What's on your winter to-do list? Automotive and otherwise!

Well I pretty much have my BMW sorted out for the winter until something breaks. Hoping to get an email back about a set of winter wheels so I don't die in a firey crash. The 240 needs some love, but I am not sure I will touch it this winter. I do need to get it tuned again, but that doesn't make sense without doing the maf upgrade which I am too cheap to contemplate right now.

Otherwise I am going to keep working on getting my garage well organized. I find that a clean working space does wonders for me mentally. I sold some shit that was taking up space, and am going to move more things back to my shed for the winter. Extra wheels and tires do nothing but annoy me all winter long.

I also need to refinish the floor in my kitchen so I can call my kitchen "finished" after starting the whole project 2 years ago. I had some trailerpark hillrods do the sanding and I wasn't and am not impressed with the work they did. Ideally I can get this done soon, maybe in January.

Evan

Upcoming meet at Evans house. He will give you free beer, all you have to do is bring shoes with sandpaper glued to the bottom and take part in a six hour game of tag that takes place only in his kitchen.

This week I buy fuel pumps and fittings which will make my fuel system 100% complete. Then its LS2 coils, Harness, Ecu, Up pipe, fuse box relocation and it will be ready to tune. Yuck, that sounds like a lot now that I wrote it out.

I don't have much.......... only everything

How long is it really going to take to put the hamster wheel under the hood of that rattle trap? lol

I dont like thinking about these kinds of things.

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LS2 coils

Say it aint so

Powder coat wheels, probably 2 stage with gold/yellow base coat, candy green clear.

Move intercooler about 1 inch over, its ever so slightly not centered.

Do rear fender flares (yikes, cutting unibody/rear quarter, then welding back together).

New brake pads, Hawk HP+'s only last about 5k miles, ha. Maybe porterfield or carbotech this time around?

Redo fuse box's/wiring that I am not happy with in an OCD way.

Nismo motor mounts instead of those BS polyurethane ones...WAY too much vibration for my taste.

Realign car, especially rear with zero camber for more gription, have so much camber now because rear quarters will not fit 17x10 with a 255.

While rims are off being powdercoated, order either 265's or 275's for rear since I will be gaining about 1.5-2 inches of clearance.

Pretty ambitious list, but I have the tools/skills necessary, the only thing holding me back is pure utter laziness.

Question, I take the insurance off of my car for winter, should I at least get some type of insurance for it to cover fire/theft/water damage? Or will my renters insurance cover items in the garage? Just curious for peeps who have experience in this area.

Non car related - not much, maybe shampoo/steam clean the carpets if I'm feeling saucy?

Wait for the snow to melt and rain to wash all the salt away!

2013 F150 OEM HID headlights modified with Hella EVOXR 3" projectors, 55w ballasts and Osram Xenarc D2S bulbs

replace all 4 brakes

2009-2012 F150 Platinum OEM Wheels and grille

tune it/recalibrate speedo for my bigger tires

put the AdvanceTrac fuse on a toggle switch

then I think my 18 second racetruck will be all done

Install the coilovers on the spyder, and get it tuned. Get a fuel pump and reg for the second gen, then send the block off to get machined for assembly.

Finish the kitchen remodel, then begin on the master bathroom. Houses are fun

Still working on finding a new aquarium, though I still have my 110 sitting dry.

Spring time I get to burn up my Blizzaks and StarSpecs as they will be done. Then the damn tire decision comes into play. I really liked the StarSpecs......

Trying to save for some Kook headers & mids to complete my exhaust.

Oh yeah... plan a wedding

People are still getting married?

Crazy talk I know...... Get this, this is going to be round 2..... More crazy talk, I know!

New wifey? Same wifey?

Connor.H wrote:

New wifey? Same wifey?

New one.

Not much. Maybe a new cold air intake or something

New toilet for the basement so that mother fucker will flush the first time I press the flusher handle.

240sxguy wrote:

Connor.H wrote:

New wifey? Same wifey?

New one.

Thats great! Happy for ya Tusk.

nothing, selling the bee for a big block dart.

mike

^like

I need to sell my truck and do my laundry. Id also like to trade my DD for something a little more not neon.

Overboosting wrote:

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LS2 coils

Say it aint so

Haha maybe, but definitely no carb. I might go 1ZZ coils just avoid those gay ass plug wires the LS2 coils use.

^Could you use 2GR coils? I have 6.

Use ls2 coils just make wires and locate them where you want to.

spyderToph wrote:

^Could you use 2GR coils? I have 6.

I wish, but I've never heard of anyone trying. The 1ZZ's have been run on 2J's up to 45psi without blowing out.

i might buy some headers and a tune.