mkernz22

#271

so this is what i do when i get bored of not being able to buy anything for my car, but then i still buy something for my car because it was half off.



some of you think it is "rice" but i just do it because i love wiring stuff up and i enjoy it alot.
waiting until i get a gt4 bumper to do the front one, and it will look a lot better once the car is painted lol

still waiting to hear back from the colleges. my plan right now is to go to umass dartmouth for two years, and if I like it, i'll stay, but if i don't, i'll transfer to a different college.


*not doing the rhd drive swap. i just dont feel like jamming it into a week and change. still doing the manual swap for sure though!

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Feb 24, 2011 - 7:30 PM

jtmlb3k

#272

Looks good!

And UMass Dartmouth is a solid school. I hope it all works out!

Ted95

#273

are you planning on dorming at Umass?? bc im there all the time bc my gf lives there

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mkernz22

#274

if i get into umass dartmouth, then yes i do plan on dorming there haha


btw, some updates on my car. just hit 220k today on my way to providence. then put on another 100 miles after that lol
still running good, i believe i just need to get some new seals for the oil pan, and something else because it still drips a little, but not a bunch.
well see how it is after the tranny swap during my spring vacation

mkernz22

#275

so my PS wheel bearing is going. Every time I turn at slow speeds, I can hear a little clunking sound. sometimes when i take a turn (like going on the highway) i can feel it in the steering i'll get them replaced soon

4-eyed-freek

#276

play it safe and buy the hub assemby. trust me, i thought it was my wheel bearing but i took it all apart and it ended up being both. and i only had the bearing, it sucks!


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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Mar 1, 2011 - 10:41 PM)

>so my PS wheel bearing is going. Every time I turn at slow speeds, I can hear a little clunking sound. sometimes when i take a turn (like going on the highway) i can feel it in the steering i'll get them replaced soon

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mkernz22

#277

how much is it going to cost for the hub and the bearings?

mkernz22

#278

wait would it be my wheel bearing or ball joint? cause it only happens when i turn...
and it pulls to the right semi hard

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Mar 1, 2011 - 11:26 PM

mkernz22

#279

So some good news and some bad news.

Good news:
It's neither the wheel bearing or ball joint that is the problem.

Bad news:
The boot on my axle ripped and there's no grease left in it which explains the popping sound.

Other good news:
I have another auto axle, but it doesn't have the carrier bracket so I'll need to get it swapped from one to the other
Luckily I go to a trade school with a press so I can get it done for free

mkernz22

#280

I guess a bit of an update.
Not as much as I thought will going to be happening. My dad, being who he is, won't let me get a GT4 front end, though he said do what I want before I paint the car. It's just some BS. So just tranny swap in a few weeks, then I'll be making my own custom air vents/ grilles in the front bumper, and then getting her painted finally!

Oh, and I can't forget, the power folding mirror swap as well! and I think that should be it

richee3

#281

He said you can't get a GT4 front end, eh? There's a solution to that... SS-4 front end!

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mkernz22

#282

That was the idea that i threw at him lol
the gt4 bumper, crash bar, & etc was too much for right now lol
once I'm in college / out of college and on my own, that's when all the fun will start to happen haha

richee3

#283

I thought the same thing. My parents were the same way. Then I learned I could start compiling little parts that they'd never notice until finally they didn't care and let me do the big stuff. Just show them that you aren't messing the car up in any way whatsoever and that you're willing to work your a** off to buy the parts on your own without any help from them and eventually they'll let you.

Then my parents made me sell my car lol

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mkernz22

#284

i think the big reason behind it all is that he wants me to focus my money on college than on my car cause next year I'll be going to college. But what do I know? I'm still a kid and I wanna spend my money on my car before I get out into the real world haha

mkernz22

#285

well i traded my side skirts for Pipes' skirts, i thought they were trd's but they're actually 404's. I could care less though, I like the look a lot better than the ones I had.

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Mar 9, 2011 - 9:28 PM

mkernz22

#286

So I ordered a clutch yesterday. Cam (Ted95) recommended the F1 Racing Clutch Kit to me and that's what I got. $150 for the stage 2 version of it.

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Mar 12, 2011 - 8:31 AM

Ted95

#287

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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Mar 12, 2011 - 8:30 AM)

>So I ordered a clutch yesterday. Cam (Ted95) recommended the F1 Racing Clutch Kit to me and that's what I got. $150 for the stage 2 version of it.

Nicee you got it for your offer price?

Ya for what your doing right now, the F1 will be just fine. The one in my car works very well and I like it a lot (stage1) idk how much of a difference the stage 2 will be but for basically the same price its not that bad. Just remeber to resurface the flywheel lol.

