meRockboost
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So, I finally get a hobby again.
My name's Rock (nickname of course) and this is my build of my daily driver and hobby. I've always been into cars and modifying them, my last build was an 04 Ram 2500 with a Cummins (built auto, injectors, 3" lift, gauges, etc) but that was sold when the kids started coming and the wife no longer worked. So I got a beater 96 Honda to commute to work for a few years. Fast forward, we sold the house in Oregon for a small profit and I picked up a 98 Limited with e-lock from the classifieds. I sent my friend in Chicago the money, he picked it up and held on to it. I loaded the van with my father-in-law and we made it to Chicago from Oregon in 36 hours. I picked up the 4Runner and drove to Maine in 26 hours. So here it is...
Its pretty clean, originally a California car, in Chicago for 6-7 years, rust isn't anything bad and easily fixed...later. It ran like crap, rode like crap, stops like crap, smells like crap and it needs a coat of wax.
I started with the usual, plugs, wires, pcv, O2, cleaned the maf, it runs better, starts quicker but i still need to clean the IAC. No, i did not take pictures of my spark plugs...we've all seen them. However, my assistant helped me change them, she's only 3 but good with a wrench already.
Thanks to Jicko and the group buys, I decided to get something other than a Toytec Ultimate or SS 1.2 since i got a good deal.
Next call was to Toytec for the rear
And wheels, Five Stars -20. I got five so i could have a spare and due a 5 tire rotation so they last longer. Seemed like a good idea at the time except now i need a CBI rear bumper lol.
Kids are waking up, need more coffee, ill get the rest up later.
-Rock
My name's Rock (nickname of course) and this is my build of my daily driver and hobby. I've always been into cars and modifying them, my last build was an 04 Ram 2500 with a Cummins (built auto, injectors, 3" lift, gauges, etc) but that was sold when the kids started coming and the wife no longer worked. So I got a beater 96 Honda to commute to work for a few years. Fast forward, we sold the house in Oregon for a small profit and I picked up a 98 Limited with e-lock from the classifieds. I sent my friend in Chicago the money, he picked it up and held on to it. I loaded the van with my father-in-law and we made it to Chicago from Oregon in 36 hours. I picked up the 4Runner and drove to Maine in 26 hours. So here it is...
Its pretty clean, originally a California car, in Chicago for 6-7 years, rust isn't anything bad and easily fixed...later. It ran like crap, rode like crap, stops like crap, smells like crap and it needs a coat of wax.
I started with the usual, plugs, wires, pcv, O2, cleaned the maf, it runs better, starts quicker but i still need to clean the IAC. No, i did not take pictures of my spark plugs...we've all seen them. However, my assistant helped me change them, she's only 3 but good with a wrench already.
Thanks to Jicko and the group buys, I decided to get something other than a Toytec Ultimate or SS 1.2 since i got a good deal.
Next call was to Toytec for the rear
And wheels, Five Stars -20. I got five so i could have a spare and due a 5 tire rotation so they last longer. Seemed like a good idea at the time except now i need a CBI rear bumper lol.
Kids are waking up, need more coffee, ill get the rest up later.
-Rock
