Akyakapotter's Forged Glanza V

[akyakapotter]

Picked up 2L of Pas fluid on the way home from work the other day and my new pads arrived today went for some ebc yellow stuff. Tomorrow I will pop down to it change out the pads and also the Pas fluid I'm sure it's never been changed well it 100% hasn't In my ownership. Hopefully that's sorts out those 2 issues. 

Cheers nick.

[akyakapotter]

Got the pads in today what an asshole they were to remove teach me to not change them in 4 years. They did look a little glazed  so explains why the brakes felt so rubbish. They feel 100% better now. Also changed out Pas fluid again steering is 100% better will take it for a proper drive when I get the chance to. Next on the list is change the oil and filter.   

[H_D]

Did you use the whole 2L of PAS fluid?

[akyakapotter]

No used 1L and a little bit of the other I may drive it for a few hundred miles and do it again I used an oil sucker and just kept turning the wheels back and forth sucking it back out untill it was clean oil. 

Cheers nick. 

[akyakapotter]

Took the glanza to work the other day feels 100% better after the new pads and fresh Pas fluid. Need to get the gear box with the quaife inside it looked at and back in. I hate the current gearbox set up way to harsh for me any way here's a pic at work.

[Calum122]

Yeah that looks well smart!

[rob_bower]

Looking smart Nick. 

[akyakapotter]

So I've decided on my next mod for the starlet just need to save a major load of cash up im going full stand alone in the near future I'm going for a wolf vx4. I've out grown the emb for what I use the car for and want it to be safe and not kill it's self.

[Calum122]

You know what, it's not that bad of a price. I understand, if like me, you paid £1400 for your Starlet, that it may seem expensive. But it's money well spent when you consider what it's job is.

I've been thinking about this a lot, and I think it's the only way to go personally. 

[akyakapotter]

So the battery in this has been being a bitch for a while now charged it and wouldn't hold charge. went and replaced it today see how long this one lasts has a 3 year guarantee so that's good. Need to do an oil and filter change before Japfest so that's on the to-do list.

[Dean_mc88]

My wolf was up for sale not long ago v4x as well

[akyakapotter]

Cars booked in for it MOT on the 20th I completely forgot my horn dosent work so have to try find the cause of that no idea where to start really. Also got some oil and a filter will do that tomorrow morning.

[HedgeyGedgey]

Just fit a switch, nothing in MOT says the horn button has to be on the steering wheel lol. It's not a bodge if it works haha 

[morgey]

Yeah when i bought mine it was on the cowling around the wheel instead, just make sure the garage know its there as they'll try the wheel one and fail it haha

[Neversimple]

Yep wired switch will do it you can have it on the roof if you want to my knowledge 

[akyakapotter]

15 hours ago, HedgeyGedgey said:

Just fit a switch, nothing in MOT says the horn button has to be on the steering wheel lol. It's not a bodge if it works haha 

 

12 hours ago, morgey said:

Yeah when i bought mine it was on the cowling around the wheel instead, just make sure the garage know its there as they'll try the wheel one and fail it haha

 

11 hours ago, Neversimple said:

Yep wired switch will do it you can have it on the roof if you want to my knowledge 

Cheers chaps turns out my horn button in the steering wheel has given up the ghost. So I've stolen the button for my launch controll for now will get a new button at some points and find a better way of making it work it currently has a bit of wire poking onto the back of the boss making contact lol 

[akyakapotter]

Car had fresh MOT the other week. Done less than 2k last year lol spend the past couple days getting it ready for Japfest. I've come to realise it needs a full respray in the next few years but not sure I want to spend that kind of money. 

[Dean_mc88]

exactly the same as me mate drove it exactly the same amount haha. im going to try and drive it more this year 

[akyakapotter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIVEbJFBA7E&t=489s

Rear footage from my dash cam so quality isn't the best and no sound so music has been added. Brand new civic couldn't get past me untill I let him I wasn't hanging around this year. Should hopefully have my front facing 4k footage up later today just rendering the footage. Car preformed amazing no problems untill I went to go back to the hotel gearbox had decided it dosent like going from netural into first and some times From netural to any gears lol.

Cheers nick.

[akyakapotter]

and here is the font view camera is a little shaky never mind may be able to sort it out at some point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCe6ZQH0N6o

[akyakapotter]

Thanks to the crappy condition of the M5 and a massive dip it decided to rip the end of my side skirt of on the way home from Japfest so a quick trip to Halfords for mesh and fiberglass made a start at building it back up today.

[Bean]

The cars looking good mate. You've had a few box issues now haven't you? or is it them same one that didn't get resolved?

[akyakapotter]

12 minutes ago, Bean said:

The cars looking good mate. You've had a few box issues now haven't you? or is it them same one that didn't get resolved?

I have indeed no this is a second hand unit so I'm not to fussed I'll change the clutch fluid first see if that helps then oil change failing that I'll get my box with the quaife looked at lol 

[akyakapotter]

One from the official Japfest photos of me out on track.

[Calum122]

Oh wow. Wheels look grand in that photo!