Do it......After out of province inspection

das a golf R dere

You can hear it in person at the stock and noob meet.

:fuckyea:

I was changing the seals on the fuel injectors in the fall as one of them was leaking a little... and when I took the charge cooler off I noticed:

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Coolant in the intake. The heat exchange in the charge cooler was leaking. So, I ordered a new one, 6 week lead time they say. 6 months later I had it in my hands.

Before:
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During:
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Done
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Aside from actually getting the part, and getting the trunk lid back on, it was refreshingly easy to do. Having said that, the old cover for the cooler doesn't fit on the new one, which is a bit annoying. Not sure if it matters though really.

Are there no aftermarket options? I'm guessing the car is too niche and most people don't do power adders?

The charge cooling system is aftermarket. It replaces the intercooler to avoid heatsoak at the track with the extra boost this has.

A few different places make these, but I didn't need the whole setup (pumps, pipes, rad, etc.) so I was kind of stuck buying from the same place that engineered the first one. Their first batch this time was faulty, so it took a second one.

Anyway, job's done. Now I just have to get rid of the 8 month old gas before I can really have some fun.

nothing exciting but just added a tonneau cover and some storage totes

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Phew - Learned how to replace brake shoes... That's right. Drum brakes in 2023.

Then because my dumb ass partially popped a piston out of a wheel cylinder, had to also learn how to bleed some brakes. Shockingly easy.

Now to clean all the damn brake fluid off the garage floor...

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New shoes and mud maps. Now need to install lowering springs to address wheel gap.

Did the same thing on my 997 a couple years ago. Took me 3-4 weeks to get the jig in from Stomski Racing. Ruined a few drill bits that were advertised as carbide for hardened steel, until I just bought the most expensive carbide tungsten one I could find.

Those jigs are life (head?) savers though.

What car is that? The profile looks sleek -- and of course the new wheels look bada$$ -- but I don't recognize what model it is at all.

Me = :failed:

Jetta? Passat? The same sausage different length mentality of ze germans is annoying sometimes.

2016 Jetta :)

had to step out of my comfort zone and go with something a little different.
can u believe te37 in 17x9 are costing $5k landed and a 9 month wait?!?! no thank you.

stealth custom series f5

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no more christmas lights. used to have engine light, ABS warning lights, airbag light

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https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassi...size=600%2C452

Kinda wanna put gold emblems on my wife's RX for trolly lawls. I miss these old days. you werent jack shit unless your toyota had gold emblems.

I think the Lexus ones were real plated gold

No they definitely were not lol

My 92 Celica came with gold emblems. I have no clue why, it was originally sold in Sask lol. But I liked them so much better than the silver ones I kept them when I got rid of the car.

That's what they say

https://lexusboutique.net/products/g...old-emblem-kit

Wowooowowo so sexy. I love it. Bring back the 90s

That ain't a 1992 ES300 from factory

Why does that Camry have CB radio antennas on it?

Better reception so I can tell your mom that I’m coming over for dinner.