Banter Thread Part 3 (Back with a Vengeance, this time its personal)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Audi_80_b1_v_sst.jpg/800px-Audi_80_b1_v_sst.jpg ?

Godspeed.

That car and the bicycle lining them up??

Be an even race.. notice how the Audi has the orange sticker on the window..

I missed that.

Rest In Peace oldtimer.

not one that old, although it would be cool.

i was thinking more like this:
http://foto.spullenbank.nl/common/img/00/00/03/65/_T36589.jpg

drop in an S2/RS2's DOHC 2.2-litre Straight Five turbo engine (yes, i'd have to change my name) add a bigger turbo, maybe some new internals etc...

900bhp potential. (no, i'm not kidding, they really can make 900bhp!)

Godspeed.

'the hell does that mean?

http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/5-cyl-s.jpg

that's the engine i want.

Externally wastegated. Stock. :pimp:

I like this one...

Look at them ricey motor mounts...
http://www.arbybean.com/ar/images/Swap112.JPG

i wish i had space to work on my own car...

i've found an engine, $1225 with all ancillaries/turbo gear.

hopefully i can skank out on Nicole over christmas, spend like $400 on her and buy the engine with what's left...

A one car garage isn't enough room to do a motor swap. :lol: :lol:

But it is nice for little stuff.

not for you. GM's silly design work means you have to drop the car over the engine. with the Audi i want, i drop the engine into the car.

damn, i want that engine....

Umm, no you can get that ls1 out the top, its just alot easier to take it out the bottom. I did one out the top, you have to lift the car up almost as high to clear the firewall and the radiator support, but it can be done.

ooooh...

can't you pull all camaro engines through the top if you remove the engine alone without the tranny?

'the hell does that mean?

Basicly, good luck..

Also im not completely sure on this, but in all past generations its easier to take it out top than the bottom..

It is easier to leave the motor down and lift the car off the k-member with a 4th gen.

You can leave everything on the motor, tranny included. Otherwise you have to tear the motor down to pull it from the top.

i pulled my motor and trans together out the top.

I did motor and trans out the top as well. It can be done on an ls1 just the motor, but getting the top transmission bolts out looks like its quite impossible, never mind reassembly.

Do you understand the changes that need made??
Cheaper to buy an LS1 Camaro and sell yours.

I am all for the swap, but you are bitching about bills (don't we all??) and wanting to spend more to swap in a V8.
I'm just kidding about bills, I live at home.

I know exactly what's in store for that. I made the sticky thread, remember? :grinyes: The only bills I have are what I spend on my car.

It'll be a spring project at very earliest, the targa top is the priority as of now anyways.

Do you own your car 6? or does the bank?

I own it.

I suppose I should retract my last post, I likely don't know the work involved, but I do have the means necessary to do the work and know the steps and parts involved.

Well you can just give me the money and i can do some more mods on my car....lol

Move back in with your mom, that'll help!

tell ya what Shan, if you want an LS1 and that targa top, you better start looking into a roll bar. SFC's or not you'll twist that thing in half.

Look into a single bar that will run from the left side to the right, and will be right behind the seats. That way it won't hinder getting in and out of the car.

6 said he got the sfc
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=647677

Geno is right. I was involved in a 3rd gen build, 400hp out of a 350 truck block, even with sfc's you could still pop the rear glass open. Targa top means removing the center support from the roof. I'd be more worried about the car folding than twisting though, especially in an accident situation.

Targa is first, A roll cage will probably be a must. The 6 point ones are not too bad. I'm glad you guys have advice for me haha, I'd be lost. I'm only kicking around the idea of a v8 swap as of now, but I am awaiting my next paycheck to try a new route for the targa top to see which turns out better.

I wonder if it is really THAT hard to be a doctor? Other than years and years of education and a lot of motivation? They make a lot...Lawyers make a lot too, I'm good at talking, but wouldn't enjoy that.

I need a job with more money!

Giggalo

Yeah, no.

i'd rather have a job i enjoy than a job that makes lots of money.

i could go into the science field if i wanted to.

but i'd rather go into car tuning, because it's something i enjoy.

I enjoy biology and stuff like that, but I don't know what to do with that...

find an area of it you really like and really interests you, and then decide if you want to pursue it.

That's just it, I'm getting older and less sure what I want to do with my life. I know I'm only 21, but I have no clue what I want to do with my life. I know for a fact it is not working for minimum wage in a crappy job! I just don't know what yet. I consider myself fairly intelligent, so I know I could pursue whatever it is I decide on, just that, deciding...

you're 21. quit bitching about being old.

I'm not old but the older I get the less sure I am in what I want to do and more optimistic I become in a good future.

pfft...

I think being a doctor would be great. I just doubt keeping myself motivated for so many years through school. I know it would be worth the effort a million times over, I just don't know...

8 years of med school.

I am going to go to Raken Tech for automotive Technition. I can't waite to start. And i get to pay $1,800 for my tool set but man will that be nice.

I am going to go to Raken Tech for automotive Technition. I can't waite to start. And i get to pay $1,800 for my tool set but man will that be nice.

i want to go to UTI orlando. what make is the set? i'm looking into tools, shame we don't get craftsman here.

Shannon, join the armed forces.. you can be a cop there too..

