the (in)complete restoration.

[project.r.racing]

yup the clear frosted ones for usdm has different connectors. i think the are actually from a Jaguar XJR which came with clear indicators straight from the factory. and the original asian manufacturer must just be selling of them also.

mine had the same backing for the actual oem indicator housing, but the blub holder had a different plug, so i just used the original oem '97 one.

but i brought the clear crystal type to match the tail lights also. might be different in that aspect.

[Clean_Cookie]

Last weeks work bought these.





Fitted for just under $600.
But! Wheel nuts are too big. Need 19mm ones... Maybe next weeks paycheck.

[SLY 323]

Wow. You must have some time on your hands!

Your doing very well. I can't wait to see the end result.

[derb]

You paid someone $600 for a fit and balance?!

[Clean_Cookie]

haha tyres fitted and balanced. so total cost of the set (awaiting nuts) will be around $1300

[SLY 323]

Originally Posted by tc3_racer_001

being an apprentice slows the must-be-done-proffessionally work down...

I know how you feel mate!

[maztech]

What CVs have you used / what parts ?

[maztech]

Are they standard manual v6 shafts?

[project.r.racing]

F25M-R gearbox, so I'm guessing I4 driveshafts.

[maztech]

Is it I4 shafts fit into V6 hubs

[project.r.racing]

BG BA BJ shafts all have 26 spline in the hubs. So yes.

[Clean_Cookie]

Btw nice work on the v6 conversion too! Haven't done much on this, waiting for the wheel bits to arrive. Hopefully next week I'll have the wheels on the car. Still have a few.more parts to install but i think I'll wait. I removed all traces of useless wiring yesterday, resoldering the starter motor was a pain. It'll all get removed to put an alarm in at a later date I'm sure. For now a wheel lock shall suffice, and a flat tyre! Ordered a few. More bits and pieces this week but waiting on my money tree. One day it'll grow for me.

On another note, how do I remove the rear spoiler, I want to change the wiper ARM and haven't figured it out, didn't look very hard...

[maztech]

Rear spoiler not needed to come off to remove wiper , undo nut on arm then push wiper arm towards glass gently and pull up -- it will loosen off splines then remove. Use an open end spanner from rear of car under spoiler

[TheMAN]

Originally Posted by project.r.racing

those fake dura-lite ray nuts like the ones above sell on ebay for $65AUD.

with these expensive wheels, is it worth nickel and diming on wheel nuts? I have the real deals and I can assure you they were worth every penny.... I got them direct from japan myself (like the wheels) and saved a lot over getting them locally

these wheel nuts are so light, it feels almost like plastic! but they look great and they really match up to the wheels very well

so yeah, the last thing I want is messing around with knackered wheel nuts trying to get the blood wheel off... I've seen plenty of split/cracked chinese rubbish wheel nuts here... not worth saving the money for them

[Clean_Cookie]

After reading about alloy nuts, they stretch... I don't want to replace them every two years which was recommended... Guess what, autobahn sucks. Told them 20 times must be 19mm and i got 21... Why do I always think I'd be better at their job? Sigh. New ones ordered. At least the locking ones work...

[phildough]

Autobarn/Supercheap are staffed by 16-20 year old kids who have no clue about cars.

[maztech]

You want to clean another set of hubs Ryan

[TheMAN]

Originally Posted by tc3_racer_001

After reading about alloy nuts, they stretch... I don't want to replace them every two years which was recommended... Guess what, autobahn sucks. Told them 20 times must be 19mm and i got 21... Why do I always think I'd be better at their job? Sigh. New ones ordered. At least the locking ones work...

I had these for 5 years now and they're fine
as long as you tighten and loosen by hand, they're fine
and you MUST use a torque wrench with these... you must be meticulous with them compared to conventional wheel nuts, but its worth it for the looks, quality, and reduced rotating mass


if you want quality steel wheel nuts, get the mazdaspeed kit like I suggested
they're available either from the states or japan (obviously)

[Ben]

Originally Posted by phildough

Autobarn/Supercheap are staffed by 16-20 year old kids who have no clue about cars.

Amen to that!

OT: btw, wheels look awesome Ryan!

[TheMAN]

I don't think you'll find those ms wheel nuts 2nd hand easily... I never saw them on the yahoo auctions... they don't look anything special... pretty ordinary, except black and good quality... at least they're relatively cheap