[QUOTE=GameDev;51194126]i'm inching closer to the bad decision of s52 swapping my 1990 e30 325i
found a source with trans for 1 grand which is stupid cheap[/QUOTE]
S50/S54 or bust. Can't fake it with an S52 :v:
[editline]12th October 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51193733][t]Http://I.imgur.com/QUgtFrU.jpg[/t]
[t]http://I.imgur.com/LzdmOE3.jpg[/t]
This is before we moved in, it's much more cramped now because there's a full-sized bed in the mattress space next to the dining table, there's about 6 inches between the edge of the mattress and the dining seats. Also the space under the table is full of computers.
[editline]12th October 2016[/editline]
Also I'm replacing the alt and ps belts because they both squeal like nobody's business and there's no idler so I have to remove both the ps pump and alternator. Ugh. 40 year old rusted on bolts are no fun, even with Blaster.[/QUOTE]
Sweet, that's pretty spacey. I'd imagine that if you replaced that carpet (which is pretty cheap to do) and get a fresh lick of paint on some of the cabinet's you'd have a completely new (and new smelling) interior.
replace carpet with cheap "hardwood" of your choice.
Best
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51193733][t]Http://I.imgur.com/QUgtFrU.jpg[/t]
[t]http://I.imgur.com/LzdmOE3.jpg[/t]
This is before we moved in, it's much more cramped now because there's a full-sized bed in the mattress space next to the dining table, there's about 6 inches between the edge of the mattress and the dining seats. Also the space under the table is full of computers.
[editline]12th October 2016[/editline]
Also I'm replacing the alt and ps belts because they both squeal like nobody's business and there's no idler so I have to remove both the ps pump and alternator. Ugh. 40 year old rusted on bolts are no fun, even with Blaster.[/QUOTE]
Can you do a serpentine belt conversion? It'll make future repairs much easier.
I am fed up with this car. Running out of ideas on what could be wrong with it. Probably going to check the serpentine belt pulleys, maybe replace the crankshaft sensor, and if those don't fix it I'm selling it. Should break even if not profit a bit
[QUOTE=viper shtf;51195304]Can you do a serpentine belt conversion? It'll make future repairs much easier.[/QUOTE]
You could cobble one together, but for the most part, he would have to convert over to a ribbed belt and then cobble up a conversion.
Most people just need to grow the balls and stick belts on with a screwdriver while the vehicle is running.
[QUOTE=Timezbrick;51193506]Care to explain?
20, which is the lowest too[/QUOTE]
The size of your wheels and tires over the stock wheels and tires will always effect the readout of the speedometer. If they're not stock, you'll see a difference at all speeds. For example, my first Miata came stock with 15x7 195x50, which I swapped out for 15x8 205x15. The speedo was off by maybe 6 MPH at all times. There's lots of calculators for this too:
[url]https://tiresize.com/speedometer-calibration/[/url]
[QUOTE=TireSize]Your speedometer is reading how many revolutions your tires are making not how fast they are spinning. When you go to bigger tires the circumference of the tires is larger, meaning the distance around the tire is longer. Thus, with each revolution you are traveling further than before. Therefore your actual speed is higher than your speedometer reads. Or lower if you have gone with a smaller tire then stock.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Glitch360;51195347]I am fed up with this car. Running out of ideas on what could be wrong with it. Probably going to check the serpentine belt pulleys, maybe replace the crankshaft sensor, and if those don't fix it I'm selling it. Should break even if not profit a bit[/QUOTE]
your doing better than be if your even breaking ANYTHING close to even
Audi was a 9k loss, Rabbit was a 600$ loss, Beetle was a 300$ loss and the merc was a 800$ loss.
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
damn you athema my edit button dosent work and you had to fuck up my merge.
[b]eclipse[/b]
Your fucked.
my m6 was a 40k loss if it makes you feel any better
I'm assuming this is the right thread so here it goes:
I'm looking in buying a new car as I have currently have an '01 Chevy Malibu. Currently I have my eyes set on a 2015 Nissan Altima, a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, and a 2016 Chevy Cruze (all very decently priced and close to each other). What I'm essentially wondering is what would be the best choice out of the three.
