Recent content by Kevin Stillwagon

L337, send the PM, I'll pull what I can.

Sorry for the late replies. Jesus, I'm going to have to put this thing back together just to get it hauled out of my garage. Sub is out, all the front end suspension is out, steering is disconnected.....dang. So anyone wants parts, send me a list, I'll be checking back. I'm reusing the coil...

Gonna update this thread with some bad news. After pulling off the subframe and removing the exhaust, I finally got around to really looking at the back end of the vehicle, something I hadn't paid much attention to initially. Turns out the rust back there is worse than in the front, not the sub...

Thanks for the heads up. Mine are rusty AF, but I can clean them up and resuse the knuckles. I'll have to get new dust shields and bearings (which are probably good, but what the hell, I have the damn thing all apart) then paint them and put them back on. All new control arms and tie rods, but...

Hey, where did you get the steering knuckle assembly? I can't find one specific to the Speed 6, does the regular 6 knuckle fit out cars?

I'm have to pull the down pipe, but the heat shield in in the way and both the 8mm and 10mm holding it on are stripped. I can't get a socket wrench into the area where the 10mm is up against the fire wall (AC hoses are in the way) and the 8mm is angled so I can't get a blade on it to cut it off...

To be clear, I'm talking about just the cover, not the manifold itself. It feels for all the world like its hooked onto that bracket on the back, but that doesn't actually come off, unless there's a bolt underneath. I'll be under it again tonite trying to cut that downpipe off again, so I'll...

So how do you pull the exhaust manifold cover off? I have the five 8mm bolts out, plus a 10 that was on the bracket in back, but that fooker refuses to let loose. Any guidance would be appreciated.

It' s out. Pics to follow, but that thing is a mess. Next up is removing the exhaust, which is as bad a shape as the sub. Cut the down pipe last nite, trying to get to the upper bolt, but gave up after an hour so that will be the next project.

Question. The steering assembly, that will drop with the subframe, correct? I've never worked on one before, and getting to that interior bolt is a real MFer, and it looks like the column is coming out of the housing anyway. Other than that, two small bolts up front and it's out. Spent all...

Welp, busted the MFing headlight housing, then busted the MFing beauty ring underneath it because of some MFing bolt that stripped in the MFing plastic support piece it was screwed into. Mfer.... Oh, and still had to stand there and hacksaw the MFing bolt out......

So I sent these to the folks at POR 15, and their response was that prep work looks good enough to apply their product. They recommend the prep, treatment then paint, with two coats of paint for the job. Has to be re painted when still somewhat tacky, or else if it fully cures you’ll need to...

Yeah, I'm really wondering about all those bolts. Freaking things are so rusted, I should probably order all new. Mission creep all over the place here.

Regarding the fender removal, seemed to make a lot of sense in order to get at the areas that are rusting. In fact, the head light's coming out tonite, and if I could figure out how to take out the fuse box I'd pull that also. It's not had to treat the rust, it's just hard to get to it. Since I...

Hey, found the top of the bolt when I took my fender off, lol. Yep, it's tack welded to the upper frame. Where did you buy the new ones, I'm sure I'll need them once I pull the old ones out?