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I started the process of pulling and replacing the transmission in my E30. Those bellhousing bolts were a bitch to get off. I'm not looking forward to putting them back on, but it'll be so worth it to have second gear again.
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Changed the oil, fixed the parking brake, painted the roof and drove it back to CT from FL. I was a little concerned since it had been sitting for 2 years but it ran like a champ all the way home. So nice to drive a car after driving pickups for the last year or so. 90hp never felt so drat fast.
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Mar 20, 2011 21:08
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Kylie Sven Opossum posted:Changed the oil, fixed the parking brake, painted the roof and drove it back to CT from FL. I was a little concerned since it had been sitting for 2 years but it ran like a champ all the way home. So nice to drive a car after driving pickups for the last year or so. 90hp never felt so drat fast. Two thumbs up Pip,er, Kylie. BTW -- Are those the stock wheels? I don't remember the Scirocco wheels sticking out that much.
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Mar 20, 2011 21:13
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Kylie Sven Opossum posted:Changed the oil, fixed the parking brake, painted the roof and drove it back to CT from FL. I was a little concerned since it had been sitting for 2 years but it ran like a champ all the way home. So nice to drive a car after driving pickups for the last year or so. 90hp never felt so drat fast. This car is awesome  I'm loving the paint and the wheels.
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Mar 20, 2011 21:15
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Goober Peas posted:Two thumbs up Pip,er, Kylie. BTW -- Are those the stock wheels? I don't remember the Scirocco wheels sticking out that much. No, they are Panasport Ultralites. They stick out so far because they came off of a Honda and I needed spacers so I went overboard with 20mm. I have to get some 15mm ones soon because it scrapes a lot and its annoying. Brain Issues posted:This car is awesome Thanks! The paint is courtesy of being bored and drunk with my friends. e: Oh yea, I got the first comment about this car that wasn't "hey is that the car from Back to the Future?". It was "it looks like the Lotus from James Bond." Its my inadvertent movie car :/ e2: and still no comment about the hood even though its from "Death Proof" shy boy from chess club fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Mar 20, 2011 |
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Mar 20, 2011 21:31
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Kylie Sven Opossum posted:e2: and still no comment about the hood even though its from "Death Proof" That is mostly what I meant by I'm loving the paint! It fits the car perfectly. What did you paint on the roof? is that a german flag?
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Mar 20, 2011 21:39
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Brain Issues posted:That is mostly what I meant by I'm loving the paint! It fits the car perfectly. It is but its terrible. I measured it wrong and masked it off too soon and messed up the orange. Either that or my car rejected it since it is Chevy orange. I'm gonna have to redo it next time I get beered up. 
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Mar 20, 2011 22:00
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Kylie Sven Opossum posted:It is but its terrible. I measured it wrong and masked it off too soon and messed up the orange. Either that or my car rejected it since it is Chevy orange. I'm gonna have to redo it next time I get beered up. Hahha thats sick, its good enough, you can't mistake it for being a German flag.
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Mar 20, 2011 22:39
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Kylie Sven Opossum posted:It is but its terrible. I measured it wrong and masked it off too soon and messed up the orange. Either that or my car rejected it since it is Chevy orange. I'm gonna have to redo it next time I get beered up. das awesome!  Didn't some of the Sciroccos come with the loud checkerboard upholstery like Porsches?
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Mar 20, 2011 23:03
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Kylie Sven Opossum posted:It is but its terrible. I measured it wrong and masked it off too soon and messed up the orange. Either that or my car rejected it since it is Chevy orange. I'm gonna have to redo it next time I get beered up. I quite like your car. And I cleaned up the inside of the TT and put the street pads back in today. It hasn't been driven since March 6. 
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Mar 20, 2011 23:17
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I gave up.
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Mar 20, 2011 23:21
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I made the most of a half-day at work and some half-decent weather and got the angle grinder out. I've taken all the underbonnet bracing out, and cut out the hole for the Subaru hood scoop that I picked up a few weeks back. As soon at the sealant is all dry, I'll get it sanded and painted and then hopefully it won't look quite so out of place.
