I know we have a "What car do you have" Thread SO!
Who here is a Gearhead?! be it an enthusiast, someone who would like to be, even just a car buff, or anyone like me that is constantly working on their on vehicles!
Me? Like I said above, im always working on my car (funds providing) and i actually have a HUGE list of things im about to start working on now, I drive a 1996 Honda Civic Sedan EX, and I will be re-building the engine (this or next paycheck Providing) Its fubared XD the rings are shot, it has nasty amounts of carbon build up in it, even AFTER i have done two treatments on it, the transmission also has some shot bearings in it XD BUT! the suspension, And body are BEAUTIFUL on it ^.=.^
(http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae314/largenHotd/The%20Civic/IMG_0308.jpg)
My baby!
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1605940/ (http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1605940/) <--- And this is the basic list of parts im going to be looking at getting!
So? How about you guys?!
I would reasonably call myself a gearhead, but presently. I have no vehicles.
That said, I was long enamoured with the K platform Chrysler had out in the 80s. It was a great idea that's widely emulated today, building multitudes of vehicles off of a couple of basic platforms, sharing similar parts. The problem with them is they were pretty cheap and rudimentary, but that didn't stop me from considering my '88 Reliant wagon the best car I've ever owned.
I also have a soft spot for small displacement motorcycles and scooters. Right now, I'm pining after a Honda Super Cub 90 / Passport 90, which is a three speed semi-automatic motorcycle. Honda sells them in over 50 countries to this day, except for North America, because we're spoiled brats. Some places import them used, and hopefully I'll be able to find one for getting around town. Eventually. I'll probably be two years without a vehicle before I can afford one.
I love working on vehicles, especially simple ones, like the aforementioned Cub. Something about it is very satisfying.
K cars are wonderful! there very much like my honda, TONNES of the parts inter-change, and i find them immensely easy to work on ^.=.^
So... its a 90cc Honda, that has essentially a simplified (and smaller) Honda-Matic in it? thats pretty cool! i like bikes, but i need something with a bit more oomph then 90cc i used to own a Suzuki RM 250 Dirt bike (Two stroke) and that thing SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME XD but i live for that ^.=.^
And i know exactly what you mean, working on something simplistic, is so much fun! ^.=.^
I can fix minor things on a car. Ive done fuel tanks, water pumps, starters, spark plugs/Distro hub and cables, front control arms, brakes, tires. That is about as far as I can go :P
: mediar August 05, 2010, 12:46:11 -06:00
I can fix minor things on a car. Ive done fuel tanks, water pumps, starters, spark plugs/Distro hub and cables, front control arms, brakes, tires. That is about as far as I can go :P
Some things? thats quite a bit more then some things! if you can do that you can do much more! thats how i started, was doing many of those tasks, it does not take much more to be able to do an engine swap, or even more! ^.=.^
I've overhauled the engine in my Ford Chateau. Which is equivalent to a Ford E350, except that it's a luxury van. It was a high-school project.
The instructor commented that I had the biggest motor to ever set wheels in his shop. :3
I wish I still had that van, it's a crushed cube now, because I couldn't afford to keep storing it while I was living on the streets back in '04...
: Wyrd-Hotd August 05, 2010, 12:01:26 -06:00
I drive a 1996 Honda Civic Sedan EX....
I'm curious, why does Honda advertise so much reliability, but yet everyone I know who owns one is constantly fixing it?
: Felix McKline August 05, 2010, 11:25:56 -06:00
I'm curious, why does Honda advertise so much reliability, but yet everyone I know who owns one is constantly fixing it?
Usually, at least from what I've seen, it's being "fixed up", not "fixed because it's broken". When a gasoline engine can get 400,000+kms without blowing up or requiring a rebuild, I'd say that deserves some praise. I've only seen Hondas, Toyotas, and Volvos do this.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/2556450_4c65b1b77d.jpg)
That's the bike I'm talking about. Have yet to find my old pictures of the wagon. Supposedly Scooter Underground in Victoria imports and rebuilds Cubs, so I might be in luck once I move.
: Felix McKline August 05, 2010, 11:25:56 -06:00
: Wyrd-Hotd August 05, 2010, 12:01:26 -06:00
I drive a 1996 Honda Civic Sedan EX....
I'm curious, why does Honda advertise so much reliability, but yet everyone I know who owns one is constantly fixing it?
