Just bought one, and yes, needs suspension tweaking. Will be fitting the same 3-way nitrons with stiffer springs that I had on my GT4. Transformed the handling.and won me the championship this year!
Quit using an adapter, or atleast buy a 2 piece that has a hardened 1/2 chuck that is more difficult to break. Amazon sells a 3/4 drive 3/4 that you need
Air hammer luggage nut to compress ball seat a little and shock the threads. If you have access to a 1/2 milwaukee 1500ftlbs with a forged battery to take it to 1600ftlbs, you will get them off.
Dam this hits hard. I have been an automotive mechanic for at least 10 years. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth whenever i hear about some other shop making dumb, and scummy business practices.
That’s your problem is ur using a snap on snap one impacts are garbage an air at or an ingersoll rand will either snap it off or it’s coming off plain and simple
Omfg, dude, so my project is a used car, and the previous owner was just terrible. I can't fucking stand it every time I go to do a simple one hour job I end up finding stripped screws and over torqued bolts. I understand the utility of impact wrenches, but good lord, you do not need them for everything it takes 10 seconds to tighten things to its correct spec, it takes days to loosen an over tightened bolt :/
Very true. With many DIY jobs performed by less than experienced shade tree mechanics, it could be a matter of people thinking more is MORE and just hitting every nut and bolt with the maximum settings without fully comprehending the trouble (or damage) it's causing downstream.
That’s a real shame, I think over torqued lug nuts and studs are becoming an epidemic. But hopefully it’ll solve itself once more and more people inevitably discover a few ugga duggas from the impact is enough to cause some pretty serious problems
You're absolutely correct. Usually, the culprit isn't necessarily carelessness as much as it is carelessness caused by auto techs being rushed to turn cars at a rate that borders on irresponsible. It's much better to cultivate an atmosphere of care and integrity because lifelong customers are FAR more valuable than a quick flip that results in a dissatisfied customer.
Now, that filter was pointless. Good idea, maybe you could punch a hole then use a vacuum to suck it out from the top to prevent any debris getting into the engine
I doubt that would be the case. If it was than when the car was full of oil and circulating than all of the junk would be flowing into the engine. It’s called a filter for a reason. Just big enough for the oil to go through and not the junk.
That's true, but that's a much more limited car, both in numbers and in usage. It likely would not have survived for very long on the mountain rally we went on last month due to its statue, whereas there were quite a few Porsche 911 GT3 RS models of various generations that blasted through the mountain roads without issue.
Look at the weight difference from them to now, well that and how far the cars are. They aren't that small for a 2200 pound car that will only top out at 130mph or so. That and it takes 5 minutes to get to that speed. 0-60 is like 12 seconds so they have a decent amount of time to cool as well.
@wolfpen_media yes.....? You showed us front rotor diameter, was curious about rear rotor. Usually they are smaller on these cars, id wager theyre at least the same diameter as the front. a jetta weighs more than these cars and the brakes are a similar size in the front as this video. Sorry i thought you wouldve been able to critical think your way to a worthwhile response to my question since you work on cars
Cool video! Makes sense if you think about it
Just bought one, and yes, needs suspension tweaking. Will be fitting the same 3-way nitrons with stiffer springs that I had on my GT4. Transformed the handling.and won me the championship this year!
Quit using an adapter, or atleast buy a 2 piece that has a hardened 1/2 chuck that is more difficult to break. Amazon sells a 3/4 drive 3/4 that you need
Air hammer luggage nut to compress ball seat a little and shock the threads. If you have access to a 1/2 milwaukee 1500ftlbs with a forged battery to take it to 1600ftlbs, you will get them off.
19 inch socket!
Dam this hits hard. I have been an automotive mechanic for at least 10 years. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth whenever i hear about some other shop making dumb, and scummy business practices.
That’s your problem is ur using a snap on snap one impacts are garbage an air at or an ingersoll rand will either snap it off or it’s coming off plain and simple
Omfg, dude, so my project is a used car, and the previous owner was just terrible. I can't fucking stand it every time I go to do a simple one hour job I end up finding stripped screws and over torqued bolts. I understand the utility of impact wrenches, but good lord, you do not need them for everything it takes 10 seconds to tighten things to its correct spec, it takes days to loosen an over tightened bolt :/
Very true. With many DIY jobs performed by less than experienced shade tree mechanics, it could be a matter of people thinking more is MORE and just hitting every nut and bolt with the maximum settings without fully comprehending the trouble (or damage) it's causing downstream.
