# what i did this weekend

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 25, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-i-did-this-weekend/31457 "2007-06-25T15:17:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-i-did-this-weekend/31457/29 "2007-06-29T18:25:48Z")

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MODS: please change the title of this thread to My 5.0 Project. i dont wanna start another thread just for that. thanks

on with an update…

small update: got the car cleaned up, especially the inside, which was a complete mess. the guy who owned it before me smoked like a chimney and it REEKED inside the car. i shampooed the carpets, seats and the whole 9 yards and got everything pretty well cleaned up. i also gave the car a good wash and removed the stripe. looking at the before and after pics, i like the car a lot better without the stripe. it was also coming off in spots, so i think its just better off not being there. we also Seafoamed the car yesterday, i think my neighbors got a bit pissed over that lol. thats it for now, heres some pics.

 ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/664877745_ce49c2c7a8_b.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/664877745_ce49c2c7a8_b.jpg)

 ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/664877635_017e703eb4_b.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/664877635_017e703eb4_b.jpg)

 ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/664877555_4ee6230d42_b.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/664877555_4ee6230d42_b.jpg)

 ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1171/664877525_b5942e9bf2_b.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1171/664877525_b5942e9bf2_b.jpg)

 ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1090/664877501_03170ac5fe_b.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1090/664877501_03170ac5fe_b.jpg)

 ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1425/664877419_229d4c9f6c_b.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1425/664877419_229d4c9f6c_b.jpg)

and my to-do list:

Mechanical stuff:  
-radiator is leaking (put some stop-a-leak in it which seems to have resolved the problem but i see that as a temporary fix only)  
-front rotors are grooved out pretty bad, so im gonna do new rotors and pads up front  
-power steering whines like all hell, so im gonna get the system flushed and filled, and if that doesnt help i’ll go from there. the fluid looks pretty black.  
-it appears as if i may have a small transmission leak. i noticed a spot of fluid on the driveway today. the transmission in the car is near brand new (or so i was told) so im hoping its just a line or something easy.

Interior/Cosmetic stuff:  
-get new door handle trim pieces  
-figure out whats going on with the hacked radio install and try and clean that up and maybe get a OEM unit back in there  
-some of the mounting holes for the clips on the door panels are so rounded out that the clips wont hold anymore. gotta come up with a fix for that.  
-get a new sill plate cover for the passenger side  
-get new shocks for the hatch  
-fix the ash tray cover

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