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406malibu
02-28-2009, 04:16 PM
Have any of yall crawled under your cars using just 2 jacks, in the rain? haha I did this morning... so it started thursday, I changed my gears to 4.10's for my bday :wrenchbanana: and also changed my O2's (old ones were spliced, and i finally got around to changing them and using the extensions shon got for me) Well it ran great all the way back to clemson, about 50 miles. I got out of class friday, cranked my car, and almost immediately after i got it on the road it ran like it was only on 4 cylinders, the SES light was flashing and the car. I figured it was a bad plug wire or something cause my old v6 car did that a couple times.

I took it to autozone to scan the car, and they didnt know how to use the scanner, so i had to do it myself (which i preferred anyhow lol). Turns out both of the O2's i put in were bad, one was reading 0 voltage, and the other was high voltage and problem with heater (or some shit like that) So i bought 2 new bosh O2's. Got up this morning went out to my car, took 2 jacks, crawled under that shit in the rain, with like no room to work with, and changed em out, now it runs better then ever :). As much of a pain in the ass it was, I wasn't going to take it somewhere and pay them to do it, when i knew I could suck it up and do it myself, even if it was pouring lol. Just thought i'd share my car troubles lol.

Cliff notes: Me crawling under car in rain to change O2's this morning.
NEMESISVETTE
02-28-2009, 04:19 PM
Congrats. Now your a mechanic.
406malibu
02-28-2009, 04:32 PM
Congrats. Now your a mechanic.

haha i had worked on my car before, but always had a lift accessible... you really dont know how good ya got it, till you dont have a lift within your grasp lol
NEMESISVETTE
02-28-2009, 05:10 PM
Bolt ons are hard to install and should be done by a professional mechanic
406malibu
02-28-2009, 05:35 PM
Bolt ons are hard to install and should be done by a professional mechanic

haha w/e Ive done more than bolt ons before. Ive removed/reinstalled several transmissions as well.
NEMESISVETTE
02-28-2009, 05:42 PM
haha w/e Ive done more than bolt ons before. Ive removed/reinstalled several transmissions as well.

Did you build the Transmission? NO. You bolted the transmission in.
406malibu
02-28-2009, 05:46 PM
Did you build the Transmission? NO. You bolted the transmission in.

lol smartass. :alcohol:
MadMike 97 Z28
02-28-2009, 06:05 PM
Have any of yall crawled under your cars using just 2 jacks, in the rain?

Cliff notes: Me crawling under car in rain to change O2's this morning.

Nope, and I don't plan on it I hate working in the rain! I installed a cam synchro (through the engine compartment) on the Mounty when it was pouring outside probably would have been dry underneth it though. I was soaked after I finished and I was PISSED!!!
After that incident, I was installing the slotted rotors on the Camaro and I had just pulled the 2 back rotors when it became very overcast and starting thundering. I went into full on Nascar pit crew mode! I installed the rotors, mounted the pads, bolted up the calipers, and torqued the wheels with a torque wrench all within a couple of minutes. Just as I pulled the jackstands and parked it in the garage it started pouring rain. I was NOT going to get wet again!

Did you build the Transmission? NO. You bolted the transmission in.

neither have you gary! you build a house but you assemble a transmission.
:taunt:
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 04:26 PM
Now that you got your gears in you ready to kick em off
SlowOhFoh
03-01-2009, 04:54 PM
good that you fixed it but you're a fucktard for crawling under a car with only jacks holding it up....
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 04:57 PM
I change my oil yesterday in the rain but i have a set of ramps that i use!
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 05:02 PM
good that you fixed it but you're a fucktard for crawling under a car with only jacks holding it up....

I agree. Next time do like SlowOhFoh does and pay someone to do it.
406malibu
03-01-2009, 07:45 PM
good that you fixed it but you're a fucktard for crawling under a car with only jacks holding it up....

i knew it was a bad idea... but i had nothing to hold it up, i wasnt at my house, and i wasnt at my apartment, all i had to work with was what was at my friends place. Which wasnt much. I did have 2 jacks, so at least its better than one. Oh I may be a fucktard, but you still have the mustang. :wavefibger:
406malibu
03-01-2009, 07:46 PM
Now that you got your gears in you ready to kick em off

as soon as i get the tune, sure, but it'll have to be at the track.
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 07:48 PM
as soon as i get the tune, sure, but it'll have to be at the track.

