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so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« on: October 27 2014, 02:16:03 AM »
I got the gn out again today.  I think that makes 3 times so far this year  :rolleyes;
anyways...  I drove it to work this morning, went for a ride inbetween a 3 hour break.   It was nice to go for a nice little ride all by my lonesome.
My power antenna is broke.  The teflon thingy that pushes the mast up and down is probably busted.  I have a new one.  I'll fix it this winter. 
so no tunes, and I didn't have any cd's with me.  So basically just listened to the car the whole time.  Which I think is a good thing to do occasionally.
Nice and quiet, except for the rear-end noise I never had until I installed the energy poly body bushings. 
Its not really noticeable if the windows are down, or the radio is on.  But the more I drove today, the more it aggrivated me.   :club:
Its kind-of like a "rolling" noise from the rear.  doesn't sound wrong.  It just sounds like a noise I'd expect to hear from a caged tubbed out car with its carpet removed... rolling down the road, but kinda quieter.   
So I think I'm going to go back to regular'ol rubber bushings this winter. 
I love the way the car handles though, and i've never experianced the rattles and such that some have reported. 
Just one of those things, I guess.
By adding the #5 bushing that wasn't there before I installed it with the energy poly kit.... I'm wondering how much effect that is adding with noise transfer?

Oh well.    With my car being as clean as it is, its a pretty easy job changing the body bushings.  The most aggrivating part is removing the front and rear bumpers.

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just kinda talking out loud.  I hope everybody's doing good.
I haven't been posting much lately  :icon_neutral:

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anybody that was there have anything worthwhile mentioning?



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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #1 on: October 27 2014, 02:20:53 AM »
and its amazing the things that come around when I roll the gn outta the garage.
I don't mind it much.
Its the price we have to pay for driving the most bad-ass cars on the road  :chin:



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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #2 on: October 27 2014, 10:41:57 AM »
Yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice

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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #3 on: October 27 2014, 10:44:44 AM »
Very nice!
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #4 on: October 27 2014, 03:40:52 PM »
What's wrong with your center caps?  (NOT HERS)
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #5 on: October 27 2014, 04:42:09 PM »
too goth for me...
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #6 on: October 27 2014, 08:37:10 PM »
too goth for me...
At your age yer gonna turn her down over some dark lipstick?   :O :O :O


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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #7 on: October 27 2014, 09:37:17 PM »
I thought it matched the car nicely.
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #8 on: October 27 2014, 10:30:48 PM »
What's wrong with your center caps?  (NOT HERS)

OMG!!! 
I've had those gn caps with the tri-shields...for like.....Forev
a!    :shrug:

have you no pay attention to the buick/babe thread? 
or are those pics still there?  guess I go check.  hell... I am a mod there, I think  :tongue :chin: :icon_kidra:

yeah like right here!   :041: :041: :041: :038: :038: :038: :041: :041: :041: :049:





thata be TR Custom Parts that did that for me. 
Glad I bought spares, cuz I don't think he's allowed to sell them anymore  :(

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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #9 on: October 27 2014, 10:56:46 PM »
At my age,  I have learned it's easy to find one
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #10 on: October 28 2014, 07:43:52 AM »
I have those same center caps on my T rims.  Looks like the rear end has been worked recently
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« Reply #11 on: October 28 2014, 06:09:04 PM »
Scoob gets all the hot women. :)
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #12 on: October 28 2014, 07:43:42 PM »
That doesn't look like Velma or Daphne.
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #13 on: October 28 2014, 09:23:35 PM »
If you want to change out the bushings, I'll take them Aaron. :D And yes, the chickas are hot. :rock:
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Re: so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....
« Reply #14 on: October 29 2014, 10:30:34 PM »
their yours charlie.  no charge. 
btw, the deal with getting rid of that esp alum rear cover never ended up materializing so I guess I spoke to soon on that one.
I may not get to swapping the bushings out till dec or jan.   
They may have a whole 400 or so miles on them. 
but I don't wanna hear no complainin about the noise     :sw:    lol!
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