what did you do to your non-Protege today?

[MazdaNoob]

Just installed a non-broken taillight cluster on the right side of the Volvo. And much more importantly, finally removed the sadistic key chime from under the dash! I breathe a sigh of relief every time I think about it not being there anymore.

https://www.facebook.com/chris.ng.9655/videos/1695463183823173/

[me109]

https://www.facebook.com/chris.ng.96...5463183823173/

[atomicEGT]

replaced the coolant tank and the inner fender liner that was destroyed on my way back from Atlanta somehow

also installed the clamps on the exhaust and did a leak/bolt check

[me109]

Bypassed the heater core on the Volvo. Engine temps are back under control.

[me109]

Ordered an anti-torsion engine mount for the Volvo from STS Machining. Can't wait to get that installed. Also ordered a couple of normal poly mounts for it, and a set of new rear E-brake cables for the 323.

[FE3-323]

a whole pile of work on my isuzu npr during the last week. custom fabbing parts to make an old truck 5speed after a failed auto trans

[me109]

Torque mount installed on the Volvo yesterday. Made a huge difference to the way the car feels. Hard to pin down though. Feels smoother and tighter. And my shifter stays in the same place now regardless of throttle position.

[atomicEGT]

i still have this dumb piece of ****

also i've driven it maybe 6 times since march because i work from home now so it just sits on the street getting covered with pollen and leaves, it's extremely gross and i don't bother washing it

[me109]

Replaced forward torque rod bolts on the Volvo rear axle. One was missing and the other had no threads left.

[JKuhn]

Drove the Z3.

It's my daily driver (not that I drive every day), while the Mazda is in pieces. But that should change soon enough, the engine is supposed to go in this weekend.

And speaking of which, I need to sort through everything and update that thread.

[JKuhn]

Started working on a custom intake box for the Z3. It's going to be painted to match the engine bay, with a window on top to show the filter.



This is how the filter will sit in the engine bay, enclosed in the box that I'm building now.

[JKuhn]

Painted the custom intake box for my Z3. Unfortunately the spray gun clogged, so I couldn't get a wet enough coat and it splattered a bit. But I couldn't redo it because our Eskom power was off almost the whole day, it was too cloudy to keep using the compressor, and I have a show coming up this weekend.


I'll smooth it out tomorrow, and see if I can do something to lessen the tiger stripes. But they'll probably have to stay there until I get a chance to redo it. And then I'll ceramic coat it, which will also change the shade a bit (hopefully it ends up closer to the rest, but I doubt it). And then I'll clean everything for the show, and stick that loose corner on with a bit of RTV for the time being.

When I get the time I'll repaint it properly (then it should be a much better match), put a window in that hole and do a bit more work on the fasteners.

[FE3-323]

thats fantastic work. it looks very nice in my opinion!

[atomicEGT]

i put the new registration sticker on the plate and a new air freshener in it. car hasn't moved in maybe a month and a half.

assetto corsa > real cars

[JKuhn]

I hope that's not a liquid air freshener. There are plenty of horror stories out there of those things leaking and destroying interior plastics...