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all this talk about cars and modifications an stuff like that ..

is there anyone here that can actually get down an strip a engine .. or modifiy there own car ... ???

cause in the uae ive noticed the guys jst got the cash an just know the products by name an alittle knowledge from here an there an car magazines ... but they really dont know wats goin on with there care .. all they about is accelerating an braking .. an alittle bullshit talk in between that theyve heard from places ...

just intrested in knowin who really got the knowledge.

an which those might be?

I can strip an engine. Change oil, pads, filters and all the regular maintainance. Put tires on wheels (though i don't know how to balance them).

I'm pretty good at diagnosing problems and fitting after market and custom parts.

But i will admit i am useless when it comes to tuning and tweeking air/fuel balance or anything else that can be tweeked.

I can and have worked on it all - but the work im the most proud of, is altering and machining the ports and valves in the cylinder head.

Anybody can buy and mount accesories, but optimizing the cylinderhead lighten crank shaft, balancing pistons and conrods, and making it work, is a big thrill - it's been a while thou.. Haven't got the timefor it anymore.

I can put air in the tires and throw empty beer cans in the back seat

I can take my entire car apart if I had the complete WORK manual. I have parts of it, and I've taken my dash apart partially to do stuff underneath. I've also fixed a coolant leak myself once by cutting and modifying the piping, after some dumbass told me my water pump is gone and I was ready to get a tow truck. Also fixed loose connections in the tail-lights. New cars just shut down nowadays if they have problems.

Jamal wrote:all this talk about cars and modifications an stuff like that ..

is there anyone here that can actually get down an strip a engine .. or modifiy there own car ... ???

cause in the uae ive noticed the guys jst got the cash an just know the products by name an alittle knowledge from here an there an car magazines ... but they really dont know wats goin on with there care .. all they about is accelerating an braking .. an alittle bullshit talk in between that theyve heard from places ...

just intrested in knowin who really got the knowledge.

What the master plan homie?

mraph33 wrote:I can put air in the tires and throw empty beer cans in the back seat

I know the ff:

- need to put gas every now and then,
- need to mantain the car clean and shiny, inside and out,
- errrmmmm bumping another car is not funny anymore

Well if you ask me? i'd say if i have that amount of free time i can do almost anything for my car, i had bought this VW tool box from the UK, so the other day i had some time and nothing to do so i decided to open up the front bumper and i removed all the parts the fog lamps, grills etc...cleaned the beam and i could've removed the radiator too but the engine was hot so i didn't. And i do al the fliud changing in my car, than just 2 months back i had opened up the whole engine cover, cleaned my valves, air filer, removed the battery clean it too, than refixed them all. Than recently my rear brake light and a number plate bulb failed. So i bought the new bulbs and since i was gonna replace i thought why not open up a whole rear light frames and clean it from the inside!
Now if you guys are wondering why i'm using this 'clean' word so many times, its because i believe that if a car is real clean than it should be from inside-out! What's more i even fixed a side-skirt which i ordered from Germany, this part is only one of its kind here, so I fixed it, i got it painted from Nabooda and than i fixed it using all the tools i needed and placing them in order, and than joining them on the jacks i fitted. So even as far as mechanical work is concerned, trust me! I can do it
Coming to modifications, well not for the time being! Because my car is still under agency warranty, i don't wanna mess up with engine internals....but after that is over, i will do almost every mods related to engine myself apart from that i can change engine oil which i'm sure many of us can, fix extra speakers in my car which i've decided to do it sooner or later as i know a bit of electrical work too, what's more i even have my own personal underground parking in my building so there's peace of mind!

When we all talk about some thing, it really means mostly that we're into it but that should not mean we rip our engines apart every now and then!
true guys?

XRW-147 wrote:

Jamal wrote:all this talk about cars and modifications an stuff like that ..

is there anyone here that can actually get down an strip a engine .. or modifiy there own car ... ???

cause in the uae ive noticed the guys jst got the cash an just know the products by name an alittle knowledge from here an there an car magazines ... but they really dont know wats goin on with there care .. all they about is accelerating an braking .. an alittle bullshit talk in between that theyve heard from places ...

just intrested in knowin who really got the knowledge.

What the master plan homie?

the master plan is too get a beat up old ride ... an rebuild the whole thing from scratch ...

still deciding on wat the car should be ... its gotta be something common though .. somethin that can be found in the uae ..

