Apr 24, 2014, 4:36 pm · #601
...refill nut wasn't moving so I had to fill through the shifter...remove the snap ring and the shifter lifts right out.
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Apr 24, 2014, 4:42 pm · #602
That's how I always fill the trans... The side fill is a joke.
Apr 24, 2014, 4:55 pm · #603
yeah, I've drained and refilled this trans three times now and every time through the shifter hole...this time I tried unscrewing the stock refill plug, as its easier to get at without the cat installed[no more emission test]...it was cemented in there and besides to get fluid in there would be a mess pumping it in and whatnot.
Apr 26, 2014, 8:27 am · #604
...refill fluids...shifts like it was rebuilt.(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/photo176.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/photo176.jpg.html)
Oct 12, 2014, 2:35 pm · #605
...my hood was starting to get the lacquer cracks from my repaint a few years ago..i decided to strip it all back to sheet metal...i used liquid paint stripper from Lowes...it worked (http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/photo5.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/photo5.jpg.html)excellent, as long as you cover the paste with plastic wrap to slow the dryling.
Oct 25, 2014, 7:00 am · #606
...two coats of epoxy primer(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/photo4-1.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/photo4-1.jpg.html)
Oct 28, 2014, 5:24 am · #607
...more primer ...and wet sanding.(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/photo7.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/photo7.jpg.html)
Nov 6, 2014, 8:43 am · #608
..urathane factory 526 Hot Red(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/REDHOOD.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/REDHOOD.jpg.html)
Nov 15, 2014, 12:23 pm · #609
..i 'finished it up with the urathane clear...it came out pretty good but still needs some wet sanding/polish to get the trash out of paint ..my $25 rigged booth just worked "ok " ....i used TCP Global for the paint...Eastwood for the epoxy prim(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/Hoodwithclear.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/Hoodwithclear.jpg.html)er...
Nov 15, 2014, 3:43 pm · #610
What did you apply it with?
And when are you coming over to do my hood!!?
Nov 15, 2014, 6:02 pm · #611
...cheapo hvlp gun with a 1.4 tip for the top coats..larger tip for the poly primer...5 HP Sears compressor.
Nov 18, 2014, 7:04 pm · #612
...its too cold to wet sand the hood, so i've moved on to the spare R200 3.54 rear and the install of a Phantom Grip kit...i got the kit off of Ebay for 50...i marked the diff caps so everthing goes back as it was originally.(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/R200REAR.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/R200REAR.jpg.html)
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...unbolted the ring gear after marking its original positioning(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/R200.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/R200.jpg.html).
Nov 19, 2014, 9:47 pm · #613
i so wish i had a 3.54, im so tired of doing 3k at 65mph
Nov 20, 2014, 6:30 pm · #614
yeah, i like the 3.54 with my set up.....i had to do some grinding to fit this inside..i used the chop saw as a grinding stone... i still need to find my feeler guage to check the clearance between the gears and the PG.(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/PhantomGrilinstalled.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/PhantomGrilinstalled.jpg.html)
Nov 23, 2014, 5:16 pm · #615
...this is out of sequence, but it shows how to release the pin so the cross shaft can be removed....it was stubborn!(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/R200CROSSSHAFTPIN.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/R200CROSSSHAFTPIN.jpg.html)
Nov 24, 2014, 6:35 pm · #616
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/R200BLACK.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/R200BLACK.jpg.html)
Nov 26, 2014, 3:11 pm · #617
...this is finally going to get installed, its been sitting on the shelf for ten years.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/finnedcover.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/finnedcover.jpg.html)
Nov 28, 2014, 3:40 pm · #618
...it still needed clearance so i ended up using my belt sander to remove metal from the spider gears....anyhow, before removing the 2 locking tabs and pulling out the 4 pins, i was still able to spin the carrier gears freely without any binding with the PG in place...with the tabs removed and the Phantom spread on its springs, its nice and tight!!...its ready for the ring gear reinstall and hopefully some two tire burnouts.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/PHANTOMINSTALLED.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/PHANTOMINSTALLED.jpg.html)
Dec 2, 2014, 10:42 am · #619
Rockauto shipment arrived..carrier seals and a cover gasket(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/seals.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/seals.jpg.html)
Dec 7, 2014, 7:49 pm · #620
...banged in the carrier seals and reinstalled the guts.(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/R200PG.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/R200PG.jpg.html)
Dec 11, 2014, 4:47 pm · #621
...press,sawzall,chisel...not bad at all.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/POLYMOUNT.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/POLYMOUNT.jpg.html)
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l'll remove rust and paint it before i press the bushing in position.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj192/dmc10132/POLYMOUNT2.jpg~original) (http://s272.photobucket.com/user/dmc10132/media/POLYMOUNT2.jpg.html)
Dec 14, 2014, 4:55 pm · #622
...used a rust convertor after cleaning it with lacquer thinner.
