by "Nibbles" (nibbles)
Published 10/08/2017 at 20:08
by "Nibbles" (nibbles)
Published 10/08/2017 at 20:08
Tags: Name my project car
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Can eat my ass. While investigating the drip drip drip of coolant on the Eldorado, I touched the petcock. It quickly relieved itself of its position and fell out, shattered in two pieces. The Eldorado then relieved itself of all remaining coolant
I R&R’d the radiator today and replaced the petcock. Surprisingly, particularly for a FWD V8, it was one of the easiest jobs I’ve ever done. In and out in two hours
This Eldo needs a project name. I’m thinking something like ‘Project IStillRunDoe’. Taking all name applications :) For those who don’t know or don’t remember, it’s a purple 1994 Eldorado ETC
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
10/08/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 0
Project Slodorado.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 20:14, STARS: 0
But
But it’s far from slow
I mean sure, these days a 7-second 0-60 isn’t much, but in 1994? In a two-ton yacht? Notbad.jpg
"E90M3" (e90m3)
10/08/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 1
It’s purple?
Aubergine torque steer machine.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/08/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 0
Project: That’s broke ECT.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
10/08/2017 at 20:19, STARS: 0
Wait, what? A 1994 Eldorado does 0-60 in 7 seconds? What?
"yamahog" (yamahog)
10/08/2017 at 20:23, STARS: 1
misread as “peacock,” was concerned
Also: “Smelldorado” ?
"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
10/08/2017 at 20:26, STARS: 0
Project I-touched-it-and-now-it’s-broken
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 20:27, STARS: 0
295 hp, 290 lb-ft. 3800 lbs. 0-60 in 6.6.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 1
That’s broke ECT?
Or That’s Broke ETC?
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 1
Smelldorado would work given the cigarette stench I’m still working to remove lol
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 1
Hahaha
Too long but hahaha still
Not everything I’ve touched on it has broken - *yet*
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 20:30, STARS: 0
I like
"E90M3" (e90m3)
10/08/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 1
I thought of the name because I had, at one time, wanted to get one a 335d in a color as the one pictured. Was going to do a couple of mods to it and call it the aubergine torque machine.
I figured with RWD and a V8 that it would be a good name for a purple Eldorado.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
10/08/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0
That was in 1994. What does it do now?
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/08/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1
*bork bork
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 21:08, STARS: 0
Mid 7s at 6,000 ft
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/08/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 2
Purple is the color of royalty, and every time you drive it, it’s a gamble. So, Project Casino Royale.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
10/08/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 0
Sir Breaks-a-Lot
"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
10/08/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 0
Project El Dodo. Because it keeps trying to make itself extinct.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 1
Surprisingly, it doesn’t. Save for probably 50k of unmaintained miles...
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/08/2017 at 22:02, STARS: 1
This is a winning entry :)
"Tristan" (casselts)
10/08/2017 at 22:09, STARS: 0
One-eyed, one-horned flyin’ purple pimpmobile?
"Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius" (rex-imperator)
10/08/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0
I had a conquest back in college. It was clear the alternator was bad, but what luck, the local library had both factory service manuals. I flipped it open, just to see if there was anything special....
Flatrate was like 5.5 hours and started with ‘evacuate the refrigerant from the AC system.’ I about died.
I looked down there and refused to believe it. I jacked up the front wheel and took theplastic splash liner out of the wheel well and had the alternator in my hand in about ten minutes.
"Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius" (rex-imperator)
10/08/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0
Sometimes those long jobs are a lot shorter when you don’t follow their rules
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/08/2017 at 23:12, STARS: 0
Yay!
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
10/09/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 0
*whispers* “its starting to happen”................
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/09/2017 at 17:49, STARS: 0
Hush, you
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/09/2017 at 17:51, STARS: 0
In other news: the radiator, hoses, and all passages I could see into at the time are clear of crud, grime, Dex-Cool, oil, and other coolant-unrelated substances
Like, near-new clear
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
10/09/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 0
that is good news. glad to hear the insides of the engine seem to be clean. heres hoping itll stay running for you.......