hay guys, whats going on
#721
i'm so fed up with this car.
the nut on the right front shock (you know, the main one under the hood that holds the whole thing together) was a half turn from coming completely off tonight.
i know it's not that big of a deal, but this is so frustrating - this car has so much potential but i dont have the money to throw into it. i see the ridiculous cars on here and i see mine that might as well be stock except for a few things and it's just frustrating.
the nut on the right front shock (you know, the main one under the hood that holds the whole thing together) was a half turn from coming completely off tonight.
i know it's not that big of a deal, but this is so frustrating - this car has so much potential but i dont have the money to throw into it. i see the ridiculous cars on here and i see mine that might as well be stock except for a few things and it's just frustrating.
#722
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Originally Posted by DoubleSh0t
i'm so fed up with this car.
the nut on the right front shock (you know, the main one under the hood that holds the whole thing together) was a half turn from coming completely off tonight.
i know it's not that big of a deal, but this is so frustrating - this car has so much potential but i dont have the money to throw into it. i see the ridiculous cars on here and i see mine that might as well be stock except for a few things and it's just frustrating.
the nut on the right front shock (you know, the main one under the hood that holds the whole thing together) was a half turn from coming completely off tonight.
i know it's not that big of a deal, but this is so frustrating - this car has so much potential but i dont have the money to throw into it. i see the ridiculous cars on here and i see mine that might as well be stock except for a few things and it's just frustrating.
AttheGates, dont be coy with the mods, if u dont plan on selling the car, you should keep modding!
#723
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well someone tryed to break into or jack my car last night. i forgot to put my alpha lock on and this evening i discovered pry/dent marks on the chrome stripping. which leads me to believe someone try and used a pry bar to make enough room to stick somethin in there to pop the lock. they were never there before.
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damn that sux matt
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1 door for the parents. i could park my car behind the one in the driveway but then i would have to wake up at 5am every morning b4 my dad goes to work.
during the summer and on the weekends my car is hardly in front of my house neways and i usually get home by sunrise. they caught me on an early night when i didnt even go out. like tonight.
during the summer and on the weekends my car is hardly in front of my house neways and i usually get home by sunrise. they caught me on an early night when i didnt even go out. like tonight.
#728
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Originally Posted by 972xghost
1 door for the parents. i could park my car behind the one in the driveway but then i would have to wake up at 5am every morning b4 my dad goes to work.
during the summer and on the weekends my car is hardly in front of my house neways and i usually get home by sunrise. they caught me on an early night when i didnt even go out. like tonight.
during the summer and on the weekends my car is hardly in front of my house neways and i usually get home by sunrise. they caught me on an early night when i didnt even go out. like tonight.
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I want an A-Lock too
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there were on ebay. i havent checked for a while tho. my friend sold me his for like $70. i think im gonna pick up another one too.
im probaly gonna get this alarm ive had lying in my garage installed, and rig a killswitch. then i wont have to worry about theft. unless someone actually tows the car.
but if thieves want something bad enough they'll get it.
im probaly gonna get this alarm ive had lying in my garage installed, and rig a killswitch. then i wont have to worry about theft. unless someone actually tows the car.
but if thieves want something bad enough they'll get it.
#734
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Originally Posted by starboy2nv
"If they want your car, they'll get it."
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They won't get mine, it's in a garage, there's no bat in it, all the ground wires are removed, and there's not gas in it
Oh and I disabled the garage door for the time being
Oh and I disabled the garage door for the time being
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Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
Can someone tell me how my car had 2 rotten motor mounts, a corroded clutch cable, a radiator that was falling apart, and cracked subframe brace and was STILL running like a champ? Damn, u gotta love acura's build quality. On the other hand, that just means more money to be spent for me unfortunately. Oh well, it is a 10 year old car and all those parts were original from factory, gotta expect some maintenance to be done.
and don't even get me started on rads...mine blew up second day i picked up the lude. i was so pissed.
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Lol yeah thats what i meant Dicorp. I'm seriously gonna be flat out broke when this build is done. Geez. At least my CL will be damn close to mechanically new with all the maintenance i'm doing at once.
#739
Originally Posted by CLpwner
So I just went to Just Tires for some new front tires and an alignment right?
I get there, (ordered the tires yesterday- 225/40/18 Kumho's) and they put 'em on but then he
tells me I need adjustable ball joints in order to get an alignment. 1st of all, is that true? I don't
think I've read anything about that on here... Then I get out to go check out my new tires. I
look at them and they look HUGE... I was like "WTF?" I then checked the size and they turned
out to be 225/45/18... Ugh... So now I have to wait till friday to get my 40's... Luckily the dude
is really cool and says he'll just swap 'em out for me... Whew... But tell me more about this alignment
thing please.
I get there, (ordered the tires yesterday- 225/40/18 Kumho's) and they put 'em on but then he
tells me I need adjustable ball joints in order to get an alignment. 1st of all, is that true? I don't
think I've read anything about that on here... Then I get out to go check out my new tires. I
look at them and they look HUGE... I was like "WTF?" I then checked the size and they turned
out to be 225/45/18... Ugh... So now I have to wait till friday to get my 40's... Luckily the dude
is really cool and says he'll just swap 'em out for me... Whew... But tell me more about this alignment
thing please.