I enjoy biology and stuff like that, but I don't know what to do with that...
forensic science

I'm not old but the older I get the less sure I am in what I want to do and more optimistic I become in a good future.You should die alot :banghead:

Being unsure about your future sucks ass. I am in the same position right now. I envy people who know what they want to do in life and have already found that path. I just picked accounting as a major to hold me over til I decide what I really want to do. Who knows, maybe I'll just stick with it and make some good money. Money is always nice to have.

I am pretty sure the set is snap on, it is the HUGE set.comes with the big stand tool box thing and all, it is a really good deal.

i regret not taking advantage of the snap on offer my auto tech class had upon graduation....55% off all tools. i wanted to get the gm tool set but even at 55% off i couldn't afford it.

I'm seriously looking into med school. I can suffer a few years for the payoff. I've almost convinced myself of that.

I am pretty sure the set is snap on, it is the HUGE set.comes with the big stand tool box thing and all, it is a really good deal.

i hate you....

after looking through the snap-on site again, i can't help but think that all their stuff is ridiculously over-priced. socket sets way into the hundreds and for that you really don't get much either. i know they're top-quality, but there's a point where you can spend stupid amounts of money and the quality doesn't warrant it. i looked at an apprentice set and that costs $2,700. for that money i can go to another company (Draper Expert/Craftsman/etc) and get more tools for less money.

Personally, I'd avoid craftsman. I've broken most of their hand tools working around the house, get tons of crap when I take them back to get new ones. The tools I have from snap-on have lasted for years, only had to return one socket that i shattered with an impact gun (yup, use impact sockets only with a gun) and had no problems with it. Half the time sears doesn't have the replacement tool in stock which is what led me to snap-on. Plus, if you are working in a garage the warranty on craftsman doesn't apply.

Personally, I'd avoid craftsman. I've broken most of their hand tools working around the house, get tons of crap when I take them back to get new ones. The tools I have from snap-on have lasted for years, only had to return one socket that i shattered with an impact gun (yup, use impact sockets only with a gun) and had no problems with it. Half the time sears doesn't have the replacement tool in stock which is what led me to snap-on. Plus, if you are working in a garage the warranty on craftsman doesn't apply.

hmm.. odd.

my friend managed to break a 12-point deep impact socket on something, never seen that happen with even and impact gun. and they have some serious gear in their workshop (they have a 1,800lb/ft impact gun for plant machinery)

i'd go with snap-on, but i can't afford their stuff, at least not now. where my friends work they have something like $220,000 worth of snap-on tools!

I've broken more sockets with hand tools than with impact tools. Seems like a 3 foot bar with 12 feet of pipe on the end of it might have something to do with it. The sad part was it was the only way the axle nut was coming off the jeep.

Personally, I'd avoid craftsman. I've broken most of their hand tools working around the house, get tons of crap when I take them back to get new ones. The tools I have from snap-on have lasted for years, only had to return one socket that i shattered with an impact gun (yup, use impact sockets only with a gun) and had no problems with it. Half the time sears doesn't have the replacement tool in stock which is what led me to snap-on. Plus, if you are working in a garage the warranty on craftsman doesn't apply.

Must just be your sears, I never have any problems taking back craftsman tools. Haven't had to take back to many tools though.

One brand I really like is mintcraft. It sounds like a cheap knockoff brand but they have a good warranty (life time in store exchange). They are made in America and are almost as cheap as the japanese brands. We carry them on at the hardware store I work at, so I get them at wholesale. :biggrin:

i've been looking at a company called Draper Expert. i dunno if you guys get them. they look pretty good and are priced well too.

i'm thinking Draper Expert for most of the sockets and stuff. and Teng for my torque wrenches and a spinner handle.

I get accused of using sears tools for professional jobs, which is why I'm sick of their crap. I work on cars as a hobby, and for some strange reason they can't seem to understand that. As for Draper tools, never seen them here, but that doesn't mean that they are not here in the states.

I've broken more sockets with hand tools than with impact tools. Seems like a 3 foot bar with 12 feet of pipe on the end of it might have something to do with it. The sad part was it was the only way the axle nut was coming off the jeep.

haha, we do that at college. my friend and i were dismantling a Rolls-Royce Eagle diesel engine. we'd get the breaker bar and put like a 4-ft tube onto it and have both of us lever it (combined weight of about 320lb). on some of the crank retainers we'd have a bar each, hook it on and sit on it and it still didn't come off.

going to take my camera and get a pic of the crank on Thurs. i think it weighs something like 150lb maybe more. i'm sure it weighs more than me (140lb)

Cheater bars are nice... 1" drive impacts are even nicer...

We've got both snap-on and craftsman in our shop at home, and for hand tools I will take snap-on anyday of the week over craftsman.

On the price issue, when you make your living wiht the tools, might as well get the best that you can since its what is putting food on the table.

On the price issue, when you make your living wiht the tools, might as well get the best that you can since its what is putting food on the table.

i don't doubt that at all, but there is a point when something are close to unobtainable. although it seems the best option is to buy a whole set (tool box with all the gubbins already in it) as it's obviously cheaper.

One of my friends has $105k invested in tools, mostly snap-on, few matco tools in there for variety. The sad part of it is he doesn't turn wrenches on cars anymore, now he's a service writer for a dealership. It is nice going to his house to fix a problem because if its a tool that exists and I don't have it, he does.

Before that last post, you guys didn't mention matco or duralast. I know the guys on Horsepower use Matco. I think my dad has an assortment of tools from different companies, but I think he has mostly craftsman.