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01-16-2011, 02:20 AM
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it took a post about the ass holes in Huntsville to get him out of the wood work... Paul knows exactly who i'm talking about, lol
and what is the status on the van, paul?
and what is the status on the van, paul?
01-16-2011, 11:52 AM
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Doing ok guys, had the flu for 5 days, it was the sickest I've been in 10 years at least. The wife had the flu and my daughter also.
Then I had the joy of my in laws and nieces staying with us for 2 days, during the snow since we have gas heat as back up to our heat pump unit at the new house.
Been watching football, yeah I saw you called yesterday, it must have been during the Steelers game (huge Steelers fan).
The van is fine, I have it sitting in my garage work shop and started it up a couple times through out the winter. I'm gonna put that DOHC head on probably after February some time, I save car project stuff for between Feb till Aug, aka when football isn't being played.
The end of this month 2 weeks, I will be taking my turbo off the HHR SS and getting the BNR 2871 and having a tial BOV flange welded to my Dejon UICP. Found a Tial Q BOV with bov flange kit for like 250.
^^^this is another reason I haven't started on the DOHC head on the van, just in case I ran into snags. I need the van running to have a vehicle till I can swap out the turbo's on the HHR SS.
Then I had the joy of my in laws and nieces staying with us for 2 days, during the snow since we have gas heat as back up to our heat pump unit at the new house.
Been watching football, yeah I saw you called yesterday, it must have been during the Steelers game (huge Steelers fan).
The van is fine, I have it sitting in my garage work shop and started it up a couple times through out the winter. I'm gonna put that DOHC head on probably after February some time, I save car project stuff for between Feb till Aug, aka when football isn't being played.
The end of this month 2 weeks, I will be taking my turbo off the HHR SS and getting the BNR 2871 and having a tial BOV flange welded to my Dejon UICP. Found a Tial Q BOV with bov flange kit for like 250.
^^^this is another reason I haven't started on the DOHC head on the van, just in case I ran into snags. I need the van running to have a vehicle till I can swap out the turbo's on the HHR SS.
01-16-2011, 01:09 PM
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sounds good man. also i told adam but for your info also i am working on getting a meet set with ga people. maybe sometime this summer so that way we can all plan ahead
01-18-2011, 08:31 PM
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I can't wait to get my tax return:
Brakes all around(rotors and pads)
two tires(for the front, lol, these made it 9500 miles, Damn)
Billet fuse cover, and other Billet under hood accessories(all the caps, etc.)
Hahn Catback
the rest I got to put toward getting a work vehicle... after that though, i'm done with the Cobalt and will start to get the wheels in motion on a project car... still want to keep the Cobalt, because it'll probably be a couple of years before I finish whatever car I start working on... and I couldn't do with just a work car or truck until then...
i'd love to just say **** it and throw a bigger turbo on the Cobalt, I just don't trust our transmission, its that simple... you blow one of them with a big turbo, its a $4500 fix.... and i've seen the bill
you blow a 4l60e, drop $600 get another, have it rebuilt to your needs for $800.... we don't have that option
Brakes all around(rotors and pads)
two tires(for the front, lol, these made it 9500 miles, Damn)
Billet fuse cover, and other Billet under hood accessories(all the caps, etc.)
Hahn Catback
the rest I got to put toward getting a work vehicle... after that though, i'm done with the Cobalt and will start to get the wheels in motion on a project car... still want to keep the Cobalt, because it'll probably be a couple of years before I finish whatever car I start working on... and I couldn't do with just a work car or truck until then...
i'd love to just say **** it and throw a bigger turbo on the Cobalt, I just don't trust our transmission, its that simple... you blow one of them with a big turbo, its a $4500 fix.... and i've seen the bill
you blow a 4l60e, drop $600 get another, have it rebuilt to your needs for $800.... we don't have that option
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01-18-2011, 11:08 PM
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I can't wait to get my tax return:
Brakes all around(rotors and pads)
two tires(for the front, lol, these made it 9500 miles, Damn)
Billet fuse cover, and other Billet under hood accessories(all the caps, etc.)
