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    Ebay Header very bad

    They must have just welded it way to hot and made the pipe weak. Im sure you know what your doing but becareful not to burn thru...it will be very thin, may want to use a patch panel on it( just my 2cent) Good luck!
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    Need info on where to buy....

    found one at the salvage yard for $25. Goin and getting it after work!
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    Need info on where to buy....

    Guys I need some help finding a place to buy new a/c lines. I think I need the High pressure side hose. The Steal ship wants way to much for it. Thanks for any help you guys may have.
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    Custom Gauges

    When we bought our 5 we cut out the ash tray and cig lighter area, mounted the cd player down there.. just an idea, you could cut that out and move your hav controls down there....just my 2pennys worth.
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    Original Owners Roll Call

    Bought her new in Aug. 2002 for $17,500. Still going strong at 71,xxx miles. Just had a head job/water pump/timing belt... Stupid c.a.i. Still love the car just as much, but now I drive it so the wife can drive the big a$$ durango! lol
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    Does the brand of lowering springs really matter?

    Heresmy 2penny's worth. We lowered our 5 and said ok we will never race this car, just ride low and slow...lol That being said, Im not affarid to say that I bought some el-cheap-o ebay springs. Put them on the car with stock struts at about 5,000miles. It drove and performed nice. Now at...
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    Anyone's timing belt snapped and bent valves?

    I hope you marked where what cam went where and all the wafers. If you did not it can be a real pain in the butt to put it all back together after they do the machine work. Im not 100% sure but I think between the cam and wafers their is only like +/- .002 tolerence. I think its like .004 to...
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    18s on a protege 5

    18x8.5 48 offset 215/35, removed the whole fender lip, couldnt roll it with shaving the whole lip on the rear.
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    air intake system suggestions please

    Well my cold air intake sucked enough water 2weeks ago to bend Six valves.......Let me tell you its not cheap to fix. I have an 02, which I guess for a half of year in 2002 the made my kind of head. It sucks!!! After its all said and done it will be around $1600.(that does include a wp and...
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    Need to roll my fenders

    Right off the top of my head I cant rem. my offset of the wheels, but I run a 215/35/18...and its lowered a little more than 2inches. Whenever we lowered it off the jacks from lowering it I knew I was introuble lol . Couldnt even make down the drive way.. I took my time and just cut the whole...
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    Removing headlights...

    /\ /\ ditto /\ /\ Flat headed screw drivers.... and put back together and bake for 5min. and press them back together!
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    Blacked the heads!

    The whole assembly... they already have piaa bulbs in there. I just dont think they flow with rest of now.
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    Blacked the heads!

    Thanks slavrenz, It went just like everyone has said on here... pretty easy, just a lot of time needed! I want a header but.... Im in no hurry. I bought this car new in 02 for the misses and over sevens years later its my hamy-down, and drive it like maybe 8miles a day. I gonna drive it till...
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    Blacked the heads!

    lol I did that a long time ago.. its a stainless steel and I used a torch to change the color. Its so dirty also. just wanted to do something different. I thought it look better than the stocker
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    Blacked the heads!

    Well I finally did it. blacked out the headlights. Heres some pics. I still need to get a pic of them on the car. Now I need to recondition the lens part. But I did them! Went with High gloss Black, kind of go with tail lights. Give me your thoughts...
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