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Old Jan 4, 2024 | 04:33 PM
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You know those 4 really huge rubber bushings that fit over the car's wheels? I came out to the car yesterday and all 4 were gone! Shocking that I never noticed that before. Thankfully some kind person sat my car on top of some cinder-blocks. People are so nice to me.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2024 | 06:45 PM
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You know those 4 really huge rubber bushings that fit over the car's wheels? I came out to the car yesterday and all 4 were gone! Shocking that I never noticed that before. Thankfully some kind person sat my car on top of some cinder-blocks. People are so nice to me.


Aww damn... Hope that doesn't happen to me (even though I have a set of keyed lug bolts, then bastages have ways around those as well). Sucks having to buy rims and tires...


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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by WD40
You know those 4 really huge rubber bushings that fit over the car's wheels? I came out to the car yesterday and all 4 were gone! Shocking that I never noticed that before. Thankfully some kind person sat my car on top of some cinder-blocks. People are so nice to me.
That's terrible! Any camera's in the area that could have caught the bastids in the act?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 03:24 AM
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That's terrible! Any camera's in the area that could have caught the bastids in the act?
That was my attempt to be funny I'm afraid. Johnny Carson is probably wincing in his grave.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 08:48 AM
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Johnny Carson isn’t wincing……….he is beaming with pride - that his shtick still continues !
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 10:13 AM
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That was my attempt to be funny I'm afraid. Johnny Carson is probably wincing in his grave.


Glad you still have your 'rubbers'... Sort of... LMAO! Long live 'Heeeeeeeers Johnny!!!!


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Old Jan 12, 2024 | 02:36 AM
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I ordered more parts for maintenance. A couple of days ago I flushed the clutch fluid, replaced the gear oil in the differential and other basic maintenance items.
Hopefully I'll have it off the stands and back on it's wheels in a day or so. It's a long expensive list, but I want to get to some events this year without any issues.

 
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Old Jan 12, 2024 | 07:57 AM
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I ordered more parts for maintenance. A couple of days ago I flushed the clutch fluid, replaced the gear oil in the differential and other basic maintenance items.
Hopefully I'll have it off the stands and back on it's wheels in a day or so. It's a long expensive list, but I want to get to some events this year without any issues.



GREAT example of how to properly 'jack-stand' a vehicle. One question though, is the wooden pad using something that 'inserts' into the recess for the jack (preventing any kind of slippage during working on the car and pulling/pushing too hard)?


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Old Jan 12, 2024 | 09:05 AM
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GREAT example of how to properly 'jack-stand' a vehicle. One question though, is the wooden pad using something that 'inserts' into the recess for the jack (preventing any kind of slippage during working on the car and pulling/pushing too hard)? .
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004834106717.html
 

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Old Jan 12, 2024 | 09:27 AM
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I've got several versions of that 'jack pad' whenever I use a floor jack and/or jack stands? Curious to know how folks lift the Crossfire with a floor jack to put jack stands underneath the car. I know what I do; just curious how other folks do that?
 
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Old Jan 12, 2024 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by M60A3Driver
I ordered more parts for maintenance. A couple of days ago I flushed the clutch fluid, replaced the gear oil in the differential and other basic maintenance items.
Hopefully I'll have it off the stands and back on it's wheels in a day or so. It's a long expensive list, but I want to get to some events this year without any issues.

I need to inspect the brakes on my 2007 Coupe. Still have the OEM pads & rotors on the car, with just over 31k on the ODO. I've got a set of Rotex Gold pads whenever I do this maintenance. Probably will upgrade the rotors, too.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2024 | 07:07 PM
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Did the Battery To Block/Transmission Mod (My fix for a ground cable to the engine - CrossfireForum - The Chrysler Crossfire and SRT6 Resource). Turned out well. Took about 50 minutes including hunting for a washer. Great post, everyone should do this additional cable IMHO.


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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 01:58 AM
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GREAT example of how to properly 'jack-stand' a vehicle. One question though, is the wooden pad using something that 'inserts' into the recess for the jack (preventing any kind of slippage during working on the car and pulling/pushing too hard)?


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In this picture there's nothing with those blocks. Whenever I work on the car I throw ramps with blocks of wood on them that are high enough to touch the framing underneath. This way it something does fail, it's still not going anywhere.
I post a lot of maintenance pictures on the fakebook Crossfire forum page. Here's a few pics from one of my latest posts about changing the differential gear oil.





 
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 02:01 AM
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Thanks for the link. I'm going to measure my stands and order them.
I still use ramps under the car as a backup just in case.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 02:19 AM
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Yesterday I just put the refurbished wheels on my car. It's been on jack stands for almost 3 months.
In those 3 months I've replaced the all of the brake pads, rotors, and hoses, the steering stabilizer, all 4 shocks, both flex discs, drive shaft bearing and dust boot, did both ground fixes (battery to transmission and transmission to frame), flushed the brake and clutch fluid, and replaced the differential gear oil.
I've been collecting parts since I bought the car last April. I'm addicted, having fun and just about broke!



 
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 07:32 AM
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I sometimes up my standards when reading about the adventures of those who are “squared away”.

Winning in life is a learned process.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2024 | 01:28 AM
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Got around to some projects I’ve had parts for but hadn’t done yet. The blue coupe had a broken headlamp adjuster on the right side. I got to watch Bob McCubbin do his fix on a car at Eureka last year so I got parts and did his repair on mine, he’s a clever fellow. Thanks Bob. The same car needed new suspension on the subwoofers and got that taken care of. I had already done that on my blue roadster so that repair was familiar territory. The blue roadster was due for some headlamp polishing so that got done also. Fuel pump and filter for the coupe next. Pump leaks. Got parts just gotta do it.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2024 | 01:05 AM
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Well that was fun! We had a break in the weather on Saturday, so I took the car out for a test drive and to break in the brake pads. Thank goodness everything works well!
I'm surprised no one called the police on me. LOL
I spent over a half hour driving around the high school parking lot doing the following:




 
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Old Jan 19, 2024 | 02:29 PM
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Got it dirty and played in the snow.


 
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Old Jan 19, 2024 | 03:54 PM
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Just curios, do they salt the roads?
 
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