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What Have You Done To Your Stagea Lately?


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Looks like it didnt seal correctly. .... some gasket goo will help this.

Today i installed front swaybar (hardest setting), daleo front brace & ox rear brace i picked up for a steal. (Yes i know ive done this twice before). I also installed 1 part of the dolphin intercooler piping as ill need to modify the oem turbo intercooler piping where it bolts to the turbo for the 2nd bit to attach. post-77821-14565528584997_thumb.jpgpost-77821-14565528763051_thumb.jpgpost-77821-14565528950884_thumb.jpgpost-77821-14565529034387_thumb.jpgpost-77821-14565529558829_thumb.jpg

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Did an oil change (only 6,500km late...) and had a quick look around for issues. I think I've identified the source of an annoying tinny rattling noise that's been going on for the past couple of years - the outer skin of the Y-pipe has corroded. My wife asked what the means and I gave her a big grin and said "new exhaust time!" I don't think she was amused, she'd rather just keep complaining it sounds too girly compared to our Commodore (which is a Mootec with a foghorn-spec pipe on it).

Also noticed the sway bar bushes look very dry and cracked, could this be the source of creaking under brakes/cornering sometimes? I ask because Scotty's mentioned it's likely to be the compression rod bushes and they're not where I'm expecting them to be and I'm too embarrassed to ask where they are. :blush2:

Furthermore, the tyres are getting low on tread so we're now at the "upsize or make do" crossroads. Has anyone run 235/50 R17s on stock M35 rims? Theoretically they'll fit on the rim and are close enough in rolling radius but they'll probably look quite bulgy.

I'd love to splash out a few thousand on a set of 18s but we're in the middle of renovations and preparing to sell a couple of houses so money's not exactly flowing right now. :(

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Ok cool, thanks. I've only done rod bushes (and every other front end one) on the Commodore previously and they run forward of the hub, I thought I was going nuts. Do they take much to press them out? I don't have a hydraulic press and had to get an engineer to do get out the Commie's LCA bushes.

I should also report that happily the outside temperature reading has started working again all by itself. Great success!

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I'd love to splash out a few thousand on a set of 18s but we're in the middle of renovations and preparing to sell a couple of houses so money's not exactly flowing right now. :(

I got a set of 18s off a Skyline GT sport or something like that for about $600 with good tyres...e.g.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/alloy-wheels/auction-1042008275.htm

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I got a set of 18s off a Skyline GT sport or something like that for about $600 with good tyres...e.g.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/alloy-wheels/auction-1042008275.htm

Or get some 350Z rims and make some space for those big brakes Matt.

They look awesome on the Stag, perfect offset, hundreds for sale too.

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Servicing the other half car yesterday , I got a good look at my wheels, different vantage point.

The clear coat has seen better days on the spokes.

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So with a few hrs of daylight left I got into them with sand paper and metal polish.

Getting there

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Not a perfect job but a damn sight better

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Got two done before it was too dark , this morning the other two.

Not a fan of blingy blingy but its better than peeling clear, and will tide me over till I find something that will fill out the guards better.

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