Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Cleanup

Still figuring out what the car needs. Took the front seats out, there was some twist to them so I took care of it, though it looks like the passenger seat will need more work. There were a lot of stains from spilled drinks, so I hit the carpet with the cleaner. I'm surprised more car dealers don't do this step, as there was a lot of stuff that came out very easily. Looks a lot better now.
It does seem that there are some electrical issues I'll need to take care of. I managed to kill the battery, and now the EML light is on, though a reset should take care of that. The battery still won't take a full charge, but I want to diagnose any potential drains before replacing it.

I did do a ghetto fix for the exhaust, cut a piece of metal and wedged it into the hole, then JB welded it up. If this holds for 2 weeks I'll be surprised, but it does allow me to listen for other leaks and issues.

I did manage to find a cat-back exhaust locally for $100. Stock pipes and resonator with a performance exhaust bolted on. I'll be putting that on later. If the patch job holds then I'll wait until I address the center bearing and shifter bits to do that.

Exhaust: $100

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