So what work did you do on your car over the three-day weekend?

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>>15172680
I just bought it. I don't think I'm going to modify it soon.

Bought an 04 Accord for $500 everything works.
"mended" and idle issue on my NA Miata, it still idles poorly but I guess it's better than how it was before. a new idle air control valve will fix it but I'm not sure if it's worth shelling out $300.

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Got rid of my power drums and went to manual discs, with all new stainless lines

>>15172692
I really like how you're trying to force this meme, anon.

>>15172680
>changed brake lights (one was out)
>polished and sealed yellowed headlights

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>>15172680

I cut a hole in my roof

>hardwired dash cam
>removed intake resonator
>pulled CD changer out of dash to fix jam

>>15172680
Washed it.

>>15172680
Installed rear control arm spacer. Washed it.

Messing with the control arm and the axle actually went a lot easier than I thought it would. There is literally zero rust on this thing and whoever bought it new had it undercoated.

fresh tree

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I started sand blasting my rims so I can powder coat them matte black

>>15172700

>falling for the ss brake lines meme

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Installed a short shifter in my 510 and pulled out some more shitty wiring

>>15172680
I read Musks biography this weekend and reflected on the eventual fall of the ICE automobile.

I need to get around to re-flashing my bmw and an oil change.

>>15173007
>falling for the "ss brake lines are a meme" meme

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>>15172680
I modified my rims.

>>15172700

you also fell for the disk brake meme, mate

whatever makes you feel special i guess
you can impress people who don't know shit about cars, like your mom or something

>>15172754
>added vent to roof
>in front of the moonroof

I fixed a puncture in my tire and new brake pads in the back. I can't figure out why my car still squeals though.

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>>15172680
Replaced radiator, fixed oil cooling lines, replaced taillight bulbs, and got new rims that I am going to put on today.

>>15173415
Wheel bearings? Worn suspension bushing?

>>15174289
What car?

Rinsed the dirt off, checked oil, filled up wiper fluid.

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Replaced my lower control arms on my W-body Monte Carlo. Pic is before.

Discovered that I may have the wrong sway bar as on the passanger side at full droop it intersects the CV, but when normally on the ground it does not. I then noticed that the linkages lean toward the CV's and are not upright, so I'm sure that when my sway bar was replaced, the wrong part was put in there and by some miracle it didn't intersect for 4 years.

One sway bar linkage snapped in the process, and the MOOG linkages intersected on the passanger side, so I have one new MOOG linkage and one old OEM linkage, which means I need to get a sway bar and I'm going to a dealership to get an OEM part, cause while it's expensive that way, at least I can know it fits as it's matched to the VIN. At least I hope so.

FUN

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Painted a new door handle. Need to buff clear coat and install.

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Throwing my question in here instead of making a new thread, hopefully I get a reply or two.

Can I remove spark plugs with a regular socket or is that a no no?

>>15175273
Never done this but i assume a typical socket is not deep enough.

>>15175273
Yes, but you need something to get the plug out of the hole, rubber hose or a magnet on a stick works.
Of course you need a deep socket.

>>15175179
I hope you used real paint and not rattle car shit.

>>15175409
rattle can oops

>>15172680

Nothing. Everything works, nothing needs repaired. Feels good.

>>15174289

>mint condition Caprice alloys

my nigga

>>15175405

In my car the spark plugs stick right out of the sides, I can reach them with my fingers

>>15175482
ok so just take em out, there's nothing special about a spark plug socket other than the little rubber donut in the end that grips the plug.

Trew out some fenders that were bent up came back with 2 cargar wheels I don't need

>>15172754

you could have you know opened the sunroof?

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Replaced a clutch, O2 sensors, and front timing seal.

>>15172680
Replaced rear rotors and pads. The old ones were gnarly as fuck.

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>>15175522
Had definitely gotten a little warm.

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>>15175522
>having a lift
jelly

Didn't even clean it...

None. Because I was wotking all weekend and now she is in the shop having her timing belt changed becuase I don't have the proper equipment, and my alternator wasn't moving to take that belt off, so I said fuck it, not worth my time right now.

>>15175409
Yes I used rattle cans. Think it came out good considering.

I question the long term durability but I guess I'll find out.

>>15172692
I would hit you in the fucking face

>>15172680
I checked and corrected tire pressures, and cleared out the interior.

Then I tried to wrestle with my mother's car to check her tire pressures.
Never, ever buy locking valve caps. They rust locked.

>>15175838
>Then I tried to wrestle with my mother
Lewd

Oil change, fuel injection cleaner

>>15172680
unclogged my brother in laws washer jet motor.
it was behind the wing!

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Instead of fixing my exploding brake system on my truck, I sold it to some nigger instead and bought meme related.

>>15175565
>cant remove an auxiliary belt
>giving it that he would ever do a timing belt

>>15175981
>unclogged my brother in law
Lewd

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New valvetronic springs, a brake service and painted the underside with rust protection.

Misfire is gone!

>>15173406
>>15175510

They do completely different things. Popped open sunroof doesn't force air into the unairconditioned cabin and isn't going to keep dust out for rallycross

>>15176055
why would valvetronic cause a misfire.

>>15172680
I was camping in the middle of nowhere the whole time, so nothing. Had to wash it really well when I got home though, drove down some wet, ungraveled dirt roads in a Mustang.

>>15173383
How would they impress anyone, I have steel wheels, you can't see them

>>15173383
>disk brake meme
Are.. are you implying that drum brakes are better? I seriously hope you're just referring to the fact that his discs are slotted.

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>>15176151
Because one of the the springs had broken and was no longer long enough to manage the follower, so one of the valves was not opening/closing correctly.

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Waited for parts to come in even though there's no deliveries on weekends

>>15172692
I love you. Keep up it up.

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>>15172680
changed the oil/filter on the NC
cleaned out the rain rails too

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I replaced a brake tail light bulb on my Sushi

>>15175982
They're not so bad. They're not good but definitely not bad.

>>15174650
>>15175471
Yup. Got these off my grandmas caprice that got totaled by a drunk.

new shift spring and footwell led lighting rice

good weekend

>>15172680
Evap canister valve is leaking. Replaced it a week ago and it passed smog, hit a pretty nasty bump and it came back on. Not sure if I want to repair it, as I already had it pass smog

I do need to replace the brake pads and I'm thinking of replacing the rotors and calipers while I'm at it

>>15176403
What do your rotors and calis look like?

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>>15176508
Rotors look alright, might just get them re-straightened or whatever that process is called, depending on how big of a price difference that vs new rotors will be

calipers are rusty, and I am pretty sure I need to replace the pads soon because I am starting to hear that metal-on-metal sound from the little clip on the pad hitting the rotor.

Regardless I want some sick brakes/calipers because after seeing those dashcam montages of accidents I want to be able to stop on a dime; plus the previous owner of the car was a jackass who put lowering springs on the front, which is part of the reason why the bump was so nasty.

Also need a new suspension/coilovers, will get that soon. I hate how low my car is in the front.

>>15176366
I had a 96 gts as my first car. This one is nowhere near as quick. Though it is a smooth ride, so whatever, kids should like it.

>>15176176

drum brakes have their own advantages
but really, disk isn't good enough to provide any need to specifically install them on your own

it MIGHT be ok if you were changing your tie-rods or ball joints, or CVs, or control arm bushings, or anything down there
you know, stuff like that

>>15176592
>Regardless I want some sick brakes/calipers because after seeing those dashcam montages of accidents I want to be able to stop on a dime
Then you need better tires.

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>>15172680
Fixed the shift tower on dad's Focus since the pin inside disintegrated.

Probably going to get one of those sooner or later for rallycross anyway, might as well learn the car.

>>15172692
forcing the meme....what a rascal

>>15172680
Nothing. I spent the weekend helping my dad with projects around the house and thinking up ways to organize the garage so I have more room to work in there.

Washed and waxed.

>>15176640
>drum brakes have their own advantages
like?

Switched out spark plugs on my shitbox but I still hear light knocking which gets more intense when RPMS dip below 500

>>15176693
They are self-energizing and can dissipate more heat than an equivalent rotor.

>>15176617
My first one was a 2001 GT and I love it as a college DD even if it had a rusted to shit hood. All it ever needed for repairs was a new starter and new oxy sensors

>>15172680
Changed oil and filter, 01 Accord, changed oil and filter, 01 Forester, new plugs and wires, 01 Forester. Plug wires really needed to be done on the Forester, they had some cuts or scarring on top that were pretty weird.

Saturday I fixed my exhaust with a soup can, hose clamps and some fiberglass tape where the old soup can had burned up. Monday fixed my door not closing by taking loose the loop and sticking a couple washers behind it so the latch could get better hold of it.

>>15173374
This.
>>15173007
You need to drive a car with stainless steel wrapped flexible brake hoses. There is a yhuge difference in how they feel. The pedal becomes much more linear.

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Pulled the temperature sender, pending rebuild.
Pulled distributor cap and rotor and sparkplug wires and sparkplugs to make way for new everything.
Pulled the steering wheel to rebuild the steering column and have yet to put it back on (see pic, am waiting on a new turn signal cam).
Rebuilt brake pedal sensor and got my headlights and turn signal working, finally.
Put wipers on the car, wipers actually made for the car and not just one broken wiper off stone random car, geez, previous owners weren't even trying.

I had a 4 day weekend. Got pretty sunburnt too. Was fun.

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nigger rigged an exhaust

apparently the early 944 exhaust flange is smaller than the late 944 exhaust flange

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>>15177033
the difference is subtle but I had to use bent, threaded rod with lock washers and nuts and a homemade gasket to get it all cinched up

>>15172692
what is this, a vanagon with downs?

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>>15176387

>Caprice
>totaled

plzno

>>15177048
is... is that a cereal box?

