rob-2

Lovely

How long are auto trannys lasting?

You need one curved for the car.

perfect! How much did you pay for it? and is that a thule ski rack on there?

 

Yup it's all thule. Setup was a PITA but it goes on and off easily. I want to say list is around $800 and I got my setup for about $190 at an REI garage sale.

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All ready for the Mountain

 

This is what I have!

well I've got a low idle and a little stumble between 2-3k out of boost so I'm running the b12. Put a full can in just over half a tank. Might be a little techron additive in there but figure it wouldn't hurt. Lady and I are hitting the road tonight for a little trip and I should burn it all this weekend.

The cabin is developing some rattles that drive me nuts. There is also a slight clunk over the right bumps. Everything suspension wise is tight though.

 

107K

Chevron sells a fuel system clear or there is the redline product. Both are the two best cleaners on the market.

 

I throw one in with every oil change. After 130K on the lady's beater I dropped in the redline. She asked me what I did to the car. It was running so smoothly.

This is a good thing, since you have a more controlled temperature.

 

The tranny is connected to the rad to bring it UP to temp faster.

Very quick. I like your power and tq curve

Looking forward to getting home from work today... there's rumor of a new grill sitting on my doorstep

 

Lucky dog!

Sweet! I will wait

Be careful, this is frank_ster your talking about. He's close to god like status...LOL

 

 

Hey, Frank, I wonder your car could finally be revolting because of that buick engine in there...

 

Read this, pooped my pants and ran to check my car to make sure it wasn't on fire because of this motor!!

Misused of beware...

Oh it's unfinished, the whole thing will be painted black when it's done. That's the last step though. The final paint will look like it does in the original recessed grill I made.

 

It'll also have a lip that goes across the bottom and up the sides to match the look of the S402 version a bit more and it also covers the transition of the honeycomb to the grill for a smoother look.

 

This might be the sexiest one you've made....

Here are another couple shots on the car. This is without the lip that will be there. It really looks a lot better in person, tough to see a good view by taking a picture but I figured it was better than nothing.

 

I really like this look. Is it possible to get the trim in black so it's black on black?

Thank you.

 

Pulled back fender liner to get better access and plumped in pre-rad for freezing temps we get here.

Me too! I'm remaining patient and know he's making the right choices for quality, and he's a stickler for details like me, which bodes well for the outcome!

 

Me 3!

That sounds good and I can do that no problem, there will be a wait though. There is quite the list going at this point and it's only fair to make them in order.

 

I'll add you and get in contact as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me for an update on when I'll make it to yours.

 

Sounds good. In no rush

It possible to get you my grill and have you do the original one you made? Maybe you could mount my emblem from the oem grill on the new mesh?

 

Can ship to you and provide a FedEx pre-paid fedex label.

 

Do you want me to PM you to get this started? Hope you're still making these!

THis was wonderful. Thank you!

Wow great write up. I might end up doing this as we hit the mountains a lot in the summer months with 100+ days.

nah i bounce around oil types all the time. my preferred has been M1 0w40 but when I don't have the chance to have it changed how i want to, I'll run conventional valvoline 5w30 because there is a quick change place up the street. but when i run the valvoline 5w30 i am pretty strict about changing it at 3k miles.

 

i think the dealer was either trying to scare me into keeping my service interval business with them, or are just dumb...

 

I'd go with the second point. I've had a dealer provide information that conflicts with the information I got from Subi America on oil change intervals.