??? $$$

okokok... Ima hafta pay another friggin mechanic.

I trust this guy because I'm sort related to him via marriage (I can't stand my that uncle that his sister is married too but that's a different issue) BUT he IS expensive compared to most guys. Does good work and stands by it, but expensive.


My trans needs rebuilt, and I think, to save $ on a T5 or T56 I'm just going to have the rear switched from a 4.11 to 3.55.

Any idea what an M22 costs to have rebuilt, and what it costs to have the ring and pinion switched out???

(I can't stand my that uncle that his sister is married too but that's a different issue)


wtf??????????????????

wtf??????????????????

lol, he will explain in due time he always does, other wise no one would ever know edf he was talking about... its kinda like ozzy's 'wdf did he say' video

"Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor not a mechanic!"
-Deforrest Kelly

Jim, I have no f'n clue what that relation thing was all about, but:

Honestly, a manual trans isn't all that had to work on. But atleast you could cut half the cost by removing it, taking it to the shop and then installing it. A trans jack or a 3 ton floor jack (due to the nice sized dish) are needed. You could do it yourself with some cussin and moaning, or with a set of extra hands with half the cussing and moaning, but another liver to consum the beer.

As for the rear, same ordeal.

You can doooo et.

LOL - I knew if I said I was related to this guy by marriage you guys would start asking when I married him.


Hey Wright... I'm not against trying this myself, and at 80 pounds (or so I've been told) I think I can handle the trans by myself, but I was under the impression that I would need so many specialty tools that I'd be better off paying somone to do it. I was also to that the ring and pinion is a huge pain in the ass too.. screw it up and ruin both.

If that ain't so, especially the trans part, I very well may try this myself... I've gotta bust my cherry sometime, right? But I am getting some false confidence here or is this really something that is not that hard?

Trans mechanic said "drive it home, straight home, and don't drive it again until you get the trans rebuilt. So I'm concerned, and assuming he's loading up on viagra for the screwing I'm gonna get if I take it to him.

and assuming he's loading up on viagra for the screwing I'm gonna get if I take it to him.

Dude all mechanics see me and pop like half a bottle of viagra 'Come on lil preppy boy, bring that maro in here and watch your savings go straight into papa's weed habit'

it would be cheaper to sell the car to me

LOL - I knew if I said I was related to this guy by marriage you guys would start asking when I married him.


Hey Wright... I'm not against trying this myself, and at 80 pounds (or so I've been told) I think I can handle the trans by myself, but I was under the impression that I would need so many specialty tools that I'd be better off paying somone to do it. I was also to that the ring and pinion is a huge pain in the ass too.. screw it up and ruin both.

If that ain't so, especially the trans part, I very well may try this myself... I've gotta bust my cherry sometime, right? But I am getting some false confidence here or is this really something that is not that hard?

Trans mechanic said "drive it home, straight home, and don't drive it again until you get the trans rebuilt. So I'm concerned, and assuming he's loading up on viagra for the screwing I'm gonna get if I take it to him.

lol, is the first post you said your uncle married his sister... so im guessing your aunt and uncle married each other... lol trans i wouldnt mess with the rear end shouldnt be hard at all.

Well, here's what I'd say.

The trans may look small, but it's a heavy sob when you've been wresteling it around trying to manuever it around laying under the car, hence use the jack, your forearms will thank you kindly.

My prior point i was trying to make, you can atleast remove the trans and axle. It's just nuts and bolts my friend. And a little attention to detail.

As for rebuilding them yourself. You'd have to rate yourself, I'd find a manual or something, analyze each step and ask youself if you can handle it. Nothing really in the way of "specialty" tools there.

Now, the diff. That's were you are going have to precise. And yes setting the pinion crush bearing is a biatch and a half on your rookie attempt. Plus, you'll have bearing side load measurements and ring gear backlash. All of which, you will need a dial indicator and feeler guage to say the least.

Again man, find some litereature somewhere and study up, and if you don't feel like it's for you, atleast you'll have a better understanding of how it all works together. But I have every bit of faith you could handle the dis/reassembly of it.

setting up the rear end is doable, but its hard, and youd be better off paying someone to do it if you dont have someone looking over your shoulder to help. also there is one tool you have to have and thats a hydrolic press to get the pinion bearing on.

as far as the tranny, a manual tranny shouldnt be that hard, if it was an automatic i would say pay someone to do it. but with a manual you just need to be very methodical, take your time, lay out everything in the same way you removed it so you can put it back the right way. and have a manual there to walk you through it.

on a personal note, i never do business with family, especialy cars. my uncle is a drag racer, boat racer, and owns his own shop, but hes not ever allowed to spin a wrench on my camaros. alot of history and bad blood because of things hes done to family cars because he thought it was a better idea. just somethin to think about.

lol, is the first post you said your uncle married his sister... so im guessing your aunt and uncle married each other... lol trans i wouldnt mess with the rear end shouldnt be hard at all.

lol - MY uncle married HIS sister you jackass!

on a personal note, i never do business with family ...... just somethin to think about.

