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Agree, very unusual. I took a closer look and the calipers retract easily but once you pump up the brakes they stick again, both sides. Really scratching my head on this since it seems to be both sides and they stick right away.
Eric, this video hurt to watch for me as it did others. I’ve been watching for over 6 years now, and your channel has been everything in getting me interested in and confident in DIY auto repair. Having met you and spent a lot of great times together at the meetup, I love your passion, your honesty, and the care you have for your fans. I have felt very privileged to have met you and learned what I have from you, and been inspired by you and how you took nothing and made it into something just by working really hard.
I would have to echo what others have said, like Nick. I honestly do think the Fairmont project is cool and I enjoy it, but I find myself not rushing to watch new videos of the project because “build” videos aren’t quite as interesting to me personally. I don’t get as excited about the Fairmont as I did with the repair videos. I enjoy the Fairmont and learn a lot but I think I am with many others here in that the good old fashioned repair videos are what we really like to see. I hate to see you have to pick between running a profitable business and pursuing your dreams. But I really think that the standard repair videos are where the interest is. Take a look at South Main Auto. His channel has grown exponentially due to the type of videos he puts out. His production value isn’t nearly as good as yours, but the variety and the “everyday-ness” of the work is what gets views, because it is info that people can take and use in their driveway. People look at Eric O. as a regular guy mechanic that does great work and cares for his customers. That resonates with people, and is what resonated with people when they started watching ETCG.
I do not begrudge you at all for taking advantage of your success and expanding your equipment, taking sponsorship money, all of that. I would have done the same thing. I don’t think you ever betrayed us or sold out. I think you may have just grown too much too fast.
I really don’t want to see ETCG go away. I’ve met some incredible people through it, and got into something that I never even knew I was interested in. Know that your fans are here to support you, and we want to make sure you’re successful. It may be hard but ETCG probably just has to hit the reset button and try to return to its roots. I hope you don’t take what we have to say as harsh criticism but just being honest and wanting you to succeed.
So, my vote would be to do repair videos first and foremost and sprinkle in Fairmont videos as they go, or summarize them into some kind of video package or more of an overview kind of video series.
Us long term fans aren’t going to leave you Eric, and we are more than happy to help you, give advice, whatever it takes. If I have to take an 8 hour drive to Cincinnati then so be it. I probably owe you a few drinks and some help for all you’ve done for me.
Ryan
[quote=”wing0″ post=150378]Hi,
I am interested in the power stop pads too and was wondering if you saw any coefficient of friction code on the pad material itself?
I couldn’t tell from your photos, but wanted to know what they are if you remember.Thanks.[/quote]
Good question. I honestly can’t remember for sure what the code was but I do remember seeing one on there. I can’t say for 100% certain but I think they may have been FF? I very well could be wrong there though. Sorry!I do very much recommend these pads however so I’d say go for it. If you want something with more performance their Z23 pad gets excellent reviews as well.
[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=149516]
I’ve been using them quite a bit lately myself. I do like the ease of taking them off and putting them back on. Much easier than nitrile or latex gloves. The down side is they get saturated. What I mean is that once you get oil on them, it’s very hard to wash out. At least in my experience. Once they get ‘saturated’ you can only use them for specific jobs because you’ll leave greasy hand prints everywhere. They also don’t keep your hands clean at that point.At least that’s been my experience up to this point. Still love the gloves and really like using them.[/quote]
That’s good to know Eric, thanks! I’ll probably switch over to my Diamond Grip gloves for oily jobs then. I did that when I needed to handle some anti-seize, as we all know that stuff gets everywhere, and I didn’t want it to get all over those gloves.
I ordered myself a couple pairs of the Mechanic’s gloves, and so far I really like them. They are very comfortable, easy to put on and take off, and I used them during a brake job and liked them a lot. My only complaint is I ordered extra larges based on the sizing guide I printed off, but they were a little too big. I gave those away to someone with bigger hands and ordered a pair of larges that fit much better and now I’m very satisfied.
[quote=”college man” post=149000]You did a beautiful job. 🙂 I don’t see the black E coating on the rotor hat? so I
take it these will rust up? Seems like a quality product with hardware and all.
Power stop is hot in the market right now. keep us posted on how everything
holds up. 🙂 The best part is you did the job yourself. Thanks for staying dirty.[/quote]Thanks collegeman! By the way my brother and I missed you at the meetup this year. Hope you’ll be there next year!
No, these rotors didn’t have any sort of fancy coating on them, so they will rust up. I have used Centric Premium rotors in the past with the black painted hat and those are really nice rotors, but this time I went for convenience and got generic ones locally.
I would definitely check out Subaru, sounds like either an Outback or Forester would suit you well. Great cars!
[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=128958]So by that logic, I need to stay in a cramped dark garage with an abusive landlord while I crawl around on my back bench pressing transfer cases.[/quote]
Haha, love this line! Congrats on the lift Eric, I think it’s freakin’ awesome and you deserve every bit of it. I don’t get why some people are getting so upset saying “you won’t be the same”. It’s like reading Car and Driver and seeing all of those “I’m going to cancel my subscription!!” letters. They just like to make noise.
