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i was initially surprised too, on more than one level
NUE lip would be cool, and exhaust!!
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went to clean car today but it was gonna storm so that got cut short. removed busted soft top and replaced with hardtop, looks McBad.
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smells like mold and rotting leaves in the car so started vacuuming, this car is fucking gross inside. found a floppy disk and panasport g7 center cap wrench in it though so thats cool.
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smells like mold and rotting leaves in the car so started vacuuming, this car is fucking gross inside. found a floppy disk and panasport g7 center cap wrench in it though so thats cool.
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i was gonna wait until i had real updates but i am bored at work. i ordered everything i need to do a complete engine front end job/tune-up, and managed to find a set of near-new megan ez streets for $100 locally! not my first choice but these will definitely be good enough for the time being. removed 85% of the remaining stink from the car after pulling the driver side seat and vacuuming under it. lots of mold and dead leaves and ****. I also replaced the busted tail light with a less broken one that came with the car and washed it. I was tired of having to wash my hands whenever i touched a body panel.
hopefully i have the front end of the car done and sealed by the end of the month, my wheels should be arriving shortly after. lots to do before i would consider this car road worthy, even more to do before it's ready for paint, but it should be ready by spring next year.
pic of car still wet to simulate shiny
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hopefully i have the front end of the car done and sealed by the end of the month, my wheels should be arriving shortly after. lots to do before i would consider this car road worthy, even more to do before it's ready for paint, but it should be ready by spring next year.
pic of car still wet to simulate shiny
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no major updates, pulled apart the interior some more to clean and replaced the shifter as its about a 15 minute job. the original one was so far gone, i was missing shifts on my drive home from purchase, i wish i couldve gotten a before picture because it's always fun to have. oem speakers still lived in the doors, one very blown. i will be replacing them eventually, unsure on what exactly i want for audio at this time. the original door cards were toast so i tossed them, will likely be replaced with forever cards from that guy on etsy, not sure how I want to cover them. interior work is being saved for the winter because the car doesnt have to be in the air for that, and i can do most of it inside.
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worked on getting the front headlights lined up, the alignment of the front body panels is crucial for na to look cool. the hood sits low in front, but I believe new bump stops and latch adjustment should remedy that. this upcoming weekend i will be doing the timing belt/seals/pump/hoses. once that is done i will move onto coilover install, hopefully by the time that is all done my wheels will be done at wheelflip. something tells me there will be a hold up on them with my luck. rev9 is also getting a nue lip for me, very excited for that piece! my fear is that the ride height i enjoy may destroy the frp lip on milwaukee roads, but you don't know until you try. the undercarriage of this car is actually quite nice and i would like to keep it that way, so i am going to install stainless steel frame rail reinforcements on this chassis as well. i am looking at the 'cobalt' frame rails, as they look like they hug the original frame rails the closest. a few mm of clearance at this location is important.
i have decided on 185/55r14 on 8.5j, i believe it will let me get as close to the look i am going for as possible. additionally, i really want to get a matching set of tires on this car to better evaluate how it drives. eventually i will be taking delivery of my old baby turbos from the new owner of black car, as they are probably my favorite mirror for this style of car.
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all of my tools were stolen recently so that has put a damper on my mood/motivation/ability to work on na8. fortunately my dad is extremely accommodating and has let me use his tools since the purchase of my first na6 in highschool. inside of my tool bag I also had a full set of oem eccentric bolts, i was planning to replace them alongside the original suspension bushings. bushing replacement is not a job I am looking forward to take on, but i would like this car to drive well.
long winded post for no updates, but work is slow and i am bored.
worked on getting the front headlights lined up, the alignment of the front body panels is crucial for na to look cool. the hood sits low in front, but I believe new bump stops and latch adjustment should remedy that. this upcoming weekend i will be doing the timing belt/seals/pump/hoses. once that is done i will move onto coilover install, hopefully by the time that is all done my wheels will be done at wheelflip. something tells me there will be a hold up on them with my luck. rev9 is also getting a nue lip for me, very excited for that piece! my fear is that the ride height i enjoy may destroy the frp lip on milwaukee roads, but you don't know until you try. the undercarriage of this car is actually quite nice and i would like to keep it that way, so i am going to install stainless steel frame rail reinforcements on this chassis as well. i am looking at the 'cobalt' frame rails, as they look like they hug the original frame rails the closest. a few mm of clearance at this location is important.
