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Old 14-08-2012, 08:17 AM   #1
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The DubMobile

Yo! This car is dubbed as such because of my love for Dub Reggae, Jungle, Chillwave and other forms of weird electronic ****. Anyway, so im going mostly for an interior/sound direction on this car, seeing as its an auto, im not sure whether putting effort into the performance will be worth it. At the end of the day, this is my daily driver and i'd just like to make it look a bit better Or a whole lot better depending on how i go

So heres my lists! XD

Stock car


Current mods:

Engine
Pod filter

Exterior/Body
Exhaust tip (previous owner)
Tints (previous owner)
17inch 5spoke wheels

Interior
Footwell neons (Pink in front, blue in the back) Most people hate these, but i love them!
Took out the panelling in bootspace

Sound
SoundStream 5x7s in front doors
Sony 6s in back doors
Sony deck

Paint
Painted rockercover
Painted extractor cover/heatshield
Painted front grille matte black

Future mods:

Engine
CAI

Exterior/Body
Lowering (springs or coilovers?)
Re-do tints
aero wipers
aftermarket sidemirrors (one is broken and a spare costs $150, so why not?)
bee sting antenna

Interior
Completely repaint dash/trim etc
White dash dials
Change dash/aircon lights
Replace floor upholstery wth another colour
White momo steering wheel
Change pedals (they are an embarassing plastic chrome pair atm from supercheap...dont ask)


Sound
Pioneer deck
5"x7" in the front x2
6" in the back
Somehow mount my other pair of 6" on the front doors
Pioneer amp
3 subs! For sub bass goodness

Paint
Repaint badges white
replace front badge (someone ripped it out)
Possibly paint wheels white

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Old 14-08-2012, 08:33 AM   #2
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nice looking car there.. has potential

for the CAI id get one of these.. as they are awesome and work a treat. i had one on my car with a perry rear muffler.. sounded great at 5500 rpm

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/K-N-FILTE...item43ab80cb6b
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Old 14-08-2012, 10:36 AM   #3
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Nice one, I'm hopefully picking up a mica black SP20 later this week and can officially join the club

Mat Mat, regarding the CAI would this ridiculously cheap one do anything (considering you could lengthen the pipe)?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/99-03-Pro...#ht_3437wt_983
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Old 15-08-2012, 08:59 AM   #4
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Whats the difference betwen the K&N Typhoon kit and a cheap one? I know it sounds stupid, but they both look like theyre made out of the same thing. Build quality?
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:57 AM   #5
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Whats the difference betwen the K&N Typhoon kit and a cheap one? I know it sounds stupid, but they both look like theyre made out of the same thing. Build quality?
Pretty much!
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Old 15-08-2012, 12:04 PM   #6
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Answering my own question/but I'm probably wrong ...

The Injen CAI is also a similar price to the K&N Typhoon. Apart from better quality, both have had more (dyno) testing, and more solidly attach to the engine bay. The cheap one looks a lot shorter and potentially will suck in warmer air (unlike the more expensive kits that suck air under the wheel arch) ... but still, it's a fraction of the price

What other chillwave bands you like FairyKitty? I've just got into Chad Valley here ...

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Old 15-08-2012, 12:57 PM   #7
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If your free on saturday pop into mod day at mine. Only at menai so not far from yours.. Will learn alot about your car send us a pm if you want more info
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Old 15-08-2012, 02:50 PM   #8
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Damn, the one time i get my shift swapped from a sunday to a saturday i find out theres a mod day I probably cant make it, i get back from work at around 7pm. Too late?
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Yeahh prob ahaha... But you never know.. Were starting at 7am :/ ahah so come before ahah
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Old 16-08-2012, 12:35 AM   #10
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I start work at 5am :| Maybe next time though, thanks for the invite though Really nice of you, considering i am a newbie and all
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Old 16-08-2012, 12:37 AM   #11
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Answering my own question/but I'm probably wrong ...

The Injen CAI is also a similar price to the K&N Typhoon. Apart from better quality, both have had more (dyno) testing, and more solidly attach to the engine bay. The cheap one looks a lot shorter and potentially will suck in warmer air (unlike the more expensive kits that suck air under the wheel arch) ... but still, it's a fraction of the price

What other chillwave bands you like FairyKitty? I've just got into Chad Valley here ...
Neon Indian! And Shlohmo, XXYYXX is my favourite right now, im pretty sure the last two are considered chillwave, right? Regardless, i reckon check them out.
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Heres a pic of my painted rocker cover
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Old 19-08-2012, 09:02 PM   #13
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Nice! looks heaps clean. I like the attention to detail with the fittings around the bolts blacked out
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Old 06-09-2012, 12:31 AM   #14
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Nice! looks heaps clean. I like the attention to detail with the fittings around the bolts blacked out
Haha, im a stickler for tiny details. Wait till you se my interior when its painted
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Old 06-09-2012, 08:44 AM   #15
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Looks awesome how long did it take?
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Old 06-09-2012, 08:48 AM   #16
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Looks awesome how long did it take?
Cheers, The rocker cover? All up about 3 hours i think
I've got a spare unused can of this stuff if anyone wants it, same colour, engine enamel. I bought two cans cause i thought i'd need cans, but i didnt.
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Old 06-09-2012, 09:02 AM   #17
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Cheers, The rocker cover? All up about 3 hours i think
I've got a spare unused can of this stuff if anyone wants it, same colour, engine enamel. I bought two cans cause i thought i'd need cans, but i didnt.
what was the paint you used mate?
looks sweet!
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Is that including drying? might do it this holidays a dark blue or something like that .
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This stuff
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/
The colour is Ford Blue

Yeah first i scrubbed all the grime off it, then sanded it a bit, then cleaned it up with wax and grease remover, then put on the first coat, waited an hour between each coat. Did 3 coats all up
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http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/
The colour is Ford Blue

Yeah first i scrubbed all the grime off it, then sanded it a bit, then cleaned it up with wax and grease remover, then put on the first coat, waited an hour between each coat. Did 3 coats all up
Sweet as thanks dude! And stock it at work, yews!
You wouldn't know what ford dark blue looks like then would you?
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