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Items I have replaced/repaired on my W-body within 12 months


Dannymik

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When our cars hit the middle age range things happen! :wink:

 

This is what needed attention in my '95 Cutlass(within 12 months)

 

1.Front left signal

2.Battery

3.Rear pads/rotors/calipers

4.rear struts and mounts

5.new gas tank/tank straps/fuel filter

6.spark plugs/wires

7.pvc

 

I still need to replace both inner ball joints, inner & outer left tie rod, a/c compressor, and a left fog light wire.

 

Thats why GM is also known as Generous Motors :roll:

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Here's a list of what I've done to my vehicle in the last 12 months:

 

-oil change (Valvoline MaxLife 10W30, Formula 1 Filter)

-four new tires (Motomaster Touring LXR 225/60R-16)

 

Here's what I need to do within the next 12 months:

-replace rear brake pads

-replace all four struts/shocks

-four wheel alignment

-new bodywork/paint

-new muffler

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HA HA HA 12 months?

full synthetic oil change

Alt

Starter

Tie rods

Ball Joints

brakes all the way around x2 (including caliper,pads rotors)

plugs

weather stripping

dual exhaust

complete z34 kit including used parts, new hood

razzi side skirts

paint

belt

water pump gasket

Lots more!!! :twisted: Later all Jay

this was all while in college and working for every cent of the money

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Most things need to be replaced such as alternators, water pumps, hoses, belts,tune ups,brakes etc. But if you get your car oil sprayed every year you won't have to replace things like brake lines, gas tanks, etc. I have had my car for 3 months already I got from a wreckers, it had new tires, new alternator, new battery, new coolant pipes. I had to do so much work for it to pass safety but that was because the car was not maintained.

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Lets get the memory out:

Head Gaskets

Paint

Alternator

Starter

4 Radiators... the reason im gunna start doing my own work

Fans

Upper and Lower Radiator Hoses

Drivers Door and Fender

Front Brakes

Front Tires

 

Added:

Foglights

Nozzle Lights to a dedicated switch

Sound System

Oil changes every 2000 miles so far

 

That's all i can think of for now

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my list so far not everything in the past 12 months but with int the past 18or so...

 

t-belt

serptine belt

idle pullies

altinator

coolant line

transmission coolant lines

plugs wires x3

oil of course mobil1

transmission pan drop

new tires

new rotors

breakpads X2

rear breakdrum work

battery

 

end of this month

new suspension kyb gr2 all the way around

 

end of this year

new fuel injectors!

another new set of tires!

 

Things i ADDED

flowmaser 40series street X2 + resignated tips to keep the sound from bleeding in the cab to bad.

Magnaflow Cat.

no resignator

FFP dogbone

ported stock box

3"pvc piping from box to intake

Eram(dont say shit to me cuz it does work)

My sound system 4 12s 1200watts

walmart foglights!

blue rxracing seat slips

blue neon stringlighting

blue rxracing windsheild sitcker

blue lightning tub in the back window

blue dragon floormants

see a treand "blue" it goes good with the blue bow tie

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As for plugs I put the A/C Delco rapidfires in and the wires I don't recall the name, I do remember that they are 7.5mm and are gray in color.

 

I also did a coolant flush and about 4-5 oil changes withing 12 months

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Last 12 months...

 

Front brake pads and one caliper

rear brake pads

rear rotors

alternator

head gaskets/coolant flush and replaced with green stuff instead of dexcool

oil and filter

serpentine belt

plugs and plug wires

missing screw in door cladding

low beam headlight (those things are $25!)

 

still needs:

oil and filter again

front brake pads again (ruined by rotors)

front rotors

turn signal switch

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Nozzle Lights to a dedicated switch

 

:?: So you just added nozzle lights to the ones built in the wipers or just drilled holes in the hood and put some dummy nozzles on... just wondering.

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About a week before i got the car painted i got out my drill and my biggest bit and tried as close as possible to line them up. I had to widen the hole quite a bit to get them to fit tho, and they arent bolted down cuz the top part of the hood is too thick for it to come all the way thru, then i wired them to the parking lights and ran a switch so when I get pulled over i don't have to hear that they are illegal cuz i can switch them off without shutting off my lights.

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last 12,

Water pump

2 Belts (one because of water pump)

Crankshaft position sensor (because of water pump)

Intake coolant bypass fitting

Pass. lower balljoint

Very soon,

Somthing in my ignition system

Driver outer tierod

Next year,

Tires

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Since July, since I haven't owned my car for 12 months...

Replaced

Front struts

Rebuilt engine

Front and back Calipers, rotors, pads

Drivers side front control arm, and strut/Wheel assembly

both mufflers/tailpipes

Antenna (on it's way)

heater core

radiator

 

Still need before winter

tires

back struts

allignment

leaf springs (?)

starter

Altinator

 

 

There's probably more, for each thing I fix it seems 2 more things break

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fixed, not including mods, and you 3.1 guys think you have it bad :oops:

 

-alternator 4 times, got it down to 4 hours!-140$

-knock sensor-85$

-Engine rebuild-3k$ and counting

-Brakes-75$

-radiator fan-20$

-map sensor-124$

-clutch-1100$

-clutch with rebuild-450$

-ebrake-46$

-cruise control-30$

-egr-would be 200+, cleaned it for 20$

-power steering-35$

-oil cooler-110$

-there is more, but i just cant think of it right now. and aslo take into account i did all this myself, count in labor, and double everything.

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