Just when I thought I was done with FCs...
03-07-13, 04:12 PM
#77
Yup, brittle orings can make removing those plastic rings a bitch. It definitely helps if you've removed them before and use the right hooked pick.
Nom, nom... your engine will eat plastic bits and not even notice. I say it's worth it, but it's not too difficult to remove them later if you have vacuum leaks. Hope you get it running soon.
Nom, nom... your engine will eat plastic bits and not even notice. I say it's worth it, but it's not too difficult to remove them later if you have vacuum leaks. Hope you get it running soon.
03-10-13, 04:34 PM
#79
Thanks! As I dig into it more I'm realizing what an excellent car it is. It's cleaning up really well - I hope it runs as well as it looks.
I finally got around to cutting and welding a cat into the RB Rev TII downpipe. It's farther forward than the stock main cat would be, but I had good luck with one of these Magnaflow cats back on my GTUs and because I wanted the car to be able to be registered in most states (sorry Cali), it had to have a cat. The O2 bung on this downpipe was buggered as well so I cut and welded a new one in.
Today, I started tackling cleaning up the paint. It's pretty oxidized and has a lot of swirl marks. There are a couple spots on the hood that are chipped which is to be expected - it's an old car. I may come back and touch these up later, but first I just washed the whole car and started going at it with my Porter-Cable DA and some compound. With the coarsest compound on the pad, it really cleaned up the worst of the oxidation pretty well. I'll come back and polish it out and wax it later. I'll have to go back and clean up all the black trim as well - that stuff soaks up compound and polish like crazy.
Oh... I put new Turbo II stickers on as well! The originals were in rough shape. Removing the old ones was a real bitch but it looks so nice with new decals.
Next up, getting it running and off the trailer, then getting the wheels off to be blasted and, I think, powdercoated
I finally got around to cutting and welding a cat into the RB Rev TII downpipe. It's farther forward than the stock main cat would be, but I had good luck with one of these Magnaflow cats back on my GTUs and because I wanted the car to be able to be registered in most states (sorry Cali), it had to have a cat. The O2 bung on this downpipe was buggered as well so I cut and welded a new one in.
Today, I started tackling cleaning up the paint. It's pretty oxidized and has a lot of swirl marks. There are a couple spots on the hood that are chipped which is to be expected - it's an old car. I may come back and touch these up later, but first I just washed the whole car and started going at it with my Porter-Cable DA and some compound. With the coarsest compound on the pad, it really cleaned up the worst of the oxidation pretty well. I'll come back and polish it out and wax it later. I'll have to go back and clean up all the black trim as well - that stuff soaks up compound and polish like crazy.
Oh... I put new Turbo II stickers on as well! The originals were in rough shape. Removing the old ones was a real bitch but it looks so nice with new decals.
Next up, getting it running and off the trailer, then getting the wheels off to be blasted and, I think, powdercoated
03-11-13, 03:26 PM
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you can't beat the factory white, it cleans up so well!
my friend took his GSL-SE wheels to wheels america (not sure if you have them where you are), and i'm amazed at how nice they turned out, they look new, and i've seen new GSL-SE wheels.
my friend took his GSL-SE wheels to wheels america (not sure if you have them where you are), and i'm amazed at how nice they turned out, they look new, and i've seen new GSL-SE wheels.
03-12-13, 05:09 AM
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It does look great in person all cleaned up. It'll look even better when I finish cutting the swirl marks and oxidation out of the paint.
Annoyingly, I'm starting to fall in love with this car which CANNOT happen. Not enough space for all these cars around here and it is the low man on the totem pole.
Annoyingly, I'm starting to fall in love with this car which CANNOT happen. Not enough space for all these cars around here and it is the low man on the totem pole.
03-12-13, 03:28 PM
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i was just thinking, maybe you can take off the front and rear headliner cover things (they are metal), and maybe the headliner can sneak out?
03-13-13, 10:20 AM
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I know you can pull the inner head liner off the sunroof panel very carefully and then unbolt the panel from the tracks. That may allow you to get a better look at the mechanism to see why it will not move. This sounds more like a mechanical issue since the hand crank will not work. If the hand crank did work then I would have to think it is in either the wiring or the electric motor. Unless the motor is rusted and frozen solid.
03-17-13, 12:35 PM
#98
I think there's too great a rush to eliminate "emissions crap", resulting in the endless "Help!" threads that inevitably follow.
@wthdidusay86:
You are today's poster boy for the above sentiment.
Might it not be easier- and potentially, better- to find/install an airpump rather than delete whole systems?
03-17-13, 02:33 PM
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I agree.
I think there's too great a rush to eliminate "emissions crap", resulting in the endless "Help!" threads that inevitably follow.
@wthdidusay86:
You are today's poster boy for the above sentiment.
Might it not be easier- and potentially, better- to find/install an airpump rather than delete whole systems?
I think there's too great a rush to eliminate "emissions crap", resulting in the endless "Help!" threads that inevitably follow.
@wthdidusay86:
You are today's poster boy for the above sentiment.
Might it not be easier- and potentially, better- to find/install an airpump rather than delete whole systems?
03-18-13, 04:55 AM
#100
When I was 16 (I just turned 35 yesterday) and was working on my first TII, I gradually removed all the emissions control stuff because I didn't understand how it worked and much of it was broken and causing driveability problems. Plus, there were no forums to go on and ask for help or to track down parts. The car ran OK with it all blocked off, but it was stinky and nobody ever wanted to ride in it.