Haven't done it yet, but I am probably going to install plenum spacers and possibly new air intakes when I get my 3rd quarter bonus in a couple of weeks.

11/6/2010 4:28:39 PM

Since the last ECORS race of the season is this weekend, i thought a week would be plenty of time to build a ride

Started saturday at the junkyard finding a front axle for it, took sunday off to go to panthers game, and have been working on it since.

started with this:



as of 5pmish tonight. cage 50% done, car runs and drives but needs the brakes bled:

11/9/2010 7:00:48 PM

holy shit u fast

11/9/2010 8:23:21 PM

took a week off work to make this happen! still worried about not finishing up the details in time, though.

11/9/2010 9:02:23 PM

That sounds like a fun vacation. I need to take a week off to finish my car too

11/9/2010 9:08:13 PM

Finished my cage today:




also, got some sweet reflective decals!

11/10/2010 10:29:03 PM

lol sweet. i took a clutch and flywheel off my car engine today. nothing baller like that though.

11/10/2010 10:43:39 PM

Raced it!




had LOTS of breakage on lap 3 of 10 and DNFed

11/13/2010 3:05:25 PM

lol i tightened my power steering belt.

11/13/2010 3:40:19 PM

time to put it in.

[Edited on November 20, 2010 at 7:19 PM. Reason : .]

11/20/2010 7:19:28 PM

ok i'm not trying to be a dick but.. i don't get the point of an RB20.
I mean an sr20 is way lighter way cheaper revs just as high is tank strong too and doesn't weigh nearly as much

I mean the only pro i can think of is i6 smooth and i6 sound but is it worth all that? Now a rb 25/26 i get cause 2.5 and 2.6 i4s (or flat 4s for that matter) have large bores and strokes and start to have limitations.

11/20/2010 8:04:46 PM

four cylinder engines suck. ask me how i know

11/20/2010 8:46:06 PM

nothing im not a mexican

11/20/2010 10:23:18 PM

Just a metrosexual ass?

11/20/2010 10:30:08 PM

Changed the oil in the MX3...

11/21/2010 7:26:17 PM

Rb20 because I didn't want to do the SR20. Also SR's are more expensive than the RB20, didn't you know they pull a premium before race wars? everyone has one.rb25/26 costs $texas and you need to buy a custom drive shaft, bang out the firewall so the starter can fit, etc etc. didn't want to deal with that stuff

I like straight 6's. I like the sound. I like revving to the moon with a turbo.

The weight difference for the sr and rb (placement in car) I hear is noticeable. But I am not a race car driver.



[Edited on November 21, 2010 at 9:04 PM. Reason : .]

11/21/2010 8:56:52 PM

Washed the Porsche and got a cheap car cover for it... Sleep well Prince...

11/23/2010 11:23:57 PM

Tossed some new studded tires on my truck this eve. -6 and 4 inchs of fresh snow night made for a wild ride this morning with summer tires. But coming home with new boots was fun!

11/23/2010 11:52:28 PM

I installed a VLSD on my 2 fortay.

11/24/2010 3:00:39 AM

Did some brake work on the Integra the other day.

-new front calipers
-new pads front/rear
-lubricated and replaced some slides
-bled the brakes

I need new front rotors as well, but its not terribly urgent. Might wait till after the winter to deal with that. I also checked my mileage log book; I've only driven the car 1,000 miles since April

11/24/2010 8:24:36 AM

Water pump, thermostat, inlet and outlet hoses, and expansion tank on my E46. All of this made it 116k miles before complete failure.

11/24/2010 8:18:24 PM

Mazda
Changed the oil
Rebuilt the alternator
Replaced battery terminals
Adjusted the idle valve

Lexus
Washed
Vacuumed

[Edited on December 3, 2010 at 7:40 PM. Reason : .]

12/3/2010 7:39:54 PM

replacing starter in my 84 f150 right now

12/4/2010 8:52:56 AM

Also replaced battery, removed smog pump (so much more power actually runs smooth now), started to replace alternator. Stripped out nut head. stopped work due to snow.

All new belts soon and probably an oil change on her soon too.

Man this truck gets pampered.

12/4/2010 3:33:07 PM

Flushed the brakes in the Lexus with some ATE Super Blue. Brakes feel great... Buuuuut, the front rotors are shot. I measured them at 23mm thick and the minimum disc thickness is 25.0 mm. FML

[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 5:06 PM. Reason : .]

12/9/2010 5:05:37 PM

got a timing belt, water pump, new plugs, valve adjustment, valve gaskets and seals replaced on the Acura as well as had the passenger rear wheel bearing replaced
changed the battery, oil and filter myself

brake pads and the other rear wheel bearing are next


the rs is getting a freshened up used motor within a few weeks

12/9/2010 5:54:10 PM

Replaced the backlight in the dash mounted clock. Took about 2 minutes. Honda dealership charges ~50 bucks for the $2 light and labor.

12/9/2010 6:05:26 PM

crashed that piece of shit and then stepped away

12/10/2010 8:19:16 PM

Changed the power steering fluid

Installed new windshield wipers

12/13/2010 5:34:58 PM

new rear end links today, new wiper blades last week. front lower control arms next...

new wiper blades might be the most satisfying thing ever.

