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Street credibility; Built not bought
Topic Started: Sep 24 2013, 06:37 PM (56,812 Views)
ZXTjato
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So last night arctic fox and I were out metro racing in the canyon and around the street by my place. We get back to his house and he said dude feel how loose my door is, I go to open the door an the handle snapped off.....I was like really? How gay is your car. So I fixed it for him and it works better now than ever.
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Here is a close up of my :rocker fix
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I am the one on the left.

close up of that fix- I can't quite tell what that red thing is- :)

nevermind- you beat me to it. :type
Edited by econoboxer, Oct 11 2013, 11:49 AM.
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The only thing that can possibly top that door handle is a shop rag for a gas cap. Molotov Metro . . . :bananaburn :lol
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For all you haters .
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From the Oil Filter Study page:

Wix

These filters are manufactured by the Dana corporation, who also manufacturesall of the Wix clones. These include NAPA and many OEM filters.

This filter has metal cartridge end caps, but has a separate bypassvalve that rests against the bottom end cap, like the AC Delco. Irefer to this as a two-piece filter cartridge. Like the Champion,it uses an anti-drainback valve that doubles as the bypass valve-to-backplateseal. Instead of the leaf-spring-type spacer that most filters use,these use a stiff coil spring at the top of the cartridge. Like thePurolator, the filter element paper media is stronger than the Championmedia. The only drawback to this design is that the bypass valveseats metal-to-metal against the bottom cartridge end plate. Thiscould allow dirty oil to seep from the dirty side to the clean side ofthe filter, bypassing the element. The design will not allow oilto seep back into the pan, though.

The telltale signs for a Wix are: 6 large holes for the oil inlet withonly the black anti-drainback valve to be seen through them. Thereare 6 "notches" that hold the gasket in place. Through the centeroutlet hole, you can see the bypass valve spring. Usually the backplatemetal is shiny.

This filter features a good surface area, but a lot of shallower pleats. This makes it similar to the Purolator's pleats.

Plus they come from NAPA which I boycott because of their bankers hours they run because they have the gov't contract and don't care about the average Joe.





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You should all be jealous of my sexy red handle >.> just saying
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Today I am going to put the GT twin cam alternator in because I think it's 55 amp and stock one is 50 amp, so we shall see if it helps any.
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Also I adjusted my steering rods -2 turns because the fronts of the wheels were tipped towards each other so I -2 turns of the rods and that brought them straighter I hope. I can not see the tilt but I know it's tere I can feel the slight slight slight drag on the front wheels. If this feels worse ill +2 turns back to and then try +2 more and see if that's better, if there was only a way to fix the wheel angle now.
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The swift has a 4 rib geo has a 3 rib, no bother to change pulleys.
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Hope it's an improvement. Should just do a full engine swap. Just sayin'.




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Don't be a "Richard"

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Oct 11 2013, 11:47 AM
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Here is a close up of my :rocker fix
This belongs on the "Wall of Shame" :smackface

Ingenious yes!! :thumb

Wall of Shame material, Absolutely!! LOL :thumb
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If this feels worse ill +2 turns back to and then try +2 more and see if that's better, if there was only a way to fix the wheel angle now.

Things you need....................

Turbine Tech Under Frame Brace
Camber Bolts
a Real Alignment

Worth the investment. ^o) You won't be disappointed. :thumb
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Stopped by the auto store today and got my warranty on my stupid axels, they been leaking ever since I put them in. So Thursday I should expect a call and I'll pick them up.
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