My guess is that a lot of people rat-bag the crap out of the "stock" civics thinking they are rally/street race cars. Then the next owner needs to fix them up OR want to be able to rally/street race so they upgrade it. I just a guess, but I see it a lot of kids put on a bumble bee muffler and think they are Vin Diesel. D:
: Wyrd-Hotd August 05, 2010, 09:21:54 -06:00
: mediar August 05, 2010, 12:46:11 -06:00
I can fix minor things on a car. Ive done fuel tanks, water pumps, starters, spark plugs/Distro hub and cables, front control arms, brakes, tires. That is about as far as I can go :P
Some things? thats quite a bit more then some things! if you can do that you can do much more! thats how i started, was doing many of those tasks, it does not take much more to be able to do an engine swap, or even more! ^.=.^
Heh thanks ^^. I mainly only fix stuff that breaks. I don't really have an interest in upgrading vehicles myself :P PC games take too much of my time.
: mediar August 05, 2010, 12:37:43 -06:00
: Wyrd-Hotd August 05, 2010, 09:21:54 -06:00
: mediar August 05, 2010, 12:46:11 -06:00
I can fix minor things on a car. Ive done fuel tanks, water pumps, starters, spark plugs/Distro hub and cables, front control arms, brakes, tires. That is about as far as I can go :P
Some things? thats quite a bit more then some things! if you can do that you can do much more! thats how i started, was doing many of those tasks, it does not take much more to be able to do an engine swap, or even more! ^.=.^
Heh thanks ^^. I mainly only fix stuff that breaks. I don't really have an interest in upgrading vehicles myself :P PC games take too much of my time.
As long as it gets you from Point A to Point Z, right? :) While we're on the topic, ever tried swapping out the water pump on a Mitsubishi/Chrysler 3.0L V6? What a pain in the padded ass.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/thedragonguy/civicavatar.jpg)
Mah baby!
1993 Civic SI hatch, 5 spd, SOHC
I have only done real minor stuff, I don't have the guts to do the knitty gritty mech work so I have only swapped body pieces and interior stuff, basically im grabbing the more fancy interior parts from other 92-95 civics and slapping them in mine to sorta make the most feature-full stock civic I can
I have done a fait bit of body work and paint though, on my car and my mates (more so my mates) I had to bondo some rusted wheel wells and re-paints them and a front bumper that looked like it was abused by the last owner.
: drewdle August 05, 2010, 12:54:09 -06:00
: mediar August 05, 2010, 12:37:43 -06:00
: Wyrd-Hotd August 05, 2010, 09:21:54 -06:00
: mediar August 05, 2010, 12:46:11 -06:00
I can fix minor things on a car. Ive done fuel tanks, water pumps, starters, spark plugs/Distro hub and cables, front control arms, brakes, tires. That is about as far as I can go :P
Some things? thats quite a bit more then some things! if you can do that you can do much more! thats how i started, was doing many of those tasks, it does not take much more to be able to do an engine swap, or even more! ^.=.^
Heh thanks ^^. I mainly only fix stuff that breaks. I don't really have an interest in upgrading vehicles myself :P PC games take too much of my time.
As long as it gets you from Point A to Point Z, right? :) While we're on the topic, ever tried swapping out the water pump on a Mitsubishi/Chrysler 3.0L V6? What a pain in the padded ass.
No it was on a 89 Buick Century wagon. D:
Felix: Awesome! thats a wicked re-build! bigger then enything done in my shop years!
As for Honda people always working on their cars, its usually keeping them in good shape, usually wear items like ball-joints, water pumps, timing belts etc. My old 92 had over 340,000 km on it, and i drove it HARD and it never faultered once on me. This new civic is in such bad shape at 260,000 due to lack of maintenance, the previous owner never replaced the thermostat when it died, so the engine is ALWAYS running too cool, Causing it to have Carbon build up, this carbon build up took the rings out, and from there it went down hill.
BUT this engine of mine? Should be dead. Most other engines would have been by now.
Drewdle : Thats pretty cool looking! O.=.o and i would call and find out, the only way you get something is if you ask for it, right?