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Mar 20, 2011 23:24
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Last week: Finally got the brake system all back together after almost 2 weeks of loving around, all working perfectly. Today: Found out the rattling coming from the back was the trailing arm bushings not the socket set I keep back there. Next weekend: Open the brake system back up and rip the trailing arm out to get at the bushings. 
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Mar 21, 2011 00:22
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I rather meticulously cleaned my interior. Tan upholstry loving sucks, god drat it. I still have a few spots on my trim panels that need attention, probably gonna buy a toothbrush to do that, there's some pretty ground-in poo poo on my door sills.  And as soon as I get back all my brushes and soaps and whatnot, I can do the outside too. I need some buffing compound to get out a few tiny surface scratches, but that may have to wait as I am very, very broke right now.
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Mar 21, 2011 01:23
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I got it stuck, and got rescued. An adventure every week is what I strive for! SD 054 Stuck Near Fenton Ferry (1 of 4) by Execudork, on Flickr  SD 054 Stuck Near Fenton Ferry (2 of 4) by Execudork, on Flickr  SD 054 Stuck Near Fenton Ferry (3 of 4) by Execudork, on Flickr  SD 054 Stuck Near Fenton Ferry (4 of 4) by Execudork, on Flickr Is there an aftermarket hydraulic towing kit available for the 3rd-gen Prelude?  The one on the truck was really useful for getting the truck out of trouble.
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Mar 21, 2011 06:03
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I replaced the inner brake light bulb in my E36. Normally it would have taken longer to open the packaging for the bulb, but I already had it open from when the other side had burnt out. 
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Mar 21, 2011 20:08
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Finished the bumper repair. Turned this  Into this  Looks a bazillion times better.
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Mar 22, 2011 00:52
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Since buying the car the handle to slide to drivers seat forward to get people in the back (the, backrest forward and all side one) has never worked. It can't quite pull the cable far enough to get it over the ratchet. Renault wanted £260 + labour for a new seat Local garage wanted £50 for a new cable + labour. I, master bodger with a can of beer and a Sunday, did it with a cable tie I found on the garage floor. Boo yeah. (Did cut my finger though ) With that out the way I took it to the local tyre place and replaced the worn out Hankooks with Michelin Pilot Sport 3's. It actually feels like a different car, the allround increase is every area is remarkable. Not as harsh over bumps, grippier, quieter, better feedback, and the turn in feel is amazing. blambert fucked around with this message at 15:24 on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Mar 22, 2011 15:16
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I took it for an MOT test at the local VW dealer. Why yes, I do laugh in the face of unforeseen expense, what of it? It passed but one advisory came back - one front fog light doesn't work. Hmm, in retrospect not checking that the bally lights work before the test was a bit stupid but this is a German car with superior German filaments. Muttering curses at the fiendish machinations of the deadly Hun, I got my plucky British screwdrivers and emergency H3 bulb out. Root cause? The Prince of Darkness himself.
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Mar 22, 2011 20:30
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Promptly put 20 miles on it for no reason after I got it back from the body shop. Some dickhead passed and cut me off late at night on a two lane road, tore off the front bumper + plastics and tried to blame me. from this:      to this:   I'd like to thank his insurance company for footing the entire bill. I'd also like to thank Stoneham Motor Company Collision Center for their excellent work. Anybody looking for a body shop north of Boston should check them out. It took a little longer to get the car back than they or I originally expected but I picked it up today cleaned inside and out. My family has gone there for years with repair work and they're always done nothing but stellar work.
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Mar 22, 2011 22:46
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 Sheared off the (-) terminal on my ignition coil. Whoops. Luckily it may be the culprit of my no-spark issue anyway.
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Mar 23, 2011 02:24
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Changed the oil in the cruiser (All 11 LITRES OF IT!!!) and am about to do the valves.. which have a REALLY odd bridge system on them! Process is back both adjusters off, adjust rocker, then adjust bridge, then check rocker and re-adjust both until they are in spec and the bridge is square on its post!
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Mar 23, 2011 02:52
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I turned a routine oil change on my Mazda6 to an all-day parts hunting adventure when the filter cartridge housing rolled off a table and broke. The anti drainback valve shattered and threw its spring to who knows where. I've always hated how this filter is setup --paper element clips onto a reusable cap and gets screwed into the bottom of the engine. It's really difficult to remove without making a mess, and if I ever took the car into a lube place, there's no way I could verify the filter got changed.
