This is the first Ive done on my own car unless I was doing something else that required removing the intake.
I suspect that the car gods will piss on your car that is the most difficult to do next week and you will no longer be able to make that claim. I hope I am wrong but you just jinxed your self. 
porksboy wrote: This is the first Ive done on my own car unless I was doing something else that required removing the intake. I suspect that the car gods will piss on your car that is the most difficult to do next week and you will no longer be able to make that claim. I hope I am wrong but you just jinxed your self.
That would probably be the Celica. I've had the intake manifold off of that a few times anyways, and yeah, it sucks, but i've got it down to a 1 hour science. 
I guess i just don't understand how the gaskets really go bad... Or maybe mine are all bad and i just don't know it?
Hers just developed a rough idle. I tried the usual things, cap, rotor, plugs all of which were due at 95k anyway. Before I threw wires at it I sprayed throttle body cleaner around the mating surface. As soon as I hit the bottom of the #2 intake runner it smothed right out. Stop spraying and it ran like E36 M3. The gasket was as hard as a honey moon Richard. Apparently the KA24DE is known for this. $600.00 to $800.00 to repair in a shop around this area.
I raced a shifter kart at Oakland Valley this weekend. It was my first time driving one.
I'm thinking of giving up cars after this. The intensity is simply on another level. I raced Rotax karts for two years and wish I had the guts to sell after the first season and go ICC.
It gets your full attention and then some at all times. The acceleration is terrifying. The grip is absurd. The brakes can dash you against the gas tank and steering wheel. If you like peaky, think about this light switch - on at 9000, off at 13000, and it'll rev from one to the other in well under a second in 2-3-4-5-6 on the straightaway. I was doing 73 halfway down a 600-foot straight.
Had a burger from WW Cousins Friday night. Drank Vodka and played Monopoly with one of my best friends and my girlfriend. Cheap entertainment.
Saturday morning, the three of us got up early and piled into the '90 900S and drove to Bloomington, IN, where I picked up a '91 900 base model that I've been told won ST in the Columbus (IN) region SCCA last year. It drives really well. I can't wait for the weather to improve so I can play with it a bit more. We stopped on the way back and ate at Moe's with friend, then helped him reinstall the hood on one of his 900s before the storms hit. Went home and had a couple of friends come over. We mostly just sat around in the garage and talked. Beer may have been involved. Four of us sat out on the front porch and drank during some fairly severe storms, then to Osaka and had sushi. Home & sleep.
Yesterday, four of us piled into a friends massive Jaaaaaaaag and went to Lexington to the KY Horse Park for the Rolex 3-Day Event, where we had awesome (free 'Friends of Rolex')seats, free booze and free food. We left there around 4 and came back to Louisville and hit Cumberland Brews for a couple of happy hour beers. Girlfriend and I continued to my parents' house and had some dinner with them and my aunt, then home to sleep.
Pics of the new toy at this link:
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f384/MiatarPowar/91%20900%20AutoX%20Special/
Great effing weekend.
Uhh nothing car related. Almost nothing at all actually.
Played some Stalker: SOC, got back to where my save was corrupted, picked up the stuff from the stash in the Pripyat hotel, now I just have to walk aaaall the way back to 100 rads bar, arm myself to the teeth for one final assault and go Rambo on the elite stalkers around the nuclear plant, then open the door on the secret room to finish the game.
Made a Flashblock plugin for my PDA, shared it on the forums. One of the top Maemo devs said thanks! ^_^
Watched some South Park. Season 14 = so much lulz!
Watched Hard Boiled. It was like Shoot 'em Up mixed with Miami Vice (don't let that turn you off of it).
I did THIS.
I also:
radioed in an off (no injuries, except to the 'Vette),
waved the yellow flag at a bunch of cars,
got buzzed ... by the Close Air Support Piper Tri-Pacer,
and had a pretty good time.
Got the E30 of doom in a running state and dragged it to Summit Point for 3 days of sanity testing (hoonage).
It went like stink - truly very fast right out of the box but was hampered by missing speed sensor limiting it to 6k RPMs and then... the ECU died rendering it a silent hulk. Verifed the ECU issue by swaping another from a friend, looked for obvious reasons like shorts and bad grounds... found none, found no spare ECUs in the paddock and then loaded it on the trailer. I spent the rest of the weekend with my students and in borrowed cars, hanging out and swilling beer.
Powar - how did you like Rolex? I've been before, incredible level of talent.
Here was my weekend:
DFL for the second time in this car.... it was not a good day.
This was the good news:
I lost about 70% of my body roll.