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96stgreendemon

#288

Why would you buy a stage 2 clutch for a gt?

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mkernz22

#289

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QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Mar 13, 2011 - 9:09 PM)

>Why would you buy a stage 2 clutch for a gt?

cause a stock clutch and a stage 1 would wear out too fast for how i drive...lol

Ted95

#290

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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Mar 13, 2011 - 10:18 PM)

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QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Mar 13, 2011 - 9:09 PM)

>Why would you buy a stage 2 clutch for a gt?

cause a stock clutch and a stage 1 would wear out too fast for how i drive...lol

lol you havent driven a 5spd enough to say 'for how i drive' haha its all good mike.

what he meanss is, he doesnt think the stage1 clutch will last for the way he plans on driving it haha.

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mkernz22

#291

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QUOTE (Ted95 @ Mar 13, 2011 - 10:29 PM)

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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Mar 13, 2011 - 10:18 PM)

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QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Mar 13, 2011 - 9:09 PM)

>Why would you buy a stage 2 clutch for a gt?

cause a stock clutch and a stage 1 would wear out too fast for how i drive...lol

lol you havent driven a 5spd enough to say 'for how i drive' haha its all good mike.

what he meanss is, he doesnt think the stage1 clutch will last for the way he plans on driving it haha.

that's what i meant haha just could get the words out right

mak5603

#292

How will stage 1 not last for how you plan to drive it? Lol.

Just out of curiosity also, why learn to drive stick with stage 2 clutch over OEM? Definitely doesn't make it any easier.

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mkernz22

#293

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QUOTE (mak5603 @ Mar 13, 2011 - 11:29 PM)

>How will stage 1 not last for how you plan to drive it? Lol.

Just out of curiosity also, why learn to drive stick with stage 2 clutch over OEM? Definitely doesn't make it any easier.

With the blue parts car I have, I learned how to drive with the OEM clutch. It was only a few days, but I got use to it easily.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, I'm hanging out with Cam (ted95) and I'm going to get a feel for the stage 1 clutch (probably a couple of hours).
Don't worry about why I need a stage 2 haha

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Mar 14, 2011 - 7:42 AM

richee3

#294

Stage 2 clutch? Better start working your left leg out. It's massive overkill for a stock GT. A stage 1 would last just as long and be much smoother for everyday driving, but at least you'll finally have the right transmission

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mak5603

#295

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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Mar 14, 2011 - 5:03 AM)

>Don't worry about why I need a stage 2 haha

Lol ok...gotta have a super stiff clutch to hold all 130 of those Japanese thoroughbreds power I guess.

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96stgreendemon

#296

Yeah, your going to burn out a stage 2 clutch alot faster than a normal clutch, high stage clutches are designed to just grab, not slip, your going to have some fun there

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mkernz22

#297

Wow, I didn't know 2 was pretty high up in the numbers since it's right after 1. Ted95 has the stage1 version of the clutch I bought and he says it's feels almost like the stock clutch. I'm going to take his car for a little spin today and see how the stage1 feels. I doubt the stage2 from the company I bought it from is going to be that bad, if the stage1 feels almost like the stock one. Least I wasn't a dumbass and didn't go with a stage4, now that would be overkill.

mak5603

#298

I agree that stage 1 isn't much different from oem, and stage 2 isn't super stiff or anything I just feel like perfecting stage 2 without ever perfecting oem will be kind of hard. The first time I ever tried a stage 2 clutch I stalled it, I'm not going to lie. And that was when I was like 17 and had been driving stick for 2+ years. Just how much different it was from oem caught me off guard, obviously I could drive it after because like I said I had been doing it a couple years already but even then it was still kind of difficult at the time. Obviously now I am used to stiffer clutches, but im just saying it took a lot of practice to get there.. Just remember, daily driving a stick is way different then being able to launch and drive up the road and back.

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mkernz22

#299

Yeahh I can understand exactly what you mean. The thing is is that the OEM clutch kit is probably about the same as what I got this stage2 clutch kit for ($150) and yes it might not be as easy to learn on, but I'm the kind of guy that is up for a challenge lol
Once it does burn out, I'll upgrade to a better well-known brand clutch. anddd yeahh about that whole launching part lol i go to this place with some friends every weekend, but i'll just leave it at that haha

trdproven

#300

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QUOTE (richee3 @ Mar 15, 2011 - 7:25 AM)

>Stage 2 clutch? Better start working your left leg out. It's massive overkill for a stock GT. A stage 1 would last just as long and be much smoother for everyday driving, but at least you'll finally have the right transmission

my stage one competition clutch is hell, my leg feels like its gonna fall off after a bit of traffic driving.

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