What have you done to your car today? - Page 235

bourbon · 02-09-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by x.zoom.zoom.x

didnt do anthing at all to my car today, maybe tomorrow haha

dont wanna crush your spirit, but no need to post this...save it for a day you did do something...

smurfy · 02-09-2010, 12:44 PM

change front door speakers, tighten the fanbelt and gave it a polish

mkid · 02-09-2010, 01:43 PM

removed mazda sticker from back window and glued some foam under cd player as there was a slight gap

mynameisdaniel · 03-09-2010, 03:22 PM

Replaced the blue reducers on my intake with nice black ones

didn't realise how expensive those damn things are... lol
Also got rid of the rattle in my head unit FINALLY

The exhaust tip got done the other day too, looks great

70NYD · 03-09-2010, 04:02 PM

cleaned the car completly, apart from the engine bay ofcourse

mynameisdaniel · 03-09-2010, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70NYD

cleaned the car completly, apart from the engine bay ofcourse

haha yeah engine bays can take a whole day for themselves

Ice88 · 03-09-2010, 05:00 PM

Wait you guys clean your engine bays?

mynameisdaniel · 03-09-2010, 05:09 PM

well i do at least :P

Everything that can be polished is polished

Apart from the engine block and gearbox, I don't have that much spare time

Cosmo Dude · 03-09-2010, 06:26 PM

I do some work on my engine, if it's filthy then it gets on me.
Even if you don't work on your own engine it's a sign of respect for those who do.

mynameisdaniel · 03-09-2010, 07:25 PM

yeah no one wants to work on a engine coated in oil, plus when you pop the hood of a MAZDA to find a bright red strut brace and a fat chrome intake pipe in a clean intake bay people are pretty surprised :P
Almost as surprised as P Plate commodore drivers when they can't keep up in their 'fully sick' VNs

marcs_sp20 · 03-09-2010, 07:31 PM

nice photoshopped photo

I washed the car this morning before heading to a funeral, and straight after it, it poured

I'll be tomorrow giving the inside a thorough vacuum/wipe down, degreasing the engine bay & hopefully have time to clay bar the car in the arvo

Rupewrecht · 03-09-2010, 07:53 PM

Hah, i've polished a gearbox before.

mynameisdaniel · 03-09-2010, 08:13 PM

haha every time I look under my hood it tempts me... You can see it quite easily without the stock airbox. Too much of a PITA to get to though

Rupewrecht · 03-09-2010, 08:27 PM

I just used a wire brush drill attachment.

But they i broke the that gearbox and i cbf doing it again after that!

mynameisdaniel · 03-09-2010, 08:41 PM

haha fair enough :P

Rupewrecht · 03-09-2010, 08:47 PM

Wow, that wasn't even close to english. Let's try that again:

"But then i broke that gearbox and i cbf doing it again after that"

Brisbane_boy · 03-09-2010, 11:03 PM

about once a month ill use a can of degreaser on the engine then finish it off with some silicon spray. (will be painting my rocket cover again some time soon)

Brisbane_boy · 04-09-2010, 11:26 AM

changed the oil and oil filter.

tryed the new valvoline 15w 40, iv heard good things about it.

wheeler33 · 04-09-2010, 12:21 PM

Trying out Duragloss 271 for rubber bumper & trim to try and restore some dull spots

*to edit* it hasn't really worked, i think the pillars are too faded to repair hmm

mikey_something · 04-09-2010, 07:30 PM

put fuel in it for $1.11/L

was pretty happy with that.
and have been runnning experiements to try and curb my drinking problem... sorry, my cars FUEL drinking problem.

got it down to 9.4L/100km this week.
how's that for the BA i couldn't find any reference to it?

03-09-2010, 03:22 PM	#4684
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	Replaced the blue reducers on my intake with nice black ones didn't realise how expensive those damn things are... lol Also got rid of the rattle in my head unit FINALLY The exhaust tip got done the other day too, looks great __________________

03-09-2010, 04:02 PM	#4685
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	cleaned the car completly, apart from the engine bay ofcourse __________________

03-09-2010, 05:00 PM	#4687
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	Wait you guys clean your engine bays? __________________

03-09-2010, 05:09 PM	#4688
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	well i do at least :P Everything that can be polished is polished Apart from the engine block and gearbox, I don't have that much spare time __________________

03-09-2010, 06:26 PM	#4689
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	I do some work on my engine, if it's filthy then it gets on me. Even if you don't work on your own engine it's a sign of respect for those who do. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

02-09-2010, 12:44 PM	#4682
smurfy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: sutherland shire, nsw Car: sp20 Posts: 1,968 View Photos By: smurfy	change front door speakers, tighten the fanbelt and gave it a polish

02-09-2010, 01:43 PM	#4683
mkid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wollongong, NSW, australia Car: BK 3 SP23 Posts: 840	removed mazda sticker from back window and glued some foam under cd player as there was a slight gap

03-09-2010, 07:25 PM	#4690
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	yeah no one wants to work on a engine coated in oil, plus when you pop the hood of a MAZDA to find a bright red strut brace and a fat chrome intake pipe in a clean intake bay people are pretty surprised :P Almost as surprised as P Plate commodore drivers when they can't keep up in their 'fully sick' VNs __________________

03-09-2010, 07:31 PM	#4691
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	nice photoshopped photo I washed the car this morning before heading to a funeral, and straight after it, it poured I'll be tomorrow giving the inside a thorough vacuum/wipe down, degreasing the engine bay & hopefully have time to clay bar the car in the arvo __________________

03-09-2010, 07:53 PM	#4692
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Hah, i've polished a gearbox before. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

03-09-2010, 08:13 PM	#4693
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	haha every time I look under my hood it tempts me... You can see it quite easily without the stock airbox. Too much of a PITA to get to though __________________

03-09-2010, 08:27 PM	#4694
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	I just used a wire brush drill attachment. But they i broke the that gearbox and i cbf doing it again after that! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

03-09-2010, 08:41 PM	#4695
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	haha fair enough :P __________________

03-09-2010, 08:47 PM	#4696
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Wow, that wasn't even close to english. Let's try that again: "But then i broke that gearbox and i cbf doing it again after that" __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

03-09-2010, 11:03 PM	#4697
Brisbane_boy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane QLD Car: 2002 323 astina Posts: 1,059	about once a month ill use a can of degreaser on the engine then finish it off with some silicon spray. (will be painting my rocket cover again some time soon) __________________ If your not allowed to go fast, you might as well look fast

04-09-2010, 11:26 AM	#4698
Brisbane_boy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane QLD Car: 2002 323 astina Posts: 1,059	changed the oil and oil filter. tryed the new valvoline 15w 40, iv heard good things about it. __________________ If your not allowed to go fast, you might as well look fast

04-09-2010, 12:21 PM	#4699
wheeler33 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Syd Car: Wrangler JK Posts: 270	Trying out Duragloss 271 for rubber bumper & trim to try and restore some dull spots to edit it hasn't really worked, i think the pillars are too faded to repair hmm __________________ 03' Mazda 323 SP20 Last edited by wheeler33; 04-09-2010 at 12:34 PM.

04-09-2010, 07:30 PM	#4700
mikey_something Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NSW Car: 1998 Toyota Supra 3.0L Twin Turbo Posts: 1,413 View Photos By: mikey_something	put fuel in it for $1.11/L was pretty happy with that. and have been runnning experiements to try and curb my drinking problem... sorry, my cars FUEL drinking problem. got it down to 9.4L/100km this week. how's that for the BA i couldn't find any reference to it? __________________ 1996 Mazda 323 Astina BA Hatch 1.8L - No Longer Mine