I think the timing is perfect and the fact that BendPak hooked you up like that just makes it even better. Can’t wait to see it in action in the first repair video!
This is going to be such a cool project. I think the 302 is the right way to go, best fit for the car and the type of personality you want. A supercharger would be cool too, but that will probably be too pricey. I’m surprised you aren’t going for power brakes and steering, but either way. Also, I think black steel wheels with the chrome centers would be more stealthy than body color.
I love the idea of a sleeper, I think one of the coolest cars I ever saw was an old Checker Marathon wagon that I saw on vacation in San Francisco. This car was immaculate, and very cool, but seemed totally stock. When looking through my pictures after I got home, I looked closer at the wheels and noticed it looked lowered and had a set of big drilled rotors and big calipers. Obviously this car was packing something serious under the hood, but you wouldn’t know it. I wish I could have talked to the owner.
Anyway, good luck with the project Eric, I am very excited to see the videos.
(Included some pics of the Checker, thought some might appreciate it!)
In addition to what was mentioned by the others above, I know for sure that aftermarket axles cause a vibration when stopped in gear on Subaru’s, this may be your problem. Some of the cheap aftermarket axles are kind of “sloppy” and can cause this. Good luck!
In addition to what was mentioned by the others above, I know for sure that aftermarket axles cause a vibration when stopped in gear on Subaru’s, this may be your problem. Some of the cheap aftermarket axles are kind of “sloppy” and can cause this. Good luck!
[quote=”Fopeano” post=120154]Urkoz, the BRZ is in fact a 2WD Subaru, to appeal to a void in the lightweight RWD sports car segment.
In NY where I’m from and winter driving is very much a reality, there is no such thing as a winter driving school. My winter driving school was every empty parking lot I could find when it was snowing out. I didn’t go out driving when it snowed just because it was fun, I felt it was my responsibility to learn to drive safely in any conditions. I don’t go out of my way to drive in the snow like I used to, but I still make sure to keep my skills honed.
While I agree with you that a properly skilled driver can make do with just about any traction situation, I have to say that a skilled driver will tend to want the great control provided by proper snow tires.
I am a snow tire fanatic because few things give me more joy than being in accumulated snow and being the master of the road, and we can only hope that aaronac8’s boy is headed down the same road of feeling a responsibility to be the most skilled and aware driver on the road. There’s no better defensive driving advantage than to be better able to control your car and be more aware of your surroundings than rest of the drivers around you.[/quote]
Very good points. Whereabouts in upstate NY are you? I’m from Auburn and go to school in Syracuse. I always run good winter tires and don’t know why people are so resistant to them. Yes they cost money, but “all-season” tires are no match for lake effect snow in my opinion. Well worth the money. My brother had an E36 BMW and ran Hakkapeliitta tires on that. Even with RWD that car was great in the snow.[quote=”Fopeano” post=120154]Urkoz, the BRZ is in fact a 2WD Subaru, to appeal to a void in the lightweight RWD sports car segment.
In NY where I’m from and winter driving is very much a reality, there is no such thing as a winter driving school. My winter driving school was every empty parking lot I could find when it was snowing out. I didn’t go out driving when it snowed just because it was fun, I felt it was my responsibility to learn to drive safely in any conditions. I don’t go out of my way to drive in the snow like I used to, but I still make sure to keep my skills honed.
While I agree with you that a properly skilled driver can make do with just about any traction situation, I have to say that a skilled driver will tend to want the great control provided by proper snow tires.
I am a snow tire fanatic because few things give me more joy than being in accumulated snow and being the master of the road, and we can only hope that aaronac8’s boy is headed down the same road of feeling a responsibility to be the most skilled and aware driver on the road. There’s no better defensive driving advantage than to be better able to control your car and be more aware of your surroundings than rest of the drivers around you.[/quote]
Very good points. Whereabouts in upstate NY are you? I’m from Auburn and go to school in Syracuse. I always run good winter tires and don’t know why people are so resistant to them. Yes they cost money, but “all-season” tires are no match for lake effect snow in my opinion. Well worth the money. My brother had an E36 BMW and ran Hakkapeliitta tires on that. Even with RWD that car was great in the snow.From what I’ve heard from BRZ owners, the car is actually fairly good in the snow when you have four good snow tires. It’s certainly not as good as AWD, but because it’s balanced and not extremely powerful, if you know how to drive a RWD car properly it can be done no problem. So, the extra weight isn’t necessary but wouldn’t hurt. The good snow tires is the more important part.
By the way, wicked jealous of your son’s car, I love the BRZ!
From what I’ve heard from BRZ owners, the car is actually fairly good in the snow when you have four good snow tires. It’s certainly not as good as AWD, but because it’s balanced and not extremely powerful, if you know how to drive a RWD car properly it can be done no problem. So, the extra weight isn’t necessary but wouldn’t hurt. The good snow tires is the more important part.
By the way, wicked jealous of your son’s car, I love the BRZ!
