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Those aren't cinder blocks.
yes I know....they are bricksQuote:
Originally Posted by Farrar
forget I even said anything....carry on :mallet:
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I've used both ramps and bricks. I trust a good solid paving stone more than ramps. As long as you block the wheels she's not going to be rolling anywhere. I have to admit though, my father took a set of those cheap metal ramps and welded so much steel support to them that I'd trust them even after you dropped a semi on them. I hated moving those things though, they weighed nearly 50 lbs each.Quote:
Originally Posted by John U
Since it's raining outside I can't do much. I did go work on those two weird spots where someone sanded the grain out. I went from 120, 80, to a blending pad and I think it helped. I'd get a pic but it went from a drizzle to a downpour. Last night I sprayed some SEM trim black on my side moldings and I think they turned out great. I can't wait for it to dry up so I can put them back on the car.
I finally got 2930 going again! Yay!
The last time I took her out (the dragoncon parade) the cooling fans decided not to turn on. As the temp gauge doesn't work, and I was stuck, I just had to limp home as best as I could.
I started working on it about 2 weeks ago. It wouldn't start. My worst fear was that it'd overheated and the head was shot, so I pulled the intake and did a compression test. The results: PASS! It wasn't great, but it was enough that she should start.
I did notice that the plugs were badly fouled. I re-set the mixture and reassembled everything, voila! She started right up.
I now need to hook up the dwell meter to set the mixture correctly, change the oil, and still fix the *(&@#^ ATF leak.
--buddy
I have four jack stands, but given I had her up for an entire month I didn't want to use those.Quote:
Originally Posted by John U
You are right I do need to get some ramps - those pavers were a last second decision to get the job underway. They are driveway rated though not normal path ones, doesn't make it the smartest of ideas though :)
Stripped down to my VOD. Removed the old water pump and, to my surprise, the new ones needs a lot of assembly so there went a night recycling various bits and pieces from the old one. Installed the new silicone hosing for this area too, including the heater feed, BUT two snapped bolts from the old pump made going any further a disaster.
Attempts to get those snapped bolts out were an utter disaster leaving no choice but to abort. As I was working to a tight schedule (wanted my DeLorean back together again for a BTTF drive-in that was coming up) I was convinced that was now over... (pump is simply being held in place by the hoses in bottom shot)
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Sorry to hear about the broken bolts. I just had to drill 2 bolts out that held in the pump (only the 1 at the bottom came out), if the bolts broke off and are flush dont waste any time and just drill them out. I had to remove the bumper support bracket to have a flush shot. I used time-serts and they worked great and i never have to worry about them again (heli coils are a temp fix usually). I just replaced my hoses and now kinda wish i got silicone, but i bet they are prob out of my very low price range. They do look great!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tillsy
Didn't touch the car, but a box of parts from British Wiring showed up in the mail today. :)
Cheers mate - I fumed on it for a couple of nights and continued with other aspects of the work. I then decided to take a punt and remove the rear, drill them out, put the rear back on, and hope it went well and didn't set me back too much more. One ended up (relectantly) coming out with vicegrips once decent access was obtained, the other we tried VERY carefully using a left threaded drillbit but SNAP -now had a broken bolt with an even tougher metal stuck in the middle of it. Caused many hours of stress knowing we made a bad situation worse, but finally fixed the disaster! Next time I won't even bother going the extraction path!Quote:
Originally Posted by krs09
Installed my freshly ceramic coated muffler and reinstalled the rear impact absorber, fascia and alternator. Charged up the battery and took the first spin in 2 weeks. The exhaust seals better than ever with the new band clamp and the car is running great. Also got my JL XD300 amp in the mail, so tomorrow's project is to get that DMC CA sub installed.
Some pics of the muffler:
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Well worth the money if you ask me!