"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
05/17/2014 at 23:39 • Filed to: None
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"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
05/17/2014 at 23:39 • Filed to: None | 1
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Wail/Moan/Complain! Was I too thorough? Or does no one ride on 14" by 6/7"s anymore?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/pts/447491…
Dropped the engine off at one of the bumper-to-bumper shops to get JUST the cam bearings in since I could not find the installation tool anywhere . Sure enough, next day: "Your crosshatch isn't at the right angle, the cylinder is .006 over, you should have us bore it and get new pistons and such" BUT NO. I don't care if it smokes a bit while the rings are breaking in. I'm not taking this to the strip. I'm not going to push to the extremes at cross events. I just want it to not explode. But by the end, I was convinced to let him do new oil galley plugs and clean the thing. I swear to God, if I get hosed on this, I'm never rebuilding an engine again and will decry the shop from here to high heaven.
Anyway, here's the car's state of as of this mid-afternoon:
All that to get the fender off. The '66 isn't that hard -_-
lone_liberal
> StoneCold
05/18/2014 at 00:04 |
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In my opinion there are some cars the look wrong with large wheel and low profile tire and could use some 14 inchers. My project car and I are not on speaking terms after today. I thought I had fixed everything that previous owners had "fixed" but today I found more shit that he fucked up by half assing things. Now I'm going to have to replace the sheet metal on the transmission tunnel because he couldn't manage to install a floor shifter without fucking everything up. Hopefully the floor brace won't need to be replaced.
Jedidiah
> StoneCold
05/18/2014 at 00:29 |
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I love the 14x7s on my Cutlass. The were designed for the car and, not suprisingly, look good on it. The taller sidewalls make the ride more comfortable, which is better on an old car. Old cars will never handle well— the shock, spring, and roll rates were calculated by hand for traditional technology. You could upgrade to 15 inchers for more tire sizes, but anything bigger wouldn't look right or feel right.
wabbalosthiskey
> StoneCold
05/18/2014 at 12:05 |
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Just don't get hosed on it because you half-ass'd it after they told you about all the problems :)
A really good machine shop would probably tell you no-thank-you on the job if it really did have those problems and you didn't want them to address it. One of those things where experience says that even if the customer declines it on their own, if it isn't right they are going to bitch about it anyway just like you said you would. The trick is if you trust what they are saying or if it's exaggerated to make it into more work. I'd ask them to show you rather then tell you. .006 over is high for a street engine; it will have piston slap and be a little noisy.