What have you done to your P5 today?

[bikingpro5]

sweet dear baby jesus that looks like butter!

haha thanks, if your just doing the parts you see especially the easy cam cover i would suggest going back over it with 240 and working your way up like justanother said with different grits in different angles so you can tell when you can move onto the next grit. good link with pics to give you a better idea of whats involved in getting the aluminum to look its best polished.

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Rear bearings are a completely different beast. You can get a hub assembly for those.

Yeah, you don't have a choice. I was worried that the bearing seized back there too (which would mean that the inner race would be spinning on the spindle).

But on second thought, because of the way the rear hub+bearing assemblies are made if the bearing seizes the wheel would lock, no?

 

[CheeseHelmet]

haha thanks, if your just doing the parts you see especially the easy cam cover i would suggest going back over it with 240 and working your way up like justanother said with different grits in different angles so you can tell when you can move onto the next grit. good link with pics to give you a better idea of whats involved in getting the aluminum to look its best polished.

Wow, I never knew how much work goes into polishing metal. Thanks for the link!

 

[THE Phen]

Yeah, you don't have a choice. I was worried that the bearing seized back there too (which would mean that the inner race would be spinning on the spindle).

But on second thought, because of the way the rear hub+bearing assemblies are made if the bearing seizes the wheel would lock, no?

Yeah, it could... but more than likely it will just start making noises and stuff long before it locked up. My Miata (same basic setup for front wheel bearing as the rear of a P5) slowly started making a grinding noise that got louder over a few weeks. Something really has to **** up for the wheel to instantly lock.

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Yeah, it could... but more than likely it will just start making noises and stuff long before it locked up. My Miata (same basic setup for front wheel bearing as the rear of a P5) slowly started making a grinding noise that got louder over a few weeks. Something really has to **** up for the wheel to instantly lock.

It's been making a similar noise for a while now. But it's gotten a lot angrier over the past few weeks

Luckily I don't have to worry about it failing anytime soon because the car is staying in the garage until the weather improves

 

[bikingpro5]

Wow, I never knew how much work goes into polishing metal. Thanks for the link!

yeah that's why its not cheap to have done by someone.. Its also why you do not see too many engine bays with lots of polished aluminum in daily drivers as keeping it looking good is work as well.

 

[JiggaBro]

haha thanks, if your just doing the parts you see especially the easy cam cover i would suggest going back over it with 240 and working your way up like justanother said with different grits in different angles so you can tell when you can move onto the next grit. good link with pics to give you a better idea of whats involved in getting the aluminum to look its best polished.

thanks for the link.
i was given false information when someone told me to sand everything in the same direction (thus giving me lines)

 

[dxaveP5]

washed it today.

 

[Yaggie1]

Got my rear wiper motor today so I now have a functioning rear wiper again......

 

[churrosurf]

I put my wife mazda 5 wheels on my p5 today and my gunmetal wheels on the mazda 5 , getting ready to trade in the p5..

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Took the dash out again. This time the A/C evaporator is coming out with it, I'll get around to that tomorrow...

 

[Brian_K]

managed to get a brand new turboxs type s off ebay for $35 shipped!

 

[HKPRO5]

^ awesome


Working on custom column pod for boost gauge.

Also scouring the Internet for Defi Gauge. (just incase I don't see anything I like at SEMA.)

 

[Tiajaunatoad]

Today mine got 4 new Khumos, a 4wheel alignment, and an oil change. I was able to look underneath it while it was on the alignment rack and confirmed what I already suspected which was that it needs front and rear motors mounts and all 4 sway bar links. Looks like I have more repairs coming up in the future.

 

[HKPRO5]

Ok, finished the pod.

Now I have room for an oil pressure gauge.

Depending on what Prosport has at SEMA, im looking to get the EVO boost gauge, then just a regular electrical oil pressure. (and I currently have the AEM WB)

 

[justanothermp5]

what did you use to make that pod? you just used a existing pod and molded it? I need to make me one of those....

 

[CheeseHelmet]

^Holy crap that looks good.

 

[HKPRO5]

Nope all made from scratch. lol

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Put my dash back in after making sure I sealed the hole properly

I had an interesting experience with while taking apart my A/C. I thought I opened all the valves when I was emptying the system but it seems I didn't... When I unplugged the low pressure line there was a huge cloud of cold white gas as a huge amount of R134a emptied into my poorly-ventilated garage. That s***'ll make you dizzy.

Also when refilling the system it seems that it was too cold for the A/C clutch to engage. Even after dumping over 300g of refrigerant into the system the pressure switch was still an open circuit. Looks like I need to find a well-ventilated, heated garage

Finally, I bought a new axle nut and replaced the one that I reused. $6 is worth the piece of mind. To tighten the nut properly I had to build a make-shift torque wrench because my 1/2" only goes to 150ft-lbs. So I used a long pipe on a breaker bar plus a spring scale. I chose to torque it to 28.25kg-m (halfway between the spec: 24.0-32.5kgf-m), so with a 1.15m breaker bar I applied roughly 24.5kg (28.25/1.15) perpendicular to the end of the bar.

 

[RMW Guy]

I changed the engine oil and filter as well as tightened the alternator and ps belts. Everything else is working just fine.

Except for the rust and the brake issues these cars are fantastic.