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Old 11-10-2012, 08:31 PM   #361
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Do you know what lpastic it is? I'm just about to buy a plastic welder to do my rear bumper.
How much are plastic welders?
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:05 PM   #362
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Do you know what lpastic it is? I'm just about to buy a plastic welder to do my rear bumper.
ABS apparently, however the guy i took it to had problems welding it and said that it wouldn't stick. He could of just been useless, i'm looking to actually take it to someone that specialises in plastic welding. Just have to find one that wont cost an arm and a leg.
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:47 PM   #363
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how much are plastic welders?
60-260
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Old 11-10-2012, 10:34 PM   #364
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I've been informed I can use my butane soldering iron with the blow torch tip and it'll do the job
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Old 30-10-2012, 03:23 PM   #365
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Alrighty, so, i've purchased some adjustable endlinks from pedders. $55 a piece. Would i need to do the front ones at all? Or just rear would be fine? Whats the benefit for front links? Just better performance?

Obviously bought it for the sway bar so it wont bang, and its better quality than stock + im lowering in a month or so, whenever my springs arrive.



Also, my bushes on the sway bar are squeaking like no tomorrow. So, new ones of those will be put on soon too. They've perished. Oh well, lasted for about 4 months with the sway bar

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Old 30-10-2012, 03:59 PM   #366
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Alrighty, so, i've purchased some adjustable endlinks from pedders. $55 a piece. Would i need to do the front ones at all? Or just rear would be fine? Whats the benefit for front links? Just better performance?

Obviously bought it for the sway bar so it wont bang, and its better quality than stock + im lowering in a month or so, whenever my springs arrive.



Also, my bushes on the sway bar are squeaking like no tomorrow. So, new ones of those will be put on soon too. They've perished. Oh well, lasted for about 4 months with the sway bar

Do you have the stock shocks? Or new after market ones??

Only reason I ask is the swaybar end link mounting point on the strut will most likely tear off.... Just ask Andy

You don't need to so the front... But if they are old I would just replace them anyway. You will have slightly better front end response with bigger end links.
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Old 30-10-2012, 04:41 PM   #367
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Why will it tear it off? I have pedders sport ryders ones installed about a year ago.
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Old 30-10-2012, 04:53 PM   #368
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Why will it tear it off? I have pedders sport ryders ones installed about a year ago.
Tiny flimsy stressed metal on stock struts.
Any after market struts are thicker and stronger than the stock ones anyway. Will be all good!
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Old 30-10-2012, 05:46 PM   #369
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Ah righto. Well i'll just stick with the rear ones anyways.
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Old 10-11-2012, 05:04 PM   #370
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And the rear endlinks are installed. The bar no longer bangs. Happy days.

Also i've got my new gear boot from the group buy.

Before:


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Need a new knob now.
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Old 10-11-2012, 10:01 PM   #371
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boot looks heeps better man, and yes getr the mazdaspeed CF look one off rupe and join the club haha,

yer man the stock struts suck Sh*t when it comes to sway bar mounting points, ripped mine right off so now i have the great combo of choppys and no sway bar ...

atleast i get yellowspeeds this week hopefully
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Old 17-11-2012, 02:06 PM   #372
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So i bought some throttle body cleaner this morning because my idle is a bit off lately. I also enquired about a CAI but none in stock, so he's going to find out and ring me on Monday so that will be happening soon. Whether i build my own or buy a kit, it will happen. My stock pipe has cracks in it. I've sticky taped it up until i buy a replacement. I cant feel any air coming out of it. So that's always helpful.

Anyways, i cleaned my MAF and throttle body. This came out the exhaust...



This was shiney as i waxed my car up the other day.



Judging by this, i don't think its ever been done. The response now is phenomenal. Car goes like a bat out of hell now. Better then it has ever been since i've owned it. New love!
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Old 17-11-2012, 04:15 PM   #373
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yer man try and get some subaru upper cylinder cleaner or nulon do a equivelant,

that will clean it out even more
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yer man try and get some subaru upper cylinder cleaner or nulon do a equivelant,

that will clean it out even more
Yeah thats what i bought. Nulon. Just squirted it in all orifices and wiped to where i could reach. Much more responsive now. Cant wait for CAI
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Old 17-11-2012, 05:13 PM   #375
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yeah CAI ftw !!! more throttle response and comes with a built in vacuum cleaner noise aswell
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Old 17-11-2012, 05:46 PM   #376
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Yeah thats what i bought. Nulon. Just squirted it in all orifices and wiped to where i could reach. Much more responsive now. Cant wait for CAI
did you get just the carby cleaner or the actual upper cylinder cleaner like this stuff
http://www.nulon.com.au/products/Aer...ntake_Cleaner/

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more throttle response and comes with a built in vacuum cleaner noise aswell

hahah your and idiot
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Old 17-11-2012, 07:35 PM   #377
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Nah just this one i got.

http://www.nulon.com.au/products/Aer.../#.UKdZXkJnS24

Whats the other one do differently? I'll see if i can find a can and i'll do it when i do my CAI...

edit: Just watched the little video's. A much more serious clean to what i did then I will defiantly give it a go.

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yer when you do the other one there is a vaccum hose just after the throttle body on the manifold, just take that off spray about haft a can in there with out the motor running, leave it for 5 mins start the motor ( and addmire the mount of crap that comes out the exhaust and then whilst keeping the engine at a fair rev about 3000rpm spray the rest of the can in giving it couple of big revs so it opens the vics and get some in there aswell and that will make it a lot cleaner and smoother idle
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So I should get 2 of those for a better result? or they are similar?
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both for a better result,throttle body cleaner does your throttle body the other one does all the internals
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