light modding ...??

[Ally McC]

I recall some posts months ago about doing car work on the stand over the weekend... and can't remember the outcome :confused: :wak:

I guess that anything involving jacking the car is out of the question, but how about the simpler things that us 'spanner-numbties' could do but aren't confident enough to start without having an experienced person nearby ;)

On the 'overallls thread' I've asked if someone can help me remove the charcoal filter... and it got me thinking about other things we could do easily...

How about...
* Checking the timing
* Checking compression
* Fitting a dump valve
* Fitting a boost gauge

Any thoughts?

[Andy]

Fitting my Nismo S Tune suspension kit at Billing is under consideration :nod: :nod: :D

[Matty T]

You could jack the car up using a board on the grass to rest the jack on?

[Simon]

How about...
* Checking the timing
* Checking compression
* Fitting a dump valve
* Fitting a boost gauge

Any thoughts?

I think thats a great idea if people can be ar$ed.

Just try and do it before anyone gets too drunk, lol

[Mark]

Fitting my Nismo S Tune suspension kit at Billing is under consideration :nod: :nod: :D


:thumbs:

[Andy]

:thumbs:

Woohoo :D

Matt, Steve, Martin, Dave, Ben ?????? Anyone else, gonna come play ?

[Martin T]

Thats enough for one on each corner so far with me drinking beer watching :D

[Andy]

Thats enough for one on each corner so far with me drinking beer watching :D

Perhaps I should re-phrase my post above - I'm hoping the other guys are going to volunteer to help :thumbs: :)

[Martin T]

Perhaps I should re-phrase my post above - I'm hoping the other guys are going to volunteer to help :thumbs: :)
Guess i'll be bringing my tools then :D




Just to add I think this is a brilliant idea. I think it would be great for some of us to help the n00b's get some basic stuff done to their cars for free, and also possibly get them into a bit of DIY modding themselves.
It would also show everyone else what a great club we are and how helpfull as a group we are to each other :)

[jim potter]

top idea , maybe we could fit me t28 :wack:


i'll bring some tools andy, and lend a hand if need be..

jim

[jim potter]

or we could fit my volvo intercooler....

[Andy]

:cool:
Cheers Martin, Jim :thumbs:

I need all the help I can get lol :wack:

[mattpayne]

Ill stand near the car and point in a knowing manner!! do you need axle stands, trolley jack or anything???

[marty_t3]

I won't be in my 200 so i've got loads of boot space for tools (planning on bringing as many as i can fit in). I'll throw in the timing gun and the compression tester in case anyone fancies having a go.

[Martin T]

or we could fit my volvo intercooler....
As long as we got the pipes, I dont see why not!

[Ally McC]

I plan to fit a volvo/saab intercooler towards the end of the year s would like to help and see what's involved :D

Same goes for timimg and compression testing... It's a simple thing, but not something I've done solo yet.

Don't have many tools, but I caould bring a flip chart pad and make a "What's happening.." list to hang next to the Hungry***** :wack: :D

[Aitch]

Ill stand near the car and point in a knowing manner!!
I'll do the same, only without the knowing manner :wack:

If I can be of any help though I'll certainly join in - I'm enthusiatic, if not exactly talented, so I can hand out spanners and hold things. :thumbs:

[Sibbers]

Good idea, I'll bring timing gun and comp tester... It's a doddle realy.

[liquidsmoke]

You can do a compression test on mine if your up for it - ive been scared to do it so far :)


Fitting my Nismo S Tune suspension kit at Billing is under consideration
That shouldnt be a big deal...

[Andy]

Ally, sorry to have rather hi-jacked your thread. Think it would be a good idea for other stuff to get done as well, so why not :)

Thanks for all the offers of help - MORE WELCOME ;)

Looks like I'll be needing to buy more beer :rolleyes:

One thing worries me slightly - jacking the car......
Can't see the ground is going to be very hard, and doubt we'd get on tarmac.
Anyone bring sone short planks or boards to make it more stable ??? Ta :)

[MattyGee]

i can give a hand with the suspension fitting, ive done suspension swaps on a few s14a's now :thumbs:

[GrahamB]

I could stand around directing people and nodding knowledgably :nod:

:wack:

[MattyGee]

I could stand around directing people and nodding knowledgably :nod:

:wack:

you might have a rival for that graham, thats Jenks speciality :wack: ;) lol

[barryjdart]

If, and a big if at the moment because the car is in the bodyshop and doesn't look like it will be ready in time :mad: :mad: , I make it would anyone like to help me fit my JDM folding mirrors?

