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Sperglord Firecock posted:There's a small spot of rust on the underside of the car. It's a spot that is easily reachable, ground off, sanded down, no big thing.
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Sperglord Firecock posted:If any of you do have some good rust prevention tips that also involve not having it sit in a garage the entire winter (because I do need to go places), I'm willing to hear it. In addition, I MIGHT pick up a winter beater just to drive around. Sacrificial winter beater is the thing I would recommend. If you're absolutely insistent, Krown undercoating or similar usually helps out if you can get it professionally applied by a good shop. You'll want to get that reapplied every year, and it makes the underside of the car mucky and gross to work on, but it's better than rust.
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Nov 24, 2014 15:51
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I feel like I should say that the undercoating also isn't a guarantee of no further corrosion. Given my life experience with Z31s:  There is a lot of doubt in my mind as to whether they can ever be adequately rust proofed to feel OK about exposing them to salt and excessive moisture. Another bonus is that a beater will give you a backup car while this one is down for any necessary repairs rather than having to fix it OMG TONIGHT in order to make it to work the next day.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:44
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Sperglord Firecock posted:The Passeo? What's so great about that? He's a weird Paseo fanboy in the same way that I'm a weird Subaru fanboy. If you want to find out how fast even a modern car will melt in salt, can't do much better than a Protege.
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Nov 25, 2014 00:57
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I think kastein posted recently about how to put new battery terminals on the "right" way. Lucky you, I haven't had to do this in a few years of car enthusiasm and you're getting to do it right out of the gate.
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Nov 26, 2014 19:23
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Good find. A lot of the 80s Nissan stuff is becoming NLA.
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Nov 26, 2014 21:57
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Lower Wacker Drive is a real street? I always thought the Blues Brothers just made it up for the movie.
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Nov 26, 2014 22:47
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kastein posted:Holy poo poo, never would have figured a dealer would still have that cable in stock. Nissan is super good about having old stuff in stock. Provided you are supplied with a parts guy who can actually navigate their horrible catalogue, you can pull poo poo from other countries all the way back to the 60s depending what the part is.
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Nov 27, 2014 16:53
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Good work, fellow member of Safety Squad. e: Given information which has recently been issued to this thread, I wish to retract my endorsement of the SA forums poster "Safety Dance." On behalf of the Safety Squad, I wish to apologize. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Nov 28, 2014 |
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Nov 28, 2014 21:05
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SouthsideSaint posted:that sounds expensive... and putting a small block v8 in a small Japanese sports car just gives me an instachub.... Well, let's do this right then. $1495 is a deal, now all you have to do is find a 302 and tranny. http://grannys.tripod.com/2ndgenrx7fordv8.html
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Nov 29, 2014 03:46
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Propaganda Bob posted:The thing about craigslist 'rebuilds' is that you have no way of knowing how competently it was done, until you take it apart and discover their idea of head gaskets was doubling up on the RTV. Or that the "rebuild" consisted of putting new valve cover gaskets on it. That was a fun conversation.
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Nov 30, 2014 18:42
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This thread is like some kind of enthralling mystery that keeps getting revealed layer by layer.
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Dec 19, 2014 01:15
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How is that car so clean? That'll be nice if the box can hold up. 1993 + being an L does not in any way guarantee all wheel drive, so make sure it actually has rear axles before you pony up for it.  e: vvv It will absolutely be an early dual-port low-compression non-interference EJ22, that's the smallest engine they offered on the Legacy in the US (EJ18s were available for the Impreza, but let's not speak of those). It's a good deal, I'd jump on it. First gen Legacies are getting rarer all the time, especially wagons. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Dec 23, 2014 |
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Dec 23, 2014 06:07
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Sperglord Firecock posted:Got some more gas, lot of air went WHOOSH out of the tank when I removed the cap. Don't know if this is something bad or not, but I figured I'd bring it up. Part of the computer's onboard test to make sure you're not leaking this world-destroying toxic vapour is pressurizing the evap system, which is what you heard when you opened the fuel cap. Some cars seem to run a lot more pressure - my Miata makes a frightening amount of noise when I undo the cap. When you get a leak (most commonly by leaving the fuel cap loose, or by rust rotting out some part of the assembly) you usually end up with no whoosh when you open the cap, and a check engine light. Sometimes you also get an exciting vacuum leak which makes your car run like poo poo.
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Dec 23, 2014 15:58
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Plinkey posted:How did I never know this...now I assume my F150 is like 10,000 cow farts every time I fill up, no sound when taking off the cap at all. If you're not getting a light, you're probably fine. My two Subarus are mouse-fart quiet.
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Dec 23, 2014 17:51
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Glad you're making some progress on the car. POs are (to a man) lying garbage animals.
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Jan 19, 2015 23:50
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Good progress there, guys. Did you take the battery somewhere to be tested, or is the shop gonna do the whole thing?