Mediar : people DO bag the HELL out of Civics, and i HATE THOSE STUPID FART CAN USELESS "MUFFLERS" its THOSE people that give ME a bad name for liking and tuning a Civic... /Rant And hey of course! ^.=.^ all my money goes into my cars XD
Drewdle : No i have not, although... i have swapped an engine into a Toyota Celica (1991) AND THAT WAS A PAIN XD but fun ^.=.^
Drake : heh heh heh i know for sure i know all about your work! ha ha (for outside peeps Drake and i are constantly talking about our cars) once again! tell me whats up with your front end!
: Wyrd-Hotd August 05, 2010, 08:19:05 -06:00
As for Honda people always working on their cars, its usually keeping them in good shape, usually wear items like ball-joints, water pumps, timing belts etc. My old 92 had over 340,000 km on it, and i drove it HARD and it never faultered once on me. This new civic is in such bad shape at 260,000 due to lack of maintenance, the previous owner never replaced the thermostat when it died, so the engine is ALWAYS running too cool, Causing it to have Carbon build up, this carbon build up took the rings out, and from there it went down hill.
BUT this engine of mine? Should be dead. Most other engines would have been by now.
See, that's the thing. I've only ever seen Hondas and, well, Volvos with that kind of stamina. A former roomate has a 240GL 5spd that had the piss beaten out of it the point where chunks of clutch could be heard rolling around with the pedal in, the engine couldn't rev past 3500rpm, there were no brakes, second gear wouldn't engage unless you asked it nicely, and there was a hole rusted through the side of his trunk. You could literally pull things out of the trunk through the hole. The floor was going the same way, which is why it hit the junkyard, but it still made it there under it's own power. Never seen a car take that much abuse. If you look after Volvos, it's not unheard of them to rack up 500,000kms or more.
Honda has a reputation for reasons other than what we see here in North America. Take the motorcycle I posted for instance. Originally designed and built in 1958, they've sold 50 million of the damn things. In most developing nations it's not uncommon to see four or five people riding
one bike, or one guy and half a dozen dead pigs, etc. They're utility vehicles. The design itself was so simple and effective that it's simply been carried on, with minor upgrades like 12V electrical and (apparently in 2008) fuel injection. Most vehicles are continually redesigned and replaced, but why fix what obviously ain't broke?
The ONLY issue I have had with Honda is rust, at least up to the mid 90s, never had a newer Honda. I dunno if they don`t have snow, ice and road salt in Japan, but we sure do here lol. Seems to start in the wheel wells, and the corners of doors oddly enough. That being said I currently have a 92 Suberu Lagacey and it has the same rust issues Hondas do/did.
Drewdle: This is one of the reasons i love hondas ^.=.^ they are SO friggin reliable! no matter what!!! and TOUGH O.=.o
Mediar: Ah the rust is a bugger... the main reason the rust forms in the wheel wells of the hondas, is they have a piece of rubber meant to protect it, but this rubber holds moisture and dirt there... starting the rust >.=.< and alot of times the door rust is from the door drains being plugged.
Can I mow my lawn with your Honda? :P
Yeah, that van is no longer around however, nobody would pass it in an MVI here, because everything on the drivetrain is aftermarket, and so were the struts. It was origonally rated 1 ton, but it was upgraded to a 3 ton luxury van, because it was towing trailers back in Saskatchewan.
Plus, it was the length of a limosine, it guzzled so much gas that it would only give you 12 miles per gallon. (Yeah, I know, we don't use Imperial anymore, but that thing didn't have KM on it.)
My current vehicle is a rustbag '91 Nissan Pickup. My very first 4 cylinder vehicle. I was surprised when I was able to do a brake stand on it. Everything's still original on it too, runs really nicely, and has 400,000km on it. I was surprised that it was running so well with the distributor not even bolted all the way closed...! Oh well, it's my new project.
ahh yes. a gear head post. all right. i am a gearhead/hotrodder. i am building a 1981 malibu wagon right now. the tranny lost 2 of the 3 gears so i will be ordering a B&M Rebuild and shift kit for it. i will also be building up a 383 stroker for the car. its taken me 3 years or more to get it to the point it is now. and she only gets better. the specs are as follows
Weight 4600lbs
body type - 4 door wagon
Frame style- full frame
Disk Breaks - Front only
Drum Breaks - rear only
Gear Ratio - 2.73:1 Posi
suspension - rear coil with air shock helpers, front coils
tires - 215/75R14 rear 205/70R14 fronts
Rims - Olds Rally Sport III with center 3 spoke directional knock offs
Motor - tired 305 with headers and hirise intake
tranny - TH350
Exhaust - 2.5 inch straight pipe into hooker areochambers with turn downs
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu287/thereddragon_2009/Hotrod%20Build/HPIM1013.jpg)
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu287/thereddragon_2009/Hotrod%20Build/DSCF0830.jpg)
Thats one hell of an exhaust setup you have XD why didnt you weld the mufflers on though! XD *is not a fan of clamps* the clamps never work for me ha ha
Lots of work ahead of you, but its going to be a really nice ride once your done ^.=.^ already is pretty dam nice actually!
