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Old 01-04-2013, 04:36 AM
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Default What are your winter plans for your car?

So I made a list of a few things I want to do to my car over the winter/spring (drag radials, shocks, ssra, ported tb, paint a few things, and fix some little things).
What are some of you doing to your cars over the winter?
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I plan to uncover the cars once or twice more this winter, look at them, then put the cover back on and go back in the house where it's warm.
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Nothing. My car sits in the garage until april. I'm trying to move so I'm saving my money.
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Originally Posted by metalmilitia606
Nothing. My car sits in the garage until april. I'm trying to move so I'm saving my money.
good idea lol.
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
I plan to uncover the cars once or twice more this winter, look at them, then put the cover back on and go back in the house where it's warm.
+1...unheated garage FTL.
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Winter is when I get to do some stuff to the car...with financial committment approval from the wifey

Here is what is happening this month:

1. New catback: Purchased an SLP Loudmouth II. Sitting in the box in garage. All I have now is a Flowmaster 80 muffler.

2. UMI Lower Control Arms with Relocation Brackets and a UMI Panhard Bar. Also waiting for me in the garage. A couple of years ago, I put on Eibach Lowering Springs, KYB AGX shocks and replaced all of the bushings with polyurethane. Now I want to start replacing actual suspension components.

3. Transmission Flush and Fluid Replace with Royal Purple.

4. Differential Flush and Fluid Replace with Royal Purple.

5. Install 160deg Thermostat, change radiator hoses, flush and fill the cooling system.

6. New Alternator and will replace the serpentine belt while I am at it.

Any LS1 Types out there in the Denver area interested in making some money helping me with all of this stuff?
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9" and some new rubber.
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1 7/8 tsp longtubes and put an ss3600 in last month. should be interesting once it warms up enough to take it back to the track
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LS376/525, and clean up the front suspension to match the rear. Working on it.
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just had headers, PP TB, LS6 intake, PP MAF and underdrive pulley put on and got the car back yesterday...got me a measly 349/357
now im gonna work an other month cause I got the FREAKIN SPEED BUG and in Feb. gonna do a head and cam package.

see if that cures this sickness I got.


all on a 204000 mile car
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Sitting in the garage because F driving around with all these idiots out here. Minute it snows everybody looses their damn mind!

Jeep Grand Cherokee ftw! Keep my baby safe lol
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Return fuel system for sure. Oil breather catch can, CF radiator cover and paint fuel rail covers. Contemplating re-doing the hot side on turbo. That should get me through to the thaw.
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I installed a Raptor shift light in the pillar, new head unit, and have an LSX badge for it in the mail. Nothing too crazy, but I already spent a couple thousand on it over the summer when I swapped out my dieing 4l60e and Yank 3600 for an M6 setup.
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1. Drive to work
2. Drive back home
3. Repeat
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Still working on getting the car in my sig, as well as a donor car, torn apart so I can restore my baby to the condition it was in prior to the accident in June of 2011. Its been a slow process thus far, but progress is being made.
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Originally Posted by Mumbles
Still working on getting the car in my sig, as well as a donor car, torn apart so I can restore my baby to the condition it was in prior to the accident in June of 2011. Its been a slow process thus far, but progress is being made.
Keep at it man, youll be glad you did.
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full ported heads new cam and intake and rear come to my shop in durham and check it out
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Get this 6 liter L76 built and in my 240Z before the spring weather hits!
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Probably take the tops out and drive to the gym, maybe cruise a bit. Supposed to be 71* today
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Depending on money...lowering springs and shocks/struts, timing twister and bottle heater for the nitrous, some 315's on 17 X 11's for the rear, then maybe some tweaking to the exhaust because my combo is retarded loud with no tone lol


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