Car Progress Thread (3sgte), no progress... Options

[jcbass7]

HOLY Crap Jesse I had no Idea she was running. Dude you going to anymore track meets this year?? Congrats on finally finishing her man. I know youve been really excited.

Thanks Brandon yea i should be at a few invitationals in boston soon. Ill let you know


UPDATE:

last saturday i put the rear seats and all the rest of the trunk interior panels in.. for now atleast.

and today my KYB's came in so this weekend if i get a chance ill install the KYB's and Tien S-techs along with some Blue LED's in the Climate Control

[jcbass7]

UPDATE JAN27th

-Installed KYB's and Tien S-techs
-Finally put the underbody plastics and wheel well liners in
-Dynamat on Driverside quarter panel (ran out..)


About it..
here is a before and after of the drop


before^

After^


She handles sooooo much better now, especially in the turns. I can use a lot more of the power i have now since the suspension isn't shot and its lower... I am really in shock at how much this single thing helped the feel of the car. this with the 8in wide tires and i have a good amount of traction (of course it can always be better)

EDIT:
Pictures don't do it justice^^^^

[massbrandon]

Man she looks awesome dude. Awesome job.

[jcbass7]

So i just ordered a couple more parts

HID's 9006 @ 8k

and all of the led's i need to make my clock, cluster, cc and keyring blue.

so when all that arrives the int will get finished (all the blue to match the prosports)

This weekend looks like i am going to seafoam the beast and possibly try to flush the coolant to see what is going on with the oil in the system...

oh yes, and of course i get to do 2 axle seals AGAIN.....

[kCed]

hey jcbass7

whered did you get all the leds from...most of my lights in my car are dead and i wanna change them all and have no clue where to get bright ones

[jcbass7]

superillumination.com < i think that is right

I got 194's for the cluster
and 74's for the key ring and turn signals

[jcbass7]

UPDATE!

HUGE MODS!! OH SNAP!!

-Changed the clock to blue
-Snipped the green so the clock won't dim



on a more serious note..
-replaced both axle seals again..... anddd they still leak... really annoyed right now.

^Spent all day doing that^ and I have no clue why they still leak. Its getting real old. Ive done 5 axle seals total in the past 6 months. On the bright side I'm getting damn good at it... but apparently not if they still leak........

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Feb 3, 2007 - 6:19 PM

[6gcSTVT]

on a more serious note..
-replaced both axle seals again..... anddd they still leak... really annoyed right now.

^Spent all day doing that^ and I have no clue why they still leak. Its getting real old. Ive done 5 axle seals total in the past 6 months. On the bright side I'm getting damn good at it... but apparently not if they still leak........

Buy new Ones!! thats my only answer for you. ex. If a CV shaft needed a new boot, i replace the whole shaft bc eventually its going to go anyways. Keep up the nice work

This post has been edited by 6gcSTVT: Feb 7, 2007 - 2:07 AM

[jcbass7]

I think the CV's are fine, its the small 5$ seals at the differential gear that are leaking.. I'm not sure if i'm missing a dust cover or something? but when i put new ones in, and then drove around the block, sure enough the new ones leaked too.. I think the speedo gear part is dead, but im not sure if this would effect the seals in at the differential.

[x_itchy_b_x]

I think the CV's are fine, its the small 5$ seals at the differential gear that are leaking.. I'm not sure if i'm missing a dust cover or something? but when i put new ones in, and then drove around the block, sure enough the new ones leaked too.. I think the speedo gear part is dead, but im not sure if this would effect the seals in at the differential.

thanks for reminding me to pick up a couple new seals from the dealer.
not sure on why they are leaking really. if you used new seals that should have solved it unless they arent seated right or moved when you put the axels in.

[jcbass7]

The seals i replaced, (brand new two months ago) one had a small tear and the other a crack... They are leaking right where the axle slides through them.. i was very gentle this time... but oh well.

PS: i just got in the car and had it idling while i removed the gauge cluster to do some blue led's and the tranny is making noises.. like metal touching metal noises. faint, but definatly there.. on and off etc. nothing terrible but its still an issue.. so the speedo gear is shot ( i think) the seals blow and the tranny makes noises and doesn't like to shift smooth.... new tranny time?

