Winter mods?

[Pampered-Z]

So what's everyone doing to their cars over the winter?

My car hasn't left the garage since the Nats. I've been working 7 days a week so I've had little time to determine and fix the issue with it having a miss under load. I did manage to checked the connection, test injectors, changed plugs adjust valves, still N/G. So I bought wires, if that doesn't help, I'm thinking opti.

My winter mods are more cosmetic stuff:

I have a set of LEDs (red/green) that tie into the electric water pump so I'll know if it's running or not.

New slotted + drilled rotors and pads. Part of that install will be polishing the calipers.

Having the headliner redone so there are no holes where the stock seat belts mounted.

Likewise, filling in the holes in the side panels where the rear seat belts were. CBRMike found me the plastic over the summer for this and I bought the paint and sandless primer from Eastwood that almost a prefect match for the 93s interior. Having a cage in the car makes this allot more of a project.

Below are plans that I don't have the parts for yet.

If I get the above done before racing starts I want to work on relocating/hiding the wiring harness and fusebox that is currently under the hood to under the dash and relocation the battery to the truck and installing the alk injection where the battery now sits.

I'd like to remove the ABS to make room for a cleaner setup of the supercharger piping.

I have lots of plans and parts, just no time!

[BonzoHansen]

I had a plan...but my back decided it wanted the winter off, so it is delayed. But I have to call joshie-poo soon.

[Blacdout96]

I was going to do a manual trans conversion in my car, but I put that on hold since it's beendtoo damn cold outside to do anything, and that car funds are low do to bills.

my other project, which seems to be more successful, is my brake upgrade. Only been working on this for 3 years now. I need to get brake lines, and i'm ready to install.

[WildBillyT]

1.) Fix the timing cover oil leak
2.) Fix the high beams
3.) Put a crossover pipe on the exhaust

[Frosty]

Nothing. Tires right before spring and anything the car needs. Other than that just drive it until the 148K mile engine decides it wants to go to engine heaven lol

[LTb1ow]

I need to wash the dust off my car and figure out what I am doing with the interior at some point.

[Frosty]

Oh yeah, I forgot about my interior, gotta do the headliner and sail panel covers.

[sweetbmxrider]

I have a **** ton of parts overtaking my life. I want to put them on the car sometime this year. I also have a block sitting at the machine shop. Its sturdy like that.

[LTb1ow]

I have a **** ton of parts overtaking my life. I want to put them on the car sometime this year. I also have a block sitting at the machine shop. Its sturdy like that.

Maybe if you show up and put it on an engine stand, they may look at it or something? :rofl:

[mc73nova]

Jesel shaft rockers, new intake and new carb. I would like to get a throttle stop and delay box and hook up my trans brake but I don't think that will happen before spring.

[sweetbmxrider]

Maybe if you show up and put it on an engine stand, they may look at it or something? :rofl:

Maybe you should smash it or something?

[V]

Consolidate my fleet to just one, maybe two, locations.

[//<86TA>\\]

decoupled toque arm and rear discs for my 92, maybe sfc's, k-member mods, and front suspension, if i have the time.

fix the pinion support seal on the 86, and a heat shield for the muffler/fuel tank, if i have time.

havent done much in a month or so, its been too cold, and i've been swamped at work

[maroman88]

Consolidate my fleet to just one, maybe two, locations.

lol my heart sank for a second trying to imagine this... then i saw the word 'locations'


anywayyyyy

vette- i just installed my battery/fuse block cover
im waiting for warm weather to fix the slight accident damage, parts are here but its too cold, then i have all new c6 zo6 shocks and c6 z51 sway bars to install, need to fix an o2 sensor, and just some general cleaning, thats all i can think of right now

camaro- bring it to my trans place and have the massive leak fixed (i guess some seal dried out from only being used twice over the last year), fix a headlight issue, and mmmaaaayyyybbbeeeee a new engine... oh and that stubborn passenger side LCA that i cant get out for the life of me!

blazer- keep up on its maintainance.. its at the age where small stuff likes to break!

[ar0ck]

Dust mod.

