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bad64chevelle · 03-11-2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by WayFast84

You dont like verry many people do you?!? you need some prozac or somethin

And Im sorry about today I started on the Challenger at 8am and when I went to bleed the brakes in the front I notived the bleeder screw had been broken off clean and someone tried to take it out previously. Well If you have ever had to find a part for a 33 year old car on a saturday its damn near impossible but after about 65 phone calls I fount a pair of front calipers for the car and it took 3 hours for the shop to get them. Once I got the brakes on/bled I had to test drive it. On the test drive I noticed the thing was way out of tune so I took it back and noticed the timing was set at almost 30* when its supposed to be around 10*. After I got the timing set My eyes were burning from the car running so rich so a little adjustment of the carb I was back on the road. Two miles down the road all of a sudden I just see smoke and then my steering got tight. I blew a power steering hose so that was another set back. But Around 445 it was on the road and all is good. Sorry that I couldnt be there but I had to get this car working for my dad today. If you need any help with anything PM me and if anything ill walk you through some things!

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 10:10 AM

Its ok.

Looks like next week I will need a ton of help!!! Please guys!! I need this **** done for dyno day!! I have all the parts!!

JL8Jeff · 03-12-2006, 11:10 AM

I wish I could've given you a hand but I was working on my 96, my truck, my boat and doing yard work yesterday. When working on an older car you have to plan on things being rusted in place, nuts/bolts breaking and the need to hacksaw something. So you need to give yourself a good 2-4 weeks to get things done. My header install took me over a month because it was cold and I found there were parts I didn't have and decided I wanted to swap out as I was going. And now I have a header leak so I'll need to get a new gasket. Don't rush yourself just so you can take the car to dyno day. If you do something wrong or do more damage it could end up costing a lot to fix right. I've been working on cars for 20+ years and I've never dyno'd a car so take your time and don't worry about the dyno thing. The guys who want to do the dyno should be the ones helping you since you're on the list.

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 11:26 AM

thanks for the advice, I cant locate some bolts, and I cant get one bolt off cause it has a bolt in the back that I cant grab cause my tools wont fit behind it. I also need help getting the alt off, Im 60 percent positive I can do the headers my self, I just need the guidence to know that Im doing it right so I dont screw up..

deadtrend1 · 03-12-2006, 11:56 AM

yea man, dont rush it. I may not even be going to dyno day now after my clutch burned friday night at atco on my cars 4th run. If you need help Instant message me and I can give you advice.

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 11:57 AM

**** it...I give the **** up!!

deadtrend1 · 03-12-2006, 04:42 PM

dude, stop with this I cant ****. If i gave up and said i cant do something, my car would be sitting in my driveway with no rear end, and a motor that cant run because it had no headers on it. Mine were 10x more a bitch to do cause there is no room on the sides.

There is always a way to do it, just gotta find it. don't get discouraged, don't give up. if you get pissed, take a break, go inside watch tv and drink a pepsi. Then go back out and try again...

V · 03-12-2006, 05:54 PM

Do you have a new y pipe? will the headers fit the stock y pipe? i had flow tech headerts and they sell a special y-pipe to use with them for 3rd gens. if you dont need the stock y pipe, get a sawzall and just cut it off.

Look at it this way, at least youll only be doing it once(for the most part) and its easier than ls1 headers IMO.... i did headers in my SS back in Aug, not the most fun job to do but not terriably hard, BUT now i gotta take them back off and put the manifolds back on. talk about a kick in the ass.

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 06:00 PM

I have new y pipe, I dont want to go cutting things Untill I am 100% sure I can do it, and right now Im not, If I cut into things and I couldnt do It..My car would be a waste of time and money, because their Is no way in hell I could pay a mechanic to fix it, hence why I wanted to have people come over and help me, as well as show me how to do some things, and then feed them in return or some thing...

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 06:31 PM

Heres my deal, I will buy dinner to every single person who helps, Im not talking about ordering pizza, Im talking about an actuall resteraunt!