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...pressed it in ....no more play anymore...it should work great with the poly bushings already installed this past summer.
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Dec 17, 2014, 6:12 pm · #623
Hi, new to the forums here but recently bought a 88 se last Thursday and love it but have a bit of a decision. The motor has 180k on it and was thinking of getting a vg33e with 86k miles for 300. I was going to see what yall thought of the idea and I for sure want to boost but just don't know what engine I should go with.
Dec 17, 2014, 6:43 pm · #624
.. when the time comes to replace this 3.o, im going to upgrade to a 3.3 using my same turbo set-up...i love plug n play mods.
Mar 22, 2015, 12:28 pm · #625
...swapped over to the cool cover...hopefully as the weather keeps improving i can install this upgrade.
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Mar 28, 2015, 4:41 pm · #626
:blink: looking better every time u put your hands on it maybe this year our s12s can meet and go for a cruise
Apr 22, 2015, 7:25 am · #627
This car is up.and running right? You do.so much stuff to it I cant tell lol nice work though for sure!
Apr 22, 2015, 8:46 am · #628
yeh, its still running, though the rear brakes are acting up again...the usual dragging nonesense...never had a car where the rear disk brakes are always a PIA...good news is the weather has been excellent so i need to swap the diff out.
Apr 28, 2015, 7:34 pm · #629
...today i took on repairing a worn u joint..it was the joint closest to the differential.i used a Rockford replacement joint.
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Rockford part # 430-12 is what fit my car.. http://rockforddriveline.com/Staked-In_U-Joints.pdf
Jun 2, 2015, 3:23 pm · #630
i need to swap the pinion flange so i can bolt up this rear...getting the nut removed and using a bearing/flange remover tool helps.
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Jun 4, 2015, 3:20 pm · #631
..picked these bushings up for twenty shipped!!
Jun 5, 2015, 3:49 pm · #632
Build is coming along nicely! If you don't mind, I'd like the part numbers for the sway bar bushings.
Jun 5, 2015, 4:17 pm · #633
,,22mm rear sway bar bushing part #14-1112
,,,strut rod bushing part #14-1203
Sep 12, 2015, 12:32 pm · #634
...installed the MMR delrin diff bushing, finned rear cover and rear sway bar bushing...the MMR diff bushing helped remove a little camber in the back.
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Sep 26, 2015, 2:27 pm · #635
Nice work!
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You should post a current pic of how your car sits now I'd really like to see it!
Sep 26, 2015, 7:06 pm · #636
here you go Sideways....i really should of swapped in the Phantomgrip rear.......i'm slowing down
Sep 26, 2015, 9:54 pm · #637
I meant a pic of the entire car lol stance looms good tho....
Sep 28, 2015, 6:31 pm · #638
...i wanted to do a string alignment after watching/reading how to set up the garage floor to level...i used a bubble level and a digital version....my floor is pitched in both directions because its a pretty wide two car garage....i would of never guessed it had so much pitch.
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i initially set up using ceramic tile for the front but switched to vinyl tiles.
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....moved the car back in on the leveled locations....rechecked with car on tiles, as good as its gonna get.
