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  1. I'm a homeowner. Just got home from closing. What a exhaustive, draining process. The specs on the place: 2BR, 2 bath, LR, DR, EIK, and a 2 car garage(!!)
  2. http://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/1601642163.html
  3. I think he means that stuff that makes you hit a baseball farther.
  4. FWIW, I thnk the beige inerior still has the charcoal rug and mats, so dirt won't show as easily.
  5. And the crank is sold for $25 after an hour on CL, exactly what I need for the conversion kit to mount a modern bottom bracket.
  6. $10.79 I'm a fan of spray-in bedliners, especially those that come body colored. Yeah, once it's in there, it's in there, but it looks way better than plastic bedliners, and you don't have to deal with rainwater/dirt/leaves/etc. making its way underneath the bedliner anyway and damaging the finish, or worse yet, the metal. If you got the truck with the bedliner, you could probably cover the holes with the spray on stuff and you'd never tell. Sounds good. Go for it. I wish you didn't have to get rid of the Cobalt though. Me - I'd really love a red 3LT ext. cab in red with just the G80 option box checked. Since the dealers here don't stock Colorados, I'm going to have to search used. There are a few available that don't seem to be going anywhere, and I hope to be ready by next month.
  7. Oh I was very lucky indeed. I didn't even have to use that much force to get the BB out, and you can't tell that I whacked it. The crank/BB are going up on Craigslist so I can recoup some of the cost.
  8. UPDATE: The crank and bottom bracket are both out I did a little research, and all this style of crank/BB needs for removal is an 8MM Allen wrench and some "convincing" with a hammer and old screwdriver/punch. As you can see, the inside of the BB shell has no threads to mash, so I lucked out and saved a few bucks by avoiding the bike shop. Now, it's time to hunt down a new bottom bracket/crank that will fit this frame. I also found out some more info about the frame itself. It was made in (ugh) Japan by Panasonic for Schwinn. According to the date code on the badge on the head tube, it was made on May 19th, 1976.
  9. The Schwinn arrives, in quite possibly the worst packing job I've ever seen: Missing from this pic are about 500 square feet of Saran Wrap and half a roll's worth of clear tape that held the box together. Forutnately, it's a vintage steel bike, so it would have probably survived had he just stuck the label to the frame and eschewed the packaging altogether. The worst spot of paint on the whole thing: First step in the project will be to get this POS BMX crank off. Hopefully he didn't mash the threads in the bottom bracket shell trying to make this work. Some of these are press-fit, and Schwinns (as well as most bikes) have screw-in bottom brackets. This may require a trip to the local bike shop, since I'm not sure I have the right tools. .
  10. You know, I'm really hoping that once I settle into my new place, I can find a compact/midsized truck or SUV to haul the bikes around and handle the runs to Home Depot/Lowes. Ideally, I'd like to find one that's affordable enough so that I don't have to trade in the Cobalt. That Blazer I posted in the "Intriguing" thread would work very well, but not at $7,995. That dealer's going to have to come down because there's no way I'm paying 8K for a 10 year old truck. If he doesn't there's another Blazer at a dealer just up the road. Same exact config, but four years newer, and it's dark red instead of black. No price listed on that one. That same dealer also has a red Colorado ext. cab for sale that could work. You know, it's too bad dealers don't stock Colorados around here - a V8 Colorado 3LT in bright red would be awesome. I saw a couple of Youtube vids, and man, they realy nailed that exhaust note. I'm sitting on 2K GM points, and that, plus factory incentives, plus my discount for being a credit union member, I could probably get one with a reasonable monthly payment.
  11. The weather's been really awful the past couple of days. I'm not sure how much more I can take of this.
  12. Food for thought - my father paid $5500 for his 2000 Intrigue (equipped exactly like this one but in white) six years ago. Some used car places need a reality check. They treat anything that's not beat to hell as if it's pure gold and try to charge the moon for it. Consequently, it ends up sitting on the lot for months on end. Case in point: 2000 Blazer, 54K miles, $7995 Now, this would make a great bike hauler/Home Depot runner for me that's affordable enough to allow me to keep the Cobalt. It looks flawless, and it's a stick (!!), but it's still a 10 year old truck that I sure won't be paying almost 8K for.
  13. Don't forget the Spark (as much as we'd all like to)
  14. Their evangelism would probably have been more effective if they left the card bundled with a nice tip. I've never really been chatted up, honestly. I've played with a kid in the carriage in front of me, and made small talk with the parent(s), but that's about it really. I usually keep to myself when in a store.
  15. from the Yankees
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  17. It's a project nonetheless. It's a late 70s/early 80s Schwinn Traveler that I saved from being trashed as a single speed/fixed gear bike. At the time, the Traveler was Schwinn's middle-of-the-road bike. I'll try as best I can to bring it back to what it looked like when it was first built. The frame and the finish looks to be in great shape - worth the $30 in my opinion since older Schwinns in any condition are increasing in value. I have an old Royce Union road bike that's got a bent rear frame that I can't straighten for the life of me (even though I was the one who bent it, somewhat intentionally). The rear tire doesn't align properly and the bike pulls to the right slightly. Basically I'll be transferring the wheels and most of the components from the Royce Union to the Schwinn. I'll also be taking the crankset off and replacing it with one that has two chainrings.
  18. If you're serious, let me know. It's about 45min from me.
  19. clicky Pristine in and out and mechanically sound, but that's not enough to stop the owner from using it as an organ donor.
  20. Running injector cleaner may not be enough to clean it if they're really that bad. Consider that it has 123,000 miles, and assume the previous owners used crappy gas and never once ran a bottle of injector cleaner through. There's probably baked on deposits that won't come off with an in-car injector cleaning. They might actualy need to be taken out of the rails and run through a special machine designed to clean injectors. Expect to pay $25-$35 an injector. More info here Did you check the resistance on the injectors? That will tell you if they're bad.
  21. Do you happen to smell gas in the exhaust while the cat is glowing, or at any other time while driving the car? Whatever the case, I think things are looking up for you. Even if it's the injectors, I don't think it's that bad of a job, at least not compared to the crankshaft position sensor or the PCM. You may even be able to change them yourself. I'm not sure about the 3800, but I've read up on how to replace the injectors on the Ecotec and it doesn't seem that bad. They may even just need a good cleaning.
  22. Some useful info Check the "Fuel System" section. You should be able to diagnose the fuel injectors yourself with a multimeter. Also note that cylinders 1 and 4 use the same coil pack (as I suspected).
  23. Don't forget that, at least for now, currency exchange rates have a significant effect on Regal's pricing. Once production moves to Oshawa, GM can essentially leave pricing where it is and make more profit on the car.
  24. I think I say go or it. Too bad i didn't have a pic of your car clean...
  25. I'd imagine the bulk of the money will go to new powertrain tech. They're going to need to raise the fuel economy standards on the full-sizers, since they still represent a large chunk of GM's volume.
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