tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58070161171258644582024-03-14T05:53:19.520-07:00jdmtune.com 3.0jdmtune.com japan auto style track circuit club racing handling super sprint cams wrx rexnet subaru turboT&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-30568439199918532602021-01-29T15:06:00.002-08:002021-01-29T15:06:25.160-08:00Nissan S15 200sx Silvia Blitz SE front mount intercooled installation<p> So during Covid lockdown last Sept 2020, actually had some free time to install the Blitz SE intercooler kit for the S15.</p><p>Not a thorough step by step - but one thing I'll say is that Blitz kit is definitely worth the money. Came with every part, nut bolt washer required for the installation, even a new battery clamp!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaOlNhAW8U6PNvx2w-ROZM5IJD36aMI1czM3OjSwtbmCdQWs7-nVsriqToPy33P8Z97quIEc6gkTbCcmAkTsmSn8x5lgVPrl57N-hxsfXA4TFceQDsuCp02XrzrBpRsBeBcXwPreZXRzX/s1080/IMG_20200913_100546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaOlNhAW8U6PNvx2w-ROZM5IJD36aMI1czM3OjSwtbmCdQWs7-nVsriqToPy33P8Z97quIEc6gkTbCcmAkTsmSn8x5lgVPrl57N-hxsfXA4TFceQDsuCp02XrzrBpRsBeBcXwPreZXRzX/s320/IMG_20200913_100546.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To make installation easiest jack up the front or entire car. Remove front bumper. I removed headlights as I was going to polish them anyway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkJ2p8NdPBo4VdKmDfwdqVr0wWT2iBMHcWfJcGHzSxyRioL8lhmNteYaAQDX23KQ60OHjZl_QGxB-qDBn4xvDA9ZrsuXzbSPOAc23uqGb53LBdAaoA9HZbLWFB_ChR_7_Ke0dYZjz2896/s1080/IMG_20200913_101135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkJ2p8NdPBo4VdKmDfwdqVr0wWT2iBMHcWfJcGHzSxyRioL8lhmNteYaAQDX23KQ60OHjZl_QGxB-qDBn4xvDA9ZrsuXzbSPOAc23uqGb53LBdAaoA9HZbLWFB_ChR_7_Ke0dYZjz2896/s320/IMG_20200913_101135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The front mount does require a hole in the battery tray. If I had a totally unmolested S15, I'd probably get a different kit. However, this S15 has definitely had its share of mods in the past, and already had a pretty rough hole in the battery tray. I put a bit of split vacuum tubing in to reduce the risk of damage to the piping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp2wQ7vlll4UxtEbpptD_qqAiCnHJKdVmoElZpki86zvWe7jbDZNmutSuHriwGcnnQrEeYOeArhsTw7yZ4LUrLcuWutwzMMmdz4fGEdJy2m7H06OjoHjeL2LhyY9yt1cTpFdKSzfILoq7/s1080/IMG_20200913_105835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp2wQ7vlll4UxtEbpptD_qqAiCnHJKdVmoElZpki86zvWe7jbDZNmutSuHriwGcnnQrEeYOeArhsTw7yZ4LUrLcuWutwzMMmdz4fGEdJy2m7H06OjoHjeL2LhyY9yt1cTpFdKSzfILoq7/s320/IMG_20200913_105835.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Test fitting the huge intercooler without the front bash bar. The bar also required some trimming to fit - again, luckily my one already had that done.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm22mgiNwJgMpnMes1UWDUm1LnMm12sAVAYQcQ46rLwZB_syRTFVEoJMJcdEaKEv3txgBArwieklYcYU4lm6mZyNqxaFv6-rLPgWbgf9kRKaszy3aBF-O8HEK5P2h4tYDXwNWsiilPBwdg/s1080/IMG_20200913_120018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm22mgiNwJgMpnMes1UWDUm1LnMm12sAVAYQcQ46rLwZB_syRTFVEoJMJcdEaKEv3txgBArwieklYcYU4lm6mZyNqxaFv6-rLPgWbgf9kRKaszy3aBF-O8HEK5P2h4tYDXwNWsiilPBwdg/s320/IMG_20200913_120018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Return piping installed to throttle body. There's a connection to the return hose for the stock BOV.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9LZJNg04XEkIEuUmxthG6YEdPuRc6sPE3Vi7ZAjeHvRou5438iCh6pTiggo1vgCvgbaIMWo6RepqMHminSS50_XdIu2oHardpzWjde3WY3CKuNTBHnVzXtO6lUmjGV46Z50rCK0JNnF4/s1080/IMG_20200913_122321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9LZJNg04XEkIEuUmxthG6YEdPuRc6sPE3Vi7ZAjeHvRou5438iCh6pTiggo1vgCvgbaIMWo6RepqMHminSS50_XdIu2oHardpzWjde3WY3CKuNTBHnVzXtO6lUmjGV46Z50rCK0JNnF4/s320/IMG_20200913_122321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94Z0EcElCUh2ckKGQZJPhP3qws4PzMwWOjLJcdfoMAjgDcRAGRbFB7NIef4JJKXjmlD_3WHYQYfSDCZ5_NuvOw82bqt3FR0eEBM9oua2a8DtPv9G1DBLHKJqEiL35_kX0jcF-gljOrtzp/s1080/IMG_20200913_122742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94Z0EcElCUh2ckKGQZJPhP3qws4PzMwWOjLJcdfoMAjgDcRAGRbFB7NIef4JJKXjmlD_3WHYQYfSDCZ5_NuvOw82bqt3FR0eEBM9oua2a8DtPv9G1DBLHKJqEiL35_kX0jcF-gljOrtzp/s320/IMG_20200913_122742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comparison to stock side mounted intercooler. only a little larger.