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#4202
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
Fungus - go get a pinstripe eraser from the local parts store, one that specializes in paint/body work. You hook it up to a drill and its literally a circular rubber erarser. It pulls that stuff up without hitting the paint too hard.
Just don't lean too hard into it, that WILL take off the paint
Just don't lean too hard into it, that WILL take off the paint
fm
#4203
'84 5-letter
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Thanks ioTus. I got the chunky stuff off the car with a heat gun and a plastic scraper this evening. Tried getting the rest off with decal remover, but yeah, it's going to take a pinstripe eraser to do this right. I'm actually pleasantly surprised...I fully expected the paint to be a different shade underneath the moldings, but what I've uncovered matches really well. Crossing my fingers...heading to the paint store tomorrow to get a pinstripe eraser. Better make sure my batteries in my drill are charged. May need to borrow a corded drill to get the job done though. fm
#4204
Finally finished my rewiring..planned out and placed the wires where they will be set on......A few more wires to untangle and then I can shorten a lot of wires
Next week i install the dash so I can measure the new lengths of the rewired harness ;D
Aiming for cleanest wire harness setup.
Next week i install the dash so I can measure the new lengths of the rewired harness ;D
Aiming for cleanest wire harness setup.
#4205
Rotary Onigiri
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The thing was just too wobbly on my drill and too hard to control. I ended up using a combination of Goo Gone, a plastic scraper, and glass scratch remover to get that gunk off. The Goo Gone and plastic scraper got the big boogers off, the scratch remover got the marks and left over residue off. Here's what it looks like now. The right-side of the factory 3-piece wing is there just to give me an idea what the car is going to look like. I'm very pleased.
As irritated as I am that I fuxored my front fender paint, it's not really that big of a deal as it's going to get a lick of paint as a part of it's makeover anyway.
fm
#4206
'84 5-letter
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fungus - Damn dood so sorry to hear! it worked great when i was removing the goo from the fender arch trim
777CheekZ, awesome work man you're taking it a step further than myself with the whole dash removal thing check out this thread on ausrotary, it has really helped me understand the power system wiring, including the FD alternator upgrade and how to properly wire it into the system:
AusRotary.com • View topic - MOVING A BATTERY FROM ENGINE BAY TO THE BOOT!!
Finally finished my rewiring..planned out and placed the wires where they will be set on......A few more wires to untangle and then I can shorten a lot of wires
Next week i install the dash so I can measure the new lengths of the rewired harness ;D
Aiming for cleanest wire harness setup.
Next week i install the dash so I can measure the new lengths of the rewired harness ;D
Aiming for cleanest wire harness setup.
AusRotary.com • View topic - MOVING A BATTERY FROM ENGINE BAY TO THE BOOT!!
#4207
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
Anyway, I absolutely love where this thing is going.
fm
#4208
'85 12a
iTrader: (10)
Fungus, 20 years ago I had a similar issue. A sign painter friend said " Let me do something." He put a Brillo pad on a small roller and put dappled red One Shot (sign paint) along the strip. Then he repeated with purple. Then yellow. It actually looked really good on the sunshine silver.
#4209
Rotary Onigiri
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Flare or to not flare.
Fungus, 20 years ago I had a similar issue. A sign painter friend said " Let me do something." He put a Brillo pad on a small roller and put dappled red One Shot (sign paint) along the strip. Then he repeated with purple. Then yellow. It actually looked really good on the sunshine silver.
Completely finished removing the adhesive from the side moldings this evening. I mocked up a fender flare from cardboard just to get an idea if I'm going to like them.
Here the 16x7 +43 offset wheels look way to tucked:
I jacked up the car and took the rear wheel off, then lowered it again. The wheel is now about 2" negatively offset from before. I think this looks much better.
16s are a tad too big for my tastes, so after evaluating the flared look and wheels, I looking at either a 13 or 14" wheel, either 8.5 or 9" wide in the rear. Probably 8" wheel in the front. Flares should allow nice fitment. Since I auto-x, I want smaller wheels to take advantage of the lighter unsprung weight.
There's a pic of Kentetsu's car I saw where he's running 13x8s under stock fenders and it looks amazing...and it performs as good as it looks.
fm
#4210
'84 5-letter
iTrader: (5)
fungus - SO much yes!!!!
today:
cleaned the new, untainted s5 intake manifold. This time no fancy coatings. F* ceramic. It cracks, flakes, surface prep will destroy any machined surfaces... its not worth ruining a perfectly functioning part for some possible gains. I'm not even letting that ceramic coating shop anywhere near my header, its too nice and too expensive to experiment around with. I'm going to leave the intake raw aluminum, and just clean up the corrosion from time to time. At some point down the road I will be painting everything under the hood, however right now what i've got is a bunch of 25-30 year old used parts, cleaned as much as they can be. Its almost a ratter kinda look, very clean and tidy, but worn in. I'm liking it. I'm going to roll with this until I pull the engine and everything, at which point I'll go all out with polish and paint. I'm hoping that will be a long ways off, as I want to get around to driving her finally!!!
Also finished up my wiring diagram of the main ECU harness, glad to get that out of my brain and onto paper, it's been bugging me.
