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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Dyno Day at RE Custom 2010 july 10

Dyno Day at RE Custom 2010 july 10


mods: 2.25 catback + 4-1 Hurricane Header + DIY CAI piping

Thursday, July 08, 2010

Long needed update! :) HID + LSD + Tune Up + Steering Bushing

haven't post any update for a while, so here we go:

Steering Bushing
was on the highway, and the steering felt abit laggy and over bumps the car would go left or right and i have to keep making small adjustment... i thought one of the wheel was loose, ball joint, tier rod etc.... but then jack up the car and everything was solid, no movement... then when i put the car back down, the steering wheel has little play, and i found that the bushing connecting 2 piece of steering rod has shattered... Razz

broken bushing out


replacement in


costed me Rp.90,000... around $12AUD

HID 8000k
i dont usually do this but the old wiring on the E30 starting to stresses me out, one bumps and one light goes out, another bump it goes back on and the other one goes out, sometimes both... i have retighten all the connector with pliers and still happening... got this

costed me Rp. 850,000... around $100AUD installation costed me Rp. 150,000 around $18AUD
  



Tune up the valve clearance and AFM
the car idles funny on traffic jam again, and finally bring the car for tune up and check up. result:
- valve clearance out of adjustment
- TB position sensor came off o_O!!!!
- rocker cover gasket leaking oil...
costed me:
- rocker cover gasket replacement Rp.130,000 ($16AUD) installed
- tune up Rp. 150,000 ($18AUD)
 


ZF type LSD from E36 325, and 4.1 final drive + pinion installation
installed by CAD&RMC in kelapa gading, 200m from my house Smile thx to Alvin and Iwan.


open the diff and take all the parts out for inspection.
   

open diff left (M40 E30), ZF LSD E36 right (clutch type)


diff all assembled and installed back to the car...
  

they also cut MDF for custom audio install and this is what happened to my car after few hours Razz


at least they made a list, handwritten or not, they didn't miss any request Razz


Changed Fluids and Oil
i am using this fluid for the LSD, never heard the brand but supposed to be good...


i also change the gearbox fluid to Redline MTL... (no picture yet)

and the engine oil to massimo RACING 3 10W40... never heard as well, but its supposed to be very good... Razz


LOL Very Happy appearently it was stuck!:

BATTERY DIED, LOWERED, & TINTED

BATTERY DIED
well, i went to melbourne for just abit over a month, and i was gonna take off my battery as usual, but my dad say, don't bother, i will warm it up everyday... and then somehow he forget to keep warming up the car every few days... when i arrived back in jakarta... the car has no more charge in the battery Sad
 

replaced that... damn u!!!!!!




LOWERED ABIT
ok.... ordered this set of custom spring... yep... indo sell spring in meters long and they have any width, thickness, coil distance, etc for almost any car... almost... but the spring rate, only GOD and the spring itself who knows the exact spec... Razz



BEFORE:


AFTER:


total drop right after change: F 5cm, R 4cm
total drop after 1 day: F 8cm, R 6cm LOL

after lowering camber and alignment: total toe front out 1mm, 1m toe in rear, rear camber -2.8 front -2

  




DAMN YOU INDO SUN!!

constant 2-3 hours bumper to bumper daily traffic in jakarta has not only caused problem with the car over heating... but also me!

the car i bought came with super thin mirror tint... as you can see in previous daytime lowered pic... and below at night... everyone can see me inside! not so safe for jakarta Razz


so tinted it with 3M darkest 90% side and back (in indonesia % means how many light blocked, unlike in australia % is the visibility, hence in indo higher % means darker, and 100% means black out)... and fron i use 40% mirror tint...




now i have to wind down the window if i want to reverse park at night... but in most places in jakarta, we got 'tukang parkir' : which are people who work at the carpark and stand beside you car when you park and give warnings... "keep going, abit more abit more.... stop" Very Happy that is also why rear parking sensor sale is not so good here...


Parts & Maintenance: * replace Long Tier Rod (RH)
* replace Long Ball Joint bushing (RH)
* replace 2 lower control arm bushing (RH/LH)

and few more but waiting for parts...

ordered and waiting for shipping:
* Steering rubber joint
* Idle Up controller

next upgrade: 

* wheels... i found this second hand racing dynamics... what do you guys think of it? 16x7.5 (my current one is 16x7), offset +20, my current one is +35...


i quickly photoshopped it... hmm not too bad if its bronze or black... i just dont like the rounded edge...


price: $300USD ono (in rupiah of course...)

VIDEO AND PHOTOS from Winton 23rd May 2010

here are the video of my best lap chasing amills (adam) AW11: 



Photo courtesy of Mugsee Photography & Kreative-Studio.com