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Top 3 B**chiest mods

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:32 pm
by ZeroChad
Time for another list thread. What were your top 3 bitchiest mods to install.

For me:
1:Front Sway bar
2:Coilovers
3:Oil Pressure Sender

Sway bar bracket bolts suck when you live in the rust belt. Coilovers suck to install when you don't have the proper tools and your hubs are rusted over because you live in the rust belt lol. Lastly, the oil pressure sender is a huge bitch with the engine in w/o a long 1.1/16 socket, and with manual transmission cables in the way.

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:34 pm
by racer12306
phew, i thought you were talking about the moderators

:lol:

I figured I would be number 1 or 2 on that list.






why do i have a feeling that there is going to be another list made now:/

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:36 pm
by latief
Energy suspension bushing kit front suspension
Energy suspension bushing kit rear suspension
any suspension work !!! :lol:

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:56 pm
by Passt
o2 housing, downpipe, .... ummmm, HKS SSQ. We couldn't get that pinch ring thing around the fucking bottom of the BOV once it was seated in the hard pipe.

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:57 pm
by Paul56
1) Frank
2) Frank
3) Frank





















Someone had to say it. :rofl:

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:02 pm
by Boyscoutgonebad
1. rear suspension bushings
2. rear suspension bushings
3. rear suspension bushings

Rust is a bitch.

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:03 pm
by bone-yard-racing
SRT trans in anything(the bench press method doesnt work with my skinny little girl arms)

Harold's DOHC swap was overly difficult for some reason

Rust belt 1gn rear control arm bushings

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:06 pm
by hansken_yo
1) energy suspension kit
2) knuckle/hub/spindle
3) transmission mount.

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:57 pm
by sneakers O'toole
1) any wiring
2) removing boogers to change shifter
3) changing front sway bar without snapping bolts...tedious..

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:24 am
by PhillyLS1
Rice plate for an SRT-4

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:36 am
by sullygully
latief wrote:Energy suspension bushing kit front suspension
Energy suspension bushing kit rear suspension
any suspension work !!! :lol:
:withstupid: I even had access to hoist, and a press, and it still was a bitch to do.

Also, installing my air suspension was a long headache.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:01 am
by Cabbs
In my case I'd say the strut/spring install. Haven't done much to my car though.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:31 am
by glasswars
1.) Turbo
2.) Turbo
3.) Turbo

yup, pretty much sums it up.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:48 am
by jetas
any mod thats done to my truck is a bitch!

i fix one thing and something else goes wrong.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:54 am
by Adionik
Timing Belt
Lower Control Arm Bushings
Changing out clutch

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:08 am
by Sykora
hmm

1. Guage cluster lights (mine were soddered so I had to break each bulb, & pick out the glass before replacing the bulbs)

umm that's about it for now :D

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:12 am
by MoxHair
1) removal of stock turbo on the SRT4
2) Installation of front suspension on MS3
3) Timing Belt replacement on the GSX

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:26 am
by PhillyLS1
Sparkplugs on an LT1

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:05 am
by hul kogan
Any suspension work.

/end thread



(I'd much rather do any sort of engine/turbo work, hell even pull a motor than have to do suspension work.)

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:39 pm
by Diablo0
I'd much rather work on suspension... :lol: After you've removed something once, it's a lot easier to remove it again.

1. Installing the downpipe in the white car only to take off the stock and find the 3" MPX had loosened. Couldn't get the 4th bolt tightened without spending a few hours trying to get the lower heat shield off.

2. Installing the AEM Wideband. During the install I wanted to pull the downpipe down to replace the gasket that was almost gone from the leak caused by problem listed in #1. Couldn't get the downpipe down far enough to get it to clear the bolt studs to get the gasket out. Then when I did get it to clear and was going to put a gasket in, I couldn't find my extra. Spent an hour hunting one down at parts stores to find two in stock about 30min away but I had to cut the opening out to make it 3" instead of the stock 2.5". Upon reinstalling I tried to take the plug out of the downpipe but it was seized up so out came the oxy-acetylene torch which didn't help so I drilled out the center then used a hammer to knock out the rest without damaging the threads. After that, went back in no problems other than getting that last bolt for the o2 housing.

3. Rear suspension on the white car, putting in the MannyZ bars since the bolts were seized in the knuckle... again, had to break out the torch to get them out.

4... Anything else exhaust related lol

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:12 pm
by v95
1: Fuzzys long tube headers
2: Megan racing springs. you will need a jack for rear installation
3: Cam setup

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:38 pm
by AllMotorWes
1.) Header Flange to Exhaust (3 bolts, one hell of a time.)

2.) Rear Sway Bar (Rusted bolts are def. the enemy.)

3.) Suspension

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:53 pm
by LilSparkPlug
1. O2 Housing on Stock Turbo
2. Fan motor (who knew you had to remove EVERYTHING to do this stupid thing?! Including all of the coolant, radiator, radiator hoses, etc.
3. Seat covers, I hate hog rings...and their pliers I know now why people charge so much to do it.

Other than that nothing was really too bad. Having access to almost everything I could ever want makes life so much easier though.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:56 am
by contagious18
1. PS belt tensioner
2. ps pump
3. rear swaybar (front one was easy)

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:43 am
by PhillyLS1
Yo, fuck an 02 housing. I found that one out tonight.
Headers on a 2V mustang
Retainer clips on heads

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:22 am
by Canada
Y'all need the right tools for the job. Having a 60 gal air compressor in your garage makes life much easier.

If I had to pick one it would be SRT swap into the 1GN LOL

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:26 am
by Diablo0
They do come in handy! :D I love mine :)

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:07 am
by heydockyle
Rebuilding a front end.

Image

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:46 pm
by Wenuden
PhillyLS1 wrote:Sparkplugs on an LT1
to go along with this, #8 spark plug on a 305 camaro. dropping a crossmember to change a sparkplug ftmfFAIL.

Edit: make that horribly grainy pic smaller, please?

Edit2: Philly, i'm guessing you're Nate's friend that was trying to get the o2 on last night?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:05 pm
by INVUJerry
1: Cam gegreeing
2: Trans swap
3: Lining up the non-mod clutch


I too thought of moderators.