Pete at TVP did a wonderful tint job. A++

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5/15/2010 10:20:55 AM

Flush, clean and fill the cooling system on the RS

5/15/2010 12:25:46 PM

Got 4 new tires for the Mazda... I think I've gotten my money's worth from them

Passenger Rear:



Driver Rear:


NC taxes raped me on a set of 4 new tires, even though the tires were cheaper than if I got them online + shipping

5/15/2010 5:55:24 PM

just a bit of irregular wear, huh?


Changed the oil yesterday.

5/16/2010 6:05:22 AM

haha yeah... The toe alignment was out pretty bad the past couple months, but this was after the tire was worn and only had about 15% life left in it. The tires appeared to be dry rotting and had 60k+ miles on them.

5/16/2010 12:29:38 PM

coolant flush and fill, oil and filter change, tightened AC compressor belt, added R134A

looks like the compressor is on its' last leg

5/16/2010 9:19:22 PM

Didn't you just do a coolant flush?

5/16/2010 9:35:18 PM

yeah, flushed it yesterday and put in some Peak flushing agent

had to drive it around for 3 - 6 hours and flush it again today and change the thermostat and lower hose

5/16/2010 9:46:34 PM

PEAK=DANICA

5/16/2010 11:02:12 PM

ahhh

5/17/2010 12:18:04 AM

just changed my oil, fixed my passenger door so it actually opens, and adjusted my clutch cable

5/26/2010 4:03:43 PM

Having a great time with the rain we've been getting last week. Water got into the vacuum line because the metal enclosure for the brake booster flooded (pine needles in the teeny drain hole). When I cranked the car it sucked in a bunch of water.

Changed the oil, plugs, pulled the booster and then got it running again. Still throwing a code so will figure it out later. Who's got a guestimate of which part it ruined first?

You have to pull off box A


Here is the overhead view of one I found online. Those arrows point at the vac line.


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[Edited on May 26, 2010 at 6:03 PM. Reason : .]

5/26/2010 6:01:39 PM

Fixed a rattling headlight.
Changed oil.
New air filter.
New plugs and wires.
Flushed radiator.
And replaced brake light switch.

All on someone elses car.

5/27/2010 8:13:40 PM

I recently added an iPod to my vehicle

5/28/2010 4:46:04 PM

swapped out the a/c condenser

6/1/2010 9:45:20 PM

I'm going to look at a black E39 540i touring over the weekend. We'll see if I end up having two of these things.

6/24/2010 12:46:17 PM

Mobil1 oil change and filter for 28 bones.

6/24/2010 1:55:07 PM

Put 3 quarts of oil in it after oil pressure dropped enough to cut fuel in a hard turn. Why is it that a mechanic's car is always the last one to receive attention?

Put 30 bux worth of gas in it last night.

Other than that, I just drive the damn thing. Who has time to work on their own shit?

6/24/2010 2:52:11 PM

Oh forgot to post... I replaced the locking mechanism for the glove box in the Porsche. It broke (which perplexes me because it's metal/aluminum), and so I got one from a 968 being parted out. Now I have 3 4 fucking keys for that damn car... (1 for the wheel locks, 1 for the hood pins, 1 for the doors and ignition, and another for the glove box.). *sigh*


[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 6:21 PM. Reason : Edit- that's 4 keys Roger Rabbit..]

Oh, going to do another oil change in the Lexus in about 500 miles... It'll have 20k miles by the end of next month

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 6:23 PM. Reason : .]

6/24/2010 6:20:11 PM

just changed the AC compressor, belt, idler pulley, receiver dryer and added new R134A

first time ever, 2 hrs

6/26/2010 12:48:41 AM

gonna just clean the inside today. thinking of powder coating the brake calipers. black or bronze. ricer i know.

6/26/2010 10:09:46 AM

Sanded down the battery tray area in the Porsche and spray painted it with some Rustoleum Red spray paint. It's pretty close to the Guards red. Not really, but close enough that you can't tell under the hood.

7/1/2010 10:48:51 PM

added an anti-lift kit to the subie

upgraded rear sway bar and mounts

05 WRX seats

7/5/2010 1:30:12 AM

Washed and waxed the lexus. Also polished the rims, which actually has helped brake dust from collecting on them. I'm impressed.

7/5/2010 8:23:00 PM

rotated the tires

7/5/2010 8:44:07 PM

The porsche passed inspection. This made me extremely giddy.

7/6/2010 1:08:12 PM

^that reminds me, the Integra was due in June Since I don't drive it on the reg I think I'll wait till Saturday to get that done.


I put 1250 miles on the S2000 over the weekend in a trip to NY so now I'm well over 30,000 miles Check engine light came on but I think it was b/c of the fuel cap zxappeal, any interest in replacing my rear diff fluid? It's the only item on the 30,000 mile service that I've never done before (don't have the gun for it either).

7/6/2010 1:24:20 PM

oil change/tire rotation on the sentra

tore the jeep apart some

dodge got painted

7/7/2010 11:32:47 AM

today i took off the head lights to wet sand and clear, as well as fixed the trailer hitch hole in the front bumper.



also touched up the ricer grille inserts and painted the entire front bumper;
the blend isnt that bad. new paint on dirty car, and it will dull out in about a week or so.

7/15/2010 1:11:04 AM

Well, I finally had a cooling system failure. The water pump started leaking, next day when the parts (and thermostat) were ordered the radiator sprung a leak. Had to park the 530i and wait for them to come. All in all, it took me 3 days after work to replace. I would've got it done Wednesday night but the Harris Teeter by my house closes at 11 and I didn't feel like driving across town to get distilled water.


new water pump


new radiator

I forgot to say, I fixed the stormwater drainage issue from a few posts above. I replaced all the plugs and then found a leak in a vacuum line near the idle control valve. All fixed and no more codes.

