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I vacuumed a bunch of spiders out of the front wheel wells and finally hammered on the brake calipers enough to get them free. They were really stuck. It took a lot of hammering and PB Blaster. Wheel bearings seem fine, now that I can turn the hubs. Now I can rebuild the calipers. Context: I've had this 1985 RX7 GS up on blocks in my garage for like 5 years now. I stopped working on it because poo poo's stuck. clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Sep 10, 2018 |
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ExecuDork posted:The cut-out under the blend door that I replaced a while ago fell off in July. Today I got around to patching the hole so the position of the door actually matters again. I lost the plastic chunk, so I re-purposed the cardboard box last Friday's lasagne came in. I can 3D print you one, and by 3D print I mean I'll cut it out of a margarine lid.
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Sep 10, 2018 04:14
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Worked with Lord of Garbagemen on the Yellow 89 CRX Si. Completely redid the front brakes. Put in Brembo Rotors, Stoptech Steel Braided Cables, Hawk Pads and brand new Calipers as the old ones were toast. Then he helped adjust the clutch engagement point so its no longer 1/2 and inch from the ceiling and is now half way up the clutch travel distance like it should be. Then we got 1/2 of the rear strut lift supports replaced as they gave us the wrong part for one of them and a very stoned O'Reilly's employee was very confused on why I had to return a part. At least the hatch sort of stays up on its own. Time to get another one online instead. Identified a few other small fixes I can work on myself another day. The CRX is so much better to drive with nicer brakes and a good feeling clutch. Thats after I had some guys custom mod the shift linkage to have short throws and no play in the shifter. It wen't from sloppy and unloved to pretty dang responsive. Just need a new steering wheel and bushing and the car will be a pleasure to drive mechanically and then I can focus more on creature comfort stuff like leather seats, car audio etc.
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Sep 10, 2018 05:02
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EvilBeard posted:They make a Glossifier for plastidip in the cans, and it makes it a little less matte. That was my original plan but they were out of it at the time. I may grab a can when I can find some and see if it helps though. Assuming its not too late.
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Sep 10, 2018 16:26
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opengl128 posted:That was my original plan but they were out of it at the time. I may grab a can when I can find some and see if it helps though. Assuming its not too late. He phased it well. It won't actually be glossy, just less matte. Not a huge difference, IMO.
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Sep 10, 2018 16:33
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Just got back from a week long fishing trip with my old man. We got some stuff done in the last couple weeks before we left. We got the steering column in, got it hooked up, and got the disc brakes on the front. We picked up a set of tight block hugger headers to make routing stuff easier. We have the radiator installed. Have to get the steering geometry figured out, get the brake booster mounted, and then we'll almost be ready to wire it and fire it.     
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Sep 11, 2018 18:19
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EvilBeard posted:Just got back from a week long fishing trip with my old man. We got some stuff done in the last couple weeks before we left. This post is  . That engine is a beautiful thing.
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Sep 11, 2018 18:26
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Looks like a stock '55 Chevy steering wheel, there. Neat!
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Sep 11, 2018 21:23
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Darchangel posted:Looks like a stock '55 Chevy steering wheel, there. Neat! Yeah, my dad and his friend are very into TriFive Chevys (my dad owns 3, his friend owns 5). This was one they had lying around.
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Sep 11, 2018 21:34
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Today I took my car to a dealership because the window wont roll all the way up. I can see why people have newer cars now, warranties are nice. Still not happy I had to bring it in in the first place, but whatever.
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Sep 11, 2018 23:37
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Chaosfirev posted:Today I took my car to a dealership Found the problem.
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Sep 11, 2018 23:41
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Chunjee posted:Found the problem. Hey, I've driven around a 28 year old sports car for the past 4 years. I've done my time, I'm more than willing to let someone else do the work for me for free for a while.
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Sep 11, 2018 23:52
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Spent all day cutting, polishing, waxing and detailing this Pajero. When I get a good shape but cosmetically-neglected car like this I feel like the voice at the beginning of Altered Beast as it emerges clean.     Tomorrow I've got to trim restore the plastic bits and clean the wheels. It's going to get hot new white letter tires eventually so I'm not cleaning those.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:25
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WISE FWUM YOUR GWAVE Looks sharp as poo poo, man.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:46
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Looks a lot better than any Pajero I have ever seen.
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Sep 12, 2018 07:43
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Gorgeous. Good job!
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Sep 12, 2018 11:04
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Really motivates me to do the same to the CRX. Peice by peice I am bringing my cheap honda back to its former glory and beyod.
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Reminds me that I really should do that to my Crown Vic, even with it's missing bits of paint.
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Sep 13, 2018 18:44
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loving finally got the bearings out of the knuckle! I completely ruined the first knuckle in my frustration and have been using it to test removal the other bearing races while I wait for the new one to arrive I went and rented a real bearing puller/press, and the bearing on that shattered under the torque of trying to remove these loving races   I couldn't even give it the finger, I was too shocked by what had happened Thank god for the goon in the Stupid Questions thread, because the heat+refrigerant method showed me something that none of the guides, or even Ford's own documentation on bearing removal, showed me. The bearing races didn't fuse to walls of the knuckle, they fused to a machined ridge inside of the knuckle. There's a bearing spacer that slides onto the hub, but nothing even hinted at there being another bearing spacer being an integral part of the knuckle itself 
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I told you it'd break. Good Job!
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Sep 14, 2018 23:08
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Beat the poo poo out of my Miata rear caliper with a sledge hammer. gently caress you floating pin design If you don't know the Miata calipers are held in by pins and not screwed into the carrier. They can rust inside and get stuck.
