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Had to replace the thermostat on my wife's Ascender this weekend, kept throwing a CEL with it not coming up to temp properly. Posts on the trailblazer forums indicate a bad thermostat, so I bought one at O'reilly for 26 dollars. They didn't have Concentrated Dex-Cool either so I needed two bottles ($15 each) of premix as well. The actual replacement wasn't that bad, but you have to remove the alternator to get to it properly. Took me and a friend 45 minutes or so. No CEL yet.
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 Got the car back from the tinting place and put some Eibach springs on. It's a 1.4" drop and it may settle more, so if it goes any lower I'll sell the springs and get the 1" version. After 3 weeks I will be adding a camber kit for the front and rear if needed and getting an alignment.
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Jan 11, 2011 06:06
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Mike_P posted:Finally put it together. Had most of the rear suspension apart to replace a leaky fuel tank. Was waiting on some new hardware to arrive before I could finish assembly. Oh god I feel your pain I had to replace a pump on my 1986 third gen. Wrapped my secondhand $80 header (msrp like 500!) and put it on my 08 Si. Header wrap smokes like crazy for 10 minutes or so!  New header, wrapped. It's a CT-Engineering stainless shorty. I wanted to keep stock emissions equipment.  Stock Si header.  The sled.
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Nov 21, 2011 02:48
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Timbo posted:YAY! For redneck engineering! Can't get the bracket tight enough ....Zip tie it. What wont these things do. The actual replacement was done at my place. The coil needs to be swapped with the one that has an internal resistor. We also seafoamed it, and had no real smoke to show for it, which actually reflects very well on the fact that timbo had done a bunch of work with oil changes and whatnot. It needs a carb rebuild and a few other things as well. Not bad though!
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Nov 21, 2011 03:47
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About three weeks ago I got a call from the powder coater saying my wheel was ready so I finally picked it up. I was pretty happy with the quality so I dropped off the rest.  This place refinishes wheels for the large BWM dealership on the northside of town, this finish was $120 supposedly because it's coated twice, one color and one clear finish. Single stage is $80 - not sure if that's good or bad but I'm happy.
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May 9, 2013 14:36
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BIG HORNY COW posted:I decided to make my winter steelies look ridiculous Those look great, actually but I'm imagining some sort of dog dish on them. What car are they for?
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Apr 29, 2015 13:44
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PaintVagrant posted:Yet another 8th gen civic cmc job I need to do that the click is driving me nuts.
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May 26, 2015 15:34
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Seat Safety Switch posted:The Texaco stuff sounds like lanolin oil mixed with a small quantity of stearic acid, if Google is any indication. Fluid Film is also lanolin, so it might be worth trying both. LPS-3 is amazing stuff. Their other products are good too.
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Jul 6, 2015 03:49
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Painted the stock wheels on the Fit with Plasti-Dip Blurple and a coat of gold metallizer for winter: I like the wheels, the grill I would have left chromed though. That's just me.
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Jul 17, 2015 13:43
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scuz posted:Any more photos of that bus? I gotta thing for matte black. He's got a thread on it.
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Sep 18, 2015 14:41
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Ferremit posted:Go Fast Bits Electronic Boost Controller. Car, details?
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Dec 7, 2015 04:42
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jhcain posted:An old guy hot rodding pal was telling us the trick they used "back in the day" was to undo one bolt on the flange, and just swivel the plate on the other bolt. The missing bolt obviously "fell out," and could be replaced, roadside, from a convenient spare in the toolbox in the trunk... Had a buddy that had one of the later Hemi Rams with some dumps on them with studs that he just put the plates on with wingnuts. They were installed after the cats and it sounded pretty gnarly with them off, and totally stock on.
