Mykeys Toy

The one I missed was the top one.. I guess I should have started ealier so I could have better light.. I am in the process of puttin it all back in.. Having just a little trouble getting the hoses between the core and valve to start. Which is why I decided to take a break and check the board. so far only minor headaches but going faster now.

Doing heater control valve and core on 86 hatch. I found one mounting screw and have removed the hoses on the HCV to heater core and am presently working on the hoses under the hood. The problem is the darn thing seems to be hanging up like I missed something but I can't see to verify that and I can't feel anything else back there. Does she just need more elbow grease or is there something else?

Welcome to the board! This is my second home.

As far as I know there aren't any places that sell aftermarket body panels like that. I think if you can find a place that does custom fiberglass work they can do it. Or you might try contacting a company that sells body kits for a one off just for you.. Though I cannot imagine that being anywheree reasonably priced. It would be a little O.T. here in this thread but a Car stereo shop that has a hand in competitions may be able to do what you want also.. Again not going to be reasonable on the wallet.

Very cool.. Not many people have accomplished that much with an ea81 without dropping a large chunk of change. Keep it up and bring on pics and vids. umm more vids.

one runs the other is waiting for a heart transplant.

No this isn't a normal alt it is another GM upgrade, but This one needed to be modified to fit.. part number P7157 and is a special order from CSK auto.

What is an MP4.. I can't seem to find a player for it?

I'll be checking on it tomorrow when I go back up to work on it...Are there any tell tales that can ID whether or not it is the HH? Or is it one of those things that have to be removed b4 you know?

I could have sworn the hill holrder was all mechanical.. anyway the HH has been disconnected since I bought it from John.

Welcome to the board!! Not just useful info though..There are a lot of future friends here. Especially if you are an outgoing type. Warning the board is addictive and you may experience withdrawls if you can't get on at least twice a day.. J/K Mike

Any local shop will have the adapter plugs(s) that you need to direct fit all the wires. they are around $10-15. I don't know if you need an adapter for the actuall deck install though.. Crutchfield will be able to tell you which speakers you need.. The new gen forum can tell you most of that and where the speaker are and how to get at them. If you have already picked out which deck and speakers you are going to get try one of these places if you wanna keep it lighter on the pocket book.. they have never done me or anyone I know wrong ever. 1) http://carmedia1.com/ 2) http://www.woofersetc.com/ 3) http://www.etronics.com/index.asp 4) http://audio-n-more.com/

3 months ago I did the front brakes.. still need to do the rear (just can't seem to get the drums off.) Got em all bled out and was hunky dory. So wednesday I go to work and everything is cool.. I get back to the yard and jump in my car and the brake fluid light is on.. Hmmm start her up push the brake and nothing. I manage to limp it to the inlaws.. get em all bled again topped off the reservoir.. and the light is on again Friday (yesterday) afternoon again when I am trying to go home. Again I limp it to the inlaws house. This is very irritating but I suppose the master cylinder is just one more part I won't be replacing again for a while... At this rate I am gonna have a new car in about another two years.. LOL What is really kind of amusing is that I can get the part today but I have a wedding reception to go to so I won't even be able to touch the car till tomorrow. So all the snow I was gonna play in is going to be running down my back while I do the brake bleeding again. I am ot even frustrated and grouchy about this (whcih is really odd for me) Maybe it's the season! So anyway here's to all that read this may your season be maintenance free.

I have to agree that it was a good upgrade... I found two things that affect the voltage.. 12 volt heater( to defrost my windows ) It drops it down to 12 volts even. And when I really crank up the stereo.. though with this one I can watch the needle move with the beat it is almost amusing but neither drop it below 12 unless stopped with the turn signal on.

That is quite a good deal for the work involved..Good find.

finally got around to airing up my snow shoes and put em on.. now to replace the heater core.. fun fun time to plug in the USRM.

Since Ed and Corky do frequent those maybe dropping them a line would help you in your search since both are experienced.. Both are good guys and are usually willing to lend their collective knowledge.

Looks like a really good turn out for the new Gen this year!

Good to hear the group had a blast. I will get to go agian some day.

Nice Job on the box. I you wanna learn more about the caraudio hobby ask me for a few links to forums.. The are a lot out there but there are only two I like to frequent. That would be cool!! The problem would be for me to decide wich sub(s) to use since I have a few different pairs laying around.

Aside from mine being studded the wintermaster plus do double duty for little ud fun so that is anotherfactor for me... they gotta have deep lugs (well deep for street tires anyway)

Thurston county was definately sweet.. Though I only have one other show to compare it to. With enough notice I can arrange to actually have some vacation time to go elsewhere.. Until then I am lilited to local events (within 100 miles ). Lots of good ideas keep em coming. The more ideas that get thrown out there the more work and options Ken and Eric have.. sorry guys but you shot yourselves in the foot being perfectionists. The shows would be a lot less fun if you weren't.

It is funny that they show the same part # for EA71 also.

I use the Cooper weather mater plus but sadly they are discontinued.. luckily I still have another winter or two of tread life if I remove them in late Feb. What I don't like about them is that I got the 185/80/13s. I like the extra clearance and the overall look, but they feel a little unstable on coners.. So the next set of tires I get will be closer to stock.

South Prairie is about 10 miles east of Puyallup.. You will want the carbed version unless you have a turbo parts car handy.. I have seen what they look like under the hood and it ain't pretty.. and not particularly worth it for the small amount of power gained. for a fair upgrade that would put you even with an EA81 turbo putting a better cam in and maybe a weber carb would be money better spent and easier though it would probably void your warranty.. something to think on, after the warranty is up have at it.. but splitting the case and doing internals is an area I would like to learn more about but for now is beyond me.