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Installed a new clutch master cylinder and stainless braided line I got from Mazdatrix forever ago. The old cylinder was the crustiest part I've ever seen. I got a new clutch MC too but it looks like a pain to install, so if the old one still works I'll keep the new one around as a spare. This car has a paper thin firewall. I'm afraid I'm going to just hulk it. Current state:  Anyone know where I could get a reasonably priced door trim, I need one.
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Spend 3½ hours changing gearbox and engine oil + teaching GF to change air filter. 30 min was annoying loving inaccessible oil filter not wanting to come off. gently caress modern compact engine design.
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We got the engine back in the car and started it, it sounds so much healthier than the old engine it's crazy and it started almost immediately. I need to grind down the alt bracket since it is just barely touching the alternator fins, a side effect of the taller block I guess. No issues so far but the real test is trying to make it move under its own power. Also gently caress the distributor bolt location forever, there isn't anywhere to get a wrench on it thanks to a million things next to it.  I am also waiting on the rearmost segment of the exhaust to come in. Apparently someone miswelded a hook so it couldn't be installed the correct direction so they're sending a new one that'll be here Monday. Aiming to get a test drive in in the next few days. For the trim your best bet is to find an enthusiast group and ask them, parts tend to be cheaper than on the open market. Failing that ebay is sometimes good just use the part number if you have it to search. I got a complete exterior trim set for my VW for about $110 from eastern Europe. Autoexec.bat fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Sep 16, 2018 |
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Sep 16, 2018 13:30
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MrOnBicycle posted:Spend 3½ hours changing gearbox and engine oil + teaching GF to change air filter. I wouldn’t know anything about that   
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PaintVagrant posted:I wouldn’t know anything about that Step one: remove engine.
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Step 2. Reinstallation is the reverse of removal.
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builds character posted:Step one: remove engine. ....what...what.....what was the intended method of removal?
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If that's a factory oil cooler and filter specification, then what vehicle is this on again? The FL400S fits on a lot of cars it wasn't ever intended for. I found i can put one on the 1ZZ-FE in my shitbox Corolla because it's huge compared to the tiny teacup filter it specs. My thinking there is that there will be less pressure drop across a big filter than a teeny one, and it will take longer to jam it full of crud and cause the filter to go into bypass. This is an $1100 "I ain't spending a dime on this heap more than I have to" car. If you really want a big fat oversize filter than the Purolator L20195 will fit on a lot of engines it was never meant for too. The v6 camry I had (1MZ-FE) specced a L10241 but the Toyotanation guys all said the bigger filter'd fit and it did. Looked hilarious sticking out of the side of the engine but it was up out of harms way so there was little chance of it catching on anything or getting knocked off. I've spent too much time on BITOG: https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3516714/Re:_(4)_Virgin_Filters_Cut-(2) Vanagoon fucked around with this message at 22:45 on Sep 16, 2018 |
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It looks like a Fiesta. You basically have to unscrew it, tip it upright, and hope it Plinkos it's way down without spraying everything in oil.
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Yeah its a Fiesta ST. FL400s is superior in every way to the factory filter and is $5 at just about any parts store locally. The plinko method is correct, the AC hardline is not easily moved and as soon as you unscrew it, everything is coated in oil and you often just rotate the filter end over end trying to remove it. All that being said, nor near as bad as an 8th gen civic si filter, which requires a wheel to be removed, worming yourself into the wheelwell, and spewing oil all over the axle/control arm as you fumblefuck the old filter off and the new one on.
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The Door Frame posted:....what...what.....what was the intended method of removal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBVmXukx_Gk
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Nothing makes changing oil easier than Subarus upside-down-in-it's-own-cup oil filter fitting, and fitting a Fumoto valve drain plug on my wife's Impreza.  Done in literally a minute or two depending on the temperature. Wasabi the J fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Sep 17, 2018 |
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Sep 17, 2018 01:36
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 Detailed this guy and shoved it in the warehouse. Tires straight up need to be replaced, can't see it from here but there is age cracks all over. Still, deep blue/purple Jimny is pretty boss.
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Changed spark plugs, oil, air and cabin filters on my echo. It was idling a bit rough. The air filter was mostly grey on the in-side. The cabin filter wasn't even there. The cabin filter was larger than the air filter. Found why it was idling rough. Drives much smoother now! 
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You guys should come change my oil filter. There is no underside access, the power steering lines fill the gap between the engine and radiator below it and the A/C lines are right above it. That is the best picture I could get of it. Speaking of my Golf, it is back together and it drives! It shifts so smooth now I thought it wasn't working at first when I didn't feel it jerk from 1st to 2nd. 
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Are any of the oil filter relocation kits that they make decent? Because I mean, gently caress that.
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Vanagoon posted:Are any of the oil filter relocation kits that they make decent? I don't see why they wouldn't be, they're pretty simple pieces - spin-on adapter with a couple of AN ports, AN lines to a remote filter mount.
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Finally got rid of my TurboSmart 50/50 blowoff valve. I got sick of hearing it go off every time I even thought about lifting my foot from the gas pedal. Replaced it with the Mountune recirculation valve. So much better. RIP douche whoosh 2017-2018. Taking it in on Saturday to get that front crank seal leak taken care of... 
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Wasabi the J posted:Nothing makes changing oil easier than Subarus upside-down-in-it's-own-cup oil filter fitting, and fitting a Fumoto valve drain plug on my wife's Impreza. My 4runner is the same way. Thanks Toyota for thinking of me. Top side filter with a catch cup as well as a fumoto valve and a slight lift on the front makes oil changes a breeze. No jack stands, no mess.
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