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For the last 3 days I thought I'd try and do some car work...
day 1, I pulled the seats and panel to program my new remote I got off of ebay for $20 to find out it was the wrong remote. 3 hours wasted, so I tried the fog mod, again that didnt work either, another 2 hours trying to get that to work.....
Day 2: Got the Fog mod to work, Turns out the diagram is a TOP side diagram Not a bottom side one, This makes a world of difference.
day 3: Fuel filter day.... started at noon, Did it just like Stealth316's diagram... Went smooth except that I couldnt bust the bottom bolt loose so I took off the FUEL U with ALOT of effort.... When Fuel filter is out I Put the bracket around the new one And throw it back in the car, I torque down the damn FUEL U and start to remount it to the firewall, only to realize I tightened up the bracket too muck and my bracket is too bent in to mount up on both sides.... Try to re-loosen FUEL U, but It was too tight and bolt started to strip, so I said F it and decieded my fuel filter didnt need 2 screws to mount to the firewall
lastly I torque down the Fuel line Bolt on top of filter to the point where the mount is moving because it is now not securely fastened on both sides, Put the battery and all back togeather and start my car...
Start car and it's spraying fuel like a wd-40 can out the top.....
Undo Battery, bracket,etc. Try to tighten it and cannot secure the bracket... So I do get it a little tighter, reassemble..... Still leaking fuel, but less..... Undo Battery again.... Pust fuel filter away with wooden board as I Torque the shit out of the top bolt tighter.....
NO More LEAK !!! Ya !!! Reassemble.
Yeah the car is a pain sometimes, But I owned a honda b-4 this, a delsol, That I made into a show car.
And I say I made it a show car but really I didnt, I had the SHOPS do all my work, stereo, engine, interior, bodykit, lights, etc.
But ya-know what, I love this 3kgt 10 times more than that car Because from day 1 I Worked on this car, Down and dirty, under and over, I read the how-to's.. And I do it, And I feel ALOT ALOT ALOT better than when I would go pick up my car from a shop after a MOD, I have satisfaction now. And its a good feeling.
SO thanks to the whole 3si clan, to ALL of you because your knowledge and help makes some people more deturmined (SP?)
to acclomplish things themselves !! And Yeah Im dirty and smell like gas as I write this, and Im COLD (its 28 degrees here, but I had a heated garage) But I'm happy. I saved probally 200 in labor, and learned something new.
Next week PLUGS and wires.
day 1, I pulled the seats and panel to program my new remote I got off of ebay for $20 to find out it was the wrong remote. 3 hours wasted, so I tried the fog mod, again that didnt work either, another 2 hours trying to get that to work.....
Day 2: Got the Fog mod to work, Turns out the diagram is a TOP side diagram Not a bottom side one, This makes a world of difference.
day 3: Fuel filter day.... started at noon, Did it just like Stealth316's diagram... Went smooth except that I couldnt bust the bottom bolt loose so I took off the FUEL U with ALOT of effort.... When Fuel filter is out I Put the bracket around the new one And throw it back in the car, I torque down the damn FUEL U and start to remount it to the firewall, only to realize I tightened up the bracket too muck and my bracket is too bent in to mount up on both sides.... Try to re-loosen FUEL U, but It was too tight and bolt started to strip, so I said F it and decieded my fuel filter didnt need 2 screws to mount to the firewall
lastly I torque down the Fuel line Bolt on top of filter to the point where the mount is moving because it is now not securely fastened on both sides, Put the battery and all back togeather and start my car...
Start car and it's spraying fuel like a wd-40 can out the top.....
Undo Battery, bracket,etc. Try to tighten it and cannot secure the bracket... So I do get it a little tighter, reassemble..... Still leaking fuel, but less..... Undo Battery again.... Pust fuel filter away with wooden board as I Torque the shit out of the top bolt tighter.....
NO More LEAK !!! Ya !!! Reassemble.
Yeah the car is a pain sometimes, But I owned a honda b-4 this, a delsol, That I made into a show car.
And I say I made it a show car but really I didnt, I had the SHOPS do all my work, stereo, engine, interior, bodykit, lights, etc.
But ya-know what, I love this 3kgt 10 times more than that car Because from day 1 I Worked on this car, Down and dirty, under and over, I read the how-to's.. And I do it, And I feel ALOT ALOT ALOT better than when I would go pick up my car from a shop after a MOD, I have satisfaction now. And its a good feeling.
SO thanks to the whole 3si clan, to ALL of you because your knowledge and help makes some people more deturmined (SP?)
to acclomplish things themselves !! And Yeah Im dirty and smell like gas as I write this, and Im COLD (its 28 degrees here, but I had a heated garage) But I'm happy. I saved probally 200 in labor, and learned something new.
Next week PLUGS and wires.
