mbruneaux Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That's beautiful I'd be scared to go near it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Got started turning wrenches on the car again this weekend for first time in 2 months. Felt good. Started by pulling the dash out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Some people have been asking me why I took the dash out. Honestly, I didn't really want to, but I had two very good reasons. #1 - if you read earlier in this thread there's an electrical nightmare going on under there that I just think is going to be easier to sort out with it out. #2 - It's going to make it alot easier to reinstall things on the firewall when I don't have reach up under the dash to do things. Worked on #1 today ... Here's what I found once I got the dash out of the way: This is what I mean by nightmare: About an hour and half later of tracing lines and carefully removing. I still have a bit of soldering to do to repair things under the dash, but at least my Code Alarm 3000 is gone ... lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 nice I see ya staying at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 do the heater core hose while you have access to it.do it... do it NOW!!! it should last you another 25 years plus piece of mind that you got it done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 do the heater core hose while you have access to it.do it... do it NOW!!! it should last you another 25 years plus piece of mind that you got it done! Thank you!! Excellent advice Import. This is new to me though, I have't read up on this before - I'll have to do a little research ... is there an FAQ post or a link somewhere else you guys know of? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcristquester Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I think this.http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=107140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 did you check the FAQ??? just kidding here is the linkzzzz 8th post down then many pics in that post. http://www.starquest...howtopic=131748 how to remove dash and get to the hose: http://www.starquest...howtopic=107140 all in the FAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsi_tom Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 What a mess with that alarm system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks for the links guys. Read up on everything ... looks like a fun job. :blink: I'll do it though .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Ordered up 150 brand new 10mm bolts, just couldn't bring myself to use the old ones after seeing the car in fresh paint. I gotta order some 12mm ones as well. And, I picked these up from Natallica ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Worked on getting all the 15 year old brakes, hydraulic lines, and rotors off this weekend. New stuff going on shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 great work, are you gonna install poly bushings as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 are you dis assembling and repainting the suspension components while you are at it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Where did you get the bolts? Great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 great work, are you gonna install poly bushings as well? I've thought about that, but I have to keep reminding myself I can't do everything at once. I'll have the car for long time, so I'm trying to focus just on what would be a total pain in the butt to do later vs. now, and what needs to be done to get the car up and running after sitting for so many years. Eventually I'll do the bushings ... are you dis assembling and repainting the suspension components while you are at it?? Not right now. I have no intentions of keeping the current suspension. Once the car is put back together, running, registered, and all that stuff, the first thing I'll do is replace the suspension. If I can find a set of D2's, or, I do have a set of the ever elusive Eibach's in my garage. So, I don't really see any point in putting time/energy into the current stuff. Where did you get the bolts? Great idea. Found them at an eBay store called The Bolt Barn. Pretty cool, reminds me of an online Fastenal. They have a little bit of everything. They're Metric Grade 10.9, so they're not flimsy junk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 A member on here mentioned EvapoRust to me a while back and I figured I'd give it a go. Awesome stuff - works way better than I ever thought it would. So, since then it's been brackets, brackets, and more brackets. Soak, scrub, prime, paint .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Took a tip out of kev's steering gearbox rebuild thread and hit the gearbox with some POR15 and then coated it in some clear. I unbolted it much as I could to swivel it around without fully disconnecting it. I also have plans to do the trans tunnel in POR15 in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Worked on undercoating all four wheel wells this past weekend before all the new brake stuff goes back on. I used the 3M Spray undercoating. It's kind of a "dull" look, but much better than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Did you clean that up a little before the coating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 looks good nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 On 10/20/2015 at 4:11 AM, randy said: Did you clean that up a little before the coating? I powerwashed the car during the summer before I took it down for paint, and I blasted out the wheels wells then. That said, I did clean them up best I could by hand before I undercoated. If you're asking if I took a whizzer under there and ground everything down before undercoating - then, no, I didn't. If it weren't for the white over-spray that was in the wheel wells from the previous crap paint job I probably wouldn't have done anything to tell the truth. There was over-spray on this car everywhere (if you've read through the thread you've seen it). The paint shop actually sent all the door jam trim and weather stripping home with me to clean up and prep for re-installation. I spent hours this summer using chemicals and steel wool removing overspray. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Rebuilt the wiper motor this past weekend: Back together and repacked with fresh grease. Hopefully it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Got a new brake master cylinder as well. The old one was visibly leaking. Ordered a DORMAN from RockAuto. Here's the part number for future reference. Got it all ready to be bench primed. Hoping to get the installed on the car this weekend as well as the brake lines and new hydraulic lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 nice those parts really clean up well with that evapo rust, and a little paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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