What have you done to your car today?

[Jim Prower]

Got my "Bradley University ALUMNI" License plate frame today. Should I put it on my car?

 

[Thatman]

^
Did you like them? Then yes....

 

[Stotty]

New boots on the rear (265/35/ZR18, Continental Sport Contact N2's)...

Ordered on 'tinternet yesterday, nice man turns up at my work in a van today...

Takes off old ones (screw through one I hadn't noticed)...

N/S rear slightly more worn as this is the one that tends to spin exiting roundabouts

Fitting new ones...

Job done in 40 minues, £400 lighter

Excellent service from Event Tyres... 8k miles until the next set are due.

 

[NLxAROSA]

Nice tires Stotty. 👍

Received the flash device today:

So, after a quick setup the OPC is now loaded with a brand new map putting it at 230HP/320Nm instead of 192/260.

 

[Eric.]

I put a screw in my 1000 mile-old Star Spec, if that counts. And subsequently gave Walmart $10 to patch it.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I put a screw in my 1000 mile-old Star Spec, if that counts. And subsequently gave Walmart $10 to patch it.

 

[CyborgGT]

Oil and ATF change today. Later, I walked out of Mickey-D's to a puddle of coolant under my car, so it was back to Autozone for some Stop-Leak and Prestone 50/50. $60+ spent on the car puts the axles on hold for another week.

On the exciting side, a CB7Tuner.com member did a damn fine job making the first - as far as we know - retro-fit LED taillights for a 4th-gen Accord and is offering to make them for anyone with the cash. He's looking to try and make the turn signals sequential, like with Mustangs, but with 7 or 8 stages instead of just 3; that would be sick. In a couple weeks I hope to have some Si-style red/clear taillights, which I'll eventually ship out to him for conversion. And a planned Accord/CL/whatever else mini-meet/BBQ is going down on the same day as Concours next month, so I'll be getting a two-fer on a great car day.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Tuesday I tossed a K&N into the 6 as the stock filter appeared to have never been changed by P/O. Throttle response +9001.

Today I played with scanning it, found that WOT is actually 88% throttle and that the tach reads high. Then brought front tire pressure to 40psi and rear to 35, feels like the old car finally, just with more grip. Tomorrow going to rotate and set to 40 all around.

 

[Eric.]

I trust Walmart's tire department. They're picky as hell and have to do everything by an extremely strict policy or the employees get fired. Plus my friend knows the guy who did it.

 

[misnblu]

Been busy and finally got a full weekend to work on the car.
So tonight I've started since I'm wanting to bring the car off of the jackstands this weekend and we'll see how far we get.
I went ahead and started my life-line project for the battery relocation in which I'll always have battery voltage to the car even if the rear switch is turned off from the outside.
This life-line is switchable so that at the track, I can turn it off (the life line setup) with the key switch mounted on the battery box to make the battery switch at the bumper become effective for proper shutdown.
If for some reason I forget to turn off the life-line system and crank the car, the 10 amp circuit breaker will pop preventing starting the car with the life-line.
Some pictures..

So now all I've got to do with it is run the rest of the wire to the battery switch and hook it up.
That'll be hopefully tomorrow.
Exhaust is next.

 

[Radracing]

Replaced the front discs and pads for my wagon. Also did oil and filter change. Had the mini vans fuel pump replace and the parking brake cable. Still need to figure out whats wrong with the wifes old 325i's brakes seems to lock up intermitently might be something with the ABS or the brake master. I'm puzzled with that one so we ended up buying her a E320. So now my eldest kid will get the 3 series if I can fix it. God, too many cars to work on. Oh! and the wagon's drive shaft boot is torn so all the grease is leaking need to bring that in since thats too much work for me.

 

[CyborgGT]

^ Dude! I lived in Alameda when I was a kid! In some townhouses right off the Navy base. Both of which were demolished/closed after we moved, if I remember right. Did they really close down Woodstock Elementary? That there's a sin!

 

[CodeRedR51]

I trust Walmart's tire department. They're picky as hell and have to do everything by an extremely strict policy or the employees get fired. Plus my friend knows the guy who did it.

I wouldn't trust my WalMart with anything.

 

[Perfect Balance]

Turned my dampers up another 5 clicks. So it's either at 20/40 or 10/30 right now. Not sure how much clicks I'm supposed to have, need to call Fortune Auto to confirm.

Anyways, much more solid feeling. They were a bit bouncy before, I thought it was due to my snow tires and the soft sidewalls, but turning it up helped a lot. So just to see what happened, I turned it up some more. Even more better, but I think I can actually feel the tire flex now, it's a different kind of bounce, so I think I'll leave them how they are for now.

