What have you done to your car today? - Page 15

Putonyourshoes · 06-07-2008, 09:24 PM

while i have this idea in my head.. do you have any 0-100 times for your car now??
are you keeping the ghetto wheels or are you awaiting some more?:P

Rupewrecht · 06-07-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Putonyourshoes

while i have this idea in my head.. do you have any 0-100 times for your car now??
are you keeping the ghetto wheels or are you awaiting some more?:P

Not really, but i'd guess somewhere in the 6-7 sec mark based on what other cars do for a similar 1/4 mile.

And the MX5 wheels are just temporary until i go 5 stud soon - and they will be going on the Hatch then.

Plutonus · 07-07-2008, 02:23 PM

New tyres on the front, because Rupe is stingy and gives me bald tyres

Rupewrecht · 07-07-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Plutonus

New tyres on the front, because I'm silly and bought wheels with bald front tyres

Fixed

Plutonus · 07-07-2008, 02:28 PM

Not my fault you provided mis-leading information!

Rupewrecht · 07-07-2008, 02:29 PM

You were well informed that they would need replacing!

Plutonus · 07-07-2008, 02:32 PM

True, but you said you were surprised at how bald they were when you took them off

Rupewrecht · 07-07-2008, 02:39 PM

You still got cheap tyres as the rears were pretty good!

Plutonus · 07-07-2008, 02:40 PM

That's also true. You win this round *evil eyes*.

mrpayner · 07-07-2008, 07:40 PM

so.. pics?

hks_kansei · 07-07-2008, 08:41 PM

I bought this.

going to install this week some time.

phly · 08-07-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by hks_kansei

I bought this.

going to install this week some time.

LOL I was gonna get one of those this weekend too.

Yeah anyway I installed a whole bunch of lights the past 2 nights
- 6000K HID kit
- New bright white parkers
- Clear black tail lights (needed a lot of sawing and sanding LOL)
- A couple of interior lights

Not sure if my wiring and installing is any good so I better get a fire extinguisher just in case

Oh yeah, also only just recently got my car back from shop
- Debadged the front and resprayed the front bumper
- Sprayed the back beaver panel black to suit the new lights

hks_kansei · 08-07-2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by phly

LOL I was gonna get one of those this weekend too.

supercheap auto have them on sale, CAMS approved, includes metal bracket, $23.68 (not sure about the cents, 68c or something like that?)

Rupewrecht · 08-07-2008, 10:56 PM

I discovered that a dash in a BA that's never been pulled out is a lot harder to remove than the one in my Hardtop, and that there's plug-clips in places i didn't know they belonged, and that this is probably part of the reason why my dash rattles sometimes.

And i retuned my stereo. Stupid unplugging of battery.

bourbon · 16-07-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Put my newly rebuilt JIC coilovers into the Hardtop, and took it for a drive. **** me i'd missed driving it. Being able to boot it away from the lights and just disappear into the distance is so much fun!

The 14" MX5 wheels i have on it do nothing for my traction issues though haha

so im guessing the rebuild job was good

and good to hear the turned up...forgot to message ya to see...

hks_kansei · 16-07-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hks_kansei

I bought this.

going to install this week some time.

Installed now.

just got to spray the mount to make it not look so ghetto. Have a lovely can of satin black waiting for dry weather.

also need to properly mount the extinguisher bracket, at the moment it's only finger tightened since i'm going to need to remove it anyway for painting.

70NYD · 16-07-2008, 09:20 PM

bought new RCA and speaker cables, to wire my speakers to my exhisting amp, only to realise that my amp is 2 channel both of which have been running the sub 4 a few months now

LOL oh well

marcs_sp20 · 16-07-2008, 09:27 PM

had my new kyb shocks, rda slotted rotor's and pad's delivered to work today, they'll all be going in next weekend

. Thanks again astro!!

Ripper323 · 17-07-2008, 09:04 AM

Now that my kids are older, we don't have to carry round a ton of stuff for them any more, I convinced the wife to let me buy a sub for the car.
I bought a Fusion Encounter 12" 4ohm dual voice coil sub for $54 from WOW.
My mate gave me an old mono block amp he had sitting around his house and we built a sealed box for it and installed them last night. Sounds really good and doesn't take up much space at all. It sits under the rear strut brace, and faces towards the rear of the car.
I'm currently bidding on a chrome grill on ebay to put over the sub to stop random items poking holes in the cone!!

marcs_sp20 · 17-07-2008, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ripper323

Now that my kids are older, we don't have to carry round a ton of stuff for them any more, I convinced the wife to let me buy a sub for the car.
I bought a Fusion Encounter 12" 4ohm dual voice coil sub for $54 from WOW.
My mate gave me an old mono block amp he had sitting around his house and we built a sealed box for it and installed them last night. Sounds really good and doesn't take up much space at all. It sits under the rear strut brace, and faces towards the rear of the car.
I'm currently bidding on a chrome grill on ebay to put over the sub to stop random items poking holes in the cone!!

pics!

Also why not do what dan did in the hardtop and get some kitchen handles & place them on the outside of the sub? would stop most things big...

06-07-2008, 09:24 PM	#281
Putonyourshoes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: cronulla Car: 2L 96 BA hatch Posts: 1,131 View Photos By: Putonyourshoes	while i have this idea in my head.. do you have any 0-100 times for your car now?? are you keeping the ghetto wheels or are you awaiting some more?:P __________________ http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=433

07-07-2008, 02:23 PM	#283
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	New tyres on the front, because Rupe is stingy and gives me bald tyres __________________

07-07-2008, 02:28 PM	#285
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	Not my fault you provided mis-leading information! __________________

07-07-2008, 02:29 PM	#286
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	You were well informed that they would need replacing! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

07-07-2008, 02:32 PM	#287
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	True, but you said you were surprised at how bald they were when you took them off __________________

07-07-2008, 02:39 PM	#288
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	You still got cheap tyres as the rears were pretty good! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

07-07-2008, 02:40 PM	#289
Plutonus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: Traitor vehicle Posts: 778 View Photos By: Plutonus	That's also true. You win this round evil eyes. __________________

07-07-2008, 07:40 PM	#290
mrpayner Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: -37.561609, 143.854814 Car: 2013 Mazda 6 GT Sedan - Soul Red Posts: 3,517 View Photos By: mrpayner	so.. pics? __________________ 2013 Mazda6 Diesel GT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Formerly] 2004 Mazda6 Luxury Sport

07-07-2008, 08:41 PM	#291
hks_kansei AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: a Car: Mondeo Posts: 344 View Photos By: hks_kansei	I bought this. going to install this week some time. __________________ 71.3kw@5341rpm - 394.4nm@3968rpm - Protek Dyno. 2000 Mazda MX5

08-07-2008, 10:56 PM	#294
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 discovered that a dash in a BA that's never been pulled out is a lot harder to remove than the one in my Hardtop, and that there's plug-clips in places i didn't know they belonged, and that this is probably part of the reason why my dash rattles sometimes. And i retuned my stereo. Stupid unplugging of battery. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

16-07-2008, 09:20 PM	#297
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	bought new RCA and speaker cables, to wire my speakers to my exhisting amp, only to realise that my amp is 2 channel both of which have been running the sub 4 a few months now LOL oh well __________________

16-07-2008, 09:27 PM	#298
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	had my new kyb shocks, rda slotted rotor's and pad's delivered to work today, they'll all be going in next weekend . Thanks again astro!! __________________

17-07-2008, 09:04 AM	#299
Ripper323 Carless Bum Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shanty town of Darwin Car: whatever I can borrow Posts: 1,044 View Photos By: Ripper323	Now that my kids are older, we don't have to carry round a ton of stuff for them any more, I convinced the wife to let me buy a sub for the car. I bought a Fusion Encounter 12" 4ohm dual voice coil sub for $54 from WOW. My mate gave me an old mono block amp he had sitting around his house and we built a sealed box for it and installed them last night. Sounds really good and doesn't take up much space at all. It sits under the rear strut brace, and faces towards the rear of the car. I'm currently bidding on a chrome grill on ebay to put over the sub to stop random items poking holes in the cone!! __________________