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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #50 on: May 24, 2015, 03:29:12 pm »
Orrrrrr... http://www.cambertire.com/

They really do think of everything, my god. 

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #51 on: May 24, 2015, 03:34:17 pm »
They really do think of everything, my god.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #52 on: May 24, 2015, 06:50:23 pm »
Today I did some exploratory unbolting and bleeding to see what I'm in for. But before that I test fit my magnets. Yep, looks good:


Engine bay has had its first degrease and wash down. Consequently, work commenced in this general area:


Road rims and tires are +40 offset. Stock offset is +49 and I'm allowed +/- 7mm in HS class. The right front tire was rubbing under hard corners and after inspecting the strut mount I see that it's not even centred. Unbolting it under load showed the centre hole of the strut mount had been flogged pretty hard, suggesting that the top nut had been loose at some stage in life (shown with min camber and no caster adjustment:

With Cagare's help these were adjusted to a trade of max camber vs. max caster, i.e. cranked inwards and backwards at a 45 degree angle.

I was thinking I may have to drop the struts to adjust camber but it turns out all I have to do is loosen the centre nut. Picture of the front right wheel well with all the important bolts Kroiled up:


Rear bushing of the front right control arm... cracked rubber is packing every single important bushing under the front of the car:


Bit of oil resting on the AC compressor. Apparently the AC is borked, but IDGAF:


Exhaust manifold showing a little flat spot and a missing nut on the 3 bolt connecting flange. It's been missing for a while:


Screwdriver is pointing at the plastic bushing on the gear selector. This wears thin on two sides but can be rotated 90° so that its former thickness is back in play (details found here). This makes a surprisingly large difference in reducing shifter play:


All four frame bolts on the transmission mount be spinning freely. Centre bolt was tight, but all the rubber is torn to pieces:

Even just tightening the four bolts has made a lot of difference in removing engine movement.

I was given three rims with the car. This one looks like it was dropped and may just need to be an emergency spare. There's no way I'm driving hard on that in case it's hiding a fracture which lets go at the worst possible time:


Air intake tube was loose. Just so happened to have extra hose clamps in my toolbox:


During my progress there was a heavily rusted bolt on the exhaust manifold heat shield. the bolt head was less than 8mm and my socket was spinning. 7mm wouldn't do it so I had to shim my socket with some tin plate I snipped off an acid brush handle:

Replaced it with a non-rusted bolt I happened to have playing around (hoarder).

Right rear studs, one is short. Good job I have new ones coming:


Right rear wheel well:


25 or 26mm Eibach rear sway bar and a rusty rear sub frame:


- Took her for a test drive after the sloppy gear selector mod and after I tightened as much as I could in the engine bay and she feels completely different now. I don't feel like she's going to crap out if I thrash the engine and toss her around a bit.
- Also used up two cans of brake cleaner to degrease the underside. There's a bit of oil sitting here and there and it would be nice to be able to track it. The steering rack was soaked in oil.
- The air box has plastic clips which hold it down into rubber grommets in the body. One of the clips was broken and I was contemplating finding a used replacement, but then, naaaah she'll be fine as the filter is downstream of the holes in the air box.

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #53 on: May 24, 2015, 06:51:03 pm »
No need to pull it apart. It's a Ford so it does the falling apart for you.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #54 on: May 24, 2015, 11:40:19 pm »
I laughed at Dutchy's comment.

Look... I know I said "nice," but I hope you consider some stronger tint, or wearing a paper bag as you commute between events.

I just can't picture you in this car...  Breaks my heart. </3

#getthatcorvettealready

Just kidding :)

But not :(

OK fine, go kill PAX.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #55 on: May 24, 2015, 11:52:03 pm »
I laughed at Dutchy's comment.

Look... I know I said "nice," but I hope you consider some stronger tint, or wearing a paper bag as you commute between events.

I just can't picture you in this car...  Breaks my heart. </3

#getthatcorvettealready

Just kidding :)

But not :(

OK fine, go kill PAX.

It is the Aussie's natural habitat, NA V8 rwd.  Problem is they only want to do burnouts, at least according to roadkill.

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #56 on: May 25, 2015, 09:08:07 am »
It is the Aussie's natural habitat

What's the PAX on a kangaroo? Is it tough to steer sitting in the pouch?
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #57 on: May 25, 2015, 09:14:44 am »
What's the PAX on a kangaroo? Is it tough to steer sitting in the pouch?

