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Finished the first heated and cooled seat. This seat is the passenger seat, so I'll be driving to DCS with the drivers and passenger seats swapped. The heater also is not hooked up yet, and the controller for the cooling is also not built yet. So for now it'll just have an on/off for the cooling fans at full speed. An update coming tonight at the seat thread...
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?34...D-Cooled-Seats
Hell of a weekend. Removed the engine and transmission. Degreased and cleaned the entire frame and every plated part in sight, all of which came back to a really nice yellow shine. Tore off the manifold, valve covers, timing cover, oil pan and crankcase. New gaskets on all of the above. Resealed the brass plug on the passenger side of the timing cover. New rear main seals. New A/C idler pulleys and o-ring. New pilot bearing. New clutch master and backup hood release cable. Flushed the clutch system. Tied up all the new A/C lines to the frame under the cradle where they belonged, but we couldn't reach when doing the replacement initially. Replaced all the bushings in the shift linkage. Tapped two stripped bolt holes (one in my manifold, one in my throttle body) so they seal better. Finally replaced the passenger side TAB, which was very bent. Did the drivers side a few months back and it was fine.
Right now the motor is on a stand half full with oil on its side to leak-test the new gaskets. Tonight I clean up the garage and find all my tools again, tomorrow I will rotate the motor to the other side. This week Clint is rebuilding the transmission (all new seals, o-rings, gaskets, roll pins, end nuts, bellows, you name it) and next weekend we will reassemble everything, with a new slave cylinder, clutch, throw-out bearing, pressure plate and flywheel.
Time permitting we also hope to remove the rear quarter panels and replace the ball stud brackets, then bolt down the roof box and possibly re-cover and replace the headliners.
Couldn't have done any of it without David and Clint's help! More accomodating friends never existed.
June is an exciting month for 2100...
Had a great time helping out Jon, although Clint was definitely the expert calling the shots. I learned a ton. The more I learn about this car the more I realize how much I don't know. Looking forward to getting it all back together.
I'm so sore I could barely move this morning and my hands may never come clean. But it was the best weekend I've had in years!Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Celebrated his/hers 31st Birthday. :)
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Today: New fuel filter, accumulator, and fuel pump. Removed seats to install new carpet.
Happy Birthday. :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by SIMid
Car is cleaned, packed and tire pressure, oil level and coolant level have been checked. I like packing a little early because I keep thinking of things I forgot while I'm still at home.
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Originally Posted by jawn101
What! You removed all your rust proofing? Oh, Wait your in California. I guess you don't need it :biggrin: On another Note: WOW! pretty ambitious undertaking in a short time span. :thumbup:
Acid application #15, removed first chunks of broken tap from hole. If I can get the tap out tomorrow I will be in line to get her to DCS.
Haha! I have to hand it to that layer of gunk... it really protected things nicely. A lot of these plated parts (mounts, pulleys, brackets, etc) look like brand new, if a little dull underneath. Last time I cleaned the gunk off the back of the engine while it was mounted, I was rewarded by oil leaks everywhere. This time there's gaskets instead of caked on filth to keep the oil inside :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
And yeah it's a HUGE list of jobs we're doing. I couldn't have accomplished 90% of it even with infinite time without my partners in crime. One of these days I'm betting we'll see Wolff up there with Roush and Lingenfelter and Shelby. In fact, I should get his autograph on the motor now, while I still can.... ;)
glad to hear you finally found something that works. good luck with the rest of the tap! :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by AdmiralSenn
I went to fix a leak under the t panel on the driver's side rear window. I was cleaning up the weather strip area to apply more rtv when I got a bright idea. One thing lead to another and now I know there's grain under that red paint. Pictures soon but Red will be sporting a stainless mohawk for awhile ;)
Yeah that's usually how it starts, and before you know it half the car is taken apart. :tongue2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny_Z
Replaced the angle drive and the lower speedo cable. Hooray for a working speedometer again!
Drove it almost half way from Minneapolis to Orlando.
Put some spare belts in the trunk.
Oh yeah, I've done that several times. This time I kept looking from the bottle of my left over stripper to this panel and curiosity won.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjdehlin
Good news and bad news. The Tpanel is stripped. I found some odd damage. It's not dented...just scratched a lot. The blending pad could probably take it out if I worked and worked and worked at it. I might be looking to invest in a wolf wheel once the job situation works out.
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So excited to see the transformation!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny_Z
Put a new oil filter on and rotated the engine 90 degrees on the stand. No leaks at all on the driver's side, now to give it a few days tilted on the passenger side. Looking forward to putting it all back together and taking a quick spin this weekend! Should feel like a very different car.
Between yesterday and today, I put a new CAI (Cold Air Intake) on the D. That old Volvo air inlet valve was stuck in the closed/hot position since I've owned the car, so I got that mess out of there and man does it suck air through that vent. It's the first time in 11 years of ownership that I could actually feel air being sucked through there.
If there is one thing an owner can do to get bang-for-one's-buck, I think this would be it. I know the engine certainly breaths better and that is a good thing for sure.
Just waiting on my K&N as well and I think the engine will be thanking me as time goes on. It really does make a difference... not 2012 Mustang GT fast difference, but for the D, you'll be able to tell rightaway the car is running better.
Have a good one!
