Happy Happy, Joy Joy!!!
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
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Axle/Gears: stock... whatever that means :)
Happy Happy, Joy Joy!!!
After nearly 2 1/2 months, I finally got to take a trip to Largo MVA and get my tags. Damn the line was long but I got my tags!
Now, I have some OTHER things to worry about...
- The car needs shocks and struts BADLY!
- The car needs an alignment BADLY!
- It pulls HARD RIGHT when you hit the brakes hard. An inexperieced driver would wreck it if he/she had to stop hard.
- Over half throttle, she breaks up BAD above 3500 RPM. The car sat for 2 years so Im hoping that it just has a bad load of gas in it. After I tuned it up, I put 3 gallons of 87 octane, so that probably didnt help things much. Not to mention that it probably needs the injectors cleaned...
Basically, Im happy now, considering I spent over $1000 getting her road ready, including rebuilding the transmission myself.
Anyone gonna be out Glen Burnie this weekend?
Now, I have some OTHER things to worry about...
- The car needs shocks and struts BADLY!
- The car needs an alignment BADLY!
- It pulls HARD RIGHT when you hit the brakes hard. An inexperieced driver would wreck it if he/she had to stop hard.
- Over half throttle, she breaks up BAD above 3500 RPM. The car sat for 2 years so Im hoping that it just has a bad load of gas in it. After I tuned it up, I put 3 gallons of 87 octane, so that probably didnt help things much. Not to mention that it probably needs the injectors cleaned...
Basically, Im happy now, considering I spent over $1000 getting her road ready, including rebuilding the transmission myself.
Anyone gonna be out Glen Burnie this weekend?
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: L03 305 V-8 (for now ;) )
Transmission: T-5 5 speed
Axle/Gears: stock... whatever that means :)
I'll take pics maybe tomorrow after I get it cleaned up some...
I put some 93 in it today and it cleared up. Let it sit, the water settles at the bottom, and it runs like crap. I meant to get some dry gas, but I picked up 2 bottles of fuel injector cleaner instead
. I will get some tomorrow 
.
I put some 93 in it today and it cleared up. Let it sit, the water settles at the bottom, and it runs like crap. I meant to get some dry gas, but I picked up 2 bottles of fuel injector cleaner instead
. I will get some tomorrow . Last edited by JAYDUBB; May 19, 2003 at 10:30 PM.
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: L03 305 V-8 (for now ;) )
Transmission: T-5 5 speed
Axle/Gears: stock... whatever that means :)
Originally posted by MdFormula350
congrats.
congrats.
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: L03 305 V-8 (for now ;) )
Transmission: T-5 5 speed
Axle/Gears: stock... whatever that means :)
Originally posted by Mark A Shields
congrats, any pics?
congrats, any pics?
Last edited by JAYDUBB; May 20, 2003 at 05:53 AM.
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Car: 1983, 1986
Engine: 2.8 2bbl, 2.8 MPFI
Transmission: 200C 3 speed, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08, 3.42
Ah yes the wonderful "I just got tags on the car I worked on for so long "feeling. I know it well. Back in April 2002, I got my 83 Camaro tagged after doing the engine swap over the past three years. Even though I'm still fixing parts of it, I felt good the day I rolled down the road legally.
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: L03 305 V-8 (for now ;) )
Transmission: T-5 5 speed
Axle/Gears: stock... whatever that means :)
Ahhh yes. Nothing beats the feeling of driving it legally. It sure beats doing a burnout in the street and getting "semi" caught by P.G. County Police...
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Car: 87 Vette 85 TA 82 Z/28
Engine: 3 - 350's 388 400
Transmission: 2-700R4's 1 T56 Setup!
Axle/Gears: 2.59's 3.42's 3.73's
Originally posted by JAYDUBB
Ahhh yes. Nothing beats the feeling of driving it legally. It sure beats doing a burnout in the street and getting "semi" caught by P.G. County Police...
Ahhh yes. Nothing beats the feeling of driving it legally. It sure beats doing a burnout in the street and getting "semi" caught by P.G. County Police...
hahaha i can relate to that!
i'm always out on ritchie hwy since i only live 5 mins from GB. look for my vette
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: L03 305 V-8 (for now ;) )
Transmission: T-5 5 speed
Axle/Gears: stock... whatever that means :)
UPDATE!!!
I cleared up the breaking up problem. Seems the person I bought the car from never changed the fuel filter. She runs like a totally different car now.
The brake pulling has been traced back to a sticking caliper. That will be fixed soon.
The alignment problem? WAY TOO MUCH TOE OUT! I might adjust it by eye it until I can get it to the alignment shop.
Poor GTP. She's been sitting in one spot all week. I fired it up on Saturday and it fired right up! That hasnt happened for a while. She even idled smoothly for once. It has a bad IAC valve on it so I was surprised. I think she's a lil jealous...
The brake pulling has been traced back to a sticking caliper. That will be fixed soon.
The alignment problem? WAY TOO MUCH TOE OUT! I might adjust it by eye it until I can get it to the alignment shop.
Poor GTP. She's been sitting in one spot all week. I fired it up on Saturday and it fired right up! That hasnt happened for a while. She even idled smoothly for once. It has a bad IAC valve on it so I was surprised. I think she's a lil jealous...
Last edited by JAYDUBB; May 27, 2003 at 06:09 AM.
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