1995 Shitty Kitty build. Super cheap track beater.

[WildCJ5]

Got around to checking what dif i really have. It is in fact 3.9. My brother and I checked by putting the car on jack-stands, marking the drive shaft, turning the wheels together 10 rotations and counting how many times the drive shat rotated.

3.9=39 rotations.
4.1=41 rotations.
4.3=43 rotations.

We know Dave's car has a 4.3 so we used his car to confirm this would work.

We marked the tape with a Sharpie and on my iphone it was very clear, the youtube video is harder to see but if you place your mouse at the notch in the tape it is easy to count the rotations.


My 3.9.


Dave's 4.3.


We took the cars out to play just a little and my car is indeed quicker, but he has a full interior so it isn't exactly scientific. And before it gets brought up, we were not out street racing.

[—tsingson—]

Her words were "I am fun size".




I am proud of this forum, the other forum just wanted pics of the cat shit in the trunk.

Did she say it just like that? Cause that reminds me of the chick from Full Metal Jacket.

I'm still waiting to see the cat shit also. But the chick pics work for now.

[I<3flippyheadlights]

I would love a six speed swap with a 3.9 led rear. I'm so jelly.

[WildCJ5]

Only because it was requested.

This is after cleaning, it has fused itself to the car so for now it stays. Enjoy!

[—tsingson—]

Damn man. I thought you were showing a picture of some landscape for rock climbing....That is just horrible.

[WildCJ5]

Today I installed the AeroCatch latches. Wasn't too bad, more of a pain in the ass than difficult.

I used the holes from the stock rubber hood bumper.


Put the pins on adjusted down really low. I used a dab of model paint to mark where to drill the hood.


Paint mark on hood.


Small pilot hole drilled in hood.


Hood pin size hole drilled.


Adjust pins up so the go all the way through the hood.


Using the pin place the latch over the pin and mark a few locating spots with a pen.
Use the supplied template to mark the shape to be cut out.


Cut through the top layer of the hood.
I used a Dremel and a cut off wheel.


Cut through the second layer.


Under hood section cut out. This need to be larger than the top so you can access the lock nuts that hold the latch down. I used the cut out piece from the top as a guide for cutting out the bottom.


Latches placed and ready to drill the mounting holes. I left the latches on the hood and used them as a guide for the drill.


Holes all drilled.


Latch mounted.


Adjust the pin height. This took some time going back and forth getting it just right.


Rubber stops cut and placed on the pins.


Final result. Not really my taste for a street car but for me they are worth it to get the huge stock hood latch off the car.



Here is what they replace.

[—tsingson—]

Great write up on the hood pin install man! Did you use any type of sealant to prevent rust underneath the assembly?

[WildCJ5]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I searched for a how-to about installing them. I found lots of stuff on how they work and how they look on x car but not much good info on how to actually install them.

No I didn't seal the latch to the hood. The hood is aluminum so it shouldn't be an issue. One of the PO's used sealer when they mounted the Zoom gas cap and what a bitch that was to remove. I am still scratching my head on how to get the remaining sealer off the rear quarter.

[—tsingson—]

Oh ok. I remember seeing guys in High School putting hood pins and seeing them rust over time. So I thought I would ask.

[SISKO]

whats that white miata i see in the background??? are you hiding something from me rob lol?

[Caoboy]

Thank you for the aerocatch write up. I've been wanting to add them ever since I got poly motor mounts.

[WildCJ5]

whats that white miata i see in the background??? are you hiding something from me rob lol?

It is a 93 we picked up from an old couple at the local retirement community. Just waiting on the pink and it will be up for sale. Clean car, all stock, 166,xxx. Just waiting to be molested, I mean modified.

[WildCJ5]

One thing I should have added in the write up was to put down a trash bag or towels over the engine and cover anything else in the garage you don't want coated in aluminum and cutting wheel dust. Also, wear safety glasses, dust mask and a long sleeve shirt. What a mess.

[wannafbody]

Try a small snow scraper on that kitty litter.

[WildCJ5]

Started stripping the wire harness. As i cut I would start the car and make sure everything still worked. When I was done for the day I put away all the tools and was happy to have not f'd anything up. Jumped in the car to put it away and it was DEAD! No click, no lights, no nothing. I thought I fried the harness or something. Luckily for me a buddy came over and after about five minutes figured out the end of the battery cable was jacked. Nothing to do with me so I was relieved. I will be replacing it tomorrow.