what do u want a DIY on?

I think a useful DIY would be how to fit various AM gauges and best locations for the best connection points - Air fuel - Oil temp - Oil pressure - Boost gauge... even I stumble around with this...

clutch is easy I have just done three of them... I do not know if I have any pics of one tho,
 
brock said:
tm34 said:
diy on stock to power windows conversion :)
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+1 I would love this, i have been thinking about it, not sure weather to go the universal kit from ebay or try find am oem one that will fit my lancer
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i MAY head over to the rents place and borrow an epic camera to do a DIY on this as I will be doing one very very soon. We shall see.
 
Res said:
i know like me alot of people on here are pretty broke most of the time and labour is a beach
so diying is a great way to save some money and get some experience
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I think this is an interesting thread I DIY a lot of components for myself for my own race car and a few other track cars
mainly older stuff
apart from a engine rebuild I have to do for my 1979 sigma IPRA track car, my new project I plan on is a CC lancer coupe with a 4G61T to run in the super sprint series here in Vic

I already have the engine and that will be the start of the project, I have still got to pick up a shell but the body work and roll cage are the quick bits to do

anyway if anyones interested I'll post up from time to time on progress

I took a few pics of the last flywheel I made and I thought I would run you through the job ( this fly wheel was going on a VR4 turbo thing into a RWD )
as I have to make a flywheel for a mates track car a CE lancer
got me thinking it maybe a good post to see how a one off billit flywheel is done and yes its done at home in the shed I have a few tools
at home



first thumb - a basic chunk of 4140 steel with a new ring gear
not that interesting but it what I start with



again not that interesting but again the start of the machining



this thumb is starting to look like a flywheel - with the counter bore for the crank mounting
and the ring gear mounts machined ready to turn around and machine the front face



front face machined with the face counter bored and tapered for the bolt heads
the outside dia is also finished - time to turn it to the back again



material is carved out of the back to reduce weight - I weighed it at this stage and it went
4.75 Kg ( 10 1/2 pound ) of cause there is another 1 Kg in the ring gear ( 2.2 pound ) still to be fitted



next part of the job is on the mill - so as you can see I run a cutter from the outside edge to where the fiction plate surface finishes these 12 cuts remove about .7 Kg ( 1 1/2 pound )
from the out side edge



the last jobs to do are drill and tap to bolt up the presure plate with of cause the dowels
fit the ring gear and have it balanced



after milling the outside edge the flywheel is set up on a rotary table and drilled and tapped for the presure plate bolts and drilled for the dowels



finished flywheel back from the balancers



being fully machined there is not a lot of out of balance 3 small holes around edge



total weight 5.06 Kg ( 11.14 Lbs ) that include the presure plate bolts
and with the weight removed from the outter edge they even feel like they are lighter
to drive

by the way my sigma runs a lighter flywheel its a bit over 4 Kg and runs a 7 1/4" tilton race clutch they are only 2 1/2 Kg

I love DIY

Cheater
 
Spetz said:
-Differential/final drive replacement
-Probably not hard, but dash removal/re-installation
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i might be covering this in a week or so. the dash removal part
 
sxadict said:
EVO 3 front Brakes installed onto a ce
also dash removal would be killa i wanna paint mine silver
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- undo calliper brake hose from hardline
- unbolt calliper (2 bolts behind)
- remove disc
- put on new disc
- bolt on new calliper
- connect brake line
- bleed brakes
Done?
Haha its so easy man.
 
I'm going to be 100% honest.
Dash, may seem daunting, but holy cow it is EASY. Don't even need to remove steering wheel.
Find bolts hidden behind panels, disconnect all wires and feed em out the back of the dash, then pull dash out.
 
sxadict said:
EVO 3 front Brakes installed onto a ce
also dash removal would be killa i wanna paint mine silver
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Your doing a wide body and you can't pull a dash out????

I want to see how an evo4 front sway bar is done proply
 
cheers heaps guys i get the breakes tomorrow cos i was asleep wen they tried to deliver them on monday so i will do my best to sort them out by the end of the week and as for the dash i reckon il give it a go on the next weekend off il attempt the whole thing with Stih8rhmmm more work lol diy is never ending lol

stillstanding45 said:
how to install a fog light kit. Like where to get power from ect.
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once again dude we both live in sa pm me I CAN HEEELLLPPP YOUbring your car around with fog lights and wiring and il do it with ya its easy bro
 
sxadict said:
cheers heaps guys i get the breakes tomorrow cos i was asleep wen they tried to deliver them on monday so i will do my best to sort them out by the end of the week and as for the dash i reckon il give it a go on the next weekend off il attempt the whole thing with Stih8rhmmm more work lol diy is never ending lol

stillstanding45 said:
how to install a fog light kit. Like where to get power from ect.
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once again dude we both live in sa pm me I CAN HEEELLLPPP YOUbring your car around with fog lights and wiring and il do it with ya its easy bro
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This is for a CE if i get one next :D Dont need them on the cc
 
MOR31 said:
sxadict said:
EVO 3 front Brakes installed onto a ce
also dash removal would be killa i wanna paint mine silver
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Your doing a wide body and you can't pull a dash out????

I want to see how an evo4 front sway bar is done proply
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dude i know how to fiberglass paint but i have never done a dash before so any tips could hav been helpfull :cool: wanna throw us any?
 
Get a peice of cardboard and draw a rough pic of the dash. When you take a bolt or screw out poke a hole in the cardboard where you got the bolt from. Then when you put the dash back in you know where and what bolt to use
 
MOR31 said:
Get a peice of cardboard and draw a rough pic of the dash. When you take a bolt or screw out poke a hole in the cardboard where you got the bolt from. Then when you put the dash back in you know where and what bolt to use
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stuff that put it back in then look at the 23 bolts in your hand and say "yeah... weight reduction"
 
mdclear said:
MOR31 said:
Get a peice of cardboard and draw a rough pic of the dash. When you take a bolt or screw out poke a hole in the cardboard where you got the bolt from. Then when you put the dash back in you know where and what bolt to use
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stuff that put it back in then look at the 23 bolts in your hand and say "yeah... weight reduction"
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Who needs bolts? just stick it all back in with gaffa tape and your done :lol:
 
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