What did you do today to your 3/S?

[FeaRpb]

That is pretty cool.

[JGreenwood238]

Thanks guys I appreciate it

[j2k4]

Havent posted here in awhile so here's an update. I recently bought new wheels and tires and got some fog lights. The new wheels match my cf hood nicely if you ask me. A couple weeks ago I made a custom tensioner out of parts from ace hardware so I could mount my alternator where my AC used to be. I also ordered a Momo Competition steering wheel, I can't wait for it to come in!

Good idea - same thing with a couple of long-nuts studded together could suffice as well.

[JGreenwood238]

Hmm, With the stud in the center acting as the tensioner like the adjuster for a streetbike's shifter? If you want to elaborate maybe I'll try it. I like my setup now but if it will get the job done with less complexity (and weight) I'm down to try it. The only reason I picked this tensioner was for the hooks on the ends giving me something to connect to. I just want to cut down on weight as much as possible so a smaller tensioner would be better.

[Stephen]

Cleaned and conditioned my leather interior with Lexol leather care products. Wiped down the vinyl and plastic parts with Lexol vinyl protectant. Looking good!

[futurevr4man]

i love when people talk about saving weight on something that weighs less than a pound. even if you do that on 20 different things, you wont notice a difference in your cars performance. just sayin

i drove the car to school this morning. it was really cold, and when i got on it in second, all 4 broke loose. that was a new experience.

[j2k4]

Hmm, With the stud in the center acting as the tensioner like the adjuster for a streetbike's shifter? If you want to elaborate maybe I'll try it. I like my setup now but if it will get the job done with less complexity (and weight) I'm down to try it. The only reason I picked this tensioner was for the hooks on the ends giving me something to connect to. I just want to cut down on weight as much as possible so a smaller tensioner would be better.

Well, it would come down to how long of a long nut you could find - I could see needing two of them to get the proper length, which would require they be coupled somehow - a short stud between the two would suffice; alternatively, they could be welded together.

I only suggested it for the slight increase in stiffness it would afford.

[j2k4]

i love when people talk about saving weight on something that weighs less than a pound. even if you do that on 20 different things, you wont notice a difference in your cars performance. just sayin.

I remember a lot of "just sayin" in your deleted thread.

Just sayin.

[AdamVR4]

Havent posted here in awhile so here's an update. I recently bought new wheels and tires and got some fog lights. The new wheels match my cf hood nicely if you ask me. A couple weeks ago I made a custom tensioner out of parts from ace hardware so I could mount my alternator where my AC used to be. I also ordered a Momo Competition steering wheel, I can't wait for it to come in!

I assume you did this to get it away from the header and increase the expected lifespan of the alternator..?

[Teotwawki]

cough cough COUGH! Sorry, the car was dusty. It's been about a year since I touched it! I woke up today and thought....ok, it's time to get it running. First, tires. So I took the 18 inch rims and had some tires thrown on them. Wow....rubber is so expensive anymore. Nothing fancy, sumitomo....actually, the cheapest come to think of it. But there are 4 of them, they are new and they are inflated. After I got home I started knocking the dust off of the VR4. I looked in the boot and found the new rotors that I was going to put on, and the calipers I got off ebay to replace the ones that someone damaged. Good place to start.
Then I looked at the engine still sitting under the hoist, and the flattened oil pan between the engine and the ground where my head had nearly met its end, and a flashback of the moment I rolled out from under it to reach for a cigarette when the Harbor Freight hoist decided it was time to fail.
Well, it took a year to get over being pissed off but I'm back. I admit I tried to sell it. But after 20 offers to part it out and no serious offers to pick it up, well, it still lives here.

The checklist is long. Replace oil pan, mate engine to trans, install engine and trans, install drive shafts and evaluate passengers side rear hub (BENT?), install exhaust, replace brake rotors and calipers, buy new tires......well, at least I got one thing off the list.
I'll throw a pic up tomorrow if I get time to tinker. He's hoping.