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Looking a bit nicer. I ran out of stainless steel bolts and was a little worried about the sizes of the originals being a bit smaller so I cleaned them up and painted them so I'll remember which ones are original #8s *Plus I thought it looked kind of cool to people I might be driving over the car with. JUST KIDDING!
Looking a bit nicer. I ran out of stainless steel bolts and was a little worried about the sizes of the originals being a bit smaller so I cleaned them up and painted them so I'll remember which ones are original #8s *Plus I thought it looked kind of cool to people I might be driving over the car with. JUST KIDDING!
0 2016/11/21 13:25:53
This is it after wire brushing the largest chunks off. I used a chemical treatment that converts rust after more of this to be a little more sure there wasn't already a hole in the pan. I was half inclined to just get a new and possibly improved oil pan but here the next Pix is how it looked after a lot more work.
This is it after wire brushing the largest chunks off. I used a chemical treatment that converts rust after more of this to be a little more sure there wasn't already a hole in the pan. I was half inclined to just get a new and possibly improved oil pan but here the next Pix is how it looked after a lot more work.
0 2016/11/21 13:15:37
I wasn't sure this would be fixable but I'm frugal and I gave it a shot.
I wasn't sure this would be fixable but I'm frugal and I gave it a shot.
0 2016/11/21 13:11:41
No splash guard = this mess. Whoever last put this on had some of the bolts finger tight and others wrenched down to near breaking level. It leaked (to say the least) a lot.
No splash guard = this mess. Whoever last put this on had some of the bolts finger tight and others wrenched down to near breaking level. It leaked (to say the least) a lot.
0 2016/11/21 13:09:17
Nothing rusted through (Yet) it just looks like crap.
Nothing rusted through (Yet) it just looks like crap.
0 2016/11/21 13:06:44
One of the Bolts I snapped the head off of. I ended up having to grind the nut off which was a royal pain. My "mini torch" wasn't enough to heat it enough to knock it free. A trick I've learned. I put 3 of the tiny disks used to cut with a dremil tool together and they make a good grinder that doesn't break easily.
One of the Bolts I snapped the head off of. I ended up having to grind the nut off which was a royal pain. My "mini torch" wasn't enough to heat it enough to knock it free. A trick I've learned. I put 3 of the tiny disks used to cut with a dremil tool together and they make a good grinder that doesn't break easily.
0 2016/11/21 13:01:29
I've come a long way from this pix.
I've come a long way from this pix.
0 2016/11/21 12:59:36
Some of the rusty #8 nuts and bolts I've replaced with stainless steel. Included are a couple of the snapped off heads. The others I threw as far as I could over the neighbor's roof. I know stainless costs more but why don't car makers try to do something to avoid this? Paint?, Grease?, zinc chromate? Anything!
Some of the rusty #8 nuts and bolts I've replaced with stainless steel. Included are a couple of the snapped off heads. The others I threw as far as I could over the neighbor's roof. I know stainless costs more but why don't car makers try to do something to avoid this? Paint?, Grease?, zinc chromate? Anything!
0 2016/11/21 12:49:41
I'm looking for some words of wisdom on this. I don't know how well this shows but the L(eading) plug in this pix seems to be screwed into some kind of sleeve that extends the plug out. If you look at the trailing plug this is the norm for both plugs on the second rotor. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? And if not what in the hell am I seeing? I don't think its a stripped threads kit because the part that extends is smooth (No threads) I would seriously love some feedback.
I'm looking for some words of wisdom on this. I don't know how well this shows but the L(eading) plug in this pix seems to be screwed into some kind of sleeve that extends the plug out. If you look at the trailing plug this is the norm for both plugs on the second rotor. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? And if not what in the hell am I seeing? I don't think its a stripped threads kit because the part that extends is smooth (No threads) I would seriously love some feedback.
0 2016/11/09 09:06:17
Here is what it looks like on my work bench with the new plug wires from Racingbeats. Stainless steel nuts. I filled the indented text with some white paint using a Krylon Paint Pen from an Art supply store. Maybe its overkill but I think its cool.
Here is what it looks like on my work bench with the new plug wires from Racingbeats. Stainless steel nuts. I filled the indented text with some white paint using a Krylon Paint Pen from an Art supply store. Maybe its overkill but I think its cool.
0 2016/11/09 09:02:03
My OCD solution on a couple of the parts so that looking under the hood doesn't make me vomit.
My OCD solution on a couple of the parts so that looking under the hood doesn't make me vomit.
0 2016/11/09 09:00:07
The Coil plate. A disgusting looking piece of rust.
The Coil plate. A disgusting looking piece of rust.
0 2016/11/09 08:58:46
Me, "Whats that smell from the trunk?" Original Owner, "I don't know..." LATER Me, "What the #$%@?! I have a swimming pool in the back!"
Me, "Whats that smell from the trunk?" Original Owner, "I don't know..." LATER Me, "What the #$%@?! I have a swimming pool in the back!"
0 2016/11/08 09:26:03
Original Owner, "For some reason the trunk smells funky." (After the sale) Me, "OMG I got a $#&@ing swimming pool in the back!"
Original Owner, "For some reason the trunk smells funky." (After the sale) Me, "OMG I got a $#&@ing swimming pool in the back!"
0 2016/11/08 09:21:50
The Leading (1) plug looks to be screwed into a sleeve that extends the plug out more then any of the other 3. Could someone tell me what I'm looking at? Is this a thread repair kit thats blowing out or maybe its normal? *Sorry about the dirt and grime. Its going to get a nice engine cleaning once everything is put back together.
The Leading (1) plug looks to be screwed into a sleeve that extends the plug out more then any of the other 3. Could someone tell me what I'm looking at? Is this a thread repair kit thats blowing out or maybe its normal? *Sorry about the dirt and grime. Its going to get a nice engine cleaning once everything is put back together.
0 2016/11/08 08:58:57
A little sandable primer looks pretty decient even if this is all OCD level stuff. Anyway - I love it!
A little sandable primer looks pretty decient even if this is all OCD level stuff. Anyway - I love it!
0 2016/11/08 08:24:39
The metal on the panel was pretty bad when I wire wheeled it off so there is a texture left
The metal on the panel was pretty bad when I wire wheeled it off so there is a texture left
0 2016/11/08 08:24:38
Just 3 or 4 coats of primer after using a chemical bath to convert any rust that the wire wheel might have missed.
Just 3 or 4 coats of primer after using a chemical bath to convert any rust that the wire wheel might have missed.
0 2016/11/08 08:24:36
These are some of the parts post - decrusting. *Note the white lettering is groved into the metal (stock) I just added the white paint from a special pen.
These are some of the parts post - decrusting. *Note the white lettering is groved into the metal (stock) I just added the white paint from a special pen.
0 2016/11/08 08:24:35
This looked worse in person then it did in this before pix.
This looked worse in person then it did in this before pix.
0 2016/11/08 08:22:29
Not sure how the "flame" from the front (by the tire) happened but I thought it looked cool.
Not sure how the "flame" from the front (by the tire) happened but I thought it looked cool.
2 2014/12/20 11:10:14