[nismo joe]

sxoc.nl isn't so different as sxoc.com :D

Seems like Billing will look like dutch sx meets :cool:

[Andy]

i can give a hand with the suspension fitting, ive done suspension swaps on a few s14a's now :thumbs:

:cool: Cheers Matty :thumbs:
Still worried about the ground, and jacking the car :confused:
Any thoughts anyone ??

Barry, hope you get the car back in time :nod:
I've just done electric folding mirrors on mine, and I guess the s13 can't be that much different to the S14 :)

[FullMetalGasket]

If, and a big if at the moment because the car is in the bodyshop and doesn't look like it will be ready in time :mad: :mad: , I make it would anyone like to help me fit my JDM folding mirrors?

I'll attempt it :nod:

(as long as we can rope some people into Helping to fit My Apex FMIC (assuming Bren gets them back in stock in time ;) ))

Nah, I'll help regardless. Just don't trust me with power tools :wack:

[Wak]

:cool: Cheers Matty :thumbs:
Still worried about the ground, and jacking the car :confused:
Any thoughts anyone ??



There are areas of hard standing around the place, might not be near where we camp or the show stand though. You could do the work outside the toilets, there's a pretty big area of concrete at the front of them..... or shift all the big wheelie bins and use the area they stand on.

[_Rob_]

id be happy to help out wherever i can with what ever i can and if someone fancies showing me how to do a compression test and timing check i would be very greatful!

[hef]

:cool: Cheers Matty :thumbs:
Still worried about the ground, and jacking the car :confused:
Any thoughts anyone ??

just throw a big sheet of wood (or 2 if you're jacking up in 2 places) into the car boot before you pack it and use them to jack up on...

[Ally McC]

Excellent :thumbs: Really chuffed at the offers of help... I'll find somewhere to put up a big list that people can put up help Q's and others can put up what they would like to see/do. :thumbs:

[MattyGee]

Andy, shall i bring any tools with me or do you have them all? would hate to have your sx in bits and find we need a tool we forgot to bring :wack:

[Simon]

Andy, shall i bring any tools with me or do you have them all? would hate to have your sx in bits and find we need a tool we forgot to bring :wack:

Just keep clear of any electrics mate :p

[MattyGee]

Just keep clear of any electrics mate :p

yer ded! :p

[Vez]

I was proposing doing *AB*'s D2's too ;)

This is obviously space permiting on the stand :rolleyes:

[MattyGee]

I was proposing doing *AB*'s D2's too ;)

This is obviously space permiting on the stand :rolleyes:

well if we have all the tools there to do one set then i cant see why we cant do 2 :)

heres a quick list of tools we need:

2x/4x axel stands
decent trolley jack
decent sized socket set
wd40 ;)
a breaker bar
a long socket wrench
some spanners (10/12/13/17/19/21 i think)
a mallet in case things need a bit of extra persuading to move :smash:

anything i might have missed ? feel free to add to the list :)


im guessing that Andy's nismo suspension come with top mounts so we wont need to remove the old ones ?

are we fitting adjustable rear arms as well ?

[Andy]

Andy, shall i bring any tools with me or do you have them all? would hate to have your sx in bits and find we need a tool we forgot to bring :wack:

Matty, tools would be good, thanks :D

Will be taking what I can, but car is getting full already, the suspension kit takes up a fair bit of space :eek:

Cheers : thumbs: :D

[MattyGee]

off my list i can bring:

a breaker bar
a long socket wrench
a socket set (altho having a few of these will help in case we do more than one corner at a time)
a mallet
oh i forgot to add a flat blade screw driver to the list, but i keep one of them in the car anyway ;)

[Andy]

Nismo kit is complete, so no rear arms or anything for me :)
Skyline Matt is bring a jack, and some axel stands hopefully, I'll have sockets and breaker bar.

Slightly worried about hard standing, anyone got a couple of planks lol?

Should we set a time when we're going to do this - say 2pm saturday or something so everyone knows whats going on????


well if we have all the tools there to do one set then i cant see why we cant do 2 :)

heres a quick list of tools we need:

2x/4x axel stands
decent trolley jack
decent sized socket set
wd40 ;)
a breaker bar
a long socket wrench
some spanners (10/12/13/17/19/21 i think)
a mallet in case things need a bit of extra persuading to move :smash:

anything i might have missed ? feel free to add to the list :)


im guessing that Andy's nismo suspension come with top mounts so we wont need to remove the old ones ?

are we fitting adjustable rear arms as well ?

