Even if i'm in california, where it's currently 50 something degrees, my offseason started a while ago since my car's been out of top running shape for a while. So while i'm not freezing in my garage, i'm sure someone out there is.

On the slate:
Replace all 4 upper control arms with newer used OE units (crunchy balljoints galore)
Fluid flushes of all kinds
Valve adj
Figure out why my code 9 won't go away
Fix my leaking brake fitting

The last 2 are getting on my nerves, since CEL's always suck, and so does brake fluid leaking all over. It's a fairly slow leak, but it's there, and in related news, the flare end fitting from the pipe is stripped to all hell, in spite of the 10mm flare wrench, and thanks to the wonderful fitment of russell SS lines. I suppose a trip to a plumbing supply store (if i ever find one that isn't a tiny mom and pops operation) should yield a fitting with the same thread, pitch, and length as the OE honda fitting, but i'm a little nervous about double flaring the pipe myself with my (un)trusty HF flaring kit. My other alternative is to buy a whole new brake pipe, and replace the one i've got in there.

The CEL is especially curious, since i've recently changed the distributor to fix the problem, which is a CYP sensor code. Didn't change anything. Metered the contacts on the dist. wiring, and it checks out. I suppose the only thing left in the chain is the ECU. Got a spare P5M in the mail, and hopefully it remedies the situation since i hate staring at that yellow light.

anyone have any tips to make life a little easier? as much as i love hanging out in my garage, it's also the smallest garage on earth, and tends to drive me nuts when i spend TOO much time in it.

bah, it's the offseason. and i'm missing out on redline's fundays and the upcoming speedventures trackday @ calispeedway, day before the JGTC race. not like i could afford it anyway, being the holidays...

 

Freezing in LA..... cover up your skirt

 

Engine
hubs
tie rod ends
trans and diff oil
rear calipers
install spec suspension
nut and bolt everything


ps- in my driveway. Garages are for sissies! (only because I dont have one....)
..ugh....


Modified by elgorey at 10:53 AM 12/7/2004

 

- sell ITR
- buy something cheap

RJ - half joking

 

50F?
wtf?

25F/30F = time for garge work.
propane space heaters =


ITR:
-pull tranny replace bearings
-inspect/rebuild CV shafts (outters)
-put the car closer to stock

TI:
-install new motor mount (pass side)
-oil and filter flush
-new rear crank seal
-stop rust on the rear pass. floor board
-if I am feeling froggy... install new input shaft bearing

 

1. Drop car off at P1 while eating and looking at cool stuff.

2. Pick car up at P1 while eating and looking at cool stuff.

 

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50 degrees and freezing don't belong in the same sentence, you should try MN some time

 

Halogen spotlights--warm and bright when you need to keep the garage door closed for a little more warmth. Also an air compressor and impact wrench are key.

 

replace valvestem (don't know, pin is so far in it I can't add air to the tire)
drop DX trans, swap the different EX gears into DX, install trans
replace shifter bushing w/ OEM
make new taillight seals
wash and tape arrows pointing to all flaws in paint so bodyshop can fix their errors
replace all suspension bushings w/ OEM or moojin
replace windshield maybe (wiper scratch)
attempt to make a 10-12 pound hood, have it painted
pull stock Y7 head, add Z6 head
redo wiring harness
find out why steering clicks if car isn't moving and moving wheel left to right
tell bodyshop to wetsand my headlights and windows since they did a shitty taping job
hopefully debug prototype Rocket Motorsports ITB's
clean wheel wells by hand since there is still dirt caked in there from off roading
replace clutch while trans is out
buy helmet
finish trans replacement on Accord thats been sitting in garage for a year so I can do everything above

 

Why would I want to work on it? I like my garage ornament.

 

Fix busted transmission. Again...

 

Fix sheet-metal damage
- Both front fenders off the car, nose hanging loose.
- When 2nd fender arrives, parts go to the paint shop.
Remove stock spring perches from shock to lower ride height
- One shock off for test removal of coilover then stock spring perch
Remove diff so someone else can install LSD
Install Wink Mirror
Re corner-balance

Issac H&N Restraint

Good thing I have a cannon propane heater. What I'm short on is weekends between now and Feb 11th (when I leave for VIR-Full with THSCC). *sigh*

 

350Z:
Rebuild front calipers
Fresh fluids
Spark plugs
Pay Piper to install seats
Replace front bumper
Reinstall cats for emissions
Get street tires / wheels (this weekend)

WRX:
Undecided

Accord:
Deliver to salvage yard...

