What work did you do on your car today?

General Questions and comments

Moderators: IMC, Club Staff

Post Reply
User avatar
kiz
SA Coordinator
Posts: 2178
jedwabna poszewka promocja
Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:09 pm
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by kiz »

Supplanter wrote:LEDed ALL the things! And in the process managed to join the Cracked Centre Console Club :(
Welcome to the club ;).
There are two types of people on forums; those that give helpful advice, and the others

1998 Mitsubishi FTO GPVR AERO ;)
User avatar
Lawso
Penis Fingers
Posts: 2458
Joined: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:00 pm
Location: Canberra
Contact:

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Lawso »

went down to dwaynes

picked up and installed;
new front strut brace
immaculate condition stock rims
light up kick plates
clear side idicators

attempted to reinstall my cat, failed, used an old temp sensor to fill the hole in the cat. sh*t sound gone!
installed my rear strut brace
replaced centre console and head unit, with RCA cables ready for amp installation
replaced boot light with white LED strip, so much better
cleaned the congregation of sh*t out of it
changed the oil

now just need to do my MAF and the car should be back to normal
Image
User avatar
ObsidianRadio
Oldtimer
Posts: 2050
Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:08 am
Location: Adelaide, SA
Contact:

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by ObsidianRadio »

kiz wrote:
Supplanter wrote:LEDed ALL the things! And in the process managed to join the Cracked Centre Console Club :(
Welcome to the club ;).
*cracks tin...console.*
Jack

Livin' the Slow Life. 1997 GP Version-R | 1995 GS/GR Version-SparkleFairy
http://www.facebook.com/SlowLifeAU
User avatar
Kustom
Oldtimer
Posts: 6144
Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:00 pm
Location: Brisbane

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Kustom »

broke my ratchet. fml
Image
Taz wrote:When funds allow
silverGPX
9.5"
Posts: 6793
Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by silverGPX »

Took of the front bar

Tidied up (ziptied & mounted) cabling behind front bar

Mounted 2x horns in the stock spots & wired them in

Sprayed the condensor fresh blaaaaack

Tidied up some rust spots and sprayed them

Christmas tree clipped an air dam in as I didn't have one

Found the mysterious rattle (condensor wasn't sitting properly or tight)

Sikaflexed my clear facelift indicators in, just waiting for them to dry before I put the bar back on.

Will post pics tonight :)

Mazda 121:

Sikaflexed the strip that had fallen off on the side back up.
Last edited by silverGPX on Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
silverGPX
9.5"
Posts: 6793
Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by silverGPX »

Oh and broke my power steering pipe cos I was trying to straighten it out LOLOL
User avatar
FTOwnage
Mechanic
Posts: 648
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:15 am
Location: Newcastle

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by FTOwnage »

Changed my brake pads over, then painted calipers.

Installed Cusco strut brace. :D
FTO GPvR 6A13 Single Turbo (Almost finished....)
silverGPX
9.5"
Posts: 6793
Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by silverGPX »

Pic of indicator fitment
164618_145226932295894_602172439_n.jpg
User avatar
Technikhaus
Oldtimer
Posts: 3656
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:45 pm
Location: Dunedin - NZ
Contact:

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Technikhaus »

Looks great :)
Man '96 FTO GPX
Man '89 Legacy RS Rally car
Man '90 MR2 GT
Auto '08 Fairmont Ghia
silverGPX
9.5"
Posts: 6793
Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by silverGPX »

Wirewheeled, sanded and prepped/painted my front rheo as it had rust spots. Came up pretty tidy.

Used some real high quality primer was so good.

Oh and you can see the tabs I put onto the front bar and the facelift indicator fitment. The indicators sit solidly and don't move.
resize.jpg
ash1987
Grease Monkey
Posts: 128
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:28 pm
Location: margate

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by ash1987 »

changed fuel filter what a bitch they are to do
1998 gpvr aero
silverGPX
9.5"
Posts: 6793
Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by silverGPX »

Removed leaking power steering pipes in order for dwaynes to go in, oh my what a mess :lol:

Took drivers side wiper off and put the passenger one up in the middle cos race car.

