I'm starting to do work on my car myself. Most of the time, my dad helps out. He has been a mechanic for 30+ years.
Last week I installed a CAI on my mom's Chevy Silverado 2500HD 6.0L with no help. I was quite proud of myself. I only managed to get some minor burn from the radiator hose.
Once, I get a little more comfortable with my abilities I will do more stuff myself. Small steps for now.
Here is the intake. Looks good doesn't it?
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'01 Silver V6 5-Speed Show:17x8 Anthracite Bullitts w/Kumho 255-45s, spoiler, smoked headlights and fog lights, black LED 3rd brake light, Mach1 grill delete, Mach1 chin spoiler, splash guards, Hurst badge, chrome exhaust tips, carbon fiber bumper inserts, 8" antenna, black hood stripe, 232 badges, Ford Racing license plate frame (in the box: hood scoop, rocker stripes) Go: Divorced dual exhaust w/Original 40's, AM CAI, Hurst shifter, SCT 91+ Tuned
I've been a gear-head all my life and have been working on my own cars since I got my first car in 1967
I never take my car to get repaired at a dealer, garage or shop. I won't even take my own cars in for warranty work unless it is an expensive part, I just do it myself. I don't trust anyone but myself with my cars. I also do all the work on my son and daughter's cars, wife's car, parent's cars, sister's cars......you get the picture.
I enjoy working on cars as a hobby and I have a home garage filled with every automotive tool I could ever need. For some reason I like fixing cars that are broken as much as I do upgrading and improving cars. Strange but true.
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2007 Mustang GT Premium
Redfire Metallic
Dark Charcoal Leather Interior
5-speed manual
18" Polished Fan Blade Wheels
GT Appearance Pkg
Interior Upgrade Pkg
Airaid CAI w/ FRPP tune
i do what i can, brakes, fluid changes, currently ripping out my old 3.8, but when it comes to things like gears, better just let the pros handle it
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2007 Satin silver 4.0-"Sadie"- Dual Pypes Violators, JLT CAI and 93 bama race tune, motive 4.10 gears and FRPP T Lok BEST E.T.- 14.485 AT 94.1
1985 Regatta Blue 'vert 5.0 LX-"Sally" 87 5.0 motor, Holley 600 4bbl carb, edelbrock high rise intake, MSD ignition, 1.7 Roller Rockers, underdrive pulleys, A/C and smog delete,BBK O/R H-pipe, flowmaster American thunders. transformed from a 3.8 to a 5.0!
friom engine rebuilds to trans rebuilds, reare ends, i just tdid timeing.
alot of "work" requires alot of specialty tools you may only use once, liek the one i just bought for $225.
only thing i had done was gears...garage was TOOOO cold in january
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i have yet to find some one else who when changing their oil ( every 2000 miles or when they get bored ) details the under side of their car.
X-C April 2010,Heads, Cam,Internals April 2011, or blown engine, witch ever comes first.
The transformation has begun!
On my Mustang, I did rear end, the whole suspension, driveshaft, headers, FRPP exhaust, blower, brakes, emissions components...
The only thing I didn't do myself was tranny replacement and window tints.
On my 73 V6 Capri, I did brakes, suspension, steering, headers, exhaust, electronic ignition conversion, intake manifold, carburetor and mods, milled the heads myself, cc'd the chambers, port matched the intake, swirl polished the valves, installed double valve springs, replaced cam and lifters.
I hear ya on that. I've tried tint and ended up with a ball of f#*k every time. Needless to say, there's no tint on my car. My old man taught my brother and I to work on all our stuff, and I'm glad he did. Breaking all the parts off your toys and fixing them is half the fun of ownership.
I must admit: I once had a guy come replace the driver side window in my Mustang because someone decided to bust it out to steal all the nothing I had in my car. Turns out you need a special, long ass rivet-gun to do that, but he only charged me half on labor because I already had the whole door apart by the time he got there.
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'99 GT - My increasingly expensive DIY project car... Vortech V1, Moser 31-spline axles, FRPP diff. w/ 4.10 gears, Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter, Shany Custom pipes, JBA shorty headers, Powerslot rotors, Tokico D-specs, H&R Sport Springs, Steeda Strut Brace, MM X-duty Lower Control Arms, Autometer Phantom Boost and Wideband AFR guage, Custom Rear seat delete, Royal Purple, NGK, BFG
i like to do my own work because shops are expensive and im thrifty
plus i get the satisfaction of knowing that its done right, i gain the knowledge off how to do the tasks for possible future use, and i feel like i get to know my car that much more.
The guy that works on my car is surly and kind of an a$$, and he charges in beer. Yes, I do all of my own work.
That guy is always hanging around my house too.
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2005 V6Mustang coupe. Automatic. Black with Charcoal Interior
Mods: JLT CAI, Bamachips 91 race tune, single Mustang V8 muffler, Mustang V8 swaybars
Looks: smoke front turn signals, sequential taillights, 14" shorty antenna, MRT rear window louvers and a little chrome for the interior 2000 C5 Corvette convertible, Torch Red with Black Interior. Full of options, Corsa exhaust 1990 Ford Bronco 351ci engine- it runs.
I was brought up with a car guy being my dad. How ever the cars from the 60s and 70s are diff, so I rely on my manual alot. I am scared of messing the car up but the manuals and experiences keep me up to date.
I've done a few small things like CAI and replacing the turn signal switch in my car. My problem with doing mods is that I have no idea what I'm doing and I have no garage and very limited tools. I'm also a first generation gear head but I want to learn how to work on my car. I suppose It's good that I work at advance auto parts, at least i can get specialty tools cheaper. This concludes my rant.
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98 V-6, AM CAI It now makes a little whooshing noise. 134 Hp 194 ft-lbs of torque
