I know a lot of us have some job to complain about, current or awhile back doesnt matter...I've been doing dishes for 7 months, 10 u.s. an hour but should be more for a 5 star place... before that i did shipping and recieving and loved it but they gave the dishies there more than me so i...
Anyone have a good recent site that ISNT shut down from japan that sells skylines/sylvias/supras?A co-worker and I are seriously thinking about shipping 3 cars and a few engines over since they charge by the container.Maybe a little info on what safty inspections we have to do as well...
Hey people's, its been what 6 months since i've been on this site?My car problem didnt go away either. with the burden of my talon still not getting worked on i also kind of aquired a 83 camaro, 91 caravan, 2 240 sx's, a tercel, topaz and still have the laser lying around.How's life? :D
Anyone have the BEST and SAFEST way to make a potato cannon, and what ignition should i use? psi or hair spray/wd40?mostly going to be used at work on break, i do have access to a compressor, but would like the conveniance of having a prtable cannon...war stories also encouraged :D :thumb:
Anyone have anything more interesting to eat for breakfast this saturday?this time i had ice cream and orange juice. Wasnt the best of idea's... :barf:
is it possible to drive 500 miles with a blown head gasket?i just bought a car for a really good deal, i'm wondering if its possible to drive it that far with a blown head gasket. it blew because a rock hit the rad and all the fluid came out. i'll be taking the rad off my talon and bringing...
Taking a break, thought it'd be yet another great tidbit of knowledge :rolleyes: :DMe, Toast and beer :D oh, and its 4 in the afternoon...
Gotta love Fridays :thumb:
Radio isnt working and it came to mind... Yet another useless thread ;)I am personally a size 13, 6 feet tall and last time I checked, 150 pounds (for 4 years running)Post away
I tried cuting a wire to find out what it was from the stock wire loom, suppositivly "wire #4" from the manual, which it didnt say what it was for. At the end when i cut it (its a white wire with a black line along it, one of the single ones on the smaller wire clip of the two clips plus the...
Got this in the mail yesterday... Thought everyone should see it.
Please no major discussions of politics, i want everyone to know about this stuff. Public's rights.... And no its not cause i'm Canadian!George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC USA...
Man am i not doing the DSM's rep any good lately. In the past week i've raced more than i have in total since i got my car, against a BMW M5, a 1970 Firebird, a really fast carerra turbo and just now a 1980 z28... lost all ov 'em. not too badly (except for the porsche).
I really need to get my...
I changed the valvecover gasket, the spark plug seals, used a fair amount of rtv sealant, replaced the half moon gasket and never saw any cracks on the cover and i know i didnt break the cover putting it back on... yet i replaced the spark plug wires today and there was once again a BUNCH of oil...
I got a new job, finally i'm working days again wohoo! check out www.fastwheels.ca . In three months i can get any rim for distributor price, minus 20% plus i dont have to pay for shipping from anywhere. The rims are dirt cheap as it is, compared to most of the rims out there. Now working in a...
I bought my laser last year for a grand Canadian, with a blown head. I was going to part it out but decided to keep it around. I got a new job on wednesday with the nephiew of the guy who sold me the car, and he informed me the reason why the head was blown is because a couple tousand miles...
HeyaLast night i was talking to someone who i work with and she said she bought a type R engine for REAL CHEAP.Here i am sitting saying 'wow arent they worth like 7 grand" (canadian) and she nodded. she said she had a conneciton of a guy in Japan that NEEDS to get rid of stock in his...
I'm just wondering if the province i live in is really really dirty or is it everywhere else... coming back from work last night, there was a porno pretty much at the end of my driveway. i was driving by and saw titties and slowed down pretty quick, and i was driving my girlfriends car with her...
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=heyyacb.movI found this really cute, especially when he sings the verse "we're not happy here".Definate watch to either outkast or peanuts fans. :thumb:
http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=174075&perpage=25&pagenumber=1I'm still speachless, its a good thing they locked the thread to spare the poor guy's leftover dignity.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Only a Honda owner.
quick question for ya if you can reply fast :DIs it usual to have a grounding wire for the positive battery terminal? there was a wire that ran to the side of the car, to a piece that had a couple of black wires connected to it (93 topaz)
i saw it on my saab parts car, and when i was...
Just wondering if its worth the 20 bucks...Has anyone ever broke or dulled a diamond cutting blade for a dremel? I was wondering cause i may be buying a used dremel and i cut a lot of stuff and a hacksaw is just too old skool for me now. I've used the bits that came with it, including...
Please tell me I wasnt the only sucker. Then again, I got double pay so I'm a little happier. The thing is i work in a kitchen, one of the busiest places to be on a holiday. Either way, christmas pretty much meant nothing this year, since i hardly got to see any family :mad:MERRY POST...
I thought of this as trying to extract the lower screw for my IC and i know everyone has to have a most hates screw somewhere in the car, due to it being so damn cramped in the engine bay and such. I gotta say that screw is impossible to take off on any talon, off of 3 i've seen and tested. Took...
Well I just finished putting the new gaskets on, replacing the plugs and wires, and cleaned and oiled the filter... just as i was putting the cover on for the filter, the last step, while i'm pushing the intercooler's pipe to the side, it breaks off! :mad:So i notice that its not rust, but...
