look at what i did today!!!

[sweetbmxrider]

spring is the time to get in shape, right? figured the car could lose a few pounds, fat ass.

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs111.snc1/4938_116772741396_707706396_3269938_3212132_n.jpg

tryin to think green here so i got rid of my fuel lines....

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs091.snc1/4938_116772886396_707706396_3269939_2482170_n.jpg

more green thoughts, half way done....

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/4428_115673731396_707706396_3253049_4936917_n.jpg

thinkin about a few more things to remove. gotta get the compressor out still :lol:, might get rid of the washer reservoir, relocate some wires and possibly the pcm, maybe move the battery and change up the coolant reservoir, ahhh ideas ideas.....

[LTb1ow]

You need your AIR pump, you won't pass now. Without a sway bar you will have a lousy ride, and you can't go deleting fuel lines, you are lowing the value of your car!!!!

Bah!

[sweetbmxrider]

this is a race car, derr. i has mine trailtorer speed racecarer

[LTb1ow]

LOL, looks good man.

[transmaro93]

i still dont understand why you deleated your sway bar... arent you still gonna DD this thing... yout gonna have loads of body roll.... i under stand people with racecars do it... but its not like your gonna be running 10's tomarrow haha.... i just dont get you guys sometimes... fuel lines are cool though that deff cleans it up alot!

[LTb1ow]

He can't even drive tomorrow, forget running 10s.... ;)

[sweetbmxrider]

thanks and the sway bar deletion helps transfer the nose weight onto the rear tires, thus better 60's. i don't think the body roll is going to be that ridic, i mean hop in a lincoln town car. plus, skinnies up front aint gunna help much, not that they will be on every day.....

[LTb1ow]

Sweet, more things to add to the list for my car on Sunday!

[BigAls87Z28]

Should pick up set of sway bar links that are for a Jeep. Jeep guys have ones that you can pull a c pin and they are disconnected. Surprised that no one has developed them yet for racing.

[LTb1ow]

Jeeps are slow.

[sweetbmxrider]

might look into that al. these 4th gens have brackets that mount to the frame rails as well that i took off. its where the bushings mount, !weight!

[LTb1ow]

Maybe, !rear seats?

[sweetbmxrider]

they are gone, i have delete boxes. belts and some hardware gone too. thinkin about different front seats though. anybody know what the thing is under the overflow bottle? i saw a vacuum line going to it when i was ridding the sway bar mount, then forgot to check it out further.

[LTb1ow]

Prob for the hood latch.

[transmaro93]

dude dont take this as a jerk comment... but just be carefull when you drive this thing.... i think how much body roll you have is gonna really surprise you... dont want to see you hit a guard rail on an off ramp going like 40 or somthing... and also... again not to sound like a dick cuase in the end its your car... if your that concerned with racing.... BUILD A RACECAR out of your car... you have the down time now to do the engine... just do it and drive a beater around... depending on how fast my car is when im done... i might just make it into a race car and cage it and stuff... if its that fast i dont know how fast its gonna be yet... would like mid 11's but well just have to see...

[transmaro93]

Prob for the hood latch.

why would the hood latch have vacuum going to it... hope this was sarcasm hahaha

[LTb1ow]

Cause the hood latch cable can look like a vaccum line...

[transmaro93]

but that latch is in like plain sight...

[LTb1ow]

Find me the cable for it. ;)


And what a jerk says that kinda stuff... geezzzz, not your car is it!


lol ;)

[sweetbmxrider]

thanks for the concern brandon, i'll have to experience it though to really know if its an issue. i'm keeping the bar though so i can always throw it on.

hood latch is on driver side douche, this is under the coolant reservoir like just above the plastic fender. i might tuck the hood latch cable under the inner fender too....

[transmaro93]

^^^ haha you guys are crazy with this hiding business....

[LTb1ow]

Gotta make things neat and tidy!

That way it is slow and nice looking. :)

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i mean if i'm goin to be anchored, might as well look shweet

[NJ346]

i DD my car with no front sway bar..it's not as bad as people make it out to be...plus it's weight off the nose:nod:

[transmaro93]

i wanna see your car from outside the car make a medium speed turn... maybe like 35 mph off ramp... but he W/E just just tryen to look out for adam...

