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Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:42 pm

^ Like!

I wouldn't own my car without a hard top (apart from the complete absence of a soft top

) and you can certainly feel the difference driving with the top off! I too am up to the roll bar stage of modifications, so I'll need to start getting the cash together for that too...

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:04 pm

Soft top = long gone. The canvas was totally F'd, so we pretty much cut it off with a craft knife and then unbolted the frame. Good times. The thing weighs a tonne too, so it'll be a nice bit of weigh reduction now that its gone! Hardtop only FTW

Next project is removing my snapped auto electric aerial and replacing it with a bung. I hate radio!

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:12 pm

Bwarp wrote:Next project is removing my snapped auto electric aerial and replacing it with a bung. I hate radio!

I'm considering welding over mine, as there's a bit of paint bubbling around it so it'll need rust treatment anyway. We seem to be on a similar level as far as thoughts on our cars go

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:45 pm

i put a custom chrome (polished aluminium) ring around my rusty aerial hole. saved having the panel repainted at the time. i think theres a pic on my cardomain page..

yup here it is:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/264041/19 ... x-5/page-4

Zadkiel · Post by **Zadkiel** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:51 am

Does anyone know where you can get bungs to go in the holes left when I remove the factory spoiler?

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:44 am

Zadkiel wrote:Does anyone know where you can get bungs to go in the holes left when I remove the factory spoiler?

Would be interested in this also. I believe Supercheap/Repco do grommets/bungs to suit this, if someone can confirm?

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:38 pm

I was in the same boat, no radio but I had a rubber bung which added weight, slowing my acceleration and also adding wind friction reducing my top speed and increasing my fuel consumption and wind noise so I threw the rubber bung in the rubbish bin and used a very special system for filling the hole, it did not cost a lot of money nor require visiting any shops for once so it was a very good system.

Bwarp wrote:Next project is removing my snapped auto electric aerial and replacing it with a bung. I hate radio!

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:38 pm

Most engineering suppliers willl have them.

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:42 pm

Duct tape? Even 'The Warehouse' sells it

Growler wrote:Most engineering suppliers willl have them.

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:04 pm

You can fix anything with duct tape, if you can't fix it with duct tape, then it's f$&ked!

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:59 pm

I think I might even have a go at sanding back my bubbling paint around the antenna hole and hitting it with primer and some spray can touch-up paint, then bung it over. Not sure I'd want to go with duct tape, though

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:14 pm

punkoutnz wrote:You can fix anything with duct tape, if you can't fix it with duct tape, then it's f$&ked!

Nope, then you use JB Weld. That stuff is awesome!!

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:20 pm

Well it looks like I'm not going to be removing my spoiler so easily. The fucktard previous owner had the spoiler attached with bloody SCREWS. Through the bootlid. It's a factory spoiler, what on earth was wrong with the factory mounting method?

Ugh, time to keep an eye out for a new bootlid.

Zadkiel · Post by **Zadkiel** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:11 pm

That's a nuisance, fingers crossed mine isn't to much of a mission.

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:11 pm

Mr. Shine wrote: We seem to be on a similar level as far as thoughts on our cars go

yeah savings for some seats and harnesses now, and then get a cage welded in.

Not quite sure whether i wanna go full cage or just half cage at this point.

I've got a mate building an AE85 racecar that's fully caged, it's gonna be a trailered race car, but he's trying to convince me to just spend the extra cash and get a full cage first time round, but trying to get in and out of his car is a pain in the arse, espcially with the Racetech's hes got in it.... and i'm sorta not keen for that considering it's still going to be a road car... so i'm kinda set on a weld in half cage for it. And i guess that way i only need a cert and dont need to get a log book and auth card etc.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:23 pm

My only concern about a full cage is needing authority card etc. while a half cage doesn't require anything.

I've got a ring of bubbling paint around my antenna hole, so tomorrow will be spent fixing that before popping a blanking grommet over it. I've currently got one of the window wiper arm nut covers in place, but Supercheap does 7/8" blanking grommets for a few dollars

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:40 pm

Mr. Shine wrote:I've got a ring of bubbling paint around my antenna hole...

Ok...that reads just wrong!

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:45 pm

Growler wrote:
Mr. Shine wrote:I've got a ring of bubbling paint around my antenna hole...
Ok...that reads just wrong!

I don't even want to know where you put your antenna for that to read wrong to you

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:18 pm

just put some cream on it. the bubbles will go away soon.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:46 pm

SLYDIT wrote:just put some cream on it. the bubbles will go away soon.

I used sandpaper, started off with 80 grit

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:20 pm

That's what happens when you go picking up dodgy stations in Hamilton bro! Told you to wear a car cover!

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:00 pm

probably parked too close to a cefiro.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:09 pm

SLYDIT wrote:probably parked too close to a cefiro.

Gna RB my 5, reckon a 20DET wud b mint nd skid up hard az G!

Gota RB30 im blding at da moment 2 bt need sum cash 2 fnish lol

Fuck, think I need more sandpaper on it after that

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:52 pm

Mr. Shine wrote:
SLYDIT wrote:probably parked too close to a cefiro.
Gna RB my 5, reckon a 20DET wud b mint nd skid up hard az G!

Gota RB30 im blding at da moment 2 bt need sum cash 2 fnish lol

Fuck, think I need more sandpaper on it after that

haha sounds just like the performance car forum

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:53 pm

sprsta wrote:haha sounds just like the performance car forum

I thought the fake RB30 build needing more cash would be the perfect authentic touch

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