Purchased a Canvasback liner for my ’11 Rav4! Before even getting our Rav4, we knew one of its main duties would be hauling around our 3yr old Border Collie, Pep. We made the mistake in the Fit of not using anything to line the seats and back when bringing him along, so when it came…
First maintenance/modification up for the new Rav4 – Weathertech mats! Whoever owned the car previously and traded it into the dealer must have felt they needed to take the mats with them, so I ended up with none. Sadly the dealer didn’t provide any either, and after scanning the web for a wide range of…
Noticed very recently the battery for the Fit was feeling pretty weak – start ups were taking a bit longer than usual. The dash lights would flicker during start up. The windows would make noises like they were struggling. The effects were exacerbated the colder it was or the longer it sat, and twice to…
Swapped in a new muffler in hopes of quieting the exhaust down a little. The improvement was marginal, but noticeable enough both cruising around town and on the highway, where tire/road noise is now louder than the engine itself. The sound of the exhaust is much more muffled and the noise level is slightly decreased, with a…
This setup is mostly a carry-over from my old Black Evo 9. Basically, when I started this project there was only one name in town – Orbital, which made a terribly fitting HVAC control bezel that allowed Evo 8-9 owners to move their hvacs to the lower portion of the dash while opening up the…
With all the changes I’d made, I had SPS once again align and corner balance the Evo. With the new plates, the alignment specs became: Overally pretty satisfied with how it turned out. I thought I’d get a liittle more caster out of the plates than I did, but I think for now everything is…
Next up for the Evo was installing the Ciro Design caster plates. With the rear of the Evo wrapped up, just projects with the front end of the car left. We made quick work of uninstalling the front struts of the Evo. This was a very easy process. Just 3 15mm bolts at the top…
As time has permitted, I’ve been getting little things done for the Evo. To recap, I’ve been waiting for the rear diff to be refreshed and returned to me, which it was a week or so ago. Rear diff with rear cover by Jon@TRE. Includes sight glass to see the oil Decided to add a…
Wanted to make a quick Miata update – New bumpstops – pictures lost. These are the front bumpstops, which began to disintegrate at the bottom. Very soft overall. These bumpstops & packers come from the rear of my Mini. Doing the fronts were very difficult compared to the rear. We used the ‘Long Bolt’ method…
Decided for the 2015 season to swap to a black harness for the Mini – I run a black Schroth harness in the Evo so I thought I’d give the red harness a try for the Mini last year. It was nice for a while, but got a little tiring on the eyes. Thanks to…
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