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Mar 23, 2011 04:17
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eddiewalker posted:if I ever took the car into a lube place, there's no way I could verify the filter got changed. You could leave a single hair in the crack between the filter cap and the engine and then 
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Mar 23, 2011 13:39
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Goober Peas posted:das awesome! The S1 Sciroccos came with some neato interiors.  I thought some of the 16Vs came with a houndstooth type fabric in the middle of the seats but I couldn't find pictures so I may have imagined it. DogDodger posted:I quite like your car. Thanks!
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Mar 23, 2011 14:07
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Replaced the tailgate window motor in the Bronco, and now the window moves, but still doesn't go down all the way. It's binding on something on the passenger side...
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I changed the oil in my '96 Dodge B2500 van today which has 200k+ miles on it. Ordinarily this wouldn't be a post worthy event, but this time I added Tuf Oil. My engine is starting better and easier then it has in the past 2 years. I've never used any type of oil/additive/treatment that has had such a noticeable effect.
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Mar 23, 2011 19:14
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Got summer tires for my Eclipse. Will take them to get mounted in a week or two once its warmer out and I feel taking the car cover off.
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Mar 24, 2011 01:17
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Today I used my 370Z as a table as I installed new vinyl race numbers on my hare scramble bike.
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replaced all the big end bearings on my mates 92 landcruiser turbo diesel, buttoned it all up, started it up, ran beutifully for about 3/4 of an hr and then "CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK" its got rod slap in #2.... So now its head off, piston out, New rod, put the whole lot back together again.... And the head is about 200kg without manifolds... Sigh...
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Mar 24, 2011 14:35
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A little chain lube and some manhandling and the bronco's rear window now works!
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I put the Pte6262 back on the STi after getting it fix by precision, it is no longer smoking like 16 bitches. YAY! it spools so much faster than the 67mm fullrace hybrid I had on while I sent that one back, I now love my car again.
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Rhyno posted:Finished the bumper repair. That's awesome, been years since i saw an old Escort GT. Yours even has wheel lips that aren't rusted into oblivion. Nice car man. I finally got the passenger side of my bed smoothed out for the most part. 
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Mar 25, 2011 03:57
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DropShadow posted:Found and ordered the ballasts and harnesses for these today straight from Germany. Also ordered a new set of bulbs for the foglights since I'll have to take the front bumper off again anyway.
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Mar 25, 2011 04:32
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Switched it from Michelin Pilot Sport PS/2+ All-seasons back to the OE Continental ContiSportContact 3 Summer tires. Changed the oil to From Mobil1 European car formula 0W-30 to AMSOIL European Car Formula 5W-30. Got my new Blackstone report:
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I just swapped my PCV. Nothing big. I've got a pretty big install day coming soon (struts, springs, control arms, control arm bushings, control arm relocation kit, ball joints, steering rack bushings). Get better, weather! Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Mar 25, 2011 |
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Mar 25, 2011 18:58
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Installed the new bargain bin headunit to fill the gaping hole in my truck's dash. Of course, it still doesn't go above 40 without bucking like hell, and the front brakes desperately need to be replaced, but priorities! How am I supposed to work on this thing if I can't even listen to music in it? (Guess what I'm spending my weekend doing.  )
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Mar 25, 2011 21:27
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I installed a 12" sub and amp in my '88 Cutlass today. Had the sub and box laying around and I ordered a 350watt Sound Ordnance amp from Crutchfield. $129 shipped with free wiring kit and the thing hits hard! Very good reviews on their site. I was surprised and impressed.
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Mar 26, 2011 00:29
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Got the new wheels for the Cobat SS today, just gotta find time to put them on... 18" Enkeis with 225/40/18 (stock size) Goodyear Eagle GT's. 
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Spotted a shabby later-year W123 Wagon with a for sale sign and a makeshift window.  W123 weight reduction! Includes 2.5 gal bucket of rust flakes from the car! This car would make a lovely $500 beater if the floors and frame rails were solid, but I doubt it. I've seen this car parked facing the other way; at least it runs, the SLS works and the front tires appear to be worn evenly. 
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