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-xa6NRe7cQUN-RuJTJ8a0yJPDfmhbwNKIjBOk31SQrpMDxeZqkUZFiveQS9-rGdgT3dJquW-ajclICXSAysDCbd4s6PY9GR8mAaMG4quHPZm-p_dEmYVFu91iPdSYbJ3lzhUOeBrjiOk/s1080/IMG_20201107_144824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-xa6NRe7cQUN-RuJTJ8a0yJPDfmhbwNKIjBOk31SQrpMDxeZqkUZFiveQS9-rGdgT3dJquW-ajclICXSAysDCbd4s6PY9GR8mAaMG4quHPZm-p_dEmYVFu91iPdSYbJ3lzhUOeBrjiOk/s320/IMG_20201107_144824.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went for a drive - all was great until I popped a hose. Yeah, you should probably recheck all the hose clamps before going off for a drive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No noticeable increase in lag, and no overboosting - I'm using a Turbosmart boost T to control boost to about 14psi on stock turbo currently.</div><br /><p><br /></p>T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-32041463562059606772020-09-20T16:19:00.003-07:002020-09-20T16:19:22.728-07:00Restoring and polishing cloudy faded oxidised headlights, step by step DIY instructions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy COVID19 holidays everyone. Haven't worked in a while, so plenty of time to work on cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm stuck here in Victoria, where COVID19 has gone crazy thanks to our irresponsible state government screwing up hotel quarantine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About 6 months ago I polished my headlights - got a fantastic result, until I applied some clearcoat! This cheap clearcoat in a can was recommended by other blogs, and it RUINED the headlight by crackling up. <span style="text-align: left;">DO NOT USE THIS RUSTOLEUM RUBBISH!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN681-8V39eyk1LN9kB8W5pN1N_4F518ni17pgXl1cV5rNN1rb92reZzWErCQYy8RTlLlqr7bSFofP9Z-cv1btuWgrJ0JoFjaUfcxn4YOIrjXdLVZT154j9j5va0R3lQP6X46T8eZ4d3WG/s1777/IMG_20200413_140435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN681-8V39eyk1LN9kB8W5pN1N_4F518ni17pgXl1cV5rNN1rb92reZzWErCQYy8RTlLlqr7bSFofP9Z-cv1btuWgrJ0JoFjaUfcxn4YOIrjXdLVZT154j9j5va0R3lQP6X46T8eZ4d3WG/s320/IMG_20200413_140435.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something reacted in the clearcoat with the polish or headlight, so I decided to strip everything back and start again - but NOT applying any clearcoat at the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not much writing here - just going to show you the many many grits of sandpaper used, then into the machine assisted finishing stage. Took some very heavy grit to remove the clearcoat - actually started with 280 and 400 before moving to this 600.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">600grit. Use plenty of soapy water to keep things lubricated.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfh07TcWhg1WUAP-etLcFwNkXswcJM-WMlOygikdsQo4byI-Guoi0ZvyxwtVtLR1bACseNjju9OgI_B3slKt8qzC5wkGig21N_NABjh3p9c-fj6newYpKB2PYK3WEMUk1V7U26l_1dV0T/s4624/IMG_20200830_143748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfh07TcWhg1WUAP-etLcFwNkXswcJM-WMlOygikdsQo4byI-Guoi0ZvyxwtVtLR1bACseNjju9OgI_B3slKt8qzC5wkGig21N_NABjh3p9c-fj6newYpKB2PYK3WEMUk1V7U26l_1dV0T/s320/IMG_20200830_143748.jpg" /></a></div>Then 800 grit. Make sure that whenever you steup up a grade, you completely erase all the previous scratches left by the coarser grit. Use IPA to clean the lens and carefully check before moving to the next stage.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZQxFG8do9rychJBOboecNHBEVxJpSbeutOG1fwbakKHaOqjKDIc7Ir-bLTlnUfExoS8euPaG-vPk2JU8dlot-fawoErYiS1Vz7icDnztWFs-lGUM8m7jtish2FODdM6pgT3uWYjGq60W/s4624/IMG_20200830_144242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZQxFG8do9rychJBOboecNHBEVxJpSbeutOG1fwbakKHaOqjKDIc7Ir-bLTlnUfExoS8euPaG-vPk2JU8dlot-fawoErYiS1Vz7icDnztWFs-lGUM8m7jtish2FODdM6pgT3uWYjGq60W/s320/IMG_20200830_144242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And so on, working your way up the grits.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9-Nm8SmWEyxeoizSwc2VuoZBZx9T50RuZh4qbIFJCcAit5tG2HIIDuJ3mBbp3TcrzU5IGhisJgn2YV7t8PLmQ7ePXKSOOaXWDk3V2q8OjRAb7K3W4wrtXUz6bZqdk-_IJC95d95Z35HQ/s4624/IMG_20200830_144545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9-Nm8SmWEyxeoizSwc2VuoZBZx9T50RuZh4qbIFJCcAit5tG2HIIDuJ3mBbp3TcrzU5IGhisJgn2YV7t8PLmQ7ePXKSOOaXWDk3V2q8OjRAb7K3W4wrtXUz6bZqdk-_IJC95d95Z35HQ/s320/IMG_20200830_144545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99DJXRqlvJ_IdXJs6LMORJsNiM-VBFnaY-oqQWXyfilzMSijQfWBv42J6hL9hT2IontWHlsn5005SkNOKXVHgM1hbWwKvdY6gXXrrIx81OCXE7SR39SS-hgJ-ScRVY66RQg7rVvWDa-Jx/s4624/IMG_20200830_144820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99DJXRqlvJ_IdXJs6LMORJsNiM-VBFnaY-oqQWXyfilzMSijQfWBv42J6hL9hT2IontWHlsn5005SkNOKXVHgM1hbWwKvdY6gXXrrIx81OCXE7SR39SS-hgJ-ScRVY66RQg7rVvWDa-Jx/s320/IMG_20200830_144820.