squeaka squaka

so i decided to fix some squeaks in my car. one really irritating one was a belt squeak to the fan. did some googling and a quick fix was to use something called belt dressing which you spray on. it's this tacky stuff that's supposed to help the belt retain it's natural moisture so it doesn't crack and it's kind of tacky (gets messy) so it helps the belt grip the pulley. so far it worked...granted i only tested it around the blcok.

another squeak i fixed (for now) was a suspension squeak. the front left upper control arm's bushings are almost gone. bushings are these rubber gasget type things that seperate metal from metal so things can swivel and such...well one is just about gone and the other is on its way out. the temporary solution? motor oil :) easy enough. i don't have one'a those little plinka cans (i dunno what they're called) so i used a paintbrush instead. *shrugs* it works for now.

gotta get some jack stands so i can start doing stuff under the car....

cheap squeak fix...yay.

$41.50+$30

got gas...decided to get 92 octane (the expensive one)...41 bucks, 16 gallons...and it wasn't even completely empty. oh my :) got an engine cleaner from napa as well, you just dump that in the gas tank before you fill it. supposed to increase gas mileage :) let's hope so 'cause that shit is EXPENSIVE.

picked up the chilton's from napa auto parts. so i can start figuring out how to take things apart and such. first thing i gotta do is fix the steering wheel...it's offset...which is a pain 'cause when i'm going straight ahead i can't see the tachometer. i think i might start on doing just basic body touchups. stop the rust and such. you'd be surprised how much people base price on the LOOK of a car. let the rust go and it'll just get worse. and hey, it's something simple i can do while i read up.

oh, and the car likes the premium (or supreme) gas :) acceleration is much quicker and it catches faster. before if you stomped the gas (on a shift) it would kinda get outa sync and the RPM would drop before it would catch and take off...not so much anymore.



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Ehh, i was bored. Here's a pic i put together for easy preview :) 

$8, 1.5hrs.

So i decided i'm gonna do something dumb and log everything i do to this new camaro of mine. if you (doubtful) found my site randomly, there are pictures here.

1978 Z28 Camaro. i'm the 4th owner, and i bought it on June 21, 2004.

it's been only two days :) but so far i got a steering wheel cover 'cause the old one was...slimy? i think it's synthetic leather and it's deteriorating so there's some kind of oil comin' out of it...not a lot, but enough to make my hands really tacky. new cover: $8

ordered a Chilton's manual for her.

and spent 1.5 hrs. scraping/peeling the old tint off the back window. it's a partial fastback so that thing goes down into a little crevice...very hard to get your hand back there to peel the shit off. then of course there's all this glue leftover on the windshield so i used most of a bottle of acetone getting that shit off, then window cleaner to finish the job...nearly passing out from all the fumes. finally, cleaned the outside of the window with this pumice stuff that's a mild abrasive so it gets water spots off. now my back window's all nice and shiny :) much safer...since the old tint had gotten all hazy and i couldn't see more than a pair of headlights out my rearview window...this'll be much more comfortable..now i can see cops!