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Forum: Members Firebirds
04-08-2024, 04:08 AM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

I remember those brake cylinder rings. I ended up having a friend pushing the cylinder inwards from the outside while I was using to thin screw drivers to get into the two openings and force the...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-19-2024, 12:14 PM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

There's not much you can do at this point. Maybe there's some ind of debris blocking the outlet to that side of the axle in the distribution block.
I'd try loosening the fitting of the hard line in...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-17-2024, 08:10 AM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

A PDF? Wow. I feel famous now :D

I read about the homelink thing, too, but I don't think I'd get that to work over here, with all the differences in allowed frequencies and such... but... I COULD...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-14-2024, 07:25 AM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

Ah yes, the joys of being an overhead console owner. Absolutely unnecessary, yet absolutely required to have :D
And as I know how much of a perfectionst you are:
Your pouch is missing the elastic...
Forum: Members Firebirds
01-08-2024, 08:05 AM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

That is sooo cool!
Forum: Members Firebirds
07-29-2023, 09:38 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,358
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: 1984 Trans Am build thread - turbo LQ4 & 4L80E

Man, this brings back memories. I have also spent so much time with this alignment and even modified the triangle bracket that carries the bumper nose's upper end, just so I could get it slightly up...
Forum: Members Firebirds
06-21-2023, 02:06 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,358
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: 1984 Trans Am build thread - turbo LQ4 & 4L80E

That sure looks nice!
And it appears to be a bit larger than the stock one, so it properly covers the corners.
Forum: Members Firebirds
05-15-2023, 11:56 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,358
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: 1984 Trans Am build thread - turbo LQ4 & 4L80E

I'm sure there's a very good reason for it, that I missed somewhere, but... why have you bolted that microfibre cloth down?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-16-2023, 08:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 363
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: Hatch pops open while driving

If it runs through the clutch switch, then I can see how manually shifting would bring a knuckle close to that switch, even in a Firebird, and then releasing the hatch.
In auto trans models e-brake...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-11-2023, 02:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 363
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: Hatch pops open while driving

I think I know what you mean. The only way I see it doing that is by binding somewhere. Maybe some grease would help. I'll have to check that.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-11-2023, 04:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 363
Posted By NCC-2569

Hatch pops open while driving

Hi guys. When I go over a bump or pothole my hatch lid will pop open at times.
My hatch struts aren't strong enough to push the hatch open, so the latch will remain in position and the pull down...
Forum: V6
03-15-2023, 10:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 465
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: 1989 RS original owner sell or part out?

If you don't have time to work on it, you won't have time to part it out. You'd be starting with the easy parts and then end up sitting on half a car which you'd have to transport someplace to get...
Forum: Members Firebirds
11-24-2022, 05:26 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,358
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: 1984 Trans Am build thread - turbo LQ4 & 4L80E

If that print is ABS, you can use acetone fog to smooth that out a bit before going to work with filler and sanding.
Forum: Members Firebirds
10-13-2022, 11:43 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Hey Dave. Almost looks like a metal weld there :)
I tried welding some other plastic like that once, without reinforcing it first, but it broke rather quickly again.
I assume it's okay as long as...
Forum: Members Firebirds
09-25-2022, 04:01 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Here's a quick update about a job done quick and rather dirty... kind of the damage control type of work.
The plastic part of the lid on my center console has cracked and broken up over the years...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-09-2022, 04:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 883
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: May 2022 COTM "Foreign Affairs" **WINNER**

Wow! I just realized my car had been nominated, too! I feel honored!

Congrats to KR81 for the win and having all that hard work and devotion paying out!
Forum: Members Firebirds
06-22-2021, 02:35 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

"Breaking the laaaw, breaking the laaaw..." :D
Haha, you guys are great :D
Forum: Members Firebirds
06-19-2021, 07:23 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

My RPO sticker had been peeling off for years now and, of course, it got worse every year.
I could have ordered a replacement sticker, but that would be too easy, right?

So in these modern days,...
Forum: Members Firebirds
05-14-2021, 06:56 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Thanks!

It is so worth it! Do it! :D
Forum: Members Firebirds
05-01-2021, 04:11 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

The rubber drip guard on my passenger side's t-top finally got on my nerves enough for me to seek out a replacement.
It kept getting snagged between the window and the seal up front which eventually...
Forum: LTX and LSX
03-11-2021, 03:24 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 115,988
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: LS1 swap for my '89 GTA

Ha, you go, girl! :D

Get her out on the track. You've certainly been waiting long enough for it, lol
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-08-2021, 06:42 AM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

Wow. That sucks, man. Glad to hear you all came out of it ok.
On the bright side you're going to get in touch with every single item you get out of there and kind of form a personal bond with them.
Forum: Members Firebirds
01-21-2021, 03:48 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Probably legal reasons. Copying parts and such.
Forum: Members Firebirds
01-20-2021, 01:08 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

I've been wondering why the plug on my passenger side cupholder always looked so weird.
Turns out they are marked L and R and there was an upside down L plug in there, so I went looking online for...
Forum: Members Firebirds
09-22-2020, 12:17 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Hey, thanks for the info!
They have different RPOs for LH and RH? How weird is that, lol?
I guess they have the same stats nevertheless. At least on a per axle basis.
Forum: Interior
09-04-2020, 05:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 726
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: Name or part number of power door lock linkage

Thanks for those part numbers! I could not find a diagram with that part anywhere, just without it.

