What did you do to your car in the past ~30 days?

[slimBoost]

So what have you done to your car in the past 30 days or so?

Ill start us off with the state of the rx-7 address:

I bent a rim, ordered a new one, and sent them all off to get a 2stage custom powdercoated colour - since I couldnt decide between gunmetal and silver im going with a custom black with silver vein to bring out the metallic flake in the paint :D (sounds like pimp my ride lol)

While my car has been out of commision ive undertaken several projects. Tinting the rear reflectors, the side markers, and repainting that gutter piece inbetween the hood and windshield. Installing fender liners / wheel well liners(via custom made mounting brackets no less) polishing up my uim, elbow, and intake pipes. I fixed my sunroof by finally figuring out what kind of motor it had and installing that one. And im in the process of making a custom grill. I got my custom 93+ upgraded / smoked turn lamps from rx7.com and sent my door moldings off to get covered in CF.

+2 teckademics stickers and what I think is the greatest sticker of all time a, "Teenage Driver in Training" sticker - brilliant :)



So what have you (or someone else) done to your ride in the past ~30 days?

[Ryan]

Mounted new wheels/tires, sent in defective spoiler lip, preparing to roll/stretch fenders, vented CF hood en route.

[corollinout]

7" visor monitors
TRD lip wing
getting in dash DVD player with 7" monitor this weekend
installed inverter for ps2 install

[Tonk]

The problems I was having:

Check engine light codes from computer check:
1. Oil leaking into cylinder #3
2. Broken wire in the throttle position sensor connection
3. Multiple misfires (probably being affected by #1 above)
4. "Gunk" in the fuel system

Cost me $640 to get fixed at the dealership.

Here is all the stuff I will be doing to my car when I get home on Saturday:
1. remove "Powered by Neon" seatbelt shoulder pads (rice removal)
2. wash car
3. apply Teckademics East stickers
4. if I have time I will install the twin-turbo kit that came in the mail yesterday

[WHITE BOY]

burnt through 3 sets of rear tires. Need a set asap.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/562000-562999/562629_12.jpg

[LokisGTI]

Looked at it and wish I could drive it but it is at home and I am in college

[stratusfear]

I havnt driven my car in 6 months and I got 4 to go. Its in storage. Now I just buy new parts for the engine swap/turbo/5sd tranny conversion.

[AnGeLeIgH]

Got gas.

[micah]

replaced a bearing that was shot in the rear, it was vibrating and it was SO LOUD at 60mph+...so annoying, but its gone now yay

[1080ME]

Got gas.


Haha ain't that the truth!

But seriously, broke my rear half shaft, and currently trying to find someone to custom make me some and a new set of tires.

[Slaby]

I've only had my Prelude for like a month, so I got headers, a built exhaust from the headers back, an intake, and I had to replace my plugs and wires... not too interesting. I also got my slamming system in it because if I can't beat fast cars at least I can sound better than some of em.

[colby]

wash and gas...

[stratusfear]

But seriously, broke my rear half shaft, and currently trying to find someone to custom make me some
Hey I'll look around for you if you want, I rememeber seeing somewhere that a shop was making carbon fiber driveshafts and half shafts for S2000,350Z, and STI's
I dont remember where the hell I saw the site but I'll look for it if your interested.

[Rey The Great]

i wash my car.

[Level]

notice the car is sinking everyday from soil being soft as the snow melted...

[22r_celica]

I broke it

[Sassy Chassis]

Let's see...

~finished misc. theft recovery crap
~windows tinted
~dvd & screens installed
~more yellow leather
~painted stereo bezel
~ordered strobe lights, gauges, & misc. whatnot
~installed new headunit
~got alarms installed on both Mazdas
~washed, polished, waxed & detailed

:clap:

Oh yeah, I put some gas in the cars too..

[WHITE BOY]

Just wrecked the stang a few minutes ago, so probably gonna be getting ALOTta parts this month :P

[stratusfear]

Just wrecked the stang a few minutes ago, so probably gonna be getting ALOTta parts this month :P
yup your gonna be busy this month. How bad is it. Hell that still sux.

[Tonk]

Sorry to hear about your car Brock. :( If there is anything I can do let me know.

[slimBoost]

some people have been very busy, others not so busy :X

what happened to the stang?!

[WHITE BOY]

Bumper and Passenger quarter are crap now. Went back to the wreckage site to find the head lite, thats a no go. Bad structural damage. Pulls hard to the right and the driver side front wheel has about 12 degrees of camber while the passenger side went from set 3 degrees to no degrees. Looks like the driver side wheels caster set was pushed back a ton.

[1080ME]

Bumper and Passenger quarter are crap now. Went back to the wreckage site to find the head lite, thats a no go. Bad structural damage. Pulls hard to the right and the driver side front wheel has about 12 degrees of camber while the passenger side went from set 3 degrees to no degrees. Looks like the driver side wheels caster set was pushed back a ton.


