Finally in an F-body
05-20-2013, 10:35 PM
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Talked to brad again. He said that my exhaust gasket just cumbled when heed took the header off, so that's most likely the cause of the exhaust leak.
Unfortunately he did say that the car probably over heated at some point. The water pump is newish and the gasket is old and the pump was installed incorrectly. So that's pretty terrifying but that's probably why the freeze plug is leaking. He is going to work this week to seeing if we can just replace the plug, but we are going to find and use a different head to be safe.
But on a good note. He said all of the internals look good and there shouldn't be any damage to the car. He hopes to have it mostly wrapped up this weekend if he can locate a new head.
Unfortunately he did say that the car probably over heated at some point. The water pump is newish and the gasket is old and the pump was installed incorrectly. So that's pretty terrifying but that's probably why the freeze plug is leaking. He is going to work this week to seeing if we can just replace the plug, but we are going to find and use a different head to be safe.
But on a good note. He said all of the internals look good and there shouldn't be any damage to the car. He hopes to have it mostly wrapped up this weekend if he can locate a new head.
06-09-2013, 07:13 PM
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Got her back this afternoon and she is running awesome. He actually replaced the PVC system on the car to clean up under hood and added these filter. Idles better since the hoses were rotten and leaking. More fun coming this summer!
06-09-2013, 08:29 PM
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quick thread jack.. whats that cable with the red end next to the throttle cable?
welcome to your new addiction. thats a clean pick up for under 8K. i paid 9K and was left with a mess...
but i too find myself a bit partial to the black ws6's. im a bit bias in most cases
welcome to your new addiction. thats a clean pick up for under 8K. i paid 9K and was left with a mess...
but i too find myself a bit partial to the black ws6's. im a bit bias in most cases
06-10-2013, 05:34 AM
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I believe that cable is for cruise control. My buddy's M6 has the same 2 cable setup but has traction control.
Oh and Jaded, I feel your pain. I paid 9k for mine and was left with over a 6k bill to replace old/damaged parts. **** just continues to pop up as of now and I'm ready to drive it into a ******* tree.
Oh and Jaded, I feel your pain. I paid 9k for mine and was left with over a 6k bill to replace old/damaged parts. **** just continues to pop up as of now and I'm ready to drive it into a ******* tree.
09-04-2013, 03:04 PM
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Absolutely beautiful day out. So I decided to go a cruise. Gave Lana a good wipe down, not a wash, and hit the road. Here are a few pics I took. Not sure why the camera on my phone made the pictures like this, but oh well.
Here are the other pictures I took
Here are the other pictures I took
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09-04-2013, 05:57 PM
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I don't want to be "that guy" but don't ever "give the car a wipe down". You will cause swirls and RIDs in the paint. If you want to clean it without hurting the paint, you have to wash it (properly).
Just trying to help a fellow Fbody guy out, I know I would want the same advice if I didn't know better.
09-04-2013, 06:19 PM
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Beautiful car.
I don't want to be "that guy" but don't ever "give the car a wipe down". You will cause swirls and RIDs in the paint. If you want to clean it without hurting the paint, you have to wash it (properly).
Just trying to help a fellow Fbody guy out, I know I would want the same advice if I didn't know better.
I don't want to be "that guy" but don't ever "give the car a wipe down". You will cause swirls and RIDs in the paint. If you want to clean it without hurting the paint, you have to wash it (properly).
Just trying to help a fellow Fbody guy out, I know I would want the same advice if I didn't know better.
09-05-2013, 09:19 PM
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Congrats on the car. I'm super jealous. In my area, that car would have easily ran for 10k + privately.
I wanted a Black one, but I couldn't pass up a good running LS1 for 4500. Even if it is " rebuilt ". ( long story ) Though I guess my green one is pretty unique.
Its getting painted black eventually anyway. Screw it.
I wanted a Black one, but I couldn't pass up a good running LS1 for 4500. Even if it is " rebuilt ". ( long story ) Though I guess my green one is pretty unique.
Its getting painted black eventually anyway. Screw it.
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09-06-2013, 10:37 PM
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You should not use detail spray on anything other than perfectly clean paint (really should only be used to get rid of water spots after a wash and dry). Again, if you want the car to be clean and not cause swirls, you have to hand wash it. That means car soap/shampoo, wash mit, foam gun, two bucket method, waffle weave drying towel or leaf blower to dry. No wipe downs (thats the worst, dust is extremely abrasive) even with the detail spay, thats not nearly enough to lube/catch the debris from scratching the paint.
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09-07-2013, 12:33 PM
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Congrats on the car. I'm super jealous. In my area, that car would have easily ran for 10k + privately.
I wanted a Black one, but I couldn't pass up a good running LS1 for 4500. Even if it is " rebuilt ". ( long story ) Though I guess my green one is pretty unique.
Its getting painted black eventually anyway. Screw it.
I wanted a Black one, but I couldn't pass up a good running LS1 for 4500. Even if it is " rebuilt ". ( long story ) Though I guess my green one is pretty unique.
Its getting painted black eventually anyway. Screw it.
And thats exactly why it has swirls.
You should not use detail spray on anything other than perfectly clean paint (really should only be used to get rid of water spots after a wash and dry). Again, if you want the car to be clean and not cause swirls, you have to hand wash it. That means car soap/shampoo, wash mit, foam gun, two bucket method, waffle weave drying towel or leaf blower to dry. No wipe downs (thats the worst, dust is extremely abrasive) even with the detail spay, thats not nearly enough to lube/catch the debris from scratching the paint.
check out:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-detailer.html
You should not use detail spray on anything other than perfectly clean paint (really should only be used to get rid of water spots after a wash and dry). Again, if you want the car to be clean and not cause swirls, you have to hand wash it. That means car soap/shampoo, wash mit, foam gun, two bucket method, waffle weave drying towel or leaf blower to dry. No wipe downs (thats the worst, dust is extremely abrasive) even with the detail spay, thats not nearly enough to lube/catch the debris from scratching the paint.
check out:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-detailer.html
