Any pics of that?Quote:
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Any pics of that?Quote:
Originally Posted by boosted3s
I finally got around to converting my Hella foglights from halogen to HID's. Makes a big difference in the amount of light and mainly, it gets rid of the yellowish light from the halogens so now they match my headlights.
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Anyone notice the addco/3sx front sway bar can contact the front cv shaft on hard cornering? I'm running stock style moog end links, so I think I'm going to have to cut a bit out of them to shorten them and try to get a little more clearance.
I will look closer, but I am pretty sure they clear on mine. Will have to wait till the heart is back in though.
Chris's hit as well I believe.
fronts hit axles at full extension, rears hit axles at both extension and compression and floorpan at compression.
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Drove it
This is a shitty pic but a great example of the 3k green, looks black, blue and green all in one pic.
Is that a Regal GS (I remember you discussing Buicks once)? Looks awesome! Seems like a really cool car I wouldn't expect from them (6 speed, turbo, Brembos, etc). The '99 looks badass, as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by J-Groove
Worked on getting the front suspension back on. Pressing out the ball joints tomorrow and putting new ones in so that I can get that wrapped up at least. Just need to the suspension to hold together while I push the car all of 10 feet. Leaning very seriously towards replacing all these suspension bolts honestly...A lot of them look awful and rusted and I'm just leery about if it may have weakened them.
AWESOME Paul.
Does NOT exist! :suspect:Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
Troof!Quote:
Originally Posted by CoopKill
...but to be fair, the same can be said of burgundy, harvest wheat & jamaican blue...
New ball joints pressed in so I can put the front end back down. These c clips suck ass.
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Started the work of removing the gearbox to see if I can find the cause for the bearing noises I heard after installing my SCE center diff.
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Ball joints done, front coil overs on...first time this car has been moved in over a year. Pretty low considering here's no engine or trans in at the moment.
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Washed the old carpet to get it ready to sell, cleaned up pretty good.
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Started work on a TN3S members 99 bumper..this was the "repair" by a body shop..working on getting the dent popped out and the 1/8"+ thick layer of bondo off. Will take a couple weeks before its ready for respray since I'm doing it on my days off. Hopefully can salvage it for him.
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Of course nothing to the Stealth.
The work truck was another story. The day started off okay. I left the shop around 11. The route I took to get to my first stop was a yard sale clusterfvck. There were probably 50 yard sales and people were stopping dead in the road in front of me more times than I can count. Finally got through that and went on to my second stop hitting minor traffic here and there.
On my way to the third stop is where it really got interesting. I am on Route 7 in Ohio and going to follow it all the way to 470 where I would cross back over to WV and hit Route 2. I am on 7 for a few miles when out of no where they stop all traffic on the southbound lane. I sit there for about 10 minutes and ate my lunch while I waited and hoping they would let us through before too long. They didn't. I make my way to the exit that I was near to try to navigate around and my GPS ends up putting me on 7 north to backtrack to get to Route 2. Well, Route 2 sucks, that is why I took 7 in the first place.
Anyway, I finally get near my destination and this is where everything else went wrong. The address for this place isn't where it actually is. I was told ahead of time so that isn't a big deal. I had to make a turn onto this gravel road that ran parallel to railroad tracks. I follow the tracks back and see a gate to my left. I went in the gate, but wasn't sure if it was right. I call my boss and he says, "I don't think you go in there, keep following the tracks."
I did and the truck was as wide or wider than the "path" I was on. I was hitting brush and stuff on the passenger side while driver's side tires were catching railroad ties. I get back about 1/2 mile and hit a railroad split. I can't go any further. I was going to have to back out that 1/2 mile.
I call my boss AGAIN. I explain where I am and what I see and he tells me to call the sales rep, because he (my boss) had only been there once or twice. I told him I would call the rep when I got backed out.
Well, on my way back out I knocked the damn passenger mirror off and scuffed the hell out of the passenger side. SMH
I brought the key home so tomorrow or Sunday I am going to go grab it and see what I can do to lessen the effect of the scratches. Pisses me off.
To conclude, I called the sales rep, told him where I was trying to deliver and explained what was going on. He asked me if I made this turn and that turn, etc. I confirmed I did. I said I followed the railroad tracks and he said, "Where are there railroad tracks in Benwood?"
I'm like, "Seriously Dave? The road you turn on to get back to this area parallels the tracks. They are right next to you."
Finally got it figured out..... I should have went in the first fvcking gate that I was told not to go into. At least I know now.
For the TL;DR: I knocked the mirror off the truck and scuffed it up.
Swapped the IAC and pulled/polished (I used that term loosely) majority of the intercooler piping again. After getting it all back together I decided that its all getting powder coated this winter so I no longer have this issue.
Now just need to do brakes all around and get it inspected in time for the NG. Just hope it runs well enough to get through the gathering.
It is the perfectQuote:
Originally Posted by CoopKill
Today I went to the junkyard to get a driver side power window regulator to find that there was only 1 3/S and somebody already grabbed both of them.
Kinda sucks being in central Florida and your window doesn't go down.
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Ripped out the rear busted and falling apart flex section in the SL's downpipe and bolted in straight pipes.
