What did you do to your BG(part 8)

[me109]

Bent dust shield?

[Scorch3]

Didn't spot one when I was in there. The fact that it goes away an comes back makes me sort of doubt it though. I'll have to have another peek and check that specifically soon.

[me109]

I've had them be intermittent before. Does it do it when you turn one direction or another?

[Scorch3]

Nope, when it happens its constant except when the brake pedal is depressed which causes it to go away entirely.

[FE3-323]

Starter died yesterday- Replaced it quickly with a new autozone starter. short of that i've been slacking

[Crazy Drummer69]

"You know in Denver, they would have you on the ground with guns drawn, tire roasting car with no insurance, expired reg, and plates that do not belong to it... Well, from your record it looks as if you've never been given a break, tonight is lucky for you. I like this thing you've built, whatever it is. Get it home, get it insured and registered, and take the burnouts to the track. Don't make me regret giving you a break, I'm in this area all the time, and this car is distinct. Be safe." and he walked away!

Gdamnit, I got nailed driving from shop to shop with the wrong plate (still under my name) which was also expired and no insurance, didn't get so lucky. $3k no insurance ticket plus I had to sign a paper on the spot that said if they catch me with no insurance again I automatically go to jail for 30 days, plus two $300 plate-related tickets >.<
Only $1k left of that ticket to pay... $200/mo sucks but I sure learned my lesson...

[gofanu]

All because of those three screws that hold the plastic trim from the back. I left those off, so if I need to take them out again for cleaning or whatever it will be much easier. Well worth it indeed. Especially with actual airflow through the system. There was a long abandoned mouse nest in my evaporator. Couldn't get anything through it before.

Nine screws for a piece of plastic that does nothing and takes no stress. How rediculous is that!

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My pet peeve, but is it better or worse than 52 invisible plastic snapin, snapoff, break it all to pieces doodads? And the WSM says "remove trim". I KNOW that, that's why I'm looking. What I do not know is where the fasteners/holders/m-f***ers are, or which way to pull/pry/twist/ slide/snap/unsnap the bloody things. If I could figure that out, I might have heat next year.

Did you happen to find my mouse's phone number in your mouse's nest? Probably Alabama area code, that's where the car came from, hillbillys don't need no stinkin' heat!

FRM

[me109]

Wow, that was funny. I feel you though.

If there were any phone numbers in there, they were shredded so I couldn't read them.

[93_EGT]

Had the new hardware so might as well put it to good use starting with the 323. Installed brake pad guide pins and retainers with 2 spring clips on each side.

[FE3-323]

currently installing my shiny valve cover!

[me109]

Today I vacuumed my front seats and washed them with water from a hose then left them drying in the sun all afternoon. Also vacuumed the floor while they were out. Maybe tomorrow I can wash the exterior or clean the glass.

[me109]

Washed it. I still need to wash the glass, but after that it will be very clean.

Also, I found a penny size rust bubble on my LR wheel well. This is my first unibody rust. I really don't like it. Been dreading this day for a long time.

[tym2pla7]

Fired up my new set up on the racecar last night and blew a oil line to the turbo :/

[gofanu]

Finally put a muffler on my Pro.
Big deal right?
Well, I was really tired of buying the stupid things and having them rust out, and then the next piece, and on and so forth.
And they are horribly restrictive, lost 3 mpg when I replaced a blown out one on the 323.
So I wanted stainless but I Po'.'
Bought a used $1000 Borla system off a Chevy of some sort for $50, two flat oval mufflers, one round one, lots of bendy pipes, nice clamps, hangers. Decided to advance my welding skills and gas weld it all, never had the stuff to gas weld SS before, but I'd rather use my torch than my TIG. So a $200 piece of filter glass for goggles and some special flux later, I made the rear section with muffler. 2" 16 gauge SS pipe, one flat Borla muffler. Muffler has a 2 1/2" core straight through; I thought it might be too loud, but wanted to try it without the resonator, since I also bought a SS Magnaflow round muffler with the same core to build one for the 323. Most amazing - it makes no more noise than the POS stock replacements with the under 1 1/4" pipes inside. Wish it made a little more noise! Now I get to make the part up to the cat, but no resonator needed. And then I do the 323 system, so when my daughter calls from Mass. and says her exhaust fell off, I can just take it up and bolt it on.

And I now realize that since that is all the muffler needed, when I do the rusty 323, I can reconstruct the bottom trunk floor to give a lot more useful space inside!

FRM

[DuRWooD]

Broke it in finally...