From the ashes... What did you do to your roadster today?

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:44 pm

yup. so far it has inspired me to build an attic lift. awesome ass LED lighting, and a kick ass 2.4 meter long workshop bench ive bought a vintage 1949 drill press that i'm restoring and also sorting out my awesome ass mancave stereo system for those big fixit jobs....now just have to convince wifey that we need a car lift!!!! hahahahahaha

note: two beer fridges.

here's my 6mx7.5m garage 3D render...hopefully in by xmas...

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:24 pm

GRUVBB wrote:That is Full On Automotive Porn.... Guaranteed to keep people off this forum for a while drooling over other folks Man Caves!!!

Not man caves!!!!!
So prehistoric.

Advanced automotive engineering facility.

Gawsh.

Edit - grub, there's a post on motoiq.com bout not mancaves.
Totally agree with it.

Also.
Guess we should start a garage thread now?

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:25 pm

^^ like

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:37 pm

http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... nCave.aspx

SLYDIT wrote:

Hoists are not To expensive I think.
Ours is a 2nd hand Stenhoj. BMW and ford dealerships cycle them every 10 years and service them ever six months.
Best two post i've used...

ever.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:57 pm

unfortunatly i had to sacrifice ceiling height for attic space....cant get a hoist in there as its only 2.4 meter

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:55 pm

Rebuilt the shifter assembly.

PRO TIP:
Put the little plastic collar thing on the stick BEFORE the small boot.

Will have a one man circle jerk review of the noticeable difference tonight.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:46 pm

Finally uploaded some pictures of my cars taken a while ago. They have both changed a bit since then.

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:56 am

4A-GE wrote:Rebuilt the shifter assembly.

Will have a one man circle jerk review of the noticeable difference tonight.

keen to hear if it makes much difference - was thinking of doing mine but wondered if it would really be worth it

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:08 pm

Junkwhale wrote:
4A-GE wrote:Rebuilt the shifter assembly.

Will have a one man circle jerk review of the noticeable difference tonight.
keen to hear if it makes much difference - was thinking of doing mine but wondered if it would really be worth it

Highly recommend it, I did it on TROLOL and it made a world of difference.

I am yet to do it on the blue turd

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:48 pm

Oh, beg my pardon - The difference really is nigh and day, especially for road noise. I've torn out heaps of sound deadening too, and now it's super quiet. It's fantastic; conversation is a thing again.
In terms of feel, it's tighter and smoother at the same time. It's a funny one, but it's nice for sure.

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:58 am

Purchased and fitted new silicon wiper blades....original sitting on box. New blade below it.

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:50 pm

Checked out a coolant leak today.

Pleased to find it was not the water pump as I was suspecting, a leaking hose only.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:35 pm

chris wrote:
Junkwhale wrote:
4A-GE wrote:Rebuilt the shifter assembly.

Will have a one man circle jerk review of the noticeable difference tonight.
keen to hear if it makes much difference - was thinking of doing mine but wondered if it would really be worth it
Highly recommend it, I did it on TROLOL and it made a world of difference.

I am yet to do it on the blue turd

It may be a silly thing to ask, I always thought my shifter was a little notchy but when I disassembled it it appeared to be fine (bushings and other plastic bits in there) and no where near as disintegrated as some on M.Net and CR, in fact everything looked intact apart from the lower boot. Would it be a good idea to go ahead and piece it back together anyway with new parts?

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:39 pm

GRUVBB wrote:Purchased and fitted new silicon wiper blades....original sitting on box. New blade below it.

so how are the new blades? it looks like it replaces the whole assembly?

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:53 pm

Yeah. The whole thing slides off the arm and just clicks into place. A hinged lid then slips over to lock it onto the arm. They work great. Pity my washer stopped working though. Think the relay has failed. Will check it out soon.
The blades were less than $18 for the pair. My mate who sold them to me reckons they hardly even make noise when the window is dry. Well worth the loot with winter coming on.

chris · Post by **chris** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:59 pm

Well..

Today? I drove it. Hard.
Need a new radiator haha. So Honda Civic Race Radiator will be going in shortly, traced my Tacho issue back to a fuse, it was that fucking simple.

Found out I need some new front tyres.. They are shocking in the wet.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:26 pm

chris wrote: Found out I need some new front tyres.. They are shocking in the wet.

Is understeer common or is it my big fuckoff sway bar?

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:42 pm

GRUVBB wrote:Yeah. The whole thing slides off the arm and just clicks into place. A hinged lid then slips over to lock it onto the arm. They work great. Pity my washer stopped working though. Think the relay has failed. Will check it out soon.
The blades were less than $18 for the pair. My mate who sold them to me reckons they hardly even make noise when the window is dry. Well worth the loot with winter coming on.

if its the pump, then see if a commodore one will fit in...they have shit loads of flow/pressure.

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:35 am

4A-GE wrote:
chris wrote: Found out I need some new front tyres.. They are shocking in the wet.
Is understeer common or is it my big fuckoff sway bar?

I never had understeer in TROLOL, I wouldn't say understeer as such just kind of sliding with the whole car.

Big fuck off sway bar probably isn't helping, however, if you want to swap it out for a factory one, let me know

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:24 pm

Or a chunkier rear one...

I need a ... Thing. Rear suspension arm brace too. I've got the 110k shimmy goin' on.

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:19 pm

Less is more with sway bars... they are good for fine tuning your handling balance, but too much can make the car handle like balls.

A lot of people run standard swaybars with stiffer springs (e.g on adjustable coilovers), some autocrossers in the US prefer to disconnect the rear swaybar altogether to reduce oversteer when accelerating out of corners.

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:26 pm

marcellarius wrote:Less is more with sway bars... they are good for fine tuning your handling balance, but too much can make the car handle like balls.

A lot of people run standard swaybars with stiffer springs (e.g on adjustable coilovers), some autocrossers in the US prefer to disconnect the rear swaybar altogether to reduce oversteer when accelerating out of corners.

^^^^
This.

Sway bars are used for trimming after shocks / springs / set up.

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:27 pm

Yisss we have an autocross guru helping us!

Thanks!!

Tire wise..
14 inch wheels..

at the moment running a 185/50
I need to get to a 195/45 me thinks..

Recommend me shit!

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:33 pm

185/65

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:34 pm

Something with sidewall

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