YAY! It's IN the shop!

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Dropped car off yesterday, after it dried up (cracked distributor cap) Was a breeze all the way out there, kinda got scared it'd over heat...

HERE'S WHATS GETTING FIXED/REPLACED:
Headgasket
Intake and exhaust manifold gaskets
Valve cover gasket
Thermostat
Water pump
Timing belt
4 new plugs
4 new wires
Distributor cap and rotor
Oil Change including Filter
Head's probably gonna need decked
And who knows what else they'll do once they get under the hood...


But after the car gets outta the shop i'll be doing the brakes, and get the sunroof welded shut... and then a paintjob... BUT! I got a new job so i can afford the beast!


Stay tuned....

[88Accord-DX]

Cool beans man. What is that going to run you if I can ask? Sounds like a pretty penny.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Oh yeah forgot $300 labor $75 for decking and that doesnt include parts which i've already bought except for the water pump and thermostat i haven't bought those. i did get felpro gaskets for the most part however.

[Deadhead]

wow, can I have your job? I'd like to afford to put that much money in to my car!

but congrats on the job and getting your car fixed up.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Check your local sam's club

[Deadhead]

wait, your working at sams club and making enough to dump over a grand into your car? bah.... i need a job now...

[lostforawhile]

it shouldn't be that bad of a job,most of that stuff needs to get replaced anyway when the head comes off.

[getready]

nice! i took mine to the shop to get my bearings/brakes checked out, and walked out with a $950 reciept!!

they replaced my rotors, my pads, realigned it, and fucked around with my clutch and ebrake and some other minor things.

i was pretty stunned/pissed at first, but driving it home i felt a lot better
But yeah, i should take it back and make them do what they did to your car to mine!

[88accordhb]

sounds good bro, should run like a beauty after. good luck with it all.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

wait, your working at sams club and making enough to dump over a grand into your car? bah.... i need a job now...

Whoever said a grand? i'm lucky if it reaches half a grand... which it won't... i hope

[2drSE-i]

dont get the sunroof welded shut. i wish i had one

[3rdgenhatchDX]

If you want my leaky one you can have it i'm getting it welded shut no matter what

Btw... it's aftermarket manual see?

[3rdgenhatchDX]

So i called today and the guys all well we got started, it was your water pump, its bad, your belts were bad, and your headgaskets fine, your thermostat was fried... so hopefully this will fix it... pix when car is outta shop...

[lostforawhile]

dont get the sunroof welded shut. i wish i had one

you haven't seen pics of the inside of that where somebody hacked it in. it's def not factory and leaks like a sieve.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Got it back today!!! YAY!


It turns out it was just the water pump!


Anybody can have this sunroof just pay shipping, its outta there, in the spring that is.

[aerokid1987]

Hey whats an estimate on shipping to 17601?
First dibs on the sunroof right here.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Holy shit you actually want it? damn just pay shipping it prolly weighs a ton! i'll find out tho... waiting until spring, Pm me and we'll work something out, consider it yours.

[2drSE-i]

its not an oem one, its an aftermarket dealer installed. they leak like a motherfucker

[3rdgenhatchDX]

they leak like a motherfucker

And thats why i'm getting rid of it...

[lostforawhile]

ya for what the shiping might be on that thing,i would just get a quality aftermarket one. get something like a lund or something. the cheap ass ones aren't worth a crap,if you want a good one you are going to pay for it.

[aerokid1987]

OK then forget that shit... I definitely don't want anything that "leaks like a motherfucker"... lol

[3rdgenhatchDX]

i don't blame you thats why i was like... you want it

[3rdgenhatchDX]

so the hatch is doing great, no problems/complaints, it's awesome! i'm trying to get some struts now since i bought jigga's dropzones, which i got in the mail today, i need to find some struts bad...

[Cheeseburger]

thats cool dude get some pics on the progress...

[3rdgenhatchDX]

i def. will, i just need struts now to lower the beast, if i use kyb Gr-2's will they break after like 2 days or a year????