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08-04-2002, 10:43 PM

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My solution to pillar pods..

Hi all,

I managed to grab a few shots of the car today; you'll have to excuse the crappy quality (and yeah, my intake pipe needs some cleaning :P), but check out the below pics... nice and clean, no drilling/ruined pillar, and it was coincidentally pretty cost efficient too : only $12 x 3!

The a/f gauge needs a bit of an adjustment; it's tilted a bit too far to the left, I just haven't had the time to yank it off and redo it yet.

http://www.netcomplete.com/jer/DSCF0019.JPG
http://www.netcomplete.com/jer/DSCF0009.JPG
http://www.netcomplete.com/jer/DSCF0010.JPG

08-04-2002, 10:49 PM

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Those will work for non-60mm gauges... actually, I'm not sure now.

Automagics rule!

08-04-2002, 10:53 PM

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Automagics rule!

you said a 5 sp. swap is planned for the future in your NPR interview!

explain yourself traitor!

08-05-2002, 05:36 AM

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don't forget about the turbo

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you said a 5 sp. swap is planned for the future in your NPR interview!

explain yourself traitor!

08-05-2002, 06:09 AM

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Where'd you get the 260mph speedometer.

Japanese???

08-05-2002, 06:12 AM

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not sure if your seing sarcastic but its 260 Kilometers per hr

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Where'd you get the 260mph speedometer.
Japanese???

08-05-2002, 06:25 AM

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not sure if your seing sarcastic but its 260 Kilometers per hr

I figured it was km, that's why I put "Japanese".

08-05-2002, 06:34 AM

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I think its more of a canadian thing b/c all of our cars are japanese aren't they.

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I figured it was km, that's why I put "Japanese".

08-05-2002, 07:46 AM

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Not bad. Not as clean as some would like, but it works. I'm still waiting for the pillar pod group deal someone was setting up. Couldn't wait that long?

08-05-2002, 08:13 AM

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hehehe, nope

I hated running the car blind!

Kev : so what's happening with that conversion? The automagic world will miss you!! =]

I was thinking of doing one, but thought it might end up being too much work/expense, and more trouble than it was worth

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Not bad. Not as clean as some would like, but it works. I'm still waiting for the pillar pod group deal someone was setting up. Couldn't wait that long?

08-05-2002, 08:40 AM

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Re: My solution to pillar pods..

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Hi all,

I managed to grab a few shots of the car today; you'll have to excuse the crappy quality (and yeah, my intake pipe needs some cleaning :P), but check out the below pics... nice and clean, no drilling/ruined pillar, and it was coincidentally pretty cost efficient too : only $12 x 3!

The a/f gauge needs a bit of an adjustment; it's tilted a bit too far to the left, I just haven't had the time to yank it off and redo it yet.

http://www.netcomplete.com/jer/DSCF0019.JPG
http://www.netcomplete.com/jer/DSCF0009.JPG
http://www.netcomplete.com/jer/DSCF0010.JPG

sweet...

p.s.-- get back to me when you get a chance about u know what

08-05-2002, 08:58 AM

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Kev : so what's happening with that conversion? The automagic world will miss you!! =]

Need to pick up some parts from DAVEB and the LSD drive axle... then the swap should be a go.

I'm not debating with myself on whether to do the pedals and wiring one weekend then the tranny swap and linkage another weekend..... or the whole thing during one weekend.

I will be an automagic driver at heart.

08-05-2002, 09:31 AM

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Re: Re: My solution to pillar pods..

hehe for sure; tomorrow I'm going to see if I can get in touch with a you-know-who about you-know-what, otherwise we'll wait until the end of the we-<oups I mean you-know-when>

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sweet...

p.s.-- get back to me when you get a chance about u know what

08-05-2002, 09:33 AM

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hmm.. what's this costing you roughly?

When I leverage the price against all the Level 10 /VB/Protorque parts and labour, maybe I should go for a stick as well....

... tell me you're putting in the 2K2 Helical LSD/6-speed in and you will make my day

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Need to pick up some parts from DAVEB and the LSD drive axle... then the swap should be a go.

I'm not debating with myself on whether to do the pedals and wiring one weekend then the tranny swap and linkage another weekend..... or the whole thing during one weekend.

I will be an automagic driver at heart.

08-05-2002, 09:50 AM

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hmm.. what's this costing you roughly?

When I leverage the price against all the Level 10 /VB/Protorque parts and labour, maybe I should go for a stick as well....

... tell me you're putting in the 2K2 Helical LSD/6-speed in and you will make my day

I think its a 2001 AE LSD tranny.... Try finding an LSD 6 speed... it aint gonna happen for a while, I've been looking. You could get new one for 3 grand i imagine...

08-05-2002, 02:27 PM

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hehe, I was j/k : I'm not sure what I will do yet as far as the tranny is concerned yet.. TBD when I find a car I can drive while mine's in the shop

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I think its a 2001 AE LSD tranny.... Try finding an LSD 6 speed... it aint gonna happen for a while, I've been looking. You could get new one for 3 grand i imagine...

08-05-2002, 03:12 PM

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Some cheap black wire loom would clean those loose gauge wires up nicely. Looks great!

08-05-2002, 03:23 PM

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hehe, I was j/k : I'm not sure what I will do yet as far as the tranny is concerned yet.. TBD when I find a car I can drive while mine's in the shop

97 GLE is correct about the tranny. I don't want the current 6 speed tranny.

Cost? All new parts.