What did you do on your car today?

Red EVOX · Postby **Red EVOX** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:51 am

aspir3 wrote:
Why it just looks normal.

Lucky it wasnt your car as you wouldve had a big cry and then spent the next 3 days cleaning it! :roll:

5mins with the pressure cleaner had my car clean enough for me.

Red EVOX · Postby **Red EVOX** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:54 am

arutha wrote:lol wtf. looks like you drove into a nest or something. i've never seen that many bugs before

The locust plague from NSW/VIC is on the move and heading thru SA now, unfortunately there is no way too avoid the big swarms of them but a pressure cleaner removes them pretty quickly.

I didnt think it was that bad till i got to my parents place and my old man was like WTF and when i saw it i laughed and went well that explains why the engine temp went up a bit :lol:

liam92 · Postby **liam92** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:50 pm

Installed my Injen... the car sounds so nice now I might just keep it

ofey · Postby **ofey** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:59 pm

liam92 wrote:Installed my Injen... the car sounds so nice now I might just keep it

that was what my brother in law exclaimed when we put the injen on his car. He was hell bent on selling it once he finished Uni.
Now he's keeping it for awhile more.

As for me, I ordered an Injen for myself the very next day.

Postby **aspir3** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:20 pm

Today I re did the vinyl between the front grills.

Here is how it looks now with the led lights.

Mitch · Postby **Mitch** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:24 pm

put Clubcj.net sticker on my rear numberplate cover same as BD 850's

tadz0rz · Postby **tadz0rz** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:47 pm

Gave the car a good wash. Also removed the front wheels fully dressed them besides tire shine since i ran out and cleaned and degreased front wheel wells, re-painted my brake calipers and spray painted the wheel hubs black.

Gotta do the rears tomorrow, might also do an oil change

Gleno · Postby **Gleno** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:46 pm

Red EVOX wrote:
arutha wrote:lol wtf. looks like you drove into a nest or something. i've never seen that many bugs before

The locust plague from NSW/VIC is on the move and heading thru SA now, unfortunately there is no way too avoid the big swarms of them but a pressure cleaner removes them pretty quickly.

I didnt think it was that bad till i got to my parents place and my old man was like WTF and when i saw it i laughed and went well that explains why the engine temp went up a bit

How much did the engine temp go up by??

jolly_tas · Postby **jolly_tas** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:00 pm

Not exactly what I did today but what I'll be doing tomorrow.... washing the car. Glad I put the screen on the front before we left. This was only at the halfway mark.

Can anyone recommend a good bug remover?

Mitch · Postby **Mitch** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:03 pm

Polyglaze bug grime tar remover

Mitch · Postby **Mitch** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:06 pm

Can anyone recommend anything good so i know what to get to prevent any locusts going into my radiator etc. because on the drive back to brissy i will be heading through the locust swarms

Postby **aspir3** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:08 pm

here are my front foot wells.

SAM-24A · Postby **SAM-24A** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:17 pm

I warned Troy about going to the Melbourne Cruise.
Ever since he returned, all he thinks about is how to Rice-It-Up alla Victorian Style.

He's fitting lights everywhere in the Roof Lining the Foot Wells

And now the Front Grill.

What's Next ?? :roll:

Sam.

jolly_tas · Postby **jolly_tas** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:12 pm

Mitch wrote:Can anyone recommend anything good so i know what to get to prevent any locusts going into my radiator etc. because on the drive back to brissy i will be heading through the locust swarms

I used 50% grade shadecloth. I think I went a bit overboard with mine but it worked well. I fixed it at the bottom by double stapling a pocket in the bottom edge just big enough to slide a door width carpet edge in to - the carpet edge was cut into halves and re-drilled to fit the bolt spacing for the bumper/stone tray bolts. The top was fixed using cable ties in convenient holes in the front of the engine bay (remove the plastic cover across the front of the car - the one you made the CAI grill in). For the edges I trimmed the shadecloth about 50mm larger than the grill then folded them over then stapled them. I then put a length of electrical tape down the outside and inside of the edge as well as one that covers the edge (half on the front and fold it round to the back). I then stapled the electrical tape down as it doesn't stick very well to the shadecloth and put another strip of electrical tape down the inside to cover the staples to prevent them from scraping the paintwork. The final bit is to cable tie the edges to the driving light surrounds to keep it flat against the grill.

If you like, I will post some pics of it tomorrow to give you some idea of what I'm talking about.

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