What have you done to your car today? - Page 98

Rix · 03-07-2009, 04:21 PM

lol i think i'm gonna leave mine till tomorrow when i have a clear head:P

dunno whether to put mine on the front or the back what u reckon, its a small one

02-KQ-LASR · 03-07-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bourbon

what!!! when do you expect to die...in 2010?

na im getting married though! lol
and my house should be completed by 2010!! lol

but na, just sorta all fallen together the last few months, and its starting to be a real showcar.... sometimes soon!

all thats left for me to sort out is the front bar then ill slowly work the rest of it.....

marcs_sp20 · 04-07-2009, 11:16 AM

fitted indicators & rear shade to the laser, its now ready for a wash (afetr I mow the lawn..)

will post pics later

mussing · 04-07-2009, 01:01 PM

(Yesterday) I finally had time to go to Australia's Best Versace on Canterbury rd and get a shiny new pair of Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31s for the front, in 205/45/R16. With those instead of bald Falken Ziexs and with the wheel alignment the jitteryness in the steering is gone- it handles like a completely different car.

Also got a couple of soft windscreen wipers while there. I know the guy was totally being a salesman about it but I was actually concerned last time it was foggy and rainy that the wipers were streaking pretty bad and my visibility was compromised, so I figured I'd indulge and err on the safe side.

I'll happily recommend the place too - after they were only able to beat Kmart Ashfield's tyre price by $2.50 per tyre they gave me $10 off the wheel alignment. Might go back there to get my suspension bushes and shocks/springs fitted.

marcs_sp20 · 05-07-2009, 08:55 PM

spent the last 3 hours pulling, prodding & soldering in a new cd player for the laser...

Realised it uses the same wiring harness as a falcon, which I found a little odd as I couldnt use my harness at all! Musta been an SP20 thing...

derb · 05-07-2009, 09:24 PM

took the sleeper out for 2 runs over 2 days. power is strong, but i need some better suspension and brakes. chucked some Lucas oil stabilizer in on sat morning too and its really quietened down the lifters and my cold starts are near silent. good stuff this! fresh royal purple oil in a few days too.

DavoAust · 06-07-2009, 12:38 AM

properly fitted the mazda front lip so i could clamp it for plastic welding. i'm getting rid of the stupid center gap + cover. think i know where the mazdaspeed sticker i have is going now

02-KQ-LASR · 06-07-2009, 06:17 PM

big day planned tommorrow.
will get some pics up tomoz of my "work"

NaughtyGT · 06-07-2009, 07:06 PM

over-revved my car today

but it's still cool & I'm an idiot!

Brisbane_boy · 06-07-2009, 07:25 PM

bought meself some wheels from some guy on the sunny coast.
Full set of 17" advanti rims with at least 80% tread on em for 250.
Will clean them up tommrow and hopefuly fit them and the spoiler i got from 2XS tommrow.

Rix · 06-07-2009, 09:25 PM

can i just ask why two of them have middle thingos and the others don't?

marcs_sp20 · 06-07-2009, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rix

can i just ask why two of them have middle thingos and the others don't?

who cares, he scored 4 rims & tyres for $250!

good to see you got that spoiler, too!

Brisbane_boy · 06-07-2009, 09:40 PM

yer will all go on either wednesday or the weekend. Yer only came with 2 centre caps. can always replace em for cheap wen i need.
Thanks marc yer i didnt think they were a bad find. guy who was sellin em didnt have a clue.
17" rims better them 14" hubs :P

so fresh · 06-07-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brisbane_boy

yer will all go on either wednesday or the weekend. Yer only came with 2 centre caps. can always replace em for cheap wen i need.
Thanks marc yer i didnt think they were a bad find. guy who was sellin em didnt have a clue.
17" rims better them 14" hubs :P

i agree
17" rims better then 14" hubs
way better

so fresh · 07-07-2009, 12:18 AM

gave my car to the wife for 2 weeks(so i can fix her magna)didnt really wont to but hey...shes the wife,but the quicker i get it done the faster i can back into the astina(dont want her to scrape my rims

marcs_sp20 · 07-07-2009, 06:43 PM

replaced the spark plugs this morning before work (6am), and OMG what a difference!!!