[200sxer]

I've got a Defi oil guage needing plumbed in, was gonna buy a sandwich plate at Billing, any offers :nod:


Plus a white dial kit :nod:


And may need some direction on fitting a bonnet badge too :wack:

[MattyGee]

hehe, its gonna look like a WRC pit area :D

right so we have :-

2x/4x axel stands - Skyline Matt
decent trolley jack - Skyline Matt
decent sized socket set - MattyGee + suffolk1 + Dave_S
wd40 - MattyGee + suffolk1
a breaker bar - MattyGee + suffolk1
a long socket wrench - MattyGee
some spanners (10/12/13/17/19/21 i think) - Dave_S
a mallet in case things need a bit of extra persuading to move - MattyGee
Flatblade Screwdriver - MattyGee
torque wrench - GrahamB + Dave_S
Camber Gauge - Vez
Workshop Manual - Dave_S

[Vez]

Cable ties, spanners, camber gauge...

[Dave_S]

Yeah I'll lend a hand but I wouldn't let me near anything that might kill you if it fails :D

I need to fit my Catch tank and Oil pressure gauge as well :D

I'll have a load of sockets / spanners and stuff with me anyhow :)

Dave

[MattyGee]

Cable ties, spanners, camber gauge...

is that stuff you can bring Vez ? or suggestions for stuff we will need ?
camer gauge ? whats that for ? :confused: just set it midlands style - cambered to fook! :D lol :wack:

[GrahamB]

Oooh I can bring a torque wrench :thumbs:

[MattyGee]

Oooh I can bring a torque wrench :thumbs:

excellent :thumbs:

just a thought, we shall have to make sure non of our stuff gets mixed up, dont wanna end up taking home a socket with twice as many of some sizes and none at all of others or something :wack: lol

[Vez]

I can bring a camber gauge :nod: As *AB*'s rear arms could go on too ;)

[MattyGee]

I can bring a camber gauge :nod: As *AB*'s rear arms could go on too ;)

:thumbs:

[Andy]

Nismo kit has torque settings in the instruction booklet!

I'll have penetrating oil :eek: as well.

Dave, thanks for offer of help ;)
Graham, torque wrench would be great :)



hehe, its gonna look like a WRC pit area :D

right so we have :-

2x/4x axel stands - Skyline Matt
decent trolley jack - Skyline Matt
decent sized socket set - MattyGee + suffolk1
wd40 - MattyGee (think ive got some in my sx somewhere)
a breaker bar - MattyGee + suffolk1
a long socket wrench - MattyGee
some spanners (10/12/13/17/19/21 i think) - anyone ?
a mallet in case things need a bit of extra persuading to move - MattyGee
Flatblade Screwdriver - MattyGee

and we need a torque wrench and a list of the torque settings off the .pdf for re-fitting everything would be cool too :nod:

[Dave_S]

I'll bring my torque wrench as well just in case, along with 10-25mm spanners and sockets :)
& a printed version of the workshop manual :)

Dave

[MattyGee]

this is gonna be ace, with all this help we should be able to get the suspension fitted in record time :D

[Vez]

As long as YOU dont over tighten the top nuts you pillock :wack:

[MattyGee]

As long as YOU dont over tighten the top nuts you pillock :wack:
:p shat it yoo! mine were just so good that they didnt want to ever come undone - anyway im now proficient at sawing them off :wack:

[Andy]

:p shat it yoo! mine were just so good that they didnt want to ever come undone - anyway im now proficient at sawing them off :wack:

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: ;) :D

[Vez]

Remember this is all SPACE permitting on the stand, then again, it could be done in the camping area ;)

[MattyGee]

dont worry andy, i know the worque figure for them off by heart now :D

anyway, V is just jealous cos he doesnt have after market toyota avensis top nuts like me :wack:

[Vez]

Stelon from Toyota Derby then?

[MattyGee]

Stelon from Toyota Derby then?

errr... no, i errr.. borrowed them off.. someone.. or ... something ;)

[docwra]

Stelon from Toyota Derby - is he the greek salesman?? ;)

Ill bring Golf Tees, wine corks, cigarette papers, stones of various sizes, black underseal and stonr glue as well as the mighty gaffa :notworthy and there will be nothing we cant take on :wack:

Seeing as Ill be cooking ya dinner, someone can do my timing if they want :p

[John Bennett]

You might want some to keep a little oil and a syringe handy for the compression testing (just in case :rolleyes: ).

