Spring Cleaning PICS

[mike13]

Today i decided to do some "spring cleaning" on the tactical 240

I drove my car all winter :gasp: and road salt dirt and shit was all over my suspension parts and needed cleaning. I also knew there was some overspray on my coilovers from when i got my car painted. so i bought some PURPLE POWER and went to town. halfway through, it started raining. So i didnt get to spend as much time as i wanted to. Eventually i want to spray my fender wells with some type of undercoating.

on to the pics

http://users.adelphia.net/~mrosswog/s14/03-27/1.jpg

http://users.adelphia.net/~mrosswog/s14/03-27/2.jpg

http://users.adelphia.net/~mrosswog/s14/03-27/3.jpg

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http://users.adelphia.net/~mrosswog/s14/03-27/5.jpg

http://users.adelphia.net/~mrosswog/s14/03-27/6.jpg

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I want to take this time to say that TEIN Flex coilovers are worth every penny i spent on them. They have been on my car for a year, daily driven through brutal Pennsylvania weather on shit Pennsylvania roads and they still perform and look great. The teflon coating on the shock body shows absolutely no sign of rust. THe only part that is corroding is the pillowball mount which you can see in the pics. Not sure what type of material that is, but im sure it will clean up when i actually take the coilovers off of the car and thoroughly clean them.

hope you enjoyed your easter as much as i did, my back hurts now :hahano:

up next, battery and windshield washer tank relocation.

we need to finish my 300zx brakes... which ive had sitting here for a LONG time.

after that, cusco and SPL adjustable links for the rear, powdercoated subframe, lower the car another inch, and the Nismo / Kumho wheel/tire setup goes on for spring.

[420sx]

umm i like ur color.....

[ZK]

What did you use and how did you clean everything? It looks very clean!

[CleanS14]

Looks like a bottle of 409 and some scrubbing?

[element240]

so i bought some PURPLE POWER and went to town.

read folks! read! lol..

but yea man, clean looking car! those coilovers look alot better
:)

[s13panda2004]

Give it a few days and it'll get dirty again...

It's like washing the tread on your tires... what's the point?

Still clean nonetheless..

I'm sure the judges at HIN will give you an A+ for cleaniness.

[IGSDann]

Soon I'm putting my car on jackstands and pressure washing the several pounds of dirt lodged in my underbody from the New Englad roads around here... Looks great! Love your car.

[sw20>>s14]

nice, i would never do it...but nice...

[mike13]

all you haters from socal have no idea what it's like to own a car and drive it through harsh winters. :wavey:

[mike13]

Soon I'm putting my car on jackstands and pressure washing the several pounds of dirt lodged in my underbody from the New Englad roads around here... Looks great! Love your car.
Yeah, i had this car up in Mass about a year and 4 months ago during winter... you guys get a lot more snow than we do!

[sw20>>s14]

so what is this power purple stuff? now that i think about it i might do it to my fender wells, suspension pieces, and make my z brakes shine like yours :bowrofl: besides, it could use a good cleaning. after going though 5 previously owners and all :cj:

[Drunk Bastard]

lookin good

[Mr_Nice_Guy]

Looks awsome!! I have been meaning to clean up some stuff on my car. Never had to worry about it living in the south but since I drive up to PA all the time to see my finace my car has now seen what winter really is like.

[mike13]

so what is this power purple stuff? now that i think about it i might do it to my fender wells, suspension pieces, and make my z brakes shine like yours :bowrofl: besides, it could use a good cleaning. after going though 5 previously owners and all :cj:
its a concentrated cleaner like simple green

worked really well. i was careful not to get any on my paint. but for the anodized aluminum and powdercoated calipers it worked great.

[S14DB]

You know your dust boots are on wrong? :p

[Sil Beer S13]

Dizzzzam thats clean yo!

[mike13]

You know your dust boots are on wrong? :p
everything is how it was from the factory...

and i dont even think those are considered dust boots, they dont protect anything

[S14DB]

they are suposed to keep dirt out of the seals they go over the top of the damper body:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/240sx/Coilover/FLEX5.jpg

[HyperTek]

really beautiful car man!! even tho it looked pretty rusty from your previous photos.

[mr_240sx]

looking real clean man, not sure how long it will stay clean for but it looks really clean in the pics!

[rps13sh]

those bump stops come with tein suspension?

[S14DB]

those bump stops come with tein suspension?
yep
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[sw20>>s14]

better put some anti-seize on the threads while theyre out...

[Ian]

which threads should the anti sieze be on?

[sw20>>s14]

strut body threads. not required, but its good practice considering that you have snow, road salt, and all the regular non east coast elements (dirt, road debris, etc.).

[mike13]

they are suposed to keep dirt out of the seals they go over the top of the damper body:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/240sx/Coilover/FLEX5.jpg
i'll be damned. TEIN put my shit together the wrong way :fruit:

thanks for the heads up. ill switch them around sometime.

[SimpleS14]

Did you use a pressure washer or just a hose and a scrubbing brush? I need to do that with my car too....once the weather gets better.

[Siizzzoooo]

so fresh n so clean!

more pix!

[mike13]

Did you use a pressure washer or just a hose and a scrubbing brush? I need to do that with my car too....once the weather gets better.
pressure washer and a brass bristle brush from Detail Solutions

[amolao]

Nice and clean.....yes I do use purple power on my engine bay and everywhere else with great results. You can use on paint as long as you dont let it sit too long. And it you have :p smooth hands use gloves...HEHEH!! It will crack the heck of your skin if not carefull.....

[240trainee]

I
up next, battery and windshield washer tank relocation.




Where are you relocating the windshield washer tank? Out of curiosity, I like moving stuff from where they were origionally. and I have an intake plan for my car, which would benifit from a moved washer resevour.

[mike13]

Where are you relocating the windshield washer tank? Out of curiosity, I like moving stuff from where they were origionally. and I have an intake plan for my car, which would benifit from a moved washer resevour.
im going to put it in the trunk with my battery and run a line for the fluid... hopefully the pump is strong enough to pump it through the extra length.

if that doesnt work, im just going to get rid of it... i drove all winter without even having windshield nozzles at all. it sucked sometimes, but im used to driving sometimes with a dirty windshield

[ALTRNTV]

Just put Rain-X on your windows, no need for windshield wipers or fluid.

[S14DB]

Just put Rain-X on your windows, no need for windshield wipers or fluid.
I guess you've never been to FL. I have rain-x wax just to see out the back during rain. You need wipers down here and you go thru them a lot faster.