Believe me this is a factor in my decision. I've been screwed by my extended family more than once. Those pricks.

I think I'm gonna try the trans myself, and if I can't find anyone to help on the rear I'll pay a mechanaprick to do it.

Funniest shit i heard all day, mechanaprick. LOL!! Hey Earl, ever think about working for webster's? They could use an update.

I'll do it for a T5 (not one of the junk ones either), a set of windshield wiper hoses, a rebuild on the 454, a set of trunk springs, a vacuum boost for power brakes, a power brake booster, a new rear end with 3.55's and disc brakes, and a new sound system.

Think that's reasonable???

lol - MY uncle married HIS sister you jackass!





lol, if your uncle marrys his sister wouldnt she have been your aunt? well she still would be... but only now she is married to her brother. :confused: i think i got lost somewhere... :(

I think it's very reasonable, i'm almost in the same boat as you when it's come to shit the car needs. Maybe we can work together, a dictionary with camaro forums terms, what the hell would we call it?

I think it's very reasonable, i'm almost in the same boat as you when it's come to shit the car needs. Maybe we can work together, a dictionary with camaro forums terms, what the hell would we call it?

Dictionary = "FARK... and Other Maro Related Terms "
Guide for Owning & Rebuilding a Maro = "Aw Man... What the FARK Was That???"

Both published by: The Farking Money-Pit Maro Publishing Co.

edited by 89IROC&RS in the memory of Hypsi87

lol, if your uncle marrys his sister wouldnt she have been your aunt? well she still would be... but only now she is married to her brother. :confused: i think i got lost somewhere... :(

DUDE!!! I'll type real slow.. m y u n c l e m a r r i e d t h e m e c h a n a p r i c k ' s s i s t e r.

And if my uncle married his own sister... um yuck... but It wouldn't have surprised me.

Jim, you are a funny ass dude!!! I can't stop laughing over here. LOL!! Where to you come up with this stuff?

Sadly, this is the kind of stuff I think about all day.

Jim, you are a funny ass dude!!! I can't stop laughing over here. LOL!! Where to you come up with this stuff?

Just a wait a few years kid, it comes naturally.

Thats awesome, i hope i'm fun just like you guys when i reach 30. Earl, when you bought your car, did it come with ass amount of problems, like mine did?

Here it comes,

ready, the virtual WHaCK UPSIDE THE HEAD!

EARL IS THE F"N DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

put the bong down and walk away.

Yeah, but un-friggin-fortunately I wasn't aware of them. The body and interior are in great shape and that was my main concern. The oil leaks (rings and gaskets) and x-mission problems didn't rear their ugly damned heads until about 3 months after I got it home. Radio just flat out sucks, I knew that and planned on replacing it, but... I'm embarrassed to say I listen to alot of talk radio and don't really care anymore. When I do listen to the radio it's just a bunch of posers trying to play heavy... ain't nothing like honest to goodness heavy metal (or Frank.. If you don't like Frank you are a complete waste... Bonus: Frank always gets you laid too!) : Overkill, Testament, Slayer, Death Angel, O9MM, etc. Screw Metallica they're too much like Elton John. Anyway.. why should I spent $450 to hear some moron talk better, and I love the sound my maro makes when you get on it. So... I was thinking of replacing the adi with gauges, etc but haven't made up my mind. And I gotta get the engine and x-mission fixed first. (like how I got that back on topic!! That was real slick wasn't it? Damn I'm good.)

Back off topic.. no one happens to have a "Hallow's Eve" CD (I think they only had one) than they could burn me a copy of do they... I'll give you $20 for it.

Here it comes,

ready, the virtual WHaCK UPSIDE THE HEAD!

EARL IS THE F"N DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

put the bong down and walk away.

BWAAHAHAHAHA.... I am really laughing my ass off on that one!!!

It's all good Link.. What the hell is your real name anyway?

You too, Wright??? (And don't be a pud and say "Wright")

Mechanaprick, is that some of new species, related to the lawyeracunt? or mayhaps the fabled AssclownedPresident?

lol, if your uncle marrys his sister wouldnt she have been your aunt? well she still would be... but only now she is married to her brother. :confused: i think i got lost somewhere... :(

LOL his uncle Married the mechanics sister. When I read the first post I thought "his uncle married his Mom??? WTF!?!?! no wonder he is so crazy.
:screwy:

HAHA just kidding earlsfat

Lawyeracunt, holy shit!! This book's gonna have to get published.
The name is Anthony, but you can just call me Ant, it's what everone else calls me. You the man Jim, you should right a book, you definitely have the talent, and it woyuld be funny as shit too.

