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[SupraDerk]

Ok, so this has nothing to do with the 7M but my car is N/A and I want to keep this over here, but I think I've figured out what I'm going to do next. This weekend I'll be getting my car back from the shop (FINALLY...it'll have been 5 weeks), I got the 3.91 LSD, new power steering rack and Spec stage II clutch all put in. So anyway, I think the next line of things I'm going to do are the following: ...*drum roll*...

1) Amber fog lights (making them)
2) Rear seat delete
3) Oil filter relocation
4) Painting the whole spare tire well area with POR 15
5) and some other small miscellaneous stuff

I'll try to take some pics and do some writeups if anyone is interested in any of these, but I just can't wait to get the car back and go to town! :evil2: Let me know what ya think!

-Derek

[supramacist]

May I enquire as to the por 15. Is It like the rhino liner in a can kind of thing. sorry...., I just don't know what that is.

[SupraDerk]

Paint on Rust (POR), it's kind of like rhino lining but it stops rust from spreading and corroding the metal it's on top of. You're supposed to degrease the area you put it on and then paint a thin layer of it on and it dries really hard and helps hold the metal together. It also keeps any kind of moisture from getting to the metal. That's pretty much what it does.

[dcrusupra]

Where are u relocating the oil filter to?

[SupraDerk]

I haven't settled on an exact place yet because I haven't been able to look at my car and find a good place (because it's been in the shop), but I'm thinking somewhere up front along the radiator support, some place less awkward than where it's at now. It'll definitely be up front and it'll defintely not be at a weird angle.

But I did get the amber fogs done last night, I really like how they turned out:
(Sorry about the size)

http://home.comcast.net/~derharris/amber.jpg

[Clip]

you had to get a new rack too? i should be getting mine back from the shop today due ot that

[SupraDerk]

Yeah, after I bought it, I went outside to mess around with it and noticed a huge puddle on the ground...got in, tried to move it back and had a wrestling match with the steering wheel and figured out that the rack had taken a dump on me.

[SupraDerk]

DAHHHHHHHH!!! It's going to be at least ANOTHER FREAKING WEEK!!! WTF?!?!?! The mechanic is awesome and knows his shit about Supras...but dear god...he's KILLING ME!!! I can't really complain though...he's pretty much replaced all the gaskets, hoses, belts, the rack and pinion, the clutch and put in the LSD and he's only charging me for labor...but DAMN!!! I want my car... I miss her... *sniff*...heh, alright I'm done ranting.

[dcrusupra]

As for the oil relocation, I saw someone on these boards have 2 filters in the wheel well behind the plastic things in the fenders. I was thinking of doing the same thing. But with just one filter. Maybe 2 if I can find out a good reason to put 2 there.

[SupraDerk]

Yeah I saw that thread awhile back, that's what sparked my interest initially. I just want it somewhere where I'm not killing myself trying to get my arm through a jungle of crap to try and grip the thing.