lol thats all you need

 

exactly. has pretty much everything, and doesn't take up much space at all.

 

yep. I just mean like if I went out and bought jack stands or ramps, plus a jack I'd have nowhere to keep em. lol. my place is REEEALLLYY tiny and its' full to the max. lol ( I live with my fiance... nuff said? )

 

all you need is ramps do i need to take a picture of mine foryou?

 

no, I know what ramps are but thanks. I just think it will wind up better if I take it to a shop because I'll have to wait till spring since my parking lot isn't plowed at all.

 

whatever floats your boat man

 

Get the Rhino low profile ramps at Pep boys or Wal Mart. They just clear the front bumper. If your car is lowered, than that is another story. I am leary of having anyone do something to my car that I can do, even if it might be a bit of a challenge. Think about gettting a small storage unit to store your tools at. There is even the possibility of having the space at the storage facility to do what ever project you have going on. Now is the time to buy tools with all the post xmas sales going on. My header install in the basement on ramps was about a two hour affair. Make sure you have a sensor socket to get that out without half assing it.

 

lol was definately gonna half ass most of it

I know what you mean. I had the dealership do a few things when I first started out ( gmpp exhaust, etc..) and I'll never do that again, I just figured that something like this would be a fairly easy thing to get done for a few bucks by someone who had all the tools and the space to do it readily available...but I guess not. lol

 

sounds like you just don't want to do it, which is totally fine as well.

 

well, it's half and half really. I wanted to do it, when I was going to be in a garage under a lift with all the tools and time I needed. Now that it fell through, a large part of me is saying do you want to go through the trouble to buy the jacks/ramps, etc and mess around with them to still have to crawl under the car and "half ass" it with the limited tools I have, or just pay a garage to do it. which looks best to you

 

well as far as tools, all your eally need is a 13mm (think that's the size) to take off the header/dp bolts and then whatever size your exhaust is. i always use a adjustable wrench for the 02 sensors. then all you MIGHT need is an extension or 2, which are probably in that set. and if they're not, i know i just picked up some extensions for about 5 dollars. 3 different lenghs.

 

you're tempting me to do this...and I was all convinced to pay someone. lol

 

Quality tools are always an investment, and you will always have them, unless you loan them to someone who forgets to return them. If you have to do this in the elements with snow, rain, mud, etc. then I would say don't bother. But if you have a friend with a garage or carport that will let you use it for a couple hours, go for it. Once finished you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you did it yourself and that you did it RIGHT! Tools=100 bucks. Time=couple hours. Knowing YOU did it=PRICELESS

One other thing if you go for it, get a creeper. If you do it on pavement get a tarp and blanket for comfort. Check Harbor Freight for the creeper. Really inexpensive.

 

nice, way to work in some credit card marketing there like I said b4 I "had" garages, 3 separate ones in fact to work in, and they all fell through. I may try to use my fiance's grandfathers garage again tho, you guys got me feelin frisky with the balt lol. plus like ya said if I can spend 100 bucks on tools etc, then I'll have them, and it's still almost 100 bucks cheaper than paying someone.

 

Every install I've done, I end up buying tools. I don't have any guilt because I know I'll have them for longer than I'll have the 'balt.

 

that and i'd rather know how to work on my car so i dont have to let the monkies at the dealership to work on it they have no idea wtf theyre doing all you need to know how to do is press a button and chain oil

 

that's for sure.

 

DO IT YOURSELF! Disclaimer: poster not responsible for damage, injury, or death due to you listening to me!

 

lol...?

 

Just kidding. DO IT YOURSELF!

 

I prolly will. If I can get this garage i will, but if not I'm not waiting a few months for it.

 

Hope you get the garage.

 

thanks. my wallet agrees with you

 

it helps to have friends who work at shops...but if you don't and plan on installing them yourself, be prepared to have a few backup bolts ready. One of my header bolts snapped when it was undone. Also the bolts on the downpipe are hard to get at without a long extension and using an airgun really helps.

 

Depending on how long these pieces that yo are removing have been on your car, you may want to coat them with PB Blaster a few hours ahead of time. Will help with loosening frozen nuts and bolts.