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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 1.8_Turbo
the difference of downshifts is night and day, other than that nothing much. You can feel the car vibrate more at idle. Worth the $34 shipped IMO

CCA4- will the snub/cage combo actually help? im trying for the same thing. Only other thing i can think of is to buy the linkage upgrade for my JHM shifter
Well even with an upgraded snub mount, the shape of the OEM cage allows for some movement. Supposedly the 034 cage makes for a "snug" fit without introducing any additional vibration or harshness into the cabin.
 
Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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Chris, if you do the upgrade in the near future, I'll buy your current snub mount. Yesterday I finally unfucked my license plate lights. The contact pads were corroded badly, on the left side they were completely rotted to dust, one lens had a broken screw receiver, and I had to build a new wiring setup soldered to the bulb socket just to pass inspection two months ago. Scored a pristine plate light setup last Friday - both lenses/bulb racks, the receiving sockets, wiring harness connectors, and even the body-color casing in the same silver as my car. A little disassembly and wiring, and it's as good as new. My Krautoparts.com LEDs illuminate much more brightly with the better contacts and don't get the jaundiced look they had before from the yellowed lenses that were on there. For about 25 minutes of work and $4, it was a great win.
 
Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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Watched the washer fluid puddle under the car............
 
Old Aug 24, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CCA4
Well even with an upgraded snub mount, the shape of the OEM cage allows for some movement. Supposedly the 034 cage makes for a "snug" fit without introducing any additional vibration or harshness into the cabin.
I'm going to have to look into this, my drive train slop is unbelievable. I can feel my rear "kick" every time I shift or get on it after just coasting in a higher gear. Stupid rear diff mounts cost like $250 though
 
Old Aug 25, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Ko4 Upgrade and a tranny flush, new oil pump. Whew. Oh yeah, new tranny and motor mounts too.
 
Old Aug 26, 2011 | 04:44 AM
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took it to a body shop to get an estimate for a fresh paint job... (last night)

sorry I went.
 
Old Aug 26, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Stopped at Autozone, then Advance, then Napa to get power steering fluid (CHF11S) and finally found it at Napa. Dumbass chick at Autozone tried to tell me the regular fluid was fine to put in my car...

Unpacked the new steering rack and installed the new tie rod ends. The rack actually came with the right fluid in it, by the looks (green). Probably going to finish the job up tomorrow, god willing and Irene dosen't get me. Maybe I should just park the car under that big tree out back that's rotted and leaning....
 
Old Aug 26, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by R. Johnson
Maybe I should just park the car under that big tree out back that's rotted and leaning....
Only if you've got full coverage insurance

Gonna be cleaning my car, inside and out pretty soon. Hasn't been washed in over a month and it's filthy
 
Old Aug 26, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bradtyler02
took it to a body shop to get an estimate for a fresh paint job... (last night)

sorry I went.
if you go with it, have them remove the lower trim as well.
 
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 01:15 AM
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Drove it 400 miles and fixed my combi switch (again) under the lights of a Loves gas station
 



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