Post a pic of your car as it sits currently

[sleepyalero]

We got those too. UGR lambos. 458s. Like I said anything you would want to see is pretty much there.

[2000 GT Coupe]

Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

Pffft, we've got aventadors, 458's, carrerraa GT's, TT gto's at the dupont car show down here. you know you're spoiled when you see the same 5 ferraris' at every meet.

Need the like button for this post.
I love living in florida, though I do have to admit there is fewer exotics here in jax then there are in Tampa, and Miami/West Palm Beach area's.

[sleepyalero]

Here's a little taste of indy. This was the 2012 new years cruise. Police escort on the 465 loop. Lambos. Gtrs. Even an old shelby in there. They just had this cruise the other day as well but no video yet and I didn't go.

[ItsMeScottG]

I found the following issues:

My front drivers side caliper is leaking, car has a coolant leak at the bottom on the drivers side of the radiator, my rack-in-pinion is leaking, my power steering is leaking, presure hoses are leaking, and the oil leak issue that I noticed yesterday is due to the crank seal leak. It's a bad day for me.

Borrowing my dad's truck until I figure out how I'm going to fix all of this.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Winter time fun with the Accord.



It's not that much different than the GAGT was in the snow. It doesn't feel so nose heavy, the e-brake is much tighter (the e-brake utilizes the caliper, unlike the drum e-brake N-bodies have) but overall stability in deeper, mushy snow is okay.

The Potenzas are decent, but I felt like they have less bite than my Khumo Solus and Goodyear Eagle F1 A/Ss did on my Grand Am in the snow.

[sleepyalero]

All about your honda.

[Pontiac_guy99]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

(the e-brake utilizes the caliper, unlike the drum e-brake N-bodies have)

If you had a Grand Am GT, didnt it have disc e-brakes?

[2000 GT Coupe]

Originally Posted by Pontiac_guy99

If you had a Grand Am GT, didnt it have disc e-brakes?

The grand am, as well as most of the gm cars of that era, have rear disc brake but the ebrake is a shoe that fits inside the hub of the rotor, so effectively its a drum brake.

On thing I dislike very much about it.

[Pontiac_guy99]

Originally Posted by 2000 GT Coupe

The grand am, as well as most of the gm cars of that era, have rear disc brake but the ebrake is a shoe that fits inside the hub of the rotor, so effectively its a drum brake.

On thing I dislike very much about it.

wow thats stupid. about how much would've it cost GM to make it disc?

[AaronGTR]

It works just fine though and it's cost effective. If your e-brake is weak, the shoe adjuster probably needs to be turned out a couple clicks. Mine is really strong. People are always quick to blame the hardware before they've adjusted things properly.

[Pontiac_guy99]

Never drifted or had to pull it before but i better check it huh?

[sleepyalero]

Hey aaron.... here's something for you to figure out.

On my car say there is a steep driveway.... If I pull the car forward up the driveway. Put car in N. Lock e brake the car will roll backwards.

Now. If I back up the driveway lock e brake put car in N the e brake holds the car. So why does it work one way but not the other?

This is both while parking on the incline. Not on a flat surface

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by AaronGTR

It works just fine though and it's cost effective. If your e-brake is weak, the shoe adjuster probably needs to be turned out a couple clicks. Mine is really strong. People are always quick to blame the hardware before they've adjusted things properly.

I made adjustments after I threw my Baer rotors on the back, the Accord's e-brake just feels tighter than my Grand Am ever did.

[MAC the KNIFE]

micro-suede headliner in the process




planning to do the rear side window panels too. i used regular auto-upholstery glue on the plastic trim pieces. wiped them with alcohol first. it's sticking pretty good.


those aren't bubbles. i pulled off the old cloth but left the foam in place. i used a heavy duty sealant for an adhesive. i worked it into the foam, then put the new fabric on. those are areas where it contracted when dry. you can touch them and tel they're not bubbles! and it's still got the softness of the foam backing when you touch it.
also, these wrinkles aren't so obvious when the light isn't shining directly on them.


i'm not sure i can take the panel out of the sunroof track w/o pulling the sunroof out, and i dont want to do that. any you guys have experience?






the rear shelf. this carpet won't come off easy, so i just smeared it with the sealant stuff, then spread the fabric over. it's so thick that it won't bleed through the fabric, so it's easy to work fabric and stretch it around the curves.


these things are old!
Thanks for pointing that out to me Tanner

[stewartfn18]

looks good man. the a pillars turned out good

[bricooper78]

Dood!!

nice!

[TDavis]

You can just fully open the sunroof and pull the sliding panel out from the top of the car, you might need to bend the panel a little to get it out, its flexible so its nothing to be scared of.

BTW what did I point out?

[MAC the KNIFE]

Originally Posted by TDavis

You can just fully open the sunroof and pull the sliding panel out from the top of the car, you might need to bend the panel a little to get it out, its flexible so its nothing to be scared of.

BTW what did I point out?

there's a finger in the picture . those are old infinity reference or kappa? (whichever one was cheaper) i thought the sound quality wasn't as good as it used to be.

[AaronGTR]

Originally Posted by sleepyalero

Hey aaron.... here's something for you to figure out.

On my car say there is a steep driveway.... If I pull the car forward up the driveway. Put car in N. Lock e brake the car will roll backwards.

Now. If I back up the driveway lock e brake put car in N the e brake holds the car. So why does it work one way but not the other?

This is both while parking on the incline. Not on a flat surface

The parking brake shoe isn't held firmly in one position. The ends where the circle is split sit on the parking brake actuator, and the other side of the shoe goes into a clip on the dust shield. It's possible your brake shoes aren't in the clip like they should be, but I'd say it's more likely just from wear. The shoes do wear into position a little bit, and they can shift a little bit one way or the other depending on which way the wheel is trying to turn. You spend 98% of your time driving forward. My guess would be that when you back in the drive, the car wants to roll forward and the shoes are worn in that direction so the shoe makes good contact in the hub and holds the car. When you pull in the car wants to roll backwards, and if the brake shoe is worn slightly oblong or something and shifts the other direction, you might not be getting full contact and it will roll. Either way, if you turn the adjuster out so it puts more pressure on the shoe, the shoe should flex and form to fit the hub or just plain put more pressure on the contact points and make enough friction to hold. I'd adjust the actuators.

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

I made adjustments after I threw my Baer rotors on the back, the Accord's e-brake just feels tighter than my Grand Am ever did.

Yeah, it is possible they are still just stronger. Depends on the system they are using and how much leverage and force they apply vs the grand am's park brake actuator.

[AaronGTR]

Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

there's a finger in the picture . those are old infinity reference or kappa? (whichever one was cheaper) i thought the sound quality wasn't as good as it used to be.

Car's looking good Mac. Replacing the factory speakers is on my "to do" list one of these days. Not looking forward to it. I've thought about doing some more upholstery work as well at the same time, but don't know if I want to go to the trouble.

The only fabric actually coming loose on mine is on the sun visors, and those would be difficult to recover and make a good tight fit, without having them professionally done. I did some other stuff using that 3M interior spray adhesive and it works pretty good, but isn't super strong either. It works really well as long as you have something to clamp down the edges to make sure they don't start getting pulled off. I did my center arm rest and side door panels like that. You should be pretty good there, what with how the the fabric folds behind the A-pillar covers and the covers clamp over the corners of the head liner. That should hold it pretty tight. Where did you get the suede from?