creepingdeath

Did the damage effect anything other than the fender?

305q_ta86

Yeah, like I said before the door sags now. It didnt at first, but what happened was that the fender was hitting the door and I guess after opening and closing it a few times.. When they took it to jack carter for an estimate, they said the door needed to be rehung.

Hell, I'd just replace it though. It's rusting on the underside anyway.

Sonix

Yea, a decent door at the wreckers is about $70 I think. New hinges (the high class ones)are $150 I think.

That car had the sexiest exhaust note (with the possible exception of creepingdeaths mu||et exhaust, hahah). Does your car still have the electric exhaust cutout?
If I had any room at my new house i'd pounce on that.

305q_ta86

Yeah, cutout included.

Sonix

Damnit man, you're killing me!

305q_ta86

Haha I'm killing myself here, too. If only it was out here in BC, I would totally buy it. Heck, even if I could just buy it and finally run it into the ground, that would be ok too.

A couple months ago one came up for sale out here, for a grand, and it was a white lg4/700r4 86 trans am with the red interior just like mine, and it had a rough idle and a few other things. I wanted it badly.



But, upwards and onwards. I'm deep into the 240 community out here now. I expect to be in the 13's with my little ka turbo this season. Should be fun.

creepingdeath

I love both domestics and imports, theyre both such diffrent driving experiences . Hey jay if I recall correctly you liked my mu11et exhuast! personally I hate it, If im in my car longer than an hour I seriously lose hearing in my left ear especialy if the window is down. I thought it was cool when i first had it, setting off car alarms and such but i hate it now haha. So that must be the car in your cardomain then right? if it is I'm taking it without a doubt, hopefully your mom calls me soon I want that thing haha, That willl be my 5th 3rd gen and second trans am if i get it.

Sonix

oh yea, that's why I said one of the sexiest exhaust notes.
I'll be putting on a dynomax ultra flow welded when I get my header collectors re-welded on.
Damn Kris, you've got too much money and parking space

If you buy it and it's running funny, bring it by my place. He was saying the carb was giving them some issues before, and i've tweaked that one once already.
It's a q-jet that can still be saved!

creepingdeath

Ya if it ends up in my hands I'll be keeping the Q-jet until i build this 350 (Can't find a descently priced engine stand), I love not having any bills to pay plus i just did 3 years of taxes When I go there to check it out or pick it up or whatever maybe ill swing out to your place I still got those q jets sitting in my shop. I also got a stock spread bore intake manifold and some other crap... My yellow camaro will be getting parted out or sold for a couple hundred I can't stand it anymore plus I'm gone to quebec for 4 months right away

305q_ta86

Yeah that's the one in my cardomain. I forgot all about that page..

Here's a file clip of the 240's exhaust. I like it more. Heh.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ihb5M_0epvA


Anyway Creepingdeath you seem like a nice enough guy and more importantly, I get the impression that car would be in good hands if it went to you. I'll tell my mom to call you first. Which will probably be tuesday or wednesday. My only request to my parents was that they take some of the stereo out so that I can use it in the 240, so it will come with a stock stereo on the passenger seat, crappy front speakers and very nice wiring to all speakers + amplifiers in the trunk.

Oh, and rockford tweeters.

creepingdeath

Thanks alot, I dont mind what stereo goes with it i have a full JL gold system anyways Is your 240 domestic or JDM? imports are booming right now i never see any muscle cars anymore, even old dudes are driving jdm's haha. I like pulling up to all my friends in their imports with a loud *** engine that shakes the ground also i think most of their cars look like family cars or something and dont look like they were designed as sports cars haha, like look at the old skylines and soarers, lancers, impreza. also I can't beleive what some guys are paying for parts on imports, for example like $1300 for intake manifolds .

Sonix

Exactly!!! Super overpriced parts, and family sedans? Not for me thanks.
I was working on a subaru the other day. The serpentine drive pulley was $250! Just a stock part! I can get an entire chromed set of underdrive pulleys for that cost for my SBC!
Imports seem to think that we WANT to sit on super hard formed type of seats. Uck. All the ergonomic interior parts of import cars just plain piss me off. Everything is WRONG for me.

305q_ta86

My 240 is left hand drive. It came with a smaller turbocharged engine in japan and everyone loves those things, but I like displacement. So I kept the stock 2.4l and threw a turbo on it. When I have the money and the time and the space (ie when I move back to calgary next year) I'm swapping that motor out for an LS1. Just imagine, ls1 + heads/cam/intake/headers/dumps in a 2700 lb car.

