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Old 15-09-2011, 05:24 PM   #221
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At RTR?? Didn't know they had their dyno yet!
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when was this at ? And what power did you end up getting ?
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damn your seats are way whiter than mine currently. guess i still have loads of cleaning to do!
It only seems that way because you can't see the lower parts of them!
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Old 15-09-2011, 05:28 PM   #222
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well mine are coming clean but its taking forever. what do you use to clean them ready for sale *cough cough*
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Old 15-09-2011, 05:34 PM   #223
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What do you use to clean them ready for sale *cough cough*
I used to use a Kiwi aerosol white shoe cleaner, but i got some of this Gliptone stuff recently, and it's even better.
http://liquidleather.com/car-shop.html
It was either Gliptone GT12 or GT14 - it brings the white seats up perfectly.
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Old 15-09-2011, 05:37 PM   #224
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right, i bought some auto-glum interior shampoo, but its not very...powerful. but it hasnt ruined the seats and smells nice... i guess ill try some of that.. where did you get it?


g14 sounds a little harsh, as its not really leather?

its bloody expensive @ more than $60!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GLIPTONE-...item2ea3f22d91
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Old 15-09-2011, 05:40 PM   #225
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I got it direct from the UK, from that website.
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Old 15-09-2011, 06:02 PM   #226
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its like $30 cheaper... and yet ebay has sold almost 60 of them!
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I only found about the UK site because it was in a Classic & Sportcar magazine i buy. Their stuff is really worth the money though.
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Old 15-09-2011, 08:00 PM   #228
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would you (from reviews) recommend buying the conditioner and cleaner even though its not leather AFAIK? (or is it?)
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would you (from reviews) recommend buying the conditioner and cleaner even though its not leather AFAIK? (or is it?)
From personal experience, yes. I did a spot best on the drivers RHS lower bolster, and it cleaned it perfectly. And that probably hadn't been cleared in 3 or 4 years. It got rid of all the 'mechanical' marks and ingrained dirt. If i remember over the weekend, i'll test them both and see which one works best.
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Old 12-10-2011, 10:21 AM   #230
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Small update:

Aragosta coilovers installed.

Completely failed to make pictures of the install, or the comparison between the old JIC coilovers and the new ones.

Specs of the Aragostas: Cusco camber tops, Rana race springs, Aragosta monotube adjustable dampers, height-adjustable bodies, and height-adjustable springs. Adjustment is on the bottom of the shock, for easy access!

Outcome: Aragostas are a little nicer in daily driving from the 50kms or so i've done on them. Need to play with the damper settings more as they're currently on full soft, and i forgot to preload the springs a little.

Am thinking of getting some 10mm hubcentric spacers to push the rims out from the suspension a little more, and give me a bit more peace of mind. And a bit more flush fitment!

Also tried testfitting the gunmetal Mazdaspeed MS-01S in 18x8 +40...but yeah, not enough clearance with that offset and without stretched rubber.







...and happening today:
- Install of super-gearbox
- Braided lines for gearbox (two needed, not one as i thought!)
- APP braided brake lines
- Polyeurethane lower control arm bushes - with offset caster
- Front polyeurethane swaybar bushes
- fit dual V6 Astina horns...and get them working.
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Old 12-10-2011, 11:10 AM   #231
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- Polyeurethane lower control arm bushes - with offset caster

You will notice this right away because the first corner you take you will nearly do a U turn. I was used to turning the steering wheel a certain amount, but when I got my bushes installed it dropped the amount of steering wheel turn by at least 50%. One of the best handling mods after the coilovers, which you have as well.
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Old 12-10-2011, 11:47 AM   #232
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You will notice this right away because the first corner you take you will nearly do a U turn. I was used to turning the steering wheel a certain amount, but when I got my bushes installed it dropped the amount of steering wheel turn by at least 50%. One of the best handling mods after the coilovers, which you have as well.
Nah, they're just replacements - after 10 years, the old offset caster poly bushes are shot on one side.
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Old 18-10-2011, 09:54 AM   #233
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Picked it up last night.

So, apparently the lower control arm bushes were completely shagged, which was making the steering loose and unpredictable. Apparently they weren't lubed up enough when originally installed and they've overheated, which leads them to collapse and turn to powder. So they shaved a few mm off each bush and packed more of the grease stuff in there when installing them this time.

The steering is MUCH tighter and a fair bit heavier now, which was a little surprising. But no more weird clunks, so replacing those LCA bushes has fixed a multitude of sins.

The best thing is that the torque steer is completely gone! It barely pulls at all under power, as i tested last night by booting it with no hands on the wheel LOL...until it got high in the rev range and started wandering (but that could have been road condition based!).

As for the LSD...all i can say is HOLY %$^^%. I've only really booted it around one corner under power as i'm trying to run it in, and....HOLY %$^^%. It just pulls. Goes exactly where i want it to. Doesn't complain, doesn't fight, just corners with a ridiculous amount of grip and traction. Also great off the line too, just traction limiting me there.

The wheel alignment will be helping with that. -2° at the front, about -1.5° at the rear, and +0.5 toe at the front.

As for the straight cut 3rd gear...i just cackle like an idiot every time i hear it. Like, seriously. Like an idiot.

So good.
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So, worth the money for a box upgrade.
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Old 18-10-2011, 10:09 AM   #235
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Absolutely. Not cheap, but worth it.
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Mine wasn't cheap either, but once you hear 3rd and hit some corners with the LSD it doesn't matter what it cost anymore. You sound exactly like me Rupe, don't you just love hitting corners now?
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As for the LSD...all i can say is HOLY %$^^%. I've only really booted it around one corner under power as i'm trying to run it in, and....HOLY %$^^%. It just pulls. Goes exactly where i want it to. Doesn't complain, doesn't fight, just corners with a ridiculous amount of grip and traction. Also great off the line too, just traction limiting me there.
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Mine wasn't cheap either, but once you hear 3rd and hit some corners with the LSD it doesn't matter what it cost anymore. You sound exactly like me Rupe, don't you just love hitting corners now?
I still have to sometimes remember that its better to feed some power in on the corners so that the LSD pulls the car through
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Old 19-10-2011, 08:40 AM   #238
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Yeah, that's going to take some getting used to. Hehe

I'd partially forgotten about the longer ratio 5th gear until last night - when i suddenly realised that there was much more of a gap between 4th and 5th. Luckily i've got plenty of torque so it's fine around town at 60-80kms, but it's noticably different. I didn't think it would be.

3rd is very addictive - i want a full straight-cut gearset now LOL. I'll keep that for the next gearbox.
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Old 27-10-2011, 09:31 AM   #239
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5th gear proved its value last night as i had to do a ~100km trip on 99% highways. The drop in revs and noise was noticeable. I'm now doing 3000prm @ 110kph, where before it was 3000 @ 100kph.

Really need to firm up the shocks though - a little too much rebound happening at the moment. But then again they are set to full soft so it's to be expected.


And got a new combination stalk from Cosmo to replace my dud one. It'll be nice to have a working horn again. Might get to that this weekend.
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Old 07-11-2011, 11:20 AM   #240
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...and now it's gone

















































with a box of bits in the boot, to RTR.

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