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeNyPuzd6djNA7fuwkz0EY6g4hWgPMEA5q6eY2zp0881a8nUGTvM8TdbI-ryVbrcwBHEoX92pkh2KuxXi6gnPzOXOnev3SSSqe2SKV-ruOdXaIffRMfXi6Ct6kJYiRgvz2O6tn6yTGmcg/s4624/IMG_20200830_145029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeNyPuzd6djNA7fuwkz0EY6g4hWgPMEA5q6eY2zp0881a8nUGTvM8TdbI-ryVbrcwBHEoX92pkh2KuxXi6gnPzOXOnev3SSSqe2SKV-ruOdXaIffRMfXi6Ct6kJYiRgvz2O6tn6yTGmcg/s320/IMG_20200830_145029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogFZ-duwycOmxlWAXp6WCEpl58jboXa7akdyUFicN7-h0JxKD-0tgMvdCONhC1hethTmCDBbehGe0MIjRDQOCPkFudEZgHa6UvggYYd1zsPkZC3XMSTNyTylJgdpzNngMlxeFaUHX-rSV/s4624/IMG_20200830_145257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogFZ-duwycOmxlWAXp6WCEpl58jboXa7akdyUFicN7-h0JxKD-0tgMvdCONhC1hethTmCDBbehGe0MIjRDQOCPkFudEZgHa6UvggYYd1zsPkZC3XMSTNyTylJgdpzNngMlxeFaUHX-rSV/s320/IMG_20200830_145257.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0p2cI2swKHAv1PUm0BE-aHVFiNHxAI_B0utDeEGm6tAEUCtSNiMnl1qTGSUXklAdqOdF0bEiVk9ZYlzmGHNJYF-yKHK98r1yO10-B-Oh5WlFtyLcfgt223x-cV0HYeLSoBRs_M3XDVYW4/s4624/IMG_20200830_145713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0p2cI2swKHAv1PUm0BE-aHVFiNHxAI_B0utDeEGm6tAEUCtSNiMnl1qTGSUXklAdqOdF0bEiVk9ZYlzmGHNJYF-yKHK98r1yO10-B-Oh5WlFtyLcfgt223x-cV0HYeLSoBRs_M3XDVYW4/s320/IMG_20200830_145713.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After finishing with 3000g snadpaper, there's still a lot of hazing. For the next step, I used a cheap heavy and light compond, with a wool pad on a regular eletric drill. Used isopropyl alcohol to remove the compound in between changing over. This is where you really start to see the clearness in the lens coming through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrpR42z0ZovTc5devQtrK_6_sTrtR1f_0Hy9EhAYVSqSrbEiRZ8h5uyYbsBQP22sXIa55VJxwZ34ECSOzxW7IsKAgZj4FA9pECToaRFGHVs71j_IL5lwi2feEBAG0Z9Hr6LjyO8y7IdrY/s4624/IMG_20200830_150307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrpR42z0ZovTc5devQtrK_6_sTrtR1f_0Hy9EhAYVSqSrbEiRZ8h5uyYbsBQP22sXIa55VJxwZ34ECSOzxW7IsKAgZj4FA9pECToaRFGHVs71j_IL5lwi2feEBAG0Z9Hr6LjyO8y7IdrY/s320/IMG_20200830_150307.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYL79Ug5J9Ze6CL0AFS2UlAui5k0cN4GXKP326ziRdvP0EjAxoWEmt1ZGTsyBDLpnSNw3GrOebX0BiYKnTUwbBT_-D9xSlHZ-U83HwQY5gExVL59Y9zQSNVkI9_TltnUiABU7l7Rb3fwV/s4624/IMG_20200830_150551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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About 45 minutes for one headlight, really taking my time. Many people skip grits, I chose to do things the long way. not like I have anything else to do, with our government choosing to ruin Victoria by letting COVID cases out of quarantine, releasing COVID19 into the general community, killing many small businesses, ruining people's lives, and screwing up Melbourne and Victoria's economy for the next 5-10 years. 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So when you buy old cars, you should expect them to have little issues now and then - especially with a 20 year old porsche. Anyway I noticed the other day when putting the roof up, the passenger side rear window didn't come up. This is a bit of a problem - especially if it's going to rain!</div>
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The window switch didn't raise the window, but a lot of noise and clicking could be heard behind the trim panel - this told me the motor was good, but probably the cable in the window regulator was faulty. Some googling revealed plenty of other 996 cabriolets had the same problem - and while some people opted to pay a dealer $$$ to fix it, I figured I can repair it myself.</div>
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Ordered a $60 996 rear window regulator cable replacement kit off eBay from the USA which arrived quickly, and got to work!</div>
