3geez Panic Mechanics

[Sabz5150]

I know there are some of us on here who have done certain repairs to their car enough that they can do what seems like a near impossible task in a matter of minutes What 'difficult' jobs can you guys to really fast?

I can change a CV joint in 20 minutes and swap an oil pan and gasket in just shy of an hour.

[88 Accord DX]

i can dismantle the middle console is less than a minute and run a wire from anywhere to anywhere in the car.

[SMITHACCORD*&]

I went to a junkyard a dismanteld an 87 accord lx's intake manifold and carb cutting only 2 wires. It took 2 hours
To install it again and get all the vacume hoses right it took me a total of 2 more hours so 4 hours to dismantle and rebuild the intake system on my 87 Accord LX

Changed radiator in 1 hour

[RobT5580]

I was pretty fast at pulling the transmission because of a few problems i pulled it like 4 times. I dont remember the time frame but i would say its almost easier to pull the whole motor as i would say after doing steves i can do it in about an hour since we took our time.

[dXsquared]

i am also very good at changing clutches and pulling trannys, i had some bad experiences... i can basically dismantle the whole front passenger side suspension in a matter of ten minutes and have the tranny on the ground 30 minutes later...

Travis

[markmdz89hatch]

17 minutes to gut the entire interior out of an '88 DX Hatch. (with the exception of the dash).

Just like Sabz, I did an emergency side-of-the-road axle change in 20-25 min.

5 min. to swap a full set of wheels. (thanks to the auto-x season for that one)

10 min. to replace the rear-side glass on the hatch.

Oh yeah.. ...thanks to Steve (88lxi68) and his airtools, we changed the front drivers side suspension in about 3 min. total.

[Neuspeed87lx]

i could put lowering springs and struts on pretty quick .... never timed myself.... and i could remove, rebuild and reinstall my carb in an hour

[markmdz89hatch]

Originally posted by Neuspeed87lx
i could put lowering springs and struts on pretty quick .... never timed myself.... and i could remove, rebuild and reinstall my carb in an hour

Shit Jay, I got both my cars that are crying to get their carbs rebuilt. ....hmm.... .....payback!

[LIL'LXi]

I had a 4th gen accord with a bad window track. I would roll it down and it would go off track. It happened so often I could pull the door panel pull down the plastic unbolt the track reposition it and bolt it all back up in less than 6 minutes.

[wprocomp]

I wrecked my car and had to put in a radiator core support,bumper,light motor,hood, fender,corners,grille,bend the bumper brackets back into place,and paint it.(I also installed my header at the same time )allwithin 5 days.no bullshit

[Vanilla Sky]

i'm not too shabby with any of it in terms of how long it takes to do it, but the fastest thing is body parts... i can pull them off of a car, put them all back, and align it all in about 30 minutes... not too bad... i'm also good in the interior department... took me 30 minutes one time...

[Elijah]

I could replace my alternator in about 15-20 minutes.

[Neuspeed87lx]

Originally posted by markmdz89hatch
Shit Jay, I got both my cars that are crying to get their carbs rebuilt. ....hmm.... .....payback!

i would be glad too ! anytime !.... you know when mine needed to be rebuilt.... i could only find one place that would even do it... and he wanted over 400 to do it ... i was like uh na

[shepherd79]

i like taking my time when it comes to my car. so what if it takes me all day to replace the oilpan gasket, but it is fun.

[njpeter]

I gotta remember not to smoke when I'm pulling the fuel pump....

I changed a head gasket on my accord on a 98 degree day in under 4 hours..a full hour spent trying to get the friggin exhaust pipe bolts off.

brakes under 30 minutes


I'll let ya know how long a first time auto tranny removal will take pretty soon.

[1988starter]

15 minutes to strip all the multifunction controlls for windshield wiper and headlights of an 87 lx in a junk yard with everything attatched from the begining. and 28 minutes for new front calipers and rotors including test and bleeding time. Without Air tools

[Blue Impact]

Geez, I've never timed myself, but with a hammer, I can bust my way in and out of a lot of cars at the junkyards.

Well, I could wash my car at a carwash under 5 minutes and still get a really clean/good wash.

I would wax my and clean the windows of my car under 15 minutes and get what I call a "high quality" job. No, I'm not being sarcastic. I could make my windows come close to being "invisible."