>>15172680
>installed an atf cooler last weekend so i didnt have to do it on my 4 day weekend

>one of the bulbs went out in my headlights (parking light) this weekend

so washed it then replaced bulbs, everything should be fixed now dont even wanna drive it so nothing breaks.

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Cleaned it and bought a camper for twenty five bucks

>>15177503
jesus no, anon

Felpro makes this cut-your-own-gasket stuff, it's a heat-resistant material like asbestos with a metal core sandwiched inside

>>15177560
ohthankgod

>>15177560
Should said it was a cereal box. I wonder what the comments would have been,

>>15177600
probably a shit storm

>>15177600
maybe, it really does look like one

>>15177631
Haven't seen a good one in awhile, it's about time for one.
>>15177634
I would of thought cardboard at first.

Flushed my coolant, Snapped off all the bolt heads for my skidplate so I couldn't put it back on.

>>15176640
Why would it all of a sudden make sense to switch your brakes when you are also working on the suspension but not otherwise, is racking a car and taking the wheels off an ordeal for you?

>>15176658
yeah I do need to buy better tires, I am a bit hesitant because the tires it has are pretty new, although they are shitty.

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>>15176280
I don't know how much trouble they gave you, but I found that a trumpet snake is the best way to clean the NC drains.

I cleaned my carpets, if that counts.

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>>15172680
Removed old fucked up side moldings and put new ones on the old bucket.

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wired up my coil on plug retrofit. just got my k20 coil retention plate in the mail. headed back to shop tomorrow to get the magnafuel 750 mounted and measure for my line to tank and fuel cooler.

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>>15172680
Just installed some $2000 coilovers on my $500 miata. Now I'm ready to hit that second hairpin 2mph quicker on the touge!

>>15177600
But anon the gaskets were magically delicious

It was a box of exhausted flakes

and that damn rabbit is always trying to steal my back pressure

>>15177556
Protip to other ranger bros.

The straight bed and the stepside are 2 different widths. The stepside is narrower. Mine is anyways.

Would post pics of my previous hillbilly set up but basically me and a buddy built brackets to keep the camper top on. So if you drove by me it looked like the camper top was floating behind the truck kinda.

>>15179882
Nice truck mang.

>>15179888
I'm not him lol I'm some retard with a 97

>>15179882
The camper is actually from an 80s toyota I think.It doesnt fit like a glove, or have the brackets.I ran wood on the inside lip of it and c clamped it to the rails. Depending on weather tomorrow I'll be putting in New weatherproofing, and cutting carpet for the bed liner

>three day weekend

hahahaha

i only got one day off, and it wasn't even memorial day.

>>15179835
>this guy got blown the fuck out so hard that he's frantically making paint images and spamming every other thread
Jesus man, sometimes it's best to just step away from the computer, we're feeling secondhand embarrassment for you

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>>15179906
Pic related, inside of bed

>>15179916
Fuck that's pretty good.

If I hadn't promised the guy doing my engine swap that I'd make sure to unhillbilly my truck I'd throw the ghetto camper on.

>>15179914
It's just a meme bro, don't act like you're not a connoisseur of fine coilovers.

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>>15179916
I have the same home depot carpet

>>15179931
I'm pretty surprised how well it's holding up, no weather strip on right now and it rained hard as fuck, only leak area was near the cab, the mats are also awesome at dampening sound. I've been considering drilling holes in the camper rails to make use of the rangers four stake hole thingies, but it's one thing at a time.

Hoping to go camping in it this summer

>>15176660
they're not too bad to work with, here's a few problem areas to keep in mind with the first gen in particular.

>the PCV hose will collapse over time because it is not properly heat shielded. Be prepared to replace this and the valve.
>the idle air control valve is notorious for getting gunked up. To a lesser extent the throttle body. Clean both with carb cleaner.
>engine mounts are bad. in particular, the passenger side mount (trans mount? its called) uses some shitty hydraulic fluid type deal and doesn't work well. Go ahead and replace it with an aftermarket mount. I've used Anker/Anchor/however its spelled and Westar. Prefer the second one.
>factory camber is a bit high in the negatives, it'll chew through tires. Looks like something drastic like -2 or -3, tone it down to like -.5 for city driving, or if you're wanting to race it then keep it that way. Grips pretty nice, but still does fishtail.
Handles very very poorly in inclement weather. Be warned.
Asides from that, it's a zippy little bastard with a super tight turning radius, and it's easy to work on to boot. Mine pulls 130hp and sits at 2500 pounds, more than enough for my daily commute to feel like I'm not driving an econobox.

>>15179944
Got mine at menards, same shit I'm guessing. Two 3x4 pieces for ten bucks each, fit perfect

Put in new fuel lines, wired fuel pump, put on water outlet and new rad hose, bought original back seats, a roof rack, and stock intake

Tomorrow gonna put interior back together, put fuel tank in all the way, maybe first start????