What did you do to your "other" car (aka musclecar) today

[SnakeEyeSS]

As there is a chunk missing from the steering wheel rim, I am filling it in, slowly, by layering Gorilla Wood Glue in the cracks/chunk. It's sandable and paintable. I'll just sand it smooth, and then I'll put on the leather wheel cover(without filling there would be a dent in it). I found a leather wheel cover that looks a lot like a wheel skin on eBay for $28, less than half price.

 

I would just get a wheel but mine doesn't have radio controls, and everyone I have found is a wheel for controls, without the controls. And since I would have to rewire the column internally to get the controls to work, or even just buy controls so there isn't a hole in the wheel, Your looking at least at being forced to buy the controls you can't use, or a complicated rewiring project. NO THANKS!

 

Edit:

Crap, just found POR15 epoxy putty. Same concept but easier. Oh well, I should be done well before it would get here.

Edited May 13, 2016 by SnakeEyes

[Jsdirt]

What a ride! That 690 RWHP Camaro ride was like being at an amusement park, lol! I felt G-forces I never thought possible on the street. Absolutely insane. The supercharger is impressive, no doubt, but what was really impressive was the tires! I can't believe the abuse these took without totally breaking traction. We went through an offramp at 65 MPH! My brain was telling me we should have been in the woods - was a strange feeling,lol!

 

You always feel like a rock star in that thing. Everyone staring, people giving thumbs-up and yelling, "Sweet car man!" constantly. What an experience! GM got that car right, that's for sure. It's a convertible, and there wasn't a single squeak or rattle in the interior, over these minefields we call roads up here in MA.

Wow is all I could say, lol!

 

http://vid297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/jjs05polaris/Forum%20pics/0512161943_zps4uxajlfr.mp4

 

 

 

[Jsdirt]

Guess this confirms the rear main? (I AM asking)

Okay guys I cleaned it all up underneath(not super clean but removed all the freshish oil, the super old stuff will need a chisel) and it looked like this:

 

 

Then....

A few minutes later:

 

Yeah I'd have to say that's a rear main, as long as it's not running down the side of the block from either the valve cover or head gasket - that happens too, and can look like a rear main leak.

[RyanbabZ71]

What a ride! That 690 RWHP Camaro ride was like being at an amusement park, lol! I felt G-forces I never thought possible on the street. Absolutely insane. The supercharger is impressive, no doubt, but what was really impressive was the tires! I can't believe the abuse these took without totally breaking traction. We went through an offramp at 65 MPH! My brain was telling me we should have been in the woods - was a strange feeling,lol!

 

You always feel like a rock star in that thing. Everyone staring, people giving thumbs-up and yelling, "Sweet car man!" constantly. What an experience! GM got that car right, that's for sure. It's a convertible, and there wasn't a single squeak or rattle in the interior, over these minefields we call roads up here in MA.

Wow is all I could say, lol!

 

http://vid297.photobucket.com/albums/mm215/jjs05polaris/Forum%20pics/0512161943_zps4uxajlfr.mp4

 

 

 

Very nice

 

Sad here

 

https://instagram.com/p/BFUcsOcEJO9/

[Jsdirt]

Holy crapper! At least it happened there, and not out on America's highways. Geeze Louise!

 

Batting a thousand at today's GM ...

Edited May 13, 2016 by Jsdirt

[SnakeEyeSS]

There, that looks better.

 

[SnakeEyeSS]

So, am I stupid for picking this project? As I posted the new stuff list, the engine and trans is really the only wear items not replaced in the last 15k miles, still wondering if I overpaid. For 1.5k more I could have bought an all original (except for new leather) 02 TA, but, with a low Mile car all the parts are 16 years old...

 

I think I hit close to a sweet spot for a mod project, a lot was done already, car was still relatively inexpensive, but still some life left to enjoy it without worry for a while.

Edited May 13, 2016 by SnakeEyes

[Jsdirt]

It's all what you want - if you like it, that's all that matters, whether it was a wise investment or not. That's what I always tell myself, anyway.

 

With all that's been done to it, I think you did pretty good. Motor and trans are always good to "personalize" anyway.

[Jsdirt]

Very nice

 

Sad here

 

https://instagram.com/p/BFUcsOcEJO9/

 

That was fast - already taken down. Money flows quickly at GM when they want it to, I guess ...

[SnakeEyeSS]

Need to start picking up pennies on the sidewalk.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet-Performance/809/19301360/10002/-1

 

Add $250 for the Lingenfelter translator to let it talk to the 4th gen computer.

 

 

Yeah, it's chump change compared to what I lost on my last toy after the put-put-Poof episode(seriously, the guy before me owned it for a few months and that much damage was done by him?!?!?!), but that's why I need to pick up pennies on the side walk, I'm still reeling mentally from that.

Edited May 14, 2016 by SnakeEyes

[RyanbabZ71]

May 22nd (pending no damn rain) I will be back on the track at IMS

[SnakeEyeSS]

This was news to me.

 

http://ls1tech.com/forums/general-lsx-automobile-discussion/1598257-ls1-actual-rear-wheel-horsepower.html

 

That's why the LS2 and LS3 had such a huge jump when they started advertising SAE numbers, they stopped using their own vastly underated numbers.

[Daryl LBZ]

This was news to me.

 

http://ls1tech.com/forums/general-lsx-automobile-discussion/1598257-ls1-actual-rear-wheel-horsepower.html

 

That's why the LS2 and LS3 had such a huge jump when they started advertising SAE numbers, they stopped using their own vastly underated numbers.

Yep, I remember reading about this when I had my 94 LT1 Z28. Supposedly it was the same way.

[SnakeEyeSS]

Well, my wife had a lesson on driving a manual today. Went well until I missed a part on eBay because I was teaching her during the last few minutes of it.

 

 

Also got a new front plate(car already had a plate holder on, and don't feel like dropping $250 for the carbon fiber "grille"). Pics later, looks great and was only $30.

Edited May 15, 2016 by SnakeEyes

[RyanbabZ71]

Cars and coffee at IMS

 

Awesome morning tons of cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan