How many wheels does this guy have lol
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How many wheels does this guy have lol
If I never sold any of my wheel collection you'll be looking at 20-22 sets. During this year I have sold at least 13 sets to fund other things in life. Times are tough lols.
Right! LmfaoooQuote:
Originally Posted by 02civic629
My work station for yesterday.
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Did some shaving and cutting. Long hours grinding and shaving away, intake manifold almost finished atleast.
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Tensioner pulley mounting point cut off and shaved down nicely. Still a little more sanding to do.
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Cleaned up some surface on the water pump housing while I was at it.
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Waterpump housing finished and painted, still curing. Turned out exactly how I wanted it to be and was well worth the time and effort.
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Mocked up a few things such as the K-tuned swivel neck thermostat and the aircon and powersteering delete kit.
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The weather was top notch today so I decided to wire brush and paint the alternator, starter motor and mid shaft.
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Now the waiting game begins. Need a good few days before the paint is fully cured and is safe to handle.
Not car related but my fish are looking good!!
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Water pump came out legit.
Rbc is gettting there
Water pump housing came out pretty good but I will need a new water pump though. Rbc is a lot of work, Probably wont ever attempt another shave and smoothed out for a nice curved surface.Quote:
Originally Posted by monjarassi
I need to remove the factory pulley on the alternator and swap it over to the k-tuned extended one. Reason being is that the factory pulley doesn't align up with all the other pulleys after installing the AC/PS delete kit.
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I've decided to delete the heater as I have clearance issues with the Wastegate being in the way. So the Oem factory thermostat housing can go in the bin.
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Test fitted the colour coded alternator and it is looking a lot better than before. I will need to change that water pump, it has seen better days once upon a time ago and doesn't spin smoothly anymore.
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Removing the pulley on the alternator was quite hard but with a little bit of improvisation, it finally came off. You can also see how the pulley is extended so that it lines up with the crank pulley.
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The downstar beauty washers looking real good.
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What is that thing on top of your starter? I don't recall seeing that on mine.
I had no idea K-Tuned makes an extended alternator pulley! Good stuff, the motor is coming together nicely. What water pump will you be going with? EWP like [MENTION=56]PetefromtheStreets[/MENTION] would be cool
It comes with the kit. Not sure if you can buy it separately. I'll be using am oem belt driven water pump, electric is too baller haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
The top part of the motor not painted? It's the starter solenoid. It's factory haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by aLmk
:word: perhaps the z3 starter is slightly different or I just have poor memory.
The z3 has a different one iirc. Still the same function, just looks different. I think smaller aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by aLmk
Been chasing these oil caps for a long time and by some kind of miracle! I came across a store in the US that had these discontinued oil caps. They had a few in stock so I bought them all.
They are the JG EdelBrock oil caps. 2 designs to choose from, Low comp design and high comp design.
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Damn thats awesome! Nice find!Quote:
Originally Posted by mnc1408
Very lucky!
SICK! Congrats on the pick up. I thought these were really cool too: http://boostedk20.com/eshop/?product...-junky-oil-cap Haven't seen these anywhereQuote:
Originally Posted by mnc1408
What's better than 2 custom raychem mil-spec harness?
2!
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They are made by Wire-Worx and the craftsmanship is superb. Highly recommend it to whoever is looking for an awesome custom engine harness.
Sorry for shitty s5 potato camera, lent my slr camera to my cousin.
Nice!! I give the wiring guys like [MENTION=867]ryaano18[/MENTION] a lot of credit for doing this stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by mnc1408
To make a harness this good takes experience, I don't think I will ever be able to make something as beautiful as this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
A set of wheels arrive for my cousin. Maybe he will sell them to me one day? because I am really digging them. Enkei rc-s 16x8 +28.
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Another look at that mil spec firewall plug.
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I had a few of the boys over for a catch up bbq and took the advantage of the muscles to remove the motor from the engine stand. Maybe it's time to slap that gearbox on and pump up the bass.
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Nice wheels! Liking the wiring setup too. Harnesses are so nice - to look at! Building, well, that's a different story!
I'm jelly of the wiring harness and turbo setup hope clean it is. Its looking great man :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by mnc1408
Got the car back to a rolling status ready to tow from my parents house to mine.
I put in a temporarily steering rack as the other one is torn apart for a rebuild.
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Waiting patiently for the tow truck to arrive.
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That same morning my next door neighbors house caught on fire. A total of 4 firebrigrade, 2 police cars and an ambulance arrived on scene within minutes. Without the fast response time, the house would of burnt to the ground no doubt. It almost took out my daily car during the blaze. Sorry for the Poor images, had no good shots.
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I tried sneaking in a shot from my backyard/driveway but it was hard without them seeing. This picture only illustrate 1/4 of the damage and the side had a rav4, 2 motorbikes and a bunch of tools and out door furniture.
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Got the car into my garage. Will give it a wash sometime soon.
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This is the reason why I am so frustrated with the spray job. Can't wait for Paint Fresh Auto to redo the bay. If this little bubble patch rised up from the dead, how long until more rise from the dead?