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Mar 8, 2016 19:31
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Laserface posted:I listed a car for $1500, with perfectly running engine and gearbox, and a poo poo body. I made it fully known that I was aware the body was poo poo, but the engine and box are worth $1500 and on top of that it had new tyres, aftermarket wheels and a decent stereo in it. I had a truck we bought new, took exceptional care of, and had some poo poo luck with the valvetraing dropping a seat at 104k miles or so. Put it on craigslist for $3300, fended off lowballers left and right, and emailed the same guy like twenty times telling him what I would take. Finally had him come out, gave it a once over and sold it for three even, exactly what I wanted for it. A lot of wasted time. Bah.
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Mar 16, 2016 05:10
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Commander Puddin posted:This 78 Big 10 is a huge rusty shitpile. What started as a Vintage Air install has taken a turn: Rebuild? Or is something else going in it.
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Feb 9, 2017 04:34
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Finally! I can post. Got my SS tinted today, 35% or so all around. Great spot, younger guy that owns his own company. 
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May 21, 2017 03:35
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Applebees Appetizer posted:The only thing I really don't like on my Scion xB was the steering wheel, made of a rough textured plastic that felt horrible. Looking around scion has new ones for $$$ but then I found out the Rav4 wheels are a bolt in and found one in excellent condition on ebay for $90. No that's a great upgrade. I had a company car that was a 09 scion xD and my personal car was a 08 Civic Si with a wonderful small diameter leather wrapped wheel. The Scions was just unpleasant.
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Jun 1, 2017 05:25
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Oil Change, removed engine beauty cover and wiped it down and then a bath.  
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Nov 27, 2017 03:59
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Is that Some Like It Hot Red or the other red? Some Like it Hot. In bright light it's a real coppery color, overcast its almost burgundy. Edit: higher rez https://i.imgur.com/0KbwjxY.jpg
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Nov 27, 2017 04:50
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I think I really like that color, but I've never seen it look the same in more than one picture. I've been stalking local dealerships to see if they ever get one in because I really want to see that color in person. If it looks the way I think it does, I may end up using it on my car eventually. Thanks! I've been looking at rebuilt LSA blowers on ZZP but it's gotta stay someone stock for now w/ a warranty and dailying it and all.
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Nov 27, 2017 14:58
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Local advanced auto was having a good sale as they finally opened from Harvey. 5qts Mobil1 and a filter $30, plus half price quarts after that. So that and 2 qts more got the wife's ride changed, added an air filter and some odds and ends and got to $98 - with their rewards you get to $100 and then get twenty off the next purchase so my kid picked out a keychain and we were good to go.
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Dec 4, 2017 06:25
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I remember my dad having to replace his in his 550 SL. Interesting. The amount of room that hardtop takes up in the trunk is impressive.
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Jan 4, 2018 14:28
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:You haven't been to Texas much, have you? They're just being lazy and don't want to fill paperwork. Talk to the supervisor and report the hit and run. It's over a grand in damage.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:46
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Night Danger Moose posted:It is the motor. I was told that you're supposed to check the oil level every 300-400 miles, and get it changed every 1500-2000 miles. It might be a stretch but there was no immediate leak issues with the engine itself. Sounds like it's check it at every other fill up then. If there wasn't something wrong with it before there is now.
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May 1, 2018 04:28
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doogle posted:Installed an intake and tune on the Chevy SS. Supposedly picks up about 35whp from stock between the two. What tune? Livernois? Rotofab is the go-to but i think the window for the air filter is cheesy.
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Jun 9, 2018 04:12
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 Ordered tires for it for install next week. Hopefully get those by midweek for install plus an alignment.
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Jun 17, 2018 19:10
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savesthedayrocks posted:Look like a great deal, let us know how you like the firehawks. I just ordered a set of Continental ExtremeContact DW’s, will report back as well. Yea they are the popular ones right now that are a rebranded Bridgestone iirc - right now they also have a 60 dollar visa rebate on a purchase of four. I’ll update later.
