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2022 BRZ and Subaru's paint is so bad that I washed some bird poop off that was on the car for...8? 10? Hours tops? And still had to polish the poop etching out with compound.
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Full Collapse posted:What? It's plastic, bolted to plastic. The heavy gauge wire goes only to the starter solenoid. That fusible link on the bottom of the stack goes to the car's electrical system. It confused me at first too, but that's just the way they did it.
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Aug 1, 2023 05:03
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Powershift posted:It confused me at first too, but that's just the way they did it. That’s fuckin’ gnarly.
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Aug 1, 2023 05:23
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Onedrive decided to remind this happened 5 years ago. This happened just one day ago.  And the other side is looking like this.  But still, at least it's now moving forward.
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Aug 1, 2023 08:21
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Captain Kosmos posted:Onedrive decided to remind this happened 5 years ago. I had to look through your post history to divine what kind of car this is cause those are some wacky calipers. Of course it’s Saab.
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Aug 1, 2023 09:41
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I was more confused by the brass calipers.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I had to look through your post history to divine what kind of car this is cause those are some wacky calipers. Of course it’s Saab.  It was fun when I accidentally mixed the left and right parts  Nidhg00670000 posted:I was more confused by the brass calipers.  Wanted paint them something stupid.
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Aug 1, 2023 20:08
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Full Collapse posted:That’s fuckin’ gnarly. An insulated post connection like that is very useful if you do wiring to new accessories. I used one on the International to a fuse box. Positive Insulated Battery Power Junction Post Block 3/8 Lug X 16 Thread (Red) https://a.co/d/j1KFfTT
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Aug 1, 2023 20:44
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StormDrain posted:An insulated post connection like that is very useful if you do wiring to new accessories. I used one on the International to a fuse box. GM trucks used to have something similar for power junctions, either on the firewall or the inner fender. I grabbed a number of them many years ago at the wrecking yard for potential future use. Of course, I still have them. I did use one on my Cutlass, though. BTW, it turns out, I'm the PO: Darchangel posted:Today's concept: "oh, look - if it isn't the consequences of my actions." I also adjusted the new headlights on the Crown Vic and got that right one down where it should be, and put LED bulbs in the front park/turn lights:   and adjusted the rear camera. It had a little twist to it. Had to open up the screw holes for the camera a little bit in the 3D printed license plate light mount I made for it.
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Aug 2, 2023 00:05
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Your Crown Vic is so nice.
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Full Collapse posted:Your Crown Vic is so nice. Seriously. I'm so over crown vics. Except for this one.
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Aug 2, 2023 02:37
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3D printed an adapter for electric fuel pump, so it fits into the original place Looks like its raining so I have to do something inside for a while.
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Full Collapse posted:Your Crown Vic is so nice. Motronic posted:Seriously. I'm so over crown vics. Except for this one. Thanks. I won't show you the peeling paint, to preserve your illusions. I do like my V8 sledgehammer-simple couch, though. edit: it needs shocks and struts, too, and while I'm at it, it *might* get lowered an inch or so with custom springs. edit edit: but what I really want is airbags/airstruts. Captain Kosmos posted:3D printed an adapter for electric fuel pump, so it fits into the original place Neat. Is this replacing a mechanical pump on the engine block, or just a different style of mounting on the frame or whatever? Darchangel fucked around with this message at 22:19 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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Aug 2, 2023 22:17
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Darchangel posted:
The engine block, don't want at this point drill holes. Just need to get it running and get it through the vehicle inspection. After that going to get a better pump and a smarter placement. That is just the cheapest pump that I could find... It's going to be that pump until the car dies? Isn't it?  Installed it when the rain stopped for a while. fake edit: everything in the picture is temporary, going to put clamps on hoses, a proper ground for the pump etc. Just for testing the engine, it was running pretty rough. Captain Kosmos fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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Aug 2, 2023 22:34
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Well I had to drop the cylinder heads off at the machine shop again. It turns out with the guide plates that the rocker stud bosses needed to be machined down. I should have them back by this week and then I can get everything fully assembled.
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Aug 3, 2023 02:36
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Captain Kosmos posted:3D printed an adapter for electric fuel pump, so it fits into the original place That's clever! I'm annoyed that hadn't already been invented, two of my vehicles would have that by now.
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Filmed the car idling for the Saab club, but after a while car decided start to run "properly". https://i.imgur.com/nZJYJ2L.mp4 Guess putting new oil into the carb and put some Hylomar on the vacuum nippl... uh that a something different than I was thinking... Installed also new disc on the right side and put some anti-chip coating on the wheel wells and some other smaller stuff. Still feels that I didn't get anything done, cause I couldn't install the calipers. Caliber is missing bleed nipple and short brake line. 28 in this picture. StormDrain posted:That's clever! I'm annoyed that hadn't already been invented, two of my vehicles would have that by now.
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 Just a few more spots to fix up and it should be ready for a final prime and block.
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Captain Kosmos posted:putting new oil into the carb This is something only a European car would do.
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The right caliper was stuck so I had to pull the caliper apart so couldn't get that installed today. So I made something stupid Second prototype. Pretty bad, but should work after cleaning. Still too tight and have to see how long I can make it.
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Finally drove it after like 5 years, didn't really run that well, and died when I came back to the yard from the end of the road. Still, yay!  The brakes aren't really behaving like I want them to, and the handbrake doesn't work at all. On top of that, it started overheating. I guess those five years of sitting around have caused some water to evaporate The good news is that the fuel pump adapter didn't brake even when the engine started to heat, too bad the fuel pump died. Who would have guessed that the cheapest pump there is is a complete piece of poo poo? 
