More wrecked pictures after the jump :(
Showing posts with label meteorain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meteorain. Show all posts
06 February 2010
16 November 2008
Shine Your Path with Hella
Huh, it has been a long time since i updated my blog. Well, i blame it on the hectic work from my job recently >.>
Anyway, not much of an update, but i would like to present new additional stuff i've been shopping this month for the sake of Meteorain well-being =p
Presenting… Hella Comet 450
Yes, I bought a new spotlight for Meteorain. Due to the current headlight not really that bright, I decided to go for a spotlight to increase the visibility especially when in a dark road or even heavy rain =)
Out from the box
During installation
The switch
After finished installing
With the protector cap on
Seriously I’m satisfied with this mod, the vision tremendously increased when driving. After installation, Keisuke and me went for a joy ride on our home track Bangi. Needless to say, the Hella spotlight really lives up to its expectation =)
Superb light even brighter than the headlamp
Even a completely dark alley becomes brighter
One thing for sure, Hella is a brand that comes from Germany, hence the spotlight is a little bit pricey. Usually any accessory shop will sell around RM100 per piece, yes, it doesn’t come with pair. The only thing that you need to remember is, don’t use the spotlight during normal road condition at night as it is damn bright that can blinded the car in front >.>
It is illegal to use on normal road condition, remember
Oh ya, since I got a few money to splashed, I also bought a few equipments which are:
Car jack
Jack stand x2
Spark plugs tool
Oil filter remover
and basic tools kit
So now, I can do my own car service =D Oh, I can help to do service for others, with a special fee =p
Ciao~
Anyway, not much of an update, but i would like to present new additional stuff i've been shopping this month for the sake of Meteorain well-being =p
Presenting… Hella Comet 450
Yes, I bought a new spotlight for Meteorain. Due to the current headlight not really that bright, I decided to go for a spotlight to increase the visibility especially when in a dark road or even heavy rain =)
Out from the box
During installation
The switch
After finished installing
With the protector cap on
Seriously I’m satisfied with this mod, the vision tremendously increased when driving. After installation, Keisuke and me went for a joy ride on our home track Bangi. Needless to say, the Hella spotlight really lives up to its expectation =)
Superb light even brighter than the headlamp
Even a completely dark alley becomes brighter
One thing for sure, Hella is a brand that comes from Germany, hence the spotlight is a little bit pricey. Usually any accessory shop will sell around RM100 per piece, yes, it doesn’t come with pair. The only thing that you need to remember is, don’t use the spotlight during normal road condition at night as it is damn bright that can blinded the car in front >.>
It is illegal to use on normal road condition, remember
Oh ya, since I got a few money to splashed, I also bought a few equipments which are:
Car jack
Jack stand x2
Spark plugs tool
Oil filter remover
and basic tools kit
So now, I can do my own car service =D Oh, I can help to do service for others, with a special fee =p
Ciao~
16 September 2008
Meteorain Hospitalized D=
*** FILLERS ***
The new addition to the Shiro Suisei =p
Front view
Zid's Suicide Machine clutch hydraulics went fail xD
*** END FILLERS ***
It was drinking fuel like no tomorrow,
It was spraying the engine bay with the engine oil like mad,
It was never enough water inside the radiator,
It was never able giving the power needed,
It was… over 10 years old.
That sums up the overall story about Meteorain xD Yes, Meteorain was in a bad condition upon I got it from my dad. Although he serviced the car regularly, but he didn’t pay much attention to the car specifically. So as the new owner of Meteorain, it is my job to make sure this baby is taken care of =D
After a countless of complaints from me to dad, finally he agreed to do a full overhaul for Meteorain. Instead of sending the car to a normal workshop (that will chopped our head off with the service price >.> ), we sent the car to my dad’s friend as he was a mechanic before retiring (well, his daughter was my ex-classmate <.< ).
It took almost one week to get the job done and overall I was satisfied with the result. The fuel consumption was minimal, no more engine oil spilling, less worry on the water level in radiator, and giving me the power when I need it x)
Here is some of the list of the parts that was found faulty in Meteorain:
-Blown gasket
-Exhausted piston rings
-Part of radiator was eaten by rust, thus leaking through that
-Radiator hoses was already hard
-Radiator cap was unable to control the pressure
-Thin timing belt
-One of the exhaust valve bent
-Intake manifold and exhaust manifold was also infested with carbon
-Super ultra thick carbon built up in the combustion chamber, pistons and around the valves
-Leaking in some valves, they unable to close properly
And… I’m not sure if I still left something else out =p
Anyway, as usual we will let the pictures do the talking =)
Preparing for the job
Air filter was taken out, the carburettor was exposed
Ewww filthy lol. The top engine cover was removed. The rocker arms and the valves are visible
The almost-dead timing belt
Checked the brake pads, still a lot. Worried after went down the Genting x)
Overall view for the engine block
A zoom in the combustion chamber with piston at the furthest position
A closeup with the full stretched piston in the combustion chamber
The valves. This is a 12 valves engine. 2 valves for fuel, 1 valve for smoke
A closeup. The spark plug can be seen there
An emptied engine block
Zoom in the combustion chamber without the piston. The crankshaft can be seen
The side view of the piston
Top view of the piston
Full view of the piston together with the conrod
The entire 4 pistons
Crankshaft view from below
A normal valve
The valve springs
The damaged valve. Might hard to see in the picture though
The top engine block. The camshaft can be seen here
The process of washing the top engine block
Reassemble the valves, camshaft, and the rocker arms back to its place after done cleaning
The cleaned valves and engine block
The part of radiator which broken due to rust
Assembling the top engine block and the broken radiator part
Finally... finished =D
Reborn Meteorain shall pwned you anytime =p
On a side note, i should reserve some money to replace the battery and the alternator soon ~_~
Ciao~
The new addition to the Shiro Suisei =p
Front view
Zid's Suicide Machine clutch hydraulics went fail xD
*** END FILLERS ***
It was drinking fuel like no tomorrow,
It was spraying the engine bay with the engine oil like mad,
It was never enough water inside the radiator,
It was never able giving the power needed,
It was… over 10 years old.