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I don't have many pictures of removing the panels to get the glass and regulator out, but I used this guide on Rennlist - <a href="https://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/41648-how-to-remove-rear-window-regulator-996-cab/">https://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/41648-how-to-remove-rear-window-regulator-996-cab/</a> This was an excellent guide as it had step by step instructions as well as pictures referencing exactly which bolts/screws to remove and in which order. Print these out and keep them with you while you're working on the car - and don't lose any screws or bolts!</div>
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One of the difficult bolts to reach was in the convertible hood mechanism - there was no way I could remove it as the hydraulic arm was directly over it. Fortunately I was able to shift the mechanism out of the way just enough to wriggle out the window regulator.</div>
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So this is the faulty part once removed from the car - if you look closely the cable has come off the pulley on the right and there's lots of slack in the cable. Once I removed the window motor, I could see the cable had become very frayed and chewed up.</div>
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So removing the old damaged cable was easy - putting in the replacement kit was difficult! The replacement cable kit comes with everything you need, including the cables, new pulley and bearing etc - I ended up giving the kit to my local trusted mechanic to drill out the old pulley and install the new pulley and cables, and even he said it was pretty difficult!</div>
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Cost: $60 for replacement cable kit, $40 to my mechanic for replacing pulleys and cables for me (it's possible to DIY as well if you have an angle grinder to remove old bearing and a vice press to install the new one) and about 2 hours to remove regulator, 30 minutes to replace everything. Doing it yourself and getting on the tools? Priceless!</div>
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Still collecting parts everytime I see them pop up on the internet, so now I think I have 3 pairs of door trims in my shed, waiting for a time I can give them a good clean and select the best ones to use in my car. Have missed out on a few good turbos, so when the right one pops up I'll grab it straight away.<br />
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Anyway, like most boys I spend every night watching all the usual suspects for cars on sale - gumtree, ebay, facebook, grays, pickles, manheim fowles etc.<br />
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<li>The passenger seat reclining electric mechanism doesn't work well - so will need to pull the seat out, get to the electrics and see if there's any corrosion or missing gear teeth, fix and replace.</li>
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<br />T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-23352607540716848412017-09-08T23:50:00.002-07:002017-09-08T23:50:35.468-07:00Thinking of buying ebay parts for your car? Just.... don't!So while driving around the other day, I got another low oil pressure warning light. Figured it might be the same problem I had last time (where the oil pickup was damaged, being at the bottom of the oil pan) so I bought a cheap "Greddy/Freddy" ada Fake Greddy oil sump from a seller on eBay.<br />
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anyway with the amount of off-road motorkhana/khanacross I'd been doing in a lowered S15 over the last few months, damage to the pickup was the most likely suspect. let's get fixing it... a brief diy.<br />
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first, get your car up on ramps (or axle stands). as usual., never get under a car only supported by jacks!<br />
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take your 14mm socket, remove the oil plug and drain oil. then get your 10mm socket and loosen the ten 10mm bolts holding the oil pan in. it won't fall down as there's old sealant all around it - you can see the orange sealant oozing from the sides. idiots who last worked on this car broke one of the 10mm bolts and didn't fix it :(<br />
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to drop the oil sump, I used a flat blade to cut away as much of the old sealant as possible, then got a paint scraper and gently wedged it around the pan. don't use a screwdriver or chisel to wedge the pan off - you'll bend the pan, or damage the upper oil pan, and both will cause you no end of grief with oil leaks after that. when you drop the pan, there will be about 300ml of oil still in the bottom of the sump, so be warned.</div>
