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OsideVibe760
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04' base Noobie. Bought my first one a couple months ago. If you'd asked me before, I would have never said this but I love this car. I'm actually under it right now replacing rod bearing. So I'll post more when I'm done about my car but want to get this up and out there and get started thanks for let me join And I'll talk to you all in about an hour hopefully
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OsideVibe760 wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:59 pm 04' base Noobie. Bought my first one a couple months ago. If you'd asked me before, I would have never said this but I love this car. I'm actually under it right now replacing rod bearing. So I'll post more when I'm done about my car but want to get this up and out there and get started thanks for let me join And I'll talk to you all in about an hour hopefully
I don't believe there are many folks here that would post from underneath the car :)
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Welcome to GenVibe, you west coaster you :) Post pics once you clean yourself up and get involved here. Thanks for posting location right off the bat!
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So it's been taken so long been waiting on an Amazon delivery so I co finish putting the car back together They showed up so late that I was unable to finish in the daylight.. So I will gladly post picks in the morning specially after I give the girl a little washed down from have my greasy paws all over her. Lol
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Thank you by the way
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Bookworm wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:01 pm
I don't believe there are many folks here that would post from underneath the car :)
Lol. Oh I've done much worse
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Welcome OsideVibe760!
Good luck with the bearing replacement!
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SSizler wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:18 pm Welcome OsideVibe760!
Good luck with the bearing replacement!
Replacement went well. A little bit of glitter, but no chunks or major concerns for the moment. Gasket sealant is drying and oil going back in tomorrow morning. Hopefully by then I can figure out posting pics without get told my file is to large
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OsideVibe760 wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:47 pm
SSizler wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:18 pm Welcome OsideVibe760!
Good luck with the bearing replacement!
Replacement went well. A little bit of glitter, but no chunks or major concerns for the moment. Gasket sealant is drying and oil going back in tomorrow morning. Hopefully by then I can figure out posting pics without get told my file is to large
best bet is to use a site like www.picresize.com to make the pictures smaller.
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zbyers wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:50 am
OsideVibe760 wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:47 pm
SSizler wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:18 pm Welcome OsideVibe760!
Good luck with the bearing replacement!
Replacement went well. A little bit of glitter, but no chunks or major concerns for the moment. Gasket sealant is drying and oil going back in tomorrow morning. Hopefully by then I can figure out posting pics without get told my file is to large
best bet is to use a site like www.picresize.com to make the pictures smaller.
Oh. Ok thanks I'll give that a shot
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Cool I think it worked
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It did! Engine bay looks pretty clean. What's the red power wire over the air intake tube for? I'd maybe run the wire under it, so you don't fit with that wire if you were to mess with the air intake.
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Lol red wire is temporary... the previous owner decided to remove the reverse lights and had dummy lens. I just found this out when one popped off.. so I threw a set of fog lights I had laying around up under the rear bumper. Lol didn't judge. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I'll get some reverse lights this week. But I will say even with the limo tint rear window I have no problem seeing when I backup🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Here's a couple more random pic
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Here's another
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Looks good! Wheels always make these look much better.
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zbyers wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:13 am Looks good! Wheels always make these look much better.
Thanks. Ya I agree
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