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Old 16-05-2012, 08:33 PM   #1
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Luke's BJII

2002 2.0l FS-DE

Engine:
Custom Aluminium Intake (In Garage):
*K&N 3 Inch Pod Filter
*Aluminium Air Box
*Fiberglass Wrapped
*Samco Silicone Hoses
Stock Box (Current)
Bosch Iridium Plugs
Replaced Timing Belt, Water Pump, Oil Seals( Back Front Camshaft) Thermostat, Valve Seals, Exedy Clutch : November 2012
Filled Engine Mounts With Urethane
Shaved Head (0.5mm) (10.5 CR)
Polished and Ported Head


Suspension/Braking:
QFM HPX Pads Front And Rear
Nulon Dot 4 Brake Fluid
SP20 Sway Bar
SP20 Front Strut Brace
Camber Bolts:
*-3 Degrees Front
*-3 Degrees Rear
Castor:
*+30 Minutes Front
Autoexe Springs Front and Rear
Chopped Lovells in Garage
Cusco LCA Brace


Wheels:
14 Inch Stockies With Chrome Trim
Crap Dunlops. These are now my spare set for playing silly buggers

17 Inch 5 Spoke Grey Alloys


Appearance:
Aircon Vent LED's
Maroon Trimmed Inserts
Smoked Side Indicators
Smoked Tail Lights
Black Painted Headlights
Yellow Tinted Front Indicators
Aluminium Front Bar Inserts
Matt Black Front Grill
Matt Black Front + Rear Badge
Debadged "Astina" and "323" badges
Painted Calipers Silver
Sticker Bombed Bonnet Underside
Carbon Vinyl Shifter Surround


Sound:

JVC Head Unit
Alpine S Type 6 Inch Front + Tweeters
Alpine S Type 6Inch Rear

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Old 16-05-2012, 08:33 PM   #2
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Old 16-05-2012, 10:01 PM   #3
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Nice. I like the air vent led's. how'd you do that?
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Old 16-05-2012, 10:24 PM   #4
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The centre ones i drilled and glued an LED into the duct when the radio was out. The left from under the glove box, and the right i had to remove the bit of interior on the right of the driver side dash. Then hooked them up to turn on with the headlights :P In hindsight, it wasn't worth the effort
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Old 16-05-2012, 10:40 PM   #5
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Ahaha bonnet looks sickk!!
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Old 16-05-2012, 10:42 PM   #6
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Thanks :P Hopefully ill get around to clear coating it before it gets ruined..
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Old 16-05-2012, 10:48 PM   #7
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Haha, with that "mightycarmods" sticker, you've already gain 25kw more =)) MAAAAD
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Old 17-05-2012, 07:01 AM   #8
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and the callipers, so its got at least 130kw :P
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Old 17-05-2012, 08:15 PM   #9
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Nice wheels.
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Old 17-05-2012, 08:30 PM   #10
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Love the chrome trims, I reckon some dumping in the weeds and you'd be set!
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Old 18-05-2012, 04:51 PM   #11
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lol, hopefully ill be moving up from stockies soon..
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Old 18-05-2012, 04:59 PM   #12
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I actually like the steelies.. it just looks a bit funny being in 4wd mode. You know how to do the shoe test I'm assuming
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Old 23-06-2012, 08:22 PM   #13
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Little update:
bought a set of 17" rims and tyres(brand new) 2nd hand $250 absolute bargain and i bought swifts lowering autoexe springs to reduce some of the 4wd appearance. I needed to buy new lugs so i bought some red anodised Rays lugs and they were beautiful..but they didn't fit the rim (i need slim shank). So i got my money back and I'm getting the correct sizing not in Rays ... With the wheel alignment I'm going to also chuck on some extra camber and maybe castor to try something different.

In other news, I'm working through a custom one off front bar. All the fabricating with MDF is done, and half the bogging. Pretty happy with it so far considering i started out with no idea of what i wanted and i only work on it 2 or 3 times a week. I'll post a photo up soon, including the rims which I'm also reeaallyy happy with

Now that i have my goodies though it's time to focus on the problems... clutch slips when driving hard, but is fine when driving normally at the moment luckily, and at least 2 engine mounts are F***ed, and possibly the rear which i haven't checked yet. Woo.. Also hoping to get a new oxy sensor and some MAF cleaner just as general maintenance to see if i can get a bit better economy.
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Old 23-06-2012, 09:38 PM   #14
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how did you mount the overflow bottle near the battery (pics)?
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Old 25-06-2012, 05:14 PM   #15
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theresa bolt left from when i removed the air box. I just modified the metal bracket and bolted it down onto that. I can get some pictures tomorrow if you like
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Old 25-06-2012, 05:32 PM   #16
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yes please.
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Old 01-07-2012, 03:56 PM   #17
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Here are the photos of wheels + springs, this is without the 2 degrees camber as when i put the struts back in i set the bolts as close to zero as possible. I've since got it aligned with 2 degrees all round.







Honestly, for anyone who is modifying on a budget, i would definitely recommend getting a set of second hand lowering springs. The springs coupled with the new rims feel brilliant. No more boaty-ness and turns in brilliantly. I also did the castor mod that is stickied in the suspension section. It is slightly tougher to turn but over all the car is ridiculously better when it comes to handling.

shaley: here are some photos of how i mounted it



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Old 01-07-2012, 04:29 PM   #18
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you were at the lowndown meet heyy??...
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Old 01-07-2012, 05:48 PM   #19
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yup i saw your car there, its very easy to spot
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Old 01-07-2012, 06:02 PM   #20
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pretty sure i left a card on your car ahah that sp20 that was parked near you was pretty nice very clean....
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