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Jun 18, 2018 00:53
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doogle posted:I actually need tires for my '15 SS too, I'll probably go with those as well. Si guy - the shifter cable bushings alone made worlds of difference on my 08 si. Good luck looks like a good build you have going. Doogle that’s going to sound sick. I found a guy selling the bimodals on the Facebook buy/sell group for 300 but they just sold before I could snag them. Crazy good deal. Like the Firestone’s great so far going to run them up a road down here and see how they compare to stock, but so far so good.
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Jun 25, 2018 03:08
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doogle posted:I actually need tires for my '15 SS too, I'll probably go with those as well. So I got a chance to hoon for a little bit, nothing much just a little slippery intersection and I didn't put it down enough to slip, thought it would be enough, put some more into it and nope just went straight and hauled. Full traction control on, sport mode on, rolled onto it from about 10 MPH or so. Lots more confident I won't ditch it on my next run.
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Jul 7, 2018 04:54
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EvilBeard posted:Got up early and went to the garage where my dad and I's 31 project is sitting. We got the radiator out, and they do not make them like they used to. I think it's solid copper. It was all I could do to lift it. Is that a high rise single plane on the small block? What’s the specs on the motor? Cool project by the way.
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Jul 14, 2018 13:22
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doogle posted:So, I finished with the Kooks exhaust install. I had everything I needed except an exhaust expander, which I didn't even know was a thing. I did it all on jackstands, it took a total of 8 hours. If I were to do it again I could probably do it in 5-6. Results: Awesome, I really like it. Edit - yes the Firehawks seem like a great buy. Just took a 400 mile road trip in them and no complaints. Mine are aired to about 37 pounds when they are hot.
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Jul 23, 2018 16:15
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Dagen H posted:Keep Austin Weird That's on him? Shouldn't be a claim on your insurance. Also fuuuuuuuuck Austin traffic!
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Aug 11, 2018 04:47
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MasonF posted:It comes on whenever the clutch is engaged on the Supercharger, usually around 1/3-1/2 throttle. When you post it link some pictures that looks great.
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Aug 15, 2018 00:28
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Replaced the window regulator on my 2001 GMC 1500, yet again. This truck has now had a total of 5 regulators in it now. Terrible freaking design, but at least they are easy to change. I got a can on white lithium and greased the hell out of the rails and cables and then the next day took the (other) door panel off and got to what I could.
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Oct 22, 2018 19:59
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doogle posted:
Looks good. Also the size of the CTS-V ones make the stocks look small, and they are not. By a long ways.
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Dec 18, 2018 06:29
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Put two quick struts in my wife's Armada - wow that's the best way to do that. Tightened up the ride really well. 
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Mar 11, 2019 05:28
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doogle posted:I was thinking about the procharger route, the LSA isn't much cheaper these days since you can't get $1000 blowers from ebay anymore. I can get a procharger kit (P1SC) for $5500 plus the cost of a tune. Whoa where are you getting that price from? I'm about to do similar, TSP cam and intake+headers or the procharger.
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Apr 1, 2019 20:48
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Yea, I'm in north Houston and these last rounds of storms have been intense. 4.5 inches last 24 hours down here. Two miles south at the inlaws and barely got anything.
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May 5, 2019 05:22
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doogle posted:Got this in the mail... Specs? I'm running the Auto and don't want to change my converter right now.
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Jul 14, 2019 07:11
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doogle posted:https://youtu.be/iYxEzI0W69o I can't wait to get something similar done but a new found leak in my master bath shower pan has put my car budget on hold 
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Cool. I replaced the tailshaft seal in a my 2001 GMC Sierra this weekend, it wasn't too bad but it's a two piece shaft so having someone else there really helped as I didn't lift it up that far off the floor. Seal tool only really helped when we got the seal started by levering it out from the outside, and put a nice nick on the inside of the tailshaft, but it wasn't touching anything and the RTV looks like it went in good. No leaks so far and it looks like we didn't mess up the balance or anything. 135k miles on it right now.
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