#740
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i'd just go with a camber kit up front and rear washer trick, and see if it'll work with that. It should. If not, i'd get other opinions from other shops
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I have adjustable balljoints and my suspension guy told me that was the only way they could allign a lowered car too
#742
Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
i'd just go with a camber kit up front and rear washer trick, and see if it'll work with that. It should. If not, i'd get other opinions from other shops
Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
I have adjustable balljoints and my suspension guy told me that was the only way they could allign a lowered car too
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ok, im having a bit of trouble with my camber/alingment too so here's my understanding.
as far as parts, an adjustable balljoint is a type of camber kit. it will push your upper control arm and straighten out the tire vertically or give you more camber if you want. you will need it to set your camber to factory specs.
adj balljoints are about 150 a set on ebay, i beleive SPC makes them.
you will also need to set your castor for even tire wear.this means how much your front wheels point in/out. this is completely independent of camber. they can do it without any additional suspension parts. so if a shop tells you otherwise, tell them to fuck off and go elsewhere.
now the whole issue with this is that you're better off doing both at once since a shop will charge you every time they get your car on their alignment rack, regardless if they're only gonna do one or the other or both adjusments.
as far as parts, an adjustable balljoint is a type of camber kit. it will push your upper control arm and straighten out the tire vertically or give you more camber if you want. you will need it to set your camber to factory specs.
adj balljoints are about 150 a set on ebay, i beleive SPC makes them.
you will also need to set your castor for even tire wear.this means how much your front wheels point in/out. this is completely independent of camber. they can do it without any additional suspension parts. so if a shop tells you otherwise, tell them to fuck off and go elsewhere.
now the whole issue with this is that you're better off doing both at once since a shop will charge you every time they get your car on their alignment rack, regardless if they're only gonna do one or the other or both adjusments.
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I got ingalls adjustable balljoints for the front and ingalls washers for the rear comes as a front and rear set. you can also get adjustable rear upper control arms
#745
Low and Slow
I heard that the ball joint camber kits are a bit more difficult to install correctly than others. I bought the Ingalls kit with the sliders and it took me about a little over an hour to install.
#747
so i was invlolved in a hit and run yesterday. pretty awesome. parked at albertsons to get stuff for dinner with my girlfriend, came out and theres one little gash, one pretty big gash, a screw mark from a license plate and two scuff marks on my back bumper. nothing too bad, and its not even worth reporting to insurance. im just sick of people doing shit to my car. when i got it there was on little scratch in the bumper, one teeny dent in the trunk and like a quarter sized dent on the back left wheelwell. now i have about 20 more little dents from people opening their doors into my car, one big one under the acura badge on my trunk (no idea how it got there), my front bumper is completely demolished from my girlfriend backing in to it twice, and theres scratches and scuff marks everywhere that i cant get out.
this all just pisses me off because ive treated this car so well; babied it, and still, it continues to get more and more fucked up.
this all just pisses me off because ive treated this car so well; babied it, and still, it continues to get more and more fucked up.
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Sucks bro, yeah I have a million dings on the passenger side of my car, once it gets fixed and painted, I will be parking the farthest spot away at any parking lot. I won't even take my car to the mall or grocery store ever cuz of inconsiderate assholes like that. Not to mention I still haven't gotten a new bumper from 2 years ago when my buddy put his exhaust pipes through my front bumper Waiting on stimulus check for that
#749
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Originally Posted by 972.2
this all just pisses me off because ive treated this car so well; babied it, and still, it continues to get more and more fucked up.
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The paint and frame are the oldest parts on my car now i'd say
#751
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
The paint and frame are the oldest parts on my car now i'd say
#752
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Well, got some goodies yesterday. Window reg, and SRI.
The window reg was pretty easy to install and works great
The SRI was the wrong one...for the second time...in a row. (01 CL Type S)
A big box (spoiler) just came and is waiting to be opened on the ping-pong table. Let's hope it's for a 1st gen CL... My luck, it's probably for a 350Z or something..
The window reg was pretty easy to install and works great
The SRI was the wrong one...for the second time...in a row. (01 CL Type S)
A big box (spoiler) just came and is waiting to be opened on the ping-pong table. Let's hope it's for a 1st gen CL... My luck, it's probably for a 350Z or something..
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Originally Posted by 972xghost
my engine and my trans are older than anything on the car lol
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Originally Posted by 972.2
this all just pisses me off because ive treated this car so well; babied it, and still, it continues to get more and more fucked up.
Originally Posted by Dicorp
adj balljoints are about 150 a set on ebay, i beleive SPC makes them.
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buy a muffler with it, you can get an intake for cheap, I'll even help u put it on if u want lol
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sup guys just did my debadging today finally ahaha still has a ghost look but u can barely tell. now im lookin for what rims to get any ideas? its a primerose. im also lookin for suspension but not too sure what brand i want yet. my next inexpensive mod is guna be the black housings i already got the materials i just need the time to do it. i might even amer the corners ;]
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
buy a muffler with it, you can get an intake for cheap, I'll even help u put it on if u want lol
This is the time when I may start dumping crazy money into my car. I have a bunch saved up right now, and I'm going to get a ton over the summer from working. I wanna buy klepto's lips, but it'll go to a local buyer.