mickey's vr6 thread

[Mrk_Mickey]

Hahaha yeah I know exactly what you mean Mark, had three incidents so far...my duckbill has never been so mistreated! If I were to put a VR lip on the front you wouldn't even get that small tool under it...lol.

[Lorenz]

Wow, thats looking 100000x times hotter now its dropped hehe, good work Mickey mate, about time it got some suspension love

Im tempted to put my duckbill front lip back on aswell, my VR lip is getting destroyed from driveways, speedhumps and car parks

Look forward to seeing the new wheels on it aswell

[Mrk_Mickey]

Look forward to seeing the new wheels on it aswell

That should be Saturday

[rayray086]

Im tempted to put my duckbill front lip back on aswell, my VR lip is getting destroyed from driveways, speedhumps and car parks

Duckbills are awesome Put them back on and lower the car some more!

[Water Boy]

Do u have your licence now Mickey?

[thestu]

man i'm loving your car...but the back needs to be dropped

Do u have your licence now Mickey?

yes he does

[Mrk_Mickey]

Duckbills are awesome Put them back on and lower the car some more!

Duckbills are HOPEFULLY inexpensive to replace. Might need to look into sump prices also... oops! *Note to self* do not try to catch the lights near my house!

Do u have your licence now Mickey?

Indeed matey I've had it for.....like 4 or 5 weeks now?

man i'm loving your car...but the back needs to be dropped

Way ahead of you The car is officially dumped! Both front and rears are on lowest setting (rears are one thread bit up from bottom just so the seat doesn't FALL OFF...) and it's still got that aggressive front-ish rake, but it's much more level now so I is happy. I'll grab pics for y'all soon

[Mrk_Mickey]

Anyways in other news... I bled the brakes today but I've still got that shuddering problem!

I used this awesome bleeding tube of Ray's (plug for supercheap auto hehe) and after I finished I noticed the brakes were more responsive and felt stronger But unfortunately I'm still getting a shuddering sort of feeling, only in the brake pedal, when i come SLOWLY to a stop with the brakes not fully depressed. Maybe it's warped discs then? I've noticed my front left wheel (when spinning freely) makes a noise as if the brakes are on the disc.

[Water Boy]

Nice work mate... Maybe wind the front up a bit so u dont rip off your sump! I know its sounds girly but its looks even girlier when your catching the bus to DOVW

[Mrk_Mickey]

PICS!! (Sorry for crap quality..need a good photoshop soon )






The rake is almost not there...there's probably 1.5" difference between back and front edges of side skirts now. Looks aggressive so I'm keeping it like that (Plus I don't want to go any higher at the front )

[Mrk_Mickey]

Nice work mate... Maybe wind the front up a bit so u dont rip off your sump! I know its sounds girly but its looks even girlier when your catching the bus to DOVW

lol...you mean it's going to look crap when I'm not even at DoVW cos I can't afford to get there the price I pay for a dub...lol.

EDIT: I'll see how I go for a while with my sump. I'm dead conscious of it almost all the time now so I should be okay.

[DubSteve]

Less rake more straightness!!!

[Pullstarter]

Needs rake for the Mickey Thompsons that are going on

[Mrk_Mickey]

Wow, I killed three birds with one stone today!!

Steering issue that arose yesterday - I took it to Midas this morning and they fixed the left hub assembly - the lower control arm whatsimajig was broken and the disc was too close to the caliper

Braking issue - with the brake disc moved away from the caliper, I haven't had any more shuddering

Engine ''mount'' knocking/noises - non apparent anymore! I think it must have been the whole hub knocking about because it was loose. I'm glad it's all over now

I should be getting my wheels fitted with the black sticky stuff on saturday, and I might be able to get my ''too low'' car aligned there w00t!

Next on the list? Hopefully....an interior project perhaps, or engine bay cleanup, or....who knows?

[Water Boy]

Thats good to hear...