Try an air compressor with a blow gun attachment or a leaf blower.Quote:
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Try an air compressor with a blow gun attachment or a leaf blower.Quote:
Originally Posted by bhunter0830
Changed my drivers side window motor, then took the t tops off-- rolled the windows down- drove around - and went threw drive threw :) good day
clean and nice t/a thats how i like to ride when the weather is nice and not too hot ttops off with the windows down with the music blasting BTW good to see a driveway full of GM productsQuote:
Originally Posted by initechpeterWashed and wax my T/A and took for a short drive with the windows down and the t-tops off.
Then I put her to sleep for the night.
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clean and nice t/a thats how i like to ride when the weather is nice and not too hot ttops off with the windows down with the music blasting BTW good to see a driveway full of GM productsQuote:
Originally Posted by initechpeterWashed and wax my T/A and took for a short drive with the windows down and the t-tops off.
Then I put her to sleep for the night.
Wow for the first time in like 50 days I had to leave Too Fast in the garage. 50% chance of rain. Drove the rain/winter car, and it did rain! So, she is in the garage, I waxed her 4 days ago. Can't believe we fianally got some rain, setting records for draught here in IN.
Took her out washed her for first time since I got back from Texas http://img.tapatalk.com/a6b6038d-857b-0e2c.jpg
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FINALLY bought her a new headunit, should be here early next week :D
I rarely utilize the stereo in our car. Pipe tunes are just too damn nice. :D
Same here!Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
bypassed my VATS WOOHOO!!!!! in my homer simpson voice LoL!
Turned the TCS off, took a corner and mashed the peddle and let it rip! Not so new tires anymore!
Put a cover on the TA today, needs new rear tires since the band is showing on one. Gonna have to wait for tires unless I get a great deal somewhere, so now I'll just be tinkern around the engine bay, cleaning things up, and riding the Duc everyday.
Sometimes I pull up to a light after exiting the highway, only to find out that my stereo is a little loud :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
:lol:
My arp crank bolt, cam retainer bolts, timing gear bolts came in today as well as gm timing cover.gasket and seal plus water lump gaskets. I forgot to get the valve cover gaskets. I also removed part of my AC.
New head unit on her! :yay:
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Removed my cam.
She's all clean now, I drove her to work today hoping for some rain.
something i should have been done but working everyday its hard to find time to work on the car,today i got some chrome lugs and locks i only got to strip the clear coat off of 2 wheels today because i started late,i gotta say its a big improvement over the stock polished aluminum,i cant wait until i do the other two,i also cleaned under the wheel wells real good,cleaned all the dirt and road grime off of the brake calipers too i still have more work to do though theres still a few things on my list to i have to do to get the car back into tip top shape such as
1.get the driver door painted and repaired
2.get my sail panel repainted
3.try to find some door panels off of a 93-98 t/a or firebird
4.get rear hatch window retinted,its starting to peel
5.find a ls6 intake
Removed the rest of my AC minus the box in the back. Anyone know how I remove that? Also where is your tcs module if you have it and where is the cruise control module. I thought I had tcs and that it should be by the battery but I don't see it. I also removed my oil pump and timing chain.
I belive the TCS and the cruise control are in the same unit, its the black little oval looking box that's next to the A/C condenser here...Quote:
Originally Posted by 98TransAmWs-6
Also showing my newly painted lid! :)
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Are you sure? I don't have tcs but I do have the cruise control cable. And it does work since I have used it before.
Changed the oil, cleaned the k&n air filter, cleaned up the engine compartment a bit, washed and waxed it and now looking at it in the garage while watching velocity.
Relocated my amp and installed an Alpine SWR-10D2 into my stealth box, installed some Polk Audio Speakers into the sail panels and cleaned up my 3rd light so it didn't look crusty.
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Before
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After
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What did you use on the brake light?Quote:
Originally Posted by bhunter0830
http://www.ls1.com/forums/f51/hazed-...repair-167860/Quote:
Originally Posted by 98TransAmWs-6
Replacimg drivers side window motor. Both sides have been done now and im pretty good at getting the door panels off lol. At least in the future both will be quicker since all the drilling and everything is done.
Pulled it out of the garage, washed it, and put it back in the garage.
Decided to seafoam it for the first time ever since i planned on changing the oil later this weekend. Not a whole lot of smoke except for when first started and the first little bit of acceleration. But ive always used penzoil platinum or ultra so that might of helped some plus it only has around 75k miles on it.
put to much time and money in her lol
Listened to her purr and shake after Cam, Headers and Y-pipe install. Ordering a Spintech muffler for her next.