[LTb1ow]

Awwww

[sweetbmxrider]

what the ghey :lol:

[NJ346]

i wanna see your car from outside the car make a medium speed turn... maybe like 35 mph off ramp... but he W/E just just tryen to look out for adam...

it definitely has more body roll...I'm not gonna try and say it doesn't. It can still handle some pretty sharp maneuvers. It helped get my 60' down at the track though.

[transmaro93]

what the ghey :lol:

HAH! how much time did it take off your 60 vinnie

[NJ346]

HAH! how much time did it take off your 60 vinnie

went from a best of 1.90 to consistent low 1.8's with a few 1.81's.

[sweetbmxrider]

thats sick, .2 up top. worth it to me :D

[DevilDougWS6]

nice. when you getting your license back anyways?

[sweetbmxrider]

mid august? hopefully i have it for when you get back :lol: i got a cutout too! woots!

[transmaro93]

thats sick, .2 up top. worth it to me :D

to each his own.... i just wanted you to know the downside of it... good to know both sides to the story...

[Mike]

dude dont take this as a jerk comment... but just be carefull when you drive this thing.... i think how much body roll you have is gonna really surprise you... dont want to see you hit a guard rail on an off ramp going like 40 or somthing... and also... again not to sound like a dick cuase in the end its your car... if your that concerned with racing.... BUILD A RACECAR out of your car... you have the down time now to do the engine... just do it and drive a beater around... depending on how fast my car is when im done... i might just make it into a race car and cage it and stuff... if its that fast i dont know how fast its gonna be yet... would like mid 11's but well just have to see...

ever drive one without a front sway? its not bad at all, when i run stock wheels/tires i can go around on off ramps with no problems, just cant pretend im mario andretti.

[Formulalt1]

they are gone, i have delete boxes. belts and some hardware gone too. thinkin about different front seats though. anybody know what the thing is under the overflow bottle? i saw a vacuum line going to it when i was ridding the sway bar mount, then forgot to check it out further.
I do remember seeing a vacuum line there too. Don't remember for sure what it is but my bet would be windshield washer fluid related.

[sweetbmxrider]

might be it. i'm goin to look again today

[LTb1ow]

!motor mod. I mean since you did remove the fuel lines and all....

[KirkEvil]

the horns are mounted under the overflow bottle on the frame

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i saw them, i'll take a closer look later and put a pic up here. its probably something stupid and i just didn't realize what i was looking at.

[WildBillyT]

ever drive one without a front sway? its not bad at all, when i run stock wheels/tires i can go around on off ramps with no problems, just cant pretend im mario andretti.

Yeah, it's defiently worse but not god awful. When I broke both "ears" off of my front sway the car handled worse but not dangerously so. When I fixed the problem (new bar) it handled noticibly better. Unless you are going to the track a lot I'd leave it on, but that's just me.

[baddest434]

He can't even drive tomorrow, forget running 10s.... ;)

HUZZZAHHHH :rofl:

[JL8Jeff]

I think that vacuum line goes to a reservoir for vacuum that helps control some of the vents for the heat/AC inside the car. Has anyone just tried disconnecting the front sway bar for the track to see what the weight transfer improvement is in 60' times vs removing it altogether? That would interesting to see the affect of disconnecting vs the weight removal. And if you really want to get some weight off the nose, get rid of that boat anchor! :lol:

4 cylinders of fury and weight reduction! And you can run a fart pipe! :rofl:

http://www.allcarnews.com/static/_images/high-quality/gm-ecotec-turbo-engine-2377.jpg

[LTb1ow]

:face palm:

[JL8Jeff]

Here's the HVAC vacuum diagram. I think that vacuum line goes to either 37 or 38 in this diagram.

http://shbox.com/1/hvac_vacuum.gif

[sweetbmxrider]

wow pic, i think thats it though. ghey

[camaro2you]

I agree with the sway bar off its fine, but at higher speeds 100+ hold on a little tighter...

