The "Today I did something to my car" thread

Hal1 · 05-05-2013 12:07AM

Sounds like a day well spent

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dgt · 05-05-2013 12:51AM

Saab Ed wrote: »

dgt, is that it! This is limp stuff by your standards. I'm not impressed at all. Fully expected to see a bore of a ships engine that you can walk into stripped to bits on your kitchen table. C'mon man, up the game. :-D

In the words of Robert De Niro "All good things come to those who wait" (as he sat in a 406 :pac:)

I did plan to crack out the welder and make some adapters, alas I nearly lost the will to live trying to find the manifold. I can't find it

So the last pic of the turbo is of it properly clocked for the XUD, some adjustment needed with the wastegate but I'm happy with it for now

So I moved onto plan b: boost gauge is now plumbed up

I butchered a broken turbo for it's sampler and modified another cooler pipe I had lying about to accept it

As it was pitch dark, no pics of wiring up the wires but it's straight foreward enough....

Does it work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzG5SaPMOE

Yes it does :cool:

I have no idea what on earth that noise is at the end, I think it's my pump slowly killing it's timing advance mechanism..... Meh :pac:

Supergurrier · 05-05-2013 01:08AM

BDJW wrote: »

Spent 8 hours on the car today :eek:

- Washed
- Clayed
- Polished
- Waxed
- Tyres dressed
- Black plastics dressed
- Fixed a loose wind deflector
- Fitted fog light protectors
- Checked oil
- Put air in the tyres
- Topped up wiper fluid
- Hoovered the interior
- Polished interior plastics
- Shampooed the front 2 mats
- Oh and filled up with petrol :P

Worth it when you get in and the car actually feels more responsive and tighter

Gary ITR · 05-05-2013 01:56AM

I put a dash into mine, it hadn't got one and the clocks were mounted on the roll bar. I also mounted my Tunerview II screen in the middle of the dash, it's also a datalogger which is handy and I stuck the condenser kit to the dash too. I also mounted my ecu on the floor and cleaned up the perspex top on it, I love being able to see the board and it has lights that flash :P

Going onto the dyno tomorrow so it was all go today getting it ready, lets hope all goes well

Mar4ix · 05-05-2013 11:49AM

ha ha .. thats some lough .... not mine car but work mates car.
havent seen him for long time ... , but today met him, he got old ish diesel citroen berlingo van. i asked how he find it, he said , it is very good, no problems, very good mpg ,when i asked about mileage, he said, he cant tell, as service warning on all time, but it was serviced, and his mechanic couldnt reset, but no bothers.
it was strange to me , that some mechanics cant look on youtube , how to reset service light, ... as i had one citroen for service couple weeks ago, i found it, and did, so i said him, just before ignition on, press dash button, keep press, while switch on ignition, then dash will count from 10 to 0 , and the switch off ignition, release button. he did , and was very surprised,

, he found out also, that mileage is way lower than he thought.

TestTransmission · 05-05-2013 01:07PM

BDJW wrote: »

Spent 8 hours on the car today :eek:

- Washed
- Clayed
- Polished
- Waxed
- Tyres dressed
- Black plastics dressed
- Fixed a loose wind deflector
- Fitted fog light protectors
- Checked oil
- Put air in the tyres
- Topped up wiper fluid
- Hoovered the interior
- Polished interior plastics
- Shampooed the front 2 mats
- Oh and filled up with petrol :P

And....not one pic

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 05-05-2013 03:51PM

TestTransmission wrote: »

And....not one pic

It was dark by the time I finished! I even went to Cars and Coffee this morning and didn't take a pic of it though :rolleyes:

GvidoR · 05-05-2013 04:27PM

Here's my progress on the 5-door to 3-door Punto conversion. Door handle was removed and mostly filled in the last few days, today I completely filled it, sanded it and painted one of the doors. The whole car will be painted matte black.

dh0011 · 05-05-2013 04:30PM

Will losing two doors effect the nct?

Mar4ix · 05-05-2013 04:30PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Here's my progress on the 5-door to 3-door Punto conversion. Door handle was removed and mostly filled in the last few days, today I completely filled it, sanded it and painted one of the doors. The whole car will be painted matte black.

would not NCT give out about loss of two doors ? or you converting it in to a van ? or you just messing ?

GvidoR · 05-05-2013 04:35PM

Hopefully it will not affect NCT. Modifying cars should be allowed IMO. I'd say you could inform the tax office or something and get them to change the details about the car, and then it should have no problems passing the NCT.

evolutionqy7 · 05-05-2013 04:38PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Hopefully it will not affect NCT. Modifying cars should be allowed IMO. I'd say you could inform the tax office or something and get them to change the details about the car, and then it should have no problems passing the NCT.

Could be more complex, do remember your modifying the car outside the manufacturers safety standards. Regardless if its minor or not.

dh0011 · 05-05-2013 04:38PM

Sounds like you have thought of this already. Best of luck with it. Look forward to seeing final product

Mar4ix · 05-05-2013 04:42PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Hopefully it will not affect NCT. Modifying cars should be allowed IMO. I'd say you could inform the tax office or something and get them to change the details about the car, and then it should have no problems passing the NCT.

tbh , cant see it happen, as it is really interacting with cars body structure, and i think it wont be as normal car, if you want coupe, there is plenty of them 3 door versions, at the end way cheaper and less hassle, then the road you goin. .. me thinks. , and use this one as small shed :pac:

GvidoR · 05-05-2013 04:42PM

The doors will still be there, I'm just getting rid of the door handles that are on the outside.

Here's a 'before' pic.

