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greasy digits posted:I just changed the serpentine belt on my Evo IX. It was the first time doing it on this car in particular and it took about 40 minutes since I was doing it solo and it was really cramped around the pulleys. This was the last segment of my 30000 mile maintenance routine. I changed the transmission, transfer case, and rear differential fluids last week before departing on vacation. The Amsoil 75W90 I put in the transmission certainly makes shifts feel smoother than stock. As for the other fluids, Mitsubishi only sells their gear oil by the gallon at something like $90 per. It was still much cheaper than the $400 my local dealership quoted me sans belt, though the service manual says it's required. 
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 Stripped old paint off valve cover on Monday. Then applied new black wrinkle paint and then yellow paint in an attempt to make yellow wrinkle. Total fail. Messy job has now been stripped and wrinkle red has been applied. It's now drying. Pics to come. Stooopidhead fucked around with this message at 05:56 on May 26, 2010 |
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May 26, 2010 05:53
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Replaced the busted rear end header panel and headlights on my '96 Cougar work car. The old ones were being held on with zipties and a prayer. Finally have properly aimed and attached headlights! 
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May 26, 2010 08:18
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Sponge! posted: Sorry, I should've known that AI hates Amsoil. That's what I get for getting my fluid recommendation from EvolutionM; lots of AMS fanboys in there. Honestly I could've probably put BG or Redline in it and it would've still improved shifting feel better than the stock fluids. Still, an improvement is an improvement.
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May 26, 2010 15:21
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Last night I put the exhaust manifold back on my 1998 Ford Escort ZX2. I had removed the EM in order to look for a big oil leak in between the EM and the block. I though I had found and repaired the leak. Before I put the front end back on the ground I ran the engine for a few minutes. There was no leaking or burning oil smell. I got up early this morning and replaced the brake pads on the car and drove it to work. I hadn't made it three miles before I could smell burning oil and see smoke coming out from under the hood again. gently caress! As an aside, the design of the front brake calipers on these cars is completely retarded. I have done pads on this and similar cars several times and every time it strikes me how dumb the design is.
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May 26, 2010 17:30
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I tore out all the wiring and lights on my utility trailer and installed waterproof LED multifunction lights. I've got side markers on all four corners, running/brake lights to the rear and a license plate light that shines down onto... nothing. Because the plate is screwed into the big slab of wood that is the tail gate. Because it's low enough to the ground that the plate would routinely scrape the ground when going up a hill. So anyway, I did it right. All the wires are fully in the C-channel frame, with looped hold downs every foot or so. I soldered and heat shrinked the tail lamps into the main wires instead of using wire nuts and electrical tape. Then, since it was a LED system, I needed grounds. My newish angle grinder cleaned up some metal and toothed washers should keep the connection, even after the brackets rust again. Next year i've got to strip out all the wood. Each board is held down by 3-4 carriage bolts at each cross member. They're all rusted solid. So that'll be fun then. It had been 12 years since I soldered anything electrical. I was quite pleased when all five joints took solder perfectly and remained shiny after cooling. Skyssx fucked around with this message at 03:59 on May 27, 2010 |
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May 27, 2010 03:57
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Tore apart the doors from my parts car. I wanted to save every usable part in case of problems in the future. I stripped the trim, window regulators, lock and latch from the drivers side door and pulled the glass out. Took me about an hour because I couldn't fit a ratchet inside to hit a few nuts. When I went to the other side I found that a PO had used loving pop rivets in place of a few bolts so I couldn't get the glass out of that door at the time.
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May 27, 2010 20:55
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I pulled the steering column on my MG, chiseled off the security screws on the ignition switch and replaced it with a new repro unit. Then I tracked down where a PO cut the starter wire and spliced in a button on the dash rather than just replacing the ignition switch the right way. Stuck with a useless (but discrete) button on the dash, I opened up my garage door opener and wired the dash button to the opener so I can keep it locked in my glovebox. Before I put everything back together, I'm going to pull all of the gauge faces to clean the glass and polish the chrome trim rings, but lunch comes first.
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May 27, 2010 21:10
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greasy digits posted:
Don't listen to him, Amsoil fanboyism is only a retarded for engine oil. Different gear oils do actually affect manual transmission shift quality, be it Amsoil/Redline/etc.
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May 27, 2010 23:41
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So today I painted my sidemarkers color matched apart from a sticker that I had made and put on them. Peeling the sticker off, I got a nice little light up logo. Tried to clearcoat one of them, but I think I jumped the gun and the clearcoat made the paint run and eat itself. So I am waiting on a test piece of plastic and trying to see if it just needed to dry more.  Click here for the full 720x540 image.
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May 28, 2010 05:05
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I lowered the bitch!.jpg) Click here for the full 800x600 image.
