What did you do to your DSM today?

[Archer Fabrications]

Finished welding 4th diff mount point bracket.

Just needs a quick sandblast/powdercoat, and when my smooth-on 790 arrives I can finish the bushing section.

Pictures?

 

[Spanky_DSM]

Exactly what I did. Thanks

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Actually had a propane torch after all.

I cleaned up the subframe too, Might hit it with some rusto, previous owner had a regular battery and gave it a few rust spots.

You can tell the BIG difference from the first picture to the second of how bad it was.

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Ill start up a build thread soon and post everything I have done over the last 5 years.

Nice going Ghost! nice to see your keeping your dsm a Gem.

 

[pksystems]

Pictures?

I'll toss up some pics when it's powdercoated/urethane is dry.

It mounts similar to the urethane/billet bostonhatcher ones, except I used scrap SS (3/16"?) diamond plate I had in one of my bins. Only cost was some SS mig wire, and the pourable urethane bushing material.

It isn't pretty, but it was cheap, and should help keep the diff in place. The other 3 bushings are being replaced with urethane ones from RTM.

 

[2slow4now]

I just ordered my evo steering wheel wrap from redline goods. Black leather with violet blue thread to match my black n blue theme. Now when it comes in we'll see if I can sew something other than military buttons or unit patches on BDU's.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

I just ordered my evo steering wheel wrap from redline goods. Black leather with violet blue thread to match my black n blue theme. Now when it comes in we'll see if I can sew something other than military buttons or unit patches on BDU's.

Where do you find those evo wheels now days

 

[lewishamilton]

I just ordered my evo steering wheel wrap from redline goods. Black leather with violet blue thread to match my black n blue theme. Now when it comes in we'll see if I can sew something other than military buttons or unit patches on BDU's.

Could you post that when you get it? I was just looking at those yesterday

 

[pksystems]

Hacked/beat the hell out of one of the bushing sleeves on the trailing arms.

I didn't do too much damage with the sawzall.

One is liberated, one to go.

 

[pksystems]

Freed other trailing arm from it's bushing... started soaking upper arm in liquid wrench.

 

[horizontalkev]

I will be installing a new (used) ecu, my previous one died on me and dumped asston of fuel into my crankcase. While im here I want to ask some opinions, should I wait to start & run the car until the oil gets changed, or should excess fuel in oil be burned off? You can smell fuel with the oil cap off

 

[fastone1967]

I will be installing a new (used) ecu, my previous one died on me and dumped asston of fuel into my crankcase. While im here I want to ask some opinions, should I wait to start & run the car until the oil gets changed, or should excess fuel in oil be burned off? You can smell fuel with the oil cap off

change the oil first you don't want the fuel to wash the bearings out better to be safe then sorry an have more expense then you already had.

 

[horizontalkev]

Damnit I just changed my oil with royal purple like 100 miles ago ):

 

[Ghost_92TSi]

Damnit I just changed my oil with royal purple like 100 miles ago ):

Why would you do that to your motor?

 

[horizontalkev]

Why would you do that to your motor?

Im guessing you aren't a big royal purple fan? Haha

 

[Ghost_92TSi]

Im guessing you aren't a big royal purple fan? Haha

No I'm not Me and my friend with an SRT4 tried it once and it made my car feel boggy and his was smoking all crazy. But I guess as long as you are using XRP line, I won't judge. (I can't remember what we tried exactly)

http://store.forcedperformance.net/merchant2/graphics/news/Forced%20Performance%20Recommendations%20for%20Motor%20Oil.pdf

But yeaaa. I don't think too many people here have had good results, but I don't want this to turn into ANOTHER "what oil" thread. I had a moment

 

[CrackedDSM]

I used royal purple for quite awhile before they changed their formula and loved it. The XRP is essentially what Royal Purple was before, but the cost is ridiculous. For that price, I'll just get Brad Penn and save money...

 

[flipinit25]

Added pulstar plugs to my 420a motor no difference in perfomance yet.

 

[Bud92gsx]

There are no performance spark plugs

Unless your talking a cop setup.But thats a completely different situation.

 

[awesome]

I painted my front calipers blue. I wouldve done the back but the dam security lug nuts just wouldnt come off

 

[pksystems]

Picked up some front seats from PNP

03 Hyundai Tiburon black cloth. 100x better then stock tsi cloth.

Just need to mod the slider brackets.

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[907dsm]

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Put my new wheels and tires on. Merry Xmas too myself haha.

 

[Ghost_92TSi]

those real CR-KAIs or replicas?

 

[907dsm]

Nope I wish! My last set got stolen which were 5zigen fcn01's. But current wheels are drag 31 17x9 28mm offset.

 

[pksystems]

Freed one of my rear knuckles from all three bushing sleeves.

Freed both upper 3G control arms from their bushing sleeves.

Weighed 2G & 3G upper control arms since everyone seems to think the tubular ones are lighter.

2G Stamped rear upper control arm 1426 grams
3G Tubular rear upper control arm 1429 grams

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Took off exhaust and some ofnthe fire wall padding

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Rad is out too,
Cut plwer steering lines down at the rack.

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[Breezio69]

Was driving last night and oil pressure wouldn't drop from between 25-30psi at idle. Parked it, checked oil this morning... wreaks like gas... fantastic