Thats cool. You want me on street tires?
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 07:49 PM
i knew it was a bad idea... but i had nothing to hold it up, i wasnt at my house, and i wasnt at my apartment, all i had to work with was what was at my friends place. Which wasnt much. I did have 2 jacks, so at least its better than one. Oh I may be a fucktard, but you still have the mustang. :wavefibger:

Priceless LOL
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 07:51 PM
Thats cool. You want me on street tires?

Come on shawn Negotiate. You sound like a rented hooker just asking the guy how he wants it.
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 07:53 PM
Come on shawn Negotiate. You sound like a rented hooker just asking the guy how he wants it.

:LOL: Ok you name the race
406malibu
03-01-2009, 07:54 PM
Thats cool. You want me on street tires?

Dont listen to gary :twak:

yes street tires would be best, since thats what i'll be on.
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 07:54 PM
:LOL: Ok you name the race

No way man... Its your race. :taunt:
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 07:55 PM
Garys just jealous cause he cant race at the track :crash:
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 07:58 PM
Garys just jealous cause he cant race at the track :crash:

I may surprise you this year.
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 07:59 PM
I may surprise you this year.

Is the key word!
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 08:01 PM
Now we need to give this guy his Amature mechanic thread back.
406malibu
03-01-2009, 08:03 PM
Now we need to give this guy his Amature mechanic thread back.

actually YOU just need to give it back, i dont mind turning it into a grudge match, as long as im involved :ko:

oh and shawn, you wont be spraying correct?
2001z
03-01-2009, 08:05 PM
Is the key word!

I have a good feeling we or some certain people will see it run this year!
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 08:12 PM
actually YOU just need to give it back, i dont mind turning it into a grudge match, as long as im involved :ko:

oh and shawn, you wont be spraying correct?

no i dont have any spray yet hooked up yet. That will come this summer!
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 08:13 PM
actually YOU just need to give it back, i dont mind turning it into a grudge match, as long as im involved :ko:

oh and shawn, you wont be spraying correct?

scared?
99 FRC
03-01-2009, 08:13 PM
Scared ftl
406malibu
03-01-2009, 08:20 PM
scared?

no, actually I think I'll probably lose, he has a time of 8.71, and my best (to date) was 9.27.

vette clan effin up my thread... :lame:

oh, after we run shawn... if you beat me by bus lengths... we get rematch with the malibu ;)
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 08:23 PM
no, actually I think I'll probably lose, he has a time of 8.71, and my best (to date) was 9.27.

vette clan effin up my thread... :lame:

oh, after we run shawn... if you beat me by bus lengths... we get rematch with the malibu ;)

Deal, just let me hook up the spray!
406malibu
03-01-2009, 08:23 PM
Deal, just let me hook up the spray!

you are welcome to use the spray against the malibu, because it'll be hooked up as well :secret:
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 08:24 PM
Whats Butchies time? Might have a good chance with him :whistle:
NEMESISVETTE
03-01-2009, 08:24 PM
Whats Butchies time? Might have a good chance with him :whistle:

Vettes are Slow at the Track
406malibu
03-01-2009, 08:26 PM
Vettes are Slow at the Track

only the ones who can't drive :whistle:
406malibu
03-01-2009, 08:28 PM
Whats Butchies time? Might have a good chance with him :whistle:

i dont mind losing, just gives me incentive to try and get more mods. I'll race anyone on this forum, or any other, as long as its just for fun, and its on the track. If you have a sub 6.50 car I'll race ya, dont care... I dont have to win to have a good time at the track.
2001z
03-01-2009, 08:29 PM
I know a couple vettes are are pretty damn quick at the track!! One is a local tunner that hearsay worked on the nemesis vette. The other is one who took out a turbo maro from easily..
Camaroslpss
03-01-2009, 08:31 PM
i dont mind losing, just gives me incentive to try and get more mods. I'll race anyone on this forum, or any other, as long as its just for fun, and its on the track. If you have a sub 6.50 car I'll race ya, dont care... I dont have to win to have a good time at the track.

I know i was just messing with butchie about being slow!