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Did the balljoint in the Focus. Told the wife, "well, unless we buy a proper 1/2" drive torque wrench, I'm not sure I'll be able to get this done safely." Needless to say, thank you wifey for the torque wrench (which will get a thousand actual uses soon..)
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pienipple posted:I love the way the front looks on the ZX2 What about the 2003s? 
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Kotaru posted:If this doesn't fix my 55mph+ shimmy its got to be the wheels/tires since the entire front suspension is completely new now. The wheels are probably hosed. My stock 14" wheels would vibrate like loving crazy on the highway. My 16x7s (not even hubcentric!) took away the vibration.
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Mighty Horse posted:Changed the precious life-blood of the infamous A-604 Chrysler 4 Speed Auto. ATF+3 exchangers, right? You don't want that regular ATF in there loving what's left for time...
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Bojanglesworth posted:What kind of car? Beach Bum posted:Dyno'd the 325iS today. Made 139/135. Fairly respectable for a 21 year old motor rated for 168/163 at the flywheel. Checked his post history.  \/\/\/ Not complaining, just did the research for you. 
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Jul 18, 2010 08:51
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And people wonder why I only aim for 220-250hp for the 323 project. I'd like traction SOMETIME today.
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Rhyno posted:Finished destroying it. Bitchin' Escort GT.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Covered my car for it to sit in my driveway this winter. I learned a long hard lesson in buying cheap rear end cars this year. Bought a $1,000 DSM with "only a few things wrong with it." Those few things turned out to be about $1,000 in parts I put in myself Let me tell you about a cheap Subaru... ($5000 later...)
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Sponge! posted:Woah woah woah, I thought the end all of "rust treatment" on early 90s XJs was "Ordered a fiberglass body tub." Ah yes, the old Jeep approach. 
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Dec 25, 2010 15:15
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Geoj posted:
Order everything from Steve @Tousley Ford. Stupid cheap on Ford parts.
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Mar 29, 2011 16:17
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Super Aggro Crag posted:The front passenger axle was missing a cotter pin because the 1.25" nut covering it is rusted shut covering the cotter pin hole. Its currently soaking in Liquid Wrench so hopefully I can move it. It's metric. Probably 32mm.
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Apr 10, 2011 15:15
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Sorted out my poo poo pile of parts for the three projects. Holy poo poo the garage is full.
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May 2, 2011 15:12
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VolumeOverTalent posted:Finally ordered a set of lowering springs for the Focus, only a 35mm drop so nothing mental but should just get rid of a little bit of arch gap and stiffen everything up a wee bit. If you want, I have an upgraded rear engine mount left over from my wife's Focus.
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May 23, 2011 14:19
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coolskillrex remix posted:wow.. for car audio why didnt i ever think of using molex? Makes so much sense compared to those lovely little crimp on things that are so out of spec most of the time they either dont go on, or they are so loose that theyll just fall off terminals. You know you can yank out the loose wires right? they should come out really easily. Run Cat-5 ethernet cable as your 8 audio wires 
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Jun 3, 2011 22:56
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bull3964 posted:I'm replacing the fog light brackets on the 2002 WRX so that I can change a bulb so I can pass inspection. The old ones have rusted so much that just trying to remove the mounting bolts caused them to snap off. Should have went with the Kartboy brackets and swapped in some Hellas.
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some texas redneck posted:That's certainly possible - rockauto's cheapest knock sensor is still $65, and this one was $13 shipped on ebay. It's not showing a pending or stored P0325 yet. More of a midsize than compact. Sentra filled that spot. EDIT: \/\/ I didn't mean in a spergy way. 
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Aug 21, 2011 14:32
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Bucephalus posted:Duck tape wrapped around your hand, sticky side out. Pat firmly. Optional: latex glove under the tape to keep off cooties. Maybe use gaffer tape rather than duct tape since the adhesive isn't as strong (or masking tape if all else fails).
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Oct 24, 2011 19:06
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TrueChaos posted:You... You... you let the magics out! There are ways of getting the magic back in with proper books and knowledge.  
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meatpimp posted:What did I do to my boy's ride today? Gave it to him for his birthday (he's only 9). I have two sets of those seats and an AE86 seat kicking around. My god, the ideas.
