BIT SUS

Was travelling towards the city on Payneham road, in the middle lane, when the Lancer heading East turned right from Payneham road onto Portrush road, right in front of my car. I was already braking, doing about 50km/h. He hesitated then for some reason tried to make it. I hit the brakes ASAP, but even Brembo's cant pull up a 1800kilo wagon in <10 metres. BANG.

engine was still running after the airbags went off.... radiator is sitting against the oil pump, and the passenger door wont open, only cos of the guard. pretty sure the rear passenger door still opens too. I'm going to try and get access to it to take some more photos today Its insured for $30k, so we'll see what happens

last night at Marden SA some moron in an old lancer decided he would turn right in front of me. Resulting in this: I have small cuts up my arm and lungs full of airbag smoke, but otherwise Okay. let us all pray to the Crash Assessor gods that its not a write off...

Today's progress: Toggle switch for the relay on the PS2 power supply: And for those that wondering how hard it is to install, here are the tools I have used: Flat Blade, Phillips head, Pinchers, Knife, 10mm Ratchet spanner, Dynamat Roller, Duct tape and 10mm Socket. Pincher are the best tool for removing all the loom clips from the body. Next step: Getting all the interior back in minus the boot.

made some more progress today: Got some more free goodies today too Tomorrow: using my last Dynamat sheet on the cargo floor, and finish the relay wiring!

having a capacitor on each amp should stop any power surges. if not i'll fit a monster dry cell battery up front. Space is an issue, so a battery in the boot is out of the question.

Yeh mate, the photos don't show it, but the only thing in the car is the dash and the steering wheel. All trim is removed at the moment. I'm currently installing Dynamat to the floor. Next is the cargo area, then the roof, and finally the tailgate. When doing a big install such as this one, a few hundred dollars spent on Dynamat is a great investment. Not only does it keep the good sounds inside the car, and the bad sounds out, but its also a great thermal insulator! When I sat down and started planning my stereo, there were three main targets. These were: Build a quality system without taking shortcuts -Workmanship Build a system to suit the music I listen to - Well designed Build a System that leaves room for my bikes - Practical I wanted to do all the work myself, minus the fibreglassing. I have a mate who is a wizard with the stuff, so best leave it to the pro. So far the planned list, without giving too much away is: Speakers: 4 x 6.5" 100wrms splits , Alpine or PPI, 2 x Tweeters in A-Pillars 2 x Tweeters in rear doors or D-Pillars 2 x 12" 1000wrms subs, Alpine or other Audio Visual: 1 x Single DIN 7" LCD DVD headunit, Alpine 106EV 1 x Alpine GPS Navigation unit 2 x 7" Headrest monitors with DVD players 1 x Sony PS2 in the glovebox 2 x Wireless PS2 controllers in rear armrest Amps: 1 x 4x100w 4ch, Alpine PDX or other 1 x 1000wrms monoblock, Alpine PDX or other Misc: 1 x Fused distribution block 2 x Capacitors 2 Guage Power Cable 38 Metres of Stinger speaker cable so far I'm up to 3 MEGA-BULK boxes of Dynamat 6.6sqM each box... (possible promo car?) BITSUS Customs: 8.5V Power supply with switched 8Amp relay for PS2 Custom Earthing setup Fibreglass sub boxes either side of the boot Retrimmed roof liner Custom interior lights A few blue neons A bit of plexiglass here and there many many more gadgets no doubt...

Code alarm is the bee's knees. Remote start, turbo timer, window closer kit, shock, tilt, 2 stage microwave. cost me $1800 installed, but would probably be a bit more depending where you go. Im currently making up a circuit that works off the axillary output to open my garage door.

some more photos of the progress another 7 square metres of dynamat arrived tonight, so i'll be getting stuck into that shortly.

stab a screwdriver THROUGH the oil filter and use that to crack it loose, then undo it with your hands. when u change the oil filter, get DRiFT one or a K&N one, they have a 1" nut on the top for next time

i replaced my 260 clutch with an Exedy twin plate clutch - NM042SD $2200 for clutch, ~$600 for labour. best thing i ever did, changes the whole way the car handles

heres some pics of the back doors...

