The Grant318is Build thread

[Grant318is]

Love the build!

Thanks!

I got under there today and found this:

[entrepreneuR]

Love the build!

[Grant318is]

WORST DAY EVER!

Got up early, got all the parts together and got to work. That didnt work out well. After removing the brake rotor, I realized that I didnt have the right socket for the axle nut, so I made a trip to Harbor Freight. No luck there, so I went to NAPA and got the socket. After jacking it up and taking the nut off, I got under to inspect the CV joints. Of course, all 4 boots were torn, but I figured I was going to have to wait to replace them.




The axle was lodged in the spline so bad that I had to use a punch and a large hammer, but everything looked good coming out. I tried hard to get the old bearing out, but it wouldn't budge, so I made the trip to Advance auto to rent a slide hammer. Got the bearing out and got ready put the new one in. After watching a bunch of DIY videos and reading, a lot of people said to use the old bearing to press the new one in. That worked great until the bearing just stopped half way in. I figured this was normal and kept hitting it. Wrong. The bearing was a mess and I couldn't believe it.



After looking around, I found a thread talking about a harbor freight tool that was for bearings. $120 later, I decided to use my second bearing and buy another one for the other side.




After getting everything assembled, I put the CV joint in and tried to get the nut on, but it wouldn't budge. I took the shaft out and found this:





Tomorrow I'm going to grab two new axles at NAPA and possibly a new wheel bearing for the other side.

Pro tips -

-Buy everything you need before you begin.
-NEVER use metal on metal to get a CV out, use a wooden dowel or something similar.
-DO NOT hammer in a wheel bearing. Get the correct tool that slowly presses it in using even pressure.
-Check your CV joints and wheel bearings
-Don't try to get everything done in one day

On another note, picked up some of this to replace the dif oil:

It was pretty straight forward:
1. Remove fill plug to make sure it comes out
2. Remove drain plug to drain the oil.
3. Inspect the oil as its coming out. Mine was thick and darkly colored.
4. Put the drain plug in and use a tube on the new oil bottle to get the right angle.
5. Fill until it starts coming out
6. Replace cap.

[LuckyHenriksen]

Looking good! Nice job using quality parts.

[Grant318is]

Have those rs been converted to 4 lug? Or are you gonna run a 5 lug?

Whats the specs on em? they look crazy nice!

Car is starting to look really nice!

The PO had VR wheels fill and redrill them to 4x100

[formula driver]

Have those rs been converted to 4 lug? Or are you gonna run a 5 lug?

Whats the specs on em? they look crazy nice!

Car is starting to look really nice!

[Grant318is]

Representing the Sunshine stat and the B-rot crew in true fashion, great score and keep us posted. What did it cost you if you don't mind?

I picked up the car for 2900.:-o

[getouth]

Representing the Sunshine stat and the B-rot crew in true fashion, great score and keep us posted. What did it cost you if you don't mind?

[J3M93]

straight to the good stuff, I like this

[StereoInstaller1]

Car is looking like it is gonna be a winner. Good job on the resurrection!

[lambo]

Good god those wheels are pretty...

[Grant318is]

UPS also dropped these off:
AKG poly motor and transmission mounts. Because race car.

New wheel bearings to address the noise in the rear

[Grant318is]

Drove all the way to tampa today to score some more goodies: Brand new set of NLA H&R Coilovers and Vorshlag camber plates for an insane deal.

[Grant318is]

[Grant318is]

Got bored today and decided to tackle the sunroof. It wasnt closing all the way and it had some rust where the screws go in.



A working roof!


Also, I sprayed my battery holder