Mah front end? You should catch me on MSN. Bust just for the quickness sake on here. Took it in, mechanic was actually amazed how well she handled for her age, we went for a ride through bumps he even woke up a lot of elderly people by running her up to 6,500 RPMS through a quiet apartment block area in second gear XD (trying to see if she had bad torque-steer but she did not have anything outside the predictable hairline)
In short it seems im just being analy paranoid and at worst maybe my tires are starting to wear down possibly *shrugs*
I will need a new rad soon, mine is slowly leaking due to its real old age (guess that's the problem with rads that got such fine veins and cooling fins, the work epic-ly but they do suffer from aging a bit more) good thing the job and the rad is surprisingly a cheap one to do!
I wanna get myself a cheap real beat up EG just to practice on... Im too chicken to risk it on my nice SI which is in pretty good shape already XD NEARLY 300,000 KMS!
: Wyrd-Hotd August 08, 2010, 02:10:07 -06:00
Thats one hell of an exhaust setup you have XD why didnt you weld the mufflers on though! XD *is not a fan of clamps* the clamps never work for me ha ha
Lots of work ahead of you, but its going to be a really nice ride once your done ^.=.^ already is pretty dam nice actually!
the mufflers are welded on, the clamps are just for the pipe hangers. the header collectors are the only gasketed area on the exauhst that is bolted together.
Drake : i will try! but ha ha, too paranoid XD good times, and dont worry! you wont wreck your car! you do worry too much! XP i have faith in ya!
Red : Oh ok XD good good ^.=.^
well, tranny is out and getting cleaned before it gets rebuilt. the motor is almost ready to come out as well. 2 more bolts and a few hoses and she is out. then i start the 383 build and cleaning up the engien bay.
: RedDragon August 09, 2010, 08:28:06 -06:00
well, tranny is out and getting cleaned before it gets rebuilt. the motor is almost ready to come out as well. 2 more bolts and a few hoses and she is out. then i start the 383 build and cleaning up the engien bay.
I love the fact that the car is a
wagon. Wagons have got to be the most underrated body styles in existence. I had a wagon once, albeit nothing like yours (an '88 Reliant K 2.5), and it kicked all kinds of ass from a usefulness angle. Speed, not so much. But you basically have the makings of a sleeper-dragster wagon there. Of which I totally approve. :birdy:
Red: Very nice, right as i type this im doing an emergency wheel bearing job on my cousins car, were at three hours now, BUT thats with missing two of our most important tools (the sockets needed to remove the axle nut, and the ones used to beat the old bearing out) AND with his tie rod end threads getting completely FUDGED, like... so bad i have never seen threads so bad before >.=.< im slightly not enjoying working on fords right now....
: Wyrd-Hotd August 10, 2010, 02:00:27 -06:00
Red: Very nice, right as i type this im doing an emergency wheel bearing job on my cousins car, were at three hours now, BUT thats with missing two of our most important tools (the sockets needed to remove the axle nut, and the ones used to beat the old bearing out) AND with his tie rod end threads getting completely FUDGED, like... so bad i have never seen threads so bad before >.=.< im slightly not enjoying working on fords right now....
lol i just did the breaks on my brothers truck. rotors,pads,bearings and calipers. fun fun fun on a 88 ford ranger.
: RedDragon August 10, 2010, 07:23:02 -06:00
lol i just did the breaks on my brothers truck. rotors,pads,bearings and calipers. fun fun fun on a 88 ford ranger.