Car wise, the Altima's transmission is a CVT which I've heard are kind of unreliable and expensive to replace if/when it goes bad. For the Cruze the stop/start engine feature I've heard is kind of annoying. Finally I haven't heard much about the Sonata, so that seems to me like best option. Of course I am going to test drive all three, so don't worry about that.
my mom had a 2015 Sonata, it was a pretty nice car, she didn't have any problems with it. Hyundai is on the ball these days as far as I'm concerned.
[QUOTE=Frosty701;51195835]I'm assuming this is the right thread so here it goes:
I'm looking in buying a new car as I have currently have an '01 Chevy Malibu. Currently I have my eyes set on a 2015 Nissan Altima, a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, and a 2016 Chevy Cruze (all very decently priced and close to each other). What I'm essentially wondering is what would be the best choice out of the three.
Car wise, the Altima's transmission is a CVT which I've heard are kind of unreliable and expensive to replace if/when it goes bad. For the Cruze the stop/start engine feature I've heard is kind of annoying. Finally I haven't heard much about the Sonata, so that seems to me like best option. Of course I am going to test drive all three, so don't worry about that.[/QUOTE]
I would't worry about it.
Just find one you like, one you will enjoy and just go with it.
If you pampper the shit out of a new car they could last you years on years. A CVT is gonan have the same failure rate of a automatic trans when poorly maintained anyway. Dosent matter what you pick.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;51196011]my mom had a 2015 Sonata, it was a pretty nice car, she didn't have any problems with it. Hyundai is on the ball these days as far as I'm concerned.[/QUOTE]
Yeah my mom has a 2012 Sonata and I've got a 2013 Elantra. Great cars for the money, if a bit boring to drive.
my car is pulling to the right all of a sudden. i think it happened when i dropped off the curb on my way out of my drive way.
its like when the wheels turn the steering wheel bumps to the right and if i dont hold the steering wheel it has a heavy drift to the right.
[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;51196030]my car is pulling to the right all of a sudden. i think it happened when i dropped off the curb on my way out of my drive way.
its like when the wheels turn the steering wheel bumps to the right and if i dont hold the steering wheel it has a heavy drift to the right.[/QUOTE]
Probably bumped your alignment off. Check your tie rods for damage. Otherwise just bring it into the shop for an alignment and see what they say.
Man out of those 3 cars listed the only one I would consider would be the Sonata. But that's just all down to opinions, I find the new Cruze hideous (old one, too, I suppose) and all of Nissan's new cars have "over done" syndrome going on with their styling. At least it's not as bad as the 2016 Altima, though.
That's not to say I love the Sonata. I actually find the '14 and older a little less, bleh. But the '15 should have CarPlay built in with the right package, and that I can dig.
I played with the carpet in the Celica a little today and then moved on to patching a couple little rot holes that are behind the fenders. Hoping to start undercoating it in a day or two. There was also a fair amount of grinding on the underside to knock any little rusty flakes off.. and that led to grinding on the bits of the car I knew had some bondo underneath, and who would've guessed it's a freaking bondo bucket practically. I'm trying to figure out just what happened, because on the passenger side there's bondo on the door, fender, infront of the rear wheel, and even behind the rear wheel, PLUS one of the 4-link bars is bent, too. And some of the areas with filler have like up to 1/4" worth on there, too. What did they do?!
Sweet rear arm I need to replace.
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Little metal plate to stick in place of some rusties.
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Delicious carpet.
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New masters in doin that thing.
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[QUOTE=DPKiller;51195529]your doing better than be if your even breaking ANYTHING close to even
Audi was a 9k loss, Rabbit was a 600$ loss, Beetle was a 300$ loss and the merc was a 800$ loss.
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
damn you athema my edit button dosent work and you had to fuck up my merge.