 

[Radracing]

^ Dude! I lived in Alameda when I was a kid! In some townhouses right off the Navy base. Both of which were demolished/closed after we moved, if I remember right. Did they really close down Woodstock Elementary? That there's a sin!

Still there maybe they call it something else now.

 

[Keef]

Turned my dampers up another 5 clicks. So it's either at 20/40 or 10/30 right now. Not sure how much clicks I'm supposed to have, need to call Fortune Auto to confirm.

Anyways, much more solid feeling. They were a bit bouncy before, I thought it was due to my snow tires and the soft sidewalls, but turning it up helped a lot. So just to see what happened, I turned it up some more. Even more better, but I think I can actually feel the tire flex now, it's a different kind of bounce, so I think I'll leave them how they are for now.

I think these single-adjustable coilovers usually adjust the low-speed side. I adjusted mine by going over speed bumps at a speed normal cars would go over them and adjusted until the car dropped off the speed bump with a single compression, like normal cars' shocks would do. There was no squishy bounce and no stiff bounce either, it was just about perfect. Thing rode like a dream around town.

 

[Perfect Balance]

I think these single-adjustable coilovers usually adjust the low-speed side. I adjusted mine by going over speed bumps at a speed normal cars would go over them and adjusted until the car dropped off the speed bump with a single compression, like normal cars' shocks would do. There was no squishy bounce and no stiff bounce either, it was just about perfect. Thing rode like a dream around town.

Yeah it was actually a bit too much, driving down to Summit point today, so when I got there I turned it back 3 clicks and it ended up being just about perfect on the drive home.

 

[Thatman]

So, I put an electric fan in the 7, partly installed the old 13inch ish steering wheel in the eclipse and Put the Lightning Audio 6x9s that were in the 7 into the Buick! Then I also did stuff to my 'cycle.

 

[niky]

Finally found a chip setting my car actually likes... advanced my timing a total of 12 degrees higher than stock, and it finally idles well on propane (that's 12 over stock... not 12 total... so it's likely between 17-27 degrees... madness...)... Propane really does love a lot of advance. I'm done experimenting with leaning it out for better economy... I doubt I can get much better with my incredibly wide cam overlap... I'm just enjoying the price savings on Propane... 300 kilometers on a full tank of propane that costs about the same as 200 kilometers worth of gasoline... more money for mods...

 

[nk4e]

I fixed my glove box handle.

 

[EA11R]

I installed, on my 99 Altima, some polyurethane rear swaybar mount bushings, and Racing Beat (Miata) rear swaybar endlinks.

Shut up, I know Altima is not Miata, but they fit. And they're very beautiful parts, substituting big, red, polyurethane bushings for the stock balljoints.

The difference is great! The rear swaybar does its job much better, meaning oversteer is now a possibility, and the new bushings and endlink design make for a much quieter (though slightly firmer) ride.

Polyurethane is awesome.

 

[Dougboy]

Got an alignment

 

[Blackbird.]

Changed the oil/filter on my truck today. Found I was about a quart low after I drained it. Didn't see any leaking so either i'm not seeing the leak or it's burning oil, guess i'll have to pay attention to my oil level now.

I change my oil around every 3,000 miles.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Umm...I superglued some rubber trim back into place on the driver's side window...oh and I finally gave my stereo a proper test. My friend let me borrow a CD called "wild" or something like that. "I like the bass" is an understatement. That PUNCH sub really does punch.

 

[nk4e]

I just rinsed the 240 once but it rained the next day and it is still clean. ^-^

 

[Slick Rick]

Is it just me or is your car riding a lot higher Dougboy?

 

[Keef]

Is it just me or is your car riding a lot higher Dougboy?

Looks like it's raised off the lift by the two jacks underneath.

 

[Slick Rick]

ohhh i see now

 

[nobuffalo]

I just rinsed the 240 once but it rained the next day and it is still clean. ^-^

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Cleaned out the engine of the Sierra with a few cans of degreaser and a "scrub brush" (It was actually a $1.50 broom from a dustpan set but hey, it did the job!). The motor's been running fine but it looks like it hasn't been cleaned for at least 6 months; however now it looks presentable at least. Also started scouting out how in the heck the previous owner got the wood tool boxes in the back, took them out and started cleaning them off ready to be painted when I get the body sanded off.

Also started making a plan for an engine conversion, although exactly what engine will suit best I still have to find out on. I've seen a couple of 4AGZE conversions on Sierras which looked pretty promising.