the guy promising to help me with my A/C has gotten all wishy washy on me all of a sudden. anybody know a reliable (and reasonable?) someone to take it to in the greater houston area? not afraid to help out with wrenchtime or whatever!

also, need some recommendations for an interior guy.. have been quoted a BROAD price range on restoration and am interested to see if anyone knows someone who does good work.

I'm going to go pick her up this weekend, and would like to get started on these two things ASAP! 'Priciate the help guys!

Mike

 

What part of town are U in?

What kind of vehicle?

Interior--want just restoration or custom work?

Craig

 

I'm in NW houston, in the Cypress area.

 

1bad91z may know both a little closer in yur area than I do, but for A/C the guy I would recommend is in "Spring Branch" area-- Mid Love's Automotive 713-464-2755


Interior--want just restoration or custom work?

 

How close are you to Cypresswood and 249 ?

I'm in the Tomball area.

PM me or e-mail me when you pick up the car.

Mike

 

Zap, okay I'll give them a call, if they have reasonable prices and are dependable then spring branch it is! Insofar as the interior is concerned, I basically just want to do some restoration work. I need to replace the seats, and the dashpad, for sure. I'll know more tonight, for sure but I don't think the carpet was in bad shape.. but if I'm going to have the seats out anyway...I'll be able to take a much more thorough look at it tonight and tomorrow morning and know the full extent.

1Bad, I'm basically right around the corner from there. I'm about 5 miles from 290 & 1960, just a little west of there. I'll drop you a PM little bit later tonight and let ya' know all the details!

Thanks for the help guys!

Mike

 

So, did U get your third gen?

 

yup yup! she's not in half as bad of shape as I thought she was originally! needs some interior work, new dash pad, some vinyl trim on the doors, new front seats, seatbelts, and maaybe some new carpet.. mostly all just cosmetic upgrades! mostly, she needs a SERIOUS bath inside and out! I gotta find me a good cleaner and shampoo, I'm thinking!

runs and handles good! I have a slight problem with the shift from 1st to 2nd (it's a "hard" shift), and the tranny seems to want to hang a bit, but I'm going to clean everything out, swap all the fluids, give her a tune-up and see how she rides then. for not being truly driven or tuned for almost a year I drove back from lufkin to pasedena, then back home on less than a tank of gas and with no problems! temp wasn't an issue, oil pressure was on par, even electric all seemed to be working...with the exception of my trunk latch solenoid which looks like it might just be an adjustment issue, and the fog lamps. not sure if they are burned out, or if the switch was working, both minor issues though, to be sure!

 

What kind of AC work, if you drive to my side of town, I'll do it for free, you pay for the parts and beer?

 

Congratulations!--Welcome to third gen ownership!

In between all the people on the board, there is a wealth of knowledge and lots of parts laying around--Do not hesitate to ask for help! U already I don't!

PICS?

Craig

 

I -might- have the AC work under control (famous last words of mice and men?), I'll know more this weekend when I have more time to spend on it .. I still have a driveable car with AC but the IROC still has no tunes .. gotta get priorities straight!

I'll let ya' know fbod, I appriciate the invite .. maybe I'll swing by with a few beers anyway and you can praise the purchase, or berate me for a fool!

 

Make him do Fajitas!!!

 

I doubt I'd berate you, I'm the guy who purchased a 2.8L powered thirdgen and swapped the motor with....another V6

 

Welcome to the thirdgen ownership clubz0r!
I live right there off of 529 and HWY 6, about maybe 5-10 minutes from you!

 

hey all, been a few days. got the time to tear into my ride this weekend and ug...what a mess!

changed all the fluids, gave her a tune-up, charged up the AC, replaced the rear-end seal, and various assundry other things not worth metioning! now have two questions. one for the handling guru's floating around, the other for the transmission folks!

first- the car (obviously) needs an alignment, but above and beyond that the handling feels sloppy. there is play in the steering wheel itself, and at speeds (> 100mph) the car feels like it's driving me rather than me driving it. finally the steering wheel itself is very tough to turn. my question is where to begin with the handling? power steering pump? suspension itself?

second- when under torque, the shifts from 1-2 and 2-3 are both very smooth, just like one would expect from an automatic. when at a low rate of speed those same shifts kick like a mule! any suggestions?

any (constructive) advice is appriciated!
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Thanks,
Mike

 

If the front end needs going through--the same guy (Love automotive--713-464-2755) I told U about for the A/C is about the only guy I trust to do it right and be fair/honest about it.

As for tranny shifts--it's been my experiance that shifting like that is pretty much normal--assume U have a 700r4--if it did not shift like that, I WOULD BE WORRIED!!! Every third gen with an automatic that I have every driven, shifts like that--except for the ones that the tranny is on the way out!

Craig