Adam's Autos: August 2009

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Still Available

I want it gone…

'94 3000GT Engine Bay Cleanup

Dirt…

Pink Stuff (detergent)…

Pressure Wash!

(ready for detail)

3000GT Model Cars

GADA HAVE ‘EM!

http://www.3sx.com/store/comersus_viewItemBundle.asp?idProduct=26905

Barry's Valve Cover Project

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Diamante Bondo'd

Started on some minor body work tonight…

Up For Grabs...

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Mid-Ship Engine 3000GT

3000GT Traffic Jam

…grid lock

Friday, August 21, 2009

Brand Commitment

Mitsubishi Family - Brand Commitment

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Gardner 3000GT

Wendy’s is open late – real late – and apparently that’s where the central Mass 3000GT drivers go for dinner.

Matt – try not to tear up the pavement at Fitchburg State too much… check my main webpage for my email address, and maybe we’ll meet up at the New England Dragway sometime.

-AA

Barry's Beamer

Barry got such a good deal on this car he’s under investigation by the FBI and CIA… To be continued…

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Ferrari Segway ($12,000)

There's one and only one way to truly travel in geek style across your massive 500-acre estate, and that's on a Segway. Normal Segways are for cops and other dweebs, and golf carts are the epitome of lame, so this Ferrari-branded red Segway is the only way to go. And at a mere $12,000 each, you could get one for each day of the week.

(from http://dvice.com/archives/2007/12/12-expensive-gi.php)

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

New England Dragway - Street Night - Aug 12, 2009

New England Dragway - Street Night - Aug 12, 2009

Labels: car racing, drag race, New England Dragway, New Hampshire, rice, truck racing

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Chromes

These chromes are without a doubt going on my daily driver!

Blacky II - The Ugly

Wow – they didn’t so much as wipe the oil cap off. Filthy under here. Let the fun begin.

Blacky II

New Project Car – good shots.

Sweet Stealth

Northwood, NH - “Elevens” – if you find this – sweet ride.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Sweet Vette

…Near Gainesville or Ocala Florida

1997 Diamante Come Back Together

Alternator was bad - I pulled it this morning and brought it to Advanced Auto parts. $160 for a new one, and they said it was not serviceable. Didn’t order a new one - I brought it home, pulled the connector housing off (two screws) and found some corrosion, and a stuck spring. Cleaned and lubed with dialectic. Brought it to AutoZone tonight and it passed all tests. It's not the original alternator - it's a BOSCH - maybe the Mitsubishi ones are not serviceable (?).

Advanced Auto parts tester was pretty good- showed what the part was putting out for current, diode health, etc. Autozone's was way more modern - touch screen, which lit up with all greens.

Since my original post, I've pulled the plenum, valve covers and radiator. The valve covers were loose and have been leaking - the engine from that point down + transmission was completely caked with grease. All the rockers and cams look good though.

I found a lot of cracked hoses. I think the engine has been run over temperature (maybe that nice warm blanket of grease) because a lot of the hoses seemed to have lost their flexibility. I replace a few bad ones (hopefully my evap/surge problem codes solved).

So, with a lot of degreaser and my pressure washer, I've got the engine nice and clean. I was easy to get at the engine with the radiator out and the plenum off, and from underneath – jacking the car up about a foot and a half.

I replaced the spark plugs while I had the plenum off. They needed it too - not much tip left. Two cylinders had oil around the plugs from the loose valve covers. That wasn't helping anything I'm sure. All clean now.

I've got the top of the engine mostly back together now. I'll finish that, put the freshly tested alternator back in, reinstall the radiator and fill the cooling system tomorrow. Hopefully all this will silence some of the bells and whistles.