IHADAV8.com - Turbo Buick Tech, and Nonsense
General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: phil_long on March 01 2017, 04:05:58 PM
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Just stopping by to see how you all are doing? Time flies as I have realized I have been a TR owner for nearly 13 years! :O My interest is still as high as it has always been but I'm overwhelmed with the amount of attention this thing needs. Lol. Hope all is well! :cheers:
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I just wash mine and run the snot out of it at the track......pre tty much maintenance free really
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Your setup looks rock solid!!
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Hi, Phil!! Good to see you!
These cars should be pretty reliable as things go. It's just so many things that need to be looked at and made right if one has not been taken care of along the way. Worst case is to buy a car that has been owned by three or four guys before that knew nothing about cars and did not take care of them.
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Hey what's up Steve! The car is reliable I suppose, but the little things are starting to take a toll. Lol, I guess you're right, that would be the worst case scenario. One of the most recent issues is the the floor shifter no longer engaging, so now I have to change gears from the column.
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Cable broke?
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Check the bracket on the pan tail and see if the cable retention clip fell out. It doesn't shift good without the cable being held down.
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I'll definitely check that out. Doesn't sound like too big of an issue to address. At this point I'm torn on how to approach this "lifter" tick that's going as well. It's only a guess that it's a lifter. It quiets down after the car warms up but it's still pretty bad. It's consistent with RPM's. There's a private shop that I trust working on the car, but what else should I look into if I have this guy address the lifter issue? Would I be looking at a whole rebuild? Thanks for any advice.
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Steve, how is that car running?
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I also smell fuel every time I get into boost. If there's a leak, I have no clue on how to track that down. My turbo is also smoking (assuming the seals are bad) and I want to eventually upgrade, but I don't want to buy a turbo more than once. I want my car to be slightly overbuilt so I'm opening my mind to bigger expenses. I think I'm ready to go all out... :powersix:
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Steve, how is that car running?
Which one, Phil? The Challenger is running well and I am still tweaking transmission linkages on it. It has plenty of things to do to it like head liner and rear seat coves. I have some bigger front rotors for it sitting in the box calling my name. the 3" walker race bullet mufflers have about finished off my hearing.
The Miata runs very well altho I spent a few days tracking down a battery drain which seems to be the radio...I have a couple of bigger sway bars to put on it.
The 2000 Silverado that I bought runs like a clock altho it sometimes throws a purge valve code which I need to fix.
I have spent some time helping my son via long distance sort out the wiring in a Miata drivetrain swap from the 96 OBD II, stick shift, non ABS, car that he wrecked in the rain into a 95 OBD I, automatic, ABS Miata. We now know why everyone says this is too difficult to do but he has moved everything from the 96 into the 95 electrically speaking, dash, instruments, and now it is time to start the engine, tranny, driveline brace, driveshaft part of the project. Then he can get onto putting the better coilovers, limited slip, etc into the 95.
Should have just bought another car ready to do, but there is a certain satisfaction in doing something that everyone says you won't be able to do. Story of my life...and I guess I passed it along.
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LMAO!! I was referring to the Challenger. Lol. It runs loud eh? Headliner and seat covers means not too much left to do. Thats awesome. I could't imagine working on the miata. Those things are small and although I went to school for it, I don't fancy electrical wiring in vehicles. Lol
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My son was having hell because some one had chopped up the ignition wiring and installed a starter button on the 96. It was really confusing what they did but once I understood what he was describing, I figured it out. Not sure why they used the power mirrors for a hot wire but I think he has undone it all and re activated the clutch switch they had eliminated. Wire nuts and twisted connections was their mode of operation. think we now know why sometimes it cranked and some times nothing happened.
The Miata is basically enclosed under much of the dash and if I could get under there, I couldn't get out. I bought one of those little cameras on a flexible extension which plugs into my phone and that really helped me when I was looking for the current drain in mine.