The car has soo much more torque down low, very happy driver

70NYD · 07-07-2009, 07:30 PM

overhauled most of the dizzy, the old insulation plate was cracked and arcing out and i now found IT was the reason for my revs dropping when stoping at the lights, and some time slugish performance. i traced my misterius oil leak to the very obvius tappet cover... the gasket was old and farked and when i removed it it literaly fell apart.. so i was wrong about thinking that my dizy was leaking internaly but im happy its not and this was a easy fix

feels like a whole diferent engine. next is spark plugs and leads

02-KQ-LASR · 07-07-2009, 07:32 PM

i installed one doors power window setup.... only three to go.
also installed the centre arm rest cover and one of the headrest covers too.
only gotta send the rears back coz they are too big. the rear headrests are a little smaller than the front ones.

NaughtyGT · 07-07-2009, 07:40 PM

got onto a guy in QLD who has got the dump pipe I was wanting for weeks, it will be on it's way to my address in VIC tomorrow & will be on the car hopefully this time next week yeeeeeeah! now it can fart like it always wanted to!

Clean_Cookie · 07-07-2009, 09:21 PM

got my car back from paint 'n' panel - pretty much a complete respray -minus the front bumper and doors. looks good - engine next

(inisurance job from january!!!)

03-07-2009, 04:21 PM	#1941
Rix Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunshine Coast Car: 1997 Mazda Astina Ba Posts: 1,205 View Photos By: Rix	lol i think i'm gonna leave mine till tomorrow when i have a clear head:P dunno whether to put mine on the front or the back what u reckon, its a small one __________________

04-07-2009, 11:16 AM	#1943
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	fitted indicators & rear shade to the laser, its now ready for a wash (afetr I mow the lawn..) will post pics later __________________

05-07-2009, 08:55 PM	#1945
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	spent the last 3 hours pulling, prodding & soldering in a new cd player for the laser... Realised it uses the same wiring harness as a falcon, which I found a little odd as I couldnt use my harness at all! Musta been an SP20 thing... __________________

06-07-2009, 12:38 AM	#1947
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	properly fitted the mazda front lip so i could clamp it for plastic welding. i'm getting rid of the stupid center gap + cover. think i know where the mazdaspeed sticker i have is going now __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

06-07-2009, 06:17 PM	#1948
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	big day planned tommorrow. will get some pics up tomoz of my "work" __________________ lots of bj/kn/kq laser parts for sale!! custom boot install(fibreglass boxes),mazda 3 handbrake rachet,power window motors x 2,power window switches, guage rings its all gotta go!!! pm me any offers!!

04-07-2009, 01:01 PM	#1944
mussing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 1990 323 Astina BG SP Posts: 1,071 View Photos By: mussing	(Yesterday) I finally had time to go to Australia's Best Versace on Canterbury rd and get a shiny new pair of Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31s for the front, in 205/45/R16. With those instead of bald Falken Ziexs and with the wheel alignment the jitteryness in the steering is gone- it handles like a completely different car. Also got a couple of soft windscreen wipers while there. I know the guy was totally being a salesman about it but I was actually concerned last time it was foggy and rainy that the wipers were streaking pretty bad and my visibility was compromised, so I figured I'd indulge and err on the safe side. I'll happily recommend the place too - after they were only able to beat Kmart Ashfield's tyre price by $2.50 per tyre they gave me $10 off the wheel alignment. Might go back there to get my suspension bushes and shocks/springs fitted.

