Technology => Gearheads => Topic started by: Irukanji on September 09, 2014, 09:35:02 am
Title: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Irukanji on September 09, 2014, 09:35:02 am
I forget the name of the one over on Zoklet, but yah here we go again.
I'll have a writeup with pics when the radiator gets here, the one I replaced in the last thread is starting to leak, plus the thermostat gasket has gone again(!!!!) so I'll probably remove the thermostat altogether at least for summer since I think it is causing some of the problems, also change the bottom radiator hose and give the whole lot a flush out.
GL HF
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Post by: Infinityshock on September 09, 2014, 11:30:04 am
Not doing anything to my car but im refurbishing my bike that I haven't ridden in years. What a PITA
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Post by: Township Rebellion on September 09, 2014, 04:11:05 pm
...as if nothing has changed.
I mentioned in the other thread, my 02 is off the road until January. Deliberating selling it and getting an E30 or try storing the car until I can rebuild it (garage space fell through for me).
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Irukanji on September 10, 2014, 06:01:26 am
I mentioned in the other thread, my 02 is off the road until January. Deliberating selling it and getting an E30 or try storing the car until I can rebuild it (garage space fell through for me).
Yeah the elusive garage space, when you have it you don't need it, when you need it you don't have it(or can't get it). I think my gearbox will need a service, it doesn't like 1st or 3rd I think. Once in 4th it's happy(starts buzzing/humming/weird shit just before the 3-4 gear shift), took it 50km down to my old mans on the weekend and it sat at 110 the whole way without a complaint(after some steering shudder for the first 3-4km which went away)
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Post by: NGP on September 13, 2014, 05:08:40 am
just got finished replacing the head gasket in my 87 horizon. it was my first time replacing something major and i was jumping for joy when i finally got it to start.
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Post by: Infinityshock on September 13, 2014, 02:15:11 pm
just bought a new fuel tank for my bike
i dont see how a 4.5gallon tank costs more than a 30gallon tank
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Post by: 888 on September 21, 2014, 09:08:57 pm
Washed it and thats about it .
Oh by the way I started this thread on zoklet.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Township Rebellion on September 22, 2014, 02:36:24 am
You sure did.
Started it up and drove it around, it's been sitting for a few weeks. Still works good.
I think I might keep the thing.
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Post by: MoaningLisa on September 22, 2014, 02:56:39 am
ordered $300 in parts.
I have a AWM code small-port head, I ordered a top end gasket kit, timing belt kit, water pump, and enough hose clamps to convert from the german 1 time use ones to more realistic screwdriver ones.
I found an AEB head (big port) on craigslist that I will be porting/polishing and putting on. then injectors/tune, and a turbo after that.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Irukanji on September 22, 2014, 08:47:52 am
(2 days ago)
Got the new radiator in.
Ran into problems immediately. The cheap Chinese piece of shit I had in there before(last replacement) had seized a few bolts into those screw things you slip over metalwork to hold them on the otherside. One snapped off, the other got stuck in. Removed the lines no problem, 19mm crowsfoot is a bit tricky to use on the ratchet but is better than rounding the fucker.
Anyway I ended up giving up trying to remove the fans since the bolt was stuck, disconnected the wires, and removed the whole assembly. Definitely doing it that way next time, so much easier. Then I spent 45 mins cutting and bashing the bolt until it broke off. The new lower fan support used 2 slots so I didn't need to get any extra bolts. The slots were 5mm too shallow so the fan shroud needed modifying. Get that in, go to slot it in....the welds were too high to allow the side bushings to fit close, so out it went again to cut a small bevel around the hole.
Got it all in, fitting, then(tl;dr) the auto trans cooler lines didn't bolt up because the threaded section on the radiator were too short to make a good seal...off to the parts store for a cooler which I plumbed in-series with the original one, hopefully it cools better(it should, since it isn't running through hot coolant now before being "cooled", just through 2 coolers).
Stuck it all back together, filled it up, ran for 5 mins, turned off, opened cap to get air out. Repeated another time. Level hasn't gone down yet, which is promising.
Also replaced the lower radiator hose, cut up my hand a bit but it's done now.
52mm replacement for a 26mm. Aluminium everything, seems nice.
They also threw in a "free radiator cap" which was the cheapest piece of shit I've ever seen. Chucked the old one back on since it was relatively new and had an actual kPa rating on it. And flushed out the block a little with the hose.