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May 28, 2010 05:50
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I learned the value of washers! I've been hearing this odd clicking noise for a some time now particularly when going over any bumps in the road, I suspected it was an endlink issue but hadn't bothered looking at it. I just put my car up and found the source of it - someone (coughmecough) forgot to put a washer on the endlink and the rubber bushing had all but stretched it's way over the bolt that secures the endlink to the sway bar and fallen off. You can see here -   Click here for the full 800x479 image.  What you SHOULD see there is the end of the bolt in the upper right of this picture -  Click here for the full 740x667 image. Yup, totally a stupid move. I found the washer on my driveway - I had a lot of issues when I put the sways/endlinks on as I snapped a couple of bolts so I probably got hasty and overlooked it once I cleared the hurdles. I pulled the endlink off, secured a washer, replaced the sway bar and endlink. So my rear sway has basically been non-functional. Now that it's fixed suddenly my car feels like it should, nice and stuff, totally flat. I KNEW I had too much body roll  .New car thread here for those that are curious. allonblack fucked around with this message at 06:11 on May 28, 2010 |
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May 28, 2010 06:03
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Plugged the damned flat tire in the Volvo. Also learned to use the retarded aftermarket scissor jack the PO left in the trunk.
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May 28, 2010 18:32
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About to finally go get my RDX tinted. The florida sun is a god drat beast and I need as much help to fight off the car oven as I can.
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May 28, 2010 19:55
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Velcroed down my floor mat in the 260z, which would bunch up and caused the gas pedal to get stuck when I floored it. Once was enough of that. Also, tighted the cover bolts on the rear differential in a attempt to stop the slow leak.
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May 29, 2010 04:45
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My TT300Z has the front and rear fascias fitted. and my new exhaust. Next is sideskirts, paint, and fit my fly new wheels, and it's ready for me to get back and flog; and then buy my new turbos to take it from its current 390whp to somewhere in the 500-600s. Here's the POST with the rear bits, with a link to the front bits in said post. The wheels are OZ Ultraleggaras in like gunmetal, theres a pic of them somewhere in that thread too.
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May 29, 2010 10:13
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mutt2jeff posted:Velcroed down my floor mat in the 260z, which would bunch up and caused the gas pedal to get stuck when I floored it. Once was enough of that. Also, tighted the cover bolts on the rear differential in a attempt to stop the slow leak. Does your differential have a gasket? If so, I hope you simply re-torqued it, because tightening it past spec will actually cause it to leak more.
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May 29, 2010 18:15
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Power front windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE30-yYBAyY And because it's midnight and I'm tired, here is the description taken verbatim from the video. quote:Salvaged some power window regulators from a wrecked sedan this morning and did the wiring myself. My base model is moving up in the world!
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May 30, 2010 15:32
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Finally, some TURBO decals for my TURBO Subaru XT. 
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May 30, 2010 20:54
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Doctor Zero posted:Does your differential have a gasket? If so, I hope you simply re-torqued it, because tightening it past spec will actually cause it to leak more. A few of the bolts were actually loose enough to turn with my fingers. I couldn't fit a torque wrench in, so I just snugged them all up as close to the same as I could with a regular wrench.
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May 30, 2010 21:23
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I turned this: into this:  Using this:  I also used it to glue a trim piece on the Volvo back into place. It's the fabric on the inside of the door. I hope it holds up through repeated door openings/closings, though.
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Jun 2, 2010 14:46
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mutt2jeff posted:A few of the bolts were actually loose enough to turn with my fingers. I couldn't fit a torque wrench in, so I just snugged them all up as close to the same as I could with a regular wrench. Yeah, that's probably good.
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Jun 2, 2010 15:15
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some people blow off intercooler piping i blow off exhaust piping   SIGH
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Jun 3, 2010 21:01
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Why is your fuel line tied to your exhaust?
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Jun 3, 2010 21:05
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ab0z posted:Why is your fuel line tied to your exhaust? I had ziptied it to one of the hangers for a guide while I put on the rubber U-mounts. That hanger broke and the first pull under boost blew the downpipe off.
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I changed the oil in my 1995 Acura Integra SE, 1995 Lexus SC400 and 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport. 10W-40 for all since they all have high miles and it is summertime. I also changed the MTX fluid in the Integra. This made a huge mess and smelled terrible. I did the smart thing and removed the bolt for the fill hole first, since a transmission you can't fill with fluid is no fun. Well, someone had apparently filled this transmission using a different hold because a LOT of fluid went all over the garage floor when I removed the filler plug. And of course the filler plug went into the drain bucket and I didn't figure this out until later. Big mess, oily fingers, grumble grumble. I also replaced the cam pulley/spark plug valley covers on my 1995 SC400. They have been off the car for over a year, but after dealing with the aftermath of stuff getting into the timing cover on another car I decided to play it safe. The car threw a code as soon as I started it; I had forgotten to plug two big vacuum lines back in. The car was purring like a kitten afterward. I did not know the Jeep needed 6 quarts of oil (I've only had it for about 3 weeks). That is fine. The Integra only needs 4 quarts, so they can team up to drink down two 5 quart bottles. Tomorrow night I need to change the oil in my wife's 2000 Honda Accord EX 2.3L five-speed. I will probably change the MTX fluid in that car too since I have two more bottles of Honda Genuine fluid and a new drain plug gasket for it. I only change the oil in my cars twice a year since I don't put many miles on anything since I switch cars so often. Sadly, my wife's car gets the same treatment. I hate changing oil. Every time I do it there is a mess and I swear next time I will just take it someplace. And yet, I buy oil and filters and do it myself anyway. The green ZX2 HAD a nasty oil leak that left stains all over my driveway, garage, and the street in front of my house. I spent like two hours today pushing Oil-Dri around and grinding it into the stains with my shoes. All the concrete does look a lot better now. My neighbor said I can borrow his pressure washer after he picks it up from his storage locker this week. I have never used one before and am looking forward to it. Saturday I washed, clayed, and waxed the 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 I bought with a broken timing belt and nursed back to health. The paint looks really good except for all the scratches and dings the previous owner got from parking in college parking lots. The sides of my wife's Accord look like the surface of the moon because of all the parking lot dings, especially the passenger side.
