The longest Thread ever!!!

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:02 pm

laters and i have no idea about the crankshaft pulley.

nick

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:49 pm

HA!!!!

AH HA!!!

Finally... after months of trying to find the problem with my right turn blinker blinking too fast... I've FOUND IT!

There is a wire bundle that comes up under the headlight unit and feeds the lights with their power. As it turns out, the one on the right side had been rubbing a bit on the metal there, which in turn wore it's way through the ground wire to the front right turn signal.

The Woo is currently out in the garage up on jack stands with the front tires off. I'm installing those fog lights today and also making some kind of attempt at fixing the front bumper (which has a couple cracks in it from some asshole towing company who didn't give a shit if they messed up my bumper.

Anyway... Just thought I would share. By the way... where exactly is it that people usually run their amp wires through the firewall? hehe

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:31 pm

I'm excited, i get my springs tomorrow or monday! =D Nubira hatchback lowered mmmm sounds tasty.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:34 pm

Sweet! Looks like I might hit my timing belt tonight too.

Got an air ratchet and a compressor to do the job.

Too bad my valve cover gasket and new ignition wires didn't arrive... oh well... I'll get to do that later I guess.

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:35 pm

JohnnyC wrote:HA!!!!

AH HA!!!

Finally... after months of trying to find the problem with my right turn blinker blinking too fast... I've FOUND IT!

There is a wire bundle that comes up under the headlight unit and feeds the lights with their power. As it turns out, the one on the right side had been rubbing a bit on the metal there, which in turn wore it's way through the ground wire to the front right turn signal.

The Woo is currently out in the garage up on jack stands with the front tires off. I'm installing those fog lights today and also making some kind of attempt at fixing the front bumper (which has a couple cracks in it from some asshole towing company who didn't give a shit if they messed up my bumper.

Anyway... Just thought I would share. By the way... where exactly is it that people usually run their amp wires through the firewall? hehe

A friend of mine, who ran out of room through the firewall and didn't want to drill another hole, actuall went through the body (and through the door back into the car) Under the panels there were already wires heading into the doors (power windows/door locks) so when he said "i have to drill another hole in the firewall" i said just put it through the body, and it worked great... you can't even see the wires, just the same as if you were going through the firewall and under carpet...

The wires came out behind the dash, and he dropped them down below the carpet and pulled em up under his seat... So if you can't find the actual hole where the wires go in through the firewall (normally on the passenger side) Then you could try my solution... but You probably wouldn't have the space problem dealing with the firewall.

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:48 pm

I'm also very excited i just got a job today at Best Buy, getting paid $7.25 per hour... which isn't too shabby =) Should be able to do some serious fixing/modding of my car soon...

So i'll finally reveal my current small list of what i'm going to buy with my money i make within the next year and a half...

-Home made cold-air
-Koni Struts
-Eibach Lowering springs (bought already)
-Paint the Whole car a deep black.
-Professional tinting
-Catback exhaust
-Polyurethane engine mounts
-Maybe 16" OZ wheels (still deciding if i want to keep my 14" wheels or not.)
-Orciari's complete body styling kit.

I know eventually after i get certain things figured out, i either want to turbo my current motor, or buy an extra 2.0L that i can put in my backyard and work on seperately to turbo it... I'll get some sort of shift improver at that point for my automatic (not sure what they're called exactly)...

Let me know what you guys think.

~Kyle

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:09 am

at best buy you have alot of poortunity to get yourself a REALLY nice sound system, any plans for that?

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:14 am

daewoomofo wrote:at best buy you have alot of poortunity to get yourself a REALLY nice sound system, any plans for that?

Yeah almost forgot about that, i'm going to have my friend suggest some stuff for me to buy (he also works at best buy, and has a kick ass system of great stuff... (10" type R sub and 6.5" midranges, and tweeters) sounds awesome in his car he got it all for 600$ including two amps... I'm also planning to dynomat the car... With all the stuff to think about i forgot sound system =P

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:21 am

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:26 am

Got the fog lights in and working. Also fixed that pesky turn signal. Tomorrow is the big day! Timing belt day! Woot! hehe

And ummm... I'd definately let the left girl into bed with the wife and I... hmmm that's pretty hot.

Yeah... gonna go play with the wife before I go to bed.

Wish me luck with the timing belt tomorrow. And hey... if anyone has any last minute advice on that, please feel free to spout it out.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:54 am

id say it was time for new shocks and struts

(how they should look)

pushed in, they had no life left in them!
got my uspencion done today, i need to let the back settle then ill take a pic

TxDAEWOOxT · Post by **TxDAEWOOxT** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:34 am

im back!!!!

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:44 am

Welcome back TxDAEWOOxT!

DaewooMofo... wow. Those look horrible hahah. I hope mine aren't like that (though they probably are and I just don't know it.

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:07 am

Dang dude O.o

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:16 am

springs come in on tuesday =)

window parts come in... whenever they come in...

if anyone's bought parts from GM-Car-Parts, whats the usual time before arrival of orders? Just wondering so i can plan on a day to check back with my parents that the window parts being shipped to (they live across town and don't want to drive to them if i don't have to, just to pick up nothing)