What did you do today to your 3/S?

[NOMIEZVR4]

James!! Whats up man!!

[james92tsi]

If you weld two wrenches together to make a super long wrench (like 14") you can reach that bolt from the bottom without doing anything extraordinary.

Cool idea - and I was just at harbor freight yesterday. Could have acquired some cheap-ass wrenches for this purpose.

I do have 3 different kinds of metric ratcheting wrench and other BS. Hope I can find something that works. If not - HF wrenches will be bought and turned into a "special tool".

James!! Whats up man!!

Now that name is a throwback. How you livin'?

[NOMIEZVR4]

I've been around...haven't seen you in a while though! Since you crashed your car...how is everything? Its great seeing you on the boards!

[james92tsi]

Yeah i don't get on here much. But I still have Red - actually had a good Texas "winter" of enjoying her in the good turbo weather. Put a spanking on a shit-talking friend's MK3 supra. Then this whole radiator/fan mess happened a few weeks ago, and looking at those 13Ts that have been on the shelf for years, I decided now is the time.

Best part is, I'm doing the upgrades under the radar as far as the local crowd goes. What's an extra 100+ whp among friends?

Once the mechanicals are back together, I still have a bunch of interior and electronic stuff to do. But that is straightforward for me.

You still playing around with these cars?

[j2k4]

Nice refreshed door panels and Evo BOV.

Next will be a new windshield; get rid of the old pitted OE unit.

[boosted3s]

Wrapped my roof in 3M 1080 carbon.

[james92tsi]

Another night in the garage.

The rear heat shield wasn't nearly as much of a bitch as I thought it was going to be.

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Cute little 9Bs.... and a 13T in a bag.

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Think I'm gonna order new o2 housing nuts, and figure out what I want to do for clutch/brake booster hoses. I've never replaced them and they're probably original.

[GTOJOE]

Rear turbo heat shield is the last real obstacle.... I can't possibly imagine what they were thinking with that bottom bolt location.

If you weld two wrenches together to make a super long wrench (like 14") you can reach that bolt from the bottom without doing anything extraordinary.

I found the 3 bolts on the heat shield very easy. I can reach my hand straight down next to it and use a standard size ratchet 10mm spanner. My car is JDM/RHD so maybe there is something in the way on the LHD cars? Steering components or something?

[Jimvr4]

I found the 3 bolts on the heat shield very easy. I can reach my hand straight down next to it and use a standard size ratchet 10mm spanner. My car is JDM/RHD so maybe there is something in the way on the LHD cars? Steering components or something?

Pretty much agree with this and mine is a LHD o. Once the O2 sensor is out of the way it's not too hard to reach down from the top with a standard wrench. I also don't have much trouble getting that shield in and out with the stock precat back there.

[sergechronos]

I didn't have trouble reaching my rear heat shield bolts, just getting the bolts loose without breaking them.