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Jan 20, 2015 01:55
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Sperglord Firecock posted:They pulled up that the Alternator has a bad "Voltage Regulator". So, next project (after the fuel injectors and the spark plugs and checking those) is to save my cash up for a Nissan Titan alternator and slap that bad boy in there, because gently caress dealing with stock 80's parts when I can use something made within the century. Note that a bad voltage regulator is not especially good for an alternator long-term so you might as well go for the rebuild. Just look for an alternator or starter shop in town, it's the same thing as what slidebite just described except using more common terminology  edit: Did you test the battery too? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 23:15
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Unfortunately it appears the Z31 one is internally regulated, unlike the old Z-cars. Note that when you're having it rebuilt sometimes the shop will also rewind it to increase the capacity. But this probably costs more than just farting in a new voltage regulator and bearings.
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Jan 20, 2015 23:23
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Yup that's bad.
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Jan 23, 2015 00:06
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Holy poo poo yes, get a 95 M. e: As long as it's straight. Rebuilt title is sorta scary. Take it to an independent bodyshop for an inspection. Also follow this guide: http://wiki.miata.net/tiki-index.php?page=Checking+Out+a+Used+Miata Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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Jan 23, 2015 03:48
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The only thing clean about your "Airtima" is the title.leica posted:Yeah dont buy that miata. I couldnt see that it was a rebuilt on my phone. Agreed, upon further reflection that Miata is probably a megaturd.
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Jan 23, 2015 04:39
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Depends how fraudulent he wants to get. At the very least, it runs without massively overheating now; that's a big plus. Clean the interior, give the car a clay bar and wax and I bet you can find someone.
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Jan 23, 2015 05:16
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Bajaha posted:Go to town with a few cans of rubberized undercoat and we're good to go for the average car-buyer. I'm conflicted about doing something that evil straight out, but I think taking a can of Chassis Saver to it shows a best-faith effort and conceals the problem.
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Jan 23, 2015 05:24
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Battery tray doesn't look great, I'd start looking at every piece of metal that's tied in there. It's a common rust origin for nearly every car. Battery should have a better tie-down than that too, I bet. Seats are pooched. Window seals in the front aren't great. Lap-only belts are dangerous as poo poo. I'd take a screwdriver and tap all the red looking spots on the floorpan with the handle to see if there actually is "no rust." Bumper lip behind the fender looks kind of hinky, check the paint on that one to make sure it hasn't been tapped. Otherwise I don't know much about those little cars. I want one though (there's a surprise, huh?) "New carburetor" worries me a bit. Why'd he swap it? Hillrod fix? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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Jan 23, 2015 05:49
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cursedshitbox posted:Oldass carbs don't play very nice with ethanol. So the fuel filter, fuel pump and fuel pump strainer needed to and should have been replaced. Wouldn't be surprised if the tank has nasty poo poo sitting around in it. The carb gasket and intake manifold gaskets are probably pooched too. edit: No plate. Is it unregisterable? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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Jan 23, 2015 05:54
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Human Grand Prix posted:Good news, the Miata has one of those. It's better than most people give it credit for. You should see something that's truly dire like the MR-S.
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My suggestion is now to buy the newest Celica you can find. It's a perfect car. Sporty-looking, easy to work on, comfortable, reliable, mechanically tough and relatively inexpensive. The last generations are fairly resistant to corrosion as opposed to previous cars too.
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Extra posted:Perhaps you can answer this question as it has been irritating me. Why is the RSX Type-S a good $3000-4000 more expensive than the Celica GTS? The Sentra SE-R Spec V's lower price makes more sense because of the notorious catalytic converter failures throwing chunks of metal into the cylinders. Is it the usual case of less aftermarket availability for the Toyota vehicle? Is it the oil consumption issues of the 2ZZ-GE? Boys drive RSXes.
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DoubleT2172 posted:The problem with this post is it took him like a month to change a battery cable. Eh, some of that is no doubt confidence. I don't think I would have been able to replace a negative battery cable solo when I had my first car.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:32
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Sperglord Firecock posted:Okay, serious mode, there's a couple things in Portland I'd like to take a look at. quote:http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/4857147133.html quote:http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/4853456473.html quote:http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/4851705933.html That one will probably fail inspection if the cat is really dickered, and that could probably get expensive if a can of cataclean doesn't clear things up. This would be my pick of the litter.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:I need a better name so I stop getting confused with him. POSITRAC MY NEG DIFF
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Reddit's right, you know. All you need to do is buy fifty bucks in plate steel from the local Autozone and then hold it up to the frame rails of the car really hard while thinking about that girl who laughed in your face when you finally screwed up the courage to ask her out for the prom THE MISANDRIST SLUT and then your car is all fixed. Or you could just buy a car you can fix and will be worth something after the fixing.
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