Thread: What did you do to your Car today?

Originally Posted by Russosaur

Usually that means you need new pads/rotors

Sent from the Milky Way

The fluid is a little low. So I'm gonna buy some stop leak fluid probably tonight and I have my brakes wheel bearing and another package at my house sitting

Ace I bet if you put pads on it you won't need a drop of new fluid. +1 Kyleosaurus Russ.

Nate that looks a lot better. Mine is bug-eyed with one lamp sticking out because the black bracket is patched up. I need lamps like a hog needs slop.

NB02, those are gonna improve looks for sure. I'll be watching for pics. My headlight ideas are still too retro at this point,lol.

Originally Posted by idrivejunk

Ace I bet if you put pads on it you won't need a drop of new fluid. +1 Kyleosaurus Russ..

Nope she took fluid. decent bit too I pushed the sensor in to make sure it was in all the way. Hopefully get brakes done this weekend they arrived at my house today

You put all new brakes on and still needed fluid? That's what he meant. Then there may be a leak if it needed more.

I've had a leak since I bought my car, the aluminum proportioning valve on the drivers side is corroded badly. That will get replaced before winter.

Also not my car but helped put all the components on a 3800 s/c for a riviera. The engines class rebuilt the bottom end after the intake gaskets took out the bearings. Also did some work on a 87 turbo 3.8 regal.

Did not put brakes on yet. And I probably do have a slow leak somewhere

Originally Posted by theaceofspades

Did not put brakes on yet. And I probably do have a slow leak somewhere

Be prepared when you do change your brakes, you'll want to suck some of the fluid back out. When you change the brakes, you push the piston in the caliper (to make room for the new friction material on the brakes) and that will cause your reservoir to overflow and spill brake fluid everywhere...which eats paint and such.

An old turkey baster works great for those types of things.

Put a civic in his place when he tried to pass me. Then after my car cooled a bit I changed 4 plugs I'll get the other 2 tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Booba5185

Be prepared when you do change your brakes, you'll want to suck some of the fluid back out. When you change the brakes, you push the piston in the caliper (to make room for the new friction material on the brakes) and that will cause your reservoir to overflow and spill brake fluid everywhere...which eats paint and such.

An old turkey baster works great for those types of things.

Thanks for the info sir. I'll make sure to get one from the dollar store

Traded it in for a GTO

Originally Posted by SerenityGTP

Traded it in for a GTO

NICE....what year and color


And did a sloppy Collinite 845 application until I can get real on it.
Made the mistake of looking at it with a led flashlight when I was done.

Originally Posted by spazzz

NICE....what year and color

2004 Cosmos Purple with 80K miles

Originally Posted by spazzz

post some pics when you get a minute
I 'ld take an 04 in a heartbeat over mine....wish my Ka$h flow was better

i'll post up in my original car thread in my sig

Wooo higher insurance rates and less fuel mileage.

Originally Posted by Booba5185

If I'm not over here I'm at FSB and I'm a moderator at FTC. Before I got my GP, my truck was my baby. I guess it still should be.

Nice. I used to spend a lot of time on FSB. My Bronco rotted out and the F-250 I had sitting here for a few years with big dreams in my head, well, I sold that a few months ago. Don't have the drive to 4x4 these days. Still got a mountain of parts that I don't want to get rid of. LOL

Removed the 6000K HID fog bulbs.....






And installed some 5000K bulbs to match the headlights. Much better.....

^looks awesome

Originally Posted by SerenityGTP

^looks awesome

Thanks. I'm really digging the changed look of the projectors.

its kinda cool how something small like that can change the whole look of the vehicle