I've been quite busy with mine over the last couple weeks. It's been bone stock way too long. Started with getting the throttle body ported and polished, while that was out, I removed the baffles from my ram air hood and installed that ram air management kit from the WS6 store along with an SLP air lid and smooth bellows & K&N filter and an SLP Shock tower brace. Also did the throttle body coolant bypass. It's hard to believe the difference just that little bit makes. The best part is I dropped it off at the speed shop yesterday (F-Body Central in Baltimore) to have Kooks stainless LT headers and Magna-flo stainless exhaust installed ( no cats- tuned out ). Also Eibach springs and Bilstien shocks to lower it just over an inch. New plugs and wires and I'm getting the AIR system deleted while they're at it. I get it back tomorrow ! I'll update soon
All good mods... but you forgot the pics!
Took it out for a ride tonight, no one wanted to play :(
That's how it always is when I drive our car. Double :(
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Originally Posted by cpop98ws6
You guys need to live closer. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Actually... it would be easier and cheaper to move one family instead of five. Looks like you may be moving east! :lol:
Worked on a complete renewing of the engine bay for the TA Nats in dayton
Enjoying my 25 mpg and challenged a stock WS6 this morning, not only do I think I scared him, but he also lost! Love a sleeper T/A!
That doesn't work for me. Better start packing. You can use Spaz's trucks! :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Been DD her for the last month or so and she turned 80k.... Growing up so quick
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Yeah ,, I know... one day i'll sit down and learn how to post pics and mount an avatar ---damn short attention span !!Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
anyway ....... I got her back from the speed shop ( F-Body Central) today !!! woooo hoooo !! DAMN !! She sounds soooo good. Kooks stainless long tubes and Magnaflo stainless minus the cats !! Turns out to be a nice combo. Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks lowered it about an inch and a half,, looks and rides reeeelly nice ! 1st time in a really long time I drove it w/o the radio blasting, just listening to purrr. In love with the car again -- that's a nice feeling !!!
Congratulations !!! Feels good to get something you`ve always wanted.....Good Luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by J10495T
I washed & waxed it Yesterday....took it for a spin..spanked :spank2: a daddys boy in his vert bmw (i shouldnt have but i HAD to !) and laughed at some loser in a p.t. cruiser who actually thought his POS was fast(i just let him dream-no spankin) ...took it to a side street and did a few burn-outs to get it out of my system (you guys are a bad influence on me )...:zoom: then parked it in the garage ....and dreamed of things to come...:thinking.
I think it is time for the front to fall off...
Your going to let Dawn drive it during deer season?Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Dawn says that wasn't very nice. Funny... but not very nice. :lol:
:lmao: well played by Dawn
Sorry. Couldn't resist. She can make fun of my long shower experience anytime. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Took it up to Detroit for the Woodward Dream Cruise
Removed my passenger cylinder head last night. I am freshening up all my gaskets also going to be installing arp head bolts when they come in. Wish I had the money to do a head swap. Also found out the guy who did my headers must have poked a hole in my headers because there is a piece of metal welded on to one of the primaries!!! :brick:
Removed the old rear struts and replaced them with new ones and also made an air box mod to help bring in a little more cool air.
Discovered that third gear is grinding now, and the clutch is slipping in the higher gears. Looks like I've got my work cut out......
Maybe cut a piece out to get the header in? Just a thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by 98TransAmWs-6
Slipping, time for a new clutch. And Tick master....Quote:
Originally Posted by Knight
:yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
New clutch, tranny rebuild, and upgraded hydraulics.
Maybe but it looks more like a patch to to cover up a hole. The shop that did it sucks, they were suppose to be a great shop but ended up charging me a lot for what they did and I later found out some mistakes they made and had to fix them. Never go to 1on1 Auto in Lorton Virginia. He's screwed me over. :rant:Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
^^ What happened?^^
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Originally Posted by SuperSSguy
New support setup: http://www.ls1.com/forums/f6/burkhar...upport-162896/
Ahh cool!
Drove it to work and back.
When I took it to the car wash over the weekend, I was able to taunt a LEO that had some poor sole pulled over to help generate revenue for the city. As I was passing by, I juiced it a good one and certainly got his attention :) He looked up and I almost thought he was going to come after me. :Ohno:
cleaned it up and took it for a spin,i dont get much time to spend with it,and here are the pics of the wheels with the clear coat stripped off
http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...5/WS6TA005.jpg
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Dropped out about 1/2 gallon of coolant and removed the throttle body and hoses this morning. Going to complete the bump stop and bypass mods... finally.
Jeff, I did the bump stop mod on my stock throttle body and it messed with my shift points. I don't know if I went to far or what, but it wouldn't shift at WOT. Just a heads up.
