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Heat shield?

 

so quick google search of a heat shield shows those lovely blankets on my windshield, which i do not have. So are you saying i should get one or its something unbeknownst to me?

 

Heat shields around your cats.

 

The upper left corner of my glovebox rattles sometimes when I stop in drive. Had to install 2 soft side Velcro dots to stop it. Rattles in my car drive me insane.

 

My glove box used to do the same thing... Just a slight vibrating/rattling sound when stopped but in gear. Anyone having the same issue and just push on the upper left hand portion of their glove box to confirm if the sound is coming from the same place. I used some foam tape between the upper left hand edge of the glove box and the dash. Glove box has been rattle free for 5+ years now.


I also get a similar vibrating/rattling sound if I leave a partially empty water bottle in the passenger's side door cup holder. Oddly it doesn't make the same noise when I use the driver's side door cup holder.

 

Looks really good, John. From someone that's constantly told I'm overly detail oriented I've got to compliment you on your level of detail. Bravo!

 

The upper control arm bushings aren't easy to check so they are often overlooked when trying to track down the source of strange suspension sounds.


Recently I've been putting a new suspension on my Porsche. I had originally thought my major issue was the lower ball joint until I got the suspension apart and discovered one of the control arms bushings was completely separated from the housing. Suffice it to say, I've now purchased replacement bushings and joints for the entire suspension and steering so I can do a complete overhaul on the suspension and steering.

 

Can also be a loose catalyst in your catalytic converter.

 

Figured I'd post this from a recent meet/BBQ we had (the one Rochester came to last year )
Hoping someone comes out with a better vid, but this will do for now. (not mine)

 

I cannot believe people were blowing donuts in a field.... and that one G owner didn't realize he'd get hung up backing out"?

Show me the picture of John blowing donuts last year

 

Lol, last year there were no donuts.

The mud drifting was so dumb... the Scion FRS completely mangled his new splitter, one Z ripped off his rear diffuser. Two years ago, someone broke a wheel lol. The disclaimer from the host before you enter that field is "if you break your ****, it ain't my problem".

That dude backing into the spot tried like 10 different angles. Thats was his best attempt lol. Ended up fine. Static life... lol

 

Watching those kids "drifting" in that little fenced-in area was one of the most irresponsible things I've ever seen people do with cars they profess to care about. That was the thing I didn't understand. You do that kind of crap with a hooptie, not a lovingly modified car.

I simply didn't understand what was going on. But hey, I'm old, so...

 

Yeah, only thing is, a few of those kids were in their 40's lol

 

Very few. Pretty sure the avg age that day was 25.

 

Yup. I was just surprised to see the older guys hit the dirt. This year overall, the turnout was a lot younger. A lot more riced out cars than before, but at the same time, quite a few more properly done cars. 8 forced induction cars that were N/A last year.