HAR!!! This is from a guy at 4GearTrans.Com

"Hi Jim, a monkey with no thumbs can rebuild a Muncie 4 Speed so it should be a piece of cake for someone familiar with basic tools. The only tool that is unique is the Input Bearing Locknut Wrench. We sell them for $32 and add them to our rebuild kits. I see them on ebay a lot but not sure of the quality. Let me know if we can be of any assistance, thanks, Bob "

Soon as I get a free $191.00 I'm all over this!

when you bought your car, did it come with ass amount of problems, like mine did?
I thought they all did.
If it isn't broke, fix it type of thing, like what I am doing. :icon16:

Sounds like you need alot of stuff for your car, Jim. Ever thought about getting a Honda for a daily so you can start reworking on your car

You too, Wright??? (And don't be a pud and say "Wright")

I was once known as mahkbarfunkiedousche smeli fro fukka bangledsh.

Now I go by Dylan.:wave:

Sounds like you need alot of stuff for your car, Jim. Ever thought about getting a Honda for a daily so you can start reworking on your car

Got the daily covered... 02 Chevy K1500 Ext Cab Pickup.

MONEY AND KNOW-HOW ARE THE PROBLEMS. :disappoin

I was once known as mahkbarfunkiedousche smeli fro fukka bangledsh.

Now I go by Dylan.:wave:

heh. While growing up I was known as "fuckhead" for quite a few years...:loser: and idiot was up there for a while. :confused: My favorite was "what in the FUCK is YOUR problem?":eek7: I needed quite a bit of therapy as a child... But never got it because my problems were "all in your head, you don't need no therapy." :screwy:

Classic.:shakehead

Sounds like you need alot of stuff for your car, Jim. Ever thought about getting a Honda for a daily so you can start reworking on your car

Huffy .. maybe. Honda... Never. Maybe if I could find someone who would let me blow it up in their back yard when I was done with it...

But never got it because my problems were "all in your head, you don't need no therapy." :screwy:

Classic.:shakehead


Of course, that's why were refered to as fucked in the head now.

See, eventually the whole world makes sense, well atleast why I want off it anyway. :thumbsup:

Now if I could just make those damn voices go away.....................

Of course, that's why were refered to as fucked in the head now.

See, eventually the whole world makes sense, well atleast why I want off it anyway. :thumbsup:

Now if I could just make those damn voices go away.....................

lol!

never thought i would meet someone that hears voice too... lol, my voices keep telling me to goto john's (FormulaLT1) house and jack his cute lil doggie and his awsome lil blue bird :)

I'm not getting involved.

I'm down.

language guys, family website

Gotcha, you can stop tapping the ban stick on the monitor glass.

spank you, ive already had to use it today, ive never banned twice in a single day, id like to not start.

duely noted, that's why I mentioned, saw it coming for quite some time, you warned him enough.

yessir, ima gonna behave jus like you sed so.

who did you ban?

97.. I think.. But hey Erik, what do you expect, its Jim! He's messed up in the head :screwy:

its nothing major, just a three day vacation.

lol, 97? hes usually the good one... well at the very least better then the rest

Dont know, he's been really pissy lately, from what I have seen.

Dont know, he's been really pissy lately, from what I have seen.

i havent really seen him lately, last post i have seen from him was the one where he got real mad over Earls thread, plus it dont say "banned" under his name... or is that for perm bans only? also when you get banned can you still view the site? becsaue just a few mins ago he was "online".

btw, we are talking about 97CamaroRS right?

Im sure.. it's him, im not going to check, too lazy. But it did say banned under his name

97.. I think.. But hey Erik, what do you expect, its Jim! He's messed up in the head :screwy:


EHEM! And just what was that supposed to mean???

EHEM! And just what was that supposed to mean???

Rally, if I were you, I'd attach a mirror on my shoulder so you can see behind you, you never know when a little Red Death will sneak up. :evillol:

6500 RPM paint job touch up! (A bird crapped on it and I don't feel like cleaning it off.)

Jim, we all know you are really messed up in the head, probably coming close to me :D why deny it?

6500 RPM paint job touch up! (A bird crapped on it and I don't feel like cleaning it off.)

Well then just own Xeno's orange camaro. You might get a cool paintjob!

=OOOOOOO

My paint job is t3h pwnage asides all the chips in the front :P

=OOOOOOO

My paint job is t3h pwnage asides all the chips in the front :P

WHAT????

And RS92 you're going to have to remove your new sig picture. It's much to distracting and I hate walking around the office with a chubby.

WHAT????

And RS92 you're going to have to remove your new sig picture. It's much to distracting and I hate walking around the office with a chubby.

:lol: Never heard that reference for one before. Nothing's showing though.

lol!

never thought i would meet someone that hears voice too... lol, my voices keep telling me to goto john's (FormulaLT1) house and jack his cute lil doggie and his awsome lil blue bird :)
I hope you don't mind but she bites a little and the dog too :iceslolan