Not that I'm aware of.

4/7/2014 12:40:02 PM

why get rid of the pop-up lights?



944 is nicer looking than a 240sx for sure..
imo nothing looks better than a 280z though

Quote :

"just in case: don't cut the brown wire. detach it from the plug"

i cut it..but i soldered an old connector so i could reattach the wire. mod seems to work ok so far.



[Edited on April 9, 2014 at 9:27 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on April 9, 2014 at 9:28 AM. Reason : .]

4/9/2014 9:26:06 AM

quick detail on the CR-V, its had a lot of road salt and crap on it from the Raleigh to Denver drive.

First time I used a dual action polisher and I think it came out well. Could still improve some I'm sure, and I need to figure out a way to get the window trim back to black (looks like mold is growing on it).

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with myself.

4/9/2014 11:04:43 AM

Replaced the driver's side window regulator (again) on the Crown Vic a few weeks ago. Second time in less than a year, which is annoying. At least it was easier to replace this time because I replaced all the rivets with bolts the first time around.

Just tonight I purchased a new head unit and door speakers, as the original stereo is still rocking a cassette deck only and the front speakers were pretty badly blown. To be expected after 17 years, I suppose. While I'm installing those I'm probably going to replace the window motor on the passenger side which is currently very sluggish.

If I can find one locally that I don't have to paint, I also want to replace the header panel with one from a '92. That was the debut year, with a grille-less nose similar to the Mustang GT and Taurus of the time. They tacked on a chrome grille for the rest of the production run to keep the old folks happy, but I've always thought the grille looks cheap and small, whereas the original "aero" nose fit the car much better. Have to find one though, and it has to be relatively cheap, so we'll see.

4/9/2014 9:57:16 PM

The stupid old mouse track seatbelt in my car has been on the fritz lately. Bought and installed some JDM s13 manual seat belts (adjustable courtesy holder thing and all). I didn't even know manual s13 belts existed until 48 hrs ago. Sure beats dealing with electrical gremlins.


I also helped my friend put the body panels back on his freshly-painted s13.

4/20/2014 7:36:36 PM

replaced the passenger side front window motor.

4/21/2014 8:28:21 AM

^^ Your car makes his look really tame, heh. Love those fender flares, they really make the look.

4/21/2014 8:37:48 AM

^^^FYI those motorized seat belts are warrantied for life by the manufacturer.

Saturday I rear ended my father's car while following him to my grandmother's apartment It was one of those scenarios where we were both waiting to turn left onto a street. A decent sized gap opened up and my dad started moving forward. I thought I had enough time as well so I started accelerating while eyeballing the approaching car down the street to the right. Welp, my dad changed his mind because he didn't think we both could make it onto the road and stopped. Bam, right into the back of the Volvo station wagon

Obviously my fault but my dad has apologized countless times to me since then. Bumper cover is scratched up a good bit, and has one groove/dent in it that looks to have scrunched up the paint. Oh, and whenever the headlights are on now one of the fog lights also goes on, though dimmer than if it were actually on.

GD it, calling Liberty Mutual later this morning.

[Edited on April 21, 2014 at 8:59 AM. Reason : a]

4/21/2014 8:58:27 AM

- removed 8# of brackets & fasteners from black truck & eyeballed a bunch of meat to remove from front end of it later when I can get my hands back on the small plaz cutter from work.

- went to adam8778's house Saturday and practiced some tube joint TIG welding with him.

4/21/2014 9:10:25 AM

Filled the tank with gas and proceeded to burn most of it over 400-something miles. I still have enough to go at least 50 more.

4/21/2014 9:50:51 AM

Quote :

"^^^FYI those motorized seat belts are warrantied for life by the manufacturer."

That's good to know, thanks. But I don't want to deal with the hassle of taking it in for repair (nor do I want to give the poor Nissan techs a headache from poking around this car). Manual everything FTW (except EFI stuff, I'm down with those electronics).

