Gfunkill

I think ill be in wildwood on saturday for the 75 chrome shop truck show.

RubberDucky

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I'm down. My car is back on the road again. I can sort out my electrical issues over the week and get the power steering back on, and put new plugs in. I'll have to bring an extra alt belt along lol.

It'd be cool if it could be closer to Orlando, less worry about the car not making it and back.

CharcoalBird

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Won't have the car aligned for at least a couple weeks. 4 weeks to go till the F-Body Gathering!

willexoIX

Hmm. Maybe better to put a meet off for a little longer.

RubberDucky

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We can do it whenever. Mine should be just fine for driving on Saturday.

84LsxZ28

That'd work for me. I really want to finally get my car out to one and it should be done in two weeks, give or take, lol.

RubberDucky

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Looks like I'll be putting on a new battery cable, putting on the power steering, fixing the alt angle, and replacing the valve cover gaskets this weekend. Then driving out to Tampa some time this weekend to meet up with 84 to buy some SBC parts.

willexoIX

Nice, need a sawzall to detach it from your headers? LOL.

I'll be turning the boost up to 12psi once the car cools off. Its gonna be hell on the tires in first haha. It pulls great at 7psi though, so 12 should be awesome for now.

I took it out tuning last night and now its running pretty damn good. Was finally able to get the AE dialed in about 90%, VE autotune is making minimal corrections for my initial AFR table. Not touching spark till I get the knock sensor and such hooked up and working.

Maybe I will grab a video to upload for you guys.

RubberDucky

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I might need to cut it off lol! At least I know how to weld now.

RubberDucky

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Oh thank god some guy on Craigstlist has the wiper controller I need. $25 to pull it myself, easy with impacts lol.

RubberDucky

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Well, I got the new battery cable installed and was able to tuck it out of the way of the headers. I couldn't get the alt to line up properly, might have to try a different combo of washers tomorrow. I'll probably put the power steering back on on Thursday, I just need to get the pulley on correctly, I have everything else.

Offending battery cable:

lotsabirds

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Hey kids. I'm kinda new to this site, but I'm in the tampa bay area and I'm interested in a meet up if you guys get together. Let me know!

Thanks,
Jon

84LsxZ28

Jesus. Is that like that from being near the headers?

84LsxZ28

Welcome! There will probably be a meet up soon in the next three - four weeks.

RubberDucky

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It was stuck to it lol.

CharcoalBird

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Welcome! I seem to recollect your screen name. Were you a part of Fl-Thirdgen years ago?

RubberDucky

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Drove the car today. I think I got the alt angle kinda fixed. Car def needs heads. After driving the 4Runner for a couple months I forgot how low and fast the thing is. Nothing like being away for some time to make you remember the good things about it.

lotsabirds

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Hey Jim-- I'm in for a meet up/ cruise in type of get together. I saw that you had considered quaker steak and lube. That would be a great location as there's plenty of parking, decent food, and it's motorsports themed anyway!

CharcoalBird

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I would love to go. Don't remember the last time I was there. Car is down right now for some suspension overhauling. Should HOPEFULLY have it done sometime in the month of May. Then an evening meet(no a/c in my car) would be great!

RubberDucky

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I've got a brand new A/C compressor if you want it. AC Delco.

CharcoalBird

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I'm reading "free A/C compressor if you want it." Jk. How much?

RubberDucky

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No seriously, you can just have it. I used it for maybe 2 months before I pulled the V6. I'm gonna be over in Tampa meeting up with 84 for some parts tomorrow if you're free. Otherwise I can stick it in a box and send it.

CharcoalBird

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Sweet. I appreciate it. What time and where?

sean mert

Is there anyone in the Hernando area that could help me. I'm having problems that are hard the explain, I have a 92 rs conv. She only runs when she wants to but when she does its a scolded dog then runs rough and dies, then won't start for an hour or more. But then its more of a limp home, the other thing is my dash is out no lights guages nothing fuse keeps popping and I don't want to put a high amp fuse in. It called for a 15, I put a 30 in and it popped the second I turned ignition, now the help beside some diagnostic and tech, is I moved and lost all my tools, stolen from my storage unit and the place I moved is grass no slab so that being said any help would be greatly appreciated

sean mert

CharcoalBird

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Welcome, Sean! V6 or 305tbi? Your other problem sounds like a bad ground.

sean mert

Its the 305 TB. I the previous owner said the oil pressure sending unit went out and he replaced it before transporting it from Cali. I'll check the ground there first

sean mert

Would that explain the other problems too? The rough start, stalling and intermittent ignition.

loneroad

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check your fusible links. esp the ones near the starter. they could be cooked and laying on the starter. and like jim said, check, and double check all your grounds..


I always recommend that you ohm your battery cables. it only takes 10 minutes. and its something you want to eliminate early.

willexoIX

The good rev is at the end. New 3" exhaust

Justin88RS

Hey everyone. I just joined this site after buying a 88' Camaro RS. I read a bit about this post and i live in tampa, and i want to learn as much as i can about my car. I work at a restaurant called Roy's across from international mall. Right next to the Airport. We have Plenty of parking, right next to us is a large lot which is not owned . So i think that if any more meets are to happen, this would be a great place for it, plus the food at my restaurant is 5 star, while a little pricey, if i know in advance that a meet is going to happen, i can work some things out to make everything cheaper and smoother. What's better than a car meet and some of the best food you will ever have?

