Recent content by mmw0k7o

I love the results so much that I drive my old 3rd gen more than I drive my newer 5th gen. I have learned more about cars than I ever believed possible just by having a little courage to loosen that first bolt. This forum and others like it gave me the knowledge to undertake projects that...

The worst part is that I had just finished an upper engine rebuild. New heads, all upper gaskets replaced, valves reseated, new injectors, new spark plugs and wires. All I kept thinking was that I just did all that work for nothing. I was sure I had destroyed the engine. I kept picturing...

Greased the 8 zerk fittings on the drive shaft and my transmission clunk is gone!!! I can't believe after 18 years of owning this car the low speed transmission clunk is finally solved. My own fault for not greasing the zerks for 18 years. This just goes to show that the dealerships really...

Update on my clunk... Greased the 8 zerk fittings on the drive shaft and the clunk is gone!!! I can't believe after 18 years of owning this car the low speed transmission clunk is finally solved. My own fault for not greasing the zerks for 18 years. This just goes to show that the...

That's the best option I've seen yet.

I replaced my valve cover and spark plug tube gaskets with non OEM about two years ago (~18k miles) and about 4 months (~3k miles) ago they started to leak again. One spark plug gasket on the passenger side closest to the fire wall and the valve cover on the driver side. After market...

Swapped the vacuum and coolant lines when reinstalling the throttle body after cleaning the IAC. Talk about white smoke! ...long night of oils changes.

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. How did yours turn out?

I also have a slight "clunk" when in forward. It doesn't do it when I shift from park into forward nor in reverse. I notice it when I take my foot off the gas at low speeds or coming to a stop. When I reapply gas it occasionally clunks. Was this similar to your experience? I'll inspect my...

Thanks for the steering wheel pic. It looks fantastic. The leather on the top of mine has started to disintegrate. I stuck a Walmart steering wheel cover on yesterday, but it looks so tacky. I hate to lose the air bag and horn with an aftermarket replacement. I think I'm going to return the...

If I had the job to do over again I would have brought the upper and lower control arms to a local machine shop. There is an old school machine shop here in town that would not have charged much to press the bushings out and in. I was only using an Bernzomatic torch. I don't think it was...

I love the steering wheel you installed way back at the beginning of the thread. I only saw one side view pic of it after the install. Any chance you could post a pic showing it better?

Was the bumper difficult to install? Did you have to cut or weld?

Down here in SW FL these rigs get stripped pretty quick at the you pull junk yards. The entire engine compartment and dash trim pieces would be bare on day one.

How did the steering rack bushings look when you replaced it? What about the sway bar bushings? Say bar links are another item to consider. The upper and lower control arm bushing are a pain to get out. After hitting mine with a torch and then using a bottle jack I was able to get one side...