Jamal wrote:

XRW-147 wrote:

Jamal wrote:all this talk about cars and modifications an stuff like that ..

is there anyone here that can actually get down an strip a engine .. or modifiy there own car ... ???

cause in the uae ive noticed the guys jst got the cash an just know the products by name an alittle knowledge from here an there an car magazines ... but they really dont know wats goin on with there care .. all they about is accelerating an braking .. an alittle bullshit talk in between that theyve heard from places ...

just intrested in knowin who really got the knowledge.

What the master plan homie?

the master plan is too get a beat up old ride ... an rebuild the whole thing from scratch ...

still deciding on wat the car should be ... its gotta be something common though .. somethin that can be found in the uae ..

If you have a garage at your villa or whatever, then go for it. I had to do what I needed to do in the municipality's paid parking lot in the sun.

Im teaching myself - very slowly.

It does pay to be cautious when your car is expensive - I have no desire to blow a rod through my block by in teaching myself how to tune.

Best to know your limitations me thinks.

Hi jamal, well if you have a free and safe place than go for it, now for the car?? well as you said some thing common....i guess the best and easiest car is 98-2000 Honda Civic LXi. Trust me mate, it'll be a child's play for a guy like you, the car is easy to open from any where! you can remove the tyres, seats, dashboard, gear panel, even the engine if you have a lift jack (you know the ones you see in pvt. garages a jack with chains on it to lift the engine....once you've de-mounted it and disengaged the transmission, the engine is your toy, now if you have the right tools, you can safely open your engine head (i'd like to add here that prior to all this make sure you have the right parts you wanna change with), change cams, valves, etc tune it the way you want it but safely remember the steps for doing all that. Once engine is done, fix other stuff like HKS airfilter, turbos, etc. put sports seats, sports design front-rear bumpers with side skirts, lower your ride, sports suspensions! install performance barkes, etc...put new lights...convert to HID Xenons.....some vinyles....and neon lights under front-rear bumpers and finally get it checked from garage for its perfection....and there you go mate.......Jamal's Civic from 2fast 2furious

other cars you could consider for moding frm scratch apart from Civic are:
Lancer LX (2003-2004)
Accord EX(1996-1997)
Mazda 323 LXi (2000-2003)
Camry GL (1996 -1998)
Maxima 30J (1997-1999)

that's all what i could think of...guys can help you with more ideas....but honestly civic's gonna prove appealing in the end of the day
tell us about it, c ya.

im already workin on a car right now ...

i was suggesting the master plan ... so all of us here on the forums who are intrested in doin this kindda stuff .. can get togather an get a car .. an just build it up togather u know wat i mean ....
as far as the place goes i got this wearhouse turn'd garage that me an a couple of ma homies have rented ...

Jamal wrote:im already workin on a car right now ...

i was suggesting the master plan ... so all of us here on the forums who are intrested in doin this kindda stuff .. can get togather an get a car .. an just build it up togather u know wat i mean ....
as far as the place goes i got this wearhouse turn'd garage that me an a couple of ma homies have rented ...

Homies? Uh oh...

i didn't quit get that? you mean we all buy a normal car and share on the parts? so who's car will it be anyway? or did you mean that who ever is interested amongst us can buy an old car and get it tuned?
update on that,
cheers

good..then if thats the case.. then count me in

shelling out cash is the most hesitatiting part .. not for me.. though..

lets get an ol civic or accord ( yes exactly.. the grey / black coupe one )
or a lancer ??

Jamal,
I have been working on my 1986 944 Turbo for the past 7 years, all HANDS DOWN experience myself.

I strip it, rebuilt half the engine, went into modifications and followed all the specifications/tolerances using the factory workshop manual(s).

I also have a number of contacts in the USA, who taught me from the ground up on tuning the cars (this model specifically), from engien timing, to dialing in solid AFR, into watching EGT's, injector duty cycles, fuel pressure (rising and static) and so forth.


I used to take my car to shops, HOC and Quater Mile to be exact, and never got satisfied with the work, and paied $$$. So i got the manuals, 7 years ago, and saw that they actually screwed up a few things here and there.....and decided to become a serious DIY into the car world.

Homie I'm down.

Your quite right Hosrom - if you want something done properly you have to teach yourself to do it.

Trust me when i say this....

Knowing how cars (or a certain car) works, is completely different than working on a car....

The smallest of things, could be a 3mm allen bolt, could completely mess up you're work.......

Everything is easy on paper.....get you're hand dirty and it's a different story.