4/21/2014 10:57:30 AM

Quote :

"Manual everything FTW (except EFI stuff, I'm down with those electronics)."

I'm down with this...

I'm starting to think I need a 240... Huge aftermarket world and those cars look awesome.

Aerocatch latches ftw!

[Edited on April 21, 2014 at 7:57 PM. Reason : .]

4/21/2014 7:54:36 PM

- Even with the recent increase in prices from the rising popularity of drifting, you can still pick one up for a low couple grand in nice running/driving shape.
- They're fairly light and handle well right out of the box.
- They're fairly reliable right out of the box. (Old engines are old, but generally no catastrophic failures. Trans, driveshaft, and axles are fine to/past 400hp, diff is easily good to 500+. Brakes, hub bearings, etc. all last without issues. No obvious weak points.)
- The front MacPherson strut style was practically made for drifting (gobs of castor, easy aftermarket camber adjustability, easy steering modifications, etc.).
- They're absurdly easy to work on (10, 12, 14, 17, and 19mm will pretty much take apart the entire car).
- There's a HUGE aftermarket ranging from ebay/china to CNC'd/forged things, so prices stay competitive and low.
- There's a big crowd of technically-minded guys (both in the drifting and road racing communities) that have encyclopedia-sized threads on proper suspension geometries, DIY projects, etc.


Basically it's a great inexpensive FR platform that you won't feel bad about putting into a wall.

4/21/2014 11:41:07 PM

Jaw, you should one up your buddy and mix in some http://www.paintwithpearl.com/chameleonstore.htm with some plasti dip and have the ultimate drift paint job lol

4/22/2014 6:26:43 AM

Quote :

"- The front MacPherson strut style was practically made for drifting "

not really.

http://dreamingin302ci.blogspot.com/2013/11/suspension-tuning-primer-2-look-at-big.html

Quote :

"lowering a Mcpherson strut car drops roll center dramatically. Something being lower on a car may sound good, as "lower is generally better". But in the case of roll center, not really. Roll center is the geometric point in space at which a car rolls around when the suspension compresses. Roll center is almost always lower than the CG of the car. The greater the distance of the roll center from the CG, the longer the roll couple. The roll couple acts as a lever on the car to make it roll. The longer the lever, the more roll. Problem is, CG doesn't drop as fast as roll center does. So when you lower a strut car, you are increasing geometric roll. AKA, you are making the car softer (all things being equal). So what, you ask? A softer front end = more suspension compression, = more positive camber + smaller front contact patch + more tire squirm = more corner entry understeer. So when you lower a car, you actually need stiffer springs just to counter the effect of the increased lever arm acting on the roll couple to begin with. Even with stiffer springs, you may end up with the same resulting roll stiffness as you were when you were stock. The GIF below shows roll center migration as a car is lowered and raised (the red dot is roll center). Included also is a diagram of roll center and CG. Notice the change in distance between the two when a car is lowered. "

[Edited on April 22, 2014 at 3:16 PM. Reason : h]

4/22/2014 3:16:15 PM

...at least they could have used a strut in the example.....

4/22/2014 3:20:59 PM

lol 1in10^9, keep smoking that internet bong.

Nissan's MacPherson design is far from perfect, but it's excellent for drifting. It allows for lots of steering clearance lock-to-lock. The cars come from the factory with plenty of castor, allowing the steering wheel to self-steer during corner initiations and transfers. The arms are very simple and easy to adjust with aftermarket parts. The tie rod pickup points are nearly level with the the LCA pivot points, making it quick/easy to adjust camber in the pits without throwing the toe terribly out of whack...

There's a good reason why damn near every car at a drift event is an S13/S14, and why very few people bother drifting E30s, E36s, RX7s, MK3 Supras, etc.