I'm worried and pissed off. I spent from 2 till 7 in the morning trying to fix my problems, but i'm almost starting bigger ones. how do you get the valve cover gasket off?? I searched and didnt find anything so i started using a chisel... 2 tiny scratches and i'm already worried to hell about...
... has anyone noticed in the 1g's that there is a flimsy compartment on the underside of the center console lid?
i've owned my car for over a year and have opened that console MANY a time and have never seen it until i was cleaning my car...Well, actually, i know i'm daft :D
What are your roads like? I was wondering because everywhere and anywhere i drive in Quebec, the roads are crap. I mean they are really bad. there's no smooth road anywhere, its ruined in less than 7 months usually. Even the highways arent without leingthy streches of rugged, holey pavement. I...
i asked this before but never got a clear reply...
i'm pretty sure my timing belt is a little loose, but i was wondering if ANYONE ever had this problem... the belt seems to have eaten away half of the cover for it, and the cover on the bottom is cracked in 2 places...i WANT to do a belt...
Thought about it while driving...if monster garage brought in a dsm to their shop, either 1st, 2nd or 3rd gen, what do you think would look best and be the coolest? i think a 1st gen snowmobile would be neat...go all hick and make a 2nd gen a monster truck... idea's?
i was wondering... is rolling along in neutral bad?
i have had this habbit of shifting till the right speed, then (putting in the clutch) shift to neutral and brake at the stops... would this put any strain on the engine?i'm just wondering cause i've had my tranny rebuilt twice and i'm...
I found a 93 tsi awd in a scrap yard a couple days ago, and i'm concidering buying it. basically the problems are this:-turbo grungy, wondering if self cleaning will work.
-Head mostly dissasembled and off of block; possibly blown, cams off, block looks shot (rust), can use for pieces, have...
i finally got my tranny rebuilt AGAIN, now i have to start adressing all the other problems.the timing belt cracked and ate through both covers, i need to replace them.
is there a main cause of this or do i have to be more spesific? i think maybe a cam is bent, it looks like the one closer...
couple nights ago i was coming home from downtown montreal and a crotch rocket goes flying by at about 120 mph... i was like "okay, not even going to bother" to my passenger, us both knowing i havent raced anything with my new winter car, a 87 saab 9000 turbo... anyways i see the poor corvette...
i've been waiting to fix my car up for months now and i was just at the point to just dump it and take the 8 thousand dollar loss as just that. then i find out someone is selling his 91 laser, but its a 6 bolt and the head is blown... maybe a bit of damage in the cylinder too. anyways that...
i dont want to spend a whole bunch of cash on my car on new parts so i want to buy a laser for cheap that has pretty much every part i need... will the tranny swap?
i know about some engine differances but i wanted to know for sure, if possible. i'm currently looking these things up but i want...
i found a deal.. a 87 bmw 318 seiapperantly theres only 500 made, it has a turbo that works well, the interior is a little rugged and the windshield is cracked, but if i fix it up i think i should be able to make some bills off of it?
i would probably keep it, i'd love to say i owned a...
i'm more or less known for blowing crazy idea's out into the hangout, here's one more!
I have a 91 caravan that is coming my way in about a year, problem is i blew all 4 gaskets on the bi***. takes 5 $ to go 30 km.... ouch.
anyways, does anyone know of a site that sells odd motors with...
hey people.... i just spent 6 hours straight looking up faq's about everything, and i'm one step away from making a big DSM boom with a rag and lighter.If you were me, would you get a JDM engine or stick with the current one? I have a fwd turbo, 93 and the problems that i know of are...
I know about all the serching that i should be doing, i did it... i just wanted answers to my spesific questions in one... i was wondering mostly if any 1g FWD owners have tried getting JDM engines. my problem is that my engine needs to be rebuilt, and i think maybe a couple of valves need to be...
Hey guys, I saw a thread a couple of months ago that had someone with a sticker saying " because of the pressures of boost all females must take off restrictive clothing" or at least along those lines... does anyone know where to get this? mostly i was just wondering if anyone knows of some real...
i knoooow this is a stupid question and once it is answered pleeease lock it and throw it into the bowels of cyber space, but my girlfreind keeps on swearing that she is seeing a four door talon.
i think its an intrepid. please dont hate! (it would be sick though, i would like to bring more...
seeing how many people are modding their cars these days, i was wondering if it would be possible to make good money to make really odd cars... lets say like the colt or mirage swap... how many people would actually go for something like that? I dont see too many people, if any at all, going...
Hey guys
I know there's a good amount of you that are older than I and must have more valuable experiance... I'm just stuck on what profession i should try majoring in... I mean I love my car and i want her to run perfect and maybe even 10's some day (better for gloating, its a FWD) I know how...
i have not personally opened up a catalytic converter before, but i was thinking one day what if it was possible to make a sleeve that resembles one to go over a straight pipe? I know the noise sounds diffrent but if i put a catback on at the same time... they dont do emissions tests too much at...
it just popped into my head this night.... i have a 93 tsi and i want to get rid of the fog lights on my car to help air flow through better... that leaves me with a spare button on my instrument panel... would i be able to just continue the wires on the fog lights to another attachment (lets...
does anyone know how to set back an odomiter and if there's a 2nd odomiter on the engine to prevent screwing over leases? My 93 turbo fwd is 178 km's over its warranty and basically i got really screwed in my deal, everything is going wrong, i just had the tranny rebuilt then the clutch went...