My son made us watch Avatar about 6 times.
MGeezer picnic saturday for club members /////// sunday Tinted a bar windows using gold tint looks awesome /// then installed tearoffs on chump car goin to VIR next weekend then sold porsche 914 and delivered it to st pete today ahhhhhhhhhhhh cant wait to sit around at the mitty relax 
maroon92 wrote: I got out the Power Washer, filled it with kerosene...
That would make one badass flame thrower...
Anyway, worked the last two weekend, made around 60hrs of overtime from then to the end of this week...
Took the motorcycle out Saturday and rode with a friend. Went to dinner with brother, two friends, and two girls. Drank a $20 Margarita and a $20 Mohito at dinner. Got faced at some club downtown until 4:00 AM Sunday. I was double-fisting Vodka and Red Bull at the end of the night. I hate Vodka and always have.
Spent the remainder of the Sunday puking and watching Nip Tuck.
Spent this morning at work wondering if I was still hung over. I kinda was.
All-in-all, pretty productive.
GameboyRMH wrote: Uhh nothing car related. Almost nothing at all actually. Played some Stalker: SOC, got back to where my save was corrupted, picked up the stuff from the stash in the Pripyat hotel, now I just have to walk aaaall the way back to 100 rads bar, arm myself to the teeth for one final assault and go Rambo on the elite stalkers around the nuclear plant, then open the door on the secret room to finish the game. Made a Flashblock plugin for my PDA, shared it on the forums. One of the top Maemo devs said thanks! ^_^ Watched some South Park. Season 14 = so much lulz!
You live on an Island Paradise and you played video games and watched cartoons? Why don't you come here and do that and I'll take you place in the sand damaging my liver. 
worked 14 hours, actually got out early on sat for once.
Saw movie with the little lady- laughed hysterically, which was good, i thought it would suck (KickAss.)
Cleaned honda interior.
Found the one BBS wheel I thought Id never find (and CHEAP too!) , even has the center cap!
Little lady surprised me and ordered Avatar DVD for me!
Woke up late Sunday night after wicked storm rolled in, dogs all freaked out and kicked me out of bed (arent they supposed to hide UNDER the bed?) Somehow, they didnt manage to bother her??? The cat sat on the porch and just watched the show, somethings backwards here... power finally came back on Monday am, just in time to make coffee. luckily no serious damage, just lots of debris.
over all not a bad weekend!
Friday: Started looking for a motorcycle.
Saturday: Bought motorcycle.
Sunday: Picked motorcycle up and took home.
Monday: Realized what I just did and put a bunch of stuff on craigslist to make some money back...
On Sunday, I climbed Mt. St. Helens, then skied down.
Pic of the cone in the crater, with a little steam coming out:
Drank a Black Butte Porter while lying on my back in the parking lot, exhausted (waaaay out of shape ATM).
Bobzilla wrote: Here was my weekend:\ DFL for the second time in this car.... it was not a good day. This was the good news: I lost about 70% of my body roll.
A couple of guys from our region went to that. Said it was very very wet.
There were three of them in 2 cars, and two of them won their class. The showing from CCSCC was small, but mighty.
Marty! wrote: Had sex, sadly no pictures to share.
Apparently you haven't checked the Ignore thread lately...
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Saturday I hosted a bridal shower for a friend, followed by a photo shoot for the same friend. Yesterday I had roller derby practice. It was an exciting weekend around here
Where is there roller derby?
mtn wrote: Where is there roller derby?
In Peoria IL. I skate with the Peoria Push Derby Dames (and yes, we are on Facebook) peoriarollerderby.org.
I'll have to try to get out there... and possibly try get my girlfriend to sign up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkDIYvawd0o
Wally wrote:GameboyRMH wrote: Uhh nothing car related. Almost nothing at all actually. Played some Stalker: SOC, got back to where my save was corrupted, picked up the stuff from the stash in the Pripyat hotel, now I just have to walk aaaall the way back to 100 rads bar, arm myself to the teeth for one final assault and go Rambo on the elite stalkers around the nuclear plant, then open the door on the secret room to finish the game. Made a Flashblock plugin for my PDA, shared it on the forums. One of the top Maemo devs said thanks! ^_^ Watched some South Park. Season 14 = so much lulz!You live on an Island Paradise and you played video games and watched cartoons? Why don't you come here and do that and I'll take you place in the sand damaging my liver.
I would seriously consider taking you up on that offer. It's a great place to vacation, or maybe retire, but for a young person who doesn't think inebriation is a good hobby? BOREDOM OVERLOAD x_x
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