Beautiful day out. Decided to throw the stock all seasons on the SVT while I try to figure out what to do with the OZ wheels I have for that car. Living on the edge with no jackstands

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Washed the winter wheels for the SVT and RS, ready for storage

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Washed the RS and took the pup for a walk at Iona

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Finally managed to get some proper sized exhaust clamps, as that was the last item remaining from my winter rebuild. Many hours of labour in the cold garage through the winter, managed to get my first ride in of the season. Went south to Porteau Cove, that wasn't enough, so I headed up to Whistler to have a beer with my friend. Was grinning all day.

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Put airbag helpers on the Rav. Put the airvalve right next to the rear AUX lighter socket. Right where I’ll plug in the compressor. Also installed the hitch wiring. Bought a weight distribution hitch the other day, and Goldilocks is ready to tow!

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Updated the side mirrors and added a vintage touch with an authentic AA badge from the UK.



Photo Credit: @eatwithmao

got the diff bracket on and replaced rear shocks

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I just buttoned up my 94 civic, US ex coupe. Lowered, header, tires and wheels. This will be my fuel efficient car I will resist the temptation to modify.

Then I finished fitting the right rear fender on my 95 civic hatchback only to find the weld through primer in a spray can I just bought is dead. Sucks.

5,000 kms interval oil change. Saved myself $150 or so by DIY.

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The '58 Beetle got the following this weekend:

• Upgrade to (front) disc-brakes
• New king pins & bushings
• New link pins, bushings and bearings
• New front wheel bearings
• Brake adjust (rear)
• Oil Change
• Valve adjust, set timing
• 'Cruiser' pedal, which is a normal pedal that covers the roller pedal early beetles have. My '58 is actually supposed to have a cruiser pedal from the factory, but that disappeared at some point in it's life. So now it has an aftermarket aluminum one.
• More sound insulation (hushmat) between engine and passenger compartment (probably won't do anything)

At one point doing the king and link pins I screwed up, and damaged a pin. Ended up mounting the front spindle in the lathe, which was an exciting (and dangerous) affair. Managed to fix it though, without breaking anything in the shop...so that was good.

ATE Blue brake fluid because racecar? :P

How is that for a bizarre brake rotor?!

Hook a brother up yo. Makes brake flushing so much easier

5k is short as hell,do all Porsche need a change out oil that soon?.

i have the same plastic ramps and i need to buy jack stands as a 2nd fail safe,and that is recommend to do it as safety once you're using those ramps.

Its cheap insurance and for peace of mind.

Plus I don't daily drive the car anymore so 5,000kms will be a long period of time between oil changes.

Yup. Love it. Sadly, this is my final can.

HOLY SHIT

First time Ive seen that brake rotor. I know the wheel mount is weird and odd but that's crazy!

Engineer: "gee, that is going to leave a lot of rotational weight, I could trim it down a little if you give me a day or two."

Sales/Marketing: "No time. Just drill it for Porsche pattern as well and send it to production..."

Just how puny is the contact area of those brake pads?

Not my photo, but here's another wide-5 rotor that shows how it's done:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/925921.jpg

So it's a full proper rotor, with an additional mounting surface cast into it since the wheel bolt pattern is 5 x 205mm.

That's pretty cool, learn something new every day.

kind of a compilation lol.

I changed my dented fender.
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I changed my brakes. My rotors were hella warped, because my old caliper was seized, and there was about 20mm of rust ridge on the inside of both rotors LOL.
Also had replaced the RF caliper when I did my clutch last time. I put the new pads in and something wasn't right. The caliper kept hitting the caliper bracket. Luckily I still had the old caliper. Found out the "reman" caliper bracket seemed like new aftermarket and was casted too big. Swapped caliper brackets back and it worked like a charm...
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Peep my coming-soon project. The batteries are flat. 5 volts
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Replaced burnt out bulbs in the climate control switches of my daily. Those bulbs cost $8 each!!!!!

Before:

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After:
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ahh nice, the green glow of 90's and 2000's Toyotas

Its oddly calming at night compared to all the night club lighting style interiors on modern luxury cars.

probably listening to red fm, am1320/1470 instead of eunce eunce eunce vibes like those newer cars.


but thats just me.

Managed to get a half day at work today, so spent the time washing the car. Last few washes I could tell there was no wax or sealant on the paint. So did the normal wash, then brushed the door jams/hatch, shampoo’d the engine bay. Did a full clay bar with instant detailer. At this point it’s been about 3.5 hours. Chose not to do a machine polish today as I’m beat. Just did a quick hand wax and skipped the interior clean. Will do before Sunday though. Paint has a lot of chips and the front bumper is peppered like mad. Guess I’ll call it patina ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Also, because apparently I can’t wait to get a VI

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wao great fire
do bbq at the back :troll:

10 years old and the brake dust stain won't go away. Gunmetal it before raining season
19x8.5 ET35
19x9.5 ET30

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New emblem!
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one is completed...three more to go and it's night time already
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