heres my beast in its current form

Well boys and girls, I decided to finally get off my but and slowly start my dream audio visual install into my Series 1 260RS I've just finished sound deadening all four passenger doors on my Stagea. Whoa, what a job! I spent a total of 15 hours sound deadening and 8.5 sheets of Dynamat Extreme (bought the bulk pack for $300) I used the factory FRONT Stagea speaker spacer/mounts for both the front and the REAR. Thanks to a fellow stag owner who was wrecking one out my way! They are a solid plastic item, and with attention to detail and slight modification, they make a mighty fine solid mount. I used sikaflex as a gasket between the mounts and the door. I applied the dynamat to the WHOLE outer skin, as well as the inner skin. I even put some sikaflex around the door handle mounts and lubricated the actuator rods and slides with some G501 plastic grease. That is where most of the 15 hours went! I'll upload the only pics I have of one door, as I got too carried away (and hungry) to remember to take progress pics! At the moment I only have cheap JBL 6.5" splits that are running off the headunit, so they are hooked up to the factory speaker wire for the time being. When my new speakers arrive, I'll need to run some 14 guage speaker wire through the door jams and into the footwell area. From what I have read in another thread, it seems it will be a difficult task. From what I can see whilst sound deadening, the stagea doesn't have plugs between the door and the chassis, its just a hard wired loom? I could be wrong tho. I'll also look at getting some Dynaxorb pads for the outter skins behind the speakers. For those that are interested, when im done, I'll have two sets of high-end 6.5" component splits with tweeters mounted in the A pillars and in the C pillars. Crossovers will be mounted in the boot with several amps and other gear. I'd like to thank my beautiful girlfriend Jess for helping me and being ever so patient for the whole weekend. I think she fell asleep in the back seat at one stage :S Wait till I tell her I need to do the whole boot, quarter panels and tailgate!!! Nigel

Hey guys. I've just finished sound deadening all four doors on my Stagea, and THEN found this thread. Doh! I spent a total of 15 hours sound deadening and 8.5 sheets of Dynamat Extreme (bought the bulk pack for $300) I used the factory FRONT Stagea speaker spacer/mounts for both the front and the REAR. Thanks to a fellow stag owner who was wrecking one out my way! They are a solid plastic item, and with attention to detail and slight modification, they make a mighty fine solid mount. I used sikaflex as a gasket between the mounts and the door. I applied the dynamat to the WHOLE outer skin, as well as the inner skin. I even put some sikaflex around the door handle mounts and lubricated the actuator rods and slides with some G501 plastic grease. That is where most of the 15 hours went! I'll upload the only pics I have of one door, as I got too carried away (and hungry) to remember to take progress pics! At the moment I only have cheap JBL 6.5" splits that are running off the headunit, so they are hooked up to the factory speaker wire for the time being. When my new speakers arrive, I'll need to run some 14 guage speaker wire through the door jams and into the footwell area. From what I have read above, it seems it will be a difficult task. From what I can see whilst sound deadening, the stagea doesn't have plugs, its just a hard wired loom? I could be wrong tho. I'll also look at getting some Dynaxorb pads for the outter skins behind the speakers. For those that are interested, when im done, I'll have two sets of high-end 6.5" component splits with tweeters mounted in the A pillars and in the C pillars. Crossovers will be mounted in the boot with several amps and other gear. I'd like to thank my beautiful girlfriend Jess for helping me and being ever so patient for the whole weekend. I think she fell asleep in the back seat at one stage :S Wait till I tell her I need to do the whole boot, quarter panels and tailgate!!! Nigel

does anyone have the front factory speaker mounts for a S1 or S2 stag? need a pair if anyone has them. Located in SA, willing to pay postage. Nigel

ahh on magill road? I did see a white stag parked there

I'm after a spare wheel cover to suit my S1 Stagea. Its the grey carpeted timber thingo I am after. Also looking around for S2 tailights Cheers, Nigel. Adelaide

hey mate, any chance you have the spare wheel cover? i'm after the carpeted cover, not the plastic moulding underneath

spotted a heap of 31s and DR30 coming down chain of ponds today. i was i was in the work car flogging it up for a romantic lunch at the whistpering wall haha.

nice figures. i notice the dyno was run in 3rd gear and not 4th. any reason for this? what other supporting mods do you have? exhaust? filter? computer? I have a S1 260RS stock everything, running 1bar, and its making 230kw....

I'll admit I was a bit stupid on the last cruise, and I didn't have any intention of upsetting anyone. I can ensure it wont happen again. I think I was a little too excied to have my stagea back after 4 months. My apologies. I'm up for a relaxing smooth cruise this time around. Nigel.

someone get a mop to get rid of this drool! shit imagine how fast that stag would be stripped down! eagerly waiting a youtube link..... nice ride dude!

Mr Kevin Rudd is paying for nearly half of my alarm install. thanks kevin 07!