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A proper update to my thread and what is going on with the DECH.
Ever since I've bought the car, on a cold cold start (if I havn't started it in acouple of weeks) it makes a pretty good noise under the hood. Sounds like the chains are slapping the front cover.
ZR and I have narrowed it down to it probably being the Primary tensioners losing prime. The ladder of it is most likely broken or just aged from sitting.
The car sat for years at a time without being started, not ideal.
Anyways, I havn't started it since I've picked it up from storage as the likely hood of it jumping the timing chain is pretty real.
The parts from MMR finally hit my doorstep today...
I went ahead and bought the upgraded Iron ones. My year motor most likely has the plastic tensioners.
It'll be a lot of work to change them... but rather be safe then sorry.
Motor's are way too expensive these days to risk it.
Hopefully in the next 1-3weeks we can get to it. Roads are a mess right now anyways and the track isn't even open.
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Have some visual upgrades and some performance upgrades that I'll be doing at the same time.
Planning to have the Valve covers & Cold Air Hydrodipped at the same time.
Also have the MM Strut Tower Brace to go on aswell as a new Upper Plem from Accufab to install.
Here's of what I'm hoping the Valve covers will look like. Carbon Fibre :drool:
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Took my car out for a drive the other night.
I know I know... I shouldn't be driving it... but I couldn't resist...
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Finally got around to mounting my nankang's to the cobra r rims. They look fantastic! Hope they work as good as they look!
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Also... found a great deal on side skirts for my car last week. Someone was parting out a BAB 98 cobra and I scooped up the side skirts!
In pretty decent shape. Just going to clean them up and slap them on for now!
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I think I'm addicted to buying parts... or maybe just to finding a killer deal on stuff...
Found a off road X pipe for sale on Facebook and scooped it up tonight! Was only a 20minute drive!
Going to give it the Zippy clean up with some high heat paint!
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Also pulled the trigger and ordered a set of BBK Long tube headers (ceramic) w/ the proper 02 extensions.
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... I know what you're thinking "an off road pipe?!?!?!?"
Hold your horses ... going to be buying a set of one of the best Cats you can put on your car. Gesi.
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The plan is to do the exhaust system once in the DECH.
Since the panhard is going in as well as the Torque Arm... exhaust work will be needed no matter what... might as well do it all in one shot.
Hoping it will sound badass with the flowmaster catback *crosses fingers*
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Update time
Finally found a set of valve covers with the correct number of bolts and correct placement for the oil fill. Damn you ford and you're million variations of 2v stuff!
Anyways... found a guy in Bolton that does hydrodipping. Dropped off the two valve covers and my JLT cold air for him to do in Carbon Fibre.
I hope it comes out good...
*crosses fingres*
Just waiting on some other small parts that I forgot to order for the header install... and I should have everything by early next week.
Hope to sneak it into a hole during the week and get the DECH back on the road and onto the track!
#Sendit
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Who is the guy in Bolton that does the hydro dipping?
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Very pleased with how my valve covers and JLT came out
They aren't perfect but I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg having them done perfect.
Probably going to have some other bits and pieces done as well...
Check it out!
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Look sick in person, well done.
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They look great. A nice little modern touch without being too in your face.