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Originally Posted by Bravo 8
Appreciate the responses. I am going to let them do the water pump, pulleys/tensioners, coolant flush, brake fluid flush and AC vacuum and charge ($150). About $2500
I'm going to do brakes/rotors, plugs (they wanted $20 a plug), oil change, all filters, oil sending unit and of course the wiper blades. Top will be about $1500 installed. Auto top direct has been the best/recommendation I've found. $409 for a top/plastic window. I'll put decent tires on it but not going all out there. Should be about $800 installed. Then I detail the hell out of it!.....which I enjoy. May actually take a day off work to do it.
I'm not real happy they put a battery in and just started it. They said it sounded clicky for awhile until it got oiled....well, yea. I'll run this gas through it and then change the fuel filter so I don't have to do it twice. I think there's only a quarter of a tank in it if I remember. I'm a little concerned about that too. Hoping there's not garbage that gets picked up and clogs lines etc. Maybe run some injector cleaner through a couple times too. Never believed much in those "cleaners" in a bottle though. We'll see. I'm really excited though...after the shock wore off and I figured out what I can do.
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First, welcome.
Some quick thoughts for what its worth. Not stepping on anyone else with this, there is a good deal of experience and intellect available. Lots of good advice here, but buying the bentley manual and the "projects" book from pelican is the best of this great advice. You need to figure out things along the way, ask on the forums and have the book to re-enforce your understanding of hows, whys and wheres.
It s an old car, its a great car, but if you aren't wrenching it yourself as much as possible, its an impossibly expensive car. Wrenching it is also fun, my cars are more of a hobby then cars, and you can be sure its done well.
You need to use a reputable independent or the dealer, others will make assumptions or do things wrong with catastrophic results. many of us have been through that buying a car with bad service history.
Tires? Buy the best for where you are driving and the weather you expect to roll the car in. they aren't expensive and 800 bucks buy a great set of tires, poll the audience here for advice.
Consider a glass-back top, they last longer and you can drop the top in colder weather without fear, plus you can see out the back and have a defroster. 500 bucks for a top is fine, the real expense is installing it, it will take you all day or you will pay someone 600 bucks or more to install it. (and hope they do a good job)
I assume manual tranny, but you should consider fluid changes on everything given the time it sat.
Dont ignore the advice on the drains, make sure they are clean and draining, 2 in the rear, two up front and the condensation drain for the A/C under the carpet in the passenger foot well. A good rain can flood the floors and ruin your immobilizer, flood the frunk, make the car smell, etc. etc.
oh yeah...2002, the SINGLE row IMS bearing, so read up on that and save your money for that service if it concerns you, might as well replace the clutch and cam tension pads as the same time.
most of all, enjoy.