Geez i'm sorry man, doesn't sound like something i'd want to deal with down the road. Suspension problems after the accidnet just never seem to be absolutly right.

[H00T]

I washed and waxed it.

[mikemc]

supercharger :thumbs:

[WHITE BOY]

Woohoo, grats on the Supercharger.

Yer right about the suspension. I only looked at the front end. Im sure some of the framing or paneling has moved in the back. I definately cant afford a new one right now though.

[FitusMilbarge]

IM installing my police issue 90watt, 6 bulb strobe kit today :-)

[allblackDSM]

Installed 2 new gauges. Took them out, replaced them with ones that work. Cleaned up all the wiring in the dash. Installed 2 10s in a box that leaves me no room in the trunk.

Spun a rod bearing, which resulted in a broken piston oiler. Pulled the head and oil pan. Pulled the pistons out. Broke the radiator in the process.

The head is on the work bench, the oil pan is on the floor. The pistons/rods are in a pile. The new parts are heaped on the back the car. The car will remain in said state until I deem it warm enough in the shop to put it back together.

On my other car I changed the power steering pump, which seized while driving, resulting in 3 broken belts and a looong trip home (drive, overheat, shut off, cool down, repeat). 2 days later I had to change the alternator.

On my work van, the tensioner pulley broke, while driving. Got a ride to the parts store, changed the tensioner pulley on the side of the road.

So, yeah, alot in the last 30 days.

[bigdawgsV6]

IM installing my police issue 90watt, 6 bulb strobe kit today :-)
am thinkin about adding strobes but i dont want to spend $300 fo a whelen kit. i was wondering what kind did you get? and how much did they cost you.


o i wash & cleaned my car and got sum gas

[l3it3r]

MSD 8.5mm Super conductor wires
MSD coilpack
DC Sports Strut tower bar
Mopar camber Kit

EBC brake pads on the way as well as a Rear strut tower bar

[FitusMilbarge]

am thinkin about adding strobes but i dont want to spend $300 fo a whelen kit. i was wondering what kind did you get? and how much did they cost you.


o i wash & cleaned my car and got sum gas
I got a full kit with 6 bulbs for $240 via my work! THis is not that whelen shit set that has only 4 bulbs but this is 6 and cost less, its a great company one that the police here in Baltimore use and my company has been using for years, if your interested in them PM me and i will see if i can set something up for ya :-)

[Tonk]

am thinkin about adding strobes but i dont want to spend $300 fo a whelen kit. i was wondering what kind did you get? and how much did they cost you.

I paid $250 on ebay for my Whelen kit. They are amazing. They are definitely my favorite thing I have on my car.

[FitusMilbarge]

I paid $250 on ebay for my Whelen kit. They are amazing. They are definitely my favorite thing I have on my car.
but i got 6 bulbs even cheaper :-P

[llegos]

Post picks of the strobe in action. I gotta see if its worth my cash...

[sleestack]

nothing much to my car in the past thirty days wash/gas/selling

[phatintegra]

The last 30days......Order a JDM Front End Conversion and the car been sitting in the garage most of the time because I was out of the Country! Also my 7.5" TV Screen is out of the car but it's going back in prob in the next 2 weeks I hope.

EDIT:
I almost forgot my car got hit in the parking lot at work last month :(

[MorningCruiser]

I have strobes/wigwags, headliner lights, an arrowstik, and a siren mounted under my hood...

It's fun rolling up behind a ricer on our freeway going double the speedlimit flicking the lights on and watching him pull over... :) and then just swerving past and pulling away and turning the lights off :rofl:.

Just don't get caught with the lights if you go with red/blue lights >< Impersonating an officer of the law = bad idea.

[FitusMilbarge]

Post picks of the strobe in action. I gotta see if its worth my cash...
Gimme a few and i will make a *.gif, i only installed 4 of the 6 thus far :-)

[Tonk]

Post picks of the strobe in action. I gotta see if its worth my cash...

Have you ever seen the strobes in police car's headlights that blink 3 times really fast on one side, then 3 on the other side, back and forth? They look just like those. But you choose the location you want them, as long as there is an area big enough to drill a 1" hole to fit the strobes.

[FitusMilbarge]

Have you ever seen the strobes in police car's headlights that blink 3 times really fast on one side, then 3 on the other side, back and forth? They look just like those. But you choose the location you want them, as long as there is an area big enough to drill a 1" hole to fit the strobes.
PISH, mine have 32 different flash patters :-P

[FitusMilbarge]

here is a link to the video of my strobes
http://www.acidplanet.com/components/playfile.asp?PID=496168
takes time to buffer

[Tonk]

PISH, mine have 32 different flash patters :-P

Oh, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuse me!