2 hour job turned into an 8 hour + $140 job(but saved 20% off the cooler, on sale ftw)
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Post by: 888 on September 24, 2014, 11:19:06 pm
Changed the inner and outer tie rods and also put new control arm bushings in place of the old,.
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Post by: MoaningLisa on September 25, 2014, 02:02:08 pm
the accumulation of parts I have in my dorm room right now.
(http://i.imgur.com/hw8Zr50.jpg)
as soon as I can make it to NY to pick up the head, I'll do all the work.
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Post by: NGP on September 25, 2014, 06:59:04 pm
replaced the plugs and wires on my girlfriends 00 ford taurus. fuck that. when that car dies i'm gonna replace it with something less engineered to be a pain in the ass.
also, i propose a new international holiday: punch an automotive engineer in the face day! we gather all the changes made to cars over the years and the engineers responsible for said changes and we get to pummel them for the really stupid ideas. we should also get to punch them for the great ideas that were never used, like a drain plug on an automatic transmission. i would love to be able to change the trans oil in half the time with a third of the mess.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Township Rebellion on September 25, 2014, 07:56:52 pm
replaced the plugs and wires on my girlfriends 00 ford taurus. fuck that. when that car dies i'm gonna replace it with something less engineered to be a pain in the ass.
You could get an Audi 5000, spark plug changes on those are easy ;)
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Post by: Jedi Moped on September 25, 2014, 08:39:11 pm
I pissed on the tire of my car today.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: NGP on September 26, 2014, 04:11:44 am
replaced the plugs and wires on my girlfriends 00 ford taurus. fuck that. when that car dies i'm gonna replace it with something less engineered to be a pain in the ass.
You could get an Audi 5000, spark plug changes on those are easy ;)
i wouldn't mind working on an older german vehicle, fuck the newer ones. there would be many german engineers in my holiday. oil dipstick? we can get rid of that! trans dipstick? we don't need those. 2 spark plugs per cylinder? let's do it!
back on topic.... got the plugs and wires on ok and now it's running rough. i suspect a vacumn leak, among other things, could be the cause. also could've eaten a chunk of the plenum gasket. at any rate, more money to burn. can't really complain since it does have 225,000 miles on it with little trouble so far.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Township Rebellion on September 26, 2014, 05:38:42 am
replaced the plugs and wires on my girlfriends 00 ford taurus. fuck that. when that car dies i'm gonna replace it with something less engineered to be a pain in the ass.
You could get an Audi 5000, spark plug changes on those are easy ;)
i wouldn't mind working on an older german vehicle, fuck the newer ones. there would be many german engineers in my holiday. oil dipstick? we can get rid of that! trans dipstick? we don't need those. 2 spark plugs per cylinder? let's do it!
back on topic.... got the plugs and wires on ok and now it's running rough. i suspect a vacumn leak, among other things, could be the cause. also could've eaten a chunk of the plenum gasket. at any rate, more money to burn. can't really complain since it does have 225,000 miles on it with little trouble so far.
Please don't take me seriously and buy an Audi 5000! The old 5 cylinder Audis are about the most retarded cars in the world to work on, changing the spark plugs is literally the only easy job. There are better cars, it pains me to say.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Jedi Moped on September 26, 2014, 02:07:16 pm
replaced the plugs and wires on my girlfriends 00 ford taurus. fuck that. when that car dies i'm gonna replace it with something less engineered to be a pain in the ass.
You could get an Audi 5000, spark plug changes on those are easy ;)
i wouldn't mind working on an older german vehicle, fuck the newer ones. there would be many german engineers in my holiday. oil dipstick? we can get rid of that! trans dipstick? we don't need those. 2 spark plugs per cylinder? let's do it!
back on topic.... got the plugs and wires on ok and now it's running rough. i suspect a vacumn leak, among other things, could be the cause. also could've eaten a chunk of the plenum gasket. at any rate, more money to burn. can't really complain since it does have 225,000 miles on it with little trouble so far.
Please don't take me seriously and buy an Audi 5000! The old 5 cylinder Audis are about the most retarded cars in the world to work on, changing the spark plugs is literally the only easy job. There are better cars, it pains me to say.
Yeah but,
Spoiler
are they sports cars?
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: MoaningLisa on September 30, 2014, 12:36:55 am
I wouldn't take dark moped seriously, he's just shitposting over an argument we had back on &z. It's completely OT. To cut it short, it was over the definition of "sports car".
