New drivers side axel. The nut that it came w was smashed. Strange. Also got an alignment, still no abs. Whatever.
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12-11-2020
New drivers side axel. The nut that it came w was smashed. Strange. Also got an alignment, still no abs. Whatever.
4 Weeks Ago
FordMan, in reply to your last: Yepper, after a decade in collision I was ready to come down off that pace. Nobody has gotten 40 clock hours out of me this century and when I started this decade of resto, my actual words were I want as few hours as I can get and still have a full time job. Nowadays I hover around 33-4 a week. Learned much about beat up hands, how to care for and improve, prevent, or stop pain but the biggest thing is when a new ache pops up, to get outside yourself and observe. I tend to be mean to my body when theres lots of air drilling and screw driving. Some damage stays though, and boy it does pile up.
For the GTP of late, new set of tires yesterday. Never have had four freshys on it so wow I am pleased with a much smoother ride. Boy I needed that! Timely too, snow this week. Of course a nail in left front tire, up the sidewall ruined, got the ball rolling.
Couple-three weeks back, glass all open, heard a light scraping noise as I parked. Drove at lunch then home, jacked up the LF to see if I messed up doing pads. Nope, hub sawed itself in half. It was past the 3 year warranty. There was some adventure since it was the first front hub swap I have done at home. Big car is covered in ice and snow but I had it out last Thurs when it was warm and dry. Carb project still in living room, maybe until spring.
Backed off the computer art stuff a bit, did a fun drawing other day for the boss. Kinda a cartoon spoof of his original logo and man cave. Its on the blog.
Get this- sitting at our Christmas party in that man cave while cutting the cake somebody goes hey thats Don's truck! Mecum auction was on the big screen and there was the 41 Ford truck I did bodywork on around 2014-5... and the rest of the crew did amazing work on. As the volume got turned up we got to hear some sweet things said about the build. Party ended before the sale but dad-gum! It brought $206,250.00. Only cost me tendonitis in my right arm, sanded for 7 months straight. I don't forget what nearly kills me.
Theres your IDJ update. New tires, woot!
2 Weeks Ago
Installed a nrg steering wheel with quick release today. Went to buy rotors and brakes for the f body brake upgrade. All for my 2005 GP.
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2 Weeks Ago
Ooo that's Perdy Jonnyboy
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2 Weeks Ago
Thanks man couldn't find many posts about the steering wheel. Also swapped to the older lower control arms to mount the dorman front sway bar. Finally got the zzp 3800 bar for rear and the bmr trailing arms as well. Everything with the moog problem solver bushings/polyurethane. Big time stiffy boi lol
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2 Weeks Ago
Drove my brothers 01 GT with the new ZZP downpipe and a nonfouler on the downstream O2 to try and get the monitors online and not throwing the cat code again. So far so good.
My 00 GT decided to keep throwing an EGR code that is either the EGR itself (which I cleaned a few weeks ago and it moves freely) or I'm suspecting the MAP may be bad. Getting a chugging on warm startup occasionally like it has a lumpy cam in it. Runs fine otherwise. Just turned 457K so time for another oil change.
1 Week Ago
Put Some Monroe quick struts in the 07 GT yesterday. Driver side front strut spring base rusted through and spring was riding on the tire. Gotta love salt!
Rides pretty nice!
Also added some layers of soda cans and tinfoil with stainless steel zip ties to my redneck resonator repair. I hate muffler work on the ground.
This is my last of 4 GP’s the kids are driving so the repairs are getting fewer and far between.
They were all great cars for learning to drive and for kids to tank around in. Solid (except rockers) great in snow and ice and great in a crash.
All had over 230,000 miles when sold or crashed and they moved on to a different vehicle.
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6 Days Ago
Just did the 5 DIC upgrade on my 2005 Grand Prix. Easy install for the temperature sensor by the passenger headlight. The compass was a little more work but still easy in the trunk by where your monsoon amp would be. Just need to calibrate that sensor and it will be complete.
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5 Days Ago
Started it, let it idle for about 10 mins, shut it off.
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2 Days Ago
Did another antifreeze flush on the '97. This time I drained and filled until clear then filled. Hopefully that is the last time. 24 years and still fighting that dex-crap.
1 Day Ago
I installed a Kenwood head unit. I am not an install expert but I turned out well. I got the steering wheel controls to function; at least most of the buttons work.
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1 Day Ago
Drove my friends 01 GT some more to get the monitors online. Not sure accurate the DIC is but showing 25.7 mpg. Most all highway so it might be close. Seems like the defouler mod did the trick for the downstream O2 sensor in the ZZP catted pipe.
Found out that the windshield washer pump doesn't work. Gonna check for a fuse, then pull the plug to check for voltage before I go through the trouble of pulling the reservoir and changing the pump.
Suspect it needs motor and trans mounts to as I get a clunk when shifting gears or taking off from a stop. Haven't watched it with the hood open yet but I'd bet they're due. Might explain why the pressure side fuel line decided to start leaking a while back. Too much movement.
Also going to throw a partial Trans-Go kit in it eventually. Getting the bang-shift once in a while after it gets hot. With only 172K on it I think it'll live just fine for a while since it's not an everyday driver and it gets driven far more gently than my car. Heck, I've got twice that mileage on my 00 GT trans with the same kit and it still shifts good, even with the TCC wearing out.
1 Day Ago
Did the fbody upgrade on my 2005 GP. Also did the SS braided lines all at once but didn't connect the 5th line. Will retry it when I upgrade the rears to the GXP upgrade.
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14 Hours Ago
Today I removed the water pump, all coolant hoses, thermostat, and ac compressor all to be replaced on my 96 Yukon. Other then the fan clutch being miserable, and a BFH had to get involved, everything went pretty smoothly. Tomorrow is reassembly, hope it goes just well as today went.
12 Hours Ago
Yeah that threaded clutch fan can be a PITA. Luckily once that is off there is plenty of room to pull everything. As long as the mating surfaces and bolt holes are clean you should be good to go.
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