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to get the pickup off, remove seven 10mm bolts from the windage pan, then a couple of big 12mm bolts holds the pickup tube and a 10mm socket to remove the support bracket bolt.<br />
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so after degreasing everything, i bent out the dent and checked the strainer which was in good shape, and remove all loose bits of old gasket. If the oil pickup is damaged or strainer has holes, i'd recommend a brand new replacement. Bought a new gasket for the oil pickup too, it's only $5.</div>
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jacked up the car and placed support stands. unbolted the stock catback. was going to do the full turbo back replacement, but had a look at the dump pipe - to my surprise, there was already an aftermarket split dump there. still looks like the factory front pipe though, so i may swap the front section out for a one-piece dump/front pipe I have lying around anyway.</div>
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racing up the side lane on the left, then virtually running into me - i brake hard to allow him in, and he reacts by giving me the finger. continues to drive like a tool crossing over lanes and using slip lanes to duck ahead of traffic.<br />
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after shopping on facebook groups, I picked up a pair of R33 skyline GTS-T rear hub/bearings for $50 - good deal!<br />
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beautiful day out at the toyota factory where the motorkhana was being held.<br />
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best thing about motorkhana is that horsepower often isn't the deciding factor - you dont need a supercar or even a fast car to have fun here. one of my favourite cars was an old honda civic ED hatch that was getting up on 3 wheels at every cone and pulling mad handbrake corners. other favourite cars was a purple onevia that was totally sideways every opportunity, as well as an old soarer that was fluttering and boosting every second. there was another S15 there which had plenty of power - my times were a second or two behind (and sometimes in front) so i'm reasonably happy with that.<br />
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had a gopro mounted for this event, will see if i can be bothered uploading a huge file to youtube. my main problem? too much grip on sticky bridgestone RE003s on the rear tyres, so I've grabbed some old S14 wheels with crappy tyres on them to make the next event a little more... fun... sideways.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">anyway, since it seemed to be working in the current position, just not well secured, i made a new bracket out of aluminium bar and bent it around to resecure the abs pump. cost - about $4.50 - I used leftover aluminium bar from the fire extinguisher bracket and some spares nuts & boilts lying about, but bought a couple of rubber bungs from the store to act as antivibration mounts.</span></div>
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so i awoke today to the sound of pelting rain, thought i'd check that i fixed my sunroof leak from before. and while the front of the headliner was nice and dry, it was sopping wet in the right rear corner - so i figured i'd go hunting for another sunroof drain leak.</div>
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so in a few days (we're predicted a solid week of rain) i'll feel up the headlining again, and hope like mad there' no more leaks. i've already fixed up 2 of the 4 drains, i know the front passenger side drain is connected, the only one i haven't visualised is the passenger rear side drain. </div>
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wonder what's left to break on the car... oh hang on - I do know. the other day i drove it to work and back, and noticed a fair bit of condensation in the driver's headlight. funny enough, the passenger headlight (which has definitely been opened and resealed) has no condensation, but the mint condition driver's headlight does. *sigh*</div>
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but it wasnt all easy - on the weekend i had a look in the s15 and wondered why it was so... wet...<br />
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pretty sure cars arent meant to have that much water floating around under the drivers side carpet. pulled out the door seals, mirror and dropped the headliner down to find this...</div>
