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mckenzie's G#
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Mckenzie you still got that front lip? It's needs to go back on the march
Dougyledds
Woopa Pandastyle!
Installed 30 quid chinese 6000k HID kit. VIP style
ty
What was the legality on these in the end mate? if i was to get some would i have risk of been pulled over etc? heard cars without HID reflectors can get done or something
skymera
Brutal Honesty
To use HIDs legally you need projectors, not reflectors. You also need automatic self levelling and self cleaning headlights. The beam also has to be configured correctly.
Dougyledds
Woopa Pandastyle!
Projectors thats it welll.. hmm, nice tho! lol
welll.. hmm, nice tho! lol
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
So some of you may or may not know, but I've ended up with the G#. When I got it it seemed like it'd been through hell and back the last few months.
Problems:
Missfire
Hesitation
Difficult cold start
Running lean on one cylinder
Rubbing arches
Ac compressor grinding
Dented bumper
Dented wing
Lights not working
Randomly goes into limp mode
Exhaust too loud (might be a hole)
Randomly cuts out
Cut springs
Was an absolute TIP inside (literally mouldy food everywhere)
List goes on....
So far I've changed the TB, HT leads, dizzy cap, fuel rail, springs, wheels and car seems much happier. Gave it a wash too
Like the look and stance. Just not practical
Apologies for the poor pics. Stupid sun
Problems:
Missfire
Hesitation
Difficult cold start
Running lean on one cylinder
Rubbing arches
Ac compressor grinding
Dented bumper
Dented wing
Lights not working
Randomly goes into limp mode
Exhaust too loud (might be a hole)
Randomly cuts out
Cut springs
Was an absolute TIP inside (literally mouldy food everywhere)
List goes on....
So far I've changed the TB, HT leads, dizzy cap, fuel rail, springs, wheels and car seems much happier. Gave it a wash too
Like the look and stance. Just not practical
Apologies for the poor pics. Stupid sun
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
So whoever bought it last sold the SSRs for a quick buck?
Far from it's former glory
Probably. I didn't get them. Not my cuppa tea anyway, more concern about the poor car.
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
Yep. Will be welded soon.
Put stock exhaust system back on today. Power loss eurgh! But quieter. Not sure what the system on it is. Pipes are thicker in diameter front to back, not 4-2-1.
L.Williams
soundcloud.com/lwilliamsmusic
with the 32mm spacers, did you have to remove old wheel studs and replace with longer ones ?
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
If they where the same as the ones when i got the car, there not longer studs but extensions that go onto the existing stud, you can see on my forsale thread what they were like (if that was the same)
L.Williams
soundcloud.com/lwilliamsmusic
would you sell the extended stud nuts, and spacers together ? or if not, could you send me a link of some extending nuts ?
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
sorry dont have them anymore :/
Oh and I found this monstrosity.
That's a surprise to see given that the car was apparently 'rust free' back in March 2012. Thankfully an easy patch job...
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
Exactly! Although besides this rust wise is pretty good. Bit shocking Condidering the state of that.
skymera
Brutal Honesty
Well, at least it was you that bought it.
To 99% of people, the condition of the March when you picked it up was scrap
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
Well, at least it was you that bought it.
To 99% of people, the condition of the March when you picked it up was scrap
True! And definitely some of the people that have had it. No documentation with the car either :/
She's back in good hands now
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
Done a few bits this morning,
Destroyed engine mount changed
Was experiencing judder on biting point and thought this might be the reason. Changed it over with a good one and seems worse/same. Clutch does engage well but could it be damaged/Burnt out?
Also found this coming out the driver seat belt
And! Safety first
Better pic of Wing repair and happy car
before
after
Destroyed engine mount changed
Was experiencing judder on biting point and thought this might be the reason. Changed it over with a good one and seems worse/same. Clutch does engage well but could it be damaged/Burnt out?
Also found this coming out the driver seat belt
And! Safety first
Better pic of Wing repair and happy car
before
after
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
It certainly does hence the working safety light!
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
Doing my best dude! Becoming a pain in the arse though.
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
Just an update
Bought another throttle body and distributor. Changed that plus fuel filter, plugs, air filter, ac compressor, and sorted out some wiring and now the car is running smooth. No missfire, no limp mode, no hesitation, no loud grinding noises. All is well (touch wood). I did notice this on the wiring for the injectors, someone's been here before?
This was under the black tape holding the wires together... Odd
On another note now that the cars working and back to standard with the damage somewhat repaired, I have no money left lol. So it's either going to sit there or I'll have to sell it to a good home. Not looking for profit just to make my money back. So just testing the water first nothing confirmed yet.
Bought another throttle body and distributor. Changed that plus fuel filter, plugs, air filter, ac compressor, and sorted out some wiring and now the car is running smooth. No missfire, no limp mode, no hesitation, no loud grinding noises. All is well (touch wood). I did notice this on the wiring for the injectors, someone's been here before?
This was under the black tape holding the wires together... Odd
On another note now that the cars working and back to standard with the damage somewhat repaired, I have no money left lol. So it's either going to sit there or I'll have to sell it to a good home. Not looking for profit just to make my money back. So just testing the water first nothing confirmed yet.
maybe it was a good idea not buying this... shame. but glad it's in good hands. the wheels were indeed sold for a quick buck iirc 450 odd but hey it's not our place to moan, was his right to do so as it was his car
progress is good so far. seat belt warning light is cool. On my "L" spec I had two different types of handbrake on lights there... people thought I had a warning light on or summing.
Looking forward to updates
progress is good so far. seat belt warning light is cool. On my "L" spec I had two different types of handbrake on lights there... people thought I had a warning light on or summing.
Looking forward to updates
SuluR
Buy & Sell Member
look at that it also has a light around the ignition barrel. I had one of those that was off an infiniti G20 but didn't think it would fit.
what does the button do to the left of the barrel dude? would love some general shots of the interior kit
key release
What tyre make are those? And what size you got there?
Yeah, the wheels are 15x7.5 League Retro Stars. Nankangs tend to have softer sidewalls so they usually stretch quite easily
Oh right cheers. So would you recommend them for the stretched look and would you say they safe? I've got stretched tyres already but want new ones at some point.
The only reason I'm doing it, is for the tread to sit right with the arch or the cops might have something to say about it. Already got the arches pulled out and rolled. I've got a 7j with 165 on them, but I wouldn't go less than that. I'd be fine if the offset was so big (et-7)
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