[Ally McC]

Good job I'm bringing the overalls that were delivered yesterday.... looks like some peeps are going to get a bit oily :D

[_Rob_]

im almost embarraes to say it but in addition to the jobs i mentioned earlier i would love some help changing my bonnet badge and removing the 200sx badge from the back. I know its silly but i just dont know how to do it!

[Dave_S]

im almost embarraes to say it but in addition to the jobs i mentioned earlier i would love some help changing my bonnet badge and removing the 200sx badge from the back. I know its silly but i just dont know how to do it!

Both are going to be REALLY hard without a hairdryer (unless it's VERY hot :( )

Dave

[_Rob_]

hot water maybe? :confused:

[Dave_S]

hot water maybe? :confused:

Perhaps, but it'd have to be pretty damn hot, you never know, it might be a scorcher :)

Dave

[_Rob_]

well we can try and if not hey ho, its a pretty small job compared to most so if it doesnt happen so be it, there are others wih greater needs than mine! :)

[Andy]

im almost embarraes to say it but in addition to the jobs i mentioned earlier i would love some help changing my bonnet badge and removing the 200sx badge from the back. I know its silly but i just dont know how to do it!

Happy to help, done both of mine - like Dave said though, you really do need a hairdryer, or some very hot (almost boiling) water, to soften up the adhesive before you can shift them. It's then a question of using finger and thumb nails to get rid of the sticky stuff :)

[Andy]

Can anyone bring a voltmeter, or something suitable for testing coilpacks please ??

Suspect one of TAC's is a bit dodgy, and would be good to get it sorted.
Ta :)

[John Bennett]

Can anyone bring a voltmeter, or something suitable for testing coilpacks please ??

Suspect one of TAC's is a bit dodgy, and would be good to get it sorted.
Ta :)

I might make an appearance on Saturday (never driven the car anywhere near this sort of distance, so I hope my rattly engine doesn't finally pack in 300 miles from home :eek: ), so I'll bring a multimeter.
I don't think you can put it across the coil output though (way too high a voltage).

[Andy]

so I'll bring a multimeter.


Thats probably what I meant :rolleyes:me and electrics = :no: lol

Be good to see you if you make it down.
Andy

[dj_C]

I'll be parked on someone else's stand (no space left with SXOC), but would anyone mind helping me fit a Walbro if I bring it along? Might not be a bad thing that the car is well clear of the hungry *****.... :D If so, just tell me what tools to bring.

[GrahamB]

I'll bung in my "professional" crimping kit then :thumbs:

[dj_C]

Thanks Graham - I'll be there on Saturday, and will try and grab you early, so as not to impede the drinking time :D

Cheers

[mattpayne]

Both are going to be REALLY hard without a hairdryer (unless it's VERY hot :( )

Dave


i have a camping stove :wack:

[Mitch]

Stelon from Toyota Derby - is he the greek salesman?? ;)

Well I thought it was funny :D

[Mitch]

I can bring tools and meself and help out as necessary. Feel free to ask :nod:

[dj_C]

Ack - Bren isn't coming, so I won't get the pump in time. Hence no fitting required, but the offer was very much appreciated. Don't suppose anyone is heading to Billing via Bren's place?

[mattpayne]

Ive brought along a set of axle stands and a trolley jack for suffolk1 they are available for other use afterwards.... :)

[Vez]

I can bring tools and meself and help out as necessary. Feel free to ask :nod:

If they can wait all day as your are officially the worlds slowest spanner monkey :nod: :D

[TAC]

Ive brought along a set of axle stands and a trolley jack for suffolk1 they are available for other use afterwards.... :)
(Suffolk1 here)

Really really grateful for that :D The car is full of shocks and tents :eek: and I haven't room for anything else !

[Mitch]

If they can wait all day as your are officially the worlds slowest spanner monkey :nod: :D

Ahhh, go play with your inbox :D :p

[MattyGee]

right my socket set, screw drivers, breaker bar and wd40 are all packed, see you guys there for the sxoc pit stop :thumbs: :D

[docwra]

Well I thought it was funny :D

Thanks Mitch - Ill make sure you get some of the proper food, rather than the muck Im gonna feed the rest of these fools :p ;)

[Mitch]

:thumbs: Cheers mate, look forward to it :D