Drew,
while missing the spring everything was so really wobbly and holding it in place by...
Forum: Interior
08-30-2020, 11:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 726
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: Name or part number of power door lock linkage

Soooooo... that didn't help at all.
Well, at least I now have the spring in there, but my hopes for it helping the actuator in any way were for nothing.
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Forum: Interior
08-03-2020, 03:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 726
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: Name or part number of power door lock linkage

Give the linkage a look. Perhaps you're having the same issue and cause.

I found a seller on eBay who was willing to help me out and put a linkage into the mail.

I'll update once it gets here...
Forum: Interior
07-29-2020, 03:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 726
Posted By NCC-2569

Name or part number of power door lock linkage

Hi guys!

I have been investigating why my power door locks aren't getting into the final position when I hit the lock button.
Yes, I know about the thing with the ground spots for the actuators,...
Forum: Members Firebirds
04-14-2020, 02:28 PM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

Once more I learned something new from you. Neutralyzing battery acid with baking soda.
Our batteries are mostly maintenance free, so knowledge like this isn't too common these days.

Nice car...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-22-2020, 10:07 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Wow! I'm never going to complain ever again!
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-14-2020, 09:16 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

That's what you get for having people in governments deciding stuff without being qualified, without checking facts or even doing their homework.
But that's how Europe works these days. Somebody has...
Forum: Members Firebirds
01-31-2020, 04:25 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Thanks!
Yes, I'm saving loads in car taxes; the insurance stayed just about the same in my case, but it covers more now, including coverage for the cost of a replacement car of the same value if...
Forum: Members Firebirds
01-17-2020, 09:35 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Just a quick update:

WHOOHOO! My car is now officially registered as a classic in Germany!
And I even got plates that fit on both ends without much of a discussion!
Forum: LTX and LSX
12-17-2019, 04:12 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 115,988
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: LS1 swap for my '89 GTA

Hey dude!
Yeah, I haven't been around much lately, that's true.
It's been a real busy time these last couple of months, causing me to go into ultra lazy mode as soon as I got home, lol

Latest...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-27-2019, 02:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: How old are Centerline Trigons? Looking for proof

You're welcome!

No, I haven't taken it there. Too many wannabe-Ken-Blocks out there, lol

I live close to a mountain range with lots of curves, though. Feels like a race track, if you want to,...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-26-2019, 06:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: How old are Centerline Trigons? Looking for proof

Oh. I see I didn't mention that.

If we want to get out cars registered as classics, we are not allowed to put modern parts on them. Parts from "the car's time" are ok, though.
I didn't want to...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-24-2019, 02:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: How old are Centerline Trigons? Looking for proof

Case closed.
I was able to use the snippet and archive.org to argument the age of my wheels.
Forum: LTX and LSX
09-23-2019, 03:39 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 115,988
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: LS1 swap for my '89 GTA

Nice to see you around again, buddy!

Man, your fuel seems to be really shoddy. We don't have that kind of issue over here, not even after half a year.
Then again, our regular fuel contains 5%...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-08-2019, 03:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: How old are Centerline Trigons? Looking for proof

Well now. I got this snippet from Mike (catalog historian- Thanks, Mike!).
Using this info and archive.org, checking the old website snapshots for listings of these models, I found out that this ad...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-07-2019, 06:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: How old are Centerline Trigons? Looking for proof

Wow. Am I really alone with this?
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-05-2019, 10:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Posted By NCC-2569

How old are Centerline Trigons? Looking for proof

Hi guys,

I'm in desperate need of information about the actual age of Centerline Trigon wheels, I think model 802.
I can go back as far as late 1998 on archive.org, where they would first appear...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-15-2019, 04:29 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Day 2. You can remove the pin from the lower hinge by squeezing the two prongs together and pushing it out toward the top. Take the body-side hinge, push out the old bushings using a vise and replace...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-15-2019, 04:06 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Here's another job I just can't recommend doing AT ALL!

I was putting it off so badly that I polished the oil dipstick instead.
Well, it was all grimy in a few spots, so why not?...
Forum: Members Firebirds
07-31-2019, 11:30 AM
Replies: 1,176
Views: 88,482
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: My new 1988 T/A

That's a nice place for a gettogether and a very nice plates holder you got there!
Forum: Cooling
07-31-2019, 11:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 134,915
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: Overheating .

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(wrong thread)
Forum: Members Firebirds
07-25-2019, 12:15 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Thanks, Dave! ;)
I would have gotten my transmission overhauled or replaced if I just went by the symptoms.
Forum: Members Firebirds
07-23-2019, 04:30 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Do you know these creepy issues you can never quite pinpoint the cause of?
Let's look at how to get down to the cause and not just throw new parts at the car.

My car still had that chugging issue...
Forum: Members Firebirds
06-11-2019, 01:25 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

So am I. That bearing in there does not seem to be very tough.
Forum: Members Firebirds
06-10-2019, 10:53 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 37,122
Posted By NCC-2569

Re: NCC-2569's 1990 Trans Am (pic-heavy)

Today my distributor would not stop screeching, so I went ahead and replaced it.
The old unit would not turn as freely as the replacement once it was out and my weird drivetrain issues plus that...
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