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320icar 07-31-2020 11:02 AM
DIY splitter is on now. for those wondering, its a large sheet of birch plywood (iirc 1/2") that is mounted to the chassis via the rally protection, which also ties into the subframe mounted undertray. yes wood is fine, and i want to give it the chance to break away when i inevitably smash into something.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...21904369_b.jpgUntitled by 320iCar, on Flickr

!Aznboi128 07-31-2020 11:49 AM
When you said wooden splitter all I can think of...

http://i.imgur.com/XeeKyay.jpg

320icar 07-31-2020 11:51 AM
Just call it “forged organic carbon” and bask in the Instagram clout

herman 07-31-2020 12:01 PM
jabroc (beech composite) is legit

CCA-Dave 07-31-2020 05:43 PM
Yup. Lots of race cars use it.

Boostaholic 08-01-2020 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by CCA-Dave (Post 8987634)
Motor is built, had it's first break-in, and oil system is now fully plumbed. Took the car out for its first road test, very short just for these photos. Need to work on the stance, not a fan of the rake.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...786a5615_b.jpg

Dropped it off at the alignment shop today, which might seem backwards as I'm still going to adjust the height, but once it's set I can mark / measure it and return it to the same settings in my shop. But getting that initial setting is far easier with an alignment rack.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f029ee88_b.jpg

The rear still needs some cosmetic issues taken care of, to eliminate the chrome...but I somehow ordered less black anodized bolts than I needed. Doh!
What year is your beetle? is the passenger side mirror stock? My 72 has no passenger mirror I was thinking of adding one.

CCA-Dave 08-01-2020 09:59 AM
This one is a 1968, but heavily modified. The mirrors are not factory, and I'd have to go look up which model they actually are. 1972 Beetles didn't come from the factory with a passenger side mirror (wasn't required by law). Be aware that mirrors sold for the passenger side of your car area actually RHD driver's side mirrors, and utterly useless for driving in North America. You will only be able to see the side trim on your car, and nothing helpful.

The only option is to do a full set of alternative mirrors, such as my '68 has, which require drilling the door and filling the factory mirror hole on the driver's side.

asian_XL 08-22-2020 02:48 AM
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/atta...74-jpg.579300/

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/atta...f4-jpg.579301/

68style 08-22-2020 08:51 AM
^ Dude I ordered dynamat for my car recently I could not believe how heavy that shit is

JDMDreams 08-22-2020 11:00 AM
I've tried to install sound deadening before and honestly the results doesn't seem to worth the cost or amount of work. It might have made a slight difference but honestly not really that noticable. Only difference is heavier doors and less tin can feeling when you close them.

immorality 08-22-2020 03:08 PM
Started to give the Fiesta a little clean up. The molten orange metallic paint has really grown on me.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...35517215_b.jpg

asian_XL 08-22-2020 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMDreams (Post 8996693)
I've tried to install sound deadening before and honestly the results doesn't seem to worth the cost or amount of work. It might have made a slight difference but honestly not really that noticable. Only difference is heavier doors and less tin can feeling when you close them.
Agreed, sound deadening could make marginally improvement, if the factory had already put the right material in. Some people put dynamat in places that do not make any noise, then it just makes the car heavier without noticeable change. From all the cars I've driven, noise mostly come from the glass windows, wheel well (tires), fire wall (engine), and trunk floor (exhaust). So no matter what I put on my Tesla, it won't be dead silence, because noise get into the chassis from the front suspension, but I find there is way less rattling and bass is much pounding after the installation.

Acura604 08-22-2020 07:37 PM
... I traded my 2017 RDX for...

... 2021 RDX A SPEC. arriving MOnday.

https://i.imgur.com/2tWH5Ja.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nTW9uFi.png

https://i.imgur.com/qfwUvd6.jpg

JDMDreams 08-23-2020 11:17 AM
Do you get hosed on this? ^ dealers always offer you peanuts for your old car. And are the improvements really worth the upgrade?

twitchyzero 08-23-2020 05:11 PM
guy has owned every Acura model ever offered

320icar 08-23-2020 07:52 PM
Thrashed it.

https://farm66.staticflickr.com/6553...96467b9e_z.jpg
Generated from my Apple iPhone using tools.sportscard.trade

underscore 08-28-2020 12:29 AM
I finally got around to putting the new trans cooler line adapters in and putting the cooler itself back on. I ended up doing a full fluid change as well since I wasn't totally sure the shop used the right stuff before and I really don't want to be risking a 30 year old transmission that's a royal PITA to remove to save a few bucks.

A handy trick I learned about was pulling the transmission vent out and filling it from there. It made it a breeze compared to trying to fandangle a tube or something into the fill hole.

immorality 08-28-2020 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8997354)
A handy trick I learned about was pulling the transmission vent out and filling it from there. It made it a breeze compared to trying to fandangle a tube or something into the fill hole.
That 'fill' hole is a bit ridiculous when it's so easy to remove the breather or even the lock bolt for the shift shaft.

underscore 08-28-2020 09:10 AM
It's really just best used to check the level, but compared to what I'm used to it's pretty decent :lol I have one of those screw on pumps which normally would make it really easy but the Redline bottles don't have normal looking threads for the cap.

Acura604 09-09-2020 06:26 PM
roof wrapped with side mirrors / gloss black I’m a big fan of the two tone look

they did a very good job... any tips on maintaining the wrap to keep it looking mint?

https://i.imgur.com/2w4RwZ9.jpg

yray 09-09-2020 06:40 PM
is it me or does the wrap make your rdx look like a rav4?

Acura604 09-09-2020 06:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by yray (Post 8998808)
is it me or does the wrap make your rdx look like a rav4?
rav4/rover... white/black combo is best look. obviously the acura kills both in looks and design.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o7V5COxB48Q/maxresdefault.jpg

320icar 09-09-2020 07:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Acura604 (Post 8998809)
obviously the acura kills both in looks and design.]
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...71/227/dd0.png

Akinari 09-10-2020 11:32 AM
I think the black roof fad is starting to bore me. I've realized that I like being able to see a distinct roofline as opposed to a lump of a black mass as the greenhouse. At this point, manufacturers are overusing it. They've got black roof options on everything now, even the Yaris.

asian_XL 09-10-2020 05:24 PM
isn't it super hot with a black roof?


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