What to do?

Well i have about all the money i need to get my car painted, but i ran into some problems.I can get it painted but my car needs some things. I was thinking about just primer the rest of my car, and fix what needs to be done. What needs to be done is new tires. Which i am getting american racing rims 15x7 in front and 15x8 in back for $275. the rims look like the welds rims, american racing don' make this rim any more. And i also need a new flywheel, mine is cracked and clicks bad so i need to replace it also. And i still have to get my exhaust welded on, and buy my y-pipe for my headers so i can put them on also. I was also going to put a transgo shift kit in when the tranny place did the flywheel. What you guys think?

In memory of my dearly departed (fried) camaro, do the transmission stuff first because it's most important. Then do the exhaust which it needs, and then wheels last. Oh yeah then sand and primer it.

Fix what must be fixed first. Then worry about the fun stuff.

i think it will look cool any ways all primer, it gives it a sleeper look. I think i will do all of that. The tranny is in good shape, it has been fluishe like every 45,000miles. i will probly do my 3.73's also with the mini spool. How do i get the spedo right?

Fix what must be fixed first. Then worry about the fun stuff.

exactly. :smokin:

but the only thing it actuly NEEDS is tires, so i am buy tires and rims for $275.

Flywheel. You just want primer so you can be like Rally.

can the flywheel hurt anything if it is cracked?

Yes...or they would sell them cracked to begin with.

like what? it has been cracked since i had it.

Yes...or they would sell them cracked to begin with.

:rofl:

like what? it has been cracked since i had it.

It will eventually break and you don't want to be around when it does, know what we mean?

Flywheel. You just want primer so you can be like Rally.

Yeah.. because im so cool like that :smokin:

Anyway 97 if you want some help/tips with sanding ask me anything over aim or msn and i'll help you out, having done it by hand..

well i have done the back hatch and the whole front bumper and the roof and the wheel wells already. It did them myself and i sanded them to bare metal and etched primerd them and sealed them. and the front bumper i just got done with, it was spyder webbing So bad so i sanded it down to bare and used a flex primer for it and sealed it. The rest of the car i think i will just sand a little past the clear coat because the rest is not chipping or rusting.but i am shure it will still be every bit of a two day job.

Those are the easy stuff.. well except the roof, that hurt my arm.

Hardest thing was the hood.. damn that hood.

97, word of caution, you are in a much different weather enviornment than Rally, expecially in the coming months, having a car just sitting in primer is not a good idea and stomgly encourage you not to drive it that way when things really start to change to the colder.

How would the weather affect it, Wright?

ya i etched primered it and i sealed it with sealer primer also. And rally i used a power sander, did you do your by hand? if so that sucks.i had to use some bumper paint striper crap to get some of the paint off the front because the spyderwebbing was so bad. i think on the rest of the car i will go a little past the clear and put sandable primer on it and seal it also.

yeah I did it by hand, like a TRUE MAN.

lol, and since my car is a auto,is it the flexplate that is cracked? or is there still a flywheel?

How would the weather affect it, Wright?

Primer still breathes and does not have a hardening agent in it thus moisture will get to any areas of bare metal the primer comvers, or rejuevinate any rust spots no matter how thoroughly cleaned out.

Also, we're coming up on weather in late fall and occasionally in the winter where some very very humid conditions can develope, ie severe fog, melting ground cover snow that evporates into humid air and soaks everything in sight even though not a drop of percipitation may fall, the air would be completely saturated and go right through the primer as if someone were constanly spraying the surface with a hose.

lol, and since my car is a auto,is it the flexplate that is cracked? or is there still a flywheel?

Automatics have a flexplate, not a flywheel. If the flexplate is broken, you will have a horrible clunking sound. You will also paste the following components:

1) Transmission front pump bushing
2) Transmission front pump seal
3) Transmission front pump
4) Torque converter
5) Flexplate (duh)
6) Flexplate-to-crankshaft mounting bolts
7) Engine rear main seal
8) Engine rear main bearing (you know, oil pump is bolted to this housing)
9) Engine crankshaft

So you see, a $30 broken flexplate can cause a LOT of headache and it will also cause you to eat macaroni and cheese for two months to cover the cost of the above components, and that's if you have a job! Park it, then fix it!

whats wrong with mac n cheese?

i am going to get it fixed this week along with my transgo shift kit, thanx!!

Yeah, I hear what you're saying, Wright. I see it happening all the time on my Camaro as the primer gets dark in some areas.. so even though it doesnt get 'dirty' like say my Monte I still got to wash it.

mm..mac and cheese..