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[ABEIQ]

Nice read mate. Very similar to my 98 hatch. Did you end up sorting the iacv problem I changed afm iacv and nuetral switch and still no good. Mine also started doing the dick clutch think after I put another box in recently. Just havnt had time to fix it. Keep us updated

 

Thanks mate, bleh im glad im not the only one with these issues! let me know what your resolution is for the clutch dink mate! really keen to get some other opinions on it, apart from pulling the box and redoing the clutch and changing the master with a geniune one, im lost. I think i will just live with it until i either find a simple solution or need to replace the clutch haha. 

 

In terms of iacv, still happening, im still tossing up what direction to go with the car, but it may probably be worth taking to a suby specialist, ive spent so much time and money replacing parts and im not over it, but im letting these things worry me less and less every day, i would like to get them fixed, but i just dont have the time to take it to a shop. 

 

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time for an update! 

 

Decided to do some more work on the rig. Just a few maintenance items and something a little different  

 

Spent some time on the last public holiday pulling out my Crank and Cam Sensors to clean them, read online that when these get coated in crap, the engine may run rough etc, it wasnt running bad, but cleaning them made it feel a little more punchy and rev happy - although this could be the placebo effect, i would like to think it made a difference  

 

Terrible location of the crank sensor 

 

Filthy Crank Sensor 

 

Pretty Gross Cam Sensor 

 

Also spent some time straightening/removing bent intercooler fins, these were horrid, i tried to straighten them but they were pretty much all brittle and snapped off - by snapped off and my removing of them, i mean the 2mm or so that protrudes from the core, please dont flame me for doing this, im pretty sure the tiny bit of material removed wont effect the intercooler nearly as much as having 80% or so of the core blocked as it was before. 

 

Core before 

 

In this picture you can see what i mean by bent fins that are sheared/bent and screwed, only about 2mm as mentioned above

 

 

 

 

Core After 

Although not every fin is 100% dead straight, at least now there is a possibility for some flow of air through the IC instead of the blocked crap from before. 

 

Im going to take the car to work tomorrow so i will see if cleaning up the IC helps at all, i would hope so, Removing the crap fins took around 3 hours to do, i used tweezers and picked pretty much every fin one by one 

 

One last little thing i did was made a new shifter - I know it doesnt have a H pattern and is defectable, but i dont intend on keeping it on for ages its more of a novelty! 

 

I will try and get some better pictures in the morning but for now these will do  

 

 

 

Hit me up with any questions. 

[ABEIQ]

Done a tonne of little things lately to the car (not really but you get the idea) 

 

The steering wheel was a little tired and worn, so i picked up a leather repair kit and filled in the cracks, then re-dyed it. It came out better then before .. but eh im not completely happy with it, probably needs to be treated with leather protectant etc after some time, it scuffed pretty easily but maybe that was my fault for not giving it enough time after being completed? 

 

Before, During and after pics. 

 

Cracks at the top of the wheel

 

 

Prep sand 

 

Cracks and damage filled to be sanded 

 

 

 

finished 

 

 

A deal also popped up on ebay for a decent paintless dent repair kit (PDR), i gave it a go on one of the smaller dents in my guard, to be honest, this was probably the worst one on the car, the rest are little door dings etc, i just need to spend time on them which i havent yet. The one i had a go at came about 90% out, again, more time = better results. 

 

Before 

 

After - the angle doesnt show how well it came out, still a low spot but great results 

 

I also ended up ordering rear sway bar bushes, these were always pretty tired, i did these over a month ago but never posted about it . This was pretty simple with the car on the driveway, Heres a few pics.  PS. I have Whiteline HD End links on their way, ebay had a 20% off deal from select sellers inc. sparesbox, picked up the links for $90 ish 

 

 

Lastly, i had some colour matched paint left from when i did the vent, so i fixed up the cracks and crap in the hood scoop, im pretty pleased with the results, there are a few things i would do different if i did it again, for now this will do, it needs a good polish but i looks 1000% better than the cracked crap it was before, Previously, all the lips on the front of the scoop where it meets the bonnet and where the top scoop entry is was cracked really bad and peeling 

 

Damaged areas sanded 

 

Sanded and primed damaged areas 

 

 

Second coat of base coat 

 

 

 

Finished and fitted to the car  

 

 

Thats it for now guys, im hoping to take the headers in this week to be ceramic coated