GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
Yeah, I have the WildPeaks on my F150. Amazingly quiet. Not as good looking as the BFGs though. 😁
What have you done to your car today?
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Yeah, I have the WildPeaks on my F150. Amazingly quiet. Not as good looking as the BFGs though. 😁
Start soaking your car in pb blaster and continue for many days lol
So from what I can see, the actual bolts hold the subframe in are located way up high in the body and look very clean, but we'll see
So I went to the junkyard and picked this up for $200
got the car inside and up on the lift
14 years of NJ road salt...funny how nice the stainless exhaust still is tho
better view of what actually broke
started last night taking my brakes off, then cracking loose the 10 bolts holding all of this together......good news is that I only needed to heat up two of them to get them to break free. Tonight ill see if I can get this out without hurting myself
got the car inside and up on the lift
14 years of NJ road salt...funny how nice the stainless exhaust still is tho
better view of what actually broke
started last night taking my brakes off, then cracking loose the 10 bolts holding all of this together......good news is that I only needed to heat up two of them to get them to break free. Tonight ill see if I can get this out without hurting myself
My daughter hit a deer Wednesday night
She's fine car not so much
She's fine car not so much
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Glad she’s ok! On 22?
Spent two hours on Saturday replacing the right front belly pan on the M. It’s only 7 small bolts. Plastic/rubber piece below the bumper that protects the oil cooler and radiator from road debris. Was cracked.
Came out easily, but couldn’t figure out why none of the holes would line up on the new one once i tried to install it. After much struggle, sweat, cursing, and thinking I could have been biking instead, I managed to get it done. Or so I thought. Something just didn’t feel right. So I checked out the left side equivalent (something I should have done 2 hours prior). Turns out I should have installed it with the rear flange inside the wheel-well liner, not outside. 🤦♂️ Undid it all and did it right, took all of 10 mins. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️.
Came out easily, but couldn’t figure out why none of the holes would line up on the new one once i tried to install it. After much struggle, sweat, cursing, and thinking I could have been biking instead, I managed to get it done. Or so I thought. Something just didn’t feel right. So I checked out the left side equivalent (something I should have done 2 hours prior). Turns out I should have installed it with the rear flange inside the wheel-well liner, not outside. 🤦♂️ Undid it all and did it right, took all of 10 mins. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️.
qclabrat
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That's a tough area as they hop across down hill and most people are going 50. Glad to hear she's fine, is it enough damage to total the car?
iman29
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Yikes glad she’s ok. !!
They said no but that was before any estimate was given. We'll see
im no body guy but it looks like the car did what it was designed to, namely sacrifice itself to protect the occupants.
dam thats a bummer, glad shes ok
Ian F
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I don't spend much time in the Off Topic area, so this is the first time I've seen this sub-forum and thread...
Cars... I have many cars... too many cars... Currently I have 8. Pretty much all of them need work.
2017 Grand Caravan - daily driver/bike hauler.
2006 MINI Cooper S JCW - back-up daily; back-up British car; once-in-a-blue-moon autocross car. Perpetual CEL (because BMW).
1992 Ford E350 (the White Whale) extended length, raised roof conversion van - originally bought to be a camper van project. For Sale soon to be replaced with a newer Transit 350 as even extended, after taking some measurements I realized the van is really too small to be comfortable for what I want to do.
1980 Triumph TR8 - most recent purchase - fun, rare, comfortable. Needs ignition work and a no-fuel issue diagnosed and fixed. Eventually needs new paint, although rust-free.
1979 Triumph Spitfire - owned since 2014. Currently stored in my mother's garage. New rebuilt engine swap and T-9 transmission swap planned.
1973 Volvo 1800ES - owned since 2005. Very rusty. Disassembled in 2008. Long-term retirement resto-mod project. Currently living in my back yard.
1972 Triumph GT6 - owned since 2011 - 3rd owner. Basically original (one repaint back in the late 70s). Needs a transmission. Debating between a straight-up 4 spd or T-9 conversion. Former if I sell. Probably the most valuable car I own so if I need to reduce the fleet, it makes the most sense to part with. I really like it tho, so ... I don't know...
