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  1. BigHairyMonkey

    How i fell back in love w/ my stang

    I recently picked up a bmw 318is for a daily driver and i think that after not having to drive the stang 20 miles to work and back everyday im falling in love with the car all over again. Its like all the things that i used to hate about the fox when i drove it everyday i now love about the car...
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    So why did this catch on fire? ... again.

    I have a 3g alternator setup in my car. Everything is wired correctly as it should (i believe). The problem ive been having is that for some reason the power wire ends up literally burning through at different locations. I have no idea why the hell this is going on, ive checked to make sure the...
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    Some pics of the fox and buddies MR2 **DSLR PICS**

    Finally had a day to myself, (no work/school bs), so i decided it should be a day spent taking some shots of my new weld setup. Both cars are our only modes of transportation so yea they're a little rough around the edges. The mr2 has a jdm motor swap and is BPU running 15psi. and yes i know my...
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    Does anyone know where i can get this alternator bolt?

    Somehow during a timing cover gasket swap, i lost the bolt that goes on the lower ear of the alternator, the one that goes through the passenger head. does anyone know its specs? Or where i can get another one. dont you just hate when you lose ****, and your car is one bolt away from running...
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    Cracked block, what can be done? **PICS**

    So.. i had a mysterious coolant leak which i could never track down until it got really bad... so i jacked the car up and this is what i found. There is a nice crack in the block; what im wondering is this an end all or can this be welded up or repaired? Its not drivable because when you fire...
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    180AMP 6G Large Case install... no charge **PICS**

    I just finished installing my 6g, yet it wont charge. any suggestions? I have 1. Sawed off piece of the bracket and mounted the alternator 2. Snipped off the factory alternator harness and attached the new one (as per instructions) ----attached the green wire to the green...
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    Still cant get the car to run at part throttle

    Ever since ive owned the car ive had a problem with driveability at less than 50% throttle. It happened when the car was cold at first and then when the 02's would come on it would get a lot better. Now it happens when the car is cold AND when warm. Basically what happens is the car will lose...
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    New starter has only 1 prong?

    My starter went bad on my 93 and when i pulled the old one out it had 2 wires connected to it. 1 was the 12v, and another little mystery wire ( i have no idea what it does). My friend gave me a powermaster starter that he said he had on his mustang and this starter only has 1 post (obviously for...
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    Noise from the rear-end

    A few of you may remember me snapping an axle at the track. Well a week ago i got another axle, pulled the old one out, pulled the carrier out; got the piece that was broken in there out as well (everything looked alright visually except the axle), and i put it all back together and topped off...
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    New Best ET = 1 broken fox.

    So i went out to HRP in no intent to make any passes (due to the horrid condition of my street tires). Well, as soon as i got there the track bug bit and i immeadiatly started roamin around tryin to find a buddy who'd let me use their tires for a pass or two. My buddy robert who has a white HCI...
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    Back from the dyno!! Very happy **PICS & VIDS**

    Well, i took the trip down to g-force motorsports today to throw my little piece of heaven on the dyno. Car has been running shiesty at part throttle after i tore off the top end to freshen up all the gaskets and i wanted to see why. Here is the breakdown of the mods: - Stock 302 Block w/...
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    What would cause an intermittent lean condition?

    Usually the car would only do this when it was cold, but lately it has started to pick up in frequency. My car is really moody part throttle... sometimes it runs great and has amazing throttle response, but sometimes as im driving ill start feeding it gas and itll start bogging down; as if its...
  13. BigHairyMonkey

    Quick E-Fan Question

    I re-did my fans but after undoing all the wiring i lost the schematic to incorporate the temp sensor into the 5 prong SPDT relay. The way i have it wired right now is #30 - 12v To battery Fused #87 - 12v to Fan #85 - Ground #86 - Acc lead I have a temp sensor by the t-stat w/ 1 wire...
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    So after 160k miles... something let go **PICS**

    Basically this happened a while ago and i didnt really wanna post about it cause it pissed me off so much but here goes the story of the last 1.5 months. this was taken of my local forum where i did post about the problem: 'Coming home from school today (still no fans BTW) temp never rose...
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    Is it bad to have your E-fans wired direct

    Somethings wrong with my E-fan setup. It keeps destroying the fuses from the battery to the relay, and if i put bigger ones in it just melts through them (dont know if anyone remembers 'teh fire'). I replaced the relay, still killing the fuses. A buddy of mine (that knows a hella lot more about...
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    Almost got hit by a damn gate

    Leaving a meeting at my friends apt and his dumb piece of sh it gate opens inward instead of outward with NO DAMN SIGNS. WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!! god damn i've never been angrier in my life. Almost hits my damn car before i slam reverse and try to baby it but end up dumping the **** outa the clutch to...
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    Annoying as hell...

    bla bla bla same ol crap ill just say 2 words to get to the point: crappy idle. It idles way to high. Mods in sig (only mod not listed was performed yesterday: a smog delete & short belt). Also had all my exhaust leaks welded up but that didnt do ***** anyways. On to the point: on a COMPLETELY...
  18. BigHairyMonkey

    Tumbler or starter?

    Lately when i go to start the car i have to turn the key ALL the way and then a little extra for it to crank. Today i turned it all the way and it didnt crank... did it again and it fired up:shrug: You think my starter is on its way out or the the actual tumbler where the key fits needs replacement?
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    Back from Houston Raceway Park.. impressed

    The cars been running like **** lately (part throttle) so i didnt even want to run but my friend convinced me. Went out there, conditions were alright 80* and 50% humidity. My T-lok has pretty much said bye bye and i literally have the ****tiest tires you can buy (discount tire specials...
  20. BigHairyMonkey

    Car intermittently runs lean

    The car used periodically pop out of the intake manifold if i drove it without warming it up. Now it starting to do it when the car is warmed as well. It does it every once in a while like ill be driving at part throttle and it stutters, then itll buck and slightly pop outa the intake and the...
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