What did you do to your car today?

[~SlideWays~]

Give it a skim, she'll be right

Just some 'heavy duty' bearings right? Maybe a bit of JB Weld to smooth it out a bit

[Al]

Started Corolla.

Drove out of garage, washed and vacuumed. Got some petrol and pumped up the tyres. She has a date with the panel and paint man, mechanic and auto trimmer today.

[siren676]

Not today but over the weekend painted it in a mates garage.

[steroidcontaskie]

Made a Turbo Heat Shield.

Used stuff from GSS called teknofibra, made it dual layered. solid stuff facing the turbo with a flexible stickon top layer facing out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RKKJpb89y4

Probably overkill, but I couldnt help myself.





Dizzy is going to be removed.



Inside the shield.

[Shins]

these arrived from aussie (SQ engineering), wasted no time installing them /grin

will update this post after i have driven it a bit - yes factory airbox is going back on.

[1I1]

Friday night was a mad dash to get the exhaust back on to get a WOF. Out in the shed till 11 working, got up Saturday morning to start it and find there was an exhaust leak easy fix at least woo hoo
Decided to make the Corolla not look like a dirty filthy sl...... tonight. What a time consuming mission! God know what I drove through but its everywhere and didn't wash off! Bug and tar remover to the rescue! Spent four hours tonight on it and still not finished

[Leon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572JTYUIn4Y

Took it for a bit of a drive. Didn't suck.

[Boosted_162]

Not mine, but got my mum a 2005 Run X as someone decided to reshape the rear end of her civic.

[~SlideWays~]

I bought another Nissan

Still sitting at 3:2 - Toyota:Nissan though.

[Distrb]

I bought another Nissan

Still sitting at 3:2 - Toyota:Nissan though.

This post is worthless without pics of said Nissan. And the megatron rear wing

[Leon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J4mtpf ... e=youtu.be

Did vrooms

[~SlideWays~]

I bought another Nissan

Still sitting at 3:2 - Toyota:Nissan though.

This post is worthless without pics of said Nissan. And the megatron rear wing

Mega wing is removed and is no longer effecting local weather.

Who wants to see a photo of a rough 25 year old Nissan anyway

[loudstealthGT-Four]

Test fitted fibreglass RC bonnet. And fitted facelift tinted numberplate surround and a few other peices I pick up at PickAPart when we were in Auckland

[siren676]

Finally got around to buying new panels for my car today, shes been sitting gathering cobwebs since an accident at Pukekohe last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJGj67bdsDQ

[Bling]

Video needs some high speed techno or something over the top haha. Good job.

[GDII]

Tried to figure out why the MR2 isn't charging the battery. Tested voltage while car running, just over 12v on a fresh battery. Volt meter in the dashboard is sitting low compared to normal. Diode test appears normal. Fuses are all still good as is the wiring. The only bit I haven't checked is if the charge light bulb is blown. I'm not getting the usual red lights of death.

The only thing I can't test is the voltage regulator. Where is a good place in Wellington to take it for testing?

[Leon]

Maybe Nick T @ Wellington Auto Electrical on Hania St. Somewhat of a Toyota guy

[GDII]

Thanks Leon. Jody also suggested going to see him.

[MAC_HATER]

12V while running sounds a bit low? Shouldnt it be around 14ish volts?

[GDII]

Yes, hence the not charging bit. The voltage is the same with engine off and on.
The alternator is a reconditioned one I got from Repco about 6 years ago. The reconditioned one I had before that only lasted 1 month before a diode went. Then before that the factory one ate the slip rings from being ~18 years old.