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8/6/2010 2:16:13 PM

Was flushing the brake fluid in the Integra on Tuesday when I sheared a fluid bleed screw in half trying to loosen it It's on the driver's side front caliper. I haven't decided if I'll buy an extractor kit and then hunt down a new bleed screw or just replace the caliper altogether. It (as well as the one on the other side) are Advance Auto reman'd units that are complete shit anyway. Only 2 years old, full of rust and are definitely wearing unevenly on the pads.

Fuck it, I think I'll just replace the calipers

Regarding the S2000, it's been in the shop for the last 10 days getting bodywork done. New front right fender lining, new front right tire aerodynamic spat, new front right plastic undertray section, repainted front bumper and new clear bra section for the bumper

When I get it back on Monday evening I have 3 days to get the stereo re-installed, car inspected for track duty, new tires installed, brake fluid flush, installation of track brake pads and possibly a suspension alignment.

FML...

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[Edited on August 6, 2010 at 3:09 PM. Reason : right ]

8/6/2010 2:58:36 PM

Just changed the oil cooler in my SHO. More of a hassle than i thought it would be since it was tucked up under the exhaust manifold. Flushed the coolant system and changed the oil and front break pads while I was at it.

8/6/2010 3:30:38 PM

Spent 5 hours cleaning the GS-R yesterday afternoon. Claybar by hand, swirl/scratch remover with random orbiter, and Zaino polish applied by hand, along with 3 car washes inbetween yielded the following results:







The paint's gone to shit on the front bumper, hood, roof and rear decklid & spoiler but overall it looks a lot better. Worth 5 hours of time...not so sure

[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM. Reason : k]

8/9/2010 3:55:57 PM

Holy shit Pat, those pictures look amazing!

8/9/2010 7:55:55 PM

4Runner...Changed oil, installed new master cylinder, bench bled master cylinder, waiting for one of my housemates to come home so I can bleed the rest of the brake lines.

Also decided I need to buy a set of line wrenches...Between this job and the carb on my boat I have mangled some bolt heads recently. Anyone got a suggestion for a good set that won't break the bank?

8/13/2010 6:07:49 PM

bout to put on a new throttle body now.

8/13/2010 7:02:35 PM

Ordered 2 new tires for the IS. Continental Extreme DWS.

[Edited on August 13, 2010 at 7:15 PM. Reason : .]

8/13/2010 7:14:55 PM

halfway home from work and my #4 injector o-ring decides to let go. My sweet Defi fuel pressure gauge tells me I'm ok to keep going. I use up about 50 miles worth of gas to make the remaining ~12 miles home. I take two ibuprofens first thing to get rid of the gas fume headache

After a short break, I swapped out the o-ring with my last spare (I keep injector o-rings in the car at all times *silly topfeed setup*). Finished in 15 minutes. With this god-awful weather, it looked like someone poured a bucket of water on me.

The o-ring was nicely deformed/squished and sheared apart.

8/13/2010 8:30:49 PM

Oil change on the 4Runner and Escort.
Cleaned and conditioned leather on the IS

8/16/2010 9:17:19 AM

45 miles yesterday on the RallyX course for practice

like a champ

8/16/2010 9:47:09 AM

installed a front sway bar on the civic. still trying to source the rear control arms to put the back bar in. i like it so far. i'm just proud the car still runs. been DDing it the past week. i missed that power to weight feeling!

8/16/2010 8:24:13 PM

Just put the OEM brake pads back on. The Carbotech track pads look pretty torn up after 200 miles around CMP this past weekend. Looks like I've got about 4mm of pad left on the fronts, 10mm on the rears. I'm wondering if that's enough pad for one day at an (easy on the brakes) track?

Also gave the wheels a good cleaning/scrubbing when they were off the car. Wanted to get all that track pads material off the wheels

8/16/2010 9:03:19 PM

You're lucky they weren't Hawks dude, that stuff is evil... Feel free to PM me about the later sessions or something. Regardless, nice driving, keep it up!

Oh, and I just ordered some more crap for the 911 (air oil separator for example). I was ordering some parts for Rex's Type-R at the same time, everything's like 1/3rd the cost. Man, I should grab one of those Japanese wonders. Why oh why didn't Honda make an S2k coupe? :'(

8/16/2010 9:48:21 PM

Quote :

"Why oh why didn't Honda make an S2k coupe?"

yeah, no shit.

8/16/2010 10:08:59 PM

^^lol, there's a reason I didn't buy Hawks!

I'll get up with you later, gonna need some "input" of yours for my log book

8/16/2010 11:32:09 PM

Installed a sunpro lil tach from advanced on tonight on the 84 f150. Just trying to see what I'm shifting at. Fun lil afternoon project.

8/31/2010 9:19:24 PM

So... One of the Driver's side turn signals wasn't working and I figured I had to replace the bulb...


Step one...




















































REMOVE BUMPER




Actually it wasn't that bad... just a whole bunch of plastic clips and a dozen screws. Took like 10 minutes of careful removal... And it wasn't even the bulb that was bad... The copper leads in the socket were loose and thus unable to make a good connection with the bulb... it's all fixed now... And to think Lexus wanted to charge me about $200 to fix this issue...

9/19/2010 3:40:57 PM

What year is that thing again?

9/19/2010 8:10:20 PM

2009

9/19/2010 8:34:18 PM

bout to put on a set of metlzer racetec k2's, clean and lube the chain, and change the oil/filter

9/19/2010 9:33:21 PM