soccrplayrgtp Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Well today I drove my car around the block and made it 3/4 of a block, lol, got on the main road and it dies and wont start up..grrr full power everything!! but no starter engaging. Meanwhile my fans are hardwired so I wont overheat it while I test drive it, so I crawl under the bumper and grind my knuckles on the fans to get them unplugged. Finally Andy, my buddy thats with me, pushes me and I pop the clutch and she starts right up and drive off. I had to give it gas or it will wanted to die. When I shift I had to give it gas to keep it alive and i ground into every gear because of the high RPMS. I drove it around the block and finally get it back to the shop. I was getting exhaust fumes into the cabin so I made plates for the old strut tower top holes and caulked the cracks with flameproof sealant. I rip into my starter wire that I know works, and head straight for my clip where my "engine pull" diconnect is. Sure enough I forgot to tape it and it came apart. NOT THIS TIME, I got it all taped up lol! I bend my throttle cable bracket some and turned down the idle screw a touch and fixed my car's dying prblem. Next I put in my switch for the fans into the interior. I check everything for hot power and attach the switch and install it.. Hmm odd doesnt work.. well I beep it out and its got power, ok. Hmm the switch works; got power on the other side after I switch it to ON. yeah crawl under the bumper and sure enough it would help if I had plugged the fans back in anyways, I drove it again, checked it for leaks. parked it. cleaned up my wiring mess and drove it around for a while. Long story short I drove it around filled it up with some gas tonight!! THATS FREAKING COOL!! things to fix: ..... ............ ...? Travis http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/665715 Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Well hey getting it started and driving it are good very good steps! Quote
Crazy K Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 OMIGOD that is insane!!!!!!! I thought i was crazy!!!! That is really sweet... but what a sacrifice to take your car out of service for so long!!!! All that work for RWD!!!! Quote
Robby1870 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Nice work. Havent heard anything from ya in while. Nice to hear its almost done. Quote
ZoomZoomFan Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 This is about as awesome as it gets. Quote
soccrplayrgtp Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Posted March 26, 2006 thanx everyone its SUPER DUPER exciting lol. I will be bustin ass on it this week and ill have some vids of it up as soon as I get running right! Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 ill have some vids of it up as soon as I get running right! I was gonna say just get some vids up in general! But Im sure all your hard work will pay off soon. Quote
jdcutty Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Sorry, maybe i missed something, but what is the project again? Quote
LukeZ34 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 RWD, Northstar powered, 6 speed Grand Prix.. Awesome news travis! Hope you get things worked out! Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Here's my question... got any pictures of it from the outside? I mean, how stock does the car look (if you don't start lookin' too hard) --Dave. Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 you have a very interesting setup there according to your car domain page! Quote
Euro Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Travis good to hear from ya again!!!! im glad you got it up and running! cant wait to see pics of the outside Quote
Rocketman Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Is this the project with the '94 GP on Cardomain? If so F**king awesome! Quote
Psych0matt Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 I've been wondering where the heck you've been! Quote
logikf1ve Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 That car is BADASS. Congrats dude. Quote
soccrplayrgtp Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Posted March 26, 2006 almost isnt good enough.. I want this B1tch DONE!! yes thats the car, the blue RWD DOHC V8. pics are in there somewhere around page 14 i think.. doesnt look much diff after I put on the 99 WS6 setup.. Quote
GP1138 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 EXCELLENT! I'm so glad to hear progress, it's been forever! Quote
Intlcutlass Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 OMG...Thats cool as hell..... Love to see more of it.... Quote
loominaz34 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 Nice job, man. I've been wondering what happened to this poorject. glad to see it's coming along. good luck to you in this year's autocross season. Quote
soccrplayrgtp Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Posted March 28, 2006 thanx gents, so now I think I got my idle fixed, got my mufflers on and the finishing touches of my exhaust and a new fuel pump goes in as soon as I pick it up in the AM.. I also got plates and the damned thing registered so I dont get pulled over/ticket like last time YAY.. hopefully I'll have videos and pics up by tomorrow night.. Quote
gp90se Posted March 28, 2006 Report Posted March 28, 2006 Last time I talked with ya, you were building a wiring harness for it, how did that come out or did ya get a j/y one and work from there. Congrats man, thats a bad ass car. Quote
soccrplayrgtp Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Posted March 28, 2006 well I was looking into building the harness and having the computer tuned.. but it was too much and too many codes had to be pulled for it. I also wouldnt have been able to do half as much with the computer and tuning like i can now, so I decided to buy a harness that was custom made for my motor.. I picked up a Holley Commander 950 harness and computer. Stress free plug and play its great but if I didnt have the money for it I wouldve had to sell my other car to buy it, its THAT expensive Quote
no1kicker Posted March 28, 2006 Report Posted March 28, 2006 Making great progress, I would be if I were you. Quote
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