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rear driver camber
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...rear pass camber
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...front driver camber
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...front pass camber
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...locked the steering wheel straight with pole and zip ties
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....i set up lines on jack stands and set line distance from each wheel center hub to account for the difference in front to rear track measurements...the SE cars are 25mm wider in the rear so i halved it and used 12.5mm per side correction
...also adjust line height to pass the center point of front to rear hubs....i measured out from the front 100mm and rear 87.5mm using a Harbor Freight depth caliper...check recheck and re-recheck everything, once its perfect take depth readings from the front and rear of each rim to line and record....subtract and get toe -in/out measurement.
...my results showed the front left toe- out .58mm so i adjusted to .75 toe-in
...front right showed 1.63 toe-out which was adjusted to .68 toe-in.
...my left rear results showed 1.58mm toe-d in which i readjusted to 1.29mm toe-in
...my right rear results showed 3.00mm toe-in which i readjusted to 1.81mm toe-in
Sep 29, 2015, 5:16 pm · #639
Damn bro is there anything you don't do?
Sep 29, 2015, 9:19 pm · #640
Yeah, what he said ^^^amazing technique, very clever.
Sep 29, 2015, 9:27 pm · #641
I'm coming to your house for my next alignment!
Sep 29, 2015, 9:49 pm · #642
I've been looking, where DID you find the sway bar and strut rod bushings for twenty shipped!?
Sep 30, 2015, 7:11 am · #643
sideways_s12 on 05:16:18 PM / 29-Sep-15Damn bro is there anything you don't do?Sideway... LOL...thanks.
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Cajun1guy on 09:49:29 PM / 29-Sep-15I've been looking, where DID you find the sway bar and strut rod bushings for twenty shipped!?Cajun...it was just lucky good timing
...someone lost interest on a build and let it go really cheap over at Z31Performance....i didnt really need it because i had replaced the bushings with aftermarket rubber...but on disassembly to install the sway poly all that rubber was torn in less than a year...Dorman makes crappy stuff.
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rednucleus on 09:27:15 PM / 29-Sep-15I'm coming to your house for my next alignment!Red...long road trip, do it yourself...i've done it to both of my cars now, the other is a 91 Camry turbo and both are aligned better than what i have paid someone....handle great and track straight.
...my plan is to slightly raise the rear springs with some rubber booster inserts to help reduce the rear camber closer to zero and hopefully being able to bring the rear toe closer to zero....right now the rear toe is fully maxed out, its in spec by the manual but at the outer range.
Oct 23, 2015, 7:51 am · #644
alignment update....i went through the sequence again to fine tune the measurements....this time i leveled the floor spots perfect, i used thick 1.5x12x12 garden pavers and wood shims...i also tried shimming the rear springs to reduce camber[top of fender arch to ground is 28"....much better results.
front driver camber 0* toe in -.61mm
front pass camber 0* toe in -.18mm
rear driver camber 0* toe in -.23mm
rear pass camber .65* toe in -.18mm
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pix of tiles... saw these at Lowes and figured they are less likely to crack while shimming...very cheap as well. i still use the vinyl tiles on top to allow it to slide/settle the suspension.
Oct 23, 2015, 9:58 pm · #645
Gotta hand it to you...precision is your game! I love the creative solutions you have to get the adjustments in there.
Oct 24, 2015, 1:13 am · #646
Crazy dude! You know how to get shit done!
Apr 29, 2016, 11:36 am · #647
...started installing the spare 3.54 rear with the Phantom grip unit....i hate dealing with the cv axle remove and reinstall.
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....out with the old, i needed to swap over the driveshaft flange and finned cover.
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...works great on bench!
Apr 29, 2016, 7:14 pm · #648
One of the best threads on this forum revived with new content. Today is a good day for us all.
Apr 30, 2016, 10:09 am · #649
..this tool "walks" the driveshaft flange right off.
May 1, 2016, 10:25 am · #650
...finished up the reinstall....i have found that it's easier to install the axles into the differential first and than position/bolting the differential into the rear crossmember, much less wrestling trying to get the axles liNed up....took it out for a drive aND it sounds /feels the same, no funny noises!...it's raining today in Ny so no proof of 11,s yet. LOL