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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 07:54 AM
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well looks like i'm out of commission indefinitely

yeah...

so...

laugh if you must... but...

i need a new clutch... car is slipping :\

and i think i need to repair some gears



and i am broke so... car is going away for like... 10 years till i can afford it lol

and i am not putting in no ****ty stock GM clutches that can't handle my beatings...

i am going to just throw my car away, pretend i don't have one... and save up $10,000, buy freaken gears that are made of titanium or something that won't break no matter what, and buy a clutch made of asteroid metal that will last longer than a year...

ahhhhhh stupid car!!!



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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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Sorry to hear that Easy... But damn, how hard can you possibly be on your clutches? You might want to get a different shop to install the next one.
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 09:47 AM
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hah

if i told you the truth....

well... it all started acting up after i taught my girlfriend (now ex) how to drive one night... lol... she really wasn't doing that bad, until i got into the car and was like "wtf, my car is driving differently"... and whudya know... 3-4 weeks later, everything is broken :\
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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http://www.g-forcetransmissions.com/tran_gt-5.asp <-- u need this
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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Re: well looks like i'm out of commission indefinitely

Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
yeah...

so...

laugh if you must... but...

i need a new clutch... car is slipping :\

and i think i need to repair some gears



and i am broke so... car is going away for like... 10 years till i can afford it lol

and i am not putting in no ****ty stock GM clutches that can't handle my beatings...

i am going to just throw my car away, pretend i don't have one... and save up $10,000, buy freaken gears that are made of titanium or something that won't break no matter what, and buy a clutch made of asteroid metal that will last longer than a year...

ahhhhhh stupid car!!!



The first 2 times were funny, this one isn't. That thing has a problem, other than you. Get it fixed dude.......properly.
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 06:51 PM
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Yeah - there' something else going on on there.
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 07:55 PM
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perhaps a weak pressure plate.. makin it spin, just enough to be hard to notice?
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 10:19 PM
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pressure plate would definitely have been changed though..

Easy, let me know if you've had enough and are willing to sell the car... I'm interested.

Don't put it away without fixing it. You'll grow to hate it after a while...
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 11:12 PM
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pressure plate would definitely have been changed though..

Easy, let me know if you've had enough and are willing to sell the car... I'm interested.

Don't put it away without fixing it. You'll grow to hate it after a while...
see

i know what you're thinking... u think i'm sick of my car and i just want money and i'm gonna sell it cheap

wrong

lol

if i rejected $13,000 for my car 3 weeks ago............. there's no way i'm settling for dirt cheap now that i have a broken tranny

it's kind of a relief... now i can just pretend i don't have a car, pretend i'm saving up for a new car and take care of my debts in life.... and then....................... put everything back into the camaro!
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 11:49 PM
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Easy I have a question, Did they re-machine the flywheel each time they installed a new clutch? If they did not that might be the problem.
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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Ever think about putting in a 6 speed from a 4th gen? I'm not sure what might be required as far as fabrication but thats the route I'd be looking at if I had a manual car.
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 11:15 AM
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Zedder has a good idea. World Class T5's are getting good coin these days too...
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 11:19 AM
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Tremec T56 with adapter plate is a relatively easy install for that car. What's not so easy though is coming up with the coin for the Tremec and by the sounds of he's going to be turning tricks in latrines if the economy doesn't improve.
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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good news i think!

Well, I went to Mr.Transmission just for the hell of it today with my ****ed up car... Guy there, real cool guy named Joe, took it for a drive...

He told me all my gears were fine. He said nothing is wrong with my gears at all...

He told me my clutch... is gone...

I talked to him about some pricing to fix the stuff, blah blah blah... and blah blah blah... Then he started asking about the previous clutch. I told him my mechanic put in a GM clutch. He started telling me that the GM clutches come with a 1 year warranty... and that clutch sure as hell didn't last me a year.

Well, to get to the good part, I came home and gave my mechanic a call. I asked about the warranty and stuff, and told him my clutch was gone.

He told me not to worry about it, he will fix it free of charge. I was telling him I was putting my car away for storage, he said "no problem, I will take care of it when you take it out"... I started asking "but won't the warranty run out by the time I take the car out?" and he told me that "don't worry I buy clutches from them all the time they will take care of it"...

and my mechanic is a man of his word... u can trust me on that......

so it appears that... my problem is getting fixed i think...
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 03:08 PM
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Why not get it fixed before the hibernation? I would hate to stew the whole offseason knowing that there is something to fix.

tj
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 03:15 PM
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Originally posted by ZFORCE
Why not get it fixed before the hibernation? I would hate to stew the whole offseason knowing that there is something to fix.

tj
well, i was like "it would not be a problem to drop it off before i put it away... it all depends on how busy you are, what would be better for you?"

and he told me he would rather fix it later because he is busy this week...
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 03:27 PM
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That's great, but.........why did another clutch get fried?
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 03:30 PM
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Originally posted by Acceld Z
That's great, but.........why did another clutch get fried?
i have no idea at all
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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Get it done now.... your mechanic will never be less busier and there's always a small chance he won't be around in the spring.

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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 08:54 AM
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ya man i would do it ASAP just to be on the safe side.
hey pacer what area of TO u from?
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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I'm at Yonge -Eglinton area. You?
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 09:07 AM
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midland and eglinton, i think i met u already at a car show i remember your car. anyway who do u get to do your mechanical work?? i have been trying find a mechanic that knows about carbs and these cars but cant seem to find one, all the ones i go to dont know $hit.
didnt u have a 350 engine swap on your car?
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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Icebird.
Check your PM.

To answer you carb question: I don't have a good carb mechanic and will probably be looking at getting my carbs re-set in the spring.
I know a guy in your area that builds TQ converters. He is very well connected so I'll ask him about a good carb mechanic in your area. Let you know Friday.... although you may want to post-pone that work till spring if your not driving it.
My car & engine are stock btw.

Ron
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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getting a new clutch for free this tuesday

:hail:
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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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Originally posted by Acceld Z
That's great, but.........why did another clutch get fried?
I could of swore he let his X-g/f LEARN how to drive standard on his car...

RULE #1 never let the babes drive your car...


your pu$$y whipped.......
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 02:49 AM
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Originally posted by STIFFLER
I could of swore he let his X-g/f LEARN how to drive standard on his car...

RULE #1 never let the babes drive your car...


your pu$$y whipped.......
actually i was kinda getting use to the idea of a hot blonde chick driving me around in my car... lol
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Old Nov 7, 2003 | 09:57 AM
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Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
... if i rejected $13,000 for my car 3 weeks ago.............
$13k for your peece of j*nk and u didn't grab it like a drowning man grabs a life preserver?!?!?
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