Went to visit the car in the garage today. I noticed one of the headlight bulbs was askew. Took it out, dropped a screw behind the fascia as usual. Decided I need to replace the headlight buckets -- they're pretty rusty.
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Went to visit the car in the garage today. I noticed one of the headlight bulbs was askew. Took it out, dropped a screw behind the fascia as usual. Decided I need to replace the headlight buckets -- they're pretty rusty.
I don't like driving in the rain so it looks like I won't be driving for a while
Had a great week back in Ontario and put about 300 miles on the D. Car started, ran, and drove like a champ all week. One of those days it was really warm and really humid, and so I learned what it sounds like when your pick-up hose on the fuel pump suction side is temporarily cinked from the fuel getting hot in the tank. Thanks to Dave S for a reassurance email about 15 minutes after I sent out the message saying it is not that unusual. Sure enough, after letting it cool down in the parking lot in the afternoon, the noise didn't reappear.
I did get some practice driving in some crazy rain storms though... wow! I only wish I did a better job at my windshield reseal project last season!! Oh well, good excuse to take the metal trim off for a repaint and put some 3M Window Weld in there while it's apart. But hey, the wipers did well!! lol
Now it's parked again for another couple months as I'm back in Alberta :( I put the house up for sale though, so it might be sooner than later that little Ms. 3937 takes an auto transport journey out West to join me at my future new digs :)
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Made an even bigger mess of it this weekend. Got another pressure plate that also didn't inspire confidence. Removed the transmission to see if anything else was obviously amiss with the release problem. Nothing was. Got frustrated. Discovered that the manual shift mechanism had gotten bent and the primary pivot had come loose. Removed it yet again (this is a terrible job) and straightened it, pressing the pin back in. Removed the driver's side rear quarter panel to prepare to replace the ball stud bracket. Destroyed the inner door seal. Messed up the plastic infill panel while chiseling it out. Old bracket was very bent. Laid the new one in place and for some reason (a variation in my fiberglass?) it's also crooked. Not sure what to do about that. Got frustrated again. Bolted down the rear edge of the roof box which was lifting up. This went OK. Recovered all four headliners, which also went very well. So now the car has no transmission, no driver's side quarter panel, no T panel, no inner door seal, no headliners. Should have YET ANOTHER (third time's the charm, right?) clutch kit on the way. Next weekend should see all of this mess cleaned back up, hopefully. I'm tired of being frustrated by the car and just want to go enjoy it again.
Removed passenger side mirror glass (aftermarket Extended view w/heater) Transfered heating element to the replacement DMCEU Wide Angle Glass and added a bonus feature that I'll talk about once both sides are done and operational. Reinstalled mirror assembly on door. That wide angle really makes a difference.
Jonathan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
Do you know Mike Fischer? Calgary DMC owner. I chatted with him at DCS-12 He said, they have small Calgary area club 5 cars. You could be the 6th. So let me guess your employed in the Oil Industry.
Hey Dennis,Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
Yea, I hope to be the 6th!! lol I met Mike and Dave C pretty soon after getting here in May. Great guys. I have seen Dave's car only, and that was shortly after he got it back from Toby. I am in a downtown apartment in Calgary so I'm going to wait til I get something permanent before bringing my car out here. Something about sketchy parking lots doesn't make me too comfortable leaving the DMC to fend for itself. Although that might be pretty soon as I have been busy looking at houses.
Good guess... ya, oil and gas. But more specifically, water treatment within that industry. It is a brand new company about one year old and there are about 15 of us all from other water treatment backgrounds that are taking a stab at solving some of the province's water problems. There are a couple "eye sores" up north here from the oil industry and I hope to make a difference cleaning them up. Those "tailing ponds" don't represent the whole landscape up north, but they are the most common thing to get attention even though they are a small percentage of the water related stuff. We do a lot of potable and waste systems and getting more and more into process water. It might not sound all that exciting to the average person, but for a water treatment guy it definitely is. I left a pretty cushy spot back in Ontario, but my heart wasn't in it. Hoping that changes out West :)
After a very long weekend of little sleep (rest chemical treatments required reapplication every few hours throughout the night) I repaired rust damage between frame and fuel tank due to leaky brake master cylinder. Of course I had to clean my garage afterward from all the mess the angle grinding made :)
Entire fuel, brake, clutch, and coolant systems now removed for complete replacement.
Few more things to take apart plus waiting on three more deliveries from various DMC dealerships - I can then finally start reassembling her.
Replaced the seat belts with Aussie compliant ones, so aside from the door handles a few weeks ago that is at least something that has been bolted back on :)
Fixed my A/C!
I hadn't turned it on in probably over a year, so I assumed the refrigerant had leaked out. Took it to a shop to get it checked for leaks and for a recharge, turns out everything was fine. Then I noticed the vacuum line to the heater valve was disconnected and thought "waaaiiit a minute." Turns out coolant was still going through the heater core, thus heating up my cold air.
So a $40 trip to the shop ended up being a 10-second fix. But at least I know my compressor is good and my refrigerant is topped off.
I think I'm going to pick up a pair of those A/C vents now so I'm not losing precious cold air in my doors.
Well I picked up my bracket off the firewall and the two trailing arm covers from the powder coating place.
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