Hahn Catback
the rest I got to put toward getting a work vehicle... after that though, i'm done with the Cobalt and will start to get the wheels in motion on a project car... still want to keep the Cobalt, because it'll probably be a couple of years before I finish whatever car I start working on... and I couldn't do with just a work car or truck until then...
i'd love to just say **** it and throw a bigger turbo on the Cobalt, I just don't trust our transmission, its that simple... you blow one of them with a big turbo, its a $4500 fix.... and i've seen the bill
you blow a 4l60e, drop $600 get another, have it rebuilt to your needs for $800.... we don't have that option
Brakes all around(rotors and pads)
two tires(for the front, lol, these made it 9500 miles, Damn)
Billet fuse cover, and other Billet under hood accessories(all the caps, etc.)
Hahn Catback
the rest I got to put toward getting a work vehicle... after that though, i'm done with the Cobalt and will start to get the wheels in motion on a project car... still want to keep the Cobalt, because it'll probably be a couple of years before I finish whatever car I start working on... and I couldn't do with just a work car or truck until then...
i'd love to just say **** it and throw a bigger turbo on the Cobalt, I just don't trust our transmission, its that simple... you blow one of them with a big turbo, its a $4500 fix.... and i've seen the bill
you blow a 4l60e, drop $600 get another, have it rebuilt to your needs for $800.... we don't have that option
ZZP blew there factory trans after a full season of racing and +500 whp before they put a built one in.
01-19-2011, 09:57 PM
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+1 on fwd tranny>rwd....
i could do the transmission on the honda in about 3 hour's...take's around 4 hour's on my father in law's 350 3/4 ton...
so its finally starting to get warmer....i can start back on the honda...gonna get a head gasket this week and swap head's....hopefully its the top end and not the bottom (i dont have a spare block but i got 3 head's lol)
anyone see anything awesome i should do while im doing all this?
i could do the transmission on the honda in about 3 hour's...take's around 4 hour's on my father in law's 350 3/4 ton...
so its finally starting to get warmer....i can start back on the honda...gonna get a head gasket this week and swap head's....hopefully its the top end and not the bottom (i dont have a spare block but i got 3 head's lol)
anyone see anything awesome i should do while im doing all this?
01-21-2011, 12:59 AM
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i'm not arguing ease of operation, its just from a cost + durability stand point... its expensive to get a FWD transmission rebuilt for strength, their expensive enough to be rebuilt back to stock
besides, i'd just pay the $250 and let someone with a lift complete the job in a matter of hours, ground clearance is what makes it difficult... if life goes as I plan, in 5 years I hope to take care of that lift problem
besides, i'd just pay the $250 and let someone with a lift complete the job in a matter of hours, ground clearance is what makes it difficult... if life goes as I plan, in 5 years I hope to take care of that lift problem
01-21-2011, 01:31 AM
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hey bama, the tranny is not built in fact the one im getting is new and i am getting it built lol sorry miscommunication bro lol. its costing me 1,800 to have it cryoed and my gears done in full billet ect so i hoope i see somthing good out of this .... my tranny that i am getting rid of hasa cracked bel housing on the tab to the engine, if he wants a new tranny call schrams and they have trannys for like 450 shipped ... call them ask for the lnf trans with the 3.82 final drive, i ordered this tranny, imjust building it when i get it.
01-21-2011, 01:35 AM
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yeah I'm pretty sure he is selling the STOCK transmission and getting his new transmission cryoed
***edit***
never mind he just posted, lol
if I could get a transmission for $450-$600... I might be on to something with this car... I had checked into getting stuff cryoed before and knew a full transmission would be around 2gs... but it should last...
either way i'm about to start working a **** load of hours(more than I really want but hey, a lot of work is better than no work) and so hopefully I can bank a lot during this time, hopefully get some relief on the hours when warm weather gets here, and get serious with a car
***edit***
never mind he just posted, lol
if I could get a transmission for $450-$600... I might be on to something with this car... I had checked into getting stuff cryoed before and knew a full transmission would be around 2gs... but it should last...
either way i'm about to start working a **** load of hours(more than I really want but hey, a lot of work is better than no work) and so hopefully I can bank a lot during this time, hopefully get some relief on the hours when warm weather gets here, and get serious with a car
01-21-2011, 12:25 PM
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