Added another to my not running collection.
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Awesome custom suede headliner and seat inserts:
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Definitely worth the $1000. Now just need to get the engine sorted and remove all the super rusty parts.
[edit]: I think my neighbor doesn't like me anymore, lol.
Anyonebutme, is this your website? 3S Warehouse
^GZP's
No it's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by HLxDrummer
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Originally Posted by anyonebutme
Let me know when you find another deal like that :)
Discovered a torn front drivers CV boot with CV grease thrown everywhere. going to be fun cleaning that up when I put the new axle in.
I was just being a smart ass :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mb3000
I found out this week a 5-speed transmission out of a car I had bought from a member that was rebuilt by Auto Velocity was indeed not rebuilt. It had bad 1st, 2nd, and reverse gears and synchros. The sliders are bad and 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear synchros don't have much life left on them either so I'm looking at $1k in synchros, another $6-800 in gears and parts, seals, probably bearings, etc. Kind of sucks being ripped off but I got it so long ago it doesn't matter now. I'm not completely surprised. I was lied to about the motor being good but it had spun bearings also. It's a good thing I almost broke even parting out the car.
So I decided instead of dumping so much into that rebuild I'll get my 6-speed in the car fixed. It grinds so the synchros and gear are probably shot. Hopefully nothing else is bad but I may replace the 1st and 2nd friction rings in it while I'm in there. I know it was rebuilt but I'm hoping whoever did it didn't use the brass synchros. Given how fast 3rd gear went out I bet that's what happened. :( I'm getting free labor on the transmission R&R for helping a guy put his car back together and tune his 16Ts after 5 years of him not driving. He's still beside himself with it running.
Pulled the motor and transmission. I was surprised I had enough height to pick it from the side. I always do the front but didn't want to roll the car back.
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I found something interesting on the clutch. The miles are very low maybe 1-2k. It's barely used. However, the springs were about to pop out. I can wiggle the center part of the disk from the wear where the springs are plus I found cracks all the way through on some of the pads. It doesn't surprise me coming from Spec. I bet this clutch is only 3-4 years old.
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I may try to have it rebuilt and use it or sell it. I've got new Southbend and Competition clutches sitting on the shelf if I have to go that route.
I'm planning on getting rid of the stupid lightweight crank pulley in favor of an OEM damper, swapping around some stuff on the A/C delete for the alternator belt, swapping exhaust manifolds for a ported set, checking my bearings out of curiosity even though my oil pressure was 18-19 at idle warm, installing 20T turbos, and hopefully have it back on the road soon. :)
I think the last time I had to do that, I sent in cores to Rock Auto. I'd check there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Z3R0
So damn common for Spec. The Spec clutch in my car will be the last one I buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboSinceBirth
Speaking of car, I drove mine to work today :bigthumb:
Thanks. Yeah it is. I picked it up in January, 2012 with then 23K on the clock. I've put over 7K miles on her since then. Great DD car. Tempting to mod, but forcing myself not to. It is the same engine, 2011 - 2013 GS models, as the Cadillac ATS which has some decent flash upgrades for it. The new 2014 GS no longer has the more powerful engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by HLxDrummer
-John
pics or ban :lo5l:Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
Kind of a slow weekend....
- Worked on the clutch/brake booster vac hose reduction (removed the hardlines except for the T section and hard line over to clutch booster)
- Hooked up the rear turbo oil drain, water lines, installed rear precat
- Started taking fuel rail stuff apart (EVO injectors and some AN stuff going in)
- Started polishing my spare lower intake (decided that is getting installed while I have the fuel rails out of the way)
- Took windshield wiper crap apart, they need painting and I'm going to try a wet arm conversion since I don't have nozzles on my hood
- Debated whether I should swap clutches now or just wait for my stock-equivalent clutch to die with the new turbos/etc. :)
Leaning toward let it die. I have my hands full right now with all of the different things going on with the car right now. Once the underhood madness is done I still have to pull the dash (to fix a defrost vent) and do a bunch of electronic work.
I know it's hard to believe but it true lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimvr4
I'd have to wait till I leave work to take a pic. No cameras or cell phones at work.
Cuz Super Hero Shit!Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
:suspect:Quote:
Originally Posted by CoopKill
Technically I did this last night, but...
I pulled the rear struts off to put my new Megan springs on, but we all know rears are a piece of cake. Tonight, they go back on and the fronts come off.
Cool! I Wouldn't mind seeing a thread on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by james92tsi
No work over the weekend since my lady came down to visit, but finished porting my upper intake mani runners, and got my crappy 3SX rear precat delete out to modify it to actually SEAL to the turbine housing. Need to order some defrost vents and finish my alarm wiring and get the dash back in so I can actually drive her!
Jake
I'll definitely post something once I have the parts in hand later this week and can test fit it. It's potentially a $20 fix to a problem that some people with aftermarket hoods would want to fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by bearded1
Will be feeding them from the rear washer bottle, as I refuse to reattach the front bottle. F that thing. :)
Installed HIDs in my lows and fogs from DDM tuning. 5K lows and 3K fogs. I like how it turned out.
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They need to be aimed, but they work tons better than the old bulbs. So glad I ditched the pop-ups
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