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so, to fix it... a 20c 10mm hose joiner, a spare hose clamp, $5 worth of epoxy - and a spare picture hangar, opened up flat and used as reinforcement under the connection. poured a cup of water through the sunroof drain - and now no leak. i checked the other drains for good measure but they were all connected and draining properly. also grabbed some door seal from clark rubber and added extra door seals on the drivers side, just in case.</div>
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so, the next thing (now the car is registered) is to prep for track. item#1 - fire extinguisher. make sure the unit meets cams spec (<a href="http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/GeneralRequirements/GQ09-Schedule-H-2015-1.pdf" target="_blank">cams regulations</a>) and make up your bracket. i could reuse the extinguisher from last year's wrx but need new mounting brackets.</div>
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and because you haven't got good eyes, mount it at a weird angle just behind the passenger seat. one end attaches to the stock rear seat bolt, the other verticle angle attaches to a bolt under the seat - so no new holes in the car.</div>
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so the regulations state the extinguisher must be accessible from the driver's seat while belted in - would you believe in an s15, it's actually easier to grab the fire extinguisher when mounted here, rather than if it was in front of the front seats on the floor? if you decide to go for full harnesses where you can't lean forward, this is the best spot to mount your gear.<br />
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probably too late for this weekend's track day at sandown with ndsoc, but maybe next weekend with aroca/msca? haven't done sandown in about a dozen years, which makes me feel... old.T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-66165083122708285432015-03-29T04:09:00.002-07:002015-03-29T04:09:56.660-07:00parts parts partsso the car hasn't even been transferred into my name yet - but there's always parts to buy.<br />
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so why not buy... most of the interior, bootlid, dash, engine bay plastics, entire carpet?<br />
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would be nice to actually register the car and start driving it one day. already joined up with the nissan/datsun owners club for entry into msca competition events - again, even though the car is still in pieces.T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-85233593273887896962015-03-27T16:15:00.002-07:002015-03-27T16:15:28.808-07:00old cars, new keysso when i bought the s15, it only had one key - a bit of a problem, since there's a transponder in it (NATS) that means the car won't start if the transponder is missing. Ordered a nice looking Nissan key with space for transponder off ebay and then set about looking for a locksmith.<br />
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first tried wynn locksmith in preston. Big mistake. Went in on a saturday morning, since i work the rest of the week. They had one guy working and a queue of people.<br />
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After waiting an hour, he cut my key for me and sold me a transponder for $30. This key was cut off my original key. <b>Didn't work</b>.<br />
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Waited in line for another 30 minutes. Now he said he'll sell me one of their keys. Charged me $50. This one worked.<br />
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Then <b>nothing</b>.<br />
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having had enough, i went to Bond Locksmiths in Springfield Road,Nunawading. The blokes here actually know their stuff. Took one look at my "new" old key and basically said whoever cut that key was pretty #$$#@@$#$% for using a 15 year old worn key as a basis for a new key.<br />
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ho, based on the code from the manufacturer, Bond Locksmith cut me a brand new key - that actually works! The only thing they could salvage from the f@#$$ed key was the transponder.<br />
