GM W-Body/3800 Gathering 2014 Sponsored By INTENSE Racing

GM W-Body/3800 Gathering 2014 Sponsored By INTENSE Racing

Saturday, June 14at 10:00am - 8:00pm


3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073


Anyone gonna go rep their Buick?

You're kidding!! Man I wish mine was in show condition. Maybe next year. She needs work. The previous owner scrubbed the paint with a Brillo pad.

You going? I might have to drop by! I need to be inspired by a fellow pearly white Riv! (Speaking of which, how's your factory paint holding up? Mine is flaking very slightly, like all white 98 GMs.)

Wow. In Royal Oak? No shit. That's 4 miles away from me lol.

I wish I could stop by at that meet. I was able to get time off to hang with some Pontiac guys Thursday and Friday but I couldn't get time off for Saturday. I"m upset about that, but if anyone is in my flight path, me and the fiance will stop by!

gunmetalRED wrote:

You're kidding!!  Man I wish mine was in show condition.  Maybe next year.  She needs work.  The previous owner scrubbed the paint with a Brillo pad.

You going?  I might have to drop by!  I need to be inspired by a fellow pearly white Riv!  (Speaking of which, how's your factory paint holding up?  Mine is flaking very slightly, like all white 98 GMs.)

Tyler and I are meeting at Speedway east of the Dundee exit on 75 at 4pm if you want to convoy with us. Who cares what your Riv looks like, wait til you see Tyler's and mine. Repping the Riv is all that really matters.

Scott, we'll see you there?

charlieRobinson wrote:

Scott, we'll see you there?

Nope. I don't even drive the Riv. IT just sits here at work until I have the time to give it the attention it needs.

charlieRobinson wrote:

Tyler and I are meeting at Speedway east of the Dundee exit on 75 at 4pm if you want to convoy with us. Who cares what your Riv looks like, wait til you see Tyler's and mine. Repping the Riv is all that really matters.

I like the way you think. I will definitely stop at the show, and will let you know if I can convoy with you when the date gets closer (I might already be up in Detroit for the weekend anyway).

I'll see if I can't swap out rotor bearings before the weekend, and maybe temporarily patch my header hole (if I can find it). It's on top of the rear header somewhere and I can't visually find it through all the wrap.
Main reason I haven't been driving it is because of the rotor bearings. I'm certainly not chancing effing up my Karma blower....and it sounds like a helicopter when you get on it   

Im almost positive i'm going in my riv just waiting on the new passport ! my car is definitely not show ready, has some serious paint issues and some light rust (right quarter, hood and roof have been repainted, looks okay from far but in the sun its pretty bad) I just want to show what my car looks like as is the way i bought it before I do the body work it needs. all about progress ! excited to meet some of you guys there!

Abaddon wrote:

I'll see if I can't swap out rotor bearings before the weekend, and maybe temporarily patch my header hole (if I can find it). It's on top of the rear header somewhere and I can't visually find it through all the wrap.
Main reason I haven't been driving it is because of the rotor bearings. I'm certainly not chancing effing up my Karma blower....and it sounds like a helicopter when you get on it   

Rotor bearings are cake. quit being a pussy.

T Riley wrote:

Rotor bearings are cake. quit being a pussy.

Haven't had any time. Being a Mechanic, every friend and family member with a GM expects me to stop life and fix their car. They don't even ask anymore. I've even had people drop their car off at my house when I wasn't home    I'm done with that for awhile. They can all wait. I need my car back.

Abaddon wrote:

T Riley wrote:

Rotor bearings are cake. quit being a pussy.

Haven't had any time. Being a Mechanic, every friend and family member with a GM expects me to stop life and fix their car. They don't even ask anymore. I've even had people drop their car off at my house when I wasn't home     I'm done with that for awhile. They can all wait. I need my car back.

