What did you do to your ride today
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SeeMeGovan
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Can confirm, both my bumpers, my hood and 2 of my doors are a slightly different shade of silver than the reset of my car.
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ZachS.
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Installed front and rear TB Performance tie bars and a GFB Bov/Bpv. The car seems to handle better and possibly have less understeer. Bov sounds great, it’s set about 50/50 and I do get a little pop out of the exhaust on shifts every once in a while.
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Faeker
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macdiesel
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OEM outer tie rod lasted over 120k, which made it a mother to get off. Out came the cutting wheel.
Faeker
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Ball joints are a bitch toobat that age. Do it all at once.
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macdiesel
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Yup, luckily I swapped lca’s ~50k ago to Moogs. This was easier than cutting the inner tie rod.
Awafrican
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Moving to Manitoba next week so a block heater was installed. all I have to say is fuck you 1st exhaust stud. Mazda instructions say remove #1&2 on the back left to get access for tools. I've seen guides say just #1 which I'd agree to. Since mine wouldn't come out I did it with them in...2 clicks at a time FML. Anyway it's done.
Edit: while having the under tray off I noticed a weird rub on the oil pan, not sure what from.
Edit: while having the under tray off I noticed a weird rub on the oil pan, not sure what from.
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What a pain in the ass. Perseverance should be your middle name!
Weird indeed. Was that from someone using your oil pan as a jack point?
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Awafrican
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Lol yeah it was a PITA. But I had already cracked the seal so no going back...
Umm I'm not sure unless a shop has because I never jacked it there and I'm the only owner. It's been at 2 different dealerships, one auto body, and that's it. most of my lifting is done on a hoist as I've had access to one for 5 years now.
I'm leaning towards perhaps the under tray rubbing in a weird way? This clearly isn't new I cleaned it up for the pic. I cannot recall if it was there when I replaced the OEM tray for a cheap Amazon one when it does.
macdiesel
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Awafrican
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I sure do, learnt that one early on
Awafrican
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Day 2: oil change, coolant flush and JB welded that scuff on my oil pan. Can confirm its from the undertray rubbing. Stupid Amazon part as a metal bar in the back for ridgidy and it was bent up so that was rubbing on my oil pan. Smacked that down with a hammer plenty of space now.
Oh and I also rotated my tires, lubed all my door hinges and shifter.
Oh and I also rotated my tires, lubed all my door hinges and shifter.
Awafrican
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Sploosh
