris wrote:
Furai wrote: Cole man can! (SPRSTA)

Are you after more low or more travel?

Also thanks to you Chris I put my BBS wheels on
Schweet I will hit him up!

More low Not, I need my springs to be captive haha.

I am a good inspiration Kieran, I hope you follow in my footsteps young grass hopper
I hope I dont follow you, I like driving on 4 wheels

Oh and making it over speed bumps.

BOOM! Headshot

Skilfil · Post by **Skilfil** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:23 am

Bought it, drove it home, parked it next to my VR6, going to drive it to work shortly

So good being back in an MX5.

MX5 & VR6 by Skilfil, on Flickr

tomtikki · Post by **tomtikki** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:17 pm

Ahh new clutch!
The whole car feels a little tighter, a shame it's only a HD but the wife wouldn't like anything stronger!
Why didn't I do this ages ago? - oh yeah, no money.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:30 pm

at home with the 5 year old sick. so i gave the car a power buff. and started to replace the high beam indicator with a high intensity LED to act as a shift light and over boost light, so then i can ditch my boost gauge and get my vent back again.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:31 pm

Installed NB Tophats, dropped 20mm at the rear and 10 at the front, looks stock now

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:27 am

Furai wrote:Installed NB Tophats, dropped 20mm at the rear and 10 at the front, looks stock now

Mind if I ask what you paid for the tophats. Defs needa get some on my rears

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:38 am

I paid $140 for a full set bushings included. I couldnt be bothered waiting though and bought aftermarket bushings and washers, so when the washers come from Japan Ill sell them.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:05 am

pulled the dash cluster to fit new dial gauges as the old ones are lookin pretty crappy. and installed my new overboost/shift light into the high beam indicator lamp position.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:49 am

Furai wrote:I paid $140 for a full set bushings included. I couldnt be bothered waiting though and bought aftermarket bushings and washers, so when the washers come from Japan Ill sell them.

Where from?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:46 am

Sorry forgot to add I got them straight from Mazda.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:02 pm

Today, I did this. Because I can.

Front lip is on, took a while when I was trying without the jack. My reasons. Low profile jack doesn't fit under car anymore

Some handy dandy 2x4 wood fixed that and made some quick DIY ramps. More pics to come later.

Props to Alex from http://mlracing.co.nz for the lip

IMG_5233 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:45 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:Today, I did this. Because I can.

Front lip is on, took a while when I was trying without the jack. My reasons. Low profile jack doesn't fit under car anymore Some handy dandy 2x4 wood fixed that and made some quick DIY ramps. More pics to come later.

Props to Alex from http://mlracing.co.nz for the lip

IMG_5233 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

I'll ask on here too... How does your jack not fit under? My car is a lot lower and still fits..

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:52 pm

Nope, jack doesnt fit. Front is 70mm from ground, rear is 90mm

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:55 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:Nope, jack doesnt fit. Front is 70mm from ground, rear is 90mm

Stock jack? O.o

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:06 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:Nope, jack doesnt fit. Front is 70mm from ground, rear is 90mm

Illegal

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:11 pm

Furai wrote:
Snapfrozen wrote:Nope, jack doesnt fit. Front is 70mm from ground, rear is 90mm
Illegal

Yessir, was 90/100 when the suspension went in, obviously settled... lol. Will be getting my wheels and certing next. Then I'll worry about the turbo cert later.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:12 pm

chris wrote:
Snapfrozen wrote:Nope, jack doesnt fit. Front is 70mm from ground, rear is 90mm
Stock jack? O.o

2 tonne trolley jack, I can jack the rear, but for fitting a lip that doesnt help

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