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well took my driving test today...failed it, so i gotta go back the 9th

 

I failed my written portion the first time around, its crazy how the ask you the stupid questions that aren't going to matter. So I studied the material they did ask, went back and almost all the questions were the same...its just crazy. But I passed the second time.

 

damn nice car to have before you even have a license xD

 

yeah i passed my written the first time around and i would have passed my driving the first time around. i managed to get through the entire test with flying colors and no problems but as i was pulling into the bmv parking lot i decided to try and turn left on a red light lol. nerves got to me but i had a bad day anyways, the bmv had the wrong adress on their website so i was late getting to my test and being nervous about taking it anyways had me pretty shaken up but ill get it on the 9th. hell its easy. really its just common since

 

thank you, when i was pulling into the parking lot i passed what looked like a 91 z28 and the guy kept staring at me so when i went by i waved but he didnt wave back. he had a nice car too so i wonder if hes on this site. also felt nice being seen at school in the car too lol. had my mom drive it to the school to pick me up so i could go take my test and she had the stereo blaring to some def lepperd as she pulled infront of the school and all the kids were looking it over, none of them believed it was mine lol

 

well i passed my test today and got my license, went to school but when i was walking out and got in my car everyone was all over it saying how sweet it was and wanting rides and just complimenting it lol, even as i was driving out on the street the kids walking were yelling at me that they liked my car xD, anyways i got my tranny leak fixed, my dipstick tube seal was done and one of my lines came undone so i fixed that, im thinking about picking up some new parts for it this weekend like a new ujoint, new tranny filter and gasket, new door locks since my passenger is messed up and a new set of lugnuts . im happy. although i have my 3rd complaint, the headlights SUCK!!!

 

well i figured something out...... that little v6 can and has suprised the **** out of me, going to my grandmas the other night i decided to jump on it coming down the street and i started to fishtail from where i broke the rear end lose and from a standing still at a stopsign i stomped it and it broke the tires lose and chirped them, i can rost the tires but i have to powerbrake with it to do it. also i was going to see apollo 18 today and while i was going to the theater i came up behind this buick who was going like 10 under the speed limit, well i passed him but after i got around him i went from 55, to 75 in very little time and it showed no sign of giving up. WOW. suprises me!!

 

Just be careful- I'd hate to see you lose the car so soon. At least get a couple girls in it first! ;-)

 

yeah the guys on here kinda diss the hell outta the 2.8 but its pretty stout and i think its a quick car lol, i've drifted mine before and its fun as hell on wet surfaces and snow lol

 

iv already had my girl in there once lol, I'm married so there's only gonna be one girl in it ever lol, and yeah iv been careful, I only mess around on abandoned streets and when I hit 75 I didn't actually mean to do that and quickly brought it back down to normal speed

 

yeah iv had mine one snow before but I was also on bald tires so that was interesting lol, theyre also fun in gravel . There's this 92 heritage rs at school with a 305 thats on it's last legs that keeps trying to race me, I keep trying to tell him that I will either walk him off or keep right up with him but he doesn't believe me.

 

do it man!!!!!, on a wet surface i beat a 84 Z but for most of it we were neck and neck

 

You'll either win or won't. No harm in it

 

oh i know but i dont wanna do it just a week after i have my license you know? i wanna wait awhile and scott and area out that we can

 

havent updated for awhile. nothing much has changed on the car, i finally got my seatbelt guides, my tranny started leaking again from the dipstick tube seal, tranny pan seal leaking and one of my lines came loose and was shooting fluid so i replaced those seals and the filter today and its not longer leaking and i tightened that line, iv got all new weatherstripping on the way along with my door bumpers so that will be covered. only thing i cant decide if i wanna do is idk if i want to change my ujoints because as far as i can tell they are factory but iv been having a problem since iv owned the car and i want it gone lol. my car jerks and sounds like it clunks when i put my car in drive or reverse from park or vice versa. from what i looked up it seems like all this is normal for 86s because of something they didnt do right in this year?

