97BlackAckCL

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I was meaning to text you for an update, glad to hear

DaInFaMMuS1

Yup, March 15th is the day

ExShinobi

tightened up the belts and gave em a wash. a lil random driving to air dry and enjoi the nice weather in this luverly NW day. come home to my neighbor and his uncovered coupe d'vill ridin high parked all retarded.. so i put the 2 together and took a nice lil pic of the highs and lows of life. pic coming after work 2nite.

ExShinobi

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7535738...in/photostream

Told yall id be back! i just threw up a flickr acct and slapped these in. all taken from my fone. not bad quality surprisingly from a girly cheap ass LG Vortex!!

But i Digress, this is my oversize alternator that i have to force tite. its a bit of a pain. but as u can see, its CLEARLY NOT a stock alt.. bit of a pain if u ask me.. but for the system.. definately needed

ExShinobi

also, like i sed, i gave the chariot a nice wash and went out to air dry.. ran into this!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7535738...in/photostream

Now thats dedication!! lol

timeizmoney22

That paint job is crazy!

ExShinobi

thanks man, yea... it tis.. definately catches attn lol!! but its my retired show car. wanna do another... lol, but funds are a bit different now that i got a kid

97BlackAckCL

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I've seen that paint job before, did you buy the car like that from someone else?

ExShinobi

u may have seen it at shows down in LA and vegas and phoenix. it was a family effort. car got its start out in tucson, i took it up to the NW and broke off cuz i didnt wanna try low riders and hot rod trucks. dunno why they phased that way. but oh well

ExShinobi

or u may have a seen this 1 buster ass dude not b original and copy my style. but went mad cheap and rattles everywhere. he out in AZ still to my knowledge. but who knows, prolly out in tijuana or somn else by now.

p8ntbllr466

finally replace my left axel. it was popping like crazy. but since it me, and i have terrible luck, i fix one problem and another one come up. i got home from work and my brother needed to move my car so he could get into the garage. and he decides to back up into the well and and hit my muffler, so now theres crack in it somewhere which i get to look for.

asianspec

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congrats. no more excuses now.

timeizmoney22

Finally did the ole' p0401 job! Cleaned out the EGR ports and the throttle body and yes, the ports were clogged up with mad gunk! I actually didn't have a cel or any issues, just thought since it was a beautiful day here in New England I would tackle this job! I honestly can't say that the car is running any smoother than it did to begin with but at least I know it's done. Also threw some more dynomat on my rear dexk and trunk lid(still rattles). Anyone here have a rattle free trunk area?

97BlackAckCL

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My trunk doesn't rattle, I used dynamat spray foam on every crack and crevice on my trunk lid. My rattle came from my spoiler, which I also filled with dynamat spray

timeizmoney22

I have the sheets which I covered every hole with, and I put 2 nice size pieces up in the 2 holes closest to the latch before covering them. Still rattles dead center trunk. Annoying as hell to say the least. Might have to try the foam.

nexTOme

Replaced head gasket, timing belts, drive belts, water pump, thermostat and done valve adjustments.

Feels brand new car with more powa!

Lovin it

ExShinobi

same here, can bump happily

DaInFaMMuS1

Lol yea pretty much. I just can't wait to start wrenching on it again, finally something fun and simple after working on all these intricate BMW's all the time lol.

spencer_homer

what did i do? Engine shopped. BLUE TOP!

DaInFaMMuS1

Welcome to the 1st Gen Blue Top Crew! IF you do the swap correctly, which I have no doubt you will from the quality of your build to this point, you will surely enjoy it

2door

replaced the cat

SleeperishCL

I backed into a no parking sign on a delivery... Scraped paint is all, but I am NOT happy. Also got new silverstar headlights bulbs a few days ago. Going to talk to a tuned shop tomorrow to plan stuff out!

timeizmoney22

Distributor O-Ring replacement. There was oil everywhere in that area and inside the distributor. Hopefully the O-Ring was the culprit. Only time will tell.

TAco23

Properly torqued down the spark plug after it shot out of the engine. It has been backing out since about november when I first figured it was piston slap making all that noise. No more car shopping (for now) to replace the CL. No more knocking noise.

p8ntbllr466

replaced my leaking valve cover gaskets and the upper intake manifold gasket, and while i was there i cleaned out the egr port. and while i had the valve covers off i did a valve adjustment. they werent off by too much but i figured id spend the extra half hour while i was there.

timeizmoney22

Valve adjustment a tough job? Something a DIY'er can accomplish? I did the EGR ports last week myself. Is there instructions anywhere here on valve adjustment?

p8ntbllr466

eh, not something id recommend trying unless you knew what you were doing. its a pretty precise thing. and you need special gauges to measure the gap. but if you know someone thats done it and can be there and walk you through it, then its not too hard to do.

p8ntbllr466

and btw, i have 208k miles on my car and they honestly didnt even need to be adjusted much. like, its not something i would have paid for. i just did it cus i had everything taken apart already.

timeizmoney22

Yeah, I have a slight ticking that I suspect could be a valve or lifter. It's nothing major but enough for me to want to do something about it. I saw an eric the car guy diy on some sort of honda/acura. Didn't seemn too hard, but not easy at all. Thanks for the advice!

SleeperishCL

Bought a new jvc head unit! Ipod and mp3 compatible, woo!

p8ntbllr466

yeah, i mean, if you have the right tools its not too hard. just getting the valves in the right position and having the right gauges. and knowing how to NOT over tighten something.. lol then youd be in a whole world of trouble. but its also not something id suggest going to a shop for. 90% of shops are gonna charge you 4.5 hours of labor. which is insane. its about 20 minutes to get the valve covers off and on (each time) and about half an hour of adjusting (for a v6) so all together its probably an hour and a half to two hours worth of work if you take your time. not worth the 500 bucks youll pay someone else to do it for you

ACCLKL

Oil changed after making it a weekend job. I roll up on the ramps and get under thinking I can use my roomates adjustable wrenches. No luck and Im doing damage to the drain plug. I go out get a 12 point socket wrench but the bolt is already rounded too much. I figure if I take it to a shop they will have something that'll do the job. The local sears automotive place say if they cant take if off I can get a second plug put in or worst case a whole new oil pan. Anyway they cant take it off or don't but either way I'm thinking about getting a vice grip and using some muscle. I stop by autozone an they have these suregrip sockets for rounded nuts and bolts and a new bolt. Worked like a charm. Lessons learned nothing like have the right tool for the job

timeizmoney22

I broke the end of a ratchet off into the transmission drain plug a while back trying to change the fluid. Had to drill it out and what should have been a half hour job became a 4 hour project! Lol

South Jersey CL

giving her a bath today. going to california next wednesday.

timeizmoney22

Finally put these 17's on with Toyo Proxes 4 215/45/17.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timeizm...in/photostream

hwdp420pl

Ripped off the taillight tint. put back the orange reflectors. put back the acura logo on trunk. goin back to a more stock look.

732xghost

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^^^^ i just Facebook liked that post. lol

DaInFaMMuS1

You done good, son. You done real good

asianspec

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looks good.

a2ndragoon89

For anyone that wants to put teins basic coilovers on their CL, I've had mine on for 50K miles and it still runs smooth. I take turns pretty hard, so I'm not very gentle with my suspension. Also, gonna put an indash navi in my car soon. what do you all think of the pioneer avic series?