Lastly, a 2004 VW Jetta Wagon parts car. Bought back in 2012 when I still owned my 2003 TDI Wagon - bought for the matching front fender as the price of the car was cheaper than acquiring and painting a replacement fender. It's stranded in my back yard partially stripped (guy I sold the TDI to took a bunch of parts) until the White Whale is mobile again as it blocks access to my back yard.
UtahJoe - holy shit that's some rust! FWIW, I also have a scissor lift for working on the cars (actually, two of them...). Great for working on modern cars.
I'll try again to get this site to work on my phone again so I can more easily add pictures to future updates...
Cars... I have many cars... too many cars... Currently I have 8. Pretty much all of them need work.
2017 Grand Caravan - daily driver/bike hauler.
2006 MINI Cooper S JCW - back-up daily; back-up British car; once-in-a-blue-moon autocross car. Perpetual CEL (because BMW).
1992 Ford E350 (the White Whale) extended length, raised roof conversion van - originally bought to be a camper van project. For Sale soon to be replaced with a newer Transit 350 as even extended, after taking some measurements I realized the van is really too small to be comfortable for what I want to do.
1980 Triumph TR8 - most recent purchase - fun, rare, comfortable. Needs ignition work and a no-fuel issue diagnosed and fixed. Eventually needs new paint, although rust-free.
1979 Triumph Spitfire - owned since 2014. Currently stored in my mother's garage. New rebuilt engine swap and T-9 transmission swap planned.
1973 Volvo 1800ES - owned since 2005. Very rusty. Disassembled in 2008. Long-term retirement resto-mod project. Currently living in my back yard.
1972 Triumph GT6 - owned since 2011 - 3rd owner. Basically original (one repaint back in the late 70s). Needs a transmission. Debating between a straight-up 4 spd or T-9 conversion. Former if I sell. Probably the most valuable car I own so if I need to reduce the fleet, it makes the most sense to part with. I really like it tho, so ... I don't know...
Lastly, a 2004 VW Jetta Wagon parts car. Bought back in 2012 when I still owned my 2003 TDI Wagon - bought for the matching front fender as the price of the car was cheaper than acquiring and painting a replacement fender. It's stranded in my back yard partially stripped (guy I sold the TDI to took a bunch of parts) until the White Whale is mobile again as it blocks access to my back yard.
UtahJoe - holy shit that's some rust! FWIW, I also have a scissor lift for working on the cars (actually, two of them...). Great for working on modern cars.
I'll try again to get this site to work on my phone again so I can more easily add pictures to future updates...
funny, I was at a party a couple of weeks ago...friends father was REALLY into Triumphs...had a whole bunch of them...tr3, 4, 6....had a stag that he bought new and kept in all original condition and saved for her. I had never seen one before, nice looking car.
And ya, the scissor lift has been a huge help....no way I was going to restore my mustang laying on the ground for years....F that noise.
Had a few minutes last night so I got this out....wasnt too bad....
Ian F
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Yeah... I'm part of a few car forums and guys like to shit on scissor lifts because you don't have clear access to the middle of the car, but it depends on a lot of factors. Every lift type is a compromise in one way or another. In a perfect world, I'd have a shop with a 20' ceiling and an in-ground 2-post lift... but I don't live in a perfect world. Above ground 2-post lifts are great except they take up a crap-load of space when not in use. Fine for a shop that isn't also a garage 99% of the time. Similar for 4-post lifts. A scissor lift has draw backs, but when not in use I can park on top of it and it's essentially not there other than dealing with the ramps I need to get even my minivan high enough to swing the arms into place.
In reality, I have crawled inside the lift to get better access to the middle of the car to get to an exhaust clamp or something. While I don't have any fears of it collapsing on me, I'll admit it's never a comfortable position.
In reality, I have crawled inside the lift to get better access to the middle of the car to get to an exhaust clamp or something. While I don't have any fears of it collapsing on me, I'll admit it's never a comfortable position.
Two post with stands
Drive on with rolling lifts, center pans for storage.
Single post storage lifts
My brain hurts
Shocks I replaced a couple of years ago, they are in good shape...I coat everything in this area with fluid film when I put the snow tires on....(should have coated the sub frame from the beginning, but next time..) so your just seeing some left over fluid film on the shocks...looks dirty, but keeps things from rusting.