[b]eclipse[/b]
Your fucked.[/QUOTE]I guess. For the price I got it for though, I should've made a good chunk of profit. Didn't think that I'd be dumping money into it just to get it to run :v:
[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;51196030]my car is pulling to the right all of a sudden. i think it happened when i dropped off the curb on my way out of my drive way.
its like when the wheels turn the steering wheel bumps to the right and if i dont hold the steering wheel it has a heavy drift to the right.[/QUOTE]
You probably need new tie rods and an alignment
Dang just got rego, guess ill be spending my next pay on fixing my car
[QUOTE=Frosty701;51195835]I'm assuming this is the right thread so here it goes:
I'm looking in buying a new car as I have currently have an '01 Chevy Malibu. Currently I have my eyes set on a 2015 Nissan Altima, a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, and a 2016 Chevy Cruze (all very decently priced and close to each other). What I'm essentially wondering is what would be the best choice out of the three.
Car wise, the Altima's transmission is a CVT which I've heard are kind of unreliable and expensive to replace if/when it goes bad. For the Cruze the stop/start engine feature I've heard is kind of annoying. Finally I haven't heard much about the Sonata, so that seems to me like best option. Of course I am going to test drive all three, so don't worry about that.[/QUOTE]
I'm currently sitting in a rental Altima after getting off work just before 1am. I really like it, it's comfortable and still gets great gas mileage when I drive it like the rental car it is. Decent stereo, back up camera, keyless ignition and entry.
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
The cvt in the Altima is programmed to act like a regular automatic, so it pretends to shift
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
It does have a "sport" mode too :v:
Propane system is on board in the RV. Currently has a quarter tank of the stuff and no smells or leaks detected. I'm not parked level so I won't try the fridge, but propane comes out of the stove with no issues it seems. Though it seems the igniters aren't working. Is there just no igniter on an RV stovetop?
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51198646]Propane system is on board in the RV. Currently has a quarter tank of the stuff and no smells or leaks detected. I'm not parked level so I won't try the fridge, but propane comes out of the stove with no issues it seems. Though it seems the igniters aren't working. Is there just no igniter on an RV stovetop?[/QUOTE]
a lot of older stoves didn't have igniters. kitchen matches are a dollar a box
[QUOTE=butre;51198751]a lot of older stoves didn't have igniters. kitchen matches are a dollar a box[/QUOTE]
Or a 'swan neck' lighter.
[t]http://s9.postimg.org/vga00cnan/Bernzomatic_LTR300_Lighter_01.png[/t]
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51198646]Propane system is on board in the RV. Currently has a quarter tank of the stuff and no smells or leaks detected. I'm not parked level so I won't try the fridge, but propane comes out of the stove with no issues it seems. Though it seems the igniters aren't working. Is there just no igniter on an RV stovetop?[/QUOTE]
Make sure your pilot light on the refrigirator and oven aint trying to chooch.
Yes stove tops dont normaly have pilots.
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Van-man;51198787]Or a 'swan neck' lighter.
[t]http://s9.postimg.org/vga00cnan/Bernzomatic_LTR300_Lighter_01.png[/t][/QUOTE]
nah mate.
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[QUOTE=DPKiller;51199168]Make sure your pilot light on the refrigirator and oven aint trying to chooch.
Yes stove tops dont normaly have pilots.
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
nah mate.
[t]http://www.selections.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/485x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/G/F/GFA593.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Fridge has electronic ignition, doesn't that mean no pilot? Oven is currently set to pilots off, however I noticed the oven has no back??? Does that mean it's not safe or what? Will post pic of what I mean later when I'm in the RV again. Also the furnace seems to not work. Turning on the thermostat doesn't activate any blower, let alone any spark or gas flow. Busted thermostat? Also the thermostat boasts "solid state ignition". No pilot light?
[editline]13th October 2016[/editline]
And my hands will NOT stop stinking of propane, it's really pissing me off.
Post pics of the furnace. I dont have much experience with blower types but the one in my old popup camper needed you to manually light the pilot light first.
[QUOTE=Birdman101;51199532]Post pics of the furnace. I dont have much experience with blower types but the one in my old popup camper needed you to manually light the pilot light first.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://i.imgur.com/eKqzpFG.jpg[/url]
Best I can do of the inside of the furnace box.
Kinda a moot point as I have no blower motor activation, so there's any number of possibilities.
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51199554][url]http://i.imgur.com/eKqzpFG.jpg[/url]
Best I can do of the inside of the furnace box.
Kinda a moot point as I have no blower motor activation, so there's any number of possibilities.[/QUOTE]
Magic
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