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bwaits 10-01-10 02:13 PM

Not your stuff Dave, the stuff at mazmart.


Originally Posted by rotarydude (Post 10243706)
although if i ever get over there and inventory that may change

That is true, but the general answer given to 99% who call will be, nope all gone......

-billy

Aaron Cake 10-02-10 10:37 AM

Guys, remember that I am across the continent and have no idea who this dealer is, or how any of you relate to it.

So should I even bother calling them? Or did the parts disappear long ago?

At any rate, I am editing the video disassembly video now but will have a busy next couple of days so it it may be a little while.

jm93rx7 10-02-10 11:34 AM

subscribed.... Nice videos

rotarydude 10-02-10 08:25 PM


Originally Posted by Aaron Cake (Post 10247403)
Guys, remember that I am across the continent and have no idea who this dealer is, or how any of you relate to it.

So should I even bother calling them? Or did the parts disappear long ago?

At any rate, I am editing the video disassembly video now but will have a busy next couple of days so it it may be a little while.

Your best bet would be to post a list of what you are looking for. Some of us know where to find the stuff but what we know is to broad to list.

Landon303 10-03-10 07:15 AM

Cool! I"m glad to finally see your cosmo is getting attention =)

Keep it up, looking forward to the engine tear down video

bwaits 10-04-10 08:39 AM


Originally Posted by rotarydude (Post 10248036)
Your best bet would be to post a list of what you are looking for. Some of us know where to find the stuff but what we know is to broad to list.

Agreed... I will help any way I can.

-billy

Aaron Cake 10-04-10 06:29 PM

Thanks everyone. :) At the moment I think I have everything I need from a more local source. Everything except a passenger front fender. I'm sure that as I go along, I'll be needing more stuff...

Aaron Cake 10-05-10 10:39 AM

Part 3 - Engine Disassembly and Cleaning
 
Part 3 covering engine disassembly and cleaning has now been posted. When I initially started tearing down the engine and looked through the exhaust ports, I was worried about the condition of the housings. But as soon as I got into the engine, I was pleasantly surprised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MXfs_Srs4

Now, what to do next? I think I'll start plugging some holes (antenna, door handles, etc.) in the body. A little bit of light body work to get those juices flowing again.

stevensimon 10-05-10 03:10 PM

Aaron Cake- the 23000 posts that ted wished he was

-Ted


great vids, great victory on the housings

cptpain 10-05-10 03:35 PM

I like where this is going!!!

CoRDiTe 10-05-10 03:38 PM

I might of missed it in the earlier posts, but when you purchased this did it come with a title? If not are you just going to make this a show car or a track car ?

thejallenator 10-05-10 04:10 PM

ah i love the canadian accent!! maaazda. so great man. i coulda swore i read that you were stickin a more modern motor in there. but i might have read wrong. that motor looked great man! cant wait for the next update :icon_tup:

Gryffinwings 10-05-10 04:21 PM

Wow, this is great, keep it up!!!

Aaron Cake 10-05-10 04:23 PM


Originally Posted by CoRDiTe (Post 10252711)
I might of missed it in the earlier posts, but when you purchased this did it come with a title? If not are you just going to make this a show car or a track car ?

Complete with title. The local wrecking yard will not take a car unless they receive the title.


Originally Posted by thejallenator (Post 10252758)
ah i love the canadian accent!! maaazda. so great man. i coulda swore i read that you were stickin a more modern motor in there. but i might have read wrong. that motor looked great man! cant wait for the next update :icon_tup:

These housings will be used with GSL-SE irons to create a hybrid old-school 6 port engine.

Gryffinwings 10-05-10 04:26 PM

What electric impact and drill are you using, I could use those tools myself.

Aaron Cake 10-05-10 04:39 PM


Originally Posted by Gryffinwings (Post 10252786)
What electric impact and drill are you using, I could use those tools myself.

The electric impact is made by "Power Fist" and sold through Princess Auto. Your equivalent would be "Harbor Freight" and I bet they have one that looks exactly the same (they all come from the same place in China). For the $69 I paid, it has done very well. Most of the time it can get the flywheel and front hub nuts off without too much of an issue.

The little impact is a 1/4" drive 100 FT-LBs 18V cordless from Canadian Tire. They have a "powerXchange" line of tools which all use the same 18V Li-Ion or Ni-Cad batteries.

kevk 10-05-10 04:40 PM

sweet dude cant wait to see what you do with the body ohh and hay when you get to the dash give just dashes a call iam sending mine to them soon too and rotarydude already has i believe

Aaron Cake 10-06-10 02:52 PM

I figure I will just recover the dash myself with vinyl. Doesn't seem that hard to do. The shipping to Just Dashes and back would be very costly and I've never heard of the company before.

stevensimon 10-06-10 04:38 PM

you should look int flocking the stock dash..

suede feel=cool fo real

kevk 10-06-10 05:11 PM

well i know the mostly do stuff for classic american cars but did you check out there website http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP5Ao...layer_embedded

Aaron Cake 10-09-10 10:34 AM

It's is probably easier and faster for me to just recover it in vinyl. Just need some glue and a heat gun, and then time. I'll likely be giving the same treatment to some other trim in the car when I reach that point. But that's a long way off.

Gryffinwings 10-09-10 10:40 AM

When's the next video coming out, I enjoyed watching the others.

_Ko0LaiD_ 10-09-10 09:27 PM

Found the perfect color today. http://is.gd/fU6n2

Aaron Cake 10-10-10 10:03 AM

That's pretty close. What I'm going to have to do is hit the paint store and just look at a lot of samples. The metallic blue (possibly called "laser metallic blue") on the Chevy Cobalt is a good starting point, with a little darker tint.

_Ko0LaiD_ 10-10-10 11:16 AM

Yeah, that's a pretty good color. Do you mean this one? http://is.gd/fV48M


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