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Bond Locksmith can also replicate transponder keys, and unlike other locksmiths, actually know what they're talking about. so in future, clearly I'll only be using and recommending them. i'm going back this week to get another spare key made. don't bother with anyone else in melbourne.<br />
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if i can remember to update this blog, hopefully keep track of the restoration process. today was mainly a massive exterior clean, involving a snow foam gun, 2 bucket wash, clay bar, rewash, wax. polish of the headlights, though i think i might need to replace them as they've previously been opened. a little tidy of the engine bay too, to restore the factory shine on most plastics. overall in pretty tidy condition for a 15 year olf car.</div>
T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-60434562576944498622014-08-11T16:20:00.001-07:002014-08-11T16:26:55.096-07:00track car.... goneso.... wrx track car is now sold (that escalated quickly)<br />
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let's wind back a bit.... after winton, I fitted a new aluminium radiator and slimline fans.<br />
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also ripped out the terrible brant alarm - these came standard on a lot of australian delivered wrxs, and they're crap. they spontaneously go off, or the solder joints go bad in the control unit, disabling your ecu or fuel pump (sometime when you're driving!), they don't disarm properly, the key unit goes bad - it's incredible how awful they are.<br />
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Replaced it with a Mongoose alarm which is more reliable (well, after month anyway), as well as putting in a nice double DIN Sony head unit with some MB Quart speakers, Pioneer subwoofers, reverse camera etc. Fitted in a set of "defi" gauges, wired in boost and water temp with an adapter in to the top radiator hose after I flushed the coolant again. Haven't wired in the oil pressure gauge yet.<br />
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Then my wife was in an accident in my accord euro - written off. decided I wasn't going to have 4 cars at my house, with 4 sets of rego and insurance to pay off, so the wrx was going to go. sold the wrx after listing it for 3 days, and going to pick up a new car for the wife this afternoon.<br />
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of course, knowing what's going to happen, i'll pick up another track car soon - but it won't be a road registered track car! a friend of mine has recently given up racing porsches to do go-karting - a lot cheaper to buy and maintain than a car, cheaper track days, and in a way a lot more competitive. now I've got my cx5 it's the perfect tow vehicle for a gokart, so it's just a matter of researching and figuring out how to get started.T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-37834270153967395502014-06-21T03:20:00.004-07:002014-06-21T03:20:56.075-07:00winton may 2014so after staying the night in benalla, enjoyed a very brief excursion onto winton with the combined track day of the WRX club and porsche club. Plenty of great machinery getting around the track was brilliant!<br />
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the plan was to have around 5 sessions on the track - but unfortunately during my third session out, my wrx suffered the pretty common problem of a cracked plastic end (top) tank, letting go of all the coolant :( managed to limp home - a pretty slow three hour crawl - without too many major issues.<br />
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up to then, was enjoying my first time at winton. Bit of a tricky track to learn, especially the hairpin leading onto the short back straight where I did go off a couple of times. <br />
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i've swapped in a full alloy radiator and slimline fans to replace the 11 year old stock radiator, and this weekend with re-flush the coolant as I'm installing a water temp gauge to keep a closer eye on temp, as well as swapping in an adjustable rear swaybar. <br />
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also just bought a new daily/tow car, a mazda cx5 - just got to hunt down a reasonably priced car trailer now!<br />
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<br />T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-74818161241005983422014-04-24T02:39:00.002-07:002014-04-24T02:39:48.394-07:00time for updates - long overdue :)can't believe it's been <i>that </i>long since the last blog entry. too many other things in life, yadda yadda yadda...<br />