That sums up the overall story about Meteorain xD Yes, Meteorain was in a bad condition upon I got it from my dad. Although he serviced the car regularly, but he didn’t pay much attention to the car specifically. So as the new owner of Meteorain, it is my job to make sure this baby is taken care of =D
After a countless of complaints from me to dad, finally he agreed to do a full overhaul for Meteorain. Instead of sending the car to a normal workshop (that will chopped our head off with the service price >.> ), we sent the car to my dad’s friend as he was a mechanic before retiring (well, his daughter was my ex-classmate <.< ).
It took almost one week to get the job done and overall I was satisfied with the result. The fuel consumption was minimal, no more engine oil spilling, less worry on the water level in radiator, and giving me the power when I need it x)
Here is some of the list of the parts that was found faulty in Meteorain:
-Blown gasket
-Exhausted piston rings
-Part of radiator was eaten by rust, thus leaking through that
-Radiator hoses was already hard
-Radiator cap was unable to control the pressure
-Thin timing belt
-One of the exhaust valve bent
-Intake manifold and exhaust manifold was also infested with carbon
-Super ultra thick carbon built up in the combustion chamber, pistons and around the valves
-Leaking in some valves, they unable to close properly
And… I’m not sure if I still left something else out =p
Anyway, as usual we will let the pictures do the talking =)
Preparing for the job
Air filter was taken out, the carburettor was exposed
Ewww filthy lol. The top engine cover was removed. The rocker arms and the valves are visible
The almost-dead timing belt
Checked the brake pads, still a lot. Worried after went down the Genting x)
Overall view for the engine block
A zoom in the combustion chamber with piston at the furthest position
A closeup with the full stretched piston in the combustion chamber
The valves. This is a 12 valves engine. 2 valves for fuel, 1 valve for smoke
A closeup. The spark plug can be seen there
An emptied engine block
Zoom in the combustion chamber without the piston. The crankshaft can be seen
The side view of the piston
Top view of the piston
Full view of the piston together with the conrod
The entire 4 pistons
Crankshaft view from below
A normal valve
The valve springs
The damaged valve. Might hard to see in the picture though
The top engine block. The camshaft can be seen here
The process of washing the top engine block
Reassemble the valves, camshaft, and the rocker arms back to its place after done cleaning
The cleaned valves and engine block
The part of radiator which broken due to rust
Assembling the top engine block and the broken radiator part
Finally... finished =D
Reborn Meteorain shall pwned you anytime =p
On a side note, i should reserve some money to replace the battery and the alternator soon ~_~
Ciao~
07 September 2008
Touge Adventure to Mantin Part 1 & Part 2
Part 1
As usual, the notorious Ryosuke never ceased to amaze us with his sudden godforsaken attic, the sudden plan =p A few days after the nightmare ride to Kuala Kelawang touge, Ryosuke called “Yo cloud, tonight we’ll hit the touge at mantin!!!” and my usual reply “What the *censored*!!!”
This time we used Meteorain as the method of transportation. Due to the horrid nightmare adventure where we were clueless about the exact location of the touge, this time I personally brought my laptop that comes with Google Earth installed >.> Thanks to the Google Earth, the journey went out smoothly without any problem and relying on the good-for-nothing Ryosuke >.>
Look, my Meteorain is equipped with a LCD monitor =D
Nah... it was just my laptop =p Navigating the roads using Google Earth
Anyway, as been mentioned, the journey went smoothly due to the help from Google Earth. We decided to take an alternative road to there using Broga, the road heading to the Nottingham University. I guess it was a bad choice as the road was in a very bad condition x_x Nevertheless, we managed to arrive safely at the touge spot =D
Overview of touge at Mantin using Google Earth
Mantin is located in Negeri Sembilan where beside the Negeri Sembilan and Selangor border. This touge course located at the Matin Industrial centre to be exact. The course actually was quite beautiful as there are a few hairpins corner waiting for any touge enthusiast to tackle it. But… the bad thing here is the animals that tend to sleep in the middle of the road >__< During our journey, a dog was sleeping in the middle of the road. When we passed it, the dog still decided to sleep in the middle of the road x_x Besides that, there are a few traffics there, so need to pay extra attention. The course itself was quite short but very enjoying nevertheless =)
As usual, some memento before leaving =p
PART 2
A few days after, Ryosuke again decided to visit mantin touge, but this time with FC and Metorain as an escort. Turbo Jr decided to join the adventure this time. All of us taking turn in the FC attacking the touge. 2 of us board the FC while another 2 will stay back at Meteorain. This time even more surprise greeted us on the touge. The dog still sleeping in the middle of the road, plus a group of dogs relaxing on the road, and 3 FREAKING COWS sleeping on the road too x___X It was so dangerous! In the end, we touge with a little bit reserved in speed.