Finished putting my alternator in and everything works. Then I drank 2 beers and went to bed
Nice...what did you use to strip the clear coat? One of my wheels has issues with the clear coat and I think stripping might be the answer for me as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by fbodyNATION
the wheels without the clearcoat
I am going to check it with my scanner to see what % it reads in its current state at WOT. The blade is definitely not opening all the way -- kind of surprised me how far off it actually is. I'll check my manual too before I mess with anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpop98ws6
Whats involved in a bump stop mod? and why?....also are you man or auto ?Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Rust Oleum Aircraft Remover in the spray can,you can buy it from auto zoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Classic Liberal
Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSSguy
For whatever reason, the throttle blade on our cars is often not fully open when the tab contacts the stop. By grinding off a bit of the stop you can achieve true WOT. I can take a picture to show it later tonight.
It involves shaving down the small stop on the throttlebody that limits how far open it will go. Many times the throttlebody will not open 100% in stock form. Shaving the bumpstop allows it to.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSSguy
Jeff is also an auto.
I stopped by there this evening and purchased a quart of it, instead of the spray can.Quote:
Originally Posted by fbodyNATION
Before I apply it, I'll get some before shots and then some after shots.
Really hoping this will resolve the cloudy appearance.
Thanks got it!....Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
make sure you take the wheels off the car you dont want to get that stuff on your paintQuote:
Originally Posted by 99WS6Indy
Well....Quote:
Originally Posted by fbodyNATION
I took the wheels off and used a paint brush to apply the aircraft cleaner. That stuff works amazingly fast. Other than the few spots that had physical damage, it really brought out the shine and looked amazing. Yes, I said looked, as in past tense.
Being that this was a last minute project before coming over to the Trans Am Grand Nationals, I took the car to a car wash last night and couldn't find any tire shine/cleaner, so I used Wesley's Bleach White, which also said it could be used for black walls as well.
So, I pour about 12 ounces into a bucket and didn't thin it down any. I applied it to the tires with a scrub brush, moving on to the next wheel after applying it on each. By the time I had finished up on the last wheel, the first had Wesely's dripping all down across the bare chrome...ohhh nooo...
I quickly fired up the spray washer and sprayed it thoroughly as I could. I realized what a terrible thing I had done, but it was too late. All four wheels had been affected. The wheels all had runny dripping, spotty etchings...all over them.
When I got it back home, I spent a good hour working on just one wheel, trying various cleaners and home remedies to correct my bad decision. Coke and aluminum foil didn't work for crap...actually looked like it was scratching the wheel. Also tried vinegar with no luck.
Next, I tried Nevr Dull, which actually did clean up a decent amount, but just couldn't get the hard drip lines and bubbles that had set in. Then, I tried Brasso, to which actually seems to do a good job. It just takes a bunch of elbow grease repeatedly in the same area. It was late when I was convinced that Brasso would do a fairly acceptable job for the show today.
So, I drove it over to the show with the wheels all messed up. After we got the car entered, found our appropriate parking spot, I proceeded to spend over an hour working on the wheels. I'm not completely happy with the results, but at least they are clean and the chrome is shiny without too many imperfections still showing. My arms got tired and the sun started baking down pretty good. I definitely need to spend more time in the corners where it is more difficult to clean. After I get these back to a happy standard, I plan on waxing them real good and plan to keep up on the maintenance of cleaning them on a regular basis.
I'm throwing that damn bleach white in the trash :)
Anyhow, am at the show and getting some awesome pics. When I find time tomorrow, I'll post up some pics of my adventure.
The wheels are polished aluminum underneath the clear, so just get yourself some good aluminum polish and you should be able to get those polished up no problem. White Diamond is good stuff, you can get it from Advance Auto Parts.
Coolant bypass -- completed utilizing two (2) different sizes of coated brake line in order to match the crossover tube and the radiator inlet:
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/v...t/DSC06188.jpg
Bump stop -- not yet completed, but here is a pic of the throttle body being held at WOT. I did my best to ensure that the pic was taken from straight on, but may be off just a bit:
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/v...t/DSC06194.jpg
Drove the snot out of Too Fast today, met with another LS1er:
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We did a drag race, I think the guy from Illinois needs a driver mod LOL! No video, but if his radio was off (and the antenna down), that was the excuse for his loss since there was more aero drag.
Hand filed the bumpstop down on the throttle body. I didn't feel comfortable going at it with a die grinder as there isn't a whole lot of room to work. Placing it flat on my workbench, with the PCV source line hanging over the edge, allowed for good control and a firm hold. I measured the thickness of the bumpstop before I started and it was right around 0.325" (measurements in the pics are off just a touch -- I only have two hands!):
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/v...t/DSC06198.jpg
I worked it down a little at a time and kept checking the angle of the throttle blade relative to the housing. It isn't exactly 90 degrees now, but sure is a whole lot closer. Chris warned me that he had issues after shaving down his bumpstop and I felt it best to keep it on the safe side to see what happens. Final thickness of the bumpstop was 0.262", so I removed a total of 0.063" of material.
