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

[Anomnomnomaly]

On 5/29/2019 at 7:04 PM, Bitter said:

I like the bubble top sportsy cars a lot. I would enjoy a MX6 or even a MX3.

The MX3 community is partly responsible for the death of a lot of MX6's... they came with a 1.8lt V6 and it was very common for people to take the KLZE engine from an import MX6 as it wasn't that hard to drop it in... Same for the Ford Probe community... they all wanted the KLZE engines.

 

I've not seen an import MX6 for sale in the UK for quite a few years... I keep looking.

[iDeFecZx]

11 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

oh fuck found a 2001 Mazda MPV with the V6 and leather seats

Cool, come back when you find something genuinely interesting

[dcgreen2k]

Repainted the roof of the Corolla yesterday, and now it looks great! All I need now is some clear coat to fix the trunk and doors.

[PandaCopyRight]

14 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Not really in the mood to be changing head gaskets on the 150k+ mile car id be buying 

 

I should buy a Toyota lol

yep a manual and 2zz powered this time 

[bcredeur97]

15 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Typically $40-$50 for the kit through eeuroparts

That’s.... really cheap actually I would be the guy to buy a car and just replace it when I buy it so it’s good the whole time I have it. 

2 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

yep a manual and 2zz powered this time 

I wish they had sold more 05-06 Corolla XRS’s... they only made like 10k of them  

 

engine swap would likely put me over budget too unless I got lucky and found a perfectly good 03-05 (whatever years still had cable throttle) corolla that was already manual (for sake of it not being a pain) for like $500 or something 

 

keep in in mind the way I do engine swaps I literally make everything that looks like it could be replaced brand new along the way. So it’s expensive.... cost of doing a good job lol

[RevoltTrain]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

That’s.... really cheap actually I would be the guy to buy a car and just replace it when I buy it so it’s good the whole time I have it. 

I wish they had sold more 05-06 Corolla XRS’s... they only made like 10k of them  

 

engine swap would likely put me over budget too unless I got lucky and found a perfectly good 03-05 (whatever years still had cable throttle) corolla that was already manual (for sake of it not being a pain) for like $500 or something 

 

keep in in mind the way I do engine swaps I literally make everything that looks like it could be replaced brand new along the way. So it’s expensive.... cost of doing a good job lol

Honestly a lot of parts are pretty damn cheap for Saabs, if you know where to look. Tuning and upgrades can be super cheap if you want to make a good bit more power, even just basic bolt ons and a canned tune can make a huuuuuuge amount of power and have some great fun 

 

 

[PandaCopyRight]

4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

That’s.... really cheap actually I would be the guy to buy a car and just replace it when I buy it so it’s good the whole time I have it. 

I wish they had sold more 05-06 Corolla XRS’s... they only made like 10k of them  

 

engine swap would likely put me over budget too unless I got lucky and found a perfectly good 03-05 (whatever years still had cable throttle) corolla that was already manual (for sake of it not being a pain) for like $500 or something 

 

keep in in mind the way I do engine swaps I literally make everything that looks like it could be replaced brand new along the way. So it’s expensive.... cost of doing a good job lol

i seriously want one of the corolla T-sport we got here ... especially the supercharged model ... sweet 220hp in a small corolla hatchback 

 

[bimmerman]

Bringing back the tool discussion with a reminder-- fathers day sales are in full swing. Sears has crafstman sets at much reduced prices, so depending on your wrenching needs, check them out. I'm sure other retailers are doing the same too, if sears/crafstman aren't your thing.

[terrytek]

6 hours ago, bimmerman said:

Bringing back the tool discussion with a reminder-- fathers day sales are in full swing. Sears has crafstman sets at much reduced prices, so depending on your wrenching needs, check them out. I'm sure other retailers are doing the same too, if sears/crafstman aren't your thing.

too bad the sears in my area shut down bc of the entire bankruptcy deal.

[Bitter]

11 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

That’s.... really cheap actually I would be the guy to buy a car and just replace it when I buy it so it’s good the whole time I have it. 

I wish they had sold more 05-06 Corolla XRS’s... they only made like 10k of them  

 

engine swap would likely put me over budget too unless I got lucky and found a perfectly good 03-05 (whatever years still had cable throttle) corolla that was already manual (for sake of it not being a pain) for like $500 or something 

 

keep in in mind the way I do engine swaps I literally make everything that looks like it could be replaced brand new along the way. So it’s expensive.... cost of doing a good job lol

Celica GTS. Clearly.

[bimmerman]

6 minutes ago, terrytek said:

too bad the sears in my area shut down bc of the entire bankruptcy deal.

shipping?

[Real_PhillBert]

8 hours ago, terrytek said:

too bad the sears in my area shut down bc of the entire bankruptcy deal.

I honestly thought all the Sears brick and mortar stores were closed. *Shrug*

[bcredeur97]

10 hours ago, Bitter said:

Celica GTS. Clearly.

Too small. Need a bit more room with 4 doors is preferable 

[terrytek]

10 hours ago, bimmerman said:

shipping?

i doubt shipping on such a heavy set of tools gonna be cheap xd 

[Real_PhillBert]

19 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i doubt shipping on such a heavy set of tools gonna be cheap xd 

Snap On has free shipping on orders under $500  

[Real_PhillBert]

5 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Thats cause it only takes a handfull of sockets and OR a set of combination wrenches to break $500 XD

Fixed it for you...

 

Haha

 

I admit that I buy more Snap-On stuff than I should, but whenever I'm looking for a bit of an oddball thing, they always have it. In fact, I just ordered a Snap-On marine plug screwdriver, and a pair of flush cutters this morning. One screwdriver and one pair of pliers, $106.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Okay but to be fair, the funnel you got is pretty damn nice.

They make nice stuff, no doubt, that's why I find myself giving them money more often than I should. 

[Bitter]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Too small. Need a bit more room with 4 doors is preferable 

The back seats fold and you can fit like at least 4 dead hookers. 6 if they're Filipino.

[Mr.Dingle]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

The back seats fold and you can fit like at least 4 dead hookers. 6 if they're Filipino.

Wood chipper .. to make stuff more space efficient

[bcredeur97]

220hp from an N/A 2.0L with no internal mods holy crap 

 

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-japanesecars/bbr-unveils-super-200-220-power-hikes-for-mx-5/40359?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ios_share_flow_optimization&utm_term=enabled

 

@warmmilk

[Bitter]

So uh I might be some country bumpkin but I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with this picture.

[FuzzyYellow]

installed an exhaust on the Tundra last weekend. Finally got around to posting a video.

 

https://youtu.be/olYPLC096-U

[JoaoPRSousa]

34 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

installed an exhaust on the Tundra last weekend. Finally got around to posting a video.

 

That thing sounds angry, damn

[FuzzyYellow]

2 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

That thing sounds angry, damn

I love it. it sounds so great. 

[bimmerman]

11 hours ago, terrytek said:

i doubt shipping on such a heavy set of tools gonna be cheap xd 

True.....but they're also offering free shipping.