So many things going on at once, planning the whole ECU / ignition / wire tuck project, its hard to keep track and i've been jumping around a bit when i get too worn out on one part. I've almost got the whole charging, starting, and grounding system figured out, but havent cut or pulled any cabling yet. First thing first is to see about hooking up the factory harness and turning the key - see if things light up after the tuck. If they do, then forward to the ECU install. If not - then I have more basic issues to address first
I'm very curious to see if I lose any systems or circuits from having the ECU not plugged in. My biggest concern is there may be some power wire that normally gets routed through the ecu and back to the harness, or a ground wire in the ecu harness that would otherwise be grounded through the ecu casing. More diagrams to read
Tomorrow, however, I will be taking a much needed break, and shredding it, dirt jump mountain bike style, followed by delicous burgers and dank seattle micro brew.
today:
cleaned the new, untainted s5 intake manifold. This time no fancy coatings. F* ceramic. It cracks, flakes, surface prep will destroy any machined surfaces... its not worth ruining a perfectly functioning part for some possible gains. I'm not even letting that ceramic coating shop anywhere near my header, its too nice and too expensive to experiment around with. I'm going to leave the intake raw aluminum, and just clean up the corrosion from time to time. At some point down the road I will be painting everything under the hood, however right now what i've got is a bunch of 25-30 year old used parts, cleaned as much as they can be. Its almost a ratter kinda look, very clean and tidy, but worn in. I'm liking it. I'm going to roll with this until I pull the engine and everything, at which point I'll go all out with polish and paint. I'm hoping that will be a long ways off, as I want to get around to driving her finally!!!
Also finished up my wiring diagram of the main ECU harness, glad to get that out of my brain and onto paper, it's been bugging me.
So many things going on at once, planning the whole ECU / ignition / wire tuck project, its hard to keep track and i've been jumping around a bit when i get too worn out on one part. I've almost got the whole charging, starting, and grounding system figured out, but havent cut or pulled any cabling yet. First thing first is to see about hooking up the factory harness and turning the key - see if things light up after the tuck. If they do, then forward to the ECU install. If not - then I have more basic issues to address first
I'm very curious to see if I lose any systems or circuits from having the ECU not plugged in. My biggest concern is there may be some power wire that normally gets routed through the ecu and back to the harness, or a ground wire in the ecu harness that would otherwise be grounded through the ecu casing. More diagrams to read
Tomorrow, however, I will be taking a much needed break, and shredding it, dirt jump mountain bike style, followed by delicous burgers and dank seattle micro brew.
#4213
Ready or not...
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Taos, NM
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I took her for a sweet drive through the canyon. The weather is beautiful and she is running well.
Eloy, a cop from a town 50 mi. away is coming to test drive her tomorrow... He may be "the one" for her. I have turned away a creep who wants me to come down on my price so he can use her as a parts car. I have parked her in back, hiding for weeks, but Eloy saved a newspaper clipping and is following up. I will post the results of his test drive.
Eloy, a cop from a town 50 mi. away is coming to test drive her tomorrow... He may be "the one" for her. I have turned away a creep who wants me to come down on my price so he can use her as a parts car. I have parked her in back, hiding for weeks, but Eloy saved a newspaper clipping and is following up. I will post the results of his test drive.
#4214
Now w/ 12A SP
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Ms. Diy, I fully understand what your going through selling your car, my parents went through this in 96' when they sold their 74' Bronco. Took us till' a few weeks before leaving the state to find a buyer who wasn't gunna strip it or try to low ball us. Finally they sold it to a dude who first built it for his wife and now has made it into a truly sick trail rig, he was a real gear head, sounds like if ya gotta ler it go you may have found "The One" for it. As for what I have done odds and ends after changing my granddad's oil.
#4215
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Well, he cancelled
PS I've taken to calling her by her name again (not the term "the Mazda" to protect me from attachment).
#4216
I was thinking about you this morning wondering if you had found a better job or if Smooth was in your past. Glad you still get to drive her around and hoping you find that better employment opportunity I know is out there.
#4217
Checked the fluid levels and then fired up the GSL-SE and took her for a drive just to get her warmed up.
On the GSL-EV I worked on fitting the charge plug under the gas cover. Here is what it will mostly look like. This was just to check the fit of everything. I have some bare metal so I need to paint it before I put everything in permanently. I think it will turn out pretty well.
I am going to put a little label on the door that says "110/240 VAC only!" when I figure out something that will look period correct. Anyone have a picture of the "unleaded fuel only" emblem on a black car?
On the GSL-EV I worked on fitting the charge plug under the gas cover. Here is what it will mostly look like. This was just to check the fit of everything. I have some bare metal so I need to paint it before I put everything in permanently. I think it will turn out pretty well.
I am going to put a little label on the door that says "110/240 VAC only!" when I figure out something that will look period correct. Anyone have a picture of the "unleaded fuel only" emblem on a black car?
#4222
'84 5-letter
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Today i tried to install the new aluminum radiator.
It's significantly shorter than the OEM, so the factory fan shroud would not fit. So i tried cutting a hole in it to pass through the lower radiator hose, only to find out its also a good inch narrower than factory, so there would be nothing for the shroud to bolt on to anyways. So i ruined a mint condition factory fan shroud, yay for me.
And then, because the lower hose is so much higher, its at an extremely awkward angle towards the S5 lower water pump hose and no way will any part of the OEM lower radiator hose fit, even if cut down. Hm. We'll see if i can get a flexible universal hose tomorrow, and it looks like I'll have to be going with e-fans after all.
It's significantly shorter than the OEM, so the factory fan shroud would not fit. So i tried cutting a hole in it to pass through the lower radiator hose, only to find out its also a good inch narrower than factory, so there would be nothing for the shroud to bolt on to anyways. So i ruined a mint condition factory fan shroud, yay for me.
And then, because the lower hose is so much higher, its at an extremely awkward angle towards the S5 lower water pump hose and no way will any part of the OEM lower radiator hose fit, even if cut down. Hm. We'll see if i can get a flexible universal hose tomorrow, and it looks like I'll have to be going with e-fans after all.
#4225
searching...
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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...tyleid=17#menu Search thing is amazing.
Edit, sorry for double post.
Edit, sorry for double post.