Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[JoaoPRSousa]

23 hours ago, Dillpickle23422 said:

 

Man, those seats look super comfy.

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Man, those seats look super comfy.

They're like sitting on a couch with exactly as much support as a couch would have for driving a car

[vf1000ride]

On 12/21/2022 at 11:19 AM, Dillpickle23422 said:

Recently purchased this 1998 k1500 for 3500 dollars, with the silverado and z71 package, 5.7l v8. Needs an oil change and an alignment, but other than that, everything's flawless. It's quite red lmao! I posted this on my updates too but I saw that this thread was here so ima post it here too! Has some cosmetic flaws and the windshield sprayers don't work, but a trip to the junkyard should get me all the parts I need to get it looking as good as it can get.

 

I had a '96 k1500, z71.  Loved that truck until it basically rusted out from under me.  Here's a shot of it from a few years before it got really bad.

[dcgreen2k]

Just bought a 2008 Scion tC with the 5 speed manual, seems like it's in good shape mechanically. Cosmetically, it's seen better days but it looks good overall. I'll send some pics tomorrow morning.

[dcgreen2k]

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, dcgreen2k said:

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that's real clean! Nice pick up for $5k

[vetali]

Cleanest first gen TC I've seen in a while

[Bitter]

2AZ yeah? Keep an eye for coolant loss from headbolts pulling, it'll leak into the foam insulator behind the intake manifold. Otherwise strong engines that rack up tons of miles.

$5k eh? That's what I paid for my Celica back in 2009 and KBB still says it's worth $5k....in today's money so I've lost a little to inflation but no accounting for maintenance and mods I guess.

[bcredeur97]

Merry Christmas guys! 

[dcgreen2k]

Merry Christmas!

[AlwaysFSX]

Happy Honda Days

[Bitter]

Happy December to Remember

[Senzelian]

My new 2022 Ford Mustang GT.  Sounds fantastic!

 

[Bitter]

33 minutes ago, Senzelian said:

My new 2022 Ford Mustang GT.  Sounds fantastic!

 

Damn looks nice! Those are great sounding engines, V8, V6, or turbo 4.

[Bitter]

Teaching the new kid a little bit beyond our normal oil change and brake job stuff, had to throw a bead on an exhaust pipe that Walker forgot to finish welding. Got some scrap steel out at let him have a go after I laid a couple beads down. This spring is twice as thick as what this welder can do so this is strictly to get him the feel for it. Not bad for first time, but not good either.

[dcgreen2k]

On 12/25/2022 at 2:12 AM, Bitter said:

2AZ yeah? Keep an eye for coolant loss from headbolts pulling, it'll leak into the foam insulator behind the intake manifold. Otherwise strong engines that rack up tons of miles.

$5k eh? That's what I paid for my Celica back in 2009 and KBB still says it's worth $5k....in today's money so I've lost a little to inflation but no accounting for maintenance and mods I guess.

Went underneath the car to change the oil today and I saw this, a bit of coolant leaking out of the water pump. At least it doesn't seem like there's too much and there aren't any puddles on the ground. It's another one of the common issues I've heard of.

 

[bcredeur97]

22 minutes ago, dcgreen2k said:

Went underneath the car to change the oil today and I saw this, a bit of coolant leaking out of the water pump. At least it doesn't seem like there's too much and there aren't any puddles on the ground. It's another one of the common issues I've heard of.

 

 

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I’ve heard of this too! I’d say just change out the wp in a month or 2

 

new belts and stuff while you’re at it. And check all the pulleys! 

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, dcgreen2k said:

Went underneath the car to change the oil today and I saw this, a bit of coolant leaking out of the water pump. At least it doesn't seem like there's too much and there aren't any puddles on the ground. It's another one of the common issues I've heard of.

 

That's the AC compressor, but yes the WP is above that. Pretty easy to change, get an Aisin part IMO, better aftermarket part. Grab a thermostat at the same time....for that dealer and dealer gasket really do fit and work better. 

[vetali]

6 hours ago, Bitter said:

Teaching the new kid a little bit beyond our normal oil change and brake job stuff, had to throw a bead on an exhaust pipe that Walker forgot to finish welding. Got some scrap steel out at let him have a go after I laid a couple beads down. This spring is twice as thick as what this welder can do so this is strictly to get him the feel for it. Not bad for first time, but not good either.

Gotta get him some rusty coffee cans to emulate the on car welding experience

[theninja35]

6 hours ago, Bitter said:

Teaching the new kid a little bit beyond our normal oil change and brake job stuff, had to throw a bead on an exhaust pipe that Walker forgot to finish welding. Not bad for first time, but not good either.

That's fun. I took a shop class and had to learn with Oxy/Acetylene which sucked. I had a blast when we got to MIG, though.

[Bitter]

43 minutes ago, vetali said:

Gotta get him some rusty coffee cans to emulate the on car welding experience

No kidding! We don't weld much on cars but it's handy to know for when we do.

10 minutes ago, theninja35 said:

That's fun. I took a shop class and had to learn with Oxy/Acetylene which sucked. I had a blast when we got to MIG, though.

Oh I loved Oxy/Acet in highschool, I can still torch weld which is getting to be a lost art these days and let me tell you, knowing torch welding gives you a HUGE leg up when it comes time to pick up TIG. It's basically the same thing! I can torch weld in every position except upside down and even then I might be able to, just never tried.

[vetali]

48 minutes ago, Bitter said:

No kidding! We don't weld much on cars but it's handy to know for when we do.

We used to do custom exhausts. Pipe bending, 2 to 1s, all that shit at my old work.

 

There is a reason why my PC uses soft tubing for its WC loop.

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, vetali said:

We used to do custom exhausts. Pipe bending, 2 to 1s, all that shit at my old work.

 

There is a reason why my PC uses soft tubing for its WC loop.

I'd say he got better as he laid some more weld but not yet. Also taught him the 3 kinds of torch flame, their purposes, and how to cut with the torch. Nothing like seeing a complete noob doing something to make your own mediocre skills look like a pro.

[theninja35]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

Oh I loved Oxy/Acet in highschool, I can still torch weld which is getting to be a lost art these days and let me tell you, knowing torch welding gives you a HUGE leg up when it comes time to pick up TIG. It's basically the same thing! I can torch weld in every position except upside down and even then I might be able to, just never tried.

We never learned TIG but if it's like Oxy/Acetylene then I'll be more than happy to stay away from it. What do you like about them and when/why would you use them over MIG? MIG seemed so much easier but we didn't spend too much time getting into welding.

[Bitter]

9 hours ago, theninja35 said:

We never learned TIG but if it's like Oxy/Acetylene then I'll be more than happy to stay away from it. What do you like about them and when/why would you use them over MIG? MIG seemed so much easier but we didn't spend too much time getting into welding.

More control over the heat and filler as you weld since they're not linked to one button.