+1. Although I went EFI a while ago and don't have the stock manifold or air cleaner anymore, I was running a hose to the passenger pontoon and had a K&N filter in there. I recently removed that setup and simply connected the filter to the mouth of the throttle body with a short piece of metal tube and the rubber boot. I traded cooler air from the pontoon for a much shorter intake pathway.
Result? The intake air gets to about 170* or so, but not higher. Yes cooler would be better, but the throaty growl I now experience from the engine/exhaust sounds great! I can't definitively say how much of my performance (not scientifically measured) gain is attributable to the air intake or the improved tune/advance profile that I've worked on, but being that air volume is key and air is what makes "growl", I think this was a big factor. Plus it looks cool through the clear engine cover.
Now if I can just get the front wheels to stay on..........
the rebuild continues, though I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have finished installing the stereo system and had the new window motors replaced and tinted and new headliners. Biggest was redoing the amp rack and installing the center part of the shelf which holds the capacitor and the back wall complete with speaker and ipad intergration.
BTW, DAMN, does this system kick significant A** and for all those who said a 10" sub is too much in that car, have no idea what your talking about. With the proper sub volume controls you can keep it at a nice level or really make it thump. The deeper frequencies it puts out is amazing.
i use to have a cai in my old tuner and then i went through a deep puddle and tore my engine apart. I took the old system though and put it in the D. It is like yours, a SAI short arm intake, yes it is a little warmer with the air but it is still a cleaner system than the old filter and it does make the car a little more throaty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spittybug
Now that the MOT test's done, I decided that I wanted to show my Outatime plate, and, of course, have the real one on too, so I got a couple of stainless brackets made up. They use the existing studs on the bottom edge of the fascia so if I ever decide to remove it in future you'd never know it had been there. It was either that or screw it to the right hand side of the bumper which I wouldn't ever do!
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Awesome plate set up.
I figured out why my driver's door was hanging up. I took the panel off to adjust the linkage. I got it working perfectly. Then I put the panel back together. I guess I bound or bent a rod because when I closed the door I couldn't open it back up. I had to pull the door back apart while it was shut end then figure out what was holding the door in the locked position. I eventually got it open and then gave up for the night. I'll put it back together tomorrow. By the way, anyone attempting to put those bolts back into the pull handle, do yourself a favor and get a piece of fuel or vacuum line this size:
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It made putting them in a breeze. That thing is going in my toolbox.
Finished rebuilding the shift linkage. Cleaned and polished the transmission mounts and mounting hardware. Cleaned the starter. Installed a new jump lead and rubber boots. Briefly considered rebuilding my remaining CV joints but my back was hurting too much to hunch over that today. I'll get to them one day...
I used my car's hood as a table for holding the workshop manual and small parts for Un1 im rebuilding in front of the car.
Removed fuel tank - took a few hours longer than I anticipated :)
Charging battery for second time in as many weeks as my daughter is obsessed with spending 30-60 minutes in my DeLorean each night and she's killing the battery!
Replaced the door handles a few nights ago with the metal ones, SOOOOO much better!
Got a couple of packages in the post today. First were Byrne Heninger's strut brackets, which are an awesome bit of kit. They look really solid!
Second was a plastic stopper for plugging into the cigarette lighter when I'm not using the USB charger adapter. I modelled it up and had it 3D-printed on www.shapeways.com.
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Installed a battery cutoff switch in preparation for working on the fuel pump.
Installed the shock tower bar. Piece of cake, 5 min job, and it makes a noticeable difference.
Washed it.
Drove it.
Just a friendly suggestion: NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER (did I say never?) put ANYTHING on the hood of a DeLorean, so to help prevent it from getting the dreaded "X".Quote:
Originally Posted by vwdmc16
I think nobody really knows how it happens, but I know of at least three theories. 1) PUTTING STUFF ON THE HOOD. 2) Overfilling the compartment below, then trying to force the hood closed, and thereby the X-brace pushes up from below. 3) Slamming the hood to close it, by dropping it from up high, which would seem to put undue pressure on the smooth outer skin.
Oh yeah, just one more thing; DON'T PUT ANYTHING ON YOUR HOOD!
Thomas
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Cleaned the brownish, grody chemical byproducts out of my Hole of Doom. Added new acid with renewed enthusiasm. Continued final reassembly of passenger door.
If this acid bath works I may even get to fire her up tonight or tomorrow.
Got the motor and transmission reinstalled last night. Got the exhaust and intake all put back on today. Motor starts up and is running great but the clutch now isn't disengaging. Research time...
Drove it 700 miles without a glitch.
Looked at it sadly and willed the mail to come faster so I can start getting it back on the road. Glued an aluminum reinforcing bar to the top of the rear headliner backer so when it's recovered it won't sag, hopefully.
Getting the proper part now? Excellent! You'll be back on the road soon. Just frustrating I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by jawn101
Well, here's hoping... getting another of the same part that hopefully will work... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Installed the luggage rack.
Should have been a 15 minute job, but if you drill the holes the tiniest bit off you will spend a LONG time with a rat tail filing the hole bigger in the correct direction. On top of it all, one of the brackets interferes with the rear louvre hinge bracket the smallest bit, but enough that It needs to be taken care of. I think I'm going to try and remove equal parts luggage rack bracket and louvre hinge bracket to fit.