What have you done to your car lately?

[chris_r]

Finally got the wiring harnesses. After all the time I spent chasing the factory harnesses, I just went down to U-Pull-It in Elizabeth and stripped one off an '01 Astra sitting down there.

Started putting the radiator back in, as well as some other bits and pieces. Need to fabricate a bracket to relocate the coolant reservoir and mount the FPR and accelerator position sensors. Then, the wiring and the exhaust. Since I went for extractors, I'm seriously thinking of going for a custom system whilst I'm at it.

[benzino]

yeah, will do that in the morning, it's now 1;58 am and don't wanna wake up the neighbours. Besides that, I need to wash all that blood off my hands and see if I can find the skin that was lost in the process ! You've got no space to work and you need a cut off allen key in order to get the bottom bolt out. It's one of the worst jobs there is.
Performance wise, I do not expect a whole lot of difference. The valve is a very nice good looking, well made, piece of porn and it made the turbo charger look a whole lot sexier

Yeah, just interested if it changes the way it drives/sounds.
How was your stock valve when you pulled it out, had it split?

[adam_92]

Finally got the wiring harnesses. After all the time I spent chasing the factory harnesses, I just went down to U-Pull-It in Elizabeth and stripped one off an '01 Astra sitting down there.

Started putting the radiator back in, as well as some other bits and pieces. Need to fabricate a bracket to relocate the coolant reservoir and mount the FPR and accelerator position sensors. Then, the wiring and the exhaust. Since I went for extractors, I'm seriously thinking of going for a custom system whilst I'm at it.

White 1?? There was a white 01/02 astra up the northern yard About 5/6 weeks ago.

[willhouse]

Ordered slotted rotors and Remsa pads from GSL.

[Shay]

Broke my new cam position sensor while fitting it.. I have learnt my lesson now, only using geniune parts!!

genuine one is only 15 bucks from AV...

Should be right with 1lt of 25w 50 added, will be changing oil again in 5K anyway.

Yesterday when testing the actuator, discovered the autometre T-piece had a small pin hole in it. Thats why gauge was flickering between 1-3psi under load in high revs. Buying a quality autometre gauge with such cheap crap T-piece looked like it was from a christmas bon bon, they could have given a decent brass one.

New T FTW

No way. The sludge comes as a reaction between the different additives used in oils.
Nulon 20w50 and 10w40 will use very different additives given that they will both use the same base oil.
The reaction can happen as soon as you put it in the motor.

Never mix oils!

[glider]

fitted provent 200 catch can to the tractor

[chris_r]

White 1?? There was a white 01/02 astra up the northern yard About 5/6 weeks ago.

Yeah, mostly stripped now, although motor and gearbox are still in there, as is the coil pack. Alternator is also gone and cam sensor was butchered too.

[adam_92]

it was mostly stripped when i was there. heavy front end crash. smashed the engine mounts it was so heavy

[chris_r]

Yeah, that didn't bother me too much. Got what I wanted, especially when dumbass wreckers couldn't be stuffed doing what I had asked them to do. Like they say, if you want something done, do it yourself. This seems to apply when purchasing used car parts too.

[gman]

Bought some new tyres for it.. Yokohama A050 225/45/17 in a medium compound...Bring on Wakefield and the Neova Cup..