datmoo

Did a couple of things over the weekend. Got the tailgate and cargo floor struts re-gassed, $90 for all 4. Always seemed to be the wife who would get whacked in the head by the tailgate! Also did the brake cut mod, used a nice subtle missile switch.

A bit too time consuming, might be a bit quicker second time around but don't think I could do them any cheaper than the plastic ones you can get. Glad you like them though.

Gave my headlights a bit of a restore with the Turtle Wax kit. Now the cracks show up real good! So I thought I would cover some up with my home made, sheet aluminium eyelids. My 4 year old daughter says they make the car look cranky! Win! Painted using Supercheap Auto's Colour Spec paint. Not a bad match, might even have a go at my roo damage unless someone has a red front left door and fender they don't need?

Just added some intake mods here: http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/281215-10-intake-mod/?p=7382490 Maybe an alternative for a "Powerduct"

So I thought I would have a bit of a play with my stock air box and intake to see how much cool air I could get in. Liked the idea of opening up the snorkel but I just used one support on each side and a bit longer to open it up more. Left the cover on where the "powerduct" would go for that stealth look. Then I took to the inside of the air box with a die grinder to get rid of all the ribs and smooth it out for better flow (maybe). Also removed that resonator chamber that just unclips and covered the opening with some aluminium sheet and some self adhesive foam. Cut a 76mm (3") hole in the bottom. Got some 76mm flexible tube from Clarke Rubber and just managed to squeeze it down to the lower bumper. It wedges in against the bumper quite well (didn't use any cable ties) and is far enough back that it hopefully won't catch too much water or bugs. Finally, I removed that hard plastic tube from the intake pipe and got a Turbosmart 38mm BOV plug which is actually a bit small and nearly fell through! I have since found a 44mm blanking plug from eBay and it fits much better (put the old hose clamp back on too). Results? Not so much down low but definite improvement in mid to high revs. Lower rpm (50ish) at idle too but not to the point where it's going to stall. Loving the increase in induction noise/turbo whistle (sounds like an F1 car, small capacity V6 turbo, screeching tyres, sideways action, I think the new F1 cars are all good!) Now for an exhaust to make use of all this extra air!

The Man Cave!

G'day, long time reader, first time poster. I've had my M35 RX for about 6 months now and this is not what I thought my first post would be ! I like to call my first mod "impact of kangaroo". Happened on Thursday morning at about 80km/h but I suppose it could have been worse. So, does anyone have a red left hand front quarter and door or know of a wreckers with a red M35? Thought second hand panels would match better before I go down the insurance, respray path.