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meatpimp posted:Be careful taking advice from someone that can't differentiate the mating of two component parts from tasty animal flesh. Meat engine. Someone call GWS!!
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Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:Meat engine. Someone call GWS!! Seems more like a definition of GBS. 
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ssh posted:Seems more like a definition of GBS. In all fairness to GWS, I don't know where the meat (sculptures?) things started. More than likely GBS, but whatever.
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FogHelmut posted:This thing is awesome and compact though. gently caress. I'm going to go look for one of those.
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Jul 19, 2010 23:40
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Ziploc posted:gently caress. I'm going to go look for one of those. Picked up a set Saturday. They are awesome. The ratchet is 1/4" drive on one side, 3/8" drive on the other. Just a really handy set for not much scratch.
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Jul 19, 2010 23:41
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meatpimp posted:Picked up a set Saturday. They are awesome. The ratchet is 1/4" drive on one side, 3/8" drive on the other. Just a really handy set for not much scratch. Harbor Freight sells a 1/4" one side 3/8" on the other that has a telescoping handle for extra grunt; $20. It's the best loving tool I own, you can put a deep socket or an extension on the side you aren't using and do your finger-tightening fast like you're using a screwdriver.
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Jul 20, 2010 01:47
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meatpimp posted:Picked up a set Saturday. They are awesome. The ratchet is 1/4" drive on one side, 3/8" drive on the other. Just a really handy set for not much scratch. Picked mine up tonight 
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Jul 20, 2010 03:39
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Got around to getting my old beater station wagon inspected then charged the A/C and added some dye(see how big of a leak I have).
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Got my tint back, pretty happy with it. Old tint: (which I had to remove)  New tint: (and wheels!) 
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Jul 21, 2010 01:28
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Cage posted:New tint: (and wheels!) If I didn't see these pictures side by side I never would have even conceived how much of a difference this could make. I cleaned up the 2K and stuck both sun visors inside since it's going to be the 'has to sit outside now' car. 
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Replaced the body wiring harness on my dads '76 Triumnph spitfire. Lucas electronics...  He's got FM40002, meaning it was the 2nd car off the production line, meaning it doesn't exactly have a '76 wiring harness. Instead, its got dash mounted winshield washers instead of column mounted ones, and most of the rest is from a 76, but a bunch of the parts are actually from a '75. So we got a wiring harness for a 75, because the washer stuff wouldn't work otherwise. End result? It doesn't work yet. I think we need to jumper pins 11 & 12 on the smiths module, and connect the WO and WR wires at the start interlock relay to essentially make the 76 wiring diagram... http://www.triumphspitfire.com/images/wiring/75diagram.jpg VS http://www.triumphspitfire.com/images/wiring/76diagram.jpg Note: everything connected to the smiths module (75) / seatbelt timer buzzer (76) is long gone.
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Picked it up from the shipping company! It has finally completed its voyage from Germany to Florida and is now sitting safely in my garage waiting for me to tint the windows tomorrow!
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Jul 21, 2010 02:12
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Cage posted:Got my tint back, pretty happy with it. You have the best looking modern Oldsmobile I have ever seen.
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Jul 21, 2010 05:16
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Jul 21, 2010 05:19
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 Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Got a good deal on some new wheels today. Liquid Metal Gatlin 20x9.5
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My mechanic was too busy, so I changed the oil in the TT for the first time today (I'm lazy and hate working with fluids). The plastic undertray was a bitch. Twelve torx screws attach it to the bottom of the car, and four plastic screws attach it to the fender liners. Plus there are tabs to line it up with the front bumper. Getting everything lined up by myself was a pain.
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Beach Bum posted:You have the best looking modern Oldsmobile I have ever seen. destructo posted:I can't wrap my mind around thinking that your car actually looks nice. Maybe a museum will buy it from you I hope this doesn't derail it too bad, but here are a few other pics from earlier today.     Cage fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Jul 21, 2010 |
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Jul 21, 2010 05:51
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Cage posted:Im as surprised as you guys are that Im getting compliments for it! Thanks! Good god. If that thing was RWD I think I'd be in love as far as a cruiser goes. Still to heavy for my tastes, and it's gotta be manual.
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Jul 21, 2010 06:25
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MJThompson posted:
Those are 20's? Normally 20's look small on SUV's. Looks good!!
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My car has been off the road for the last seven or months so tonight I took it out for an Italian tuneup. It worked well. 
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I got the water pump in the Echo last night. I actually had an easier time doing the water pump on this car than I did on doing the rear drums on my Vibe. I don't know how that makes any sense, but whatever. To finally get that old pump out and get the new one in, I unbolted the passenger-side motor mount and jacked up the engine just a little bit. I used a shovel handle to pry the engine away from the frame by like 10mm - just enough to skirt the old one out and new one in. The problem I have now is that somewhere there's .75 of a liter of antifreeze/coolant missing or something. According to what I've read the Echo should take 4.5L of water, and I only managed to put in one jug which is 3.75L. I've run the car to try and get it to burp any air pockets out, but it doesn't seem to want to. I have the reservoir topped up too, so it's not that. When I unbolted the old pump a lot of coolant came out then, so I can't see how there would be any left in there hiding.
