My Light Beige GSL-SE Restomod Build
06-01-11, 10:01 AM
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Here are all the new interior parts:
Headliner Rear Clips, Switch Panel, Inside Door Pull Cups, Door Lock Trim pieces, and Brake/Clutch Pedal Pads
Here are the rest of the new parts:
Engine Mounts, Negative Battery Cable, Positive Battery Cable, Fusible Links, Belts, inner transmission boot, and Oil Metering and Oil Injector Sealing Washers
Headliner Rear Clips, Switch Panel, Inside Door Pull Cups, Door Lock Trim pieces, and Brake/Clutch Pedal Pads
Here are the rest of the new parts:
Engine Mounts, Negative Battery Cable, Positive Battery Cable, Fusible Links, Belts, inner transmission boot, and Oil Metering and Oil Injector Sealing Washers
06-02-11, 01:02 PM
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nice!
06-02-11, 02:48 PM
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This weekend is going to be a big install weekend for me. I have a car show to go to Saturday morning.
I'll get a bunch of pics of the progress.
I'll get a bunch of pics of the progress.
06-06-11, 11:54 AM
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Friday I replaced all the interior bits that I bought. I have a few more interior pieces on the way than that is basically done.
The motor mounts are changed out and also replaced the crush washers for the oil injectors, belts, and fusable links. Today I replaced the starter and negative battery cable.
I still need to replace the positive batery cable, shifter boot, and rebuild the OMP.
My list is starting to get really small, lol.
Here is a pic from a car show saturday morning:
The motor mounts are changed out and also replaced the crush washers for the oil injectors, belts, and fusable links. Today I replaced the starter and negative battery cable.
I still need to replace the positive batery cable, shifter boot, and rebuild the OMP.
My list is starting to get really small, lol.
Here is a pic from a car show saturday morning:
06-07-11, 02:46 PM
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I've been thinking more about restomod part of this build. I think I'm going to skip most of it and keep this car more original.
New list:
-Bönez Street Exhaust System
-Hawk HPS pads
-SS Brake lines (already have)
-SS clutch line (already installed)
-Racing Beat Muffler (already installed)
-Eibach Springs (already installed)
-Tokico Illumina Shocks
-Energy Suspension Polyurethane Bushings
Parts I may or may not get:
-Re-Speed Tubular Competition Sway Bar
-Power Slot Brake Rotors
I figure that these parts would improve the car just slightly without changing the original feel of the car.
Thoughts?
New list:
-Bönez Street Exhaust System
-Hawk HPS pads
-SS Brake lines (already have)
-SS clutch line (already installed)
-Racing Beat Muffler (already installed)
-Eibach Springs (already installed)
-Tokico Illumina Shocks
-Energy Suspension Polyurethane Bushings
Parts I may or may not get:
-Re-Speed Tubular Competition Sway Bar
-Power Slot Brake Rotors
I figure that these parts would improve the car just slightly without changing the original feel of the car.
Thoughts?
06-09-11, 11:31 AM
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-I have the blues on the car now and they are a little harsh in the rear. I'm hoping that running the Illumina in the rear on the softest setting with soften the ride a little.
-Is there a large increase in noise with the bushings even if I go with the graphite impregnated ones?
06-14-11, 10:07 PM
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-I chose the Bonez over the RB header because I wanted to keep the original look and I'm not really concerned with a HP increase. My stock cats are a little clogged and rusted so that was the main reason for the change.
-I have the blues on the car now and they are a little harsh in the rear. I'm hoping that running the Illumina in the rear on the softest setting with soften the ride a little.
-Is there a large increase in noise with the bushings even if I go with the graphite impregnated ones?
-I have the blues on the car now and they are a little harsh in the rear. I'm hoping that running the Illumina in the rear on the softest setting with soften the ride a little.
-Is there a large increase in noise with the bushings even if I go with the graphite impregnated ones?
Word of caution: take your estimated time frame for completion and triple it, just to be on the safe side.
Also, make sure you have a grinder with a thin cut-off wheel and 2 propane torches, with extra gas.
You may also want to pick up new bolts for the front and rear control arms, as they can be seized to the bronze inserts.
Get yourself a 26mm socket for the front stay rods.
06-15-11, 09:28 AM
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there is no increase in noise with the Graphite Impregnated bushings. I put them on my FB this spring and drove it down to DGRR on them. No squeaks.
Word of caution: take your estimated time frame for completion and triple it, just to be on the safe side.
Also, make sure you have a grinder with a thin cut-off wheel and 2 propane torches, with extra gas.
You may also want to pick up new bolts for the front and rear control arms, as they can be seized to the bronze inserts.
Get yourself a 26mm socket for the front stay rods.
Word of caution: take your estimated time frame for completion and triple it, just to be on the safe side.
Also, make sure you have a grinder with a thin cut-off wheel and 2 propane torches, with extra gas.
You may also want to pick up new bolts for the front and rear control arms, as they can be seized to the bronze inserts.
Get yourself a 26mm socket for the front stay rods.
06-15-11, 10:32 AM
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Chris, were you able to find brown door handle cups? I could only find Black still available. If you did get brown, where did you find them? If you got black, are you leaving them black or painting the brown? And if you are painting them brown, what paint are you using?
-Scott
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06-15-11, 10:37 AM
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Chris, were you able to find brown door handle cups? I could only find Black still available. If you did get brown, where did you find them? If you got black, are you leaving them black or painting the brown? And if you are painting them brown, what paint are you using?
-Scott
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06-16-11, 12:53 PM
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PM'd you rotordogg.
This weekend I will be rebuilding the OMP. It is working good but is covered in grease so I'm sure it's leaking some. I have all new crush washers and o-ring for it as well.
This weekend I will be rebuilding the OMP. It is working good but is covered in grease so I'm sure it's leaking some. I have all new crush washers and o-ring for it as well.
06-18-11, 03:49 AM
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so tell me... that positive cable you have... is that for an SE or a 12A car? the SE's cable is NLA and if you got one i'm gonna be sooo jealous.. the downside either way is the red rubber over the terminal end and the different terminal end. not original looking on either part. i recently installed a new oem cable on my 85 GSL..
06-19-11, 11:14 PM
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so tell me... that positive cable you have... is that for an SE or a 12A car? the SE's cable is NLA and if you got one i'm gonna be sooo jealous.. the downside either way is the red rubber over the terminal end and the different terminal end. not original looking on either part. i recently installed a new oem cable on my 85 GSL..
06-21-11, 02:38 PM
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I haven't had a chance to do the OMP rebuild yet but I will be getting to that on Thursday. I also plan to go over everything on the car since I'm taking the car on a trip over the mountians over 300 miles each way and over 10k feet above sea level. It will be a good test for the car.