Everytime we work on his car something stupid happens >.=.< and its never anything to do with us being erroneous... its just parts failing...
i guess i'm a gearhead foxie! XD
me i have a 50 shoebox.
and i love it.
but i have to get a new voltage regulator for it cuz my dad burnt out the old one.
and i have art of what i want it to look like wen its done.
my dad is also in a car club called "Roadmen"
he has an old T hotrod and it IS AWOSOME!
and i've gone to carshow with him.
lots of cars!
lots of 50 Fords! XD
I'm a licensed technician and I bought this tracker a little while ago but someone offered me more then I could refuse so I sold it but it was a fun project.
When I first got it.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/tracker002.jpg)
Pulling the engine
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild002.jpg)
I redid the rocker panels with epoxy mixed with sand for some texture
the whole interior was pulled out and epoxied as well.. no rust! You can sink this thing and its good. well not in salt water.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild001.jpg)
Engine out in 2 hours and I was taking my time but I do this for a living so it was nothing.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild009.jpg)
Assembly
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild013.jpg)
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild015.jpg)
The finished engine, 1.6L bored out .050 Isky Torquer Cam Ported and Polished
Everything was done by yours truly as I had access to a complete machine shop.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild023.jpg)
A little sompin sompin for the highway that i built.. you cant just buy kits for this vehicle. 8psi
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Mikko_sydonic/Tracker%20Rebuild/Rebuild026.jpg)
Sold it last November Guy loved the shape it was in and I showed it off to him a little bit and then it was sold!
Though I didn't put an oil cooler on it but I told the person I sold it too he better put one on if he tows anything with it.
It was a fun build. this thing would go pretty good down the highway and drop a gear and floor it no problem 160+
4x4 with 4.65 diffs from an automatic and a 2 stage clutch
Well I fixed a friend's truck yesterday. Another of her friends offered to do her spark plugs, so she took him up on it. After he was done the truck would idle no prob, and they left it at that. Later on when she wanted to go home the truck would die as soon as she hit the gas. So here I am thinking the guy F'ed up the order of the spark-plug cables. So I go and have a look, they look to be ok, so I pulled the driver, front one off. The guy had pulled on the cable not the boot, of course pulling the metal connector back into the boot, killing the cable. I try to push it back and it ends up ruining the cable all together. We then head off to Lordco and they didn't have the set she needed, then we go to Crappy Tire and get a set there. I go through replacing the cables (and checking the plugs have been put in correctly). I finish the driver side and look at the passenger side and let this huge sigh with a sarcastic giggle out. My friend goes "Oh that is not a good giggle", so I explain what I saw:
On the passenger side you have 4 plugs:
1
2
3
4
What I saw was:
cable-1 was into plug-1, but cable-2 was stuffed back behind the something or other in the engine compartment and cable-3 was in to plug-2 and cable-4 was into plug-3 leaving plug-4 empty:
1-1
3-2
4-3
0-4
I look at the disconnected cable and he FUBAR'd that one too. I sigh and replace the rest of the cables of course guessing that I had the right order down. By the luck of whatever god was around the truck fired and ran perfectly fine.
87 GMCs suck and are hard to reach D:
Zack Fox: If you end up having it painted like that DEFINATLY get a pic up, that would be even more epic then it is now!
Perplexity: Sweet! a full on mechanic! Thats some beautiful work you did on that! but i must wonder why you did not put the oil cooler in? just didnt want to drill for the lines or?... But either way that looks like a pretty nice unit ^.=.^
Mediar: O.=.o wow... Really? he screwed up that bad? yikes... its stuff like that that can wreck an engine... And ya... old trucks are VERY hard to reach O.=.o at least i find they are...
As for me! started to do my well overdo brake job on my civic, i already had my front pads, but i needed new rotors (warped, has a nasty pulsation under medium braking) so i went and picked up some new rotors and REAR SHOES, but no... the guy at Cheiftan gives me way the hell wrong rotors, AND front PADS... i was NOT pleased... but meh, i suppose shit happens right?
