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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 10:52 PM
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what a day

yesterday was a great day for car accomplishments...
First I live in NJ and even though it was freezing i did alot of work.
First I dropped the rear and put in my new rear coils. Once that was done i said what the heck i'll buy a new heater core and putthat in! i was so sick of droving around below temps with no heat!
That only took 6 hours! freezing cold work for hours for heat while driving? ironic? then hooking up my hoses took forever because the hos was too long... it would kink up so after cutting it down... it was too short... i ended up putting it on barely and i put 2 hose clamps on it... 1 to attach the hose and the other to un kink the hose! talk about being creative! I almost gave up but i stuck to it and now i have heat again!!!
I also put the irocs on my new tires and put those on my car so now I actually have the full set of 45 instead of the photo shopped fake haha
very excited to put on my new headers!
hope i didnt bore anyone
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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Looks like someone needs a shop too Man you got alot accomplished today. Good thing im in the south I couldnt live up north i'm such a warm weather person 100* is comfortable to me.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 01:11 AM
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you are telling me!!
I'd give anything for 50 degrees up here!! man i hate winter!
but i still love my car and litterally go through hell to get it working right
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 08:10 AM
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its cold as crap here also!! ice on the streets and sidewalks..

cant wait for spring!!
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 08:31 AM
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Originally posted by MdFormula350
its cold as crap here also!! ice on the streets and sidewalks..

cant wait for spring!!
My driveway is a solid layer of ice, I can slide down the whole thing on my feet.

TransAmTBI - Thats quite abit of work you done, jsut goes to show how much you love your car to put up with all that in the freezing weather.
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 02:02 PM
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I just got my new headers today!!! i really am ****ting my pants waiting to install them!! hope i get a nice couple of days to put them in
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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its nice, sunny, a little windy and 58* here Yesterday was great too, I finaly got my horrid exhaust leak fixed.
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 02:10 PM
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eat me arkansas lol
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 02:26 PM
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WOW to work outside in this weather is nuts, lol.
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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yeah i hear ya mdformula........cold as hell here too.......yesterday it hit 10 below...........man i want my summer......
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Old Jan 31, 2003 | 11:24 PM
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smetimes you have to do what you have to do!
The hose that was too short that i used 2 clamps for, started leaking already so i tightened the clamp a little and so far it worked....Whew!!
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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You certainately are persisted to do all that stuff in the cold. I once tried to change my spark plugs in 10 degree weather. I had to go back in every 5 minutes because my hands keep freezing. It took me 20 minutes just to change 1 spark plug.


It was 50 degrees here today, but I am at school so I don't have access to my tools and parts to do anything to my car.
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