Doomchild
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- Sep 1, 2016
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Ypres,
Europe
Since I got a month off work this summer I finally decided to put some work into my car.
It's the first time I've done any kind of work like this and could use some advice from more experienced people.
List of jobs I've got planned:
- Replace low spoiler with Turbo Spoiler.
Spoiler has been ordered unpainted, this should be the least complicated item on the list.
- Replace front 2ga bumper with 2gb bumper.
Still not 100% sure I got all the parts, currently ordered: bumper, 2gb headlights, 2gb foglights, fog light bezels (these were a pain to find).
- Replace antenna.
Another simple job I hope, remove the telescopic antenna and motor which doesn't work with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141889132442
- Fix passenger side door.
So far nothing actually planned for this aside from 'needs to be done'. The trim on the door is warped and I have no idea if it is salvagable or if I'll need to order a new one. Would love some advice on how to deal with this.
- Fix rusted out licenseplate lights.
From what I can tell I'll need to remove the rear bumper to reach this, clean off any remaining rust and weld on new pieces to screw the lights into. Anyone done this before? No idea if I should do it myself or let it be done by a professional as part of the next item on the list.
- Fix rust & paint.
While I'm in a spending mood, since both the spoiler and front bumper are unpainted I'll have the whole exterior fixed up. Get some scratches and dings fixed, get the hole from the old spoiler plugged & get the rust on the rear hatch fixed.
While most people around here call me crazy for spending this much on a 21 y/o car, I didn't buy it to let it waste away. I just hope to do it right so I get to enjoy the fruits of my labour without running into new issues every year.
Aside from all that I still need to fix one engine issue that's been bothering me for months. The engine stalls all the time. At first we thought the Idle Air Control Valve was broken and replaced it but the issue persisted. Since my go-to garage (friend of the family, has some experience with the 4g63 engine) doesn't have the tools/software needed to do a propper read-out I'm still not sure what the cause is. My uneducated guess would be one of the sensors is faulty. Since everything up to the air intake valve has been tested and/or replaced, it has to be beyond it.
Any advice on this is highly appreciated. For now the IAC is unplugged and the BISS screw has been adjusted to run without it, though the car still stalls the engine is cold and you drop rpms (idle is fine, but manuevering out of a parking spot tends to be frustrating).
It's the first time I've done any kind of work like this and could use some advice from more experienced people.
List of jobs I've got planned:
- Replace low spoiler with Turbo Spoiler.
Spoiler has been ordered unpainted, this should be the least complicated item on the list.
- Replace front 2ga bumper with 2gb bumper.
Still not 100% sure I got all the parts, currently ordered: bumper, 2gb headlights, 2gb foglights, fog light bezels (these were a pain to find).
- Replace antenna.
Another simple job I hope, remove the telescopic antenna and motor which doesn't work with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141889132442
- Fix passenger side door.
So far nothing actually planned for this aside from 'needs to be done'. The trim on the door is warped and I have no idea if it is salvagable or if I'll need to order a new one. Would love some advice on how to deal with this.
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- Fix rusted out licenseplate lights.
From what I can tell I'll need to remove the rear bumper to reach this, clean off any remaining rust and weld on new pieces to screw the lights into. Anyone done this before? No idea if I should do it myself or let it be done by a professional as part of the next item on the list.
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- Fix rust & paint.
While I'm in a spending mood, since both the spoiler and front bumper are unpainted I'll have the whole exterior fixed up. Get some scratches and dings fixed, get the hole from the old spoiler plugged & get the rust on the rear hatch fixed.
While most people around here call me crazy for spending this much on a 21 y/o car, I didn't buy it to let it waste away. I just hope to do it right so I get to enjoy the fruits of my labour without running into new issues every year.
Aside from all that I still need to fix one engine issue that's been bothering me for months. The engine stalls all the time. At first we thought the Idle Air Control Valve was broken and replaced it but the issue persisted. Since my go-to garage (friend of the family, has some experience with the 4g63 engine) doesn't have the tools/software needed to do a propper read-out I'm still not sure what the cause is. My uneducated guess would be one of the sensors is faulty. Since everything up to the air intake valve has been tested and/or replaced, it has to be beyond it.
Any advice on this is highly appreciated. For now the IAC is unplugged and the BISS screw has been adjusted to run without it, though the car still stalls the engine is cold and you drop rpms (idle is fine, but manuevering out of a parking spot tends to be frustrating).