I want my dam ceramics on my car! XD
you wouldn't drill anywhere for installing lines for it. Pressure line would have been coming out of a port on the oil pump and the return line would have been another plug in the block from the factory.. just didn't get that far before I sold it
: Purplexity August 14, 2010, 01:36:18 -06:00
you wouldn't drill anywhere for installing lines for it. Pressure line would have been coming out of a port on the oil pump and the return line would have been another plug in the block from the factory.. just didn't get that far before I sold it
*is used to Honda's* for the research i have done into turbo's on my previous car i could have either put an adapter plate where the filter went, or drill, apparently at least. That was all internet based... and well.. thats the internet XD
: Wyrd-Hotd August 14, 2010, 07:55:01 -06:00
: Purplexity August 14, 2010, 01:36:18 -06:00
you wouldn't drill anywhere for installing lines for it. Pressure line would have been coming out of a port on the oil pump and the return line would have been another plug in the block from the factory.. just didn't get that far before I sold it
*is used to Honda's* for the research i have done into turbo's on my previous car i could have either put an adapter plate where the filter went, or drill, apparently at least. That was all internet based... and well.. thats the internet XD
yeah the plate at the oil filter is an option but most cars have test ports for testing oil pressure and usually there around 7/16's so getting the oil from there is easy. you would never drill for a spot to get pressure, not really a good idea.
I'm not at the level I want to be, working on my own. I tend to leave things that are vitally important (like brakes for instance) to mechanics, leaving engine work and anything not requiring the car be jacked up for me to do. Thus, my Volvo got a front brake job day before yesterday. Although it was more eventful than I was hoping for... two new calipers later, one on the rear driver's side because it had seized up and wasn't working, causing the car to pull to the right when you got on the brakes hard enough.
The other jobs that need doing are likely to be much less difficult: spark plugs and coolant flush for maintenance purposes, fresh transmission and rear differential fluid, and I need to get my radio hooked up. She's looking good!
: drewdle August 15, 2010, 05:08:18 -06:00
I'm not at the level I want to be, working on my own. I tend to leave things that are vitally important (like brakes for instance) to mechanics, leaving engine work and anything not requiring the car be jacked up for me to do. Thus, my Volvo got a front brake job day before yesterday. Although it was more eventful than I was hoping for... two new calipers later, one on the rear driver's side because it had seized up and wasn't working, causing the car to pull to the right when you got on the brakes hard enough.
The other jobs that need doing are likely to be much less difficult: spark plugs and coolant flush for maintenance purposes, fresh transmission and rear differential fluid, and I need to get my radio hooked up. She's looking good!
See... brakes are REALLY easy XD i find people are worried about them because they ARE extreamly important for your safety but, i LOVE doing my own stuff because for instance with your one seized caliper, chances are you could have repaired it. it would have taken time, but usually is the sliders that seize and you can usually sand em down a little with some emery cloth then re-lubricate em and they work great!
Just finished my brake job ^.=.^ car stops on a dime, with no more steering wheel shake (ya... i meant shake, used to move about 1/2 inch when braking from about 60+)
: Wyrd-Hotd August 16, 2010, 02:35:24 -06:00
: drewdle August 15, 2010, 05:08:18 -06:00
I'm not at the level I want to be, working on my own. I tend to leave things that are vitally important (like brakes for instance) to mechanics, leaving engine work and anything not requiring the car be jacked up for me to do. Thus, my Volvo got a front brake job day before yesterday. Although it was more eventful than I was hoping for... two new calipers later, one on the rear driver's side because it had seized up and wasn't working, causing the car to pull to the right when you got on the brakes hard enough.
The other jobs that need doing are likely to be much less difficult: spark plugs and coolant flush for maintenance purposes, fresh transmission and rear differential fluid, and I need to get my radio hooked up. She's looking good!
See... brakes are REALLY easy XD i find people are worried about them because they ARE extreamly important for your safety but, i LOVE doing my own stuff because for instance with your one seized caliper, chances are you could have repaired it. it would have taken time, but usually is the sliders that seize and you can usually sand em down a little with some emery cloth then re-lubricate em and they work great!
Just finished my brake job ^.=.^ car stops on a dime, with no more steering wheel shake (ya... i meant shake, used to move about 1/2 inch when braking from about 60+)
I think he meant the pistons stuck in their bores. sticking sliders usually the pads wont wear even in that case. only takes .001-.003 to break loose the pads so they don't grab. if they stay stuck on.. lol you will find out once the fire starts.
: Purplexity August 16, 2010, 09:21:13 -06:00
I think he meant the pistons stuck in their bores. sticking sliders usually the pads wont wear even in that case. only takes .001-.003 to break loose the pads so they don't grab. if they stay stuck on.. lol you will find out once the fire starts.
Touche, thats just something i have not run into before so i suppose i just never thought about it.