12/13/2010 6:42:38 PM

I ripped off the roof interior lining because it was falling down.

12/13/2010 7:08:26 PM

Finally received my Corksport SS brake lines for the MX-3 tonight. Anyone volunteers wanna help sometime this weekend?

12/14/2010 7:13:49 PM

Quote :

"Rb20 because I didn't want to do the SR20. Also SR's are more expensive than the RB20, didn't you know they pull a premium before race wars? everyone has one.rb25/26 costs $texas and you need to buy a custom drive shaft, bang out the firewall so the starter can fit, etc etc. didn't want to deal with that stuff I like straight 6's. I like the sound. I like revving to the moon with a turbo."

I do too and if we could get r33's for less than an arm and a leg, i'd own one... but i'll settle for my boxer 4 till we get a turbo inline awd.

[Edited on December 14, 2010 at 8:01 PM. Reason : .]

12/14/2010 8:00:56 PM

finally finished removing my car's window tint, replaced the license plate bulbs, and adjusted the waste gate to eliminate a slight hesitation and increase low end powerrrrrrrrrr

12/14/2010 8:58:29 PM

YAAAAAY, dude your car's lookin gooooooood.

I drove another Swedish track star today, too bad it's not RWD. :'(

12/14/2010 8:59:55 PM

^^ whats ur kar?

12/14/2010 9:03:12 PM

S60ARRR fool!

Oh, and I've swapped shift cables, re-adjusted shifter, upgraded transaxle/motor mounts (to solid rubber GT3 stuff). Probably pulling the track seat out of it tomorrow if the bay's clear, cause I'm not going to TOUCH a car in this cold, jeez.

12/14/2010 9:05:44 PM

I was working on my swap. I decided it was time to go in when my dogs water bowl froze

12/14/2010 9:48:17 PM

^^ no joke, it's been stupid cold the last few days. it needs to warm up so i can do control arms.

also, my car failed inspection today for a number of reasons.
1. ghetto ass window tint that's now gone
2. license plate lights were out (fixed)
3. a multitude of "not ready" codes when they did the bd2 scan or w/e. this was the result of reflashing my ecu back to the stock map. should be fixed in the next day or so.
4. small bulge in front right tire. not happy about having to buy a new set, but glad to get rid of the POS tires that are on there now.

/blog

12/14/2010 11:12:22 PM

S2000 inspected yesterday = (passed without a 2nd thought)

Integra wouldn't start this morning =

I think the starter is the culprit.

[Edited on December 15, 2010 at 4:26 PM. Reason : k]

12/15/2010 4:25:53 PM

does it budge at all? lol. bump starting is really easy stop being such a baby about it!!!!!!!!!

12/15/2010 6:19:12 PM

Turned this into a big ole pile of parts and tupperware containers full of nuts and bolts.

12/16/2010 1:53:08 AM

Quote :

"does it budge at all? lol. bump starting is really easy stop being such a baby about it!!!!!!!!! "

That does me no good if I drive it to work where the parking lot is....flat.

12/16/2010 1:18:25 PM

^are you Kidding me? Back in college by 90 celica gt starter went. I bump started it for about 5 months because I was broke. Just man up and push the car. My truck starter went out last week and I was at the gas station. I was on an uphill. Pushed it backwards popped it in reverse it fired and drove home. Cmon mang do some squats or something

12/16/2010 3:13:14 PM

I was replacing the serpentine belt on my friends '01 jetta tdi because the 15 dollar belt that he bought instead of the 30 dollar belt ate itself. I was deep into replacing it on that crammed upbengine bay only to find put that the belt that died had melted itself all over one of the smaller pulleys. We were tired of the cold and rain and called it a night. The pulley with the melted rubber on it still spins freely so not quite sure why the shitty belt fucked itself over on that pulley other than it was just a shitty belt.

After this I opened my 84 f150 hood and tightened an alternator belt up.... Yes it took only5 minutes maybe. Minus the mpg I love the fuck out of that truck. They just don't make them like they used to

12/16/2010 8:25:28 PM

Finished swapping out the old brake lines with the new on the Mazda. Now just waiting for Quinn to drop by and help me bleed them. For being 36.5* outside, it sure was a pleasant day to work on a car. Didn't need gloves to keep my hands warm.

12/17/2010 11:19:58 AM

^^^I never tried on a flat surface. I guess I could give it a shot later for the hell of it. But answer me this: If I'm roll starting it on a flat surface that's covered in snow/slush how will my feet get traction? The car's light enough (2600lbs) but when the ground's got snow on it, could be a problem.


On a related note, is there an easy way to diagnose a bad starter?

12/17/2010 3:55:40 PM

We are bleeding brakes and i said to smores "dont pat that bleed screw up with too much torque"

12/17/2010 6:42:57 PM

In Pat's defense, he doesn't know what torque is. Both of his vehicles are Honda products

Started dismantling the LT1.

12/17/2010 7:53:18 PM

easy to work on so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you haven performance problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems with the LT1



[Edited on December 17, 2010 at 8:29 PM. Reason : .]

12/17/2010 8:29:03 PM