05-07-2009, 09:24 PM	#1946
derb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1993 BG Astina GT-X Posts: 1,822 View Photos By: derb	took the sleeper out for 2 runs over 2 days. power is strong, but i need some better suspension and brakes. chucked some Lucas oil stabilizer in on sat morning too and its really quietened down the lifters and my cold starts are near silent. good stuff this! fresh royal purple oil in a few days too.

06-07-2009, 07:06 PM	#1949
NaughtyGT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baxter, VIC Car: Sooby B4 - Astina SP parting out Posts: 2,447	over-revved my car today but it's still cool & I'm an idiot! __________________ My Shepherds in the Avatar haha "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix

06-07-2009, 07:25 PM	#1950
Brisbane_boy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane QLD Car: 2002 323 astina Posts: 1,059	bought meself some wheels from some guy on the sunny coast. Full set of 17" advanti rims with at least 80% tread on em for 250. Will clean them up tommrow and hopefuly fit them and the spoiler i got from 2XS tommrow. Last edited by Brisbane_boy; 06-07-2009 at 07:29 PM.

06-07-2009, 09:25 PM	#1951
Rix Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunshine Coast Car: 1997 Mazda Astina Ba Posts: 1,205 View Photos By: Rix	can i just ask why two of them have middle thingos and the others don't? __________________

06-07-2009, 09:40 PM	#1953
Brisbane_boy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane QLD Car: 2002 323 astina Posts: 1,059	yer will all go on either wednesday or the weekend. Yer only came with 2 centre caps. can always replace em for cheap wen i need. Thanks marc yer i didnt think they were a bad find. guy who was sellin em didnt have a clue. 17" rims better them 14" hubs :P

07-07-2009, 12:18 AM	#1955
so fresh Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: tullamarine,melbourne Car: 92 astina 323 bg & 01 SP20 Posts: 660 View Photos By: so fresh	gave my car to the wife for 2 weeks(so i can fix her magna)didnt really wont to but hey...shes the wife,but the quicker i get it done the faster i can back into the astina(dont want her to scrape my rims __________________ oh you hit my spot!

07-07-2009, 06:43 PM	#1956
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	replaced the spark plugs this morning before work (6am), and OMG what a difference!!! The car has soo much more torque down low, very happy driver __________________

07-07-2009, 07:30 PM	#1957
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	overhauled most of the dizzy, the old insulation plate was cracked and arcing out and i now found IT was the reason for my revs dropping when stoping at the lights, and some time slugish performance. i traced my misterius oil leak to the very obvius tappet cover... the gasket was old and farked and when i removed it it literaly fell apart.. so i was wrong about thinking that my dizy was leaking internaly but im happy its not and this was a easy fix feels like a whole diferent engine. next is spark plugs and leads __________________

07-07-2009, 07:32 PM	#1958
02-KQ-LASR SHO~247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SA Car: laser kq 2002 Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: 02-KQ-LASR	i installed one doors power window setup.... only three to go. also installed the centre arm rest cover and one of the headrest covers too. only gotta send the rears back coz they are too big. the rear headrests are a little smaller than the front ones. __________________ lots of bj/kn/kq laser parts for sale!! custom boot install(fibreglass boxes),mazda 3 handbrake rachet,power window motors x 2,power window switches, guage rings its all gotta go!!! pm me any offers!!

07-07-2009, 07:40 PM	#1959
NaughtyGT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baxter, VIC Car: Sooby B4 - Astina SP parting out Posts: 2,447	got onto a guy in QLD who has got the dump pipe I was wanting for weeks, it will be on it's way to my address in VIC tomorrow & will be on the car hopefully this time next week yeeeeeeah! now it can fart like it always wanted to! __________________ My Shepherds in the Avatar haha "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix

07-07-2009, 09:21 PM	#1960
Clean_Cookie obsessed-incomplete-broke Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch Posts: 5,441	got my car back from paint 'n' panel - pretty much a complete respray -minus the front bumper and doors. looks good - engine next (inisurance job from january!!!) __________________ Worklog