FortyMedals · 05-05-2013 04:44PM

Brought my Hyundai coupe 98 to the NCT, passed with ease, but failed on just visual ( drivers side window)so i finally changed the window regulator, brought it in friday morning and got the nct cert, nothing better

, cars NCT is valid until July 2014, this is my first car, bought it cheap with 5 months NCT left, i might be lucky considering it flew past the nct

evolutionqy7 · 05-05-2013 04:51PM

GvidoR wrote: »

The doors will still be there, I'm just getting rid of the door handles that are on the outside.
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Yeah but the manufacturer put seats for 5 there. With 4/5 doors to access those 5 seats

Even if you remove the rear seats, its still a 5 door model with 5 seats, unless you get that somehow changed they will fail you for missing seats and seat belts.

Open to correction though

Cheensbo · 05-05-2013 04:53PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

unless you get that somehow changed they will fail you for missing seats and seat belts.

Open to correction though

Ill correct you so

You don't need rear seats to be fitted to pass the nct..

evolutionqy7 · 05-05-2013 04:55PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

Ill correct you so

You don't need rear seats to be fitted to pass the nct..

Fair enough, was told before that it did.

05-05-2013 04:58PM

dryadssaddle wrote: »

Today i chopped up a Mk3 Golf splitter and fitted it to my Mk2 Polo.

Also in the last few months i have lowered it 80/60, got some Mk2 Golf GTI steels, refurbed them and fitted some 155/55/r14 nangkang tyres with a slight stretch, got a bonnet bra, classic pressed plates and painted the bumpers and spolier with some satin black paint. got some yellow lens tint too great little car.

Did I pass you on the main road outside rathkeale in limerick about half an hour ago?

Mar4ix · 05-05-2013 05:10PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

Ill correct you so

You don't need rear seats to be fitted to pass the nct..

and what you think about door handles ?

how tester will access car rear to test a seat belts ?

i think op will be fine, if declare that car as a van . no rear seats, no rear belts, and rear door windows blanked/painted , not sure what is correct way to do them though.

Cheensbo · 05-05-2013 05:14PM

Mar4ix wrote: »

and what you think about door handles ?

how tester will access car rear to test a seat belts ?

i think op will be fine, if declare that car as a van . no rear seats, no rear belts, and rear door windows blanked/painted , not sure what is correct way to do them though.

As far as i can figure out, all the lad is doing is removing the rear door handles..

I dont think he's welding them shut or anything.. I dont know if it needs external door handles on the rear for the test, but,

Cars can pass without rear seats & belts, i.e. if they are not there, they cannot be tested.

Mar4ix · 05-05-2013 05:18PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

As far as i can figure out, all the lad is doing is removing the rear door handles..

I dont think he's welding them shut or anything.. I dont know if it needs external door handles on the rear for the test, but,

Cars can pass without rear seats & belts, i.e. if they are not there, they cannot be tested.

Nice tip , so if one of my rear seatbelts not working right, i just remove, to avoid nct fail ? would that apply to any seatbelt in car ?

challengemaster · 05-05-2013 05:21PM

Only if the log book is changed so it corresponds with the max people the vehicle can carry. If the log book says it can carry 5 people, and Theres no rear seats it'll fail.

Cheensbo · 05-05-2013 05:25PM

Mar4ix wrote: »

Nice tip , so if one of my rear seatbelts not working right, i just remove, to avoid nct fail ? would that apply to any seatbelt in car ?

Yea, remove them all sure.

challengemaster wrote: »

Only if the log book is changed so it corresponds with the max people the vehicle can carry. If the log book says it can carry 5 people, and Theres no rear seats it'll fail.

It won't, i'm sure 'nct tester' can clarify it if he comes along, but it will pass without them.

But if the seats are present, and the belts are not, it will fail (providing the car wasn't originally sold without them)

Mars Bar · 05-05-2013 06:45PM

I put a new stereo into my 02 Toyota Yaris. Down to €80 from €160 and the adapter was also 50% off at a tenner.

Does everything I want (MP3, Bluetooth for phone) but my Xperia Ray doesn't have feckin' speed dial (€300 phone and no speed dial :rolleyes:) so I'd still have to pull in to make a call if I needed to.

evolutionqy7 · 05-05-2013 06:48PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

I put a new stereo into my 02 Toyota Yaris. Down to €80 from €160 and the adapter was also 50% off at a tenner.

Does everything I want (MP3, Bluetooth for phone) but my Xperia Ray doesn't have feckin' speed dial (€300 phone and no speed dial :rolleyes:) so I'd still have to pull in to make a call if I needed to.

There's an app for that

Mars Bar · 05-05-2013 06:57PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

There's an app for that

Mind PM'ing me which one? I downloaded an app but nothing showed up on the stereo.

evolutionqy7 · 05-05-2013 07:44PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

Mind PM'ing me which one? I downloaded an app but nothing showed up on the stereo.

Nothing will show up on the stereo

I doubt the steoreo is meant to actually sent a call command. Its the other way around. Generally your car can trigger the voice activation by pressing the call button and holding it, or double tapping it.

At least every hands-free kit I ever tried has done that anyway. Xperia Ray doesnt have proper voice commands from Sony but you should be able to install Google Voice Search once triggered you should be able to call out the contact name without looking at your phone :P

Looking at speed dial apps, you could probably just search them on the marketplace and see what suits you the most. Set the screen to stay always on when driving and get yourself a good windscreen phone holder.

Hal1 · 05-05-2013 10:42PM

dgt wrote: »

Does it work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzG5SaPMOE

Yes it does :cool:

I have no idea what on earth that noise is at the end, I think it's my pump slowly killing it's timing advance mechanism..... Meh :pac:

I think it's this :eek:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxD-5z_xHBU

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