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Old 04-03-2013, 08:57 PM   #1
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Default What did you do to your car today?

I thought I would post this up to see what everyone is up to car wise, no specific models, no specific makes.

Did you service your car, did you buy something shiny for it?

Me well I grabbed some front pod things off fleabay for my 2008 BF XR6 Mk 2, it's got the Rebel/aggressor side skirts but didn't have the front pod things.

They will need to be painted when they arrive as they are the stock grey colour but have blue accents whereas my car is red.




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Old 04-03-2013, 09:08 PM   #2
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Booked it in for 2 new (front) tyres on Wednesday. Can't wait to get rid of the crappy Dunlop SP9000's that I've been using for the past few years. Picked up new Michelin Pilot Sport PS3's for $250- a corner :-)
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Old 04-03-2013, 09:35 PM   #3
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A couple cans of plasti-dip showed up today
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Old 04-03-2013, 09:45 PM   #4
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i modded my gear shifter shaft

fitted chrome door handles...
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Old 04-03-2013, 09:46 PM   #5
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Made sure the limiter was still working....
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Old 04-03-2013, 09:50 PM   #6
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Ordered some new front brake pads with braided lines
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Old 04-03-2013, 10:44 PM   #7
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Missus reversed the Territory into the EA. $Ca-ching, both out of action. Nice big hit so both cars shorter than manufacturer specs.

Not worroed about Tezza, but worried about EA and insurance company writing it off for what is repairable damage.
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Old 04-03-2013, 10:49 PM   #8
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^^ bummer, hope you get it sorted.

Me, I drove my car today.
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Old 04-03-2013, 10:50 PM   #9
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Old 04-03-2013, 10:53 PM   #10
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Old 04-03-2013, 11:37 PM   #11
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I walked past mine today. Yeah that's what I did! I have forgotton what it's like to drive!
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Old 04-03-2013, 11:44 PM   #12
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drove it to work..
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Old 05-03-2013, 12:23 AM   #13
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Cleaned out the accumulated tid bits (like receipts), sorted and secured the semi permanent stuff in the back, put in a new air freshener thingy and chucked together a plastic surround for my rear power sockets
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Old 05-03-2013, 12:44 AM   #14
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Took the BA out the front and gave it a nice bath, then put her up in to the shed as I wont be driving it for the next two weeks.
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Got some King Springs to fit someday. Oh and upset a SS driver
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Old 05-03-2013, 02:40 AM   #16
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Put $50 of 98 in, drove it.
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Old 05-03-2013, 08:27 AM   #17
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took the kids to and from school
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Old 05-03-2013, 08:32 AM   #18
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Old 05-03-2013, 08:35 AM   #19
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Me well I grabbed some front pod things off fleabay for my 2008 BF XR6 Mk 2, it's got the Rebel/aggressor side skirts but didn't have the front pod things.
In your thumbnail it looks like a pair of woman's shoes and I thought the thread title should be "what did you do IN your car today"!

I didn't do anything but my son stepped in a nice sticky clay puddle at a cemetery at a funeral and then walked it into the back seat. Kids - why do we have them?
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Over 30 minutes pressure washing wheels and brakes to remove tar after the council did repairs to my street.
Then another 45 minutes of bug and tar remover on the wheels.
Haven't got to the bodywork yet.
Annoying when the GTP has only done 4,000k's!!!
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Old 05-03-2013, 10:08 AM   #21
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Cried as the rain from the night before and the muck that coats the road here turned my nice clean baby into a brown **** with wheels.
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Today I fitted dual tone horns and footwell courtesy lights to my 2002 AU 5.0 ute.
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After our pile of crap let us down again, this time half way between Katanning and Broomehill, I managed to get hold of an auto elecy yesterday and got a new alternator and put it in. A much easier job than I expected
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Got in it and drove it

Needs a tub and vacuum and a new rear wiper assembly.
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Service, new wiperblades, new diff oil. Got gearbox serviced lastweek, and an external trans cooler fitted.
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Old 05-03-2013, 02:28 PM   #27
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It's sitting on a hoist getting new rear bushes, O2 sensors, oil, plugs, filter, fuel filter etc.
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Old 05-03-2013, 03:02 PM   #28
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Scrapped the front bar on the GT in the entrance as I do everyday.
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Had some quality time at the local dyno for an AFR check and general talk %^&* session. Saw some tough cars, with a certain Phantom Turbo 6 in the build with a requirement for over 500.

Mine made 450 and 1130NM at the rear wheels with safe (fat) fuel trim, just under 14psi. Happy days.
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