Living With An R33 Gtst

[shubby0901]

I was going to sit and study for exams, but then I thought that's boring so I changed the coil packs. The car is so much smoother, idle's smoother and quieter and revs quicker too. Another thing ticked off the list.

[shubby0901]

Got the car back, damage has been repaired. Keen to finish exams, work more shifts and throw some more cash at the car.

[shubby0901]

I havnt forgotten about this thread of the car, im now working full time during the week as well as part time on the weekends. I want to work on the car but got no time....hopefully I can put aside some time to keep working on the car.

Also my first DIY got approved so have a look, give me feedback

[shubby0901]

Small amounts of time on my hands now. So I decided to add some rice, therefore added some LED lights in the footwells. They turned out pretty well actually. Not sure if a tutorial exists but if someone wants one, ill write one up...well I'll probably write one up anyway.

Edited December 14, 2015 by shubby0901

[Sklyn]

coming along nicely!

We always love a good tutorial =)

[Burger]

Ooh pretty lights

[shubby0901]

Thanks guys.

I had plans to get an exhaust made before christmas but the muffler I want was not available anywhere, so now I will probably get it done around the end of January due to work and travel before that.

[shubby0901]

So over the weekend I attempted to fix the passenger side mirror as it doesnt fold in. After pulling the whole thing apart and thinking the gears are jammed, I pulled them out cleaned them, bought new grease and greased them up and reinstalled them...only to have it still not work... . Mirror had to be reinstalled as I need to drive to work tomorrow. On the hunt for a mirror which has a working folding mechanism to swap it out now.

Greased up gears:

In the process of removing the mirror, I smashed the tweeter when I didnt realise it as hanging and closed the door. Luckily it was only the casing so I thought what better excuse to properly mount the tweeters.

Went from this (ignore the missing door card)

To this:

I call it a success and it makes the interior look so much nicer.

[kingtube69]

Hey mate - You will find the issue isn't the gears rather its the contacts in the switching mechanism in the mirror. Happened to me and I used this guide to fix it:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/93178-r33-electric-side-mirror-repair-s2/

Shortly after I fixed the passenger side, the drivers side went and I haven't been bothered to fix it lol.

GL - Tweeters look nice like that

[shubby0901]

Hey mate - You will find the issue isn't the gears rather its the contacts in the switching mechanism in the mirror. Happened to me and I used this guide to fix it:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/93178-r33-electric-side-mirror-repair-s2/

Shortly after I fixed the passenger side, the drivers side went and I haven't been bothered to fix it lol.

GL - Tweeters look nice like that

Hey,

Yeah I thought this initially but when the switch is pressed the motor make noise and both if the mirror is open or closed, the whole system doesn't work, anyway i ran out of time to try the contacts solution so maybe next time.

[shubby0901]

Car was dropped off at Forge Performance, Adelaide today for its new exhaust. Will be picking it up tomorrow, keen to see what it sounds like.

[shubby0901]

Got the car back. Exhaust sounds awesome!!

Specs: Catback Stainless Steel 3.0" with Varex Twin Tip muffler connected straight to battery.

I will record a video and upload it soon.

Edited February 19, 2016 by shubby0901

[Sklyn]

nice man.

twin tips are heaps better than single cannon!!

[shubby0901]

nice man.

twin tips are heaps better than single cannon!!

Thanks!

Yeah I find them better looking too. They also hide the valve a bit which is a plus.

[GeorgeLow]

The twin tips look pretty neat on the car. *thumbs up* So simple yet so nice.

[shubby0901]

The twin tips look pretty neat on the car. *thumbs up* So simple yet so nice.

Thanks man.

Following your thread too. Love the front bumper, skirts and pods on your car. #Goals haha

[GeorgeLow]

Thanks buddy. Keeping it as simple as possible. And I'm following yours too. Lol.

[shubby0901]

Stock R33 Exhaust

https://youtu.be/sr6iBhr75Yo

Edited February 20, 2016 by shubby0901

[shubby0901]

New Varex exhaust

Edited February 20, 2016 by shubby0901

[shubby0901]

Managed to somehow embed one video, not the other. Oh well, the important one works