what did you do to your firebird today?
01-26-2014, 06:38 PM
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Did the fog lights last weekend (skipped the halo's for now) and it finally got warm enough (about 50) to climb under there and change the oil (it was freezing all last weekend and didn't get much above it yesterday).
also used the detachable motor from my dad's RIGID shop-vac as a leaf blower (it's actually designed to work that way, the motors exhaust is round and sized so the attachments fit it) and cleared several inches of leaves between the front door and the cars.
also used the detachable motor from my dad's RIGID shop-vac as a leaf blower (it's actually designed to work that way, the motors exhaust is round and sized so the attachments fit it) and cleared several inches of leaves between the front door and the cars.
01-29-2014, 10:07 PM
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I finally got mine fired up and running after lq4 swap sounded good oil pressure is great.had to go back in her i missed the two oring part of pan gasket stuck to old engine and i missed it. And i scrubbed the pan down and still missed it.algood 43 @ idle and no bouncing needle at temp.while gearbox is still out i might as well go through it.whats afew more bucks and how hard can it be right.lol and then paint time.then im calling it done for now.i got this itch 6.2 6 speed in my wifes 06 mustang 6 bang she been bitching its under powered and i cant see building the 5.4 i got when its so cheap to build power with a lsx 500hp 2000ish
01-30-2014, 02:09 PM
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Just got my set of convertible covers today 
Now just need to order a new quick connect fitting for my fuel line to my ss lines since the plastic press on OE style one wont stay on.
Now just need to order a new quick connect fitting for my fuel line to my ss lines since the plastic press on OE style one wont stay on. 
01-31-2014, 01:10 PM
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Yeah, it is nothing, till you factor in a couple things, like:
1. No one around here owns "snow tires", because at most we get a snow like this once a year and it only lasts a few days.
2. The DOT took a FULL DAY after it finished snowing just to clear one lane each way of the interstate (several other MAJOR roads where simply closed) that runs thru town and another day to work on roads within the city limits and just not even try on anything rural at all.
still lots of my drive to work is covered in sheets of ICE because these sections of road never see sunlight and living in the mountains with ICE and snow is A LOT different then living in a "flat" city, around here there are times when you have NO CHOICE but to be braking while going downhill on a sheet of ICE.
Needless to say my car is staying parked till it clears enough to climb my driveway.
1. No one around here owns "snow tires", because at most we get a snow like this once a year and it only lasts a few days.
2. The DOT took a FULL DAY after it finished snowing just to clear one lane each way of the interstate (several other MAJOR roads where simply closed) that runs thru town and another day to work on roads within the city limits and just not even try on anything rural at all.
still lots of my drive to work is covered in sheets of ICE because these sections of road never see sunlight and living in the mountains with ICE and snow is A LOT different then living in a "flat" city, around here there are times when you have NO CHOICE but to be braking while going downhill on a sheet of ICE.
Needless to say my car is staying parked till it clears enough to climb my driveway.
02-02-2014, 12:38 AM
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Worked on the driveline swap some more today. Cut the hole for the shifter in the trans tunnel, removed the CAGS solenoid and plugged the hole, put in a new slave cylinder and tick speed bleeder, installed the M6 pedals and bolted up the T56.
http://www.red2kta.com/2014/02/02/dr...rogress-day-4/
http://www.red2kta.com/2014/02/02/dr...rogress-day-4/
02-02-2014, 09:15 PM
#1736
Didn't feel like crawling around on the cold garage floor today and the storms making it a dreary day so I stayed inside and did some work on the gauge pod wiring.
http://www.red2kta.com/2014/02/02/gauge-pod-re-wire/
Turned this:
Into this:
http://www.red2kta.com/2014/02/02/gauge-pod-re-wire/
Turned this:
Into this:
02-04-2014, 08:03 PM
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Drove my T/A for the first time in almost 2 weeks today, after getting caught in some snow last time I drove it! Induction noise and the power is a little bit better, with the SLP lid now on it!
02-08-2014, 10:07 PM
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last week I finally bit the bullet and ordered my Strange S60 rearend along with a new drive shaft. Today I went ahead and ordered some Bilstein shocks.