Thread: What did you do to your car today? Vol 2.0

Swapped bumpers on the GTP, much better. Checked all the wheel hub wiring connectors because of the C0405 ABS code - nada, looks like I'll be replacing one. Tried to figure out where the boost solenoid the P0243 code references is at so I can see if there's something up with it, or maybe need a new one. Brother and I swapped out his rear O2, and he did the wheel bearing on his (my old) Regal. 3 out of 4 dash lights are off now, lol. Helped my other brother work on his 6x6 Army truck some too.

My cousin gave me a chevy 350 that he had picked up but decide not to use. We tore it apart and we found that there was a little rust in the cylinders. I am going to try to hone them out but if that doesn't work im gonna have to bore it out. Other than that it is a really good motor besides that.

Got the bottom off the 350, turns out it's a 2 bolt main, got the heads off, now I'm pulling the cam out.


-Apex Aaron

Tried doing something good for the blue gp. Ended up just messing things up. Shouldn't have even bothered with it lol. I washed the car cover on the car, since it's easier that way. I went to pull it in, and it being wet was heavy on its own, well it snagged on the wiper and broke the clip that holds it. So new wipers are needed. They are 2 years old anyway. Still work fine.
Then I wanted to fix my leaky corner lamp, found the silicone didnt seal. Used a heat gun to soften the glue and ended up turning a part of the lense white. Fail. So either I use my extra set to bake in the oven and paint black all over again or I just buy a clear corner black set. Cheapest I saw was $46 on eBay, yeah no.
Anyone selling blacked out corner lamps?

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Beat on my trans went for an Easter run. That's third gear btw lol.

Washed the dirty whore.

Originally Posted by stealthee

Washed the dirty whore.

did the same. then proceeded to rain 4 hours afterwards.

and thats why my car is still dirty, i watched the weather report lol

Originally Posted by Ohara72

Also earlier this week changed the passenger side wheel bearing, and my buddy got it up on the hoist and put it in gear so he could have the wheels spinning and make sure we were changing the right bearing before doing so, and well if you own one of these cars you know that when you put it in drive the doors automatically lock, and well he had the car up on the hoist about a foot off the ground with wheel spinning and got out and shut the door lol, took us about 30 mins to break into the car lol, but we got in and got the bearing changed.

Rule #1: When pulling a car into the shop, ALWAYS roll down the window.

I learned this lesson the hard way, many many years ago. At least one window has always gone down since then, even when tinkering in the driveway.

plasti-dipped the Fiero turd today.

that does look better for sure. plastic on plastic, pretty good lol

Originally Posted by Bluemagic

Psssst. Your TANAKA is sticking out. LOL

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

that does look better for sure. plastic on plastic, pretty good lol

technically the body is fiberglass .

Originally Posted by buck531

technically the body is fiberglass .

No, its plastic.

The first paragraph on Wikipedia

The Pontiac Fiero is a mid-engined sports car built by Pontiac from 1984 to 1988. The Fiero was designed by George Milidrag and Hulki Aldikacti as a sports car. The Fiero was the first two-seater Pontiac since the 1926 to 1938 coupes, and also the first and only mass-produced mid-engine sports car by a U.S. manufacturer. Many technologies incorporated in the Fiero design such as plastic body panels were radical for its time. Other features included hidden headlamps.

never seen fiberglass have that much flex, you can literally swing a bat at the door and nothing happens, try that on a vette lol

Originally Posted by stealthee

No, its plastic.

The first paragraph on Wikipedia

Well I know the roof is fiberglass. I can see chunks of the fiber around the sunroof. lol

I don't "know know" whats in Fieros and am glad of it (spiffy dip job by the way, probably an improvement) but theres FRP then theres SMC. Like on Oldsmobile Silhouette / Pontiac TransSport / Lumina APV. Repairs are made the same way but with epoxy resin rather than plastic (polyester) resin on SMC. SMC parts are smooth on both sides and won't have woven strands in structural parts.