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Left Ventricle posted:Nothing. No sound, no movement. I tried pulling up on the glass while That seems like a seized motor with a little slack in the mechanism. I don't know how much motors and regulators are for Centuries, but I can't imagine they'd be much.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Heat shrink crimps - best of both worlds. Sealed up against the elements, but won't be prone to cracking from vibrations like solder would. But be sure you use a good crimp tool. Tug on the wires once crimped to make sure they won't just fall out. for that, I would prefer to solder, though. I personally have never had any issue with the solder cracking boogey man. It's not a space shuttle. Twist and tape is... suboptimal for anything other than *very* temporary/test connections. Electrical tape is an insulator, not a structural component. edit: source: I used to install mobile electronics semi-professionally, as in I worked for a shop and did it for a living. poo poo I put in my personal vehicles over a decade ago, possibly two, is still working. Oh, gently caress, it *has* been over 20 years since I installed that alarm... Darchangel fucked around with this message at 05:25 on May 25, 2017 |
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Applebees Appetizer posted:I'm getting arthritis and in my hands it's the worst, I can no longer crimp a good crimp The ratcheting ones help that.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:It was a literal scratch on their car, a couple of inches long. You didn't even give them a Camry dent? I'm disappointed.
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If I'd caught them just a hair toward the drivers side on my car, I probably would have had a similar scratch on my car.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:THAT'S THE WORST PART Next time: kick it.
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angryrobots posted:Well that's interesting QFT On the rearend - the axles are retained with c-clips in that rearend. They all have in and out play. That's how you get the c-clips out (after removing the pin in the diff - but there will still be a little play with the pin installed.) On the front hubs - they will most likely need axle stubs installed to keep the bearings together. Even Jeep did that on the 2WD Cherokees and Wranglers (they used the same bearing packs, on a straight axle, as they did in 4WD models.) I'd do it just for safety. It's easy enough to find some junk axles and cut off the CV joint.
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Geeze. That’s got to be either the harness like STR said, or the ECU making GBS threads itself.
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Nov 20, 2017 14:11
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Left Ventricle posted:I did change the plugs before installing the engine, but probably shouldn't have. The ones that came out were fine. The #3 that blew out was cross-threaded, I'm almost certain. The threads in the head are gone. Well, that’s a pisser. Eh, just JB Weld it back in, eh?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You can helicoil a head, I'm sure. Absolutely, but his is on the firewall side head on a transverse V6, and I imagine he’s not done it before. Ain’t no one got time for that!
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cursedshitbox posted:pull the dogbone mount(torque strut) and either ratchet strap the engine forward or use the parking pawl to your advantage to lever the engine forward. I'm up for it, but it ain't my car. Reminds me I need to take a look at the wife's Kia, though. It's got axle hop wit some thumping if you get too aggressive with acceleration sometimes. I've just done the struts and control arms, so I'm thinking it's the big lower engine mount rubber done gone.
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I'm a fan of Ben Meissner's Pumpkinator:   http://www.chevyhardcore.com/features/car-features/battle-wagon-ben-meissners-1979-olds-cutlass-cruiser/ Build thread: http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/80582-Pumkinator-A-G-Body-G-Machine-grocery-getter His son's "Coppertop" is cool, too.  Unfortunately, it had a run-in with an inattentive driver. 
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Left Ventricle posted:The symptoms I was hoping to fix with the PCM swap were the cooling fans not turning on on their own and the transmission not shifting at all. Unfortunately for me and my wallet, the new PCM did not alter the behavior. It ended up being a popped fuse for the quad driver module that was the culprit the entire time. This is why we begin troubleshooting computer problems with "is it plugged in and turned on?" quote:I attended the Malaize Daze car show in El Segundo on Saturday, and took the sedan to it. The show was run by the Malaise Motors Facebook group, and was for cars from the malaise era. quote:Seats out. My mom liked to keep a putter in the car as a becoo stick. e: f,b quote:Oldsmobile Delta 88 Oooo, turbocharged FE3. Would.
