got a new cam cover gasket put in,
a few other niggles ironed out.
BUT.....
found out i need a new sump.
old one is rooted around the plug area...
sooooo
i found a wrecker with 2 veccy motors, and pulled of one of the sumps,
not a cheap exercise!
Didn't grab the manual transmission while you were there?
Got the brakes fitted today . Drive home was very, very pleasing - the brakes just have so much feel now, so progressive.
The old brakes had this.. quality.. where when driving along, you'd move your foot to the brakes and gently apply them and the car would lurch/braking hard, and you'd have to quickly let off. I'd always assumed it was Brake Assist overacting, but it's completely gone now. Perhaps better pads (I was on OEM ones ) would have also solved it, but I'd always assumed it was poor tuning of the electronics. In any case though, it's just light and day between the car as it is now and as it was when it went in this morning... very pleased.
EDS-IPF Re-Map, 19" OPC Snowflakes, OPC Rear Spoiler, OPC Rear Diffuser, Remus Exhaust, Irmscher Front Spoiler, Irmscher Front Grille, Irmscher Eyebrows Signum Fog Surrounds and Lower Grille, K&N Apollo Intake, Koni Yellow Adjustable Dampers, Eibach Pro-Kit, DBA 5000 Gold Rotors, M-Tech Shifter
In leather you are looking around the 2K to 5K.
I managed to get it done well below all of that due to the fact fronts were bought on ebay cheap and rears were professionally done by someone my dad has been using for over 20 years.
They quoted the whole job at $4.5k
On topic: I moved my car undercover as I wont be near it for the next 10 days
04 Astra Sri - Silver - Full red leather interior - mk4 888 wheels - Star light roof lining - lowered - ice - exhaust - vxr brakes - quite a few other things.
my ride - no longer faster than qlds sri-t's
OEM+
04 Astra Linea Rossa - Build thread
filled her up tonight. And caught up with a mate.. We were standing outside his restaurant watched a bunch of kids stick down about 10 witches hat on a main street. Quite funny but stupid at the same time.. :/
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