Oh hi.

I've been lurking here for a while for the wealth of motivation in the build threads and such.

I has a '96 GT4. Being in NZ, it is a JDM facelifted one - no trispokes here, though unfortunately noone in the car's past ever thought to pick up projectors.

It currently looks like this:


Anyway, hi, sup etc.

Oh, I have a build thread here, and am much too lazy to cross-post everything!

http://www.gpforums.co.nz/showthread.php?threadid=435792

This post has been edited by Anoroc: Jan 11, 2015 - 5:47 AM

Nice build! Looks very good and clean!
I wanted to change my spark plugs too and I wondered how I had to deal with the IC. Thanks for the info! I'm just curious though, coolant won't come out when you take the IC out?

You don't actually remove it - you just take it from the intake mani and turbo and bend it out of the way - there's about 80 degrees of movement in it, definitely more than enough to get the plugs out.

The things you learn

This post has been edited by Anoroc: Apr 30, 2012 - 3:27 PM

Welcome to the forum Looks like a good clean car!

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Ohhhh I see what you did there. Nice tip! Thanks!

Or you can just... set up an FMIC!

Hi great to see another NZ'er join

let me know if you want this thread moved into the my project section

Yay another gt4 owner, Checked out your log, very handy about the spark plugs as im doing it this weekend, is your old exhuast for sale?

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It will likely be, but the problem is I'm not sure when!

I've decided to bite several bullets and go 3" mandrel SS from the turbo back, which will cost more money than I currently have, so i'm not sure when the current system will be free.

I'm not sure how they 'did' the 2.5" system currently there either, since its not a larger diameter copy of the OE system, so it might be a little awkward. I'll post it up here before putting it on trademe at any rate.

Yea the stock one is i think 2 and 1/8 or slighty bigger and is semi free flow only real problems with it are the rear muffler and the cat/downpipe. What pads do you run? gota love the brakes

Thats a good question, I have no idea! I'm presuming some slightly ghetto-spec ones based on the previous owner. They seem to still have plenty of meat on them, so I won't find out for a while.

(Could this thread be moved to projects pretty please?)

Might as well start posting updates to here, means I feel like i'm actually contributing. After work this week, i've been doing this:



Which has resulted in this:

done






is that arm for stereo factory fitted?

Glow in the dark rims? Cool.

Nah, it was put there for the previous headunit, just screwed into the steering sheath, but it works with my new one which is great - its fantastic for lazy people - only a 5cm movement, rather than a 25cm one!

Glowing wheels finished, clear and all:

Can't wait to see them on the car at night!

Daytime




Nighttime!

Bet that looks just badass going down the road at night.

hi,
your car is certainly really clean and look very good,
i assume that is a test whit the rims,
look good at night,
but i dont feel the white of the rim, whit the paint white of the car, doesnt look the same

Oh no, its not - and I never expected it to be. Glow in the dark is always a snotty green!

The point of it is the violently glowing green at nighttime

Changed the oil with some Penrite 0w50 for the second time.

Appears that my first time was abnormally slow - now that I know what to undo (4 bolts to remove a plastic guard), and the drain plug and filter aren't welded directly to the sump, it took all of about 20min. The slowest part was waiting for it to drain.

Picture taken while waiting for it to drain.

Do you have to lift the car up to change the oil from the wheel side or you have enough room to work? Cause I might go this way next time.

Someone in their infinite wisdom, decided that lopping a couple of coils off the springs would be a good idea. On stock suspension, you'd probably have enough room if you just turned the wheel out of the way, but I needed to lift that corner, remove the wheel, then change the filter/fiddle with the sump plug.

The angle helped the draining, at least!

Since my last post, my Spree LED set has turned up, matching everything to the headunit



A+, would Spree again.


Then, yesterday - moved car out of garage to run days errands. Went to close garage door. Saw small patch of fresh oil on ground.

Sighed.

Not sure what its from, but its certainly from the engine side, rather than the rear diff or anything silly like that. Hoped its me not putting the sump plug or oil filter on tight enough.

Got up bright and early this morning - The house is a mess, i'm hungry and should probably have a shower. What else to do but investigate an oil leak?

I drove to town and went to dinner last night (about 4hrs), and the oil patch (nothing but the best scientific methods here) was a similar size to the one left after parking it up in the garage overnight (about 8hrs) - implying that time has less to do with the leak than oil pressure/temperature.

Method:
Take wheel and stupid plastic cover thing off. Filter is on so tightly I would need to stop being bald and develop Samson-like powers to remove it.

Thats one possibility ruled out.


Oil only on the end of the cover. It appears the sump is the likely culprit.


Look up, black gold all over the bottom of the sump.


Apply contortionist, take photo of sump plug. Nothing above it, no evidence of leaks from up on high, and I managed to get another 1/4-1/2 of a turn out of it. Clearly, I've caught the mother****er red handed.


This is a far too common sight.


Putting the wheel back on, topping the oil up just incase, and going for a thrash. If the engine blows up, I was wrong. If nothing happens and the leak stops, I was right. If the leak doesn't stop, I go back to the drawing board and cry myself to sleep.

Went for my drive, stopped at BP Melling (Wellington members only need apply) to hemorrage some money into the fuel tank, and wound up parking behind another GT-Four, who unfortunately doesn't post here or anywhere else i've seen!

Was quietly jelly - was a silver '96 or '97, with the SS2 skirts/caps (which i've been trying to find on Trademe for a reasonable price, but haven't had any luck). Nice guy too - shared a "You're awesome!" "Thanks, you're awesome too!" pair of smiles before having a chat with him. No homo.

Parked up a few hours ago, leak has stopped. Success!

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Nice to see another member around Lower Hutt! You didn't happen to drive past the Hutt Rec today?

The spree kit does look very good

Nah, just stopped in at Melling on the way to Ngaio. I live in UH, so its the closest 98 unfortunately =/.

Always a fun learning experience, catching a mess-up caused by yourself. I changed my oil (done it quite a few times, so not due to lack of experience) about a month ago...started the car, pulled away, oil pressure light...I had screwed the filter on incorrectly and it puked four liters. No engine damage, so a lesson learned.

Anyway, cheers to progress. I really like the glow-in-the-dark idea.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: May 26, 2012 - 9:57 PM

Been thinking of getting a Spree LED kit, how would you rate it on brightness and light spread evenly?

Glad you got the oil problem sorted before it caused too much trouble.

Brightness is better than the factory off-yellow, and the spread is only as good as you manage to install it - mine is noticably better than the factory LEDs, though its not why I wanted the kit

Love the rims