What have you done to your car today?

Well done, Charlie :ebiggrin:

May you continue to work well for ages and ages.

I took Roo2 for a little drive in the country yesterday. Did a bit of working 3rd and 4th around the twisty bits around Alvie. Sure goes well! :biggrin:

br, RB
 
Congrats to SJM & Charlie (Barry). May there be many more years of trouble free cruising :biggrin:

Barry did you take a pic of the "333,333"?
 
Routed the wiring further up inside the fenders today and fitted custom linoleum inner fender liners. No more torn up fenders and searching for missing black plastic clips.

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Got a TJM T13 deluxe bullbar fitted to the Mit-Subi-Shi today
 
I like the linoleum idea :) I may do that for Rusty after I cut the fenders out.^


I had a fellow member over on RS25.com do a nice Photoshop of what is to come for Rusty. I like the way it turned out so I am now saving up for the paint and gun to spray it myself ;)

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Got something new for Ruby Scoo arrive this evening:

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They'll be going on tomorrow morning. It'll be exciting to have a new set of shocks for once rather than a second hand set...

Cheers

Bennie
 
El_Freddo said:
It'll be exciting to have a new set of shocks for once rather than a second hand set...
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I reckon you'll be amazed at the improvement in handling :biggrin:

That linoleum idea is a good one...I wonder if there is a suitable black lino or rubber? I esp want to seal up the sides of the engine bay a bit more like the OEM splash guard does to keep...well, splashes out lol. Water, mud, sand, etc...
 
I'm sure you'll really notice the difference in the ride once you've fitted the new shocks El_Freddo :)

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Nice one ElFreddo! They will make a world of difference :D

Not today but yesterday I got my new tyres to replace my Geolander AT-S. I previously got 53,000km(18months) from my Geo's and was very pleased with that, they were excellent tyres all up until about 20% tread left and were pretty rubbish after that.

I went with Dunlop AT3's for a few reasons over getting Geo's again. 1: on a 15" rim I couldn't get any bigger than 215/70R15 in the AT-S which was too small for the amount of lift I had and looks extremely out of place; 2: The dunlops were cheaper by $30 a tyre and 3: Have a better warranty system and it's valid for 4 years with unlimited km aswell as offroad (sidewall and puncture) repair and replacement depending on tread left.

I chose to get 225/70R15. These are the smallest size they did, and they still fit under the stock SF spring perch by about 1mm unlike 215/75R15. They are slightly smaller than 215/70R16 but larger than 215/65R16.

So far they grip well in the dry onroad, I've already put a few hundred km on them since getting them yesterday morning and so far am impressed. There is abit more noise than my Geolanders onroad but nothing like BFG's, Coopers or Duelers.

I went and tested them out in some soft sand too, I was very impressed. I did a few hill climbs with tight tyres and they didn't even really spin while before my bald Geo's would spin like all hell up the same hills. All in all I'm happy with my purchase.

The only negative is that I can notice the car is slightly less powerful, not hugely but slightly. While before it was quite spritely for what it was in day to day driving. The tyres have also made my speedo dead accurate :D

Bald Geo's after 53,000km
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New Dunlops

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I think around 320mm at my lowest point under the car :D

The only thing now is that I am slightly worried about being a cop magnet, I think I will look into engineering the car.
I did park up next to a new Prado today and I clearly had a decent amount more clearance :lol:
 
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The new boots look great taza :raz:

I must keep a close eye on what you think of them over the next couple of months or so :iconwink:
I say that as I'm due for new some rubber soon. Most probably in a couple of months time :cool:

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
lol wow, and i was here so excited of having like 252mm with the 1inch lift plus my tyres. hoping i'll have enough room for 235/6017 after the lift once the geo ats are worn out. i can get cooper at3 in that size, a bloke on forester.org has them fitted to his stock height my11 foz and says they only just touch at full extention in the rear wheel arch.
 
What size Geolanders did you have on? Those Dunlops look great, esp after the blue release agent washes off :biggrin:

I reckon the slightly wider tyres makes it look better too ;)

Thats awesome ground clearance! Cant wait to do mine...
 
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Rear struts done, more lift gained. Should be good with a bit of a load in the rear :D

First drive will be tomorrow...

Cheers

Bennie
 
mud mud mud

Today the subi got a thick coat of mud . lol looks great .lol i.also hung a fake bloody hand out the back of the hatch.door to get ready for holloween!
 
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