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Splizwarf posted:What do you mean by "standard"? Ford did that a lot. Usually (old cars and trucks excluded) a manual transmission meant you had an e-brake handle rather than an e-brake pedal.
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Dec 18, 2011 19:17
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ratbert90 posted:Also, were would I buy axle grease? Would shucks or AutoZone have it? Weird shot that is, brown and runny. It isn't brown and runny when it's first in there - iirc wheel bearing grease is usually green (remembering the Castrol buckets we used to sell - may have just been their brand). Not sure if they ever made anything CV specific though. I'm sure Autozone will have it. Just read some labels and you'll find it.
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some texas redneck posted:Admittedly, I really like the Soul. Way more than I should. Except they don't offer a stick on anything except the base 1.6. You could buy a Mazda 5. They come with a 6speed manual. The two sets of rear seats lay flat so you can move a ton of poo poo in the back. When we bought ours, it was the only van with sliding doors and a 4cyl made by any manufacturer.
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some texas redneck posted:Ew, I thought the 2-3 seconds of slap on a cold start on my KA24DE was bad. Cold start... In the southern U.S. You should hear the noises a 220,000mile KA24DE makes at -25*C.
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Jan 31, 2012 01:51
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Have you tried from below?
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GutBomb posted:I installed one of these Thanks for the detailed info and  images.  Oil change day on the wife's van. With the garage full of poo poo, it's time to make some nice ink-blot style oil stains on the driveway again (winter day - driveway faces north and makes the undercarriage a wind tunnel).
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Feb 24, 2012 13:27
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GazChap posted:How it looks as of Tuesday... Comrade Flynn posted:Oh sweet, two sweet 4x4s in a row Comrade Flynn posted:New Konis and Steeda springs on! Drop is about 1.25" in front, 1.5" in back: Looks much better. 
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A first gen Altima box should work fine. The SE models will even have a worn out LSD in them.
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I might have two first gen SE gearboxes (LSD). I'm not sure if they are there or not (one might be attached to the car still). I could ship it from Michigan to save you a couple bucks on shipping.
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GTi_guy posted:It's only an hour away! Would you actually show up this time? 
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Motronic posted:But don't be surprised if it goes wrong, and don't think you somehow figured out that roof racks are a big scam. I thought roof racks were just for the lowered dubber crew.
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some texas redneck posted:Godfuckingdamnitfuckingcunt Did you get the special LSD axle seals? I know the LSD axles look different than the normal ones where they slide into the transmission.
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May 28, 2012 03:04
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Why not call him now and make the visit later? Usually it's best to notify the shop sooner than later.
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Jun 23, 2012 13:32
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I never PM'd you back about the trans because the car had already been towed to scrap and felt bad for offering. 
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/\/\/\ I'm looking to go 215/40/18 on the van instead of 225/45/18s to help front clearance. Rollin' the family on 40s 
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2ndclasscitizen posted:How does a front-engine, RWD vehicle end up with different length axles? Sometimes the diff housing isn't symmetrical.
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Geoj posted:While looking for the cause of some nasty vibration at idle in my friend's wife's '04 Focus (which I'm now thinking is the result of a shot passenger side motor mount) I found a classic case of leaking valve cover gasket caused the thermostat housing gasket to swell, cracking the housing and causing a leak. Also found he'd been driving for quite some time with a disconnected driver's side swaybar endlink, and was 3/16" away from the front brake pads making metal-on-metal contact. The Focus motor mounts are shut. I've got a video of them on my wife's Focus that's
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Crustashio posted:I thought about it, but an 11oz can in canada is 22.99+tax. And that's if you can find it, almost nowhere carries it around here. Tomorrow I'll check the one place that supposedly carries it. I've found it locally at Lowe's in Ontario.
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trouser chili posted:Oh that sounds like a tremendous pain in the rear end. I'm out of warranty and have been for some time. That sucks. There was a TSB about it. Should be covered 
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Maybe they instructed him to remove the caliper instead of using zipties to secure it to the strut.
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CommieGIR posted:Pull apart my 98 Jetta TDI looking for a leaking valve seal, which I found, but also discovered this... You never got back to me.  What's up with the Audi and the Megasquirt?
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