Im never going to work on anyones car ever again!!!!
03-04-2007, 10:55 PM
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Talk to your friend. Weigh your options. If your doing the work its not really your fault. my friend shattered my finish panel helping me remove it...I didn't ask him to pay for it.
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03-05-2007, 01:26 AM
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its been a long weekend, but i got it fixed up right. Found a professional tig welder who Heli-arc'd it back together for a shop rate of $90/hr since it was on call. Friend payed the bill and the tranny is now stronger than before. The guy did an awesome job. He grinded the casting down and filled with weld, then wherever the silica bubbles formed, he welded again. Made 3 passes in all. I was pretty stressed for a bit though
Apparantly this guy has welded sprint cars as well as web stiffening on engine blocks and transmissions.
Apparantly this guy has welded sprint cars as well as web stiffening on engine blocks and transmissions.
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03-05-2007, 05:05 PM
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I just helped a friend un-pimp an '02 WRX he just bought.
Somebody had bought all kinds of high dollar stuff for it, but the installation was terrible. It had a $3000 suspension system, but was slammed so low that it was on the bumpstops the whole time. It had some nice headers and a huge 3" exhaust system, but right after the downpipe it had been necked down for a 2.5" flange, then back to 3" again. All kinds of controllers and timers and gauges inside, but the wiring was horrible. The high-beams and foglights were inoperable. It was sickening. Even the EGT sensor was sticking out of the header at such an angle that it hits the engine cradle. To top it all off, the huge atmospheric BOV makes it die frequently too. Why would someone do that to a car?
Fortunately he got a smokin deal on it, so we spent a couple days un-f**k'ing it. Everytime I started to do something where I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, I called him over and handed him the tools.
Somebody had bought all kinds of high dollar stuff for it, but the installation was terrible. It had a $3000 suspension system, but was slammed so low that it was on the bumpstops the whole time. It had some nice headers and a huge 3" exhaust system, but right after the downpipe it had been necked down for a 2.5" flange, then back to 3" again. All kinds of controllers and timers and gauges inside, but the wiring was horrible. The high-beams and foglights were inoperable. It was sickening. Even the EGT sensor was sticking out of the header at such an angle that it hits the engine cradle. To top it all off, the huge atmospheric BOV makes it die frequently too. Why would someone do that to a car?
Fortunately he got a smokin deal on it, so we spent a couple days un-f**k'ing it. Everytime I started to do something where I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, I called him over and handed him the tools.
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03-05-2007, 07:29 PM
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FFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK!!! 
so ya ... i was helping my friend change out his clutch on his S2000, and managed to crack the bellhousing on the transmission. The ****** was stuck on a dowel pin near the top. Theres a used tranny 20 miles away for $750 ...
I feel totally responsible because im the guy who supposedly sorta knows what he is doing and my buddy doesnt know anything about working on cars. What a humbling ******* night. oh ya 7 hours of work and the tranny is still sitting on a jack and my buddy doesnt know that the bell housing cracked, didnt have the heart to say it.
Worst feeling in the world when you **** up somebodys car, I knew better than to keep prying ...
so ya ... i was helping my friend change out his clutch on his S2000, and managed to crack the bellhousing on the transmission. The ****** was stuck on a dowel pin near the top. Theres a used tranny 20 miles away for $750 ...
I feel totally responsible because im the guy who supposedly sorta knows what he is doing and my buddy doesnt know anything about working on cars. What a humbling ******* night. oh ya 7 hours of work and the tranny is still sitting on a jack and my buddy doesnt know that the bell housing cracked, didnt have the heart to say it.
Worst feeling in the world when you **** up somebodys car, I knew better than to keep prying ...
Just get it TIG welded. It will be fine.
Oops just read that you did... I TIG'd my 6 speed years ago myself. Still holding up after punching flywheel dowels through it.
Mark
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03-06-2007, 04:35 PM
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funny thing was the nozzle itself just gave way before the vacuum line pulled off. I mean all i was doing was pulling straight, and the thing just snapped in half.
anywhos, congrats on fixing the problem.
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