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10-01-2017, 12:37 AM | #5369 | |
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Reinstalled the front bumper after having it repainted (12 years of road rash was killing my OCD).
Instead of all black or all chrome, I wanted a slightly different look for the grill. I took the grills apart, and used steel wool (#0000) to sand the chrome off the slats to reveal the black plastic underneath...worked perfectly! Also used the steel wool to buff the chrome grill borders to a nice shine, then re-attached the slats. I like how it turned out. (I will post pics tomorrow.) Also replaced the front upper & rear window sealing gaskets, using plastic trim removal tools. These made it super easy to remove and install the gaskets. All this followed with a good detailing that included a light vinegar solution to get rid of any hard water spots, and sealed the paint with Klasse AIO & SG. Nothing better than seeing clean, shiny Jet Black paint...which can be such a pain sometimes. But its worth it
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10-01-2017, 08:58 AM | #5370 | |
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10-01-2017, 09:08 AM | #5371 |
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Too... much..... time..... on.... hands
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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10-01-2017, 10:21 AM | #5372 |
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10-01-2017, 06:17 PM | #5376 |
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Installed 2 sets of washers between the bracket and face of the front waste gate, adjusted rear by 1.5 rotations. Having inlets required me to drop the subframe and downpipes...Less turbo lag and 5th gear doesn't freak out anymore.
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10-02-2017, 06:39 AM | #5378 |
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Thanks MW, I thought that was what he was talking about. I might just spray mine
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10-02-2017, 07:50 AM | #5380 |
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10-02-2017, 08:15 AM | #5381 |
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swapped out my beige seat for black ones... connectors to the control box were different so had to swap over the wiring harnesses.... not as hard as I thought it would be
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10-03-2017, 03:21 AM | #5387 |
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installed VRSF 5" FMIC / Charge Pipe , Turbosmart Plumbback DV and dynoed this silent assassin
It put down 406 hp / 448 torq on a dyno jet Overall, a great day !! |
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