What's the biggest project you've tackled? Also most recent project?
78 Fairmont
>New carb
>Tried removing hydraulic lifters but local parts place didn't have the right lifter so waiting to pick up a 302
1971 El Camino
>Trans swap
>Steering coloum change
>Fuel filter + Fuel lines
Most recent project
08 Cobalt LS
>Fender and door swap few months ago
>Drum swap
>Oil
>Tire rotation
>Throttle body and MAF sensor cleaned
>Head unit reset
What about you /o/? We all start somewher, my projects aren't insane so what've you got?
Also I've been getting unusually shitty service from my auto parts stores any one else?
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Changed timing belt, thermostat and water pump on my BMW E30 last weekend.
>pic related, the parts that came out of the car
>>14686464
How much does it cost if youre the one doing it? Not looking forward to doing that shit.
>>14686545
cost me 130$ total from ECS tuning. I purchased the level 2 timing belt kit, which had the water pump, timing belt, thermostat, new radiator plug, timing belt tensioner and camshaft seal.
not going to lie, this took me an entire day, since it was my first time doing it.
>>14686778
Know the feeling, most things take me almost all day the first time.
Suprised this thread isn't doing better, no one wrenches? Just talks about paper stats what the hell /o/?
>>14686967
Bumping with 460 being one of the easiest engines to swap wires, cap and rotor and plugs. took me 3 hrs to do all that work and my 351 in my 89 Bronco took a full day, but that was also when i was 14...
Have a 99 Corvette I daily'd for 3 years, its been sitting in my drive way for the past 6 months. Now that I have some money (new job) I've been full force in restoring it.
>New Paint job
Gonna be Black Sapphire Metallic, a BMW color
>Long Tube Headers
>Ported heads
>Cam
>Sound Deadened interior
>New Stereo
>New Headlamp housings + Bi-Xenon HIDs
>New seats
Also a new Dual zone A/C unit. Did some research and found that the unit out of a 2002 Buick regal should plug right in an control the same modules. As far as I know, no one else has found this or attempted it.
Aiming for 420hp for a fun weekend car.
Pic related
>>14688118
420Hp should be super easy to push out of it as long as its V8, Always love thr feeling of going straighg into a restoration project, good luck man and post updates on the work
>>14688143
Thanks, this is the look I'm going for. I'm even gonna install the rear brake cooling ducts by cutting into the rockers. Also gonna be getting a set of c6 z06 brakes (3 piston front, 2 piston rear), apparently they bolt right in and can be had for around 1.3-1.5k used.
>>14688163
I dont know much about vettes but I assume they're like mustangs where parts are semi interchangeable like shelbys and gts. Awesome project anon hope everything goes without a hitch or breaking more things like I tend to do.
This summer I'm going to strip a truck down to essientally an engine on a frame.
Probanly makes roughly 200 hp at the wheels and with no weight should be pretty fun. It's not 4x4 so I could put some bigger tires on the back and get that go kart / sand rail feel.
>>14688176
>they're like mustangs where parts are semi interchangeable like shelbys and gts
Yeah, you're pretty much spot on. I don't know about the c7 but the c5 and c6 are practically cut from the same mould. Some enthusiasts go as far as taking the auto 6 (only a 4 speed in the c5) and swapping it over. I've already done some swapping on mine, it has a full c6 z06 suspension on it.
>>14686398
those wheels seem tiny
>>14688190
Ayy you're going to have zero traction at your rear wheels. I don't know if that's what your going for, but good luck driving it hard.
>>14688190
If not HP you'll have some spinny tires from torque, weigh down the back for traction lol.
>>14688194
Good deal man,I could see the appeal of swapping in an auto if it's a cruiser or something. I sometimes feel like leaving my Fairmont auto and sticking the 302 in it with a auto shifter type deal because I'm constantly deciding between going all out and making it a street legal track car or making it a restored badass sunday driver. Planning on swapping out all suspension for 5.0 suspension.
>>14688206
I'm pretty sure they're 15inch rims with used low profile racing tires (Got them from a guy who had them on his track car). Cant decide between 5 lug gt or 4 lug standard, although I'd love to have disc brakes all around.
>>14688212
Yeah I have gave that some thought. Haven't come up with a good solution yet. Probably have to see how it drives and rides first.
>>14688234
Cheap solution
>Weights from a weight bench.
>>14688234
Put the engine on the back bruh
Looks nice and clean right? Something that's been taken good care of, right? Wait till you hear that cam tick.
Need a new cam and check those hollow bolts in the head so that the new cam won't be chewed right through.
>>14688894
Is that an inline 6?
>>14688900
Yes, BMW's 3 litre M30 engine. M30B30 to be specific. Americans never got this one in the E32 730 I think, only the 3 litre V8 and the 3.5 litre M30B35 in the 735. This is the 735 engine basically but slightly shorter stroke, i think.
>>14688918
Shouldnt be too hard to replace then right? Unless everything mounts together in front of the motor.
>>14688949
Probably not anything a day or two in the garage won't overcome. Just a hell of a job to take that all apart.