 

ITA CRX:
Strip interior
Build Cage
Build engine
Sand, bondo, paint
Send shocks to Shock dyno
Balance/Match injectors
..
Yup, my work is cut out for me.

 

H4 civic hatchback
replace all wheel bearings
replace all studs with ARP
replace all suspension bushings
replace front caliper
replace all rotors
install sperical trailing arm bushings
find new OEM hatch back hood
sell all b series stuff
sell gabs
sell ITR wheels
buy rota's
buy tires
find d16z6
rebuild d16z6
install d16z6
drop car of to get cage installed

 

I don't even know where to begin.

Integra:
Find a buyer
Install axle that has been sitting next to it for months now
Front wheel bearings
Brake calipers, all four of them
Fuel sample port
Current harness
De-Honda Challenge the car and make it IT legal
Add about 100lb of lead

CRX:
Motor mounts (done one out of 4)
trailing arm bushings
front shocks...again

Excursion:
Needs nothing.

I'm noticing a pattern here. The old, cheap cars need lots of work and money to stay working. The new, expensive Excursion...needs nothing. And the Excursion makes me happiest of the three vehicles in the fleet.

--Karl, who is pretty well convinced cars are the devil

 

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haha, i don't technically freeze until it's around 37F, which still isn't that cold to alot of you, but if it's 37 in LA 90% of the city has a heartattack.

it's sweater weather for me in the winters, but i know some of you guys are freezing, and my heart goes out to you.

oh, and add a new driver's side axle to the list since my inboard CV boot has torn, again.

 

We just finished the 25 hour with http://www.pdqmotorsports.net so I am sure that every nut and bolt needs to be replaced.

 

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I don't car where you're from, its been getting into the 30's here in So.Cal by 7 or 8 PM, and that's cold on a motorcycle.

 

for autocross 86 civic Si:

get integra suspension pieces
get brake pads
get 4th gen Si front calipers
install all previously mentioned parts
stainless steel brake lines
put b16a back together
install b16a
get exhaust custom done
get new front torsien bars
get rear adjustable coilovers
get new rear koni shocks (which still aren't made.. dammit!)
get rear adjustable panhard bar
get rear swaybar
strip perfectly good interior
install autopower roll bar
get car running

go try and kick some butt in D mod next year... or maybe SM.. i dunno yet.

 

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boo-hoo! Let me shed a tear.

I need to do this:
- finish fuel sytem (install new filter, FPR, new lines)
- finish cooling system (radiator, coolant hoses)
- install wiring harness in engine bay
- modify said harness to work on an SI engine
- get a battery
- install intake
- install header (includes dropping front crossmember)
- fabricate exhaust
- install/wire gauges, including tach
- install/plumb fire system
- fabricate seat mount
- install harnesses
- install mirror
- wire kill switch
- replace window net
- install Isaac on helmet
- get car aligned/corner weighed
- start and break in new engine
- dyno tune

all that by Feb 10 to make it to Roebling Road for the SCCA double... How many weekends are left again? At least the list is a lot shorter than it was a month ago!

Sebastien, freezing (not really) in the garage every night after the kids are in bed...

 

Freezing in California? Good grief. You'd die here.

What I need to do:
fuel sytem (install new filter, FPR, new lines)
install gauges in dash
install new brake ducting

 

H4/ITA Civic Coupe:

Finish building it.

Finish painting roll cage.
Modify and install dash board.
Install harness & seat.
Install steering wheel.
Install Oil Pressure & Voltage gauges.
Have a beer.
Fabricate bottom bar & Install window net.
Install ECU.
Finish installing front bumper cover.
Wire & install master cutoff switch.
Get tires on wheels and balance.
Have a beer.
Get tires & wheels on car.
Scab DX roof section over moonroof hole.
Paint roof.
Put on class/org stickers and numbers.
Flush and bleed brake system with Motul fluid.
Have a beer.
Go HPDE'ing to test it all.
Get my license in February.
Race in March.

 

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No kidding. I have worked in my garage when it was below zero before. You would be amazed how difficult simple tasks are when you can't feel your fingers.

Before I do any work this winter, I am going to invest in some kind of space heater for the garage.

 

30's in SoCal?

That sucks, East Tennessee is having a warm spell, 50's -60's. Today I wore shorts and a short sleeve shirt to school.

I miss Michigan.