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With that replaced the fans turned on and the transmission had all its gears again.
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boxen posted:Hey, I follow this thread because I want to put a 3500 in my Fiero. 3400? I’m not aware of a GM 3500. Not that I’m an authority.
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Q_res posted:There are technically 3 different 3500s, 1 of which has a different bore/stroke setup. Huh. Today I learned something. I'd try for the modern 3.6, but I can see where the 3.5 has advantages in that it's more or less the same configuration and family as the 2.8 60-degree that came in the Fieros in the first place. I understand that there is one 3400 (from an early... Venture, I think?) that is a bolt in, but the rest just need the starter relocated, if I remember correctly.
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Q_res posted:Not long ago I went down the rabbithole of the online Beretta community (God only knows why...) and learned more than I care to about the 60 degree V6. The LX9 3500 is a fairly popular swap because everything after it has VVT, which is apparently a lot harder to get running right in the older cars. 3400/3500 hybrid builds are also apparently a thing. As are turbo'd 3500s. My secret shame is that I like Berettas, the look of them, anyway, with the Z26/Indy side skirts and facia. They weren't quite as dismal as a some other cars back then. I also unironically like Escort GTs.
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A turbo Ecotec Fiero would be hilarious. I've seen the Northstar ones before, also cool, with OHC V8 noises. I remember Pontiac's Super Duty Fiero show car. I really wanted that Fiero. I still have the issue of Hot Rod with it in it, I think.   Those custom Centerlines, unf:  edit: almost forgot the headlights: 
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cakesmith handyman posted:Also a wheelie bar and 4 exhausts? There's no part of this car I don't like Not just four exhausts, four *Supertrapp* exhausts. Individual pipes for each cylinder.
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IOwnCalculus posted:On the hubcap - that looks exactly like the way the center caps on my dad's '94 Z28 attached. They took a pretty solid smack to seat. I'd carefully measure the bits that aren't supposed to flex and make sure they fit, first. Also, flip it over and make sure that the larger diameter fits in the recess, if it's supposed to. It's difficult to tell from the picture due to parallax, etc. Actually, I imagine Ventricle's done all that before declaring non-fitment.
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Yep, you done fuckered that proper.
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That's dedication right there. Get that woman a manicure, or a spa day or something! Also - probably should have degreased all that stuff while it was out. Would have been a trifle less grody. This is why all my projects take 3 times a long as they should - I can't replace dirty parts...
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Sgt Fox posted:Great find. Is that a... paved junkyard??? Part of my favorite wrecking yard here (Awesome Auto Salvage, Grand Prairie, TX) is paved. Mostly under the imports and Chevy and Ford passenger cars. Trucks and vans, and other brands, are still out in the dirt.
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Left Ventricle posted:Hi guys. Helicoil those things, my man! quote:Once that was sorted... Congrats on gettin' going again! I like the Reatta wheels. The Grand Am? wheels in the burnout vid look pretty decent, too. Left Ventricle posted:I installed some variable rate springs last year. Only spring I know of that's heavier is for a van. Throw some airbags back there for when you're hauling, or the occasional burnout.
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Yeah, you buy a separate oil filter mount, which will have a bracket or bosses for mounting to a convenient firewall or other surface. Those usually use some sort of standard filter. Check with Jegs or Summit - they usually have the whole kit for reasonable prices.
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Huh. Add that to the list of things I didn't know existed. Might be able to find cheaper variants in Eurp?
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Left Ventricle posted:I don't know of many American exports to Europe during that timeframe. I know the U-platform vans saw some notoriety, and could be had with a manual transmission, but the A-bodies were not widely distributed. Fascinating that they ended up in Japan, then.
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Gonna guess that Loctite and/or safety wire will be involved in the next one.
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I believe that would be the changeover to low- VOC solvents.
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dubzee posted:J body! I probably do somewhere at home, but I bet the internet would provide.
