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

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:46 pm

Gave my baby a right thrashing on Sunday. Lock really helps but Im still a beginner...

http://youtu.be/u9lBTb2YbJc

Mad Kiwi · Post by **Mad Kiwi** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:40 pm

Sweet!

Looks like fun.

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:57 pm

trap rear finish panel.
well, a replica, quite happy with the results. really needs a ducktail to finish it off though

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:42 pm

Nice Dylan..how you going to illuminate the number plate for the WOF?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:26 pm

Looks very interesting Dylan!

I moved my brace up about 10mm should help with clearance.

Somethings missing, must be the rake...

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:02 pm

Furai wrote:...

Somethings missing, must be the rake...

...

Like this?

Today dad helped me take out my coilovers so i can get a wof for it and keep saving for forced induction and other stuff

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:10 pm

Yeah not quite that much Haha

I can pull out and install a set in 2 hours by myself on my driveway. You should have it easy!

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:18 pm

Yeha collectively it would have been 2-3hrs had i not been mucking around taking pics and snacking

Also im a feather weight so can barely move the arms to get the struts in

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:32 am

damn your car is cool furai :p

as for the number plate illumination, theres some bolts on trademe that have LED's in them so might give those a go

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:52 am

You have clearance problem with the brace? I find the butterfly brace bottoms out while the ppf one doesn't.
How'd you raise it?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:19 am

Angreal wrote:You have clearance problem with the brace? I find the butterfly brace bottoms out while the ppf one doesn't.
How'd you raise it?

Ive only hit it once but it sits quite low so I was a bit concerned. I took out the stock bar and I might take out the delrin spacers too.

Thanks dylan!

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:45 pm

Picked up some Meguiar's Ultimate Wash & Wax from Supercheap for... errr, super cheap... yesterday. Gave my new car a good soaping up, rinsing down and then a coat of Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax which I've had lying around unused for ages.

Wonderfully easy stuff to work with even by hand, and very happy with the results!

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:54 pm

Still jealous of your car

Got caught up at work today so raced home and took it for a recheck at the wof station, it passed with the lowering springs reinstalled

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:09 pm

siren676 wrote:Still jealous of your car

Heh, I'm looking forward to the next meet so you guys can see it in the flesh - errr... steel!

Glad to hear you're road legal! I need to get a WoF for my MX-5 so I can sell it...

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:22 pm

Donate the mx5 to me so you dont have to worry about the wof

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:55 pm

Installed some Jass Performance 'Stealth' TSIs.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:27 pm

That thing looks super angry!

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:35 pm

And dirty! Haha its a bug murder-ground right now.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:54 pm

Ordered a torsen from mazline today, cant wait for it to arrive

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:26 pm

I'll need to ditch my torsen sometime next year although I plan to keep the pumpkin.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:07 pm

Why will you have to ditch the torsen? Was told be 2low2c that they are the best diff fullstop

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:12 pm

siren676 wrote:Why will you have to ditch the torsen? Was told be 2low2c that they are the best diff fullstop

Depends on what your doing but an OS Giken is better than a Torsen sometimes....

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:06 am

Furai wrote:
siren676 wrote:Why will you have to ditch the torsen? Was told be 2low2c that they are the best diff fullstop
Depends on what your doing but an OS Giken is better than a Torsen sometimes....

Although realistically I'll be better off with more track time... Ah well. Guess next year when I'm done I'll start doing play days as well as the monthly gymkhanas to make the most of the gear in the car

The autocross guys in the states swear by the os giken and ohlins which they say give a second or two eachwhich hopefully means faster than Mr furai around the cones with a bit more practise

although some guys also swear by the torsen for autocross. Guess it depends on the driver just adapting?

I got the os giken for a very reasonable price and I can't say no to a bargain when it comes to top shelf stuff

malcster · Post by **malcster** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:55 am

if its a road car a torsen every time.
my cusco was a clonky noisey diff so glad to get rid of it for the torsen.
the cusco is really only good for racing or drifting as they are very aggressive as well.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:46 am

malcster wrote:if its a road car a torsen every time.
my cusco was a clonky noisey diff so glad to get rid of it for the torsen.
the cusco is really only good for racing or drifting as they are very aggressive as well.

Supposedly the os has a very smooth transition and not clunky. We shall see when I'm finished with the car but there's a lot to do before I get there

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