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It was time for an oil change and a few other things so I spent half the day working on the GT3 yesterday. It's amazing how cathartic and enjoyable a bit of wrenching and music can be.
Oil change was easy, just takes a long time to drain it all out of the case and the tank. I solved that problem by making another espresso and enjoying it while the oil went drip, drip, drip.
I also put a new cup splitter on up front, after years of being out of stock I bought a few at TRG last year. Car looks meaner now.
Now we're ready for the warmer weather here in Silicon Valley, looking forward to some nice weather driving.
My wife gets mad at me because I've got a full stereo setup with 15" subwoofer in the garage and can spend hours out there in my happy spot working on stuff.
As long as the projects go quasi as expected, I really enjoy spending time wrenching on cars and knowing inside and out how they work. Sames goes for Deatiling which is why I built a business around it for years.
Every once in awhile you have those projects that all go wrong and make you question what you're doing..but they are few and far between for me.
When I put new splitter on I use clear silicone to do final seal. Over the years it keeps the crap out from between splitter and body.
I installed T-nuts from the back of the bumper with JB weld. They stick out about 1/16" out the bottom and the Cup splitter slips right over them. I then secure the splitter with nylon bolts. Attaches firmly without any gaps yet if there is any significant impact to the splitter, the nylon bolts shear off and the splitter comes off without damaging the bumper. Works great. The OEM plastic rivets suck..
Do you use double-sided tape too, or just the t-nuts and nylon fasteners? I find the double-sided tape really hard to get off when the splitter inevitably gets torn down.
Do you use double-sided tape too, or just the t-nuts and nylon fasteners? I find the double-sided tape really hard to get off when the splitter inevitably gets torn down.
No double sided tape. I remove the splitter for loading and unloading. Takes just a couple of minutes. I see you're in CO. Are you gonna be st HPR this coming weekend? I'll be there.
I enjoy detailing my cars - garage door open, stereo booming, the blueberry scent of the boat wash & wax I use wafting around in the air (it attracted a bee, who looked very confused when he landed on the Lapis Blue 996). It's my Zen time.
Reciever bit the dust, tunes are a total necessity! Trying to figure out how to stream to 901 speakers hanging over the bench without a big old reciever.
04-28-2017, 02:21 PM
Worked on the car yesterday