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Jun 7, 2010 05:04
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A little spring cleaning: Wash with foam gun Clay Menzerna Super Intensive Polish w/ PC7424 Menzerna Nano Finish w/ PC7424 Meguiars #16 wax I also detailed the engine bay, vacuumed the interior, and pulled the wheels off to clean the insides. Meguiars #16 is the first carnauba I've used and it's fantastic. Feels nice and thick and makes the color a bit warmer (car is off white). The Menzerna polish combo is pretty easy to work with and does a nice job. The paint is not completely mark-free but still significantly better than before and I'm still refining the technique. Obligatory reflection shot. 
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Jun 7, 2010 06:29
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Today was prancing moose sticker application day!
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Jun 7, 2010 14:33
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Changed my spark plugs which were without a doubt the most horribly degraded plugs I have ever seen in my life. I have no idea why my Jeep ran as well as it did.
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Jun 7, 2010 16:32
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I carefully hid 12 ounces of a highly controlled substance in my 89 civic. Can you guess what it is? Not Asbestos. I also changed its oil, and the oil in my mother's 99 CR-V.
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Jun 7, 2010 16:34
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I cleaned the inside and the outside glass of my green 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 using Stoner's Invisible Glass and their awesome Reach and Clean Tool. Then I applied Rain-X to the outside glass. Tonight I will change the engine oil and MTX fluid in my wife's 2000 Honda Accord EX. If it doesn't rain I will probably wash and wax it too. Maybe even use the clay bar if I am feeling really enegertic (unlikely).
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Jun 7, 2010 17:08
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PBCrunch posted:And of course the filler plug went into the drain bucket and I didn't figure this out until later. Big mess, oily fingers, grumble grumble. I have one of those long magnets-on-a-stick designed for fishing lost fasteners out of hard-to-reach places, and I found it also works well for fishing drain plugs out of nasty, carcinogenic used engine and transmission oil.
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Jun 7, 2010 18:40
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Sponge! posted:I carefully hid 12 ounces of a highly controlled substance in my 89 civic. Can you guess what it is? Mmmmm freon!
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Just replaced my pads.  Rotors are fine, but with less than 10k on them, it's like trying to stop a loving tank. Don't look horribly worn, but the goddamn thing just wouldn't stop.
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Jun 7, 2010 18:49
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TurboLuvah posted:Mmmmm freon! WE HAVE A WINNAH! Here's your prize! A kitten.  I've calculated my R-12 loss rate at 1.3oz/year. I have 84oz of R12 left in stock. I'm good till like 2065.  I bought some of the lass "free market" Virgin stock back in 2001, when I passed my 609 cert...
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ssh posted:Rotors are fine, but with less than 10k on them, it's like trying to stop a loving tank. Sounds like they were working fine. 
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DogDodger posted:Sounds like they were working fine. I mean more of an 80s oldsmobuick sort of tank. With no power assist. Put Akebono in it. A little more bite to the grab, but sure as hell not what I'd expect to have, even though I'm pampering them. Getting pissed. Somewhat thinking about bleeding them (again), but at this state, I am not sure where to proceed.
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Gotcha. As long as we're talking brakes, I swapped the Bobcats in the TT for the XP-10s in preparation for the Trackdaze event at NJMP this weekend.
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Oil change, but I wasn't sure about the valve noise on the drivers' side of the block, so I took it to the local Subaru independent mechanic to have them check it after they do the change. Hopefully it's just one of the cavalcade of normal Subaru sounds. Wednesday the car is going in to get its bumper repainted (the first owner hosed up the bumper cover and one of the fenders on a fence and apparently found the worst paint shop ever to repaint and reinstall them - not a single bit of prep, not even sanding it down). That's going to be expensive.  They're throwing in some touch-up work around the car for the various other bits and pieces that got beat up over its life.
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I had to give away my Merc for the next 9 weeks as it exports from Germany to the United States. Talk about a sad time indeed.
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