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HIF-6 SU? I'd be interested in one of those if you were making a run of them
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DJ Commie posted:HIF-6 SU? I'd be interested in one of those if you were making a run of them Zenith Stromberg 175 CD, it "fits" on top of the Saabs adapter for the intake hose. Could draw one for you, if you give me dimensions and find a printer to print it. Live in Finland so don't know about sending them. Darchangel posted:This is something only a European car would do. Yeah... It's a weird sentence. Captain Kosmos fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Aug 6, 2023 |
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Broke the tail light on my car trying to remove it, spent a day trying to fix it. Grooving out the cuts, filling with epoxy, sanding    Clear coating   Back on the car, not perfect but intact and cracks sealed. But I got a spare coming I found for 10€. 
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Did an oil change on the 330i today. Was checking other things since I just bought it. The coolant is low. These cars have a few things that can cause that. There's a recall for one coolant line but that has been done. Another possibility is the oil filter housing can crack and dump coolant.   That looks a bit milky to me. However, pouring it out of the drain pan into a clear jug and it just looked dark. I'm gonna see if there's any separation after it sits for a bit. I'm gonna do the transmission fluid and plugs in a couple weeks, Maybe I should just do the filter housing while I'm at it.
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Is the area around the coolant cap crusty? I got a low coolant warning or two on the B58, and the cap was clearly leaking. Topped off and a new cap, no issues since then
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Alarbus posted:Is the area around the coolant cap crusty? I got a low coolant warning or two on the B58, and the cap was clearly leaking. Topped off and a new cap, no issues since then Not at all. I added some coolant a little while ago, we'll see if it goes anywhere. The oil in the jug still looks just fine. No visible difference from oil in any of the other jugs that I really need to take for recycling. That poo poo builds up fast with how much I drive my daily and the yearly oil change on the M3 and S2000.
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Went out without a plan, figured i would do the truck rust, thought i wasn't going to half rear end it, thoroughly half-assed it. Based on it's adhesion to skin, i'm fairly sure the rust encapsulating paint i got from the RV dealer is just white label POR 15.    Started a bit on the toyota. Trunk after cleaning. a little surface rust but that's it. Spare tire was original. 3 digit date code ending in 7.     It has a 2000lb hitch.   original tool bag + tools and 700kg Aisin jack.   Pulled the fuel level sender to get a look in the tank. It's half full, but half full of bleck, The screws were naturally cheese so i ended up cutting a slot in most of them    The drat POR 15 fuel tank kit is up to $150  A new tank is $221 on rockauto but then $100 shipping. Powershift fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Aug 8, 2023 |
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Aug 8, 2023 00:50
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stripeys+clay bar+wax
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Very retro, but it needs some kind of manly word across the tailgate in the same colour scheme.
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bird with big dick posted:stripeys+clay bar+wax looking good
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After sitting in the desert since december of last year I drove out, switched the power back on and the engine lit off like I parked it yesterday. Drove it 500miles home without a hitch despite a broken transmission. Didn't do a single fuckin thing outside of get in and mash the pedal to the floor and receive turbo whine. Never climbed over 200F despite it being 105+ outside. The cab had to have been north of 110. I downed over a gallon of water. Maybe 6 liters worth for you proper types. 7 hours in the easy bake oven masquerading as a truck cab, over 15 hours on the road that day, about a thousand miles all in. This old piece of poo poo stillllll got it.  Despite being pretty sore from being bounced around, I don't hate it enough to cut it up and drag it across the scales.
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bird with big dick posted:stripeys+clay bar+wax Oh wow I didn't know it was a TRD.
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StormDrain posted:Oh wow I didn't know it was a TRD. How rude, I don't think it looks like a turd
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I killed the gearbox, to add to the exhaust that got ripped open by a metal plate last week. Pretty much hate cars.
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Some critical parts of my fuel tank strap were missing. Finally got another tank of acetylene and nipped the last 2 bolts off that I couldn't get to with a grinder. Tank is currently being held up with ratchet straps - it's totally safe and not sketchy at all.
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Got my oil pan for the 383 and the heads back from the machine shop and on the motor. I had to have the machine shop cut down the rocker stud bosses to make the guide plates work. I got one more week till this thing goes on the dyno! 
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Valt posted:Got my oil pan for the 383 and the heads back from the machine shop and on the motor. I had to have the machine shop cut down the rocker stud bosses to make the guide plates work. I got one more week till this thing goes on the dyno! i like that you clearly painted the block and heads separately (bare deck surface, casting marks, gasket surfaces; unpainted head bolts). looks a lot better to me than something that has just been spray-bombed after assembly.
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Powershift posted:Went out without a plan, figured i would do the truck rust, thought i wasn't going to half rear end it, thoroughly half-assed it. Based on it's adhesion to skin, i'm fairly sure the rust encapsulating paint i got from the RV dealer is just white label POR 15. Thankfully, mine had a new tank from the PO. Mind you, they didn't clean out the stopped up return line, which caused me vapor lock on a number of occasions. Didn't figure that out until after installing an electric fuel pump, but I very much don't regret that. Makes it much easier to start after sitting long enough for the fuel in the bowls to evaporate, which it does often. So check your fuel lines in and out in that pickup/sender. Powershift posted:Very retro, but it needs some kind of manly word across the tailgate in the same colour scheme. Concur, and also white wagon wheels.
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Powershift posted:
Just buy a quart of the sealer and the metal prep. You can use pretty much any degreaser and hot water. That cuts it down to around $100.
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