Edit: As for your bitching about the car being lowered… (A) half of the fun is looking cool, so I'm okay with trading some ride height for imperfect suspension geometries. It's a 20 year old car getting thrown at walls and other cars for god's sake. The name of the game is fun. And (B) forged/CNC'd roll center correction knuckles exist and they work wonderfully. Ask me how I know

[Edited on April 22, 2014 at 5:31 PM. Reason : lelz]

4/22/2014 5:25:55 PM

im just pointing out to you that you are still wrong that macpherson strut has anything to do with 240s being good at drifting. in fact just the opposite. it has nothing to do with it.

what made 240s famous at drifting was the fact it was the most affordable, reliable, light rwd with awful f/r balance.

for the record i actually like your car the way it is and i certainly have no issues with lowering if done right. get the sand out of your vjj

4/22/2014 10:34:07 PM

Quote :

"you are still wrong that macpherson strut has anything to do with 240s being good at drifting. in fact just the opposite."

ok

4/23/2014 7:13:45 AM

One in a billion only reads BMW forums and doesn't actually know what he is talking about most of the time. No need to respond.

For example bitches about McPherson strut suspension posts pictures of double wishbone.


Also... What's the easiest suspension to adjust?



Btw... I have 1 out of 5 cars that have a McPherson strut setup. So it's not like I'm biased

[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 9:12 AM. Reason : Lol obviously I don't really pay attention to that either...]

4/23/2014 9:03:34 AM

10^9 is 1 billion....

[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 9:09 AM. Reason : -]

4/23/2014 9:09:15 AM

^ (like)

4/23/2014 9:13:25 AM

Quote :

"There's a good reason why damn near every car at a drift event is an S13/S14, and why very few people bother drifting E30s, E36s, RX7s, MK3 Supras, etc."

But a BMW E36 does have a McPherson strut suspension

4/23/2014 9:16:53 AM

Can anyone recommend a good Import shop at which to get new brake pads for a Jetta?

[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 10:57 AM. Reason : k]

4/23/2014 10:56:25 AM

Black Forrest industries

Or the dudes that posts here

4/23/2014 11:13:06 AM

Apex Tuning

4/23/2014 11:17:55 AM

a fool doesn't read AT ALL.

4/23/2014 12:46:41 PM

Quote :

"But a BMW E36 does have a McPherson strut suspension"

Yes, but they're not as loaded up with castor for effortless self-steer like the S-chassis. And the E36 has 1-pc FLCAs which makes further castor adjustment more difficult and narrow compared to the FLCA and tension rod combo on the S-chassis.


Edit: example of s-chassis preference as a recent-ish drift event. 12 drift cars pictured. 8 S13s, 4 S14s, 0 of anything else, lol
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/988825_10152031218383941_188640413_n.jpg

Edit #2: No, wait, there's a vert 350z peeking out on the left. So 12 of 13.


[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 12:58 PM. Reason : lelz]

4/23/2014 12:52:21 PM

Lol that come back was as deep and cutting as I'm rubber you're glue...

Seriously self admitted foo1 so that's not really even a dis..

And mr unity id I can never remember the order of is correct... It's a much better setup for what he uses it for and for a "non professional" in general due to ease of adjustment and no need to re-align. If I start screwing with my double wishbones I'm liable to get out in no mans land on my alignment.

4/23/2014 3:08:41 PM

see the problem is that i have so little respect, much less interest for what you write and blab day in and day out that over time i've tuned you out. typically, i only read your posts that contain 1 line. if it has 2 lines or more i don't read it. it is too boring and repetitive.

with your empty pipe dreams you have become background noise here. you have million projects in the works what you will do, might do.... and i think none of those plans have gone anywhere. it is just talk and theories. others here actually go and build, race, instruct or just don't run their mouth if they have nothing to say.

go read the link. photo is there for purpose of explaining roll center movement with suspension lowering, not for photo technique criticism.

back to topic: bought a '98 civic, 5-speed for daily, 166k. 1-owner.

[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 5:31 PM. Reason : f]

4/23/2014 5:12:17 PM

^badass find.

