How long is yours?

Quite short, actually but that's only because between us, the previous owner and me have spent £

Essential
Oil cooler pipes (booked in for tomorrow)

Later
Engine bay valet and detailing
New rear tyres

Maybe one day
New shocks
New windscreen (lots of little stone marks)
Ferrari 575 Maranello

essential

get car back from paul @ motormech
fit plus grille
fit abs sensor
good clean and polish
fit alfa momo seats
strip rocker cover and paint
rolling road test

later

uprated fuel preasure reg
unichip
new widscreen


maybe one day

sell it and buy one of the cars on my want list!!

Yar yar yar that's what they all say...

I'll just start with the stuff to get the car moving again:

Fit new drop links
Fit new accelerator cable
Fit new clutch slave cylinder
Bleed brakes and clutch
New windscreen
Refit interior

Then onto the parts in my parts room. (Used to be called my bedroom but this is more appropriate now)

New handbrake cables
Aquamist
Tarox big rear brakes
C&B cams
Sub, amp plus cabling
Sound deadening stuff
Polish and fit plenum
Alloy oil filler cap
New spark plugs
Interior (again)



Plus a big long list of stuff that i cant even remember that needs doing. Think i better organise some time off work.

Not that much for me...

Essential:

New Toyo's for the front
New slam panel
Horn bracket and horns


Later:

Refurb alloys - again
HID's for main beam
Paint the headlights
Alloy rad
Fit my C&B cams...

Maybe on day:

LE colour rocker
Bigger turbo
Alloy rad

I've probably missed a few...2.4.

Essential:

Get it out of the garage and drive the damn thing

Later:

See above

Maybe one day:

fit the widget I bought for it, and see above

TBH, there's a heap of things that it would be nice to do, but I can't be bothered doing any of them! I don't see the point anymore, they'd annoy me if I drove it every day, but as it's main job is to gather dust then it doesn't!

I did treat it to a battery charger/maintainer today, as on the odd occasion I do actually want to drive the damn thing the battery is always flat.

Dam MrB ive had to add another one to my list

Always happy to help.

Essential :

Replace power steering pump bearing
Repair or recore leaking intercooler
Replace Front Pads and Discs.
Find horrible griding noise.
Check if thermostat is working correctly
Replace o-ring on passenger side driveshaft.

Later :

Get unichip installed.
Lower the rear of the car.
Fit harnesses with appropriate safety features.
Re-fit bonnet so it actually pops open.
Locate somewhere for Greddy to sit properlly.

Maybe one day :

Full respray including replacement of front bumper.
Change all interior speakers for top end items.
Install high power amp for internal speakers.
Replace sub and amp with high end products.
Fit Stealth screens and rear cameras.
Replace topmounts and all suspension bushes with poly items.
Re-trim back seats to match fronts.
Upgrade rear brakes.


Think thats about it really.

Ross

Essential :

Cambelt change
Clutch change (upgraded - too much torque for standard jobby)
New tyres (time for some chunky 225's methinks)

Later :

New Turbo (roller bearing / re-furb mine)
Radiator - hits 90 deg in no time when stationary
new rear drilled discs
electronic boost controller
re-paint rocker cover
re-furb / fit spare wheels

Maybe One day :

Pace SMIC or FMIC
induction pipe / kit
new lips, wing & full respray

Essential :

Fit GTiR turbo
Buy/fit C&B cams
Remap
Fit Tarox front discs/pads
Wishbones/droplinks
Buy/fit HIDs

Later :

3" downpipe
Aquamist 1S/DDS3
Remap
Uprated rear ARB

Maybe one day :

Headwork
Refurb wheels
Custom stealth sub box

Getting there...

Essential:

Fix heroic oil consumption
New steering rack
Fit AEM wideband AFR
Braided hoses
Rear ARB upgrade
Cambelt service
Fit Pro Alloy radiator

Later:

De-dent and respray
Suspension - probably B6s and Eibachs
Brakes - when these ones are shot
Sports cat, centre pipe and back box - Milltek probably

Maybe one day:

Depends what I found to do after the above..........

Essential:

Build engine

Later:

Fit engine

Maybe one day:

Everything will be fitted, i will be bored and probably go 4wd

Essential
Get Rich

Later
Buy a coupe

One Day
Longitudally mounted RB26DETT engine and 4WD conversion.


Yes it will fit, you just have to build the car around it!

Every RB26DETT produces 1,500 bhp. FACT. At least according to Skyline owners, that is

Essential
Boost gauge (found)
Air/fuel gauge (found)
Pillar mounted double gauge pod (found)
PRV
Lower 40mm (next)
Recaro/Cobra black leather "speed sports" drivers seat (group buys)
Colour code centre console (bartering)

Later
Color coded/braided hoses
Painted rocker cover
Upgrade turbo
Red brembo brake calipers x4
Refurb wheels in dark smoke (any one do wheels?)
Strut brace
In car TV/DVD

Eventually
Recaro black leather "speed sports" passengers seat
Bonnet respray/touch up
Smaller steering wheel
Push button start

more as I think....

EDITED...

Done
GTech Chip
Baileys Dump Valve
Drilled air box

essential
re-furbish brembos
re-furbish wheels

later
Sell it

Eventually
Buy something else

Going through peoples list ive just crapped my self on how much ive spent on my car this year.....

Only have left.

Essential:

4 new tyres

Later:

New rear pads and disks
rear dumper respray

Eventually:

LE side skirts and lips
wheel refurb
handbrake cables
leather interior

Its had new clutch, cambelt(with water pump), thermostat, stainless exhaust, brakes upfront (3G), brake overhaul inc compensator, wishbones, trackrod ends, droplinks, cam cover and seal, drive shaft seal, morrors resprayed etc. oh dear no wonder im skint. all in last year!