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TrueChaos posted:Replaced the body wiring harness on my dads '76 Triumnph spitfire. Lucas electronics... What the hell is a smith's module?
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quadpus posted:What the hell is a smith's module? It provides power to the Johnson rod.
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quadpus posted:What the hell is a smith's module? It's a British term for the electrical smoke reservoir. 
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Cage posted:Olds Coupe I see that you have the 3.4L DOHC motor. I understand that those motors have belt-driven interference valve trains and that it is very difficult/expensive to replace a timing belt in one of those. Something to make sure to be aware of.
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PBCrunch posted:I see that you have the 3.4L DOHC motor. I understand that those motors have belt-driven interference valve trains and that it is very difficult/expensive to replace a timing belt in one of those. Something to make sure to be aware of. Are you talking about the situation where if a belt breaks then the engine gets hosed? Or do you just mean its expensive just to replace them so you dont have a problem in the future?
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Powershift posted:to fix: lining em up and knockin em out!
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PBCrunch posted:I see that you have the 3.4L DOHC motor. I understand that those motors have belt-driven interference valve trains and that it is very difficult/expensive to replace a timing belt in one of those. Something to make sure to be aware of. I have had several 3.4 DOHC cars. The engine gets a worse rep then it deserves. only 96/97 3.4 DOHCs were interference. Older ones *could* tag valves if they were really full of carbon. Timing belt job is a all day affair no matter how you cut it though.
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Cage posted:I really know nothing about cars more than basic maintenance. In fact, not even that I guess. I know how to change the oil, and replace the brakes. He means that it's a bear of a job, but you better do it because if it snaps, pistons will (might? Dr. Lexus says the older ones might not) violently introduce themselves to valves.
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Spent almost a half a day yesterday grinding out the bearing shell of a seized spindle bearing. The shell had fused itself into the spindle and refused to come out. What a pain in the rear end.
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After fixing the automatic choke on my Civic and adjusting the fast idle to where it's supposed to be, the fast idle never actually wanted to kick in, meaning the engine won't idle without stalling until it gets warmed up. I was able to trace the problem to a bad thermoswitch. This is a switch in the engine block that is supposed to be closed when the coolant is below a certain temperature. So after unhooking the the dead switch, I extended the wires through the firewall to a drat toggle switch on my dashboard. Now I can have perfect idle speed all the time, muhahaha.
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quadpus posted:What the hell is a smith's module? I have no idea. I think its kind of like the shifting deamons in automatic transmissions: not quite sure how they work, but if you forget to put them back in all hell breaks loose. Oh and we sent the 75 harness back, going to see if a 76 works any better. Easier to lengthen wires for the wipers than mess with ignition wiring.
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TrueChaos posted:I have no idea. I think its kind of like the shifting deamons in automatic transmissions: not quite sure how they work, but if you forget to put them back in all hell breaks loose. Can you post a picture of it? I'm really curious now. Judging by what plugs into it, it seems like an elaborate safety interlock that you could eliminate with a few bypasses? Looks like that's pretty much what you'll be doing with the 76 harness anyway.
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I would, but we already sent it back. It turns out, after much cursing and many beers, that the old wiring harness is a 76 with the dash mounted wiper switch being the only part of the harness resembling a 75. Oh British electronics...
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Put new tires & the original wheels on my 1980 300cd, put a new exhaust on my 86 Subaru XT a few weeks back. I'm now getting 30mpg on my commute with the XT & more boostu, I suppose it's worth the added rice factor. Not a fart can, I swear!   
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MATLAB 1988 posted:That is the sexiest ugly car I have ever seen.
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Someone finds ugliness in that? I guess I find it hard to believe since Im such a sucker for 80s boxishness, but that car is hot.
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Changed the oil in the Sentra after Seafoaming it. Also jacked up the front end of the 280z, drained the radiator and oil, and while I was at it, put the two front wheels and spacers on. Lowered it back to the floor, and everything fits great.
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MATLAB 1988 posted:Put new tires & the original wheels on my 1980 300cd, put a new exhaust on my 86 Subaru XT a few weeks back. I'm now getting 30mpg on my commute with the XT & more boostu, I suppose it's worth the added rice factor. Not a fart can, I swear! Please continue to take care of your subaru space car. One of my favs here. I finally got my Sparco Pro 2000 installed in my car just in time for the next event next weekend. Had a mind fart and couldn't figure out how to route the harness. I blame the heat screwing with my mind.
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(Catchup) 9-3 SE: Built a small bracket for either side of the cover for the convertible to (gently) hold the carpeting out of the way of the sensors using the existing plugs in the carpet. Now it doesn't throw random 'bleep bleep cant go down 'cuz piece of fabric scares me' warnings. Ordered refurb SID (not gonna drive w/o blinkers and horn). Where the hell am I going to store these winter wheels/tires? 2K8 9-5: Standard basic 2 hour road trip to keep everything lubed up, discovered what the latest drat squeak was - stuffed yet more foam between console and windshield. Considering using expanding foam on the bitch if I ever sell it. Christ, GM. 2K 9-5: Found my missing 9mm open box end finally, it fell into the 'need to build a bracket for that' driver's side seat airbagL That would have left a mark. Still haven't fixed; currently held in place with river rock.
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