What did you do to your vehicle today?

[bcrdukes]

ANYWAY...

Did an oil change yesterday on the Corolla.

[djstyles]

Installed a Cusco rear shock tower brace on the Miata yesterday. I cut up too much of the trunk carpeting and now I really regret not reading the instructions beforehand. I think it still turned out looking okay though.

[bcrdukes]

So awesome seeing JDM parts being installed!

[djstyles]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

So awesome seeing JDM parts being installed!

Overnight parts from Japan!

[Badhobz]

THATS. FUCKING. SICCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKkk

DJstylez is doing modding right. Unlike my retarded ass who puts 60 dollar aliexpress wings on his mediumhothatch, this guy actually knows what hes doing.

im sure that thing handles like on rails right now

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by djstyles

Installed a Cusco rear shock tower brace on the Miata yesterday. I cut up too much of the trunk carpeting and now I really regret not reading the instructions beforehand. I think it still turned out looking okay though.

Can you feel this one though like the front subframe braces?

[djstyles]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

Can you feel this one though like the front subframe braces?

I went for a long driver after install and I my answer would be yes, but to much less of a degree than the overall improvement the front subframe/shock tower braces made. I can feel that the rear feels more "solid" over rough pavement but outside of that I don't notice anything else. I would be happy with less flex and reduced NVH if nothing else.

[red kryptonite]

threw on the winters early this year.




my god, dust city. i hate cleaning these wheels!!






to my surprise.... not a single curb rash. shes learning!
dat rear wheel doh

[Gerbs]

Isn't it bad to toss it on before 7C?

[red kryptonite]

i dont think its bad just not ideal...
i had free time today and my next few weekends is starting to look a little busy.

[roastpuff]

Had to toss mine on early too thanks to a screw in the summer tire set.

[donk.]

Originally Posted by donk.

So i picked up this shitbox because of GS8, i was originally supposto install my supercharger for the C7, but thats been on the backburner ever since this POS took up the lift space.



Photo heavy dump, spoilers incase anyone is still using dialup

Spoiler!

It has 12,000kms, look at how god dam shiny these fobs are, for being 35 years old.



The major issue with this car? Previous owner took it to the mechanic, and i guess the repair estimate was not pretty. I dont blame them, i probably spent about 8hrs removing the failed NPT fitting, grinding out the remainders, then re tapping it.





Why did it take me 8 hrs to re thread a fitting? Take a look at the god dam location. Probably 4" of space infront, not to mention its in a "well". 1/8" turns with the tap x 300.





Lucky me, i didnt crack the block, and the threads came out decent.



New steel fitting went in, some hoes, and some thread sealant for good ruck.



Next day: the car ran without overheating and gushing like niagra falls!

Rust.... oh rust.....







Only one thing to do, grind it off (as much as i can at least), chemically clean it, etch it, coat it.















God dam that stuff smelled good, think my IQ went from 28 to 25 after huffing those fumes.



The paint: well, it sure as shit did not look like a car with 12,000kms, more like 200,000kms.







Did a hand polish to find if its worth doing the whole car:





Oh yes.... yes,, YES







Should have left the lighting the same so you could see the difference better

There was only 1 spot of trim that was chewed away by the sun:



Solution? use rona paint on it obviously.



Orange peel? Hell yes, i wanted to make badhobz proud.



Its only an illusion anyways, looks ok for 40$ in non-shiny angles.



Engine bay was looking a little sad



Should have taken my time with the drill wire brush, hit the manifold a few times, nothing a little dirt coverup cant fix. Painted the accent, looks alot better.

I also caked everything that was rusted with rust converter, cleaned up all plastics and polished under the hood paint.





You guys remember that ugly ass fender thats kinked out?



I got a special tool for that.



The rims, oh the sad looking rims.





Chemically strip, wire brush, clean, prep, tape, paint.





Yes the garage has a nice layer of silver on it.



Not sure if the wheels look better or worse than before honestly

Bonus!





Previous owner was using pliers to open the hood lol, replaced the pull with a new one.