That’s a real shame, I think over torqued lug nuts and studs are becoming an epidemic. But hopefully it’ll solve itself once more and more people inevitably discover a few ugga duggas from the impact is enough to cause some pretty serious problems
You're absolutely correct. Usually, the culprit isn't necessarily carelessness as much as it is carelessness caused by auto techs being rushed to turn cars at a rate that borders on irresponsible. It's much better to cultivate an atmosphere of care and integrity because lifelong customers are FAR more valuable than a quick flip that results in a dissatisfied customer.
Tire guys are the common culprit, air guns are adjustable, max power (1500ft/lbs) in forward is not required!!! Turn it down!!
then buy the gt3?
No words😂
Literally the most important part of your car
They're just fine
Typical European brake rotor wear. BMW, Benz, VDub, Audi and Volvo ALL do this.
Probably not unless they're running race pads
Real $hit
Now, that filter was pointless. Good idea, maybe you could punch a hole then use a vacuum to suck it out from the top to prevent any debris getting into the engine
Maintaining is key
Too extreme.
You're a dumbass, when the engine starts to make some noise it in this junkyard paets changer, he is no mechanic
Unless you are blowing all the junk from the filter into the engine
Totally agree
I doubt that would be the case. If it was than when the car was full of oil and circulating than all of the junk would be flowing into the engine. It’s called a filter for a reason. Just big enough for the oil to go through and not the junk.
Very smart mechanic 😅
We like to keep Gabe around for moments like this. :-)
Nice wings and aero, but the real one is for me a 997 4.0
Don't disagree with that at all!
It's wild. Until Valkyrie came out
That's true, but that's a much more limited car, both in numbers and in usage. It likely would not have survived for very long on the mountain rally we went on last month due to its statue, whereas there were quite a few Porsche 911 GT3 RS models of various generations that blasted through the mountain roads without issue.
Noise! 😂
I mean they weren’t lying about the ratchet, just showed two different ones
Miss leading clowns
It’s a joke
So are u... but im not laughing
I like the polished brake disc. Its a Womans car for sure.......Mirror on the ground😂
Its carbon ceramic
I like it
Brakes are for pussies!! They were perfectly adequate for the car at the time though.
Yeah buddy ❤
It’s more of a man sized car now tbh, still love an old school 911 tho.
wow nice shopfloor😮
Thanks!
That ain’t stopping anyone, I’ll get it off with a 5 pound sledge in no time.
Brute force often works just as well...
Best response
Yes im guilty of that as well!!!
Hell nah…..someone got shafted….HARD!!!
Haha! To each his own!
Its a bristle from a street sweeper folks
Good eye! Are they made of metal?!
Look at the weight difference from them to now, well that and how far the cars are. They aren't that small for a 2200 pound car that will only top out at 130mph or so. That and it takes 5 minutes to get to that speed. 0-60 is like 12 seconds so they have a decent amount of time to cool as well.
195HP
The engine is at the back and that's the only thing you need to worry about when you crash, you need to preserve the engine, everything else is BS.
That's one way of looking at it...
When disc brakes were still the new guy on the block, it’s still light years ahead of drums
Well this is true...
That’s a human hand? Thank god, I thought you were a lizard person
I had a smoke one more time, Just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things!!
Who says I'm not...? And why am I in this stupid human costume?
It’s a Volkswagen Beetle. You don’t need big brakes to stop it.
Clarkson? Is that you?
The car didn't weigh that much and they weren't that fast by comparison.
Compared to running
It’s only a 3000 pound car with 16 inch wheels.
These are the facts
My 86 honda prelude would stop on a dime but it also had 13" wheels. Loved that car ❤
Solid car
I mean, isn’t that what gears are for??😂
Not wrong
What do the rear brakes look like? Irs a rear engine after all, slightly different weight distribution
Rear brakes...?
@wolfpen_media yes.....? You showed us front rotor diameter, was curious about rear rotor. Usually they are smaller on these cars, id wager theyre at least the same diameter as the front. a jetta weighs more than these cars and the brakes are a similar size in the front as this video. Sorry i thought you wouldve been able to critical think your way to a worthwhile response to my question since you work on cars
I bet the rear brakes are bigger! All the weight is in the back on that fancy beetle 😂😂
Evolution of beetle
About as much brakes as 1989 tires that fit in those fenders would get you.
Truth
Save weight go fass
Mantra for the ages