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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: SuperSix on February 04 2010, 09:42:07 AM
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If so - on what?
The Cadillac purged a transmission line last week - looks like the hose rotted on the inside and popped out of the factory crimp. I rigged it with brass hose repair barbs and copious amounts of hose clamps - then put the right replacement in. I actually found someone selling the ACDelco replacement hose on Ebay - got it for 14.00. I guess this shouldn't be surprising given the car is 18 years old.
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Hoping to start reassembling the 87 GN this weekend... :yawinkle:
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Hoping to start reassembling the 87 GN this weekend... :yawinkle:
I think I am going to try some light body work. I have seen enough episodes of Overhaulin', Trucks and MusclecarTV. :D
I am waiting for a GM service manual for the Caddy to come in - minor shit starting to break - Monir, but could be a pain in the ass - HVAC, and some electrical. Ugh
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I need to get the Opel stripped so I can get the body work started...the GN will come first though.
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Trying to amass the parts and adapters needed to swap an LS1 in my 81 El Camino. It's all a matter of measurements I guess, so many different parts give you this or that amount of clearance.
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Trying to amass the parts and adapters needed to swap an LS1 in my 81 El Camino. It's all a matter of measurements I guess, so many different parts give you this or that amount of clearance.
I would think there would be all kinds of aftermarket kits/brackets for that swap.
I ended up running CAT5e through the house for my media server, then taking a nice ride to Harbor Freight and Northern Tool with a buddy of mine. Good time!
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I bought a power logger for my GN, but still need a timing chain...
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I scored a GM Service Manual for the Caddy on Ebay for 10.00 shipped - need to fix some niggling issues. Heat/AC mixture door not working, motor mounts, etc.
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Not sure if I'll ever have the flow to get the GN out into the light of day again but I have been scheming on something lately. After my transmission explosion a few months back I got a real bad taste in my mouth for the Avalanche and would like to get rid of it. I'm looking at '73 to '87 Chevy/GMC shortbed pickups. They're cheaper than dirt to buy and fix up, they're fucking EVERYWHERE and I've wanted one for the longest time. A friend of mine had one years ago (that he wouldn't sell to me) that was dropped, had Cragars and had the tailgate and hood louvred. Man did I ever love that truck. Plus, I'm seriously tired of the payment on this Avalanche.
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You are a good bitch! LOL
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"...which nobody can deny..."
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Worked on the ATV - oil change, filter - and new rear brakes. I need to look at the fonrt brakes and see if they need to be replaced. Of - and change the sparkplug too.
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Worked on the ATV - oil change, filter - and new rear brakes. I need to look at the fonrt brakes and see if they need to be replaced. Of - and change the sparkplug too.
I need to change the plugs on my ATV. They are on my toolbox, I might do that this weekend. Might as well do an oil change too.
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El Camino is just a shell of it's former glory. I've now realized I'm in over my head for this LS1 swap. But at least the El Camino womb is hollow now and the front clip off.
Started stripping down the Camaro motor, started getting into the harness, ECU is out, most sensors unplugged. Just gotta get the radiator out and drag it to my buddy's shop to drop the cradle from below.
Now I need:
EFI fuel tank, to be poached of 4.3 EFI El Co
GN fuel lines for the fuel
Mounts, tranny crossmember
All kinds of other shit that will nickel and dime me to death
But it's coming along!
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I fixed the G/F's Acura last night - PITA. Ended up being a bad coil - WTF? $81.00 later. Ugh.
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Oh yeah? Brothers carb on an 87 Toyota pickup. Welcome to hell.
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I junp started and drove my Grand Prix today after a long winters nap.
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Oh yeah? Brothers carb on an 87 Toyota pickup. Welcome to hell.
Okay, you're just asking for it at that point.
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Putting the 87 back together, need to dig out the Banshee and give it a once over. Donna's Honda needs battery, the Cub Cadet needs its annual as does the oldests atv. Not to mention that my truck needs brakes and an oil change.
I think I will just go back to sleep. :yawinkle:
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Last carb I did was a feedback 4bbl Quadrajet off an 87 307 Regal. No fun.
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I love Q-Jets! About to start undoing tank straps on my El Camino now.
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Carbs suck overall. Glad all of my cars are EFI.
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Carbs suck overall. Glad all of my cars are EFI.
I concur!!!!
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Swapped wheels today on the DD....
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Looks good - for a Ferd. :)
I put a new serpentine belt on the Caddy - Freaking Gatorboack I had on there started splitting. WTF? I have never had a Gatoback fail before.
Well - this one didn't outright FAIL - but it would have in 2-3 days.
NAPA got $50.00 for a belt. Again - WTF? I did ask for the best though.
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Looks good - for a Ferd. :)
Thanks!!!!
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Try having to reverse-engineer a goddamned Whirlpool dishwasher sometime. Loads of fun and you get the bonus of being all wet and filthy. It's a horrible world under the counter.
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Did you get a Haynes manual for that too?
Muhahahahah!
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Shit, I have Haynes, Chiltons and GM service manuals for my GM cars! Keep a few at a time on my toilet tank.
I've got a shop to drop the cradle out of my Dad's Camaro, but waiting on the whole probate issue before I go balls out and slam it all together.
Buick is a wreck, and my old Ford has a date with the tranny builder. Still wondering if I should ditch the C6 for an AOD?
