who is wrenching today?

[iRONic]

AAA on the kid’s car is a little bit of insurance for my sanity when he’s on the road.

 

[herm0016]

Finally got a 4-post put in my garage, so lots of wrenching happening this winter... hopefully. Need to do the clutch in the FR-S, two oil changes, and button up the bottom end on the turbo K project.

Hopefully shopping for a chassis in the spring, but copart is NOT delivering on the cheap salvage title rollers lately.

GM uses those lug nuts also. not so much a problem here in Colorado though.

jealous of the lift, let us know how the 4 post works out. I would love to have one of the ones you can roll off to the side when not in use.

 

[NutBucket]

First time really wrenching on my own car in about 4 years...oil change and tire rotation

 

[EXCellR8]

Is that a K series motor under there? Can't quite tell...

I'll post some pics of the FR-S next month when it's in the air for clutch replacement and service. Super easy application; bell housing bolts are very accessible.

 

[NutBucket]

Yes, it's a K24.

 

[MadScientist]

I'll post some pics of the FR-S next month when it's in the air for clutch replacement and service. Super easy application; bell housing bolts are very accessible.

Wow another FR-S owner here. I replaced the original 13 year old wiper blades on my 2013 FR-S this morning with Rain-X blades. It just hit 50K miles, problem free, only general maintenance, tires, oil changes, brake pads. Mods have only been cosmetic. Still has the original suspension and wheels. I do my own oil changes with an oil extractor. And yes it is an auto.

 

[EXCellR8]

Yes! Mine's also a 2013 and just hit 40k. I've got the 6MT, in white. Funny you mention the wiper blades, as I've never changed them. Car doesn't see a lot of inclement weather conditions, and is garaged each winter. Stock suspension setup, just some basic bolt on mods and a 93 oct tune. Great driver's car for backroad shenanigans. Right now it sits on 18 x 8 XXR 527 in gold.

Desperately need some better/more recent photos, but it's in the garage for the season...

 

[thedarkwolf]

I finally got off my ass and swapped new shift solenoids into my 04 jetta wagon TDI. I've been putting this off for so many years that it is embarrassing. When it first starting acting up all the posts were going on about how much a PITA this job was so I just kept coming up with excuses, big one was my 95 miata was also down at the time for an engine swap that I was also dragging my feet on. Anyway after watching a youtube vid om it a couple weeks ago it looked way easier so over my xmas break I decided to finally finish doing it. Pulled it out of the garage and drove it around 10 miles and it shift great now. Now I just have to replace the master cylinder that is failing from sitting and it should be good to go.