[GTSOwner]

PS: i just got in the car and had it idling while i removed the gauge cluster to do some blue led's and the tranny is making noises.. like metal touching metal noises. faint, but definatly there.. on and off etc. nothing terrible but its still an issue.. so the speedo gear is shot ( i think) the seals blow and the tranny makes noises and doesn't like to shift smooth.... new tranny time?

You might not be up to that point... for now. Use the beater car and find out what's going on with it before actually leaving a trail of oil on the highway and on the tow truck. A moaning tranny is a sick, possibly dying, tranny. Believe me, I know...

[jcbass7]

Update


-Sunpro metric adapters arrived so i could finally hook up the oil pressure gauge.
-put the leather seats back in the car and removed the cloth ones.
-installed a new thermostat, now the car sits right around 180-190 while driving.. before it wouldn't get over 145.....
-added a quart to the leaking tranny...

thats about it.. i have some nice pics ill toss up in a bit

[jcbass7]

So all of these pics are my drive home from school in the morning and then one on the drive back to school at night.

Anyone from around boston will recognize some of this area.


^Thats in the school lot in Newport, RI


^Some buoys on base, down near the three black hulls and the two retired air craft careers


Boston in front of me


^Boston above me (BIG DIG )


Boston behind me


Getting close to home


and finally 1 hour and 45 minutes later back in my driveway in Gloucester, MA





and i just thought that pic looked crazy. Thats on the way back to school.

[lagos]

can you make a vid of those prosports in action? are they easy to see during the day? anything you dont like about them?

ive been thinking about buying those gauges for a while now, but i really cant make up my mind. ive seen some pics where the blue ones didnt look that great during the day, but i like how they look in your pics.

[hurley97]

I want to see some pics of the rear fenders

that car looks soooooo much better lowered, great job and call us this weekend !!!

[jcbass7]

can you make a vid of those prosports in action? are they easy to see during the day? anything you dont like about them?

ive been thinking about buying those gauges for a while now, but i really cant make up my mind. ive seen some pics where the blue ones didnt look that great during the day, but i like how they look in your pics.

I love them at night. During the day......... Its tough to see them. I'm not gonna lie they can be difficult to read. If the sun is bright they aren't the easiest things to see. If i had to do it all over again i would still buy them though. If you wear sunglasses they are inpossible to read. In those pics above^ they are on in all of the pics... in one pic i am about to go into the tunnel and then the next pic im in a tunnel and the third pic i just left the tunnel, you will notice how they look like they are not turned on while im outside... for the price though... it might be worth buying one to check out if its worth buying more. heck i got 6 gauges for 300 including the 90$ ext temp gauge.

I'll try to get you a vid if i get a chance this weekend

I want to see some pics of the rear fenders

that car looks soooooo much better lowered, great job and call us this weekend !!!

Wait till i get the HID's butttt those pics ^do the car too much justice lol, in person its still in ok.. shape. as you have seen. but anywho new tranny soon! and HID's hopefully will help out driveability and looks.

I have to roll the rear fenders a bit more, i still rub a little bit, i didn't foll them where the mudgaurds start, and i hit right there in tight corners or with passengers in the back.


There are a couple of really good spots on base where we should all get our cars together and take pics, like yours mine dustins and manny if he wants to drive lol. There is a crazy looking peir near the air craft carriers that would make a good shot with all four cars at sunset or something

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Feb 11, 2007 - 6:56 PM

[6gcSTVT]

When your in the tunnel your Speedo shows 0mph.... Just curious

[jcbass7]

When your in the tunnel your Speedo shows 0mph.... Just curious

shows 0 all the time lol speedo is broken right now

[jcbass7]

current news:

S54 Tranny on its way soon. Going to replace mine with another that has half the mileage.

tax return coming soon. almost 600 here are my thoughts

-lightweight flywheel, while tranny is off
-AC delete pulley and correct belt
-few more tid bits from toyota
-and the rest towards my FMIC or exhaust

and another pic from last weekend for the hell of it DCW!



This post has been edited by jcbass7: Feb 14, 2007 - 8:03 AM