[llegos]

Now, Now, lets break up the cat fight.lol

[llegos]

SICK, Im gonna get some once I get a car worth puttin them on. lol

[FitusMilbarge]

well if anyone needs a set, i can get you a 6 bulb power source, all hte wires, and 6 bulbs for $240 cant beat that price! With 32 different settings, again in this vid i only have 4 of the 6 in right now

http://www.acidplanet.com/component....asp?PID=496168
takes time to buffer

[bigdawgsV6]

I got a full kit with 6 bulbs for $240 via my work! THis is not that whelen shit set that has only 4 bulbs but this is 6 and cost less, its a great company one that the police here in Baltimore use and my company has been using for years, if your interested in them PM me and i will see if i can set something up for ya :-)
nice deal. well first i need a job haha havent got one since i came bac from out of the country.

[FitusMilbarge]

Rock on dude

[Kaioshou]

uh, installed my blitz kit, hmmm sanded and primered my car, got my exhaust done, got gas, washed it, super cleaned the interior, installed my underbody neons, installed my new 6 1/2 kenwoods in the rear deck, bought really expensive tires, replaced both front axles, replaced my corner lamps, rewired all my switches. I dunno it seems like i have been spending lots of time on my car lately.

[King///AMG]

Havent seen our summer cars for the past 3 months. I live in Michigan, and they are all in storage. The SUV's are out right now. Did blow a tire out on my Dad's RangeRover last week if that counts. MI potholes suck! Imagine what would happen to my 19's on my AMG if it were out right now...

[84hachi]

Switched to mobil 1 and Amaco Ultimate gas. Installed new NGK spark plugs. Installed Intake. If two weeks from now could count the dual exhaust would be on.

[laz80y]

i got my car fixed.. had an accident with trailor scratched al up the side of my car from bumper to driver door... got amps speaker and sub in (birthday present) from mates.. washed it... neva stop putting petrol in it...
flat tire.. put my spareon which was bald.. pick my new tire up tomorrow.
thats bout it...

[55fanatic]

hmm well my ML has been in the shop roughly a month, I had my front bumper replaced from my accident had the driver's side rear door fixed from another accident and had my rear bumper re-sprayed cuz some @ss hole hit my rear bumper on the passenger side while it was parked in the school's parking garage... The week before it went in to the body shop I installed an AVIC N1 into it, tomorow we replace the centerbearing on the drive shaft.

And yesterday I did some exhuast work on my supra...

[Tonk]

In the past 30 days:

put stock tail lights back in, installed the strobes back in them (thanks to Fitus for the help) and now a fog light is out and it's a F'in bitch to fix because all the screws to take the fog lights apart are really tight. I might just buy a new set of fog lights or somethin. Or might just say fuck it. But I really love my fog lights :(

[llegos]

Dont you think its time to move on to a car that can bring a little more to the table as far as speed, chris? That is why I have done a whole 0 mods to my existing car.

[fcdrifter7]

I put in a Ignition system, cleaned my bypass air control valve, changed the fuel filter, new spark plugs, painted the dash thats about it.

[Tonk]

Dont you think its time to move on to a car that can bring a little more to the table as far as speed, chris? That is why I have done a whole 0 mods to my existing car.

Yes it is time, but since I still have 2 more years of paying $30,000 a year for tuition, I don't have money for a new car right now

[SkunkApe]

new engine....new exhaust, new shifter, teck stickers, that's about it :D

[Tonk]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the HSR crest and Teckademicseast.com stickers. Those added about 5 wheel horsepower each.

[llegos]

O yea, I forgot about all that stuff. I think the banner gives you at least 25

[lite]

I bought a set of 2nd hand 16" rims from a guy up north of brisbane and they finally arrived after 3 weeks, a few days ago. Gave the corona a good wash and washed the rims and put them on. Loving the grip of the Toyo Proxies T1-S 205/50/16.

[bigdawgsV6]

installed headers, grounding kit, new PCV. painted engine covers, blk out turn signals, HSR crest, cleaned up amp install

[l3it3r]

EBC Brake pads
DC Sports Rear Strut tower bar
Iridium Spark Plugs
K&N Cold Air
(4) new 215/45/17 BFG G-Force KDW2s


Next is Stage 1 and some custom exhaust work (cutting out resonators and making it a single pipe) and Tein 1.5" springs, AGP BOP, HKS SSQ BOV, AGP UPP

so in total I have:

Pioneer 7500MP reciever
Delphi Skyfi XM radio
Mopar BOV
MSD 8.5mm Super conductor wires
MSD coilpack
DC Sports Strut tower bar
Mopar camber Kit
EBC Brake pads
DC Sports Rear Strut tower bar
Iridium Spark Plugs
K&N Cold Air
(4) new 215/45/17 BFG G-Force KDW2s (not really a mod, but who cares)
'plug' mod

[MorningCruiser]

Washed it. Sold one. Had one shipped out ten minutes after it got to the dealership. Got told it was still in storage in Japan awaiting ability to enter Canada.

