what have you done to your car today ?

Murdered LCR

Wide mouthed mofo
Sep 9, 2006
6,646
8
Murder Inc.
Fitted seats
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2nd attempt at fitting my downpipe and de-cat today. snapped 1 nut and 1 was cross threaded :cry: but luckily had another mani gasket so removed turbo and re-tapped and fitted new studs. even tho its for a short term (going bt) toyosports downpipe and de-cat fits a treat. no eml light yet and have done 70miles. there was a funny smell at first. not sure if its the new gaskets burning in lol :confused: will fit the non re center pipe and oval backbox tomorrow as the snapped studs took up my day. and ill also fit my coilovers and tip. still waiting on a map sensor flange to weld on my intercooler pipe. once done a trip to a good mapper :D
 

Muzza1742

Daily Driver
Dec 8, 2011
156
1
Stoke
D.I.Y Boost gauge

Decided i like the look of the zada-tech gauges but i reckoned i could build it myself a bit cheaper with more functionality. So i brought some stuff anf had a go :p

Just need a manifold absolute pressure gauge now and im in business :)
Cost so far is
arduino £24 (Should have been £60 for the actual board but i reserves some stuff online from maplins and the guy put the top of the range arduino mega adk in the bag instead of the basic uno)
Display £16
map sensor should be about £8 - I'm using a 10k pot to simulate the voltage return
the rest of the bits i had in my electronics box
zada tech gauge is £95

Great fun so far and its helped me learn some programming stuff


Diy boost gauge by Muzza1742, on Flickr


Arduino + breadboard by Muzza1742, on Flickr


Lcd by Muzza1742, on Flickr
 
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Feb 22, 2009
3,618
1
South Wales
Decided i like the look of the zada-tech gauges but i reckoned i could build it myself a bit cheaper with more functionality. So i brought some stuff anf had a go :p

Just need a manifold absolute pressure gauge now and im in business :)
Cost so far is
arduino £24 (Should have been £60 for the actual board but i reserves some stuff online from maplins and the guy put the top of the range arduino mega adk in the bag instead of the basic uno)
Display £16
map sensor should be about £8 - I'm using a 10k pot to simulate the voltage return
the rest of the bits i had in my electronics box
zada tech gauge is £95

Great fun so far and its helped me learn some programming stuff


Diy boost gauge by Muzza1742, on Flickr


Arduino + breadboard by Muzza1742, on Flickr


Lcd by Muzza1742, on Flickr

Need to start a thread on this alone!!!
 

Muzza1742

Daily Driver
Dec 8, 2011
156
1
Stoke
Need to start a thread on this alone!!!

Lol yeah one I sober up I'll start a thread up. Tbh I just followed a design off a website and changed a few things, once I've worked out the -ve psi readings and decimal points I'll post a how to.
One I learn the language it should be easy to add extra sensors for intake temp/oil temp/and other shite
 
finally fitted my cat back after my downpipe the other day. after a bit of cutting here and there and a few clamps later the jobs a goodun. :) i have a non resonated race tube and a oval backbox with minimal baffles and its quite loud tbh lol but it does sound good on full throttle. coilovers and tip next. had a late start from too many cidras last night :p
 

Cainey

Active Member
May 23, 2006
48
0
Merseyside
Washed the car. Puttied, cut, polished and waxed the bonnet and roof. Somehow drained the battery by leaving the radio on for about 5 hours so had to recharge it.
 

leoncupra2012

Active Member
Mar 7, 2012
657
5
I did this today,

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and did the boot one to match.

New front wishbones, as the bushes had detached from the old ones !

Washed, glazed and waxed, cleaned one wheel inside and out and waxed it, couldnt be bothered after that !

Still need to get a better camera than my bb :(
 

RDS

OEM+
Aug 11, 2010
2,276
11
Newcastle upon Tyne
nice mate, you should do the bits inbetween the S body coloured so the S can still be defined (especially on the boot) that way you wont just have a big black rectangle on the boot, just my opinion.

This is my boot badge:
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body coloured S black detail. :D
 
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leoncupra2012

Active Member
Mar 7, 2012
657
5
2nd attempt at fitting my downpipe and de-cat today. snapped 1 nut and 1 was cross threaded :cry: but luckily had another mani gasket so removed turbo and re-tapped and fitted new studs. even tho its for a short term (going bt) toyosports downpipe and de-cat fits a treat. no eml light yet and have done 70miles. there was a funny smell at first. not sure if its the new gaskets burning in lol :confused: will fit the non re center pipe and oval backbox tomorrow as the snapped studs took up my day. and ill also fit my coilovers and tip. still waiting on a map sensor flange to weld on my intercooler pipe. once done a trip to a good mapper :D


Ive got the toyosports downpipe and decat on mine, tight fit aint it !

Tell you one thing your in for a suprise cause ive got cobra catback resonated and thats fecking loud enough ! ;)
 
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