The Saturn: Can't stop there. (Dual 18's upgrade)

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

The short of it is...my car's tags expired so got ticketed for that...then got the right length belt for the new idler pulley and it looks perfect...then it just throws the belt every time when trying to start it. So I have an untrue idler pulley compared to the alt's pulley...tons of fun with that ahead //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[lew-e 10+ year member]

man this is going to kill people! good luck with the belt though. and about the sunroof.. my coach here at school has the same car, same color, and i believe the same year.. with a sunroof. His started leaking a while back and he took it to a shop to have it sealed off because it was a cheaper alternative.. they used some tar stuff or something, but that might be an option for you. When this is done I'm gonna have to stop by and check it out!

 

[WOT]

You sure that belt just wasnt on to tight?

Mind if I pick your brain a bit to, when you guys build these boxes inside the car, how do you attach the panels. Like how are you going to screw down the side walls to the floor piece that is permanently in place.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

some build the side so it can be screwed in to the floor from the side.

thats what i do.

 

[Falcon56 10+ year member]

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[MrMckie 10+ year member]

wow..makes me wanna go buy a saturn..

 

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

Looking good!

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

Thanks guys.

As for the belt, its pretty much perfect...snug but definitely not too tight. And Im probably going to be heading back to my buddy's place to have him do some work with that idler to keep the belt on correctly.

And for the panels...a jig like THIS is how im going to do it...just makes a nice angled hole for you to drill screws straight down, pretty handy and easy imo.

hopefully some progress happens today but im just going to take it slow after all the fail yesterday //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

heres something better than that, and it will save you a llot of time.

get a bar of soap, and rub the screws on it then angle em and drill em in.

we got screws in at nearly 80 degrees with just a .25 inch pilot hole.

 

[cj407]

heres something better than that, and it will save you a llot of time.
get a bar of soap, and rub the screws on it then angle em and drill em in.

we got screws in at nearly 80 degrees with just a .25 inch pilot hole.

wow robin thats some ghetto yet creative ish....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[WOT]

Rub soap on the bottom of the screw so it doesnt wander around? Sorry for asking the questions in your thread, Ive just never had an idea how you guys build these boxes IN your cars

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

wow robin thats some ghetto yet creative ish....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

not ghetto, i learned it from a seasoned woodworker.

it will still wander on you, it heavily decreases friction, and allows you to focus more on angle than force.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

not so much on the bottom, moreso on the sides.

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

That's pretty cool, i may be trying that if the jig cant do everything for me

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

im excited! nice to c ur going with the port up. do you plan on having a removable port bro? i wouldnt think so since its right by your windows