[Sassy Chassis]

I got a nice rock chip on my hood...right down to the metal! :mad:

[FushigiRES]

Not much..just routine maintance..it will be going under the knife for some cosmetic and heart surgery....

[2 FN LOW]

Walked by it and rubbed my Duster across it as it sat there in my garage...Gonna be on the road soon though, hopefully :thumb:

[deuce189]

not shit

[55fanatic]

picked up the ML today from the shop... went detailed it, put on my euro plate and tomorow gonna put on my new AMG emblem and 18" AMG wheels with summer tires

[My87Targa]

took the car cover off and let the car run for 10 min. tomarra the car gets the cover put right back on it till the 15th then it goes in the shop for a new clutch

[likemshaved]

About 8 grand worth lol. Its a new mod call old bitch in suv. Jacked up my cf hood, fender, shaved bumper, and discontinued hid's. All of that replaced and had the car taken down to bare metal. Then they put on a new porsche seal grey metallic paint job with 4 coats of clear on it.

[Sassy Chassis]

I got 2 trophys! :clap:

[MorningCruiser]

I got 2 trophys! :clap:

You suck, and need AIM.

[fcdrifter7]

I unhooked the Y pipe from the cat today.

[H00T]

I washed it and put on the TE and HSR decals.

[Tonk]

Washed it twice, waxed it once, filled it with gas 3 times just in the last week

[clarksvegasdsm]

installed fancy new underdrive crank pulley, ditched my a/c belt in the process, cuz its too long, and im too lazy to get a shorter one... so a/c just gone now, its not like i used it anyways, lol

[LadySi2000]

lived out of mine for the past month due to the autocross event that's taking all my time
drove way too many miles for the autocross event on the 26th
got way too much gas
raced my Mom in her SLK
got pulled over and ticketed for my window tint
washed and waxed it about 4 times

[l3it3r]

Installed Stage 1 and finally fixed a boost leak I've been chasing..

[Sassy Chassis]

I swapped out my ecu for an MP3 ecu (slightly advanced timing = more power) and changed my oil. Yes, a girl CAN do these things!!! :angel:

[bigdawgsV6]

changed the oil, got the car slammed(see sig), and wash & wax

[blak max]

took a chunk out of the front bumper..rotated my tires

[CLKcadet]

clear corners, wing coming soon

[SkunkApe]

new engine....new exhaust, new shifter, teck stickers, that's about it :D


update...within past 30 days...CF front lip with aluminum struts...cosmos CAI...clear sidemarkers


and a little farther back.....M5 lip spoiler

[micah]

update...within past 30 days...CF front lip with aluminum struts...cosmos CAI...clear sidemarkers


and a little farther back.....M5 lip spoiler

PICS

[vwnthusiast]

broke wheel..lost fenderflare...put new wheel/tire on....resurfaced rotors w/ new brake pads...wash car...drive car...got gas....intake...

[FlyingOct]

Just wired up my Greddy 52mm EGT and Oil Temp. gauges, wideband O2 and Greddy turbo kit will arrive today, hopefully be installed in a couple weeks.

[Sean Juan]

Started changing my ac compressor and lines. Florida summer sucks. I wish I lived up north for the one reason that I could take out my ac bcse it wouldn't be needed.

[Casse]

I got some new wheels.
http://www.teckademicseast.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10039

[l3it3r]

'srt-4' on third brake light, ordered an AGP WGA and Hard pipes for my HKS SSQ BOV ;) should be installed this week!

[Ryan]

JTD Aluminum Underpanel and LTW wing.

[Tweek's Turbos]

http://www.teckademicseast.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10391

[teamwrx]

took off the intake silencer so now the boxer engine has a great low rumble cant wait to get a turbo back exhaust on and she will growl

[likemshaved]

NEW FUCKING TRANSMISSION because aparently i made a hole in my old trans the size of a grapefruit....................... stock diff<250whp :banghead:

[Juice]

New ignition coil and timing belt. Powdercoated wheels black.

[Strictly4s]

hmm to the bunch and only past 30 days...
pinkie - actually drove it again woohoo
02neon - installed refridgerator, complained about defective spoiler
9.2x - painted taillights candied color of car
crx - got the motor back in and it actually runs
240sx - covered it with a new tarp
civic - cf hood, got one quarter flare on ha ha

[DmcL]

i shredded my aluminum air feed racing a bike, installed a cf sealed intake, astarted fixing my squeaky exhaust.