Recent content by spaikmos

I agree, objectively it will probably be better to buy another used one and forget about this one. As for parting it out, that's probably more work that returns less ROI... My current idea is to fix the cooling system enough so I can drive it 15 miles to get estimates. I don't have an easy...

Hi all, My son and I purchased a 2005 V8 4R last fall and spent a lot of time refreshing it and getting it into tip-top shape. It's his first car and he enjoyed rebuilding the brake calipers, replacing all the fluids, renewing the front suspension, and fixing all the little things that needed...

+1. I spent a long time looking to save a few bucks on WS until I realized I'll do this every 5 years or so? Saving $20 isn't worth spending so much time looking for fluid... there are better things to do with that time!

This.

if it were me, I would wash and wax the car regularly (every 3 months?) and park in the sun with a sunshade in the windshield. Tint the windows too for added protection for the interior. As others have pointed out, car cover is a PITA, causes scratches, traps moisture, and likely provides more...

Thanks for making this! It's something that I think most owners don't think about, and it's a shame. What would be really cool is if you had a database of weights for all the common items in the marketplace so you could select them by brand instead of looking up the weights yourself. That...

Wow! Only 7k depreciation over 4 years? Did you have any mods on your old rig, or was it stock? Seems like used car prices are still higher than they used to be. For funsies, did you check out what the dealer is asking for your old rig after you sold it?

I replaced most of the front suspension on my 4th gen using a package from A1. Price was great and everything fit and went in smoothly. Biggest problem was getting the old LCAs out; that's a battle second only to the rear lateral link bolt on rusted subarus! Other than that, super happy with...

The verification step takes >10s for me, and really makes it hard to use this site. Especially when I click a link from a Google search looking to solve a particular issue. If a user is logged in, it shouldn't need to verify them again (and again...)

In addition to the ads, it could be that the database is getting huge with all the posts on here. In the 7 months since I last dropped by, it shows there have been 16k new posts. I imagine the 15+ post rule to start threads also compounds this problem...

Given that RHD means it's 25+ years old, I probably wouldn't. I've been tempted to buy some other JDM cars in the USA, but when I consider what else I could spend that money on, I think it's a bad idea. First off, getting parts and maintenance will be more difficult on an older vehicle...

Interesting... I've never heard of higher octane itself cleaning stuff, but since people use seafoam to clear carbon deposits, maybe the higher octane has a similar effect?

Welcome back! Sounds like you upgraded your life on all fronts, congrats!

That underbody looks sweet! How much work was it? Is there a writeup on how to do this?

When you remove the bajo bolt to switch calipers, is there a way to keep fluid from leaking out of the bolt? I ended up rebuilding my calipers but needed to order parts, and the entire system went dry. Now I need to figure out how to fill the entire system with fluid. I tried wrapping some...