what did you do to your firebird today?
08-17-2011, 10:44 PM
#642
Seafoamed it and took it for a small cruise. Haven't been driving it much, stopped putting miles on it and am driving my S-10 instead. Even with 3:73 rear gears, the damn truck is so slow... V8 swap in the future for that one.
08-19-2011, 01:57 PM
#645
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yesterday i went in for a check on my AC system and ended up spending $1187 on general repairs 
the compressor had started spewing R134 all over and i had added some not knowing this which made the AC work again but it was losing pressure pretty quick again. It kind of sucks because i had the AC system overhauled in 2006.
so because the R134 sprayed all over the belt, it needed replaced, i had them do that, and they noticed i had a tensioner going bad so i got that changed, they didn't charge me labor on the belt or the tensioner since the belt had to come off for the AC anyway and it didn't take them long to change the pulley, they also noticed my master cylinder was leaking pretty bad so i had them change that too, and since i think its been a few years since my last fuel filter change i had them change that too.
so for $1187 i got
new AC system (again, although this time they didn't need to change the condenser in front of the radiator)
new master cylinder
new fuel filter
new belt and tensioner.
the parts were ~ $800 and the labor was the rest of it.
i got a lot of compliments from a few of the guys at the shop on my car. they were looking underneath it and were shocked when they saw the mileage. they said you just don't see clean LT1 cars anymore. one of the guys actually had a 95 formula back in the day.
the compressor had started spewing R134 all over and i had added some not knowing this which made the AC work again but it was losing pressure pretty quick again. It kind of sucks because i had the AC system overhauled in 2006.
so because the R134 sprayed all over the belt, it needed replaced, i had them do that, and they noticed i had a tensioner going bad so i got that changed, they didn't charge me labor on the belt or the tensioner since the belt had to come off for the AC anyway and it didn't take them long to change the pulley, they also noticed my master cylinder was leaking pretty bad so i had them change that too, and since i think its been a few years since my last fuel filter change i had them change that too.
so for $1187 i got
new AC system (again, although this time they didn't need to change the condenser in front of the radiator)
new master cylinder
new fuel filter
new belt and tensioner.
the parts were ~ $800 and the labor was the rest of it.
i got a lot of compliments from a few of the guys at the shop on my car. they were looking underneath it and were shocked when they saw the mileage. they said you just don't see clean LT1 cars anymore. one of the guys actually had a 95 formula back in the day.
Last edited by 1995blacktattop; 08-19-2011 at 02:03 PM.
08-22-2011, 08:05 AM
#648
Replaced the plugs and wires on the V6. Idles smooth like it's brand new now! 
I just meant to pull the plugs to inspect and clean em but two of the wires were broke in the process. So if I'm replacing wires, might as well do the plugs! 160k+ miles and I just now swapped out the factory plugs and wires. If that's not a testament to the durability of our cars, iDK what is! Oh, and none of the old plugs was fouled even! No black carbon build up, just a little white.
I just meant to pull the plugs to inspect and clean em but two of the wires were broke in the process. So if I'm replacing wires, might as well do the plugs! 160k+ miles and I just now swapped out the factory plugs and wires. If that's not a testament to the durability of our cars, iDK what is! Oh, and none of the old plugs was fouled even! No black carbon build up, just a little white. 
08-24-2011, 02:21 AM
#652
95blackta,teach your self man, the only reason i say this is because mods cost alot of money,then add the cost of labor on top of that ,adds up to about twice the amount. and honest most of the stuff you can learn on tech an its pretty easy to follow, just remember to take your time and double check things. trust me im pretty retarded when it comes to cars ,but information,lots of questions,and over the past 2 years of having my car i have taught myself alot.
08-24-2011, 02:25 AM
#653
just think , i know you could have gotten those parts cheaper, most shops tax on parts , and do labor cheaper ,makes it seem like there helping you out. at least thats how it is around here, save 150 on parts,300 on labor ,that is 450 ,more in your pocket
