Evan Purple240zt

Yeah that looks wierd, somethings not right there. Look at all that funk in the pinch weld area! Gross. Nice job man. 275s aren't gonna hook much better. Evan

Your gonna need to find yourself some 15+ inch wheels.

I had something similar on my car after someone told me it was flexing badly. I found it made the car feel more stable at higher speeds. Evan

Mickey thompson ET street radials BF goodrich drag radials Nitto 555R What tire size do you want? I know for a fact that lots of guys run ET street radials.

All I can say is don't assume you will get superior service from a small shop compared to a chain! That said, do it yourself man. What are you doing? PM me and Ill be happy to help you with info if you need it. Evan

Mike, thats a damn shame. Shame on Best Buy for not doing appropriate background checks. Some stores are desperate for "experienced" guys. My theory was that if you were jobless and experienced chances are you suck. I did extensive background research (I was well connected) and tended to hire smart and able folks that I could mold into installers. One guy went on to work for a very high end shop. Did they make good on your buddies wife's car? Evan

Man what a beauty. I love it when people do mods with modeling. So much more entertaining to see whats happening beyond theory. Those stock end tanks were awful

Sorry if my rant went off subject guys, I was agreeing with Mike. That said, if your worried about the corporation making it right.... deal with BBY. They were VERY fast about making good on insurance claims. Evan

You cannot get gelcoat into a spraycan. Its pretty thick. http://www.fibreglast.com has alot of that fun stuff! Evan

I feel the need to chime in here. I am an ex. Best Buy installer and Tweeter installer. What happened to that civic is NOT a good example of a normal day at a chain store. I was a supervisor at my store, and I had good techs. They would never have done anything like that. Bottom line, every shop can have hack installers. Ii don't care how high end they are. Realistically, I was one of the best installers in the district. I regularly fixed problems that other BBY's could not fix or make work. Yes I worked on European cars. If your judging a shop by the willingness to work on a Euro car your out of your mind. They absolutely suck to work on, and if someone turns you away it may be because they are smart enough NOT to risk your car. I did alot of old Benzes too, and I was one of the only shops anywhere in the area that would touch one. I had a situation occur similar to this in my installation bay. I had an idiot installer butcher a couple pieces of trim on a pretty much new car. That was his last day as an installer, and BBY paid the claim with no questions asked. He was a good guy, but exercised very poor judgement. He was written up and moved to the sales floor where he excelled. Another thing, training is all but non existent in these stores. I personally trained most of the installers that I had. There are often situations where you have to make "the call" as to what to do. Personally? I think this guy made the WRONG choice and should have spoken with the customer. Evan BTW, I fixed more then a couple installs from BBY, Circuit and Tweeter. Some from that very Vernon Hills store....

Volks, nice... Stick with the same outside diameter. I run a 265/35/18 and a 235/40/18 I ran a 275/35/18 for awhile, and the tire looked much taller then the 265. I thought it looked goofy so I am back at a 265.

Yeah Tony, your talking about those crappy slide hammers for pulling out dents right? You can get those things cheap! Good idea. Evan

I wonder what gearing the trans is? Cool project. Evan

Derek, so are you going to turn this thing on a couple hours before you leave or what? That would seem to make most sense since you don't need it on all the time. Thats a monster heater! I wish I had room for something like that in my 240sx. There just isn't enough space. -15 ambient temps are brutal. Evan

I had a situation in my cooling temperature probe where it would weep just a tad when the car was very hot. I cleaned it and put a small quantity of rtv around it with good results. I only consider it temporary, Ill fix it next time I drain the coolant. Evan

Congratulations, go RIPS!

Nismo makes a hardened piece to replace the stocker if memory serves.

If you stole my car, I would be talking S#$t too. Evan

I have major tune problems LOL Evan

Ken, where are you located? I had a driveshaft shop in St.Charles build my driveshaft for my z and my 240sx when I did my swap (s). Evan

Message a MOD and they can change it to something else. This is a pretty good thread. I would hate to see it get lost in the archives. I am sure this will come up again. IMO leave the wood in there, throw on some nice stain and varnish.... classy. Evan

AHHHHHH Zombie thread, back from the dead!!!

keep up the good work!

You definitely have air in the lines man. Been there! Give it a good bleed and see what happens! Evan

Hey dude, I can check my RB25DET head tomorrow for ya. Evan