[BonzoHansen]

decoupled toque arm and rear discs for my 92, maybe sfc's, k-member mods, and front suspension, if i have the time.

fix the pinion support seal on the 86, and a heat shield for the muffler/fuel tank, if i have time.

havent done much in a month or so, its been too cold, and i've been swamped at work

that v6 is really gonna hook now. :lol: You need that aluminum thing in my garage.


I need to put a front pump seal in my K1500. a lot of freaking work for a $4 seal.

[//<86TA>\\]

that v6 is really gonna hook now. :lol: You need that aluminum thing in my garage.



yes it will, and yes i do, but im not ready for an engine yet, and not totally sure on what im using yet.

[Whiplash Performance]

Well the original plan was to get the GN into the 11s for spring.

Well I bought a Formula so that changed the plans, so the plans now are all on the Formula.

[88WS-6]

I plan on doing a full engine/trans/rear tune-up and then putting on a full exhaust. Hooker 2055 shorties into a magnaflow catback.

~Matt

[JL8Jeff]

I had a plan...but my back decided it wanted the winter off, so it is delayed.

Welcome to my world! :lol: You are officially old now! My back is actually doing better this winter, I guess that late season golf paid off! I was thinking about adding NOS to the snowblower but I may need to upgrade it to a 12 bolt first. :rofl:

[BonzoHansen]

Josh has a nitrous setup for a briggs. We were talking about hopping golf carts lol.

[r0nin89]

O my evil never ending lists....

87 k10 trail truck:
-Square tube rockers
-Dual Tri 4 link rear
-New 14 bolt Full floater
-Redo my tube bed
-Rock sliders
-Clean frame rust and paint it

86 Olds 442:
-Finish fixing my floor
-POR15 the floor
-Finish fixing the body rot, do that body work
-Pull doors off one at a time and make them have corners again
-Put in new carpet
-Put in new sunroof
-Put in new buckets
-Install new rear speakers
-Build my 383 vortec
-Pull the 307
-Install 383
-Actually drive it

1999 Stratus:
-New tires
-Motor/trans mounts
-Timing belt :evil:


This thread just depressed me...

[Kat]

Main thing.. Pay off implant loan................ for dental implants :D lol

Vert - Look at it. No garage + too damn cold = no work on it. Tho I need to get a new top and weather stripping for it.

GTO - Same as above. Oh might gather parts to redo the rear suspension on it and finish the coil over kit on the front of it.

[Frosty]

Kat the 'vert still needs the driver mod doesn't it? :D

[Kat]

:shrug: My bad runs are still faster than you've gone down the track. :D

[Frosty]

In the GTA? Yes. In other cars...no. You fail. You're about a tenth off. :rofl::D

Just you wait until I get my quad-turbo, magnacharged and naaaaaaaaaaws motor done.

[Kat]

No pics, videos or time slips = bs. :D

[Frosty]

lol, wasn't my car, I sure as hell don't have the $$$ to build anything that fast.

[Kat]

lol, wasn't my car, I sure as hell don't have the $$$ to build anything that fast.

No pics, videos or time slips = bs. :D

:rofl:

[Frosty]

:rofl:

[Tru2Chevy]

2 more weeks is all I need..........
































:j/k:

Jeep suspension / trans / transfer case are being moved into a new-to-me body with FAR less rust. At this point, that won't happen until the weather warms up a little bit though.

- Justin

[WildBillyT]

2 more weeks is all I need..........
:j/k:

Jeep suspension / trans / transfer case are being moved into a new-to-me body with FAR less rust. At this point, that won't happen until the weather warms up a little bit though.

- Justin

Hopefully you won't include those busted shocks in the transfer! :-P

[Tru2Chevy]

Hopefully you won't include those busted shocks in the transfer! :-P

No, springs and shocks are not going to the new heep. I'm taking the adjustable control arms, track bar, sway bar disconnects, and a few other little bits for re-use and getting new springs and shocks.

- Justin

[qwikz28]

I guess I'll bite. Firstly, I did a remote starter for the Saturn which I don't know why I didn't do earlier!