Anyway, during Keisuke turn, shit happen. We ran into a police car lol. The police just passed by us and at the same time we tried to contact Ryosuke to warn about the incoming police, but failed because there is no freaking telephone coverage there. After a while, Keisuke and I decided to go back and hoping the police was already gone. Upon reaching the area, the police was still there x_x Keisuke had a brilliant idea “Lets pretend we don’t know them!” xD So we acted we never knew them… upon passing by, Ryosuke blasted out cover by calling us x__X Oh well, both Keisuke and I decided to stop. Then the police car passed by us and went on left us. Phew… trouble gone. Ryosuke drove to us. It was learnt that the police was asking Ryosuke what they are doing there. He answered he was waiting for his friends at the back (us =p ). So they were waiting for us actually. If both Keisuke and I were just totally ignored Ryosuke, they would already end up in the police cell that night xDDD
Sending Turbo Jr back home after the tiring and suspense touge adventure
Whatever, we decided to head back since the police disturbance and I didn’t had the chance to tackle the corners due to the police >_< Oh well, maybe next time then =)
Ciao~
As usual, the notorious Ryosuke never ceased to amaze us with his sudden godforsaken attic, the sudden plan =p A few days after the nightmare ride to Kuala Kelawang touge, Ryosuke called “Yo cloud, tonight we’ll hit the touge at mantin!!!” and my usual reply “What the *censored*!!!”
This time we used Meteorain as the method of transportation. Due to the horrid nightmare adventure where we were clueless about the exact location of the touge, this time I personally brought my laptop that comes with Google Earth installed >.> Thanks to the Google Earth, the journey went out smoothly without any problem and relying on the good-for-nothing Ryosuke >.>
Look, my Meteorain is equipped with a LCD monitor =D
Nah... it was just my laptop =p Navigating the roads using Google Earth
Anyway, as been mentioned, the journey went smoothly due to the help from Google Earth. We decided to take an alternative road to there using Broga, the road heading to the Nottingham University. I guess it was a bad choice as the road was in a very bad condition x_x Nevertheless, we managed to arrive safely at the touge spot =D
Overview of touge at Mantin using Google Earth
Mantin is located in Negeri Sembilan where beside the Negeri Sembilan and Selangor border. This touge course located at the Matin Industrial centre to be exact. The course actually was quite beautiful as there are a few hairpins corner waiting for any touge enthusiast to tackle it. But… the bad thing here is the animals that tend to sleep in the middle of the road >__< During our journey, a dog was sleeping in the middle of the road. When we passed it, the dog still decided to sleep in the middle of the road x_x Besides that, there are a few traffics there, so need to pay extra attention. The course itself was quite short but very enjoying nevertheless =)
As usual, some memento before leaving =p
PART 2
A few days after, Ryosuke again decided to visit mantin touge, but this time with FC and Metorain as an escort. Turbo Jr decided to join the adventure this time. All of us taking turn in the FC attacking the touge. 2 of us board the FC while another 2 will stay back at Meteorain. This time even more surprise greeted us on the touge. The dog still sleeping in the middle of the road, plus a group of dogs relaxing on the road, and 3 FREAKING COWS sleeping on the road too x___X It was so dangerous! In the end, we touge with a little bit reserved in speed.
Anyway, during Keisuke turn, shit happen. We ran into a police car lol. The police just passed by us and at the same time we tried to contact Ryosuke to warn about the incoming police, but failed because there is no freaking telephone coverage there. After a while, Keisuke and I decided to go back and hoping the police was already gone. Upon reaching the area, the police was still there x_x Keisuke had a brilliant idea “Lets pretend we don’t know them!” xD So we acted we never knew them… upon passing by, Ryosuke blasted out cover by calling us x__X Oh well, both Keisuke and I decided to stop. Then the police car passed by us and went on left us. Phew… trouble gone. Ryosuke drove to us. It was learnt that the police was asking Ryosuke what they are doing there. He answered he was waiting for his friends at the back (us =p ). So they were waiting for us actually. If both Keisuke and I were just totally ignored Ryosuke, they would already end up in the police cell that night xDDD
Sending Turbo Jr back home after the tiring and suspense touge adventure
Whatever, we decided to head back since the police disturbance and I didn’t had the chance to tackle the corners due to the police >_< Oh well, maybe next time then =)
Ciao~
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