Hardest upgrade or repair you have done
04-09-2006, 04:46 AM
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* Heater core for sure! It didn't take me 7 hours but those 3 hours that I've spent felt like 17 hours.
I got soaked with sweat, bloodied/scratched arms and knuckles, part everywhere, sore neck, etc...
This car is definitely built AROUND the heater core!
I got soaked with sweat, bloodied/scratched arms and knuckles, part everywhere, sore neck, etc...
This car is definitely built AROUND the heater core!
04-09-2006, 09:43 AM
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
The hardest thing may be coming up soon. That is downing the car to pull a perfectly good engine out and put in a better one! 
I hate when my car's apart. But it always goes back together better.
That Hooters girl in your new avatar..... just dayum!
I hate when my car's apart. But it always goes back together better.
Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
Heater core, it's been over a year and I haven;t even started on it yet.
04-09-2006, 10:09 AM
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I'm with you guys
Originally Posted by CentralCoaster
I had one of those... plug wire changes that ended up as hand polishing and swapping the intake.
04-09-2006, 10:16 AM
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Took a B&M SuperVette back to stock, from its roots blower set-up
04-09-2006, 08:59 PM
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I'm in the middle of the hardest project right now...replacing the starter!!!
Everything was smooth till I got to the short bolt, apperantly you need to yank out the passenger side Cat, just to reach one bolt
...so I soaked the 13 year old rusted up bolts with WD-40, hopefully they won't snap when I attach that bastard again tomarrow.
Pulling the radiator for cleaning, replacing the plugs and wires, replacing coolant temp sensor, and installing the R-D racing camber brace all sucked, but this starter has me really frustrated, especially with such a nice day out, and I spent it crawling around on the cold floor with a bloody knuckle...I need a beer or 6
Everything was smooth till I got to the short bolt, apperantly you need to yank out the passenger side Cat, just to reach one bolt ...so I soaked the 13 year old rusted up bolts with WD-40, hopefully they won't snap when I attach that bastard again tomarrow.Pulling the radiator for cleaning, replacing the plugs and wires, replacing coolant temp sensor, and installing the R-D racing camber brace all sucked, but this starter has me really frustrated, especially with such a nice day out, and I spent it crawling around on the cold floor with a bloody knuckle...I need a beer or 6
04-09-2006, 09:08 PM
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Just got done with it, opti, plugs, wires, coil, waterpump, serpentine belt, heater hoses.
04-10-2006, 12:08 AM
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Melting Slicks
I think that working on anything under the dash is a real pain...literally. Trying to get contorted to see anything up under there is messed up. Then trying to move your arms or grab a tool you can't see or feel that's inches from your head. I'm already cussing just thinking about it. What's worse is trying to get out without banging your head, or twisting your back. Take the top off, at least you got a place to stick your leg up.
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04-10-2006, 07:54 AM
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aka/Trunk Monkey/Banned For Life/Corvette For Life
shall i list:
new headlights,
spark plugs,
rear drivers 1/4 panel,
rear bumper(and trim, lights...)
hood alignment,
and some i cant think of now.
but it was fun and i love to work on these amazing cars.
new headlights,
spark plugs,
rear drivers 1/4 panel,
rear bumper(and trim, lights...)
hood alignment,
and some i cant think of now.
but it was fun and i love to work on these amazing cars.
04-10-2006, 12:05 PM
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Difficult jobs on 1990 convertable
With out a doubt the heater core is the worst. So many screws, nuts and bolts. I removed the whole dash cover,lower panels and air conditioner ducts and then layed in the seat upside down to work. Having a convertable helps with this method. Then the half shaft u-joints. This was a lot of jacking & lowering. You will have to press out the old joints and press in the new caps. Scribe each shaft to put them in the origional location. You will need a special grease gun adapter to regrease the fittings. It looks like a dentist tool. The next hard job was removing the radiator and reinstalling. The cowl and hoses removal requires you climb under and over the top 40 times to get to all of the screws. The timing gear, waterpump & harmonic balancer was pretty difficult. I had a GM mechanic to aid on this job and he had a few tools to make life easier. Replacing the plugs and removing the intake to cure a oil leak and new injectors was a piece of cake compared to these jobs. Before you tackle any of these jobs get yourself a good set of extentions for your socket sets in all sizes, a good flash light. The next project is changing the carpet. Anyone have any tips on this?
04-10-2006, 12:26 PM
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so far the hardest thing for me was the hood but thats because i did by myself and i was only 18 and about 5'6". second would have to be the water pump. now im going back to square 1 and changeing the whole front clip. da"n trucks
04-10-2006, 12:32 PM
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Le Mans Master
Originally Posted by 95stsrider
so far the hardest thing for me was the hood but thats because i did by myself and i was only 18 and about 5'6".
Reminds me of a forum member here who installed his transmission alone by hand with no jack.
