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[Marc]

Good news, got the call this arvo shafts are done, ready to be picked up, just waiting to hear back from them and organise when it can be brought home

[Marc]

I drove it today....

http://www.youtube.c...NGdH2L4#t=3m58s

Now i just need to get the brakes to work

Edited by Marc, 19 December 2012 - 02:30 AM.

[JayRome]

Awesome! minus the no brakes part! lol...

[Marc]

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Edited by Marc, 21 December 2012 - 11:56 AM.

[Marc]

http://www.facebook....151301048915349





Still haven't laid the slipper into it yet, had to do some adjustments on the safc was big ergh ergh, and the exhaust hits, minor issues and easy enough to fix

Blew a hose off, no biggy

[JayRome]

such a sleeper it still has the hub cap mod on it!

[Marc]

Yeah i know, only downside is tyre size, those poor old 175/70r13's are already screaming for mercy

Need to see if there is a factory hyundai hubcap to suit 15s because i would like the larger diameter, and hopefully a tad wider foot print as well.

Livin on the edge, double demerits and i drove it to work today... tempting fate i know but it had to be done.

[JayRome]

Just a thought

http://www.4gtuner.c...-street-slicks/

[Marc]

Nah man, would like to keep with the hubcaps

[EVL20T]

Pretty sure lantras came with 14s and hubcaps, unfortunately i threw out the set i had sittin here beginning of this year

The i30 came out with 15" steelies and hubcaps, only prob is the hubcaps have 5 holes for the studs, unless u wanna convert to 5 stud

[Marc]

So yesterday when i did the brakes, i noticed the rears had near new pads, so i just blew out all the dust, gave the drums a quick scuff with some emery cloth and brake cleaner, noticed the drivers side drum was abit sticky to touch, thought possible wheel cylinder leak, didnt look too bad at all.

Confirmed leak....



Limped it home.

[ted]

Dude!!! sickest car ever!!!! congrats!!!

[Marc]

So yeah wheel cylinder was fucked to death, decided best option is to replace both so im not in the same place in the future, while im there new wheel bearings as well as hub seals so that the rear is all sorted.

I did notice that it seems to hit a rev cut/fuel cut, thought id get my air temp and afm reset wired as well as chuck in the knock sensor which was long over due. Sadly this has not rectify the issue, checked the plugs which were all in good order as well.

Its kinda got me fucked as the only read out i have for rpm is my safc, according to the max rpm i reached was a mere 3350rpm?!?!! It don't feel like it, but it certainly don't feel like 7200rpm either so im pretty puzzled by that, only leaving me to get the ostrich installed, load up this same map and see if i can log the issue on the laptop.

It reaches boost and holds boost but.it certainly doesn't feel as quick as the old cc coupe or the cb which had same engine box combo. Anyway check the vid you will hear it hit cut and the speedo isn't moving as fast as i wanted.




Any thoughts from the video and the limited information i have given???

Edited by Marc, 07 January 2013 - 10:55 AM.

[BMGTZ]

video does not exist error message on that link

[Marc]

Video fixed

[Marc]

Okie dokey, so got a replacement knock sensor... yeah alot better now, very happy.

Also started cleaning up the engine bay abit, tidy up wiring and paint bits and pieces etc etc etc



Oh and in other news, got it registered this morning

Booked in tomorrow morning for new LCA and sway bar bushes with new links, lowered springs alround and a wheel alignment, pretty pumped to drive tomorrow arvo.

[SIVART]

thats a great setup

I would keep the hubcaps too , or buy cheap looking 16s and run semi slicks

[Marc]

Yeah, hubcaps are cool, but the 175/70r13s are shit, needs more tyre, might get on the hunt for 15inch steelies, or use some other rims i got here.

So when i was putting the rocker cover back on, noticed a worrying sign, CV grease... Looked like either A) the stainless steel zip tie broke after 100km, or hey didn't put one on it to begin with.Either way not cool, but what was worse, when i was under the car i noticed one of the lower ball joints, had one of two nuts MISSING!!! Not only that the other one was loose which would explain the knocking in the front end, thought it would be worthwhile double checking the other side, surprise, loose.

Very far from impressed by driveshaft guys who made and installed them and didn't do these up, if left any longer who knows what could have happened, anyway double and triple checked everything in the front end, test drive confirmed that was the cause of the knocking.

On a positive note, i like the look of this, just need to give same TLC to the intake manifold.

[ted]

Sweetest car ever man!!! youve done brilliant!!! and the people that did the work on it should be shot!!!

[Marc]

Yeah, not wrong, i rang them up yesterday to have a chat about it and he didn't really have anything to say for himself, other than the bloke who "looked after" it is on holidays and he will be having a chat with him once he returns. Thats pretty fucking piss weak IMO, if he was closer id drive to his shop and front him face to face.

Its not done yet Jesse, still have some stuff that i would like done at a later stage, but thanks