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

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:04 pm

Just a reminder we do have a wide range of people looking at this forum so can we be mindful of the language please...
Cheers.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:13 pm

Yeah guys, you can get a point across without swearing. Makes you classy as a cupcake too.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:27 pm

Furai wrote:Yeah guys, you can get a point across without swearing. Makes you classy as a cupcake too.

There are some class cupcakes out there (took a while to find anything though). Yeah I should probably do something more worthwhile with my time I gues

Anyhow, this weekend I plan to start putting in my car parts seeing as they've finally arrived.

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:27 pm

^ +1 that is dope! I want!

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:30 pm

So Chris, any advice in installing the M3 carbon fibre stuff? I'm looking to tape down my blown airbag cover with some duct tape real good and then put the M3 stuff over as a finish.

Should I buy more than I need or you reckon it's easy enough to get it right on attempt 1?

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:42 pm

It's fairly easy... in saying that... I would buy a little bit more than what you need because it can get slightly messy!

Plus, you then find heaps of things to wrap!

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:14 pm

Spent last friday removing the aftermarket extractors to get them welded after they had cracked around each exhaust port- I also had an exhaust rattle at around 2800 rpm.

Turns out the two were related- The support bracket attached to bell housing had broken and the subsequent twisting was causing the stress cracking.

So, got it all welded back up and it's good to go. I took the headers off myself to 'save money'....ended up buying a couple of hundred dollars worth of tools etc to get it done (including a nice torque wrench!)

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:16 am

Managed to swap 1x adjustable shock over last night with some help via the interwebs from Mr.Shine.

Undoing the upper arm bolt and pulling it out is the key to success!

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:23 am

Bwarp wrote:Undoing the upper arm bolt and pulling it out is the key to success!

That was the bit I couldn't manage, no matter how many attempts I gave it.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:27 am

I never took mine out :'( Totally should have! i think it took like 2/3 hours for mine and 2/3rds of the time was spent on the first corner :facepalm:

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:03 am

Bwarp wrote:Managed to swap 1x adjustable shock over last night with some help via the interwebs from Mr.Shine.

Undoing the upper arm bolt and pulling it out is the key to success!

Glad to help!

Angreal wrote:That was the bit I couldn't manage, no matter how many attempts I gave it.

I had issues installing mine, but managed after great effort to get it free. Think the majority of the time I spent installing my suspension was working on the driver's side upper arm long bolt

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:56 am

On the topic of suspension, I'll need to get my brakes and FI certed and was wondering if I could borrow some adjustables for a day/weekend from anyone to get certed at the same time?

I'll get adjusties some day, just not today (plus I want Ohlins and they're very very very very very difficult to justify) and figure 2 birds one stone...

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:26 pm

Here you go, Get bidding on these Ohlins

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b137657697

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:33 pm

Ohlins? DAMN..! You baller!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:37 pm

If you can afford Ohlins then I have two questions

1. What do you do for a living
2. Where do I sign up

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:47 pm

Furai wrote:Here you go, Get bidding on these Ohlins

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b137657697

Gah and I just spent so much money on the last shipment/supercharger setup! A few questions since I now want these very much

1) Shipping/bidding/getting them here? How do I do it?
2) These Ohlins any good? There any difference to the American Ohlins? These the same brand of Ohlins that come on motorbikes?

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:49 pm

Angreal wrote:On the topic of suspension, I'll need to get my brakes and FI certed and was wondering if I could borrow some adjustables for a day/weekend from anyone to get certed at the same time? I'll get adjusties some day, just not today (plus I want Ohlins and they're very very very very very difficult to justify) and figure 2 birds one stone...

I have a set of Tien adjustables if you want to borrow them. I'd rather someone bought them but drop me a PM if you want to borrow.

Agreed. Best to get as many mods as you can certed at the same time.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:54 pm

What type of teins and how much you want for them?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:12 pm

Angreal wrote:
Furai wrote:Here you go, Get bidding on these Ohlins

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b137657697
Gah and I just spent so much money on the last shipment/supercharger setup! A few questions since I now want these very much

1) Shipping/bidding/getting them here? How do I do it?
2) These Ohlins any good? There any difference to the American Ohlins? These the same brand of Ohlins that come on motorbikes?

To get them contact Hayatonka, They organize everything. Give you quote and then you decide on bid price and so on.

All Ohlins are the same Manufacture from Sweden but they have a couple different grades of Ohlins for Roadsters you can find on the OHlins site.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:13 pm

Question I had pop into my head the other day, if your car is certified with say adjustable suspension, presumably it's then not strictly speaking road legal to go back to factory suspension now that it's been certified in the adjustable suspension state?

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:17 pm

Mr. Shine wrote:Question I had pop into my head the other day, if your car is certified with say adjustable suspension, presumably it's then not strictly speaking road legal to go back to factory suspension now that it's been certified in the adjustable suspension state?

Yup. Exactly right. If you get certed for adjusties. You shouldnt be given a wof if you put standard stuff back in.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:23 pm

Bwarp wrote:
Mr. Shine wrote:Question I had pop into my head the other day, if your car is certified with say adjustable suspension, presumably it's then not strictly speaking road legal to go back to factory suspension now that it's been certified in the adjustable suspension state?
Yup. Exactly right. If you get certed for adjusties. You shouldnt be given a wof if you put standard stuff back in.

Guess that means I'm buying some Ohlins...

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:49 pm

Kieran wrote:What type of teins and how much you want for them?

They are Tein HRs. I had them checked by Autolign who pronounced them as "OK". The only issue is adjusting rings are incredibly tight and I haven't been able to move them. Someone like Autolign may be able to shift them with the right tools.

I have never really used them. I swapped them for a set of standard suspension as they were too hard for the previous owner.

I'ld be happy with $500.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:26 pm

Hmmm as much as I like those Ohlins, I think I'll save and get some new ones that come with a warranty and DFV and get things re-certed at a later date.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:09 pm

Angreal wrote:Hmmm as much as I like those Ohlins, I think I'll save and get some new ones that come with a warranty and DFV and get things re-certed at a later date.

Given the camber requirement changes to the certification process this is sensible, as you'd almost certainly be required to also borrow adjustable suspension arms to correct the natural camber from lowering with the adjustables.

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