:lol:
silverGPX
9.5"
Posts: 6793
Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by silverGPX »

Does anyone know what colour wires to splice my front indicators into on a prefacelift?

My multimeter broke :(
User avatar
Technikhaus
Oldtimer
Posts: 3656
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:45 pm
Location: Dunedin - NZ
Contact:

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Technikhaus »

use a lightbulb to find out :P
I can't remember which ones I used...
Man '96 FTO GPX
Man '89 Legacy RS Rally car
Man '90 MR2 GT
Auto '08 Fairmont Ghia
User avatar
Taz
Oldtimer
Posts: 3995
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:50 am
Location: Your mothers house

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Taz »

finally got the gearbox out of the golf im wrecking right now and wow.... an 11 on the Bennoz - you f**king c**t meter!
ended up having to completely take the engine/box out of the bay and work on it seperately (even though there was nothing wrong with how it was sitting) and even still it was a c**t to get off. Will never work on another golf again - a warning for those who might get one at some stage :lol: (i wont even start on the specialty tools)
Image
Bennoz wrote: Cum gunt it!
User avatar
Daniel2019
Oldtimer
Posts: 7957
Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:25 pm
Location: Sydney!
Contact:

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Daniel2019 »

Taz wrote:finally got the gearbox out of the golf im wrecking right now and wow.... an 11 on the Bennoz - you f**king c**t meter!
ended up having to completely take the engine/box out of the bay and work on it seperately (even though there was nothing wrong with how it was sitting) and even still it was a c**t to get off. Will never work on another golf again - a warning for those who might get one at some stage :lol: (i wont even start on the specialty tools)
German.
I fix cars.
Bennoz wrote:I got Bali beli & sharted on my phone. But it was fun :D
bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.
User avatar
Sahin
HULK
Posts: 5519
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:38 pm
Location: Up to me nuts in boys guts

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by Sahin »

Daniel2019 wrote:
Taz wrote:finally got the gearbox out of the golf im wrecking right now and wow.... an 11 on the Bennoz - you f**king c**t meter!
ended up having to completely take the engine/box out of the bay and work on it seperately (even though there was nothing wrong with how it was sitting) and even still it was a c**t to get off. Will never work on another golf again - a warning for those who might get one at some stage :lol: (i wont even start on the specialty tools)
German.
Nuff said
User avatar
dstocks
National Vice President
Posts: 9529
Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:00 pm
Location: Utopia
Contact:

Re: What work did you do on your car today?

Post by dstocks »

Well, after a full day, got one of the silver FTO's pretty much ready to go. Fixed the following:

- Fixed central locking (buggered solenoid)
- Fixed window guides
- Replace drivers seat
- Replaced passengers seat buckle
- Removed glue out of roof
- Fixed stuck key in ignition (adjusted shifter)
- replaced centre console
- swapped out wheels for stockies
- cleaned interior
- replaced various clips and bits and pieces that were missing.

Must admit, its come up really nice. Better than average on the inside and pretty good on the outside as well. Aircon gets regassed on Friday and then itll be officially for sale (4K).
Complete FTO (http://www.completefto.com.au/completefto.asp)
    Image
    If you are trying to contact me and not getting a quick answer, its because im disorganised. Hassle me and ill get back to you
    User avatar
    shadowarrior
    Tightarse
    Posts: 2703
    Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:48 pm
    Location: Gold Coast

    Re: What work did you do on your car today?

    Post by shadowarrior »

    That is a super bargain price for anyone looking for their first FTO.
    User avatar
    dstocks
    National Vice President
    Posts: 9529
    Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:00 pm
    Location: Utopia
    Contact:

    Re: What work did you do on your car today?

    Post by dstocks »

    Yep, its worth more than that and I could probably easily get more, but im not greedy. At that price I dont lose out and the buyer should be wrapped.
    Complete FTO (http://www.completefto.com.au/completefto.asp)
      Image
      If you are trying to contact me and not getting a quick answer, its because im disorganised. Hassle me and ill get back to you
      Post Reply