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Mark needs a Haynes manual on how to get people to visit his board.
Brian, wanna sell a PT51?
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Try having to reverse-engineer a goddamned Whirlpool dishwasher sometime. Loads of fun and you get the bonus of being all wet and filthy. It's a horrible world under the counter.
Just put a new pump assembly in our Kenmore. Probably the same dishwasher guts. $150 on e-bay vs around $200 from Sears. Turned out it was just plugged up with crap....bones and chunks of old detergent.
I currently have a huge backlog of car repairs.....bl own HG on 98 Subaru...again, blown HG on Saab 9000 CSE turbo from last weekend, lost 3rd and OD in the 4L60E tranny in the truck. Worked on the mixing door for the HVAC on one of the other Saab 9000 Aero's. Still have to swap interior on the other 9000 Aero and finish parting out and junk the 93 9000 CSE. My driveway looks like we're having a party all day, every day.
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Jesus - and I thought I had too many projects.
Good luck my friend.
WAIT - you are in Southern NH - you need to hire Rawb to knock some of that out, and of course, buy some Amsoil from him for your rides too. :P
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Just put a new pump assembly in our Kenmore. Probably the same dishwasher guts. $150 on e-bay vs around $200 from Sears. Turned out it was just plugged up with crap....bones and chunks of old detergent.
I currently have a huge backlog of car repairs.....bl own HG on 98 Subaru...again, blown HG on Saab 9000 CSE turbo from last weekend, lost 3rd and OD in the 4L60E tranny in the truck. Worked on the mixing door for the HVAC on one of the other Saab 9000 Aero's. Still have to swap interior on the other 9000 Aero and finish parting out and junk the 93 9000 CSE. My driveway looks like we're having a party all day, every day.
The whole rotating assembly (impeller, etc.) was pretty much disintegrating and the float was stuck sideways so it wasn't bringing in water...plus I had to solder the copper feed pipe after screwing with it so much. All in all I was out $53 to an appliance part warehouse in Albuquerque. not too bad money-wise, but what a pain in the ass!
I learned while living in Maine something that I'm not sure many of our members here are aware of...in New England you can't throw a rock while blindfolded without hitting a fucking Saab. Those things are right *beloved* up there. I had a friend who used to be a regular Chevy guy and then got started on those damned Saabs...curren tly I think they have a 9000 and two 900s, one of which is an SPG (?). What's the deal with the "overboost" on those cars? They had me drive one of the 900s once and I asked permission to really throttle the thing and it was like the whole car died. I thought for sure I had just killed their motor.
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I learned while living in Maine something that I'm not sure many of our members here are aware of...in New England you can't throw a rock while blindfolded without hitting a fucking Saab. Those things are right *beloved* up there. I had a friend who used to be a regular Chevy guy and then got started on those damned Saabs...curren tly I think they have a 9000 and two 900s, one of which is an SPG (?). What's the deal with the "overboost" on those cars? They had me drive one of the 900s once and I asked permission to really throttle the thing and it was like the whole car died. I thought for sure I had just killed their motor.
Sounds like you got away cheap on the DW.
Saabs are everywhere around here. The overboost deal....I think it cuts out the fuel pump if you peg the boost. I believe the main culprit is either rotten vacuum/boost hoses or stuck BPC valves. There's abunch of small hoses and they go everywhere. I've never has the problem on any of my 9000's (five so far) but I'm aware of the issue. I like the 9000's. They're comfy (especially the Aero seats), they handle like they're on rails and they're pretty quick (especially the 5 spd Aeros). The automatics are kinda dogs but the second gear rush on the Aero 5-spds is amazing...almo st GN-like. They have timing chains instead of belts, which is nice. They come with all the bells and whistles and most of them work, most of the time. Plus I get 35 MPG hwy with the 5-spd cars if you keep your foot out of it. Overall I get 30 MPG. Plus the Harmon Kardon sound kicks ass for an older factory system. 900 SPG's are supposed to be one of the Saab enthusiast cars. I've only driven a couple of 900's and I wasn't that impressed. The other nice thing about 9000's around here is that you can buy a $40,000 car for cheap money, as long as you can do your own maintenance. I don't know how people afford these things if they have to take them in. There are a lot of indy mechanics around here that specialize in Saabs and Volvo repairs. You can make a living just working on those if your good. On my street there are (5) 9000's, a couple of older 900's and a guy who has (2) of the old 93's (I think) , the old streamlined rounded 2-stoke ones. I got the climate control fixed on the 97 Aero, next item is the HG on th 97 CSE and fix the rear door latch on the 94 Aero. :confused;
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Saab - just sounds sad.
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Probably one of the few socialist-build cars out there that don't look like the Trabant. Of course, they may not be built much longer. Most of the newer stuff is generally regarded as crap. The 9-5 was a sludge factory. I wouldn't touch one with a 10 foot pole. The seats are still nice, though. I'd like to get a set of Aero seats and have them re-upholstered in GN black and gray and put them in the old G-body. The seats in the GN are some of the worst I've sat in. They downright suck.
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Gah - just checked - upper dog-bone motor mount is broken on the Caddy - AGAIN. I may as well replace all the motor mounts - They ain't cheap though - they are "liquid filled" or some shit.
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It's warm out and everybody's driving their toy cars but me. Sucks.