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #58 on: May 25, 2015, 09:16:36 am »
FYI, edmonton events have a dress code that is... wear more than that.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #59 on: May 25, 2015, 10:36:49 am »
...are those real kangaroo testicle...  Pouches?

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #60 on: May 25, 2015, 06:05:28 pm »
I just can't help myself. Cleaned several years of grime out of the interior whilst trying to remove the cigarette smell. Started with the engine bay because it was already washed and just needed shiny:


Showing the rear seat hack:




Still need to clean the driver's seat, but majority of the work is done (car was incredibly filthy):

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #61 on: May 25, 2015, 06:08:53 pm »
You would make a killing buying dirty cars, cleaning them, and flipping them for a profit. I went to SAIT with a kid that did that (similar to Tavarish on jalopnik). He'd pick up pseudo luxury cars (entry level Lexus/Infiniti), steam clean the engine, go over the interior, and give it a quick wax, and flip it for a small profit on Kijiji/Beyond. He'd drive it while it was for sale as well. I think he only did a few a year though.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #62 on: May 25, 2015, 06:13:04 pm »
...are those real kangaroo testicle...  Pouches?
Yes they are.

You would make a killing buying dirty cars, cleaning them, and flipping them for a profit. I went to SAIT with a kid that did that (similar to Tavarish on jalopnik). He'd pick up pseudo luxury cars (entry level Lexus/Infiniti), steam clean the engine, go over the interior, and give it a quick wax, and flip it for a small profit on Kijiji/Beyond. He'd drive it while it was for sale as well. I think he only did a few a year though.
Can be risky too

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #63 on: May 25, 2015, 06:13:58 pm »
Incoming:
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #64 on: May 25, 2015, 08:58:17 pm »
Cleaned several years of grime out of the interior whilst trying to remove the cigarette smell.

All in the headliner bra.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #65 on: May 26, 2015, 12:46:40 am »
Can be risky too

Well you look like you like risks, what with buying a ford and all.
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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #66 on: May 26, 2015, 09:04:53 am »
All in the headliner bra.
Damn, it's hard to Febreeze headliners. Looks like I'll have to do it properly.

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #67 on: May 26, 2015, 09:54:10 am »
You should get an ozone machine or something.

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #68 on: May 26, 2015, 10:08:43 am »
Looking forward to your review on the "hoosierstones".

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« Reply #69 on: May 26, 2015, 12:37:54 pm »
Cool, I like where this is heading!

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« Reply #70 on: May 26, 2015, 10:19:24 pm »
You should get an ozone machine or something.
I got a really neat spray from Chris at Carzilla. I'll take a picture of it later because I may still be high on the fumes. Just kidding, it smells like fly spray and has done a pretty good job of masking everything. It's meant to dissipate so I'll review it once the car smell averages out.

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« Reply #71 on: May 26, 2015, 11:36:20 pm »
I imagine all your cars end up smelling like either coconut oil or baby oil.
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« Reply #72 on: May 27, 2015, 09:17:45 am »
I got a really neat spray from Chris at Carzilla. I'll take a picture of it later because I may still be high on the fumes. Just kidding, it smells like fly spray and has done a pretty good job of masking everything. It's meant to dissipate so I'll review it once the car smell averages out.
That sounds wicked. I usually just use air sponges to deodorize the interior.

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« Reply #73 on: May 28, 2015, 06:44:03 am »
Thanks Jukka:


Cagare originally helped me adjust the bad camber on the right front but after a spirited turn or two it slid right back into the old position. Problem being that the top mount hole is oversized/flogged and the strut is able to shift wherever it wants (passenger side only). Between us we worked out that a cam shaped washer should do the trick and allow some adjustment at the same time. I bought a metal hole saw and just so happened to have a piece of 3mm plate laying around:


That 1/2" hole looks rather rough because it's pretty hard for me to drill an offset hole without a drill press. I ended up drilling smaller holes and using the dremel to smooth it out enough to get the 1/2" bit started. Finished product:


The sheet metal was actually a 12" strong tie and came pre-punched with 3mm holes. They weren't part of the plan but came in handy to pick the washer out after repeat test fittings, and also to rotate into position. Here we go again with a trade off between max camber and max caster:

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Re: Tuna's PAX monster (in the right hands it should be)
« Reply #74 on: May 29, 2015, 09:13:23 pm »
Did you come up with an actual name for this car yet?
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