nickel and dimed to death

3/31/2005 10:44:08 AM

it runs, drives. destroys 30A fuses.

3/31/2005 10:54:48 PM

4/2/2005 5:09:11 AM

awwwwwwwww look honey, its her first oil change....



so precious


I got a nice to-do list today, wanna hear it?

4/2/2005 6:26:59 AM

TO DO:

- check out power steering (low fluid?)
- fix electrical problem (elim. fuse?)
- tach dead?
- double check for possible oil leaks
- fix or replace heater control valve
- install door panels
- log mileage 35835
- drive car some more
- wire power to trunk solenoid
- install glovebox liner
- install rear glass trim clips
- install new window trim (if it comes)
- apply material to package tray

Here is proof it runs, note the water vapor clouds behind the car.


[Edited on April 2, 2005 at 6:58 AM. Reason : FEDEX]

4/2/2005 6:56:40 AM

lookin good

4/2/2005 1:45:39 PM

nice

4/2/2005 2:09:44 PM

runs pretty damn good. might even ride out to raleigh tomorrow.

4/3/2005 12:36:46 AM

you still in durham? i work out there now, drop me a pm and we can meet up or some shit tomorrow, i wanna check it out. i'll be out there from 1-6.

4/3/2005 1:11:05 AM

sent

4/3/2005 1:25:18 AM

If you headed to raleigh swing by the crib.

4/3/2005 3:11:23 AM

PM where it is again

although I doubt Ill be out that far who knows

4/3/2005 8:54:57 AM

needs more blower

4/4/2005 7:43:23 AM

har har

4/4/2005 9:26:05 AM

PM sent

4/4/2005 11:23:12 PM

why does everyone and their brother want to talk about my car?

4/4/2005 11:32:41 PM

cuz it's so bling bling now, lol. stands out just a little more than a primered/rusted car.

4/4/2005 11:45:02 PM

yeah twice today I got the "floor it" motion from people.

by the way i tried to get on it yesterday leaving but it damn near cut off. of course when I got going it was fine again. I guess it just didnt want to show off.

4/5/2005 12:09:29 AM

haha, yeah i noticed you just kinda puttered off... figured you were just driving like a fag

4/5/2005 12:42:12 AM

when the heat soak gets to it yeah it sucks

I have 227 miles on it now, havent seen any more oil smoke in quite a while so I guess the rings have seated. Runs strong.

4/5/2005 9:04:07 PM

fixed everything up, official mileage this week was 8.13MPG

4/15/2005 6:08:20 AM

what octane does it use?

4/15/2005 11:52:08 AM

dang man, optmusprimer, that cutlass is awesome.
what kind of stuff are you doing to the suspension. tranny, rear-end, etc? is this going to be a daily driver/drag car?
major props on the choice of engine components, thats going to be sweet. post more pics if you got any.

4/15/2005 12:51:36 PM

i drive this car everyday, been putting the cheapest gas in it actually and it barely spark knocks once in a while. not enough to bother me. the front suspension is done on the car for the most part, all been rebuilt, new everything from ball joints to the poly bushings. rear end and transmission are stock currently.

4/15/2005 6:12:57 PM

thanks for stopping by sun. sounds good

4/18/2005 5:44:51 PM

Slick. Very slick. Going to put stripes over that red?

4/18/2005 5:54:30 PM

now getting 12-14mpg

5/5/2005 6:40:35 PM

turns out the starting problem i have been having has been the battery. somehow i managed to kill a red top optima that i bought in december 02.

I have bought all new factory replacement distributor parts for 2 reasons: 1- alot of people swear that the accell cap/rotor/coil arent any better than stock and 2- my accell or blue point shit is hanging on for dear life. got one screw out of four holding the coil on and 3 of four clips holding the cap on. not to mention the contacts in the cap and on the rotor look like shit.

also I want to re-jet (going up from 64) the carb and at least replace the plugs if not go to a different heat range before I get it to the track for once.

7/10/2005 1:25:24 AM

hei?

7/10/2005 1:27:45 AM

red top: meh, you're buying a name thats slighly better than the $20 battery you can get at advance

yellow top: a real battery

7/10/2005 1:30:45 AM

^^yeah HEI

^ why would I buy a yellow top when I need a battery for starting?

7/10/2005 1:31:55 AM

oh you need teh blue top!!!111one

7/10/2005 1:33:18 AM

I wish they were like legos so i could stack them lol

7/10/2005 1:34:47 AM

well if you killed the damn thing already...

7/10/2005 1:35:42 AM

what do you mean by the rotor/cap contacts look bad? like worn, or singed/darkened from spark/heat? what are the plugs gapped at?

7/10/2005 1:36:06 AM

plugs are gapped at either .045 or .060 cant remember

7/10/2005 1:39:53 AM

rotor/cap contacts look like...?? could be gap needs to be widened a touch. i've seen contacts with a good hei behind them damn near melt if the plug gap is too small...

7/10/2005 1:47:07 AM

hmm

7/10/2005 1:50:03 AM

Accel coils are famous for being so hot that they melt caps and rotors, and they personally don't make a cap and rotor thats good enough to withstand their own coil. I've been told that MSD cap and rotors are some of the only ones good enough to last for a while. Plug gap should be no more than .065, but certainly with an hei more than .045. Try reading the instructions that came with the coil kit or whatever, it specifies.

7/10/2005 8:11:06 AM

just got my turndowns on, idle resonance is out of this world but thats the way it goes

throttle response is much better and cruising RPM is actually lower, signs that the old tailpipes were choking the engine

[Edited on July 14, 2005 at 4:04 PM. Reason : now, to get more air/fuel into the engine...]

7/14/2005 4:04:05 PM

next mod: posi

8/26/2005 7:35:09 AM

http://www.partyuncg.com/photos/fullsize/181461.jpg

lol

8/26/2005 7:17:34 PM

bttt

1/23/2006 10:35:35 PM

oh we back niggas

1/23/2006 10:37:18 PM

you get a posi yet? this was the first time i've seen this thread. that thing is very nice and did you ever get it dyno'd?

1/24/2006 12:06:14 AM

no and no

someday though

1/25/2006 8:25:23 AM

3/22/2006 10:49:16 AM

Someone needs a new set of valves

3/22/2006 11:01:38 AM

uh huh!

3/22/2006 11:02:23 AM

eh, yeah... you not redo the heads with the motor?

3/22/2006 3:29:33 PM