 

How high is your idle? Most 700r4s jerk you hard into gear if your around 800 rpms it will be abrasive. Both mine did this, but I love my T5 lol.

 

Right now at around 450 500 rpm.

 

My 87 305 did this too when I had a high idle..but 500rpm isn't high enough to cause it...

 

Is on mine lol, but I was looking around and everyone with an 86 700r4 has this problem so I'm no different. Only other thing I can think of is ujoint

 

Or a bad tranny mount. Even a bad motor mount can cause something like that.

 

mine did that..and found the tranny mounts was bad...its probably rubber...go to poly...much better

 

Brand new tranny mount and I checked it yesterday when I did my pan gasket and filter change. Still solid. Also is it ok that I can adjust my idle my adjusting my TPS it was idling around 550 before I changed it but after I lowered it the idle came up to about 750 but the idle was very touchy lol specially with the pedal but as I brought it up it dropped the idle and each time I messed with it my engine idle smoothed our majorly. Not slot if shake and it doesn't bounce around like it did

 

well bad update, i wrecked my car today, just got out of school and was going to my grandmas for dinner but as i went to pull into the car ports at the back of her apartments i pulled in crocked, well as i backed up and turned so i could re align i failed to look in my mirror and didnt see one of the support poles and as i saw it at the last second it was too late and my brakes were wet so they didnt stop me soon enough. heres the result, it took it down to the metal... going saterday to get a estamit on what its gonna cost to fix. sucks too because i was amping up to store the car for the winter, my last plans before this were replacing the door locks, getting my exhaust re done, and all new weather stripping around the doors. well thats out the window since iv gotta repair this mess now....

 

Its really not that bad, easy fix for a hammer and dolly

 

the dents not but im worried about what the paint shops gonna charge me to respray and blend that area.

 

That sucks man. Could be worse though.

 

Dude she will be back to new in no time... Definitely sucks though... I feel you on that.

 

Good lord by the story I expected something bad. I've had worse stuff done to my cars when they've been parked.

It sounds like you aren't handy around tools yet? You could go to a body shop, get an estimate and then ask for $50 if they will bang it out a little, not perfect. Then, go get some 220 gritsandpaper and 1 can of rustoleum primer. Sand the areas where the paint is gone and prime it. You at least then are protected from rust. You could drive around like that as it doesn't really look bad.

IMHO, do that and wait another 6 months. This little bump you had is a good thing. Many kids need those to remind them that driving requires 100% attention 100% of the time. 2 of my 3 kids had similar little bumps and they became better drivers because of them.

 

it stinks, but I was expecting much worse before I saw the pics.

if I remember right, your paint wasn't a clear coat, it was as single stage. Shouldn't be a problem to touch up.

good luck!

 

I'm tool handy but I just don't want to mess up the body any worse or paint. I'm very particular to appearance so I'd really just prefer it to kinda match, iv got a can of touch up paint from autozone so if I can get the bumb out I'll use that as a cover for the minute so that it atleast matchs. And mark yeah your right, it's got the clear in the paint and it's not even a year old lol

 

Well I did some work to that dent and put my touch up Paint on it so it matchs color and doesn't look so bad now. Anyways today's the one year anniversary for my grandpas death so I did a mean burnout as a dedication to him. Left over 60 feet of marks on the pavement.

 

Good man.

 

Well my grandpa was the reason for me getting into cars and for me getting this car, and he also had a habit of spinning the tired in his cars lol. He bought a brand new 08 impala with a 3.8 liter and within two weeks of having the car he roasted those new tires off lol. So it seemed appropriate. Left alot of smoke back there with my one wheel peel

 

well guys i need some opinions as im stuck on what to do next. iv got three options that i can do to the car, well 4 i guess and idk what to do, i can either get my exhaust re done which is what im really leaning towards, i could get new shocks and tie rod ends, new weather stripping for the doors, roof rail seals and the one that goes around the door itsself, or i can get that dent messed with. which should i do? the exhaust and the shocks are the same amount, $150 for those so those are the big two i think i need to decide between, what to you guys think

 

I guess it depends on what you need. What's the matter with the exaust that you want to spend money on it?