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anyway after stepping away from the car scene for a bit, it's time to get reactivated.<br />
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long time ago, i bought a '04 wrx sedan, and had a few cars since then. bought another one recently, this time an '03. the plan is to make it a weekend track car, but with street registration so it can still be driven around to get worked on (i don't have a trailer!). bought this car pretty cheap - that way should anything go wrong while racing *touch wood* it won't be such a big deal.<br />
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first track day: philip island april 2014. pretty standard, just changed to dot5.1 brake fluid a few days before. the plan is to reduce weight and increase handling/stopping capability, rather than adding power.<br />
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next track day should be winton raceway mid-may.<br />
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(rant) on a final note, it never ceases to amaze me the number of people who spend crazy amounts of money modifying their car so they can stand next to it in a carpark. big power, big wheels, and never been driven on a track. and if you're that much of a moron to drive stupidly fast on public roads, you probably deserve to get into an accident and write your car off. (/rant)T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-1472648915662945042013-04-27T16:50:00.002-07:002013-04-27T16:50:34.057-07:00teg gtr can nevar loose (again)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When a vehicle looks this good and performs that well, the legend will never die. though the current r35 gtr is a monster in its own right, for many jdm enthusiasts the RB26DETT is the original heart & soul of the gtr.<br />
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well... if you except the original gtr PGC10 which had a 2 litre, 6 cylinder engine - and not two, not one, but no turbos :)<br />
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still looks original, tough, and that's the way we like it.<br />
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somewhat unbelievably, Toyota are launching the 86 here at a price even cheaper than they originally hinted at! Starting at a few bucks under $30k (plus onroad costs?) you can get into the new 86 base model.<br />
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Hopefully subaru will price the brz very similarly...? I've actually been wondering whether the 86/brz might be a good buy. I loved the gen5 prelude i used to own, and also still rave about my old gdb wrx. a new brz, in blue... could be the way to go forward!<br />
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timT&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-85031527897531979972012-03-16T18:14:00.000-07:002012-03-16T18:14:29.421-07:00teh gtr can nevar lose!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jonsibal.com/2012/BE2012_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://jonsibal.com/2012/BE2012_34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
the R32 gtr is getting on past 20 years old nowadays, but its reputation as one of the world's best cars is well deserved. this one lapped tsukuba in just 57.874! proper track tyres on dished TE37s, solid aero additions and no doubt a little more power adds up to real racing cred. here in australia, you can get a standard R32 GTR for under $15,000 - a lot for a 20 year old car, but dirt cheap for a racing legend.T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807016117125864458.post-38630358985179603112012-03-12T02:37:00.000-07:002012-03-12T02:37:54.825-07:00oh noes so sad!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1021/xlargesingaporeexoticsf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1021/xlargesingaporeexoticsf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
So you're balling away with your new ferrari/lamborghini (why choose if you can have both?)<br />
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but then your basement floods.<br />
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there is no facepalm big enough for this!T&Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444351220885130201noreply@blogger.com0