4/23/2014 6:28:28 PM

And what do you do sir... I did read the article and as dr p. pointed out its a pretty good find but full of opiniantion. It shows only a single geometry and as dr pepper probably knows from his 4 link build you can move 1 end of 1 link 1 inch and completely change the way the car drove... So congrats to him for posting 1 situation and a few charts on 2 different suspension designs without mentioning how arm length show tower location and triangulating the engine bay can make up for the flaws in the macpherson suspension.

Which btw what he doesn't show is that most factory double wishbones only slightly favor camber gain.... None of them have arm lengths so drastically different they have a significant amount more camber gain then the macpherson suspension.



I don't pipe dream anymore... I do have a project that I'm working on and it may have been more to bite off than I can chew...yes.... If you'd check the thread I just got my engine back and had to have new sleeves put in it because I did the smart thing and ran some diagnostics on it before putting it in the damned car. The cage is done, re-welded and all. I've been trying to play my cards close to my chest while keeping drp in the loop but fuck it... I should have had the car done by June but now it's going to be deep into the fall with the engine setback. I want the engine back in the car before it's painted so the metal flake all layes the same way. The engine being a 427 side oiler in aluminum is hard as balls to get sleeves for because it's not a big block ford, big block Chevy, ls motor mod motor, honda, or Subaru and they don't keep parts on the shelf for it. I should have went with the new modular ford v8 because it would have been easy powerful and reliable.... But I fell in love with the stock fe motor and decided to build the daddy of all fe motors. (Not really Blair Patrick made one that made 987hp n/a)

Right now I have a rolling chassis siting on ride tech coil overs and what was their 4 link rear end until I found out that at the drag strip I would be running a modified class with back halfed cars so I said fuck it rather than a 4 link that one link was made x length so it bolts into what was a leaf spring eyelet I'll make my own.. Which is done! Why haven't I shared? Because it might suck until the car moves how am I supposed to know? I'm considering making my own a arms too... Why you ask? Because the 53 year old stock ones have been known to break under the stress concentration of coil overs.

But right now my eyes are set on a new set of outer tierods for the tbird because there is still slop in the front end and the end links built into those are the only ones I haven't changed in the entire front end.
(and I'm not talking about play in the steering wheel I can feel something loose move in relation to the other wheel sometimes)

You just tend to annoy me me because you just read bimmer forums and act like you know better than everyone because you spend your money on old bimmers with amazing chassis dynamics. Yeah I said it they are actually good cars... But then when I blast a 335 for being a horrible car you stand up for you beloved bimmers even though you know they are flawed... Chassis is great but I wouldn't buy a 5 year old car with an engine I can't trust to get me to work every day. Unless... I'm missing something?.. What do you do sir? What is your technical expertise? Maybe I should give you cred for more than flipping bimmers?

[Edited on April 24, 2014 at 7:41 AM. Reason : .]

4/24/2014 7:38:50 AM

FWIW, I've come to understand that there's always more than meets the eye with forum folk... I've made it a point to be more open minded with people's posting style and hold back judgment....you never know who does or does not post about their badass vehicle or what they really do.


Now that Foo1's said his piece, let's hold hands and sing Kumbaya

4/24/2014 7:45:32 AM

COME ON GUISE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5FfJ89rGPc

4/24/2014 8:08:08 AM

Yeah sorry I'm butt hurt about havig a car that I have more money tied up in then the other 4 combined (well not quite but close) and it's no more than a really expensive roller right now with a shiney new 9" and some blingy coil overs.... :-(


The shop I should have had build the engine and who has it now said it would take 9 months to build because I'd have to wait on head castings and block castings.... Now I wish I would have been patient cause this engine took 11 months and is being rebuilt... Wtf....

[Edited on April 24, 2014 at 9:21 AM. Reason : Sigh]


Ohh and. Back on topic I rebuilt my lawn mower carb last night... Lol

[Edited on April 24, 2014 at 9:22 AM. Reason : Hah!]