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/v...t/DSC06260.jpg
This pic shows the step that resulted in the bump stop from my modification (circled in red):
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/v...t/DSC06261.jpg
Jeff, let me know the results. I am wanting to do the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Drag race...no video...I know nothing?!?.....maybe next time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Too FastDrove the snot out of Too Fast today, met with another LS1er:
We did a drag race, I think the guy from Illinois needs a driver mod LOL! No video, but if his radio was off (and the antenna down), that was the excuse for his loss since there was more aero drag.
^^^Yep, just having a little fun with ya. Do your exhaust mod, then you'll be happier.
That was a fun drive yesterday, I ran into some rain at along 59 and 42 though.
Should have the car back on the road today or tomorrow. Will do.
Removed my heads because the stupid pen magnet snapped in half when trying to pull one of the lifters up and I figured I would replace the gaskets on both and install arp head bolts.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Too FastDrove the snot out of Too Fast today, met with another LS1er:
We did a drag race, I think the guy from Illinois needs a driver mod LOL! No video, but if his radio was off (and the antenna down), that was the excuse for his loss since there was more aero drag.
what a coincidence both cars are black with the t/tops off,look at that guy in the background he think he's seeing double LoL!
filled up the tank,cleaned it and got the a/c recharged
took it out of storage after a year and a half. it started right up after dropping the battery in .
Yeah we had fun. The guy on the Harley trike was eyeballing the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by fbodyNATION
We drove each others cars so we could 1) see our car from a different perspective 2) hear our own car from behind 3)just for the hell of it also! Both are 6 speeds., I'm jealous of how clean Ron's car is inside compared to mine but I know he wants my subs.
just went to get my texas state inspection sticker,got a shitload of compliments when i went to have the oil changed
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I can see why you get the complimnents. Our cars are 10-14 years old now, and getting more rare. I've noticed an uptick of compliments the past couple years.
Had the Trans Am at the local Ford garage yesterday for an inspection. It drew a crowd as soon as they rolled it into the shop. :)
I agree, I get tons of compliments. I had 2 high school girls compliment me on the car on 2 separate drive through runs last week. It seems like the styling is timeless on our T/A's.
Had it at the track last night, not to impressed with the nitto nt05r's. My 60ft times were terrible.
Numidia?
Yep, couldn't get out if the 12's. 1.86 60 ft was the best all night. Car was hot though and the air temp was about 86. I drove the car there.
I know it's a ways out, but things look good weatherwise for next weekend.
BTW: Chris, I got up on the Interstate and made two WOT pulls this morning. Car seems to shift fine and the PCM reports that the TPS is at 100% when it is to the floor.
I only drive my T/A on the week-ends. Me and my girl headed out and snagged a coffee and went on our usual Saturday cruise. I had a teen-age fuzzy haired punk roll up on me in a later model 350z that his daddy must have bought him, needless to say I smoked his ass by a couple car lengths, the look on his face was priceless. It surprises me how some of the kids these days disrespect our f-bodys and think there gonna shit on them just cause they have a newer sports cars, these things really hold their own for 10-14 muscle cars. The compliments out weigh the haters though. I agree with Too Fast's post above, I have noticed more looks and compliments the past couple years as these cars have gotten older and more rare. I have even had people at gas stations "mostly younger people" ask me what my car was. Lol
:cuss: :rant: :cuss:
My bird is a vindictive jealous bitch.
Last 48 hrs I've had to replace:
the drivers window, window lift bar on Friday (got lucky didn't have to pay for because the shop broke the window) and yesterday after helping a friend prepping his Camaro for a engine swap into a roller my bird decides to fry the battery.
I wanted to do an oil change but that's out because I used the $$ for the battery.
Now I need to detail the car because it's been a few months (of rain every damn day) since I last clay bar and wax.
Bah. Try owning my wife's '74 Corvette. That car hates like no other.
LoL! WOW what a coincidence, while i was returning home from lake charles louisiana some guy in a newer 370 z kept trying to get me to race him,he kept coming on side of me reving his lil 3.5 v6 engine and pulling off fast so i can race him,but i just laughed it off,eventually he became furious and went to taunt a newer model mustank that was two cars ahead,then later on that day i get a guy in a suped up scion rev his engine at me i was like you cant be serious i should have spanked that ass for him but it would have been a waste of time and gas,i agree with all you guys these t/a's are timeless the compliments never stop im happy to own such a well admired muscle car like this,IMO i think the 4th gens are the best t/a's everQuote:
Originally Posted by 1 RedHot TransAm