Also, if there are any people who know there stuff in the Tampa area, there are some questions i have regarding my 1988 Camaro RS .

RubberDucky

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That sounds cool. I still have to get my car worthy of a trip that far.
Glad to see those bullets worked out well.

edwardk12687

hey this is awesome I didn't even know there was a tampa thread I live in spring hill would definitely be down for a meet eventually as soon as I get the floor pans fixed, put the carpet back in, but all the new bushings on get the suspension and brakes done, get the rear end rebuilt and get the motor and new transmission in.

RubberDucky

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That list sounds just like the rest of us.

edwardk12687

lol you don't know the half of it bought an 87 gta for 800$ plus a bunch of extra parts supposedly "ran" turned the motor over by hand got it home all was well. put the tpi stuff back on thought cool im done fired it up. the damn thing sounded like it was going to launch a piston through the block. old owner conveniently forgot to mention the 4 bearings it spun. found an amazing once in a life time deal on a motor (got a built 350 sbc from a friend of my dads for 450$ that had less then 1100 miles on it) figured wed build it up a little more. then figured I better build the tranny to handle it. then build the rear end to handle the tranny. then went to the exhaust and found pretty bad rust on one. and well it kind of just spiraled out of control from there

CharcoalBird

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Welcome! That is a nice area. We had our first "meet" at the International Mall...or was it Westchase Mall? I don't remember. Can never remember malls.

You'll find we all have a list of stuff we have to do to our cars. If you haven't read the thread already, we work on our cars a lot.
Got an ETA on when it'll hit the roads?


Look forward to meeting you guys and seeing your rides as well!

84LsxZ28

If you want any advice on doing the floorpan work, feel free to ask me. I just finished up a huge floorpan job on my car. Only took me a few days to weld in the new pans once everything was clean. Way easier than I expected it to be.

84LsxZ28

It was the International Mall Can't believe that that meet was almost a year ago, time has just flown by.

Gfunkill

Transmission dead? Engine dead? Rust everywhere? NOTHING stops a Jedi...I mean thirdgen owner...
One and the same, really.

RubberDucky

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Was that even a meet? I just looked back though the thread, its a year old now. October my car will have been a V8 car for a year.

Its been a couple years since the Walgreens meet on I Drive.
Lol, I feel like that's all of us. Aside from 84 and Jim, they seem to avoid those problems lol.

84LsxZ28

I would consider it a meet, there was Jim's bird and the old V6 out of your car, lol. I think the rust problem I had counter balanced the lack of drivetrain problems I've had so far, though.

edwardk12687

lol if i had the answer to that. id be much happier lol rough estimate a few more months realistic esitmate. 5-6 months

edwardk12687

this is what the car currently looks like lol.

RubberDucky

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LOL. Sure sounds like a third gen meet. One whole car and a part of another. Maybe I'll bring some 6x8 prints next time and put one in a parking spot.

edwardk12687

LMAO thanks for my new sig

Gfunkill

HAHA!
On the way to the last meet with me, Jim and Will, my 700r decided it no longer had 3rd or 4th. I felt like my car was a lifesize picture, cos it couldn't go over 45mph!

edwardk12687

that's why im doing it the long and painful way lol. i have had cars liek that before dsm are famous for that lol. i was driving one time and the whole car lost all electric for no reason whatsoever. just everything stopped working and running. thankfully i haven't had any problems with the t.a yet but when i bought it it only had 81k miles on it. the engine had a spun bearing, transmission was shot and the rear end made this terrible clunk whenever you would shift. the doors don't quite fit right lol and the rear hatch lock is busted
rebuilt transmission
rebuilt rear end
brand new small block
all brand new a.c components
brand new full bushings kit
brand new steering box
brand new alt
brand new brakes and all new brake lines
brand new brakes
brand new exhaust etc
brand new fuel pump
brand new gas tank etc. lol

Gfunkill

I know the feeling! The amount of replaced/repaired/rebuilt stuff is all over the place. It's still not the prettiest thing, but with the 3.4 and the t5, at least it's a bit more mechanically sound!
A/C will be the next step. My compressor seized, and is useless. Luckily, I have a friend with a vacuum pump and some 134a, so that might be next.
On the flip side, my heater core is beginning to leak, but I won't need that till late November...so here we go to bypass city!

loneroad

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my current build started out as a blown head gasket, going on 7 yrs ago.


you'd think i'd be done by now. the more I do, the more I want to do.


truly a sickness. not a disease. diseases have cures.

willexoIX

Holy hell this thread is hoppin! Welcome to the new guys!




Hey, My first trans didn't die. It just, you know, had a stroke and lost half its function. Technically it could still walk. LMFAO

Hey, don't forget the TBI 350 in the van I used to pick the v6 up in lol

Haha, I remember that. Mine was running on 5 cylinders then!

I'm entertaining building the next set of turbo headers with AC in mind. If they can do AC in a TT 350 car, I can surely do it in a v6 turbo car.

I used my heat this morning, to defrost the windows, lol.

A Gift And A Curse.