Got some stuff planned for the Camaro over the winter. List includes:

New LCAs and TA relocation and DS loop
New Seats, steering wheel, and pedals
Some weight reduction
Hopefully save up for a Watts Link
Other assorted odds and ends around the car.

I'm very excited for what 2011 will bring for motoring. I plan on devoting more time (and funds) to car related stuff.

[NastyEllEssWon]

the car hunting begins once again :nod:

[JSPERFORMANCE]

Mods? I guess I would like to "mod" my garage by sellin 2-3 cars.. It would really change the place nicely!

[BonzoHansen]

My offer of $1500 for the red firebird still stands. :)

[Frosty]

Mods? I guess I would like to "mod" my garage by sellin 2-3 cars.. It would really change the place nicely!

A STS-V would look happy in there. :D


My offer of $1500 for the red firebird still stands. :)

Way overpriced man, you must really want it.

[coolmanvette75]

fix the mysterious coolant leak that stranded me on the side of the road the other day :cry:

pass inspection

after i pass inspection rip out the cat and stock cat-back and possibly run a tsp rumbler w/ no cat. :mrgreen:

[qwikz28]

My offer of $1500 for the red firebird still stands. :)

Good, cause I want the Malibu!

[T69SS]

New leaf springs and shackles (in progress).
Fix my timing cover leak

[WildBillyT]

Fix my timing cover leak

:rofl:

Yep. Fun times!

[crainholio]

For my '82 Z28:

C5 front brakes...done. What a PITA. Box got damaged during shipping, so the adaptor bracket got damaged, had to wait for a replacement, bolts fell out of box during shipping, had to wait for replacements. Took a lot of shopping to find a 12mm allen socket and avoid shipping $$, but Shaeffer's hardware in Dover came through.

Front springs and ball joints...done. Went back to my Moog 5662 minus 1/2 coil springs, pulled out the GM CDB minus 1/2 coil pieces I put in after the LS1 swap. The Moogs are stiffer, understeered a bit w/ 255-50R16 Goodyear track slicks so they were shelved. This year I'm upgrading to 275-40R17 tires and don't have room for the nosedive the CDB springs allowed.

Comp roller rocker trunnions...done. Sent my stock LS1 rockers off, came back w/ Comp upgraded trunnions installed. Measured pushrod length, found my 7.400" rods weren't long enough to put proper preload on my lifters. 7.4500" would have been too long, so 7.425" were ordered and installed.

Injector cleaning and flow-matching...done. Sent my 28# LS1 injectors off for ultrasonic cleaning and flowing, put the highest-flowing ones on cylinders 5,7,8 and matched up the rest by cylinder bank. Probably sell my SVO 30# injectors, they ran nice but the stock ones are large enough to stay below 85% duty cycle.

High-beam indicator on dash...not started yet. My electronic speedo has no provision for a high-beam indicator, got pulled last Fall for failing to dim lights for oncoming traffic. Written warning only, but a PITA so I'll be adding some sort of indicator light.

[ws6 jim]

Mods? I guess I would like to "mod" my garage by sellin 2-3 cars.. It would really change the place nicely!

+1 on this would like less vehicles in the driveway if possible to get to my 2 car garage, but it hasn't changed in some time. One day.

As for actual running cars nothing is necessary for me just keep them as clean as possible with all this salt on the road.

[emolineaux]

have to install the 3 inch downpipe and cold air intake on the genesis

gonna start building the new motor for my sonoma along with collecting some more body panels so i can lay some fresh paint down on it come spring time.

[jts98z28]

hook up my nitrous and gauge, upgrade fuel system a little bit, buy an entire interior since i gutted mine, finish minitub, figure out a rear set up...and come up with the money to do it all lol

[ib4200]

1.) make an lt1.

[Blackbirdws6]

For those of you who do not travel into the Jersey Shore section, this is what I have going on.

Fully forged 383 LTFun w/ a F1A.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/The%20Bird/Blower%20Build/DSC02054.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/The%20Bird/Blower%20Build/DSC02056.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/The%20Bird/Blower%20Build/IMG_20110120_191424.jpg

[coolmanvette75]

well i discovered today that i need a new radiator :(

gonna throw in a 160 t-stat while i have everything out of there.