On topic, the Urquattros are some of my favorite cars, I used to drool all over videos of the Audi S1 back when I was a little kid, Walter Rohrl is a driving god. To this day, building an Urq road/track car with a 2.5 TFSI and a whole lotta boost is a dream of mine, at least in the top 3 dream projects. It's not really a sports car though, is it? It started life as a mid-sized coupe, heavily modified into a high-performance road and rally car. It certainly kicked the shit out of all the pure bred sports cars of the day though. I would say the Sport Quattro is an actual sports car however. Obviously the 5000 isn't.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Irukanji on October 28, 2014, 09:38:53 am
So...finally bit the bullet and some some springs to lower it. 30mm seems ok with standard length shocks according to some people so I'll give it a whirl and see if it needs it or not. There is no rear camber adjust on this model so I'm stuck with the rear camber being wack until some later time and/or I buy a VY series 2 rear end which has the camber adjust...one day.
Front will be in need of a camber adjust since it's wearing the inside of the tyres out like mad, but it goes through corners nice with less "roll", so I dunno if I'll try to keep the camber how it is or if I go back to factory...decisions...and hopefully gonna pick up a vice this weekend so i can separate the tailshaft halves and replace the bearing, gotta pick up some seals for the gearbox first...
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Post by: Infinityshock on October 28, 2014, 01:59:50 pm
the accumulation of parts I have in my dorm room right now.
(http://i.imgur.com/hw8Zr50.jpg)
as soon as I can make it to NY to pick up the head, I'll do all the work.
I have so many parts for my bike in my shed they take up nearly an entire shelf. And they dont include a set of forks and triple-t's getting powder coated or a pair of calipers getting rebuilt by a bike shop that is taking fucking forever. Or $180 worth of refurbishment seals and parts on order
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Post by: GothicSeraph on October 28, 2014, 02:58:47 pm
I have so many parts for my bike in my shed they take up nearly an entire shelf. And they dont include a set of forks and triple-t's getting powder coated or a pair of calipers getting rebuilt by a bike shop that is taking fucking forever. Or $180 worth of refurbishment seals and parts on order
It seems to be the MO of many bike shops, I've been waiting on a shop to powder coat a set of Comstar's and paint my gas tank. Bike is a 78 CB400.
Title: Re: What did you do to your car today?
Post by: Infinityshock on October 28, 2014, 03:49:58 pm
I have so many parts for my bike in my shed they take up nearly an entire shelf. And they dont include a set of forks and triple-t's getting powder coated or a pair of calipers getting rebuilt by a bike shop that is taking fucking forever. Or $180 worth of refurbishment seals and parts on order
It seems to be the MO of many bike shops, I've been waiting on a shop to powder coat a set of Comstar's and paint my gas tank. Bike is a 78 CB400.
I just dropped off the forks to a powder coating place yesterday and they arent due till friday, so they arent behind
The bike shop has a set of calipers theyre supposed to be rebuilding that theyve had for a couple of months. The dude keeps giving be bullshit excuses that I think he thinks I believe. It the owner of the shop wasnt good with bikes, and cool, I wouldn't even go there considering how much the one dude is pissing me off
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Post by: Irukanji on November 02, 2014, 01:49:30 pm
Ok so I chucked in the rear springs friday night and loved the look straight away. Did the fronts yesterday, took it for a spin and the springs/shocks settled in and dropped in another 10-15mm. Looks better, feels a bit "tighter" on the road and the steering has firmed up a little(maybe placebo).
Changed center bearing on the tailshaft. Easy enough, rip out tail shaft, undo CVj oint and work downwards until you hit the bearing. Removing it is a piece of cake, I just bashed it with a chisel and hammer until it came off. Now, to reinstall was tricky. TTthe bearing is a smige under 30mm wide, which means i need a piece of tube with an ID of between 30mm and 32mm max. Hardware store had some which was 29.7-29.8mm. So I had to cut a slot down the side and then rammed a socket down to widen it enough. Worked to get the bearing on, enough for the circlip to be put back on anyway. Install was easy enough. Basically, if you have the tools to push the bearing on properly, it would be a super simple, straight-forward fast job
The one downside to lowering is my big jack(the one I used mainly for jacking the car up, etc) is too tall to fit under the k-frame, and about 10mm tall for the diff(I can just wedge my body under there and push the car up whilst pushing the jack into position, upon lowering the car the diff sits a few mm higher and the jack slides freely out.
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Post by: Evan on November 03, 2014, 04:39:53 pm
Clubman handlebars.
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Post by: GothicSeraph on November 05, 2014, 07:33:25 pm
Installed a CZ702 headunit & touched up the paint.