Lastly i dont think i ever posted photos of the interior after cleaning, check this out, almost showroom condition









I got new brakes, belt, and some other stuff showing up hopefully friday. Then i can start on the C7.

Got crack? i do.



First time since moving in i have two cars in the garage, enough space to move around too

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So this POS, after repairing the coolant leaks, i got it driving, only to find out it has several heat soak issues.



Pulled injectors,

Spoiler!

c7 ptsd

most of them ohmed out poorly.
Purchased new ones, installed after nearly a day of diagnostics and messing around.
ONLY to find out the new injectors run worse than the old ones. How is this possible!?!?!?!



Surely i missed something on re install. Went over the car several times, nope, nothing missing.
Only thing left was to re install old injectors and see what happens. Did that, old injectors run just as bad as new ones.

Pulled plugs, plugs ohm all over the place despite looking "ok".
Purchased and swapped plugs, with old injectors, car runs good when cold.

Round 3, swapped injectors back to new ones.



And the car is good to go! Starts, and runs way better than ever!

For some reason the AC was not working, little surprise for me



Took it for a 30 min drive, ran good up until the last 10 mins, mother fucker started bogging, AGAIN

Who wants to guess what is heat soaking now?

[underscore]

It sounds like some sensor starts sending bad readings once it warms up. That kind of thing is always a pain to troubleshoot but maybe get it hot and try unplugging things and see what has no effect on how it runs?

Also consider pulling the ECU and opening it up. I know absolutely nothing about those cars but in Toyotas from that era the capacitors have started to leak or dry out due to age and cause problems for people.

[donk.]

Good idea, the car may have an exhaust leak, i think disconnecting the o2 sensors would be first.

Although it feels like a misfire more than all consistent bad ignition.

If its the ECU im getting fire insurance and you guys will see it on the news.

[yray]

get some good leads

is there an iacv on these? maybe its gummed up

[donk.]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

Isn't it bad to toss it on before 7C?

I run winters year round on the work truck, no difference

[donk.]

Originally Posted by yray

get some good leads

is there an iacv on these? maybe its gummed up

I got leads and coils on order as of a few hrs ago

[sonick]

Originally Posted by donk.

So i picked up this shitbox because of GS8, i was originally supposto install my supercharger for the C7, but thats been on the backburner ever since this POS took up the lift space.



Photo heavy dump, spoilers incase anyone is still using dialup

Man, this brought back memories.

My dad's first car upon moving to Canada was a 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix which was pretty much the sister car to this.

Same V6 engine as well, which I did a ton of wrenching on when I was younger. Was always bemused at how slow it was for such displacement (~140hp stock I believe?)

[Badhobz]

the emissions regulations of the 80's and 90's really killed american cars of this generation. i recall seeing like a v8 making 150hp and thats the norm..... PISS

[JDMDreams]

Those 260hp V6 buicks in the late 90s 2000s were amazing when eg civics had like 100hp and accords 140.

[yray]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

the emissions regulations of the 80's and 90's really killed american cars of this generation. i recall seeing like a v8 making 150hp and thats the norm..... PISS

my truck made 190hp new probably 110 now

[djstyles]

I installed an upgraded Progress Tech rear sway bar today. The install was easy and straightforward as many RSB installs are. You can see how thin the factory RSB (black) is compared to the Progress one. What was surprising was how much flex the stock RSB has vs the new one, which has little to none.

[Traum]

Is a front sway bar upgrade also in the plans?

If you are only doing the rear bar, I'd be concerned about making the car too tail happy.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by djstyles

I installed an upgraded Progress Tech rear sway bar today. The install was easy and straightforward as many RSB installs are. You can see how small the factory RSB (black) is compared to the Progress one. What was surprising was how much flex the stock RSB has vs the new one, which has little to none.

Try doing the front

On my MS3, doing the front means dropping the front subframe. Not sure if that's the case with a ND.

[djstyles]

Yes to both! The Progress kit comes with front and rear sways. I watched all the FSB installs on YouTube and realized the front sway bar install is way more work than I would like to do myself so it's getting installed by a shop on Monday.