The $2008 Grassroots challenge build-up thread
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Damn, you guys got a DEAL on that car, especially with all that it came with, the rims/tires combo probably cost just as much as you guys bought the car for, or even more! The car looks and sound badass, what kind of exhaust is that? Sorry if I didn't catch it if you guys already mentioned it. GL!
Supra28;979356 said:
it's just an open BIC DDP..we don't plan on leaving it like that.
tlo86...why the fogs, do you want them?
looks like you guys are starting to make progress what are you going to do about the targa? weld it shut?
themadhatter;980017 said:
targa stays, just cuz it's gangsta getting the car sideways without a roof. we're hoping we can brace the chassis enough to be able to keep the targa a removable option.
First off, sorry for the pic quality, I forgot my camera so my phone had to do the dirty work today.
This afternoon I stopped by the shop where Edwin was taking care of some small issues. A missing rear wheel stud was replaced, and the tire was patched from the inside where a screw had punctured it. The car has had some sort of popping issue issue when you get on it real quick. Sounds almost like hitting the rev limiter, but at lower RPMs. We were thinking that maybe it has something to do with running rich and having the open downpipe, so we are hearing a noise that would normally be muffled? Does that sound right to anyone?
Anyways, I checked the ignition timing and it was almost 3 degrees off. I don't know how much of a difference 3 degrees makes, but I adjusted it back to stock specifications, and the popping seems to have moved higher up the rpm band. We have yet to perform a simple tune up, (plugs, fluids, etc.) So we'll see what that does to help.
So besides what was done, it was taken out for a quick test drive. I guess it was overdue for a problem, so the heater hose decided to blow off. It wasn't so much the hoses fault, the problem was the fitting on the actuator broke:
Soo yeah. We wanted to bypass the heater anyways, because we are removing the whole HVAC system. Although this isn't really a bypass, this was our quick fix solution
Should hold for a while.
After we put the fitting on, E attempted to start the car but it wouldn't start. We deduced that an ignition component must have gotten soaked, so a plug wire was pulled, and our problem was obvious. Although it is cleaned in this pic, the whole spark plug area was swimming in coolant
So a lot of time was spent cleaning the engine bay and components
Well, that's all I got, stay tuned!
-A.
This afternoon I stopped by the shop where Edwin was taking care of some small issues. A missing rear wheel stud was replaced, and the tire was patched from the inside where a screw had punctured it. The car has had some sort of popping issue issue when you get on it real quick. Sounds almost like hitting the rev limiter, but at lower RPMs. We were thinking that maybe it has something to do with running rich and having the open downpipe, so we are hearing a noise that would normally be muffled? Does that sound right to anyone?
Anyways, I checked the ignition timing and it was almost 3 degrees off. I don't know how much of a difference 3 degrees makes, but I adjusted it back to stock specifications, and the popping seems to have moved higher up the rpm band. We have yet to perform a simple tune up, (plugs, fluids, etc.) So we'll see what that does to help.
So besides what was done, it was taken out for a quick test drive. I guess it was overdue for a problem, so the heater hose decided to blow off. It wasn't so much the hoses fault, the problem was the fitting on the actuator broke:
Soo yeah. We wanted to bypass the heater anyways, because we are removing the whole HVAC system. Although this isn't really a bypass, this was our quick fix solution
Should hold for a while.
After we put the fitting on, E attempted to start the car but it wouldn't start. We deduced that an ignition component must have gotten soaked, so a plug wire was pulled, and our problem was obvious. Although it is cleaned in this pic, the whole spark plug area was swimming in coolant
So a lot of time was spent cleaning the engine bay and components
Well, that's all I got, stay tuned!
-A.
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tlo86;979401 said:
Definitely gonna be more strippage goin on! We're still undecided about the door panels/reinforcements. Two reasons for that, one is that the weight of the panels + reinforcements might still be lighter than a nascar style door cage or even just a cross-brace. The cage is gonna have to be made out of heavier steel because we don't have room in the budget for Chrome-moly. Second reason is that the door panels look pretty :icon_bigg .
-A.
That heater valve is a common problem, you're better off without it. Plugging the system so that you don't have any HVAC at at is actually pretty trivial, and will drop a fair bit of weight too.
removing the HVAC is our next objective. it's nice to pull crap out of the car we're never going to use.
Down but not out;982455 said:
Excellent, thanks!
We really gotta get the car on a scale to see where we are weight-wise at the moment. The weather has been rainy and wet so we aren't getting much done. That coupled with the fact that I am beginning to think the Supra carries some sort of curse with it, haha.
Since purchasing the car, the transmission on my AllTrac died, E's Turbo Civic potentially blew the HG, and I'm sure David has had some sort of car trouble...lol. If not, we'll give him some... ...maybe.
AND,
I got my finger crushed in the alternator pulley which broke the bone, ripped out my fingernail and required stitches (I got gruesome pix for the diary! lol).
less gruesome of the pix:
The other day the hood also fell and the latch hit E in the head. Look out, David! She's comin for you next!
Cars are like women. They suffer from jealous rages.
Unfortunately, flowers have no effect, and synthetic oil is expensive.
Unfortunately, flowers have no effect, and synthetic oil is expensive.
My also red Supra was cursed when I got it too. $4000 and 6 months later, it was exorcised. And Like Grim said, they are like women, so usually if you just keep throwing money at them they will leave you alone.
Great car. Trust me, that paint can buff to look brand new. Wash it with Soft Scrub, then do all 3 steps of Meguiars Deep Crystal System. Around $20 for all 3 bottles, but you have to wax the car fully 3 times. I will personally gaurantee you will get the results!
Rajunz;983160 said:
This Soft Scrub? Some sort of magical ingredient?
My red paint is pretty faded too, I've got the Meguiars system I was planning to use but have never heard of using Soft Scrub.
did you get rid of the hood latch as well? hood pins are free if you are quick enough at autozone :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
sucks for the BHG wonder how well the car will hold... and how long since it doesnt seem like you have the budget to fix the BHG completely heh
sucks for the BHG
wonder how well the car will hold... and how long since it doesnt seem like you have the budget to fix the BHG completely heh
yep, hood latch is still there and will probably stay for now until we see how much is left in our budget, that would suck to get caught stealing $10 hood pins from autozone haha.
no BHG though, at least not yet. We did the compression test and everything was normal. We did get some used arp headstuds and plan on replacing the headgasket anyway just to be safe when we turn the boost up.
for now though, were just doing the free stuff, aka..weight reduction and cleaning everything up. then it will be a few engine mods and a cage once we find a seat thatll fit the budget. dont know if were gonna paint it or just try to buff it. We may just end up painting it since we have a spray gun and compressor but none of us have done it so we'll see what happens.
Tomorrow we're pulling the dash and getting all the sound deadening out so stay tuned for some pics.
no BHG though, at least not yet. We did the compression test and everything was normal. We did get some used arp headstuds and plan on replacing the headgasket anyway just to be safe when we turn the boost up.
for now though, were just doing the free stuff, aka..weight reduction and cleaning everything up. then it will be a few engine mods and a cage once we find a seat thatll fit the budget. dont know if were gonna paint it or just try to buff it. We may just end up painting it since we have a spray gun and compressor but none of us have done it so we'll see what happens.
Tomorrow we're pulling the dash and getting all the sound deadening out so stay tuned for some pics.