There's also a Turbo Chrysler in the garage still patiently waiting for a new radiator and intercooler, one that she may never see.
>>14688967
well get to it man lol, I always end up loosing small parts from my trim so goodluck with it.
>>14689189
Monetary issues are a thing over here. I am restoring my W123 300D Benz right now so I can part with it with major profit and get my flagship up and running again.
Oh yeah, this thing is also a project of mine and my DD at the moment. I welded up that terrible hole though, will try to look for pics of the job.
>>14686398
>getting unusually shitty service from my auto parts stores
So you're doing an engine swap because you can't find lifters for the i6? Try rockauto.
>>14691444
The lifter tool was too small and the engine isnt worth actually rebuilding and always had a plan to swap in a 302 anyway, will try RA though.
Technically my dad buys projects all the time. Last one is a '95 Golf he bought at an auction 6 years ago but had to sell it because threats from some asshole. Guy didn't hand the title to the DMV to transfer it, car dissapears for years, got seized somewhere and how he has to go through a fuckload of bureaucracy to get it back.
Not sure what we'll do with it. Personally I want to make it Mad Max-y. Pic related (thing is so old the camera I had back them was crappy as fuck).
>biggest
Clutch replacement on my 9K Aero. Was a huge shitfest, pic related. I also replaced all sorts of shit on the engine while I was in there, like the water pump and engine mounts.
>most recent
I aven't started because I don't have all the parts yet but I'm planning on getting all new Bilstein HD shocks. Also, I just scored a brand new, 0-mile cylinder head for 100€ today, so that's gonna go in at some point. I'll probably end up doing the timing and balance chains/sprockets etc at the same time because it's easier to get the timing cover off when the head is off already, plus no danger of fucking up the HG.
>reposting pic of cracked oil pan that I fucked up while putting the trans back in
New seats and carpet in my old shitstang
Also new motor & trans
>>14692736
Forgot pic
>>14688163
Why are c5s so nice?
>that front wheel well that goes almost all the way to the hood line
>>14692762
They are horrible cars from the factory.
>leaking issues
>electrical issues
>loud interior
>worst seats ever made
But the one thing they got right was the look and the engine. With the right set of wheels it really sets the car apart. Also those pop ups. I cringe when I see people replace the pop up lamps with fixed ones, go buy a fucking c6 then!
>>14688206
They're stock foxbody mustang GT wheels.
>>14691306
>restoring my W123 300D Benz right now so I can part with it with major profit
We got a retard here.
Cummins swapped a Ford ranger. I did a shit job but it ran and drove and is still running and driving so fuck it.
>>14686967
I am working on my nightmare plymouth acclaim. Its probably an electrical issue. Starter just clicks. New starter and solenoid. Relays work. Fuses are fine. Battery is fine. Clicks with no crank.
I hate electricity
>>14688118
Saw the car in the paint booth today, didn't take any pics, but it's blacker than black. 3 coats of clear. Its gonna be one hot C5.
>>14697637
Could be a seized starter motor.
Not enough battery amperage.
>>14686398
>What's the biggest project you've tackled?
Swapped a BA-10/5 for an AX-15 trans on my jeep.
>Also most recent project?
Got angry at brakelines that decided to blow once I hooked up my new MC/booster
>>14692083
So you still have it or the shit dicks still trying to get it back?
>>14692655
Aint nothin but a tight fit lmao. Nice though especially on that other shit no one really thinks about replacing that other stuff. Why dont you take the motor out though?
>>14692715
Yeah not looking forward to that, need to replace whats left of my carpet and still deciding on bench seat with auto trans or buckets with a 5 speed..
>>14695196
Lol fucking nice, just had the parts or what?
>>14697637
Check ground wires other wise check engine?
>>14700697
Already got it painted? Fucking sweet.
>>14686398
OP here, suprised this thread is still alive, not much shit to do today so I might play around with the Fairmont picking it apart and what not, also got a head unit for my DD but all this new wiring in cars makes me fucking nervous and I'm not sure I wanna cut all these wires.
>Thank fuck for Chilton books.
>>14704113
Lol how long the brake lines take to fix?
>>14686398
>The reason for fender and door swap.
>>14704143
longer than they took to break.
I have to pick up fittings and a roll of line today, as well as a few other parts for the job.
>>14686398
I changed my own headgaskets.
current project. tubular rad support for bigger parts and better fitment. oh and big old side screamer
>>14704378
>>14704275
Well good luck man
>>14704378
>>14704549
Usually I would ask why you would waste time on something like a civic but this is actually putting cool shit together, is that the exhaust in the bumper or am I missing something?
>>14705006
yes that's the exhaust in the bumper coming straight off the turbo and passes infront of transmission but between traction/ladder bar.
91 Dodge Dynasty
Took 3 days to find out the Idle Air Control was clogged. Replaced that. Got home the other day and coolant was leaking all over my garage floor. I think it was the petcock or something but i'm not sure. Ordered new upper/lower hose, temp sensor, and coolant temp block thing. Still have no idea why coolant isn't flowing. Pic related, the baby.
