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uggh.. driving me crazy just sitting here at work trying to figure out what could be wrong now.. and whether I'll make it home in the money pit this morning.
Even though I've recently moved on from my G, just wanted to say kudos for putting together this great thread and for chronicling your adventures with this car. Very inspiring to see you DIY all this stuff in an effort to keep one of these great cars on the road. Can't wait to see some pics from the track when you get it running the way you want.
Drove the car home Tuesday morning after visual inspection in the parking lot looked clean. No deficits on the drive home or back to work tonight. I hate when it does that.
On a good note the aluminum driveshaft arrived today, but I didn't even have a chance to open the box
I think I now what cable you speak of. Hope the car's OK.
Yes, That same cable.
The car seems to be doing well again. If the weather holds tomorrow I'll be installing the aluminum driveshaft and moving onto the next thing.
Done. The aluminum 1pc driveshaft weighs 16# LESS than the OEM. Over 31 1/2 lbs compared to just under 17 1/2 lbs.
Installed in just about an hour, test drove great. Feels smoother, but like I said my stock u joints were very stiff and chunky feeling. Nice to install an actual mod for performance increases, instead of just fixing something.
I'm just going to relax the rest of this Father's Day weekend now and enjoy it.
I'll post some shots later. It's nap time. I've been up since 5pm yesterday.
I plan on doing the same thing to the sedan I just picked up... but geesh... the seats are horrible. every time I try to hit a corner hard.. I slide in the seat as if I have bench seats LOL.
Will be watching this thread for further developments, keep up the good work!
I did a bunch of stuff on the car yesterday..
-Oil change
-de-oiled/degreased and pressure washed the engine bay and under the car that was bathed in oil from before the fix a few weeks ago.
-fixed the passenger headlight that was out..again
-recharged the AC system..down to 40* inside the vent now
-chopped the rear spring upper rubber mounts to level the drop on the car. Took about 1" off the top of the spring rubber mount. No more rake, looks GREAT now, and the handling changed for the better..not as tail happy and more planted.
Took the family including the dog out for an evening beach cruise to get some ice cream and the car feels great.
All in all it was a good week for the G.
An old friend stopped by with his '17 Miata RF Clubsport.
I also bought some material today to make an air box for the filter. Totally block off and insulate the intake from heat and hot air, even in upper configuration (can't run the cold air extension..too much rain lately.)
Why not just buy one of the nicely engineered kits already available?
Which kits or parts are you referring to? The car came with the K&N cold air on it, a few simple pieces more and it will function pretty well, and I have saved money to buy parts I don't already have or can build. I.e. clutch and flywheel, ring and pinion..etc
If you are talking about the oil catch can, I have had that GReddy can on a few cars over the last 10 yrs..just needs some redesign in the plumbing for the G35.
had fun driving to work tonight in the wet. This car is a blast on damp empty roads. Since I brought the rear down it is very predictable controlled oversteer when I want it, and on wet roads the tires break loose thru 3rd if I want. Yes, the car is finally running up to par.
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Hope the car's OK.
