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Finally got around to putting some car builders under bonnet stuff on, basically to camoflauge the chop chop a bit

I do need to replace the windscreen squirter hoses though as they have hardened up

Before

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After

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Fully stock now.....

 

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Consumers will consume, I pulled the pin on something for the Honda I said I didn't need, but meh, a PLM header, comes with a decat

The decat pipe will get the cat chopped into it

This basically optimises the exhaust now for NA duties 

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Express shipping so should be here in under a week

But probably not as it is coming via Australia Post from QLD, so could take a month

But apart from this, the Honda is staying stock....

 

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8 hours ago, The Bogan said:

Consumers will consume, I pulled the pin on something for the Honda I said I didn't need, but meh, a PLM header, comes with a decat

The decat pipe will get the cat chopped into it

This basically optimises the exhaust now for NA duties 

PLM-PCD-14-2T_15d4132e-05c4-4755-a99e-ce8cb2504c96.thumb.jpg.7dc660223f0ee35550e57e627e38d078.jpg

Express shipping so should be here in under a week

But probably not as it is coming via Australia Post from QLD, so could take a month

But apart from this, the Honda is staying stock....

 

So when fitting a g35 1050 and quaife sequential??

The bogan cruise ship going to modded any further?

Keep an eye on here for drag and drive event
https://www.facebook.com/groups/314009295848803/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1104579606791764

 

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1 hour ago, robbo_rb180 said:

So when fitting a g35 1050 and quaife sequential??

The bogan cruise ship going to modded any further?

Keep an eye on here for drag and drive event
https://www.facebook.com/groups/314009295848803/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1104579606791764

 

I'm happy how Bogan Cruise Ship is, so just maintenance and the assumed broken bits now and then

As for the Honda, if, when, the clutch goes it might get a LSD (while we're in there), apart from that it will remain "stock"

I keep trying to spot them when driving around, I think "there's one", but nope, they keep turning out to be Toyota Camry's 🫣

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Big difference between the stock pressed and welded steel header pipe and the cast aftermarket one in relation to smooth flow

Plus the OEM header isn't matched to the head or gasket, whereas the aftermarket one matches the gasket and head

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Took the Bogan Cruise Ship to Goulburn to visit the daughter for 2nd breakfast and lunch, car was a pleasure cruising on the Hwy

The kid has grown up and is adulting like a boss

I miss my "little bunny rabbit" who only had time for her dad, now it's all "I have to go to work now dad" (NSW police).... proud dad is proud 

I believe my parenting superpower was letting her watch me do dumb shit, and her learning from that of what not to do

In saying that, her Xmas present, that she asked for, was a cat back for her new Kia Cerato GT hatch, that did put a smile on her face when she took it for a drive after we fitted it

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Gave the Bogan Cruise Ship some love IRT paint

As there is no one really at work I had easy access to the wash bay, and undercover parking 

1. Truck wash and hot water pressure washer to clean off most the old wax and sealer

2. Then some Chemical Guys clean slate to clean off what the truck wash and hot water pressure washer missed 

3. Then 2 coats of Autoglym ceramic coating 

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I'll give it a day for the ceramic to cure, then hard wax it

Whilst the ceramic leaves it nice and shiny, I find a good wax will give it a deeper look to the paint, I also find the wax also protects the ceramic coating as a sacrificial layer

I'm basically preparing it for all the ash from the bushfires that will probably happen over the next month or so, and the hot water pressure washer at work makes short work of removing old wax when required (every couple of months)

As for the Honda, I finished painting the stock rims, they had some hectic scratches on them, but, am I happy with how they turned out, not really, but, they are much better than they were

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Also, the new header and front pipe on the Honda is all V-Tec YO buzz box noises now when it gets given the beans, it is though surprisingly  quiet still when cruising around, whilst the Honda ain't fast, it is fun as a fuel efficient daily hack

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Major issues apparently with the noises the Honda makes now, Jackie has decided that the Honda is to "buzzy" when she is giving it the beans heading to the shops (the Honda is like the town bike for the family, everyone takes it for a ride) so I have a incoming resonator to keep the Minister of War and Finances happy

From the Google's the Vibrant 1140 will slip over the stock pipe for a easy fit, will knock out most of the buzz, and there is adequate room for it in the OEM midpipe without any clearance issues with the floor or ground clearance

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I liked the bit of buzz at higher rpm as I felt it suited the Honda 4 cylinder V-Tec YO sound, but, you got to keep the better half "reasonably" happy I suppose 

It gets its tune early Feb when Chongie heads down from QLD

56 minutes ago, Kinkstaah said:

K20 > MX5 BP1.8/LS1/RB

Logical fallacy cannot be processed. There is no world in which a 4 cyl engine sounds better than a straight 6. Especially one that sounds like an RB.

I mean, I had an ALFA 2L, with better carbies, ram tubes and sock filters and a great exhaust and I thought it sounded awesome. Which it did. For a 4 cyl. All borty. But it was nothing compared to 7500rpm in the Skyline.

2 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

Logical fallacy cannot be processed. There is no world in which a 4 cyl engine sounds better than a straight 6. Especially one that sounds like an RB.

I mean, I had an ALFA 2L, with better carbies, ram tubes and sock filters and a great exhaust and I thought it sounded awesome. Which it did. For a 4 cyl. All borty. But it was nothing compared to 7500rpm in the Skyline.

I see your straight 6 RB and raise a 4AGE 20v with ITB reving over 10k rpm

Took the Cruise Ship for a cruise on Sunday, all was well until I headed down Bulli pass, brake fad was was interesting to say the least, I made it down without incident, but, the front right disc was blue/black and the caliper was smoking like a champion

After letting the brakes cool down we "gingerly" headed home at a extremely leisurely pace avoiding hills, luckily were at the bottom of the mountain and the brakes regained some bite for the plod home

At home I jacked up to find a seized front left caliper, the pistons are FUBAR from rust and the seals are also questionable

So, as I do, it is time to use my typical approach to things

I've ordered new:

Front and rear calipers (OEM)

Front and rear discs and pads (DBA street series), which by good chance were currently on special at SCA

And also new some new OEM front wheel bearing assemblies...... #while were in there..... (I'm assuming the front wheel bearing didn't like being at 11ty million degrees, and for a couple of hundred to replace it is a no-brainer, good thing the Commodore parts are cheap as chips to replace, and plentiful)

The Commodore has now been put to bed until all the bits and pieces arrive 

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