Are the shocks shot? Vibration while you drive?

Getting a lot of wind noise in the car? I replaced my weatherstripping, and it was a good upgrade to get less wind noise in the cab while I drive

the dent is cosmetic, but it just depends on what's the most important thing to you.

I would say the exhaust should wait until there is something dreadfully wrong with it

 

nothings wrong with my exhuast, i just want duals and the reason i want it done is because its gonna cost alot which since my birthday is right around the corner im gonna have the money up front for it and iv wanted it for the 2 years iv had the car. as far as my shocks, yes i have a small vibration while driving and when i get in the car or am driving you can hear my shock or spring making a noise of not compressing correctly and it rides rougher than **** at low speeds. tie rod ends just need done from the last time i checked. weather stripping, yes i have a wind noise whole im driving at high speeds, like 45 up, and they leak when alot of water is pounding on them like whole washing the car, never noticed it before from rain or snow. and the dent i think im gonna do last.

 

suspension first, then weatherstrip.

 

Agreed. You'll rattle it apart before you get it fixed if you do it down the road

Also you need to get that weatherstripping fixed. ANY kind of leaks in these cars is a recipe for utter disaster. Ask me how i know. Hell ask most members how they know lol.

Your exhaust won't be true duals anyway more than likely, and even if they were they won't help your HP or torque any, really. They might sound cooler but you need to get the functional stuff fixed first.

 

Yeah, because I think that would be best because I told my family that I'm gonna drive my car atleast once after it snows. If it scares me or I can't handle it she's gonna be parked in the garage and I'm gonna tear into it. New shocks, fistic ends, balljoints, brakes including calipers and drums.so that's why I'm having a problem. Also for my birthday I know I'm gonna have atleast $150 and that would get my exhaust done, but at Christmas I'm gonna have about $350 so I was gonna get my suspension and weather stripping then. But I know I need shocks and tie rod ends

 

trust me I know about rattle, I steer clear of any potholes because it rattles me to death and beats me. And as far as the weatherstripping goes like I said the only time I see it leak is under heavy rain like washing a car but since she is kept in the garage now she never sees weather besides when I'm at school and it's in the parking lot. Even at my grandmas I have a car port. I know my exhaust won't be true dual, its a single in, dual out. The reason if got the bur up my *** about that is if had it on the back burner for two years and I just don't wanna push it back another year. But I know what you guys mean. What are some more ideas to tell if my shocks are bad? Just to be sure that they are bad before replacing something that I don't need too

 

push down really hard on the four corners of the car, then release fast. If the car comes back and settles quickly, (maybe one small bounce) your shocks are fine.

if looks like waves on the ocean, replace them

 

I have my 86s suspension for sale if your interested. Got Moog springs (5662/65, Probably should avoid these since you have a V6) and KYB AGX Adjustable fronts and GR2 rears. Let me know.

Anyways, I say tie rods first then shocks/struts. Forget the dual exhaust man. Waste of cash.

To me that ''dent'' looks really bad. Its a pain in the *** to get it back right and get the body line perfect. I did so to my old 92 and spent close to a week to get the body line good enough for my standards. Most shops around here will probably hammer and bondo it.

 

Youre 16 and youre married?

 

engaged But yes. Why?

 

how much for the shocks? How many miles? Do they ride good?

 

I might have sold them to a friend of mine but if he takes a while to get back at me then they are yours if you come get em sooner than him. Anyways, $180 for them. Front AGXs and rear GR2s. AGX are adjustable 4 way. 3 miles probably total on them. Yes they ride good but don't want to risk using them with my drop springs and have them go out early.

Let me know.

 

Hey pick up Carlos' dash pad while you're up there, I need it

 

I'm going through rock auto to get all my parts, they carry kybs really cheap so when I get my tie ends I'm gonna go ahead and order my shocks and maybe my rear springs aswell.

 

You're both letting me down