[JerzLT1]

I drive my 96 with no sway and with skinnies and I wouldn't say it's safe but I've done it for 2 years and am used to it. With that being said, ask jersey TA what happens when you have to swerve at high speeds with no sway bar when someone cuts you off

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i remember that thread, i gave him **** :lol: oh well.

i also found that its a vacuum test port, says on the diagram on the rad support.

[DevilDougWS6]

im taking my steering box and steering linkage off, its some good weight off the nose. and when you drag race you go in a straight line anyway right?

[deadtrend1]

im taking my steering box and steering linkage off, its some good weight off the nose. and when you drag race you go in a straight line anyway right?

yea fudge it. Just tie some rope to each tie rod, and pull which way you want to go

[sweetbmxrider]

i was actually thinkin of manual rack....dick! :-P

[transmaro93]

haha its funny... im the one of the only jsfboa guys who doesnt daily drive his car... and im like the only one that is trying to keep my car road freindly ahah... ironic!... and al but he doesnt count on account of the whole third gen thinggy

[BigAls87Z28]

Still faster then you...keep making the jokes.

[sweetbmxrider]

hahahah

[transmaro93]

Still faster then you...keep making the jokes.

ouch.... i need a bandaid after that one...

[sweetbmxrider]

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs085.snc1/5045_120589126396_707706396_3339110_6140682_n.jpg

might try to freehand an outline stripe. kinda dug into the paint when i cut the masking tape. any ideas on an outline color? i have some gloss white and gloss yellow paint, just no steady hand :lol: maybe i should do it with tape, like good looking thin tape

[transmaro93]

yo man you should have called me to help you.... if you used fineline tape you wouldnt have cut into the paint... go with silver or gunmetal outline IMO.... looks pretty kool though..

[sweetbmxrider]

i know, i was really REALLY bored so i went for it. it was fun though. definitely feelin the silver/gunmetal outline. should i paint it with a brush or get some sweet thin tape and outline it?

[transmaro93]

i dont know who makes this "sweet" tape... haha... either or... they usually brush it on... what you should have done was shoot the bottle the outline color first... then get the size of the outline tape fineline ou want.. id use 3/16... layout the flame... tape one side... spray green let it dry... tape other side... spray your black... let it dry... pull the fineline revealing your outline and clear.... bam sweet professional looking bottle... but in your case now id probably try to brush it... if u have a steady hand... and a good brush...

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i didn't think i was going to **** it up. your way is obviously the pro way. i guess i'll try to brush it. ugh this is going to require the patience i don't have

[transmaro93]

you want to just sand it down and do it the correct way... it will look like a show peice.. im sayen eventually your car is going to be really nice when you get everything done you want and you might not like the shaker can results anymore... but its up to you... if you cleared it with real clear.. .you can clear it... wet sand it... and clear it again... and wetsand it again and buff it and youll never feel the lines... **** would be saaaaawweeettt

[sweetbmxrider]

so should i rid the whole paint on it now or wet sand it and eventually buy some clear and let you pro it out? i deff need to outline it though, it will look nicer and its scratched down to the metal. i underestimate my pointer fingers strength :lol:

[transmaro93]

honestly dude.. i mean they dont look bad... so dont think im knocken your work... cuase it looks pretty good.. but im saying... your gonna want it to look more professional later on.... i would just saand it down and restart it.... but if you didnt want to then yea you can scuff it down and then outline it and clear over it all....

[sweetbmxrider]

well it has to be redone :lol: i just wet sanded it to smooth it some and there must have been something on the paper or bottle or water because i barely made a couple passes and it effed up the paint. oh well eventually i'll have your pro self do it....good :) for now, its tucked away so **** it! i'm goin to give outlining a try for the hell of it.

[transmaro93]

ight kool but lets deff do it before summer is over so we can at least have the heat of the sun help dry the paint... becuase its going to be 3 different colors... when ever your ready man.. im down.. ill even go to napa with you and help youpick the paints and ****...

[sweetbmxrider]

sounds good. top end 1st!

[madness410]

why on EARTH did u paint your scuba diving tank green

[LTb1ow]

:facepalm:

[sweetbmxrider]

cuz the water is blue