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

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:07 pm

I will have to check out mine I just saw that and assumed that it would be the same chances are your right but then thats kinda wierd if the JDM models use a fuel return and the US spec returnless

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:13 am

na6*dori wrote:
brownie wrote:Got the sparky across the road to fit a kill switch to the car,and got the WOF done,Straight thru,as it should have been with 150km between warrants.
I thinks i not using it enough ?
still take it to a1 now that me and stu dont work there anymore?

Not the roadster,
Take it around the corner to Autotech,2 min walk to work.,Stu's at Pit Stop Hornby now.
Still take the Capella to A1 for WOF's and any work i can't be fagged doing,nice and close for the wife to get it there.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:44 am

Put in the race seat-just need a harness bar now.

Cheers Keith!

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:10 pm

Scraped off the green backing of the gauge faces and put some red LEDs behind the cluster. The hotspots came out really bad in the photos for some reason, theyre almost undetectable in person.

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:14 pm

brownie wrote:
na6*dori wrote:
brownie wrote:Got the sparky across the road to fit a kill switch to the car,and got the WOF done,Straight thru,as it should have been with 150km between warrants.
I thinks i not using it enough ?
still take it to a1 now that me and stu dont work there anymore?

Not the roadster,
Take it around the corner to Autotech,2 min walk to work.,Stu's at Pit Stop Hornby now.
Still take the Capella to A1 for WOF's and any work i can't be fagged doing,nice and close for the wife to get it there.

really? tell him will says hi next time your in there for me. a1 is such a rip off, i can get you a way better mechanic to do your cars when you cant be f*'d lol goto saddlers and see daniel.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:59 am

I haven't had much time to do anything major :'(

I finally decided on a good height to get my car certified at :3
I finally got some paint on the valve cover (it adds 5 hp incase you didn't know!!)

And I have finally decided which direction I want my car to go in..

Furai knows. Top secret otherwise :3

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:49 am

my name is also kieran so you could tell me

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:03 am

I am no longer going to be slammed. It is time for some function

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:37 pm

chris wrote:
And I have finally decided which direction I want my car to go in..

Furai knows. Top secret otherwise :3

You want your car to go in reverse?

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:39 pm

I was more thinking sideways

Kidding! That's what the silvia is for.

For the Miata/Mx5 Lots of ideas. But one idea to rule them all....

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:56 pm

N/A? Not sure that's the best approach unless you're willing to invest an unhealthy amount of money

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:02 pm

I was kidding

The silvia slides sideways enough. The NA will be great once it is done

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:03 pm

chris wrote: The silvia slides sideways enough. The NA will be great once it is done

*Edit*
Doh

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:09 pm

I knew that.... :facepalm:

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:57 pm

chris wrote: I am no longer going to be slammed. It is time for some function

Oh dear, you've been talking to furai too much. Not tractor spec height I hope!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:02 pm

Bwarp wrote:
chris wrote: I am no longer going to be slammed. It is time for some function
Oh dear, you've been talking to furai too much. Not tractor spec height I hope!

I was just thinking the same thing haha

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:06 pm

Bwarp wrote:
chris wrote: I am no longer going to be slammed. It is time for some function
Oh dear, you've been talking to furai too much. Not tractor spec height I hope!

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:21 pm

NO! THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL THAT IS OFFROADING

When I say functional I mean I will still be low. But I won't be as low as I was before, I will be able to get over speed bumps!

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:25 pm

I'd like to think my car is functional height. Took Matt for a drive last night out the back of Waiuku and didn't have a bit of bodyroll

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:36 pm

Small update. Was at a friends house last night helping him clean up his replacement engine, short nose crank failure got the better of his previous, and got a bit jelly about his purty valve cover. Am currently in half a mind as to whether to pull the engine to tidy the bay up, as I may not get another chance for quite some time. Would wire tuck and cut a heap of junk out at the same time.

Anyhow, everyone hates updates without pictures, so here's some for you.

This was my first surprise, didn't realise I had them as they weren't wired up. Gotta find replacements for them now.

WP_000105 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Then this turned up

WP_000111 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Started cleaning it up with my dremel then doused it in Braklean. (Brake cleaner). We have this new fast drying shite here that literally dried off it within a minute, amazing!

WP_000112 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Then attacked it with some custom coloured paint. Walked into the paint shop about 6 months ago and asked for "In your face fuckoff green"

WP_000113 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

It's got glitter and shite in it. Have edited slightly so that it is more like the actual colour. Candy green with a yellow pearl

WP_000115 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

And this is my cat. Shes a bitch

WP_000108 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:07 pm

Very nice. When I painted mine I was too lazy to track down some masking tape to cover the holes...

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:57 pm

Bwarp wrote:
chris wrote: I am no longer going to be slammed. It is time for some function
Oh dear, you've been talking to furai too much. Not tractor spec height I hope!

Lol that made me think of a photoshop my friend did of mine when it was at stock height

Anyway, yesterday i dropped my car off to get the clutch and a few seals changed. Should be done tomorrow.

The guy did say that there is a little oil coming from somewhere near the top of the engine (coilpack area) , any ideas what it might be?

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 6:19 pm

2 possibilities, the seal on the CAS or there is no sealant in the corners of the cam cover gasket where it rises over the CAS.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:22 pm

Ah that sounds easy to fix, will have a look into it when i get the car back.
I assume with the CAS that you just have to unbolt it and get a new seal or do you have to remove the rocker cover?

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:24 pm

When I put on my valve cover I'll be replacing the valve cover seal/gasket. Is there a special kind of sealer I use or any automotive silicon is ok? Is it easy enough to change the CAS seal while I'm at it?

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