And hey, import and domestic, I 'swing both ways'. :P

whiley

i guess i should throw out a "hey there"

lurking for some time, lots of great info on this board, already have recieved some great info

big thanks Sonix!

gonna try and get out to the meet sunday at southcenter, to view...the forecast is for more of the same rain - ugh!

does anyone know if it's maybe being re-scheduled

cheers!

avro206

It is canceled We will have an alternate date soon.

whiley

ya, i kinda figured the rain would do that, someone might want to update p-shop thread, so guys there know

in case anyone here has? i'm looking for a couple of items, a good HEI, a nice or rebuilt Q-jet, and a speadbore intake for vortec head 350

PS
that turbo'd 240 sounds like its coming along nice, good work!

cheers
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subarus, ugh! a fellow i work with has had 2 new STi, over the past 3 years, and each of them had into service under warranty, almost more than he actually drove them
lets just say that the final straw, was when the last time around, the service manager tried to tell him they had a $ limit on warranty work, and he'd have to pay from then out
i swear he was actually going to park the thing through the showroom window, after setting it on fire - LOL

Sonix

Hey Whiley, you weird weird guy, here are scenarios i've run through.

1-> "flat tops". If you just go out and buy speed pro flat tops with 5cc valve reliefs. They have a 1.54" compression height, which adds .020" to their deck height. Stock pistons are about .025", so that's what makes it .045" deck height. Since you don't want to deck the block, and I highly doubt the deck is flat enough to hold a shim gasket, so I used a normal composition one, .041" thickness. That gives a whopping 8.8:1, with a terribly ~.080" quench. Yuck.

2-> "zero deck". Exactly as above, except you zero deck the block. That'll give a 9.7:1 CR, and perfect quench. With Calgary's 4000' density altitude, good quench, and vortec chambers, this is about as ideal as it gets. Speed pro H345NP pistons are what i'd recommend. $11 each on summit. Or summits house brand http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku
Decking the block isn't as big of a deal as it sounds, Rod charged me $120 for that.

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whiley

ah, i entered the piston cc as a negative number @ -5cc

i also didnt include that the heads will be getting decked straight, so factoring in that, the volume will likely return to 64-66cc, so lets change that too

i found the gasket bore on the v-r vortec 350 is 4.10", so added that in

that gives 9.25 compression, still better than the stock 7.8

still, the GM crate engine made 370hp, on 9.0:1, with the xe268 & 750 double-pump holley

i won't find out till i take the block in for hot tanking & checked that i'll know what it'll need, maybe zero decked? dunno

but the less machine work i have to do the better

the cars gonna get a crate engine in a couple of years, so if i can just re-ring/re-bearing it for now

Sonix

Hey hey, I think I might be able to hit two birds with one stone here.
creepingdeath - do you still have a few extra q-jets laying around? I'm coming through on a business trip tomorrow morning (10-11am) and back through on friday 3-5pm range. Still got the carbs you want to get rid of?
Then the second bird here, whiley, you still want a rebuildable q-jet?

whiley

LOL - ya, i PMd him a few days ago
if he's willing to part with them, i'll be round with that promised crown
maybe this weekend?
lmk

Sonix

I should be able to check my email from the hotel, if I don't hear back from him i'll give him a call when i'm driving back through his neck of the woods.

Yea, I should be around this weekend. I'll probably be scrambling to get my engine in. You up for some engine tossing whiley? I can show you how to rebuild a q-jet too.

-J

whiley

for sure, just LMK about the carbs guys, i PMd you back (creepingdeath) on those, PYP is probably a mud bath right now - LOL
sonix, ya i offered to help with the engine, so just PM or call me to LMK
i do have a job/work on the weekend, but if you let me when (sat or sun) i can schedule it for the opposite day
even if we don't have time & do the carb rebuild thing on a different weekend/day, thats fine too

Sonix

I gave Kris a call on my way back yesterday, and he wasn't at home.

whiley, let me know what day this weekend works for you. I can throw the engine in either day.
Thanks

whiley

no worries, hopefully he'll PM me back

i guess it'll have to be sunday for me, you got my number still (i dont have yours) give me a call

Sonix

Sure thing whiley, sunday works well for me.
i'm 988-3440. I'll call you on sunday some time around 10 or so and give you directions. Should be an easy job here.
Wanna stick around for a BBQ

whiley

so did you get the rest of it together and running?
sorry couldnt stay for bbq, as it turned out, the gf had been working hard on a nice meal, so good thing i didnt screw that up - LOL

Sonix

Hey, thanks a bunch for your help there whiley, I really appreciate it.
Yea, we had enough food for a small army, good god.

No, I haven't had a chance to go back out to the garage yet. It's my roommates birthday today, so i'm probably not going to be able to get much done until later in the week, or the weekend. boy it's frustrating having to sneak a few minutes here, few minutes there. Really piecemeal alright...