4/24/2014 9:20:06 AM

And I'm bitching about waiting 2 months to put a cam in my car.

4/24/2014 9:23:36 AM

yeah, shit can get you down easy.

I annoy the shit out of adam8778 with my incessant bitching about the snowball effect of trying to make any respectable version of a drag racer out of BlakLung.

$1k for slicks, line lock, etc... just to drop down ~.4 - .5sec in the 1/8th.

then i'll be there for the duration...until I start dropping more G's. it's a vicious cycle because speed = money.

4/24/2014 9:31:27 AM

Half a second in the 8th is worth a letter home though.... Ya know?

I can't wait to have dumps out the back of the front fenders and a 2-step...

Can you say fire balls?

4/24/2014 9:35:37 AM

BOOGITY

For me, it's half a second that should already be there.... but then again, we're talking 7.9 in the 1/8th, so you know... keeping up with the new 4x4 diesels with a tune and turbo.

4/24/2014 9:43:17 AM

I saw a JR dragster run a 7.6 in the 1/8th last week at NHRA. Driver was maybe 10 years old.

4/24/2014 9:45:03 AM

Ever seen one run the 1/4 mile? Nope because they are done at the 1/16th as far as acceleration is concerned.

I'd race one with a 1000cc bike engine and some nawsss or something tho that could be a riot.

4/24/2014 9:47:56 AM

I'm guessing the little fella went to the 1/8th, it was hard to figure out where their races ended because they kept getting on and off the gas. Time was 7.6 81 mph.

4/24/2014 10:06:55 AM

Ordered 8 new fuel injectors b/c the old ones... yeah.. bad.

4/24/2014 10:08:35 AM

^^yeah, but that's how they do.

4/24/2014 10:31:00 AM

Tire mounting and alignment things. We're going to another drift event on Saturday.




Also had my spare SR manifold modified to accept a 38mm Tial MVS. Eventually I'll get around to making a recirculated dump tube and ditch the internal gate.

4/24/2014 11:00:22 PM

had the wheels with the snow tires swapped with the wheels on the rally tires because they didn't fit over my 4 pot / 2 pot setup

There's a RallyX this sunday at the Wilson Co Fairgrounds if anyone is interested. This is the best, smoothest rallyX site we have, it is smooth, fast and has a lot of gravel to slide around on. Also it hasn't rutted up at past events, so it's the easiest on stock cars.

Come on out, it's free to watch and cheap if you want to race, just air up your tires so they don't de-bead.

4/24/2014 11:17:05 PM

aww c'mon drifter run the gate dump through the hood! lol

nahh i'm sure its nice driving it on the street.... + i don't know too many people who love the way their open dump tube sounds...

4/25/2014 6:29:46 AM

well, i ingested water into the engine of my Ram. it was only about knee deep, but unbeknownst to me, the intake hose had popped out of this little snorkel-ish thing and was just hanging straight down to about the bottom of the radiator, like a giant, Pensacola-floodwater drinking straw.

My buddy from work pulled it back to my house with his Jeep...I took all 10 spark plugs out today (took some contortion to reach all the way to the back on the driver's side), and now the damned starter won't engage (it would yesterday/last night; it just wouldn't turn over due to being hydrolocked).

I know that the odds that I'm fucked are pretty high, but hopefully I can just blow the water out by cranking it over, put new plugs in, change all the fluids, and be OK.

[Edited on May 1, 2014 at 11:38 PM. Reason : well, engine oil/trans/t-case/axles...and oil and air filters.]

5/1/2014 11:37:24 PM

What was your engine speed when you ingested water? I'd imagine you were going pretty slow. If that's the case there's a good possibility your engine is okay.

5/2/2014 9:07:54 AM

Yeah pretty low rpm. We'll see once I figure out how to get the starter working. Weird, the starter engaged when it was hydrolocked, but not after removing plugs/wires

5/2/2014 11:50:15 AM