What have you done to your car today?

[B4 I was 250T]

4 minutes ago, patrickc22 said:

Yeap only have the middle one it's just had the ends painted black 

Where are you located 

Chch. How much ya wanting for it? 

[Andy_Mac]

Because the design of that pink lowering section would have to be horrendously over engineered to try give zero movement. Way more forces at play than one that has an almost straight line between the top hats.

Think about it this way, a flat one if past the friction point will be pushing/pulling the studs sideways where that design in the same situation will want to lift the far side of the top plate, as well as pushing/pulling AND trying to bend the mount all at the same time.

[patrickc22]

4 minutes ago, Andy_Mac said:

Because the design of that pink lowering section would have to be horrendously over engineered to try give zero movement. Way more forces at play than one that has an almost straight line between the top hats.

Think about it this way, a flat one if past the friction point will be pushing/pulling the studs sideways where that design in the same situation will want to lift the far side of the top plate, as well as pushing/pulling AND trying to bend the mount all at the same time.

That's what I was thinking 

I was think a flat one would better 

But I'm not an engineer 

[IZichard]

5 minutes ago, Andy_Mac said:

Because the design of that pink lowering section would have to be horrendously over engineered to try give zero movement. Way more forces at play than one that has an almost straight line between the top hats.

Think about it this way, a flat one if past the friction point will be pushing/pulling the studs sideways where that design in the same situation will want to lift the far side of the top plate, as well as pushing/pulling AND trying to bend the mount all at the same time.

I agree that it is a less efficient design than one made specifically for the wagon. Having felt it though I think the bar would bend before the mounts would, they are pretty hefty. I'll have to take it round some corners and see if there is any difference.

[patrickc22]

3 minutes ago, IZichard said:

I agree that it is a less efficient design than one made specifically for the wagon. Having felt it though I think the bar would bend before the mounts would, they are pretty hefty. I'll have to take it round some corners and see if there is any difference.

One thing I have noticed is that the be and bh have the same 

18 minutes ago, B4 I was 250T said:

Chch. How much ya wanting for it? 

$80 plus postage 

[Batbaruman]

2 hours ago, IZichard said:

Nursed a hangover by putting on something easy. Keen to see if it has a noticeable effect since the wagon is a little loose in the back or if is just a shiny paperweight. 

 

i dunno about your car specifically but had something similar in my old toyota hatch.. big difference when driving hard but i ended up taking mine off because the tradeoff for practically was just too much. might just be me but i like my boot space practical (says the guy with a fairly congested boot)

 

edit. had mine on my old car for a while before taking it off and after taking them off, drove for few months without alignment.. the rear tyres had real badly uneven wear due to change in camber just from that. dunno if you need alignment after fitting them too but might be something worth thinking about re. suspension changes -> get alignment.

Edited December 24, 2016 by Batbaruman

[B4 I was 250T]

48 minutes ago, patrickc22 said:

One thing I have noticed is that the be and bh have the same 

$80 plus postage 

Sweet! Done! Send me your account details and I'll put money through next Thursday/Friday

[patrickc22]

2 minutes ago, B4 I was 250T said:

Sweet! Done! Send me your account details and I'll put money through next Thursday/Friday

Sweet wI'll do I'll find out the postage on Monday or Tuesday

[B4 I was 250T]

Cheers Patrick! You da man! 

 

[El_Chado]

Got my first speeding ticket. 58 in a 50.... $30 zinger. Like, really? 

[patrickc22]

11 minutes ago, El_Chado said:

Got my first speeding ticket. 58 in a 50.... $30 zinger. Like, really? 

Yeap because of holiday 

Limit is 4kmh 

Edited December 24, 2016 by patrickc22
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[ADIKT]

7 hours ago, Dairusire said:

 

Yup, that they are. However they just unbolt and bolt to the rails I've got. 

Didnt you just spend a fair bit tidying them up?

[SpeedySub]

Took the RS RA for a spirited drive up the port hills to the sign of the bell bird. From sign of the kiwi to the bell bird was totally empty except for 2 cyclists. Was a good section of road to drive. Left me with a big grin.

[Dairusire]

On 24/12/2016 at 10:09 PM, ADIKT said:

Didnt you just spend a fair bit tidying them up?

 

Yeah I did indeed

 

Really gutted because those fronts came out really good. 

I can't remember if I put a photo o

Up here. However basically the metal on the bottom of the seats has fractured where the mountings are from rails. Essentially making them useless. 

[ADIKT]

1 hour ago, Dairusire said:

 

Yeah I did indeed

 

Really gutted because those fronts came out really good. 

I can't remember if I put a photo o

Up here. However basically the metal on the bottom of the seats has fractured where the mountings are from rails. Essentially making them useless. 

Bugger. That sucks dude. 

[slystiguy]

10 hours ago, Dairusire said:

 

Yeah I did indeed

 

Really gutted because those fronts came out really good. 

I can't remember if I put a photo o

Up here. However basically the metal on the bottom of the seats has fractured where the mountings are from rails. Essentially making them useless. 

 

 

anything is fixable, you can also swap the mounts from one seat to another and take the cloth/cushion off as well, guys in the states have done a write up over on nasoic . Just go to pickapart and grab a budget seat with the same version internals as yours and you're away

[SpeedySub]

Gave it a good wash. Will start on the Polish once it cools down tonight. 

[94 Leone]

Got an EOS 750D now, so Can take better pictures huehue.

 

with a Mates V4 STi converted legacy Wags.

[1randomkiwi]

Washed car and did some painting... 

[1randomkiwi]

22 hours ago, 1randomkiwi said:

Washed car and did some painting... 

The result:

[Timmah]

 

Finally had it on the dyno after being ticked up well over a year ago.

 

Pretty happy for an unknown K's EJ205 from a Forrestor. 

[sultan]

On 01/01/2017 at 11:45 PM, 1randomkiwi said:

Washed car and did some painting... 

 

 

I did some painting too!

 

Pillars, roof and bonnet scoop on forester. Roof wasn't much fun with the other car beside it

 

 

 

 

[sobanoodle]

Got something incoming ex Japan, once again got "Held for clearance" status and was ready to pay duties and taxes since it's a tad over the threshold.

The status remained like that since the 30th and I was 99% certain I'll get a letter from the customs. To my surprise it changed to "Released for delivery" this morning and went to a depot to be delivered tomorrow  Supa happy about that.

 

Guess the customs were on holidays till today and there was no one to "release" the parcel, almost looks like they do not care much. Not complaining though. 

 

PS: My dad's coil packs for his N54 bimmer got stuck too though they were well under the limit and were coming through UPS (afaik they do their own customs brokerage if needed) - not surprisingly got released this morning too somewhat proving my theory. 

[Chase]

My new set of Tein S.Tech springs arrived today and will be going in Friday. Before/after photos to follow.

They are supposed to provide a -39mm front and -37mm rear drop from factory heights.


 

[Andy_Mac]

What do people use for machine polishers? Getting well over doing it by hand