WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[guybo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, I will admit ....... it sure is perty .......

What's with some of you folks that live in California, with shining and dusting vehicle parts ......

Reminds me of a few years back, I was visiting my folks down in Hollister, CA, when my brother (who lived about 2 miles away) rolled up in his new pickup truck with his NEW WHEELS.

He said, hey, look at my new wheels. I looked out the kitchen window and said, nice. He said come out and take a closer look. When we got to his truck, he pulled out a California duster and dusted them off ....... like they got dusty on the two mile trip on paved roads.

......... anyone ...??


humfrz

In the warmer climes it's a lot easier to keep the engine looking nice. Whenever I wash my car I go in and wipe down the engine bay. It still looks new.

whenever I see a car from up north, I can tell right away. There's just no way to keep a northern engine (used year round) clean.

[DandoX]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Do you think there is a way to attach a custom brake master cylinder brace onto that like the AEM strut bar comes with?
I mean like something simple that you can drill a couple holes to mount to that bar.

Like this:
but not welded on.

Sorry I don't think there is an easy way to make that happen with this strut bar. At that point you might as well just get the AEM one.

I guess you could try and drill straight through the bar and use extra long bolts.

[DandoX]

Originally Posted by humfrz

You do realize that without the sticker ...... it's useless ...??





humfrz

I realized that just after taking it off. Probably only good to compact trash now.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Did a quick clean of the interior (quick vacuum and cleaned the leather portions).

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by DandoX

Sorry I don't think there is an easy way to make that happen with this strut bar. At that point you might as well just get the AEM one.

I guess you could try and drill straight through the bar and use extra long bolts.

YIKES, DandoX .......you are just full of half thought out ideas tonight .....

First, you render your bar of no value as a strut bar by taking the sticker off of it .......THEN, you advocate drilling holes in it which would destroy its integrity.

Then, you have a bar that ain't worth nutten fer nutten......


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Did a quick clean of the interior (quick vacuum and cleaned the leather portions).

But, what about the engine bay ...... I'll bet its filthy .......

I sure hope you don't have to open the hood out in public ......


humfrz

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by humfrz

But, what about the engine bay ...... I'll bet its filthy .......

I sure hope you don't have to open the hood out in public ......


humfrz

It's dirty to me (people will think I'm crazy), and I plan on cleaning it when I clean the car before we move (haven't cleaned the exterior since June).

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

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It's dirty to me (people will think I'm crazy), and I plan on cleaning it when I clean the car before we move (haven't cleaned the exterior since June).

Not bad, we'll let it slide ....... this time.

When and where do you plan on moving to .. ??




humfrz

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Not bad, we'll let it slide ....... this time.

When and where do you plan on moving to .. ??




humfrz

I'll be moving out of the Bay Area here in Cali to a small town about 1.5 hours away from where I live now. haha. Projected move in is some time in February. Walk through of the house is third week of January. Although I would like to move either to Oregon or Washington.

Most likely I'll drop off the FR-S first and the Yaris second. Not sure if I'll be doing that before or after moving our stuff using one of those moving trucks.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'll be moving out of the Bay Area here in Cali to a small town about 1.5 hours away from where I live now. haha. Projected move in is some time in February. Walk through of the house is third week of January. Although I would like to move either to Oregon or Washington.

Most likely I'll drop off the FR-S first and the Yaris second. Not sure if I'll be doing that before or after moving our stuff using one of those moving trucks.

I reckon housing will be more affordable over in the Central Valley.

However, it will be harder to keep your car's engine clean ......





humfrz

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I reckon housing will be more affordable over in the Central Valley.

However, it will be harder to keep your car's engine clean ......





humfrz

Let's just put it this way, new place is a new house. For the same money, you can only get a ~20 year old house where we're living now. Pretty crazy.


The nice part is that all three cars (my FR-S and Yaris, and my bro's Prius c) can fit in the garage at the new house. Currently the Yaris has to endure the elements (which I think has dried up the headlight sealant as I'll get condensation after washing the car).




Anywho, back on topic. Back on Saturday, I replaced my "old" switchback LEDs (on the right) with the new VLEDs V6 Triton switchbacks (on the left).

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[arxm]

alright so since ive just noticed this im very early on in my investigation. When i park my car for extended periods of time (about a week or two) i find a small puddle of oil under the car but this doesn't occur when i park it over night. Its only started after i did an oil change but i used a new crush washer and i double checked both the filter and drain plug and both are torqued to spec. The oil wasn't overfilled and i haven't had time to jack the car up to get a good look underneath but i cant see any obvious visible signs of a leak. Do you guys have any input on where i should look when i get it up?

oh and i got side skirts and a splitter for this summer

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by arxm

alright so since ive just noticed this im very early on in my investigation. When i park my car for extended periods of time (about a week or two) i find a small puddle of oil under the car but this doesn't occur when i park it over night. Its only started after i did an oil change but i used a new crush washer and i double checked both the filter and drain plug and both are torqued to spec. The oil wasn't overfilled and i haven't had time to jack the car up to get a good look underneath but i cant see any obvious visible signs of a leak. Do you guys have any input on where i should look when i get it up?

oh and i got side skirts and a splitter for this summer

The first place I would check is the oil filter. I'd take it off and make sure only one gasket is in place (and only one) and that gasket was not squished out. Also, make sure the filter was not cross threaded.

The second place I would look would be at the drain plug ....... are you sure you don't have two crush washers on it and one of them is squished out ..??


humfrz

[Darth Khan]

Gave her a little Christmas present, added the following door latch cover.

Merry Xmass and A Happy new year to all BRZ/FRA/8's. May the road gods protect you from the synaptically challenged road user.