Ian · 03-12-2006, 07:24 PM

listen, I wouldnt mind helping you out, but the way it sounds, you could have been working on it all weekend by yourself. I know you dont know much about cars yet, but you can at least start taking it apart. I didnt have my dad hold my hand every step of the way, but when I got stumped I'd ask for help. Just start taking it apart by yourself. this way if something breaks, you wont have to rush around trying to find a part last minute.

Besides, we all said we would help you out, not do it for you. I'd do it for you all by myself, but I'd charge you just like a shop would. One thing you have to learn is that things do go wrong when working on a car, but that doesnt mean you should be afraid to break a few things while wrenching. This sounds harsh, but instead of posting here about how you "give up" you should be outside taking your car apart.

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 07:31 PM

I did work on it...I got about 6 bolts off..the fan shroud off, and the air cleaner off...I know it doesnt sound like much...and how much would you charge to do headers cam and intake ; )

TransAm619 · 03-12-2006, 07:55 PM

matt.. considering how god damn bored ive been lately.. and how i myself miss my thirdgen..and dont live too far from ya i would love to help. but to be completly honest.. i would def be more in the way that an actual help. sorry if this seems like a useless post but hey, its been a while since ive said anything on here

-Adam
"TransAm19"

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 08:03 PM

Its all right any help would be good help I guess,

Update!!

I was using the wrong sized wrench...got the right one and it was bangin on the air tube, I removed the air tube but my flash light died...

Ian · 03-12-2006, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WayFast84

I did work on it...I got about 6 bolts off..the fan shroud off, and the air cleaner off...I know it doesnt sound like much...and how much would you charge to do headers cam and intake ; )

45 bucks an hour.

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 08:34 PM

WOOOTT!!!!

this is the sun of bitch!!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...Picture207.jpg

Savage_Messiah · 03-12-2006, 08:36 PM

when using a camera it is optimal to not move until it is done taking the picture

but congrats on finding it

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

45 bucks an hour.

I got 31 bucks

Ian · 03-12-2006, 08:36 PM

I'll work for 40 minutes then

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah

when using a camera it is optimal to not move until it is done taking the picture

but congrats on finding it

Nah its cause the flash is off..I dont know how to turn it back on..long story

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

I'll work for 40 minutes then

How about you like losten up all the bolts for me then I stop the stop watch then I do the rest, when I need help you help and the clock starts again/!?

deadtrend1 · 03-12-2006, 08:59 PM

see, i told you to stop with the i cant crap...

Ian · 03-12-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WayFast84

How about you like losten up all the bolts for me then I stop the stop watch then I do the rest, when I need help you help and the clock starts again/!?

How about you do the whole thing yourself! tear into it. if you break something, its not a big deal. you're either very afraid of working on your car and messing up or you're very lazy.

I replaced the water pump on my Jeep on saturday when I got out of work. I have never done a water pump on a cherokee before, but I didnt go asking a bunch of questions on a jeep message board, I just went out there and started taking everything apart. I put the new pump on and bolted everything back together and started to fill the coolant back up when I saw it was leaking a lot! no big deal, I just took it all apart again, saw that the gasket had gotten messed up, went out and got a new gasket and put it back together.

even when things dont go as planned, its always fixable. snap a bolt off in the block or head? go buy some easy outs, get the rest of the bolt out and re-tap the hole. I'd be more than happy to help you out if you run into a problem, but if you just want someone there to do all the work for you, I'm not down for that. sorry for this little reality check, but asking other people to do that amount of work for you is really lame.

WayFast84 · 03-12-2006, 09:33 PM

Im not asking for people to do the whole thing for me..If I was I wouldnt have even started doing it...

Ian · 03-12-2006, 09:41 PM

not to sound like a jerk, but how far did you get this weekend? did you get the exhaust dropped? did you take all the accessories off the front of the motor? drain the coolant and take the radiator out? If you really want to get this done before dyno day, you're gonna have to tear this thing down pretty fast.