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Left Ventricle posted:ebay. They're listed for a Mustang, so they're in the style of the 5.0 badge. I considered getting a badge from a Liberty but those are pretty conservative, and Rams are not. These look pretty good: https://www.ebay.com/i/282972410043  Same basic idea as above, but different style of badge: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-BRAND-NE...mcAAOSwOVpXZiiD  For OEM Mopar flavor, Jeep badges? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-3-7L-...bcAAOSwlltfB6iL  Then again, if you're trying for impact, the 5.0 style ones are up to it.
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Left Ventricle posted:R A M God I hate that. It's like some sort of compensation for inadequacies. Even worse is the awful grille that usually goes with the larger tailgate letters. This nasty thing: Left Ventricle posted:One of my coworkers saw it this morning and described it as "loud". That's a fair description. It's shouting.
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Exactly what I was looking for.
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cursedshitbox posted:I can't not see goatse grille. I thought it looked like rear end before, so not much of a leap. Left Ventricle posted:Fun fact: it appears as though both 2WD and 4WD trucks use the same front hub! Jeep did that, too, at least on the Cherokees, thought they put a stub axle in there to keep the bearing pack together. Presumably the Dodge's is designed to not require it. Fun fact: apparently the bearing pack/hub on some Corvettes (C5 and C6, I think) are the same front and rear, so an AWD Corvette is possible...
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I love the Championship Bench Racing one. I need a Running In the '90s one for the AE86... if I were keeping it.
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Left Ventricle posted:Hero of the day. Hey, c'mon - that little guy isn't even the same class. Don't be dissin' it for not being up to bigger stuff than it's made for. That's for like M6-1/4" an smaller stuff. Maybe M8-5/16". A proper 1/2" drive cordless might have done the job. I'm reasonably impressed with my Ryobi 1/2", and I hear excellent things about Milwaukee's impact. (I know you're being humorous. :P) IOwnCalculus posted:I love oddball upgrades from parts-bins like this. Me, too!
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Love those GM Legos. Ask me about building one rear end from 3 different vehicles! Ask me about repairing a Pontiac Phoenix front knuckle with a rear knuckle from a Fiero (they're literally the same part.)
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Left Ventricle posted:
I feel you brother. Some how it hasn’t quite yet hit 100 here in north TX, but the humidity has been fierce.
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Left Ventricle posted:asking at the HPT forum got me the canned "just use the search function noob" response I want to kick every rear end in a top hat who does that in the balls repeatedly with pointy steel toe boots. They know goddamned well that the search is *always* broken, and the only results you find are other people asking the same question and getting the same response. Sorry I can't help, other than ranting.
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I did my time in my yout in un-air-conditioned cars here in TX. I won't be doing it again if I can help it. Both the Crown Vic and the Outback have great AC. My RX-7 will have at least functional AC. The AE86 has working AC if I could find the damned leak - but hopefully I'll sell it before I care too much (he says, having re-upped registration two more times than desired, and about to be a third...) edit: AC in my '70 Cutlass works, too. Transmission doesn't, though.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Same here in AZ. I'll only give cars like my Opel a pass because factory air was incredibly rare and sorta janky, and I don't have any problem just waiting for nicer weather to drive it. The '79 RX-7 I'm rebuilding had factory AC. I've refitted that with an '84 system since the '79 port-installed system (all the RX-7s of the first two generations didn't come out of the factory with AC - they either had it installed at the port when they rolled off the boat, or at the dealer with a supplied kit. The HVAC system is sort of modular. The twist is that the port and dealer kits were not the same, so there are two different systems in terms of drier, hoses, and compressor) used flare fittings, meaning it leaked. '81+ used o-rings, and the evaporator box fits exactly the same (remember that modularity I mentioned earlier?) so it's an easy upgrade. The condenser turned out to be clogged up, discovered when I charged it and blew a hose on my gauges from the high-side pressures (at least I knew the compressor was good!), so I will be putting in a slightly larger parallel flow condenser to play nicer with modern refrigerants. The "factory" AC was marginal even with R-12. I want usable AC.
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I don't know that the H6 is any different, other than being fully automatic. I think it was just well, maintained, having spent a number of years prior to my ownership in AZ.
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