i have decided on 185/55r14 on 8.5j, i believe it will let me get as close to the look i am going for as possible. additionally, i really want to get a matching set of tires on this car to better evaluate how it drives. eventually i will be taking delivery of my old baby turbos from the new owner of black car, as they are probably my favorite mirror for this style of car.
all of my tools were stolen recently so that has put a damper on my mood/motivation/ability to work on na8. fortunately my dad is extremely accommodating and has let me use his tools since the purchase of my first na6 in highschool. inside of my tool bag I also had a full set of oem eccentric bolts, i was planning to replace them alongside the original suspension bushings. bushing replacement is not a job I am looking forward to take on, but i would like this car to drive well.
long winded post for no updates, but work is slow and i am bored.
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had the pleasure of pulling the front of the motor apart to do the timing belt/etc this weekend. everything came apart with no real surprises, everything went back together reasonably well. all of the rubber seals were rock hard, so i felt like i had accomplished something. when i went to fill the car with coolant, it immediately started dripping out at the T on the water neck. there was a hole I hadn't noticed. I replaced hose clamps, tightened them, etc. no idea how it was still leaking at all, especially since the car wasn't even running, but it was. so i ordered a new water neck. dad is unhappy that the car is dead in his garage, im not thrilled that i have to re-time the car again.
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more cleaned up than it looks in photos
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in an effort to make myself feel like i accomplished something, i spent the remainder of my sunday installing the coilovers. it looks like they should go low enough for my purposes.
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hideous awful looking car. but wheels are supposed to be done in the next couple of weeks so thats something to look forward to.
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more cleaned up than it looks in photos
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in an effort to make myself feel like i accomplished something, i spent the remainder of my sunday installing the coilovers. it looks like they should go low enough for my purposes.
hideous awful looking car. but wheels are supposed to be done in the next couple of weeks so thats something to look forward to.
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that took way too long, but i finished the timing job today. the coolant leak was caused by a crack at the T junction, a new (used) water neck fixed that.
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once I got that replaced, I had to reassemble the front end again, and when I went to start the car it ran like ****. Pulled off the valve cover and sure enough, there were 18 teeth between the I/Emarks on the cam gears instead of the 19. managed to slide the cam gear off, reorient, slide back under the belt without having to remove much. car runs really well now and the original hesitation is gone (plugs and wires babey). now i have to deal with the shitty sounding clutch and rear main to have this car very close to "mechanically decent". that being said, I am excited to put the joyfast exhaust on the car at the same time as the clutch job.
wheeled car back outside, now that it's lowered the difference between 186/65r14 rear and 185/60r14 front is hilariously obvious. wheels are supposed to be done and shipped out next week, hopefully getting those on will feel like some sort of progress.
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once I got that replaced, I had to reassemble the front end again, and when I went to start the car it ran like ****. Pulled off the valve cover and sure enough, there were 18 teeth between the I/Emarks on the cam gears instead of the 19. managed to slide the cam gear off, reorient, slide back under the belt without having to remove much. car runs really well now and the original hesitation is gone (plugs and wires babey). now i have to deal with the shitty sounding clutch and rear main to have this car very close to "mechanically decent". that being said, I am excited to put the joyfast exhaust on the car at the same time as the clutch job.
wheeled car back outside, now that it's lowered the difference between 186/65r14 rear and 185/60r14 front is hilariously obvious. wheels are supposed to be done and shipped out next week, hopefully getting those on will feel like some sort of progress.
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car had a weird idle thing where it wouldnt idle in gear with clutch pushed in (would creep to 2000rpm). checked clutch switch and it was totally broken. swapped and issue is gone
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got new wheels with good tires just to have something to roll around on that arent a death sentence. oh and baby turbos came in the mail, already painted red. still have no idea what color im painting this car lol
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got new wheels with good tires just to have something to roll around on that arent a death sentence. oh and baby turbos came in the mail, already painted red. still have no idea what color im painting this car lol
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it is legal to like bad things, hahaha. im dying to get my mkiii from wheelflip, it might feel like progress then
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thats mean, crying real tears. im probably gonna raise it .3" in the rear at least, i should still be able to have a tiny bit of 185/55r14 tucked. i prefer the car to have a little forward rake
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