What have you done to your non-mazda today?
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Pontiac G8 GT
yesterday... I removed the downpipes and gutted the precats while installing my borla true dual exhaust.
total labor: 14hours.
not fun.
today I'm repairing some of the $8,000 hail damage, by painting my new hood.
no clear yet, needs some sanding and repainting of some pitted areas.
and while I'm waiting for the garage to warm up to paint the clear I got crazy with a power washer.
before
after
total labor: 14hours.
not fun.
today I'm repairing some of the $8,000 hail damage, by painting my new hood.
no clear yet, needs some sanding and repainting of some pitted areas.
and while I'm waiting for the garage to warm up to paint the clear I got crazy with a power washer.
before
after
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
Nice job, I thought about doing that to the underside of my truck to help track down a coolant leak.
I shouldn't have (don't really need to be spending money right now) but I bought a stock GT muffler for the Mustang today.
Word on the Mustang forums is that there really is a big difference in power and sound. I guess we'll see.
Word on the Mustang forums is that there really is a big difference in power and sound. I guess we'll see.
freekwonder
Contributor
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- Datsun 510/Nissan Frontier
Damn sephiroth that got cleaned. lol
Just ordered these for my Dime.
Just ordered these for my Dime.
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Installed 1-3/4" LT Headers, and ram air intake.
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
I got my carbon fiber grill and arm rest cover today. I just installed them both:
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
I got a better high flowing foam drop in filter for my intake("overnight parts from Japan" lol literally, except it did not get here overnight.):
While I had the intake apart I descided to paint the intake pipe gold:
Better and bigger updates soon to come
While I had the intake apart I descided to paint the intake pipe gold:
Better and bigger updates soon to come
Haven't done much but drive the thing and get it dirty lately, until tonight.
Tonight I finally got under the rear and solved the obnoxious noise it's been making ever since I put the trailer hitch on. I guessed pretty early on that the noise was the hitch making contact with the muffler or the bumper cover, but couldn't actually prove it, and didn't have time to deal with it. Besides as LOUD and OBNOXIOUS as it was, with the top down and/or the radio cranked, I couldn't really hear it!
Anyway, tonight I got under there, and there's a dent in the muffler perfectly lined up with a bare spot in the powdercoat on the hitch - clearly the point of contact. So, I took a piece of radiator hose, cut it in half and zip-tied it around the hitch at the point where the contact occurs. Took it for a test-ride and NO noise! YAY!!!
After that, I did the most half-assed wash job I've done in a long time, mostly 'cause I can't find most of my car-wash tools. Eh, it's got to be better than it was.
All in all, a good day for the Mustang.
Tonight I finally got under the rear and solved the obnoxious noise it's been making ever since I put the trailer hitch on. I guessed pretty early on that the noise was the hitch making contact with the muffler or the bumper cover, but couldn't actually prove it, and didn't have time to deal with it. Besides as LOUD and OBNOXIOUS as it was, with the top down and/or the radio cranked, I couldn't really hear it!
Anyway, tonight I got under there, and there's a dent in the muffler perfectly lined up with a bare spot in the powdercoat on the hitch - clearly the point of contact. So, I took a piece of radiator hose, cut it in half and zip-tied it around the hitch at the point where the contact occurs. Took it for a test-ride and NO noise! YAY!!!
After that, I did the most half-assed wash job I've done in a long time, mostly 'cause I can't find most of my car-wash tools. Eh, it's got to be better than it was.
All in all, a good day for the Mustang.
jonridinhi
Member
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- 2001 MP3/2010 MX5/1996 MILLINIA (donor)
97 Talon (picked up to be my beater and needs new tranny)
Pulled the motor mounts to find them all ripped and then only to find that the side engine mount plate that bolts to the block has 2 studs and one bolt. Well one stud ripped the threads out of it and the bolt cracked out the end of the plate. So only one bolt actually holding the engine in place. Got to get a new plate now.
Pulled the motor mounts to find them all ripped and then only to find that the side engine mount plate that bolts to the block has 2 studs and one bolt. Well one stud ripped the threads out of it and the bolt cracked out the end of the plate. So only one bolt actually holding the engine in place. Got to get a new plate now.
