Nice update

 

My brakes are near end of life so decided to order some blank rotors and stoptech pads. Will be doing the job over Easter weekend, don't worry Brice, I'll document it so you can do yours at home also.



Also picked up a couple Spoon items from Matt @ ICB.

 

All my cars have bbk, baby.

 

Ballin!

 

Did the brake job over the weekend. Literally the worst brake job I've done. All the caliper bolts were seized up, then all the rotor screws were rusted and ended up getting stripped out. Ended up getting the job done after a can of PB blaster and buying an impact gun. And surprise surprise, the front rotors push in easily with a C clamp, the rears are the screw in kind which made it a bit more difficult but I managed. Pretty much took all day Saturday to do it. Felt like I had plenty of tools but not the right ones for the job. Oh well. Took plenty of pictures doe.










hitting it hard




final product. I really wanted silver caliper paint but I went to 6 different part stores with no avail. They all had the aerosol kind, but I wanted the brush on kind as I wasn't removing the calipers completely and I've used the brush on kit with good results. I had to settle for black. Not my favorite, but looks better than rust. Ignore the paint on the rotor. AINT CARE







SPOON. Also placed another order with Matt @ ICB for some more spoon stuff. SIQ BUILD

 

:waves

 

+10hp

 

Its Spoon so it should at least add 15hp.

 

fugging come on guys, we all know its +20hp and +20 instagram points.

 

how's that coffee? and where can i buy it in ATL?

 

Pretty dang good. I picked it up at Ingles up in Habersham county. It's not a local thing, so Kroger/Publix might have it also. I've never checked.

 

habersham? damn that's far, i hope krogers in riverdale has it. lol

 

MOUNTAIN RUNS DOE.

 

I miss the boards, so I'm gonna keep this going.

Long story short, we built a house. Car hasn't been touched, but its going to need a few things. Clear coat on the roof is failing, moldings are falling apart and the clutch is on the way out. I plan on keeping a hold of this for another year or so before I get rid of it for a Tacoma, so I'll probably toss some doll hairs at it. Not coils and wheels, but OEM parts and maintenance. I'll keep the thread updated as much as I can. #longlifeht

 

Great read, thanks for updating. 8th Gens don't get enough love!

 

 

You're 100% right. Most are clapped out.
some things never change

 

Suh...

Jesus, can't believe I've known you for 12 YEARS...here's a couple throwback to your "first" build...before your first build LMAO

 

 

Finally, something I can get behind.

 

damn my fan club. Pretty sure that was either the first or second IA ever.

 

I look back at pics from then, and just think...damn what simpler times.

 

you aint wrong!

Car is officially in the shop. Throwout bearing was making a bit of noise, so figured it was probably time for clutch, throw out, pilot and rear main.. OG clutch AFAIK with 160k miles.



The small list of things to update for the car is as follows

Starter (mines making noise, still works but sounds like death)
I'll probably be updating the CMC and clutch line. I'm sick of the squeak and pop the factory CMC is known for. I'm debating on either the EM1 CMC or the updated OEM CMC.
New moldings, mine are falling apart
have the roof resprayed

will update with pics once I have it back from the shop!

 

Car is back from the shop! New clutch, pressure plate, resurfaced the flywheel, throwout bearing, pilot bearing and rear main seal. They also replaced the slave cylinder since it was leaking. Clutch feeling 100% now so might not need a new CMC. Also ordered and installed new OEM roof moldings. Next up is the belt moldings that run along the windows.

 

Looks brand new! A new clutch is such a good piece of mind, glad to hear it.