mickey's vr6 thread

**Mrk_Mickey** · 08-06-2009, 10:12 PM

Oh sweet as dude, cheers.

--I did all four control arm bushes with Aydan a little while ago - I'll be sure to check the bolts for tightness. Is torque spec something around 60Nm or so?
--Stretch bolts on the subframe...which bolts are these exactly mate?
--Driveshafts is the last thing in the driveline I think I could check...I've checked my whole hub assembly and all the bolts and stuff there, and I've checked the suspension and the engine mounts. PITA!!! lol

**Jmac** · 08-06-2009, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Mrk_Mickey

Oh sweet as dude, cheers.

--I did all four control arm bushes with Aydan a little while ago - I'll be sure to check the bolts for tightness. Is torque spec something around 60Nm or so?
--Stretch bolts on the subframe...which bolts are these exactly mate?
--Driveshafts is the last thing in the driveline I think I could check...I've checked my whole hub assembly and all the bolts and stuff there, and I've checked the suspension and the engine mounts. PITA!!! lol

Stretch bolts are the ones that go up the way through the control arms, you will probably find you will get an 1/8th of a turn on them now even after you have tightened them. Vr6 were common for clunks, strut mounts were bad, lowered ones were also bad for Sways hitting the driveshaft. Have you tried it with the sway up out of the way?????
cheers
Jmac

**Mrk_Mickey** · 08-06-2009, 10:54 PM

Oh you mean the rear control arm bush bolts?

I haven't paid much attention to the swaybar actually. By up out of the way do you mean with the car height raised? or with the sway unbolted and moved?

**Mrk_Mickey** · 21-07-2009, 06:39 PM

Thread revival cos I feel like it...

After the car has come back from a very unfortunate series of panelbeating-related events, she's back and fighting. Dan's coming around next friday for a full detail, and I'm ALMOST ready to start painting my wheels. I've fixed up knocks and clunks, ane I'm getting some new spark plugs soon. I'm going to have to do my sump and covker cover gaskets, and sump plug at some point, and might even think about a new sump cos mine is kinda scratched up bad now haha.. I swear I should call this thread ''mickey's maintenance thread''.

I'm putting this out to you guys cos I'm not sure what I want. With my headliner, I was thinking of leaving the headliner piece alone as red, and stripping the pillars and just painting them black to suit the bottom half of the original trim. What are your thoughts?

**VeeDubs** · 22-07-2009, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Mrk_Mickey

Thread revival cos I feel like it...

After the car has come back from a very unfortunate series of panelbeating-related events, she's back and fighting. Dan's coming around next friday for a full detail, and I'm ALMOST ready to start painting my wheels. I've fixed up knocks and clunks, ane I'm getting some new spark plugs soon. I'm going to have to do my sump and covker cover gaskets, and sump plug at some point, and might even think about a new sump cos mine is kinda scratched up bad now haha.. I swear I should call this thread ''mickey's maintenance thread''.

I'm putting this out to you guys cos I'm not sure what I want. With my headliner, I was thinking of leaving the headliner piece alone as red, and stripping the pillars and just painting them black to suit the bottom half of the original trim. What are your thoughts?

where was ur panelbeating done mickey? Good to hear u got her back. sump work sounds fun

What sparkies did u get? I say go bright pink and bright orage interior

You could try photoshop ur interior? It might end up too black? or it will end up amazingly sick.

**Jarred** · 22-07-2009, 11:17 AM

buy a second hand sump, and get some reinforcements welded in, sounds like you might need them!

**Mrk_Mickey** · 22-07-2009, 03:12 PM

Haha, I haven't hit my sump for a while now, I think this might have been from a while ago. Slow leak from then would suggest low oil on the weekend..oh well.

Originally Posted by VeeDubs

where was ur panelbeating done mickey? Good to hear u got her back. sump work sounds fun

What sparkies did u get? I say go bright pink and bright orage interior

You could try photoshop ur interior? It might end up too black? or it will end up amazingly sick.

Panelbeating was done at G & Y collision repairs. I've personally had a bad experience with them, so this is my opinion and not defamation: The workmanship was generally poor and ill-organised, and the panelbeater fed me excuses for 6 weeks (after a promised 2/3) as to why my car wasn't ready.

What exactly do you mean by sparkies? lol..

I'm no good at photoshop. Steve and Dom here have both done their interiors black, and with the red roof ONLY, I think mine will look good like that but I'm not sure whether I should just leave it as it is or not.

**KI11Z** · 22-07-2009, 04:43 PM

I think it's fine having the top half red and bottom half black, though I can't see it, sooooo . . . .

**VeeDubs** · 23-07-2009, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Mrk_Mickey

Haha, I haven't hit my sump for a while now, I think this might have been from a while ago. Slow leak from then would suggest low oil on the weekend..oh well.
What exactly do you mean by sparkies? lol...

spark plugs