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Header Install/Prep Work (L98)
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From: Bartett/Long Grove IL
It's weird, when I contacted summit racing they told me 2.25", but I guess its going to be a wait and see scenerio with those.
I take it the lesson learned from your collector bolts comming off was you just got heavy duty locking nuts for the bolts?
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From: Jyväskylä, FINLAND
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St. Jude Donor '12
Just to give you guys an update on the Gryz88 exhaust project....everything off. Cleaned head covers, exhaust ports and general bay work finished. The dipstick tube was a 
to get off.
Waiting for air pump delete bracket pulley from Midwest Motorworks...
The headers, and exhaust system won't be installed until Greg gets back around Thanksgiving....I might surprise him and replace the rear hubs that are bad....we'll keep it a surprise
to get off.Waiting for air pump delete bracket pulley from Midwest Motorworks...
The headers, and exhaust system won't be installed until Greg gets back around Thanksgiving....I might surprise him and replace the rear hubs that are bad....we'll keep it a surprise
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From: Bartett/Long Grove IL
Spiders have been attacking my car for the last year. We had HUGE financial setbacks.
But I am happy to report, since school's out for the summer I've been working and will be ordering the headers and dipstick Tuesday (5/29/10).
Should have header install updates by that weekend. Sorry about the delay, didn't want to give news until it was good news.
Last edited by Gryz88; Jul 5, 2010 at 08:39 AM.
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From: Bartett/Long Grove IL
For the most part the header install went pretty smooth. There was a few hiccups maybe you guys could help me with. I used Copper Sealer on the gaskets.
Heres the pictures.
I wasn't sure the best location to mount this dipstick to. I assume I can't drill a hole and screw it into where its at now, I'm not even positive what it is that its on, but A/C coolant seems to run through it so I'm guessing that's a no...
We also had two plugs that went into the smog system that was ripped out. I'm not sure what I should do with them other then maybe tie them off. Will not having anything plugged into these throw a code?
We got the whole belt system reattached, tried to tighten the tensioner, it wouldn't go. Turns out the spring had gone bad. Then the whole thing just snapped. I believe I found a good replacement at Rock Auto.
Probably a blessing in disguise, better now then on the road.
I did notice some unusual wear on the backside of it.
Since I couldn't find a spot on where this was rubbing...I assume that the belt was running across it. Any ideas on how/why this would happen?
As always, thanks for being patient on the length of this project, and thanks for all your guys help.
Heres the pictures.
I wasn't sure the best location to mount this dipstick to. I assume I can't drill a hole and screw it into where its at now, I'm not even positive what it is that its on, but A/C coolant seems to run through it so I'm guessing that's a no...
We also had two plugs that went into the smog system that was ripped out. I'm not sure what I should do with them other then maybe tie them off. Will not having anything plugged into these throw a code?
We got the whole belt system reattached, tried to tighten the tensioner, it wouldn't go. Turns out the spring had gone bad. Then the whole thing just snapped. I believe I found a good replacement at Rock Auto.
Probably a blessing in disguise, better now then on the road.
I did notice some unusual wear on the backside of it. Since I couldn't find a spot on where this was rubbing...I assume that the belt was running across it. Any ideas on how/why this would happen?
As always, thanks for being patient on the length of this project, and thanks for all your guys help.
Last edited by Gryz88; Jul 5, 2010 at 09:23 AM.
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From: Bartett/Long Grove IL
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