Rain Rain Go Away, It’s Time To Mod! Post Your Weekend Project

by "Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
Published 10/06/2017 at 14:09

Tags: DSM ; Projects
STARS: 0

Goodies showed up, couldn’t wait to get home hehe. Spark tech coil on plug kit, plug and play specific with all new hardware.

The carbon pieces are some beautiful custom aero shutters, helps with picking up a few extra MPH on the back end of a pass. Not only that, but it makes the car look absolutely sick.

It’ll look like this when done, photo courtesy of Angry Aero.

A few other little “rice” mods under the hood that ditch some old components that otherwise would be leaking and looking like shit.

Post up your weekend projects!

Replies (34)

"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
10/06/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 1

I’ll be busy this weekend, but next week I want to get started on swapping the mazda5 seats for the mazdaspeed seats I picked up. Also need to order some heated mirrors and connectors for winter/fall.

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
10/06/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0

Hurricane prep, then riding the storm out.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
10/06/2017 at 14:34, STARS: 0

Replacing my reverse & brake lights tomorrow.

"XJDano" (xjdano)
10/06/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 0

Hook up trailer light hookup on our van tonight

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
10/06/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 1

Nothing planned for the actual weekend, but I’m hoping to get to a few things on my truck on either Monday or Tuesday.

I need to flush and fill the radiator and change out the hoses. I also need to replace the evap canister. That should be fun because it looks like I’ll need to tilt the bed up to get to it.

I still need to order some brake parts too. I’m just waiting because I’m debating about letting a shop deal with the rears. I haven’t messed with drums in years, and these are original to the truck so they’ve been through ten winters of salted roads. I bet they’ll be fun to get off.

"Echo51" (echo2047)
10/06/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 1

Leave at 7am tomorrow, dad leaves even earliere with his car on the trailer to go racing at a dirt track. Think rallycross but in way more mundane hatchbacks.

"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
10/06/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 1

Thank you for keeping that DSM alive.

I’ll be camping and then finishing up my heated grip installation on the new bike.

"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
10/06/2017 at 15:37, STARS: 1

I could finish rebuilding the engine for my 3 wheeler, but I need a new timing chain, and my wife put a temporary crack down on spending.

I have a shed to put up in the back yard so I can have more room in the garage, but it’s supposed to rain all weekend.

Then there’s my eternal XS750 build, with the shed parts taking up some garage space it’s a little tough to work around, but I suppose I could work on that a bit.

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:42, STARS: 0

Oh those are some nice solid upgrades, would love to see pics of the progress!

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:43, STARS: 0

Oh no, where at? Sorry if I sound stupid but I just got home from NJ and NYC and haven’t even heard a weather synopsis, stay safe!

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 0

What vehicle are these going in? :)

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 0

I hate anything to do with wiring haha

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 0

I absolutely positively despise doing drum brakes. Especially if they’ve not been tampered with in forever. That’s one time I’d let someone tackle that one. I’d sooner pull a trans and be happier lol

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 0

Oh shit, you win by default! What kind of vehicle? That sounds like a blast!!!

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 0

Ooooh XS750, if that’s what I think it is, those are phenomenal. Hate it when the wifey cracks down on spending :(

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 1

Heated grips are a godsend this time of year, super solid investment of time and money.

Thanks by the way, love these cars, and come March of 2018, this car will be making a minimum of 500hp.

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
10/06/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0

The only reason I’m considering it is that when I do the evap canister I’ll already need to tilt the bed to the side. If I remove the bed completely I’ll have easy access.

I’ve checked and a local tool rental place rents an adapter to use an engine hoist to pull the bed.

"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
10/06/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 1

They really are. It’s already down to the 30's in the mornings around here. I was happy to discover I could reuse my controller and just order replacement grips to move it between bikes. $40 is better than another $90.

Someone mentioned in another thread that I need to get a VR4, either Galant or 3000GT. Then I’d have the full stable of unnecessary vehicles: V70R, VFR, and VR4.

It’s really cool that companies are still making stuff for those cars. I imagine the availability has decreased because of time and EVOs but still. Yours looks great and is the best color combo.

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 0

Holy crap that sounds involving! What kind of truck?

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 1

Parts are still available through my favorite vendors like extreme psi, MAP, Jay Racing etc. These cars hopefully will never fully die off.

Thanks for the kind words, the black on silver is a combo I’ve always loved. The unicorn color is black cherry, but you’d sooner find boardwalk and park place in McDonalds monopoly before you find one of those lol.

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
10/06/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 0

It’s an 06 Silverado. The evap canister sits up above the frame in a little dent in the back of the cab. I have to choose between dropping the tank or tilting the bed to reach it and of the two tilting the bed is easier.

"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
10/06/2017 at 18:00, STARS: 1

Three cylinder Yamaha, they sound amazing, I really need to keep pushing on that project.

Not a huge deal, we’ve bought a few bigger things lately, a couple weeks to get a little padding in the bank account and it’ll be parts city in the garage again.

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 18:12, STARS: 1

That’s what I thought it was, those are absolutely amazing! There’s nothing wrong with saving, I had to do the same thing in case of a rainy day LOL

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 18:13, STARS: 0

Wow, I can’t believe they put it in such an obscure place. That does not sound like a fun project

"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
10/06/2017 at 18:16, STARS: 1

LOL. That’s like finding my car with the Atacama interior. Ain’t gonna happen.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/want-a-nearly-new-04-volvo-v70r-in-flash-green-atacama-1612958645

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
10/06/2017 at 18:16, STARS: 0

The nightmare of having the short bed. If I had the long bed the tank sits back farther and you can actually reach the part with the bed and tank in place.

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 0

#1 I LOVE Volvo wagons

#2 That gauge cluster is fantastic, very different and elegant

#3 that interior color is beyond amazing, I’m so in love with that!

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 0

The sucky thing is....I prefer short bed trucks lol

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
10/06/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 0

I generally prefer long beds but between this one being a demo, the rebates for being the last of the old bodystyle, and me qualifying for an employee family discount I was talked into the short bed. Eighteen thousand off sticker was hard to walk away from.

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
10/06/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 0

Louisiana. It’s ok. We’re used to it!

"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
10/06/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0

The whole color combo is very unVolvo. I would love for my car to have that but it already came with the Flash Green price bump. Atacama would have put into crazy person territory. Easily 2x the cost of the car in another combo. The gauges are really cool. They look amazing when lit from sunlight. At night, they’re typical backlit but have LEDs in a portrait lighting setup that just shine on the brushed aluminum.

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 20:25, STARS: 1

I prefer the short look, but long beds clearly have some advantages beyond cargo space lol

"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
10/06/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 0

Those have to be some of the coolest OEM gauges I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of bad ass gauges.

"CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
10/07/2017 at 03:30, STARS: 0

I’m going to try to get a HP Laser printer which is networked through a serial port to play well with Windows 10. It somehow worked with a old PowerMac, so fingers crossed!