MicroMachinery Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Took the helper springs off the tops of my coilovers yesterday. Damn, what a difference. I was able to lower the front down a little more, and it doesn't hit when going over tracks anymore. Also, after getting pulled over for the 3rd time in the past few weeks, I decided I would have to comply with state license plate regulations... Fascist pigs... <_< Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 i love your car. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Also, after getting pulled over for the 3rd time in the past few weeks, I decided I would have to comply with state license plate regulations... Fascist pigs... <_< At least they're the 'older' Oregon plates. I have the original plates on my 610, and to comply with "the man", I will be having to do the same thing... Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 What are the Oregon laws on collector plates? Up here in the evergreen state, you can get collector or origonal plates and register them as collector, never buy tabs and only required on the rear! Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 You can get collector plates here too, unsure of front plate requirements tho. Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 You can get historic vehicle or collector vehicle plates, and you only need the 1 for the rear, but you can only drive it to and from shows/events. Kind of a crock. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 The law is the same in Washington but I think people ignore the vehicle use regulations and just daily drive it anyway. Also note that if the 'collector vehicle' is a truck, you are not allowed to do any hauling with it. IE: nothing can be in the bed, ever. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Haha, only to shows and events... Ive seen many around here that dont follow that rule! Bleach, i had collector plates on my 63 F100, i hauled shit all the time. Just lucky i was never caught! But Graham WA is a pretty small town Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 maybe i should stay with my regular plates no hassle Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 or you could be cool and get a set that say your user name! Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Alright, it's been a while, but all I've been doing is driving my 610; I haven't laid a wrench on her for some time. I noticed as of late a sound that seems to be coming from the front right of the car while going down the highway. It sounded like a dry wheel bearing, so today I went out and got some wheel seals, and prepared to get my hands dirty and repack the front wheel bearings. I love this stuff; the red grease from Valvoline. I think it's called "Crimson" or something like that. Whatever this magic stuff is, I use it on everything from wheel bearings, to steering linkage, to U-joints. I highly recommend it. Went pulled the caliper off and hung it by a bungie on off the strut spring. Got the outer wheel bearings off and saw what the grease inside looked like; dark and thin.. almost runny. Yeah, it was time. With that out of the way, I put the nut back on and used it to get the inner wheel seal off, old school style. If you're unfamiliar with this method, what you do is remove the outer wheel bearing, then thread the spindle nut back onto the spindle. Grab the outsides of the rotor with both hands, and be careful not to nick the outer bearing with the nut as you do this. Pull the rotor out towards you, letting the majority of the weight of the rotor rest on the spindle. As you would normally be able to pull the rotor completely off the spindle, you feel that it hangs up on the spindle nut that has been re-installed. Slide the rotor back a little way, good enough to give it a good quick pull. The nut will hit the inner bearing, the inner bearing will hit the wheel seal, and voila! Inner seal removed, and done right, the bearing and race will be unharmed. This is what it should look like: After that, the bearings and rotor cavity were cleaned and repacked, and the spindle was cleaned up. After covering the spindle with new grease, and installing the new wheel seals(ALWAYS replace the wheel seals), I was ready to put the rotor back onto the spindle. Outer wheel bearing back on, tightened while turning the rotor, backed off and re-tightened to snug. Filled the dust cap with grease, and it was done. I would have taken more pics, but anyone who has done this knows how incredibly messy of a procedure it is. If my lovely assistant had been present, she would have taken care of that. .. instead she was making me a sammich. :cool: Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Oh shi- See if she can teach my sammich maker to actually make me a god damn sammich! Cool how to! I should do the 510 when i get it here Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Nice write up man. Was wondering though, why don't you run the SSR wheels on your car anymore? Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I have the SSR's, but I took them off for a couple reasons. 1st, the front tires were worn on the insides(the PO looks like he had some major toe-in issues), and the rims I have on now already had good tires mounted and balanced. 2nd, he didn't really take care of em, so there is some gouges in em. My aluminum welding friend is going to fix them for me as soon as I can get the tires off. My roommate's buddy works at a stealership, so he'll dismount them for me for free. I just need to get them up to him in the 'Couve. These wheels that I have on aren't bad; they look decent, there's lots of tread on the tires, and I don't have to worry about them getting damaged for whatever reason during the winter season. Quote Link to comment
dat77sun Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 dude just read your thread, i love your car, you guys with 610's are making me really wan one, the rear of them reminds me of a 1970 dodge challenger :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Alright. So I drove into Salem yesterday, and I noticed an odd feeling as I went from light to light.. almost like my car was bucking.. but not like like the engine was doing it. It felt like I was driving on a very wavy road.. not good. I got the car back to the shop and put her up on the left to examine the front end.. here's what I found.. Bummer. Somehow, my tire developed a bubble which quickly became a flat spot, and which led to a bigger bubble. :angry: Got the wheel off and did some thinking.. For now I'll have to put an old pair on the back, and move the rear wheels to the front... Guess who's back.. Quote Link to comment
Guest kamakazi620 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 OH!!! My NEW rims YO!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 If you live in Graham, the rules of civilization do not apply to you! :lol: Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't know why I like these wheels...What are they called? I need a name to scream out when I'm dealing with my sedan the next time... Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Those my friend, are "SSR Colin"s. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 i hate bubbles i had one in one of my old rear tires on the way to sacramento it blew up before i could get to an exit and i had no spare i limped on the shreaded tire to the closest tire shop not fun Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Damn. Glad I was more fortunate. You're right; not fun. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Those my friend, are "SSR Colin"s. Hmmm..."SSR Colin" just doesn't ring like "Suzanne" or "Camille"...I will rethink the yelling out of the name... Thanks for the info. I don't want to become a wheel whore, but, this car is gonna make me do it I'm sure... Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 dang i had a pair of those fs last year but they were deep 8" :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hittin' switches. Aw yeah 1 Quote Link to comment
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