   Just poking fun at ya.. is it the roller bearings that are near the back of the housing.. think they are "needle bearings".. or is it the super easy bearings that the coupler rides on?.. Been so long since I've been inside a 3.8

I know you're poking. That red mark wasn't from me. It's the bearings directly behind the gears...I had to pull the gears off with a 3 jaw puller to get at them. I haven't pressed out the rotors themselves yet.
I rebuilt the snout to brand new, and the needles on the backside are brand new. The bearings in the rotor pack I bought were rusty and pitted from sitting out in the open air apparently. They sound like a bad hub. I've got my old S/C completely disassembled. I just need to take the car apart and swap things out.

Abaddon wrote:

I know you're poking. That red mark wasn't from me. It's the bearings directly behind the gears...I had to pull the gears off with a 3 jaw puller to get at them. I haven't pressed out the rotors themselves yet.
I rebuilt the snout to brand new, and the needles on the backside are brand new. The bearings in the rotor pack I bought were rusty and pitted from sitting out in the open air apparently. They sound like a bad hub. I've got my old S/C completely disassembled. I just need to take the car apart and swap things out.

  I'm not worried about a little red mark brah.! Well at least you know exactly what your problem is! I hate hate hate diagnosing shit  .. Hope you can get it done to join the Riv guys at this meet!

T Riley wrote:

 I'm not worried about a little red mark brah.!  Well at least you know exactly what your problem is! I hate hate hate diagnosing shit  .. Hope you can get it done to join the Riv guys at this meet!

I'm gonna try. The S/C I'm not too worried about. I can have the rotors/rotor plate swapped out in 45 minutes. It's the header leak that seriously bothers me. It's one thing to look broke, it's a whole other thing to sound broke. I hate exhaust leaks. Ya know? It's like seeing a car in progress driving down the road. It sounds great, drives great, might look like hell, but who cares? See a "nicer" car, and it sounds like ass? What a turd.....

  

Abaddon wrote:

T Riley wrote:

 I'm not worried about a little red mark brah.!  Well at least you know exactly what your problem is! I hate hate hate diagnosing shit  .. Hope you can get it done to join the Riv guys at this meet!

I'm gonna try. The S/C I'm not too worried about. I can have the rotors/rotor plate swapped out in 45 minutes. It's the header leak that seriously bothers me. It's one thing to look broke, it's a whole other thing to sound broke. I hate exhaust leaks. Ya know? It's like seeing a car in progress driving down the road. It sounds great, drives great, might look like hell, but who cares? See a "nicer" car, and it sounds like ass? What a turd.....

  

Lol you should see my crossover pipe for my turbo on my GTO...... fucker leaks outta the V bands.. I have to take the turbo/cross over pipe off and Copper rtv the seals so the fuckers quit leaking...   

#moddedcarproblems   

Ha boost problems....suck it   

I'm thinking that my exhaust hole is going to be "repaired" temporarily with a piece of sheet metal, some exhaust system crack sealer, and a hose clamp   
New headers are in the garage awaiting Ceramic Paint and a fresh wrap.....

Yall ready to party Saturday?

Im not the only Riv going, am I?!

Naaaahh I'll be there, I'm looking forward to it My Riv finally doesn't sound like a tractor. It's safe to be seen in public again!

charlieRobinson wrote:

Yall ready to party Saturday?

You gonna come by afterwards? Maybe a lil    before the trip home?

Abaddon wrote:

charlieRobinson wrote:

Yall ready to party Saturday?

You gonna come by afterwards? Maybe a lil    before the trip home?

Man, you should be rollin with us!

Not sure what time I am staying til but we'll see!

Should be, yes. Riv is down, so am I. No sense in seeing every riced-out Grand Prix that I've probably seen 50 times around here. You know, the kind with all the gauges and an Intake? Ha.
If my car was worthy, I'd be there.

I might come in to the shop for a bit on Saturday. Since the Riv isn't getting fixed anytime soon, I have a few cash jobs I can get done....

Abaddon wrote:

charlieRobinson wrote:

Yall ready to party Saturday?

You gonna come by afterwards? Maybe a lil    before the trip home?

Fuckers didn't even invite me??   

Haha....