Brad's Garage, It's not easy being Green

[stripethree]

http://www.sccaforums.com/forums/aft/447261

why not

[Acid666]

I support these things. Next year I'll be in the same boat as you Brad, and will likely take the same course of action in buying/building the "MEEOWDA"

[goIftdibrad]

GTI maintenance underway. Oil change done. DSG fluid physically changed, just need to do the start up, shift, heat, drain procedure. Air filter clean and drying with fresh oil. Tomorrow.......finish dsg and .....
headlinder.

[goIftdibrad]

That headliner was a bitch, never again (on this car).

Also, the paint is actually

[goIftdibrad]

Magic oil filter tool that is 5 doll hairs at wallmart. Do yourself a favor and buy one. Its great for those of us that still have a



Snapped a couple pics of the installed headliner.
Car still smells of paint, but its getting better. Amazingly it would appear I fixed the rattles (a goal of this project) and did not create any new ones

I only broke one plastic piece that i was able to superglue back together, the broken part is hidden.
Oh, except for every singe 'airbag' thingy. They are fragile af. replacements on the slow boat from china for 6 bucks.

[4zilch]

Magic oil filter tool that is 5 doll hairs at wallmart. Do yourself a favor and buy one. Its great for those of us that still have a



Snapped a couple pics of the installed headliner.
Car still smells of paint, but its getting better. Amazingly it would appear I fixed the rattles (a goal of this project) and did not create any new ones

I only broke one plastic piece that i was able to superglue back together, the broken part is hidden.
Oh, except for every singe 'airbag' thingy. They are fragile af. replacements on the slow boat from china for 6 bucks.

fix

[goIftdibrad]

fix

for the record: its less about the and more about the fact that it simply cannot fall down again if its painted. This took pretty much all day and is a hateful job......its a job you do ONCE. As often as headliners fail in the south....not worth the risk to install a standard liner back in.

[Melon]

I've had an oil filter tool like that, it just spun on the filter After that, I got a set of filter sockets, and use the pliers when I can. IIRC, there's no room for filter pliers on the TSI.

[troyguitar]

I buy the filters with the gritty sandpaper texture on them so that they can be removed easily even if they are over-tightened.

[Melon]

I buy the filters with the gritty sandpaper texture on them so that they can be removed easily even if they are over-tightened.

The only one that seems to have an issues with this is the Corolla.
I put it on hand light, with a little snugness from the pliers, like any other vehicle, but it's always a PITA to get off.

[goIftdibrad]

I buy the filters with the gritty sandpaper texture on them so that they can be removed easily even if they are over-tightened.

I cant get my paws on the stupid thing to begin with doe.

is correct, the TSI filter is a bit of a pain if you don't have the right tool. This is the right tool.

[goIftdibrad]

hung the bikes today, such increase of available room

[SAWCE]

hung the bikes today, such increase of available room

Over-engineered. When we were kids my dad just screwed some of those rubber coated cup hooks into the ceiling studs of our garage and hung the bikes upside-down from them.

[goIftdibrad]

hung the bikes today, such increase of available room

Over-engineered. When we were kids my dad just screwed some of those rubber coated cup hooks into the ceiling studs of our garage and hung the bikes upside-down from them.

neat 10 doll hair habor freight widget is neat. Also, 10ft ceilings.

[SAWCE]

Over-engineered. When we were kids my dad just screwed some of those rubber coated cup hooks into the ceiling studs of our garage and hung the bikes upside-down from them.

neat 10 doll hair habor freight widget is neat. Also, 10ft ceilings.

Shorty

[troyguitar]

Over-engineered. When we were kids my dad just screwed some of those rubber coated cup hooks into the ceiling studs of our garage and hung the bikes upside-down from them.

That's what I do, though I haven't used my bike in 6 or 7 years and should just get rid of it.

[SAWCE]

Over-engineered. When we were kids my dad just screwed some of those rubber coated cup hooks into the ceiling studs of our garage and hung the bikes upside-down from them.

That's what I do, though I haven't used my bike in 6 or 7 years and should just get rid of it.

I do it on the walls for my snowboards. Or did, when I had a garage...

[wap]

hung the bikes today, such increase of available room

Over-engineered. When we were kids my dad just screwed some of those rubber coated cup hooks into the ceiling studs of our garage and hung the bikes upside-down from them.

That's how ours are hung.

[stripethree]

How often are the bicycles used and what kind of hassle is it to get them up and down? I've thought about this for the extra space and because my bicycle lacks a kickstand. I feel like that might be extra minutes lost daily though since it's my commuter.

[goIftdibrad]

How often are the bicycles used and what kind of hassle is it to get them up and down? I've thought about this for the extra space and because my bicycle lacks a kickstand. I feel like that might be extra minutes lost daily though since it's my commuter.

I Don't ride much admittedly. But its minimal effort once installed to put the bike up and down. Install is about an hour if you have a stud finder. Ditch the provided hardware and use real shit.

[D Griff]

How often are the bicycles used and what kind of hassle is it to get them up and down? I've thought about this for the extra space and because my bicycle lacks a kickstand. I feel like that might be extra minutes lost daily though since it's my commuter.

The method mentioned takes less than a minute to hang or remove the bike.

[Johnny_P]

How often are the bicycles used and what kind of hassle is it to get them up and down? I've thought about this for the extra space and because my bicycle lacks a kickstand. I feel like that might be extra minutes lost daily though since it's my commuter.

You should see if [user not found] can send pics of his setup. He has hooks on the wall and they sit vertically. Easy to get to them and they take up less space that way.

[goIftdibrad]

Cereal - sprockets -14t/36t

http://sprocketcenter.com/street-sprock ... -grom.html

Yea..but id need a speedo healer. plus the gearing now is pretty perfect for the kart track at my skill level and I'd like to not mess with that just yet.

update: My increased skill levels have made the stock gearing less than ideal all the sudden. I either need to do lots of shifting or live with banging the limiter in a few places, and one of those places if precariously close to the track out of a turn.
So I think a speedo healer and 14t front sprocket are in order, and i might as well get the lighter rear sprocket.

[Johnny_P]

You should see if [user not found] can send pics of his setup. He has hooks on the wall and they sit vertically. Easy to get to them and they take up less space that way.

Rubbermaid Fasttrack.

I’ve used it at three places I’ve lived at now. I don’t like hanging bikes upside down and risking oil migration in the suspension.

Current.


Previous place.

How heavy are your detailing cabinets? Something that could be wedged down a flight of stairs or nah?

[Johnny_P]

How heavy are your detailing cabinets? Something that could be wedged down a flight of stairs or nah?

Probably - you’re gonna need another dude or a beefy chick for assistance doe. They’re not light.

I'll find something smaller/lighter then.