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Had a rough night and morning so I went out to buy this guy. It's a Sailfin gibbicep and looks darn beautiful.
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Sorry for the recent photo quality, s5 potato camera.
My S5 takes awesome pics :thumb: Crazy situations man, at least your cars were ok! Fires get really big, and very, very quickly. As for those paint bubbles... I'm livid for seeing that. Human error is inevitable, but come on... even the studs have overspray!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mnc1408
I'm sure all will be well in the end have faith - and keep us updated!
And nice pleco! They grow pretty big! Any other fish in the tank?
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Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
Tell me about the spray job! worst job. costed me close to $800 for that including towing which costed $230.
I bought some paint and primer ready. Probably give the bay a good rub back soon. Some places to bare metal.
The pleco is still quite small and is in my community tank along with a few other catfish. Bristlenose, albino long fin, corys, orange spotted bristlenose, tetras and rummynose.
The tank is 240 litres (63 gallons). I will leave the plecos in there until they get too large and then I will move them into hopefully a 150 gallon tank when i have spare coin.
Getting my custom harness soon from True Wire can't wait
You wont regret the money spent on a custom harness. Well worth the money. Not everyone's cup of tea though.Quote:
Originally Posted by monjarassi
Long time no update.
Again I have the same excuse, however I have made some progress.
Picked up paint for the bay awhile back. It will get sprayed within the fortnight.
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Gave the car a good clean over the weekend, a nice wash and clay followed by a cut. I will polish and wax the car when it gets closer to 100%. The car also found a new home while the garage gets a reno.
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For some reason today I felt like test fitting the rear diffuser. I bought this over a year ago and thought it will be a good idea to fit it to the car and free up some space in the house.
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Borrowing these off my cousin and damn am I in love with these. Enkei Rc-s 16x8 +28
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your DC2 makes me so unbelievably jealous. Wish I would have kept mine and done something more with it. So spot on man!
Sorry to hear of your neighbors house thats crazy!
Also nice pickup on the TopOne rear diffuser
Thanks for the love bro! We build cars to fit our personality and passion, yet we envy other peoples car. Funny yeah? hahaha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
Got my Jdm k20a flywheel machined.
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Picked up a spare gearbox my cousin didn't need. It's a Dc5 5 speed box with a cusco 1.5 way lsd and a spoon 5.1FD. The gear ratios are similar to a 98 spec itr gearbox but taller 2-3-4. Ideally I would like slightly taller gearing but I will work with what I have :)
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headed down to my local automotive store to pick up some supplies.
*Primer and paint for the gearbox
*wire brush and degreaser to prep the gearbox
*thread lock for the flywheel and pressure plate bolts.
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Positioning this lump of metal for its makeover.
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Ass shot for some motivation.
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Midway through wire brushing the gearbox.
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After wire brushing, I used wax & degreaser to wipe the gearbox clean and free of contaminents. This is after 3 coats of engine enamel primer.
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And finally, 3 coats of aluminum engine enamel paint to match the engine.
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About an hour in after the final coat, Melbourne weather took a turn. Thank god the paint has harden and dried but curing it will take another week. First thing I did when the weather changed was put a table over the top to protect it from the rain... which didn't happen luckily.
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Here are some progress shots of the bay done by a friend.
Removed a chuck of seam sealer here and put on a thinner amount.
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Trying my best Quang!
A little slow the last week or 2 due to a bruised vein.
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Put on the freshly machined Jdm k20a flywheel and the comp clutch stage 4 sprung. Mixed reviews with the clutch, too late to change now because i bought it 2 years ago lols.
Flywheel bolts torqued to 90 ft/lbs
Pressure plate bolts torqued to 20 ft/lbs
Also applied thread lock to the bolts.
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My buddy Sang was kind enough to donate me a set of dc2r side skirts so that I can fit my Top1 side splitter. Straight forward with the drilling and also used a little thread lock on all the bolts for safe measures.
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Supporting a business my friend Man Huynh started recently. Take a look ladies and gents. www.theinvaders.com.au
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Looks good
Thanks monjarassi! followed you on instagram. found you randomly lel. =]Quote:
Originally Posted by monjarassi
Thanks for the follow.
Bay prepped, and ready to go.
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Freshly painted for the 2nd time. Will hit it up with a wet sand around some areas and a nice polish in a week.
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Reo bar and bumper support back on.
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Hood Latch with some new hardware.
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Oem bb + bmc and the s2000 cmc with the checkered sports spacer adapter.
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Mocking up the brake lines and clutch line.
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Started the brake tuck, Rear lines re routed into the car.
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Bmc brake line tuck. Planning to do a custom hard line setup in the near future.
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New release bearing, Oem is best!
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A few things before the gearbox goes on. Greasing fork, splines etc.
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Had a few of the boys come over to give me a hand with the motor. As usual they are always down to give me a hand regardless what time.
This has been the moment I have anticipated for the last 2 years, Feeling overwhelmed!
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She is looking awesome man! Congratulations on getting the motor and transmission in the car. She's looking like half a car again :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by mnc1408
Thanks Pete, Hopefully I can get it started in 2 weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by PetefromtheStreets
Looks so good