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Drwojo

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About Drwojo

  • Birthday 03/28/1988

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  • Interests
    Cars, Bikes, Paint, VG's, Airsoft
  • Location
    Waterford, Michigan
  • Gender
    Male

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  • AIM
    food28

Previous Fields

  • Model
    Starion
  • Type
    Other
  • Model Year
    1987
  • Transmission Type
    Manual
  • Factory Color
    Palermo Gray
  • Interior Color
    Black
  • Status
    On the road

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  1. I don't believe this is a debate of quality. It certainly lacks some aspects of build or showmanship. The new Z06 is boosted and has 285's up front and 335's out back. Between simplicity, power and traction footprints......yeah, it's going to own.
  2. A Ferrari California is a cross of a 575 Marinello and a Aston Martin. Still don't see it much. Yet again Starions are 944's, or supras, or 300zx, or mustang 5.0's. It's just the times and styling. In person it is unmistakably a corvette.
  3. Looks really good man. Or in your words "so dope".
  4. I have a 2015 Z06 at work right now. These things are fantastic. The front lower air dam gets a different grill. Not sure if this is what they are sticking with, but guessing so. I really don't see where the Ferrari/Nissan/Mazda/viper look alike thing is coming from. It shares a lot of its previous charachteristics and styling. Just dialed up to be current for once. The vents and what not exist for function. It's like clothes and fashion. Levi's look like American eagle. A sports car shares cues for function that other......cars have.
  5. Where are you at? I'm in Waterford. There's a couple of us out here. The only time I ran at Milan I blew up a clutch and rolled across the line at 15.00 at something like 64 mph.
  6. Very cool. I like the homemade/cost savings kit you assembled.
  7. Yeah. Just going to re bend them around the top of the trans and bolt them to the firewall. Just being lazy. Also cut all the factory knuckle stops to enjoy my newly found few degrees.
  8. I love reading stuff like this. Makes me feel normal. My remote wire to the starter had a worn connector. Every time I started the car it would come off. So every time I came out to my car I just popped the hood and reconnected it. Friends all found it very funny. Did this for a few months. It was just a hillbilly anti theft device.
  9. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/DSCN0044.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/DSCN0051.jpg
  10. I just got done with this swap. It is fairly labor intensive. Will be posting photos soon. But for the time being, here is my mini write up. Parts "I" used 91 240sx rack 91 240sx crossmember All pieces attached from the junkyard I.E. Lines, tie rods, mounting rings and bushings, u-joint 2013 Cadillac ATS steering shaft and U-joint Tools "I" used Wrenches, ratchets and sockets of course Angle grinder/or cut off wheel MIG welder Engine hoist Jack and jack stands Having an impact makes things a lot easier. Also for those stubborn bolts some sort of heat source. Now this is just how I did it and I am sure others will criticize how I did it but do whatever is easiest for you. Step 1: Removed motor. Step 2: Removed underdash panel Step 3: Removed steering gearbox, center draglink, tie rods, idler arms, etc Step 4: Removed steering column Step 5: Unbolted LCA's and any in the way hardware (Tension rod on drivers side for easier de-installation and re-installation) Step 6: Removed coupler. Then I cut off the heim joint like piece that is on the original steering shaft. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/IMG_0603.png Step 7: Welded new steering shaft and u-joint onto the original steering column end Now for the chassis side Step 8: removed cross member Step 9: Cut off original mount and stop tabs from cross member Step 10: Without destroying them, cut off original mounting rings from the 240 cross member. First take measurements of how they are mounted to re produce on the SQ cross member. Take your time here. There is some very dense material at spots and you will need to cut it up to get to the welds that need to be cut. This is the more tedious part of the job and will eat up a cutting wheel or two. Step 11: Cut any necessary notches in the original rack to accept the new mounting rings and clear the nipples that accept the lines. Step 12: Mock everything and tac into place. If it all clears finish welds. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/IMG_0601.png http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/DSCN0040.jpg Now that your rack mounts are all welded up, finish bolting the rack into place. Remount the cross member. Re-install the steering column. This is way easier with a second set of hands to line up the u-joint to the splines. Re-install all suspension components. My U-joint has around 40* of angle and does not hang up at all. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/DSCN0039.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/DSCN0036.jpg I re used the original PS feed and return lines as they are the same size and pitch as the 240 ones. Although the 240 lines have a O-ring, I will have to wait and see how this turns out. I honestly just got done with this an hour or so ago. I am also doing a MPI swap and will not have the motor in anytime soon. Will give a final result when it is all up and running. I'm sure I missed some parts but you can always ask. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/IMG_0533.jpg Just a photo for comparison of size. Will have a finished shot soon.
  11. Someone really needs to cool it in the whole oil pan baffle thing. Really speak your you have done it and seen negative results. I have a starion and a CTS-V LS6 and neither have had any problems from 15 second power slides or 45 second high revving sliding runs. I also rally raced a H6 impreza for 2 minute runs sideways rev limiter the entire time. Now, this whole it doesn't take skill thing is a joke. Anyone can punch it leaving a light or stop sign and get a little squirrly. Coming through a corner at 40-80mph off and on throttle controlling the slide is incredibly more difficult than most can fathome. Try it, in any car. Film it. Post results. Who knows. Perhaps you could be surprised. Or surprise others.
  12. /\ I lol'd. I never understood why I do it either. Or drag racing for that matter........maybe because it's fun?
  13. I am at the 8 or 9 minute mark in the black CTS-V. Need to get my SQ back on the road.
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