[mc73nova]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/The%20Bird/Blower%20Build/DSC02054.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/The%20Bird/Blower%20Build/DSC02056.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/The%20Bird/Blower%20Build/IMG_20110120_191424.jpg

:drool:

[Blacdout96]

Brain, did you drop the opti system, and put the coil on plug setup?

[LTb1ow]

EFI connection setup.

[Blackbirdws6]

Brain, did you drop the opti system, and put the coil on plug setup?

Opti is completely gone. As Matt mentioned, the car will use the EFI Connection 24x system with their custom harness, new LS2 coils/brackets and LS1 PCM.

[LTb1ow]

Opti is completely gone. As Matt mentioned, the car will use the EFI Connection 24x system with their custom harness, new LS2 coils/brackets and LS1 PCM.

So, basically, its gonna be slow. :lol:

[Blackbirdws6]

So, basically, its gonna be slow. :lol:
Or won't start like some other LS1 wiring systems :)

[LTb1ow]

Or won't start like some other LS1 wiring systems :)

Ohhh burrrnnnnnnnn :rofl::rofl:

[creeper]

Diamond Stage 2 clutch:
http://i55.tinypic.com/15gbhoj.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/2qn62he.jpg

it wasn't a planned mod. old clutch failed catastrophically so I figured since the trans was coming out anyway I'd upgrade it. and yes that's the automatic plug still dangling there hahah.

[BonzoHansen]

Or won't start like some other LS1 wiring systems :)

well played

[sweetbmxrider]

well i discovered today that i need a new radiator :(

gonna throw in a 160 t-stat while i have everything out of there.

I wouldn't, heat is gunna suck. Save it for spring and take it out in the fall. If you do stick it in, you should have your fan turn on temps adjusted as well.

[coolmanvette75]

I wouldn't, heat is gunna suck. Save it for spring and take it out in the fall. If you do stick it in, you should have your fan turn on temps adjusted as well.
im not worried about the heat. it isnt that good to begin with. and after todays traveling nightmare, i doubt the car will be seeing much action till the spring. im going to re adjust the fan temps too. do you know if i can do that with the hypertech?

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

do you know if i can do that with the hypertech?

Yes

[maroman88]

your heat sucks cuz ur heater core needs to be flushed... hada do it both winters i had my 95z for

[WildBillyT]

im not worried about the heat. it isnt that good to begin with. and after todays traveling nightmare, i doubt the car will be seeing much action till the spring. im going to re adjust the fan temps too. do you know if i can do that with the hypertech?

If the heat sucks, so does the defroster. I have a drilled 180 in my GTP and it takes a little bit to get warm.

[amargari]

Installing TPI on my engine.

[Stupercharged]

So far this winter I've been spend money on parts for my 94 to do and LSX conversion so far i have a modified room and good news is i get my ls1 engine back soon....

[98tadriver]

I wouldn't, heat is gunna suck. Save it for spring and take it out in the fall. If you do stick it in, you should have your fan turn on temps adjusted as well.

I put a 160 stat in the vette. my heat is still plenty hot.


Since the 11.41@118.98mph 1.60 60' pass with stock 2.73 gears and mods in sig, i made a few changes


Z06 differential with 3.42 gears

FAST 90mm intake and 90mm TB

Haltech air bridge

ASP 25% UD damper (currently being shipped to my house)

[donnj]

Just wondering if others are having trouble getting things done on their cars this winter with all the snow. Winters about half over and things are going slow on the progress side.

[LTb1ow]

Installed a few guages, and swapped a wheel stud.

[crainholio]

Winters about half over

That's the best news all day!

[WiMiMc]

fix the O2 sensors.

might get a blazer so i can divert any itch to mod towards that.

[sweetbmxrider]

Just wondering if others are having trouble getting things done on their cars this winter with all the snow. Winters about half over and things are going slow on the progress side.

I keep stacking boxes up. Progress?

[Blackbirdws6]

I keep stacking boxes up. Progress?

I stacked boxes for 6+ months so I would call that progress.