I'm loving the weather, and figured I'd do some maintenance with my day off today.

edit [my website downed by hurricane, and WTDR only on a couple cylinders]


Things been working on:

-New front rotors and remove front dust shields
-Axxis Ultimates (following the past week seasoning the new rotors)
-Removing rear dust shields (eventually)
-Better lighting
-Comptech Race header (soon)
-Switching to Mobil1 0w40
-Tuning!

With fall approaching what are YOUR car plans?


Modified by Tweakmeister at 10:39 PM 9/17/2003

 

great idea i need to do this!....car look sgood!...-Roger

 

yo james.. how did you get your car on 4 jack stands? whats the safest method of doing so?

 

hey appreciate it!

yeah front dust shields came off nicely...(pardon my cell phone camera pics)




Jacking procedure:

-E-brake on
-Jack front and secure stands
-Jack back (via the loop) and scure stands
-Go back to the front and lift higher if need be

 

why'd you take the dust sheild off?...-Roger

 

when you jack the front do you use the point in the middle (where the front comes to kind of a point)? i always use that, but somebody told me to use the little pieces sticking out on the sides of the front (not actually on the side of the car, but like to the sides of the front)... Those things didn't seem strong enough to me so i always just used the middle. which one do you think is the safest?

 

making your day off useful, good maintenance.

 

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primarily because I roast the stock rotors from the pads overheating and melting onto the rotor surface (otherwise commonly/mistakingly referred to as "warping")

the weight difference is also considerable

Axxis Ultimates are working nicely.

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for jacking use the center point under the front.

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it's amazing how much work you can squeeze out of your time

 

My plans: fix my baby

Ben

 

still 85 degrees in ATL Ga, but when it drops 70's im just gonna change stuff like plugs, filters, pads, etc, just maintnece, and install turbo in the winter, thats good weather for ya

 

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that's awesome. yeah today it hit like 60/70 &gt;&gt; totally sunny and no humidity.

also changed out the Spark Plugs for some EF-1's I had in stock. They are definately a nice improvement.


Modified by Tweakmeister at 10:57 PM 9/17/2003

 

Enjoying whats left of the season before its put away for winter

 

Tranny fluid change and valve adjustment is coming up ASAP.. This weather is the shizzle

 

thanks for the reply sounds like a good idea!....-Roger

 

What kind of jack is that?

My plans: getting valve adjustment, new battery, recharging a/c and replacing cracked windshield.

 

ooo a cover, and a garage! good times!

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valve adjustment is good nice looking Comptech lip btw

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hey anytime. if you search for some of user "willard" posts he likes to wrap some heat tape around a few places following the dust shield removal...I don't anticipate any issues but may wrap one cable that's exposed.

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Craftsman $99 special that came with 2 jackstands. It's heavy and takes a couple pumps but gets the job done.

 

well my gsr finally comes back from the bodyshop on the 23rd (been there for 4 months !!) . once i get it back i can start to put all the wiring in , interior , motor , suspension , etc....should be fun

to everybody....enjoy working on your integra this fall

 

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Things been working on:

-Better lighting

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Let's see some pics!!!

 

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lol soon enough!

unfortunately my web host is going through a soap opera of times:

-electrical fire in building next door and power cut everywhere
-backup generators not allowed to be turned on (fire dept orders)
-offsite data backup not available

so, more pics on hold

 

I am doing my rotors and pads soon as they are in need of replacement and a CT winter is around the corner. I have never done it before, are there any special tools I need. The new equipment is Axxis Pads and Brembo Cross drilled/slotted rotors.

 

i need to fix the rust on the rear wheel wells. damn mn winters

 

impact driver ($10) from Harbor Freight.

other than that, just a 17mm socket and breaker bar.