>>14705150
Also I took the coolant temp sensor out while the block was still kind of warm and now I can't get it back in. Not sure what I can do about that.
>>14705095
Alright now I gotta ask, Why in front of the wheel and not behind it?
>>14705363
no room.
>>14688118
>>14700697
>>14704131
Should have it back next week, then its off to ARH for long tubes. The metallic finish is insane, it glows gray in the right light.
>>14706929
>>14706939
Nice c5. i have a z06 and really want to supercharge it. Due to emissions and $$/hp I want to slap a blower on.
Head gasket blew on my sentra and as we all know the procedure had to take the head off, take it to the machine shop, and all kinds of other shit. Also changing the thermostat, some hoses, new distriburor. Here's a pic of the head with the manifold.
>>14706939
That's fuckin' nice bud. Super jelly.
>most recent
Changing the power steering pump in my 92 Escort, 4 2 1 header, custom 3 part sub and amp box to fit the weird trunk shape, and a custom tune.
>biggest
Designing an old school lakester for Bonneville salt flat racing. Going over the top. Nitrous, blower, ls jammed into a drop tank for max speed possible.
Also working on restoring my 73 d100. But that's gonna be a pain in the ass.
Stripped about 80% of my car to bare metal, one of the last pieces I am doing is the panel between the taillights below the trunklid, I have a patch panel I cut out of another car, just cut it straight yesterday to get ready to weld it in, going to be a tough one since I'm going to butt weld it in and it's a really complex body line so it's going to take hours to fit up. After that just need to do the cowl and a few small areas and the whole car will be 0 bondo, 0 rust, and I'll spray it in high build and paint shortly after that.
>>14706929
>>14706939
holy fuck 10/10 c5
>>14686398
RB20 Swapping my 280Z
>Didn't slot my motor mounts enough so I have to do that again
>Replacing head because I had the wrong one for wiring
>Don't know what connectors will transfer over because no one on the NICO forums will help me out
>No friends to help
>Everyone is making fun of me because its been 3 months and I'm still working on it.
And the worse part is that I'm starting to lose motivation :/
>pic related is my motor mount, I need to slot the crossmember more
>>14707149
>>14707201
Thank you. It's been a 5 year waiting game that's basically gonna come together in the next 3 months. As far as I know, no one else has put a black metallic paint job on a C5, or atleast they're not easily found. Also no one has attempted to swap the AC units. I personally like the one of the Buick more than the dual zone stock one in the vette, it's more button-y.
>>14707095
Thanks, go for it dude, I toyed around with the idea of just going FI instead of a mild build, but I don't want to kill myself just yet.
>>14695110
Is the c5 the generation with the parts bin special interior?
>buy copper-nickel brake lines because a buddy told me about them
>open roll
>try to bend by hand
>cream pants
>run new brakelines like a motherfucker
>get it all bled up
>fix the brake switch(conversion to newer booster)
>get truck to start and idle
>airbox and vac lines all hooked up
Fuckin A boys, she's back on the road soon. Even has a set of bald garbage tires on it from my other truck so I'll get to do a good smoke show before throwing the summers from my other one on.
>>14704995
Thanks anon. Got the new line ran in no time at all, bled it all up and even got the fucker started again.
>>14707332
Lol right. I would love to do a nasty heads/cam combo but this is my daily so I would want to keep a lot of drivability. Looks good though! I black was my second color choice but super hard to keep clean so I decided against it.
>>14706939
>>14706929
Nice man
>>14707125
Fun stuff lol, don't forget anything else while you're in there.
>>14707167
Whats the car?
>>14707475
sweet mang
OP here
This has been my other project
It likes to dump it's oil EVERYWHERE because of a bad gasket but can't afford to replace all the bolts and stuff yet since I've already got there other things going.
>>14686398
my buddy has an Explorer 5.0 swapped into his 80 fairmont
>>14707736
Yeah I've been hearing about that, whatve they had to change?
I just took the transmission out of my toyota altezza 1999 yesterday.. cant afford a new clutch kit though ahah
Just spent an hour today with a friend making a list of all the summer projects I have planned for my car. Most of it is cosmetic since we fixed most of the mechanical problems. Going to have the fanciest shitbox in town when I'm done with her.
>>14707760
dunno. his dad did it in the 90s using a magazine article. here's a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVRHBedkb5Y
>>14708115
looking on the youtube here's what he said
"Added fuel pump, and wired harnesses together. Overall, pretty easy, most of it was bolt in."
My Honda Zoomer (not Ruckus, this has 4 valves and EFI). It's a stretched version that once was a pizza delivery vehicle. It's also completely fucked and more or less a tinker proect just to keep my hands busy.
Both brakes stick.
The engine doesn't start up without ridiculous cranking and if you do manage to get it running, it dies as soon as you stop giving it throttle. Also only gives it three quarters of the speed it should be getting.
The rear axle is bent because someone hit a pothole going all the sanics.
I know how to fix the brakes and the axle but the engine will make me struggle.
bampu
