Well it has been sometime since I've updated this. Not a whole lot to report since I'm still broke, cold, jobless, and lazy. Fuckall right? Anyways. Like I said, not a whole lot done. Pretty much whatever I could do for under 10 bucks.
The bad:
-Motor has a slightly louder soft "Cluck" noise. Not quite a clunk, and not quite a knock, only really at idle. Still haven't got around to doing a compression test on the motor yet .
As it stands I'm still debating between going for Dupercharger or spending the money on doing a rebuild, because mannnnnn I don't know. I just feel like this motor is sluggish.
-Next, the Pass rear shock has completely Hari Kari'd on me, the other are at about 15% and degrading. So now I have a verrrrrryyyy loose and Cadillac-esqe ride.
-I BELIEVE that my lower rear control arm has shite bushings thusly giving the rear end varying camber when it bounces over bumps, wish is normally not a concern unless I'm cornering. However coupled with the over springy suspension, when I corner and hit some small bumps with the weight transferring to the outside the rear end gets all 10 screw kinds of squirrelly. I have even had the ass kick out on me on a tighter 30mph corner.
So yeah... The suspension is my biggest concern for right now.
-Finally my last current issue, and this is a small one, is my notchy, stiff, gears. I still have a 4th gear scratch, which for the time is very small because it only does it above 3k and only when you shift fast. It's very stiff and resistant when the temp is below 40 degrees, which is rather troublesome to me. My plan? $150 trans fluid change. 5qts of Mobil 1 75w-90 for anywhere from 2-4 weeks to facilitate cleaning and then 5 qts of Royal Purple.
So enough of my gripping. What have I done with the car? Oh not much. Finally Panda'd the headlights, tried and failed to do my side corners and plastidipped my rims for the winter.
AND HERES SOME PHOTOS!
My fail attempt at painting side corners
So what had happened was that I had used Silicone Gasket Adhesive to reattach the lens back on, and well...I guess it needs more than 6 hours cure time because at 60 on I-95 it flew the screw off.
My panda eyes
Nooooo badges! YUM!
Sooooo that's all to report for now. Stay tuned...I guess...I don't really care either way