Some real blasts from the past but how many people have done anyhing on their list?

Of course I have loads more to add to the list now but also loads that I have done that were not on this list, such as new front and rear suspension components.

John

Clean coupe



Clean coupe



Clean....



etc ad infinitum

sell both coupes and start again!

oh and rob a bank to fund my ideas!!

here's another one!

ive done all of that in my old list except the re-spray!

Hmmm - I managed ALL the stuff on the Essential AND the Later list. Never got round to the brake ducts and I decided the FMIC was good enough without a water spray.

Most annoying though is that I DID manage to sort a respray, but three years later on, its ready for another

However, my list is much shorter now

Essential

Replace tyres

Later

Respray

One day, maybe

rear subframe flexible mounts
Air temp gauge

That's it

well have recently put a new clutch in,
so did,

clutch kit,
all front brake lines as I could access them,
gearbox and driveshaft oil seals,
New 3g discs and ebc yellow pads front
and mintex discs and pads rear,
new wishbones,
new track rod ends
new drop links
new h/brake cables
drive shaft boot
steering rack gaitor

renewed engine oil
renewed gearbox oil
renewed brake/clutch fluid
renewed coolant

Cleaned entire engine bay
cleaned engine
painted cam cover
painted brembos
had tracking done

Still to do,

respray front bumper and le skirts
respray alloys
get to fc performance for a tune up
install component speakers
fit better front tyres
change atmos' dumpvalve to a recirc-one
buy and fit lower strutbrace
buy and have fitted, camber bolts
replumb my aquamist in


will hopefully manage to work through some of this

Mine has been reduced significantly, mainly due to me working part time for a year, but this is what's left:

To Do list:

Replace Engine Stabiliser Bar Bushes
Camber Bolts, Rear Trailing Arm repair kit & Laser 4 wheel alignment
Cambelt and Aux Belts before Jan 2011
Focal Front Components + thicker wiring
Fix drivers window so it winds up correctly
Refurbish Brembos with seal kit & spray red.
Respray car and remove all dents. Fit LE Kit & replace rear bumper. Or fit PIU front & rear, with Zender sides. Get centre console sprayed too?
Replace Bonnet Release Cable
Sort Rust around front of car. Replace slam panel?
Fit 20v badge & refurb rusty B Pillar cover
Coolant Hose of Death
Refurbish Alloys & Spray LE Titanium / Black?
Fix indicator self cancel
Matching side lights to HID’s
Sort out the leak in the boot – looks to be coming from window seal? Definitely not the fuel filler cap drain.
Gliptone match leather repair.
Claybar + wax etc.
Barnacle Widget
Match inlet to head.
Replace/repair exhaust manifold & match to head & turbo.
Replace or patch up air con radiator & recharge
Refurb headlamp covers.
Retrim gear knob, steering wheel and handbrake console
Seam Weld Front Subframe
Sort overboost in midrange, replace PRV with uprated EBV?
Boot polish on front inner wings.
Get cloth passenger seat to renew foam for driver’s seat.
Remove throttle body and match to the inlet
Refurb rear brake calipers inc seals
Check n/s CV boot for a split & replace?
Replace both wishbones due to stripped threads.
Replace ARB Drop links with Fiat items as OE are cracked
Replace engine mounts - clunking with gear changes
Replace Toyos at Front in next 2k

I won't paste the "completed" list as it's about 3 times longer than that one.

Alot has changed since my list. I got rid of the 16vt and got a 20vt for starters!

But before i did i managed to do 2 of my 'essentials' ( 3" Turbo back exhaust & Cleaning Products). From the later list i also managed 2 (Boost Controller and Replace Shocks and springs (lower)).

Oooh! and i managed 2 of my 'Maybe's' (18" Alloys and Leather Interior) !!

I guess i might as well make a new list for the 20vt CommuLORD

Essential

Service
Cambelt
Oil Cooler + Pipes
2 New Tyres
Thermostat

Later

Radiator
Coolant Hose GB
Gearbox/Engine Mounts
Suspension Refresh

Maybe one day

Shorter commute & diesel hack to save the coop for my garage collection.


Given the miles i do in the coop now, nothing much can be left to 'Maybe one day'. The 'Suspension Refresh' is the lowest on my 'Later' list but it will still need doing within the next year or so.

Essential:
Check the oil
Auxilary Belt
Cam Belt & gubbins
Replace intake hosing (split)
Replace Starter Motor
Replace rear fog light relay
Replace Wishbones and drop links and track rod ends
Wheel alignment
Hose of death (does the na have this??)

Later:
Check the oil
replace clutch
Full service
Replace front and rear tyres with matched Pirelli's
Wheel referb or replace
Balance wheels
Overhaul front and rear calipers
Remove bonnet dents
de-dent the doors

Maybe one day:
Check the oil
Respray rear end one shade of yellow
HIDs
replace shock absorbers and springs - lower 30mm
Replace alarm for one that works!
LE Side skirts & lips
de-dent the doors (shopping trolley rash) again
oh and check the oil

Crikey! I posted that back in November 2006 and managed to do it all by......July 2007!

On the way I also stripped and rebuilt the rear end too!

In fact my list is shorter now:

Refit bonnet foam sponges.
Respray.

That's all folks!

I've heard this is detrimental to how the car sounds? Doesn't it sound a lot better without the foam padding?

That's only true of "lesser" cars

Essential
Move that ruddy throttle button to the gear lever and not use the horn button

Rust spot inspection weekly

Later
Full respray

Look like proof that the car does eventually 'get there'