Yeah, I had started opening it and then saw how much crap was in there and shelved it. Circling back now, of course.
Power steering pump, alternator, fan, radiator, shroud and hoses are on.
It has only one rad mounting bracket because somehow the captive nut for the driver side one is just absent entirely, so there's nowhere to screw it down to. That will take some thinking. It isn't exactly easy to get those things out so the fix will probably not be re-inserting the captive nut.
The heater core is bypassed. I am not foreseeing needing heat in this any time soon. But, it will be easy enough to add it in if desired.
The starter is reinstalled. What a PITA. Here's hoping that original direct drive monster stays healthy for a long time.
Right rear brake line finished. Front brakes assembled. System filled and bled. Pedal is solid and no leaks have been found.
A battery has been charged and the electrics of the car minus starting have been verified again. Burnt out bulbs have been replaced.
Rear shocks have been attached to the axle.
I had installed a new "carb" gasket under the TB, but in addition to the phenolic spacer, which may or may not come to be a regrettable decision. But, this has resulted in the TV rod not being long enough so I will need to lengthen it somewhat from the trans end. No worry, as there is an adjustment to do this, but it means I will never actually be able to experience how the car shifted as it was configured when last driven. No biggie I guess.
The holdup on the trunk floor is the metal prep. It takes so long, and it's such an unpleasant activity. There is a reasonable chance that because of this, I will only weld the front side (for clearance reasons vs the fuel tank) and might do some sort of fasteners on the rest of the perimeter. Haven't made that decision yet.
Yes, the tailpipe rubs on the upper arm through its range of travel. This will become annoying, but I'm going to let it fade from my memory and come back to annoy me later. Not touching the exhaust at this time.
"One Man Brake Bleeder" does it again:
Such a simple thing, but absolutely wonderful. Conventional 2-person bleeding with the pump-open-close-repeat thing is such a pain by comparison. It keeps fluid available at the bleeder so you don't need to close the bleeder to prevent pulling air back in, because it just pulls fluid. Great concept.
Soon...
Power steering pump, alternator, fan, radiator, shroud and hoses are on.
It has only one rad mounting bracket because somehow the captive nut for the driver side one is just absent entirely, so there's nowhere to screw it down to. That will take some thinking. It isn't exactly easy to get those things out so the fix will probably not be re-inserting the captive nut.
The heater core is bypassed. I am not foreseeing needing heat in this any time soon. But, it will be easy enough to add it in if desired.
The starter is reinstalled. What a PITA. Here's hoping that original direct drive monster stays healthy for a long time.
Right rear brake line finished. Front brakes assembled. System filled and bled. Pedal is solid and no leaks have been found.
A battery has been charged and the electrics of the car minus starting have been verified again. Burnt out bulbs have been replaced.
Rear shocks have been attached to the axle.
I had installed a new "carb" gasket under the TB, but in addition to the phenolic spacer, which may or may not come to be a regrettable decision. But, this has resulted in the TV rod not being long enough so I will need to lengthen it somewhat from the trans end. No worry, as there is an adjustment to do this, but it means I will never actually be able to experience how the car shifted as it was configured when last driven. No biggie I guess.
The holdup on the trunk floor is the metal prep. It takes so long, and it's such an unpleasant activity. There is a reasonable chance that because of this, I will only weld the front side (for clearance reasons vs the fuel tank) and might do some sort of fasteners on the rest of the perimeter. Haven't made that decision yet.
Yes, the tailpipe rubs on the upper arm through its range of travel. This will become annoying, but I'm going to let it fade from my memory and come back to annoy me later. Not touching the exhaust at this time.
"One Man Brake Bleeder" does it again:
Such a simple thing, but absolutely wonderful. Conventional 2-person bleeding with the pump-open-close-repeat thing is such a pain by comparison. It keeps fluid available at the bleeder so you don't need to close the bleeder to prevent pulling air back in, because it just pulls fluid. Great concept.
Soon...
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