What have you done to your car today?

Akagi · 28 Jul 2018 at 11:41

Darey said:
Changed a damaged ball joint and suspension arm on the astra, tried getting the alternator off as it was leaking but with no ramps couldn't get in a position to get it off so took it to a garage who whipped it off in 20 mins.

The alternator was... Leaking?

paradigm · 28 Jul 2018 at 11:57

Acme said:
The alternator was... Leaking?

Damn those pesky electrons.

Darey · 28 Jul 2018 at 11:59

Acme said:
The alternator was... Leaking?

Ah you are right it is actually an oil pump attached to the alternator that was leaking but requires replacing the whole unit.

Phemo · 28 Jul 2018 at 12:00

sigma said:
Doh pics?

I did it good.

Hadn't had any incidents for the last 90k miles of driving so I guess I thought it was time to burn some money fixing a moronic mistake.

Hyburnate · 28 Jul 2018 at 12:14

Phemo said:
I did it good.

Hadn't had any incidents for the last 90k miles of driving so I guess I thought it was time to burn some money fixing a moronic mistake.

What's most annoying about that is how you managed to do both doors

sigma · 28 Jul 2018 at 12:17

Phemo said:
I did it good.

Hadn't had any incidents for the last 90k miles of driving so I guess I thought it was time to burn some money fixing a moronic mistake.

Doh! I did something similar parking against a pillar, although I actually saw it happen, i knew it was tight but I thought I got away with it, must have just kissed it.

Mine isn't as bad so I didn't get it fixed, my mindset being that the car probably needs a full respray due to some presents that other people left :rolleyes:

[TW]Fox · 28 Jul 2018 at 12:53

Acme said:
The alternator was... Leaking?

Some cars have liquid cooled alternators.

Akagi · 28 Jul 2018 at 13:58

[TW]Fox said:
Some cars have liquid cooled alternators.

Blimey.

That seems incredibly stupid...

Frozennova · 28 Jul 2018 at 15:41

Almost two years later and I have a Bezel/Fascia for the OLED data readout in the MX5 clocks. Will print a better quality one and apply some finishing to it at some point but for now I've gone from this

To this

Howard · 28 Jul 2018 at 15:51

That looks great!

Frozennova · 28 Jul 2018 at 15:55

Thanks, another print with a better surface finish then a couple of coats of either black plastidip or truck bed liner and it should pretty much OEM

Quinnaay · 28 Jul 2018 at 23:33

Fitted some lowering springs today really happy with the results.

A little before and after.

Diagro · 29 Jul 2018 at 10:44

Quinnaay said:
Fitted some lowering springs today really happy with the results.

A little before and after.

Good job.

What springs did you use? Looks a little lower at the front than the back?

Quinnaay · 29 Jul 2018 at 10:48

Diagro said:
Good job.

What springs did you use? Looks a little lower at the front than the back?

Thanks

35mm H&R both front and back must be the weight which fetched the front down a little more. Having said that i would say the backs had more to drop from standard too.

Hyburnate · 29 Jul 2018 at 11:00

That looks excellent

humanlaptop · 29 Jul 2018 at 12:44

Picked up my new car.. thats it so far apart from adding a few miles to it!

Akagi · 29 Jul 2018 at 14:30

See I think it looks too low. Especially the front. I know, I'm never happy.

Recon 15/20mm springs would have suited.

[TW]Fox · 29 Jul 2018 at 14:40

As my car is now officially old and crap I had to pay to renew my RTTI subscription as the free one expired

So, yea, thats what I've done to my car today.

Quinnaay · 30 Jul 2018 at 10:56

Acme said:
See I think it looks too low. Especially the front. I know, I'm never happy.

Recon 15/20mm springs would have suited.

Nawwwwww

Akagi · 30 Jul 2018 at 11:14

Quinnaay said:
Nawwwwww