SC owners who like to work on their cars
05-14-11, 11:53 AM
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I do mostly everything myself except body work I suck at. It cool learning and saves cash. I have thought myself by taking crap apart and hoping I can put it back together from hondas-ae86-now sc's, so far after 12 years im still alive.
05-14-11, 12:33 PM
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I do the simple things i'm confident ill do a good job in. I did the ls400bbk, drilled through the firewall for the master cylinder for the 5spd swap, rolled my fenders, put in my recaro, put on the seibon hood (too scared to drill the hood pins lol) oil changes, etc. If there is a DIY i give it a try..
05-14-11, 06:47 PM
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Yep. If someone is going to half-*** something on my car, that someone is going to be me. At least I know it's half-assed and am either okay with it or can do it right later on; nobody else will tell you that they half-assed something and you will find out the hard way.
I wouldn't be able to play with cars if I paid shops to do my work. I have a 4x4, the Lexus, and am working on a motorcycle project, so I pretty much have to do my own work.
I wouldn't be able to play with cars if I paid shops to do my work. I have a 4x4, the Lexus, and am working on a motorcycle project, so I pretty much have to do my own work.
05-15-11, 06:32 AM
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i feel ya guy ^^^,
but in my case. i got a downpipe from ebay. its made for T4 manifolds where the turbo has a slight tilt away from the motor. and my t3 manifold has the turbo parallel with the engine. so i gotta bring it to a shop that can chop the downpipe up, weld a flex section into it and make it fit my turbo. ugh!
but in my case. i got a downpipe from ebay. its made for T4 manifolds where the turbo has a slight tilt away from the motor. and my t3 manifold has the turbo parallel with the engine. so i gotta bring it to a shop that can chop the downpipe up, weld a flex section into it and make it fit my turbo. ugh!
05-15-11, 05:32 PM
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i feel ya guy ^^^,
but in my case. i got a downpipe from ebay. its made for T4 manifolds where the turbo has a slight tilt away from the motor. and my t3 manifold has the turbo parallel with the engine. so i gotta bring it to a shop that can chop the downpipe up, weld a flex section into it and make it fit my turbo. ugh!
but in my case. i got a downpipe from ebay. its made for T4 manifolds where the turbo has a slight tilt away from the motor. and my t3 manifold has the turbo parallel with the engine. so i gotta bring it to a shop that can chop the downpipe up, weld a flex section into it and make it fit my turbo. ugh!
awe man im in the exact same boat, i bought my s.s downpipe from drift motion and its no where near being close to matching my turbo, DAMN
T3 manifolds, and i also need a flex section and a flange welded on for my stock 02 sensor. how are you going to get it to the shop with no downpipe?and i do all the work on my own car also, ever since i took my first car (integra) to get a oil change, they said i needed a rad flush, so my being new to cars gave it the okay. when i get home i open the hood and the radiator cracked all the way along the neck, of course they refused to pay for it.... damn shops.....
05-15-11, 07:25 PM
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I work on mine not really because I don't trust shops (not to say there aren't any shady shops), but because of the experience I gain doing so. I learn a thing or two, and I get a nice feeling of accomplishment. oh yeah, and i'm broke. Is it a pita sometimes? hell yeah, but working through it is s a nice little challenge for me. I don't get those that go to shops just to get exhausts bolted on, but then again, I'm not living their lives.
05-16-11, 03:16 AM
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I do a lot of my own work and maintenance. Some things I don't do because I don't have enough tools or it would require that I have a lift to get to hard to reach places. It depends on what needs fixing. Generally I try to take care of anything that isn't major maintenance myself. It's cheaper and the only real downside is the time expenditure involved if that week or month I do not have much free time from work.
05-16-11, 05:44 AM
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I do all my own work. But I grew up in my dads shop... So I guess thats kinda cheating. The good thing is, I think he is one of the few honest shops around my city. So at least I learned not to half *** things. I am a welder/fabricator by trade so I have that area covered too! I do however pay for alignments and any big paint and body work.
05-16-11, 05:47 AM
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awe man im in the exact same boat, i bought my s.s downpipe from drift motion and its no where near being close to matching my turbo, DAMN T3 manifolds, and i also need a flex section and a flange welded on for my stock 02 sensor. how are you going to get it to the shop with no downpipe?
and i do all the work on my own car also, ever since i took my first car (integra) to get a oil change, they said i needed a rad flush, so my being new to cars gave it the okay. when i get home i open the hood and the radiator cracked all the way along the neck, of course they refused to pay for it.... damn shops.....
T3 manifolds, and i also need a flex section and a flange welded on for my stock 02 sensor. how are you going to get it to the shop with no downpipe?and i do all the work on my own car also, ever since i took my first car (integra) to get a oil change, they said i needed a rad flush, so my being new to cars gave it the okay. when i get home i open the hood and the radiator cracked all the way along the neck, of course they refused to pay for it.... damn shops.....
