Haven't had this in a while since my 88 GTU hasn't given me any major problems for a while.

I was taking apart the intake manifold on my bridgeport sport to jb weld the s5 lim intake port air thinga mabob and to paint the manifolds, so i start off by breaking a few vacuum lines, few screams here and there at the car, then i noticed whoever put the lim back on forgot 2 NUTS! so i go a bit crazy there, then they use a ruler (i think) for the egr block off plate WTF? but its semi thick and metal so i'll just rtv it again and put a lip around it so air won't escape, then i put my jb weld on my lim, forgot you have to let it sit after you mix it, DOH theres a wasted 5 bucks, i also bought 4 foot of the wrong vacuum line Doh, at the same time that i was pissed off my head, i just started laughing because i missed doing this stuff, haha.

It all started by cleaning my "everyone's favourite" burgandy interior then it turned into ripping apart the intake manifold and stuff. I don't know much about the purpose of this thread, just wanted to know if anyone has had similar experiences with your cars, mods feel free to delete it if you wish.

-Andrew

 

Every time I finally get a problem fixed on my FC, something even more expensive goes wrong.

 

i had alot of times like this like this past week taking off my turbo to port it what a trip that was i got pissed started yelling and threw some things then went back to working on it the best thing that calms me down is to start on another part or take a break it's a love hate deal all the time with these cars but i still love them

 

i fix one problem, find / create two more....

 

Try changing the battery cables...especially the one going to the starter. WOOO...never swore so much in an open area in my life

 

Lol i guess i'm not the only one! on my first fc (87 sport) I would literally fix something then something else would go wrong, i'd fix the diff mount, then my coolant hose under the intake manifold would bust, then my alt would go bad, then i'd get a vac leak so on and so on, and of course we all have the never ending dance with the idling problems.


I need to show you some vids of my fc i made Tommorow hopefully i'm busy tonight

-Andrew

 

one time i got new wheels/tires and my engine blew up
**** that vac rack dude. Rats nest has to go
and that RTV sure is good stuff, isn't it? Man, i like using RTV whenever possible

 

Amen, i have the Big black rtv permatex one with the push to let out rtv nozzle thing, that thing ALWAYS comes in handy.

-Andrew

 

yeah i have that....pranked my friend and switch it with a can of cheese wizz

 

haha i guess im the only person who has good luck with FC's, none of mine have given me many problems, they all idle perfectly, things work fine, i still get angry when im doing something just for fun and it doesnt work. but all in all i have great luck with em

 

Sweet, I need a confidence booster before I start this project on wed. or thurs.

 

**** rtv. use right stuff. i promise none of you will ever complain about that stuff. exept if you have to remove it.

 

rub salt in that wound why dont you?

 

haha yeah on avarage i break something every few weeks, gosh my old one i had so many things break,
theres is one thing that ive really gotten pissed about,breaking the rear diff mount makes me angry!!!!!
, then finding out i actually broke the BRACKET off the SUBFRAME so going to pull apart go get a new one realising they put the jack stands under the car ON the sub frame of the only FC there, beating the **** out of the jack stand with a hammer to move it off of the sub frame.... then fix that ****, guess what?? about 8 months later i break the subframe bracket on the new one!!! so i got mad fliped out and welded on a double thickness bracket on, then sold the car!! it must of had a bullet proof mount or something!

 

the last two weeks have been nothing more than screaming and yelling for me I think the neighbors are laughing at me, hell the might be messing with my car at night just so they can have that entertainment for a while longer.

 

Bump for this thread when i get pissed, heres what happened- That rtv thing i had, all of it oozed out, almost new, i bought about 10 feet of the wrong vacuumhose, ruined some ****, etc.

-Andrew

 

how about having to change the reverse sensor wile the tranny is in the car, hahaha, u shoudl have herd the swering on that one lol

 

Worst thing that happened to me with my car is IT crushed my finger in it's hatch. I didn't have the key on me to open the hatch from the back and I couldn't pull my finger out, so I had to wait for a stranger to walk by in the parking lot to pull the hatch release from inside. All I could do was laugh it hurt so much.

 

I must pwn. Since everything I fix, stays fixed and nothing else goes wrong ;o!

 

I've been working under the hood before, i went up to get something, went back down, WHAP hit my forehead on the corner of the hood and busted myself open, almost felt like putting a dent in it. Only thing that makes me smile is knowing i got 2 fc's tehehe

-Andrew