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<blockquote data-quote="josephcostello" data-source="post: 16744375" data-attributes="member: 165586"><p>Almost two weeks and no update, come on OP!</p><p></p><p>LOL the last couple weeks have honestly been kind of rough. I really have not been that motivated to work on the car at all.</p><p></p><p>First I went to go get the car aligned and quickly realized the parking brake was not working. In the morning I tried to adjust the lever which turned into a full 8 hour diagnosis. Basically, the rear calipers were not pushing the pad in when the cable was pulled. So off they came and were sent back out to get rebuilt. That took about a week and a half. That's when I decided to put the body back together. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1741311[/ATTACH]</p><p>Finally got the car back together and drove it one night. The car has been getting hot at idle and I attributed that to not being properly burped because my air controls have not been working and I haven't been able to run the heater. That turned into a 15 hour battle where I was scared I cut a wire while re wrapping the dash harness because not only was the air not working, but neither the front lower door speakers, passenger door lock, passenger window, and the pas. mirror would go down when it was supposed to go side ways. It ended up being two connections I had hooked up wrong. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p></p><p>Then I realized I needed to do something about the steering rack. When I took it out of the donor it was a bit rusty on the end of the pinion where the steering shaft bolted up. I didn't think anything of it at the time and took a wire wheel and a drill to the end. Well during my drives the wheel has been loose and pivoting at the connection. I tried a few times shimming it with no avail. Realized I had shaven a bit too much off the connection thus causing the shaft to not get a good bight. So i decided to go get a parts rack out of a V6 and swap pistons. Took the donor rack apart and only then did I realize it's not the same as our racks thus I would be ruining the heavy feel of the rack. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1741312[/ATTACH]</p><p>So I put the new tie rods on my original rack and put it back in the car.</p><p></p><p>Tried to figure out why my fan wasn't working, ended up being a bad fan resistor. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1741313[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Then I decided I wanted the car lower. As you can tell I have coils on the front which are really nice, but the rears I've always had HR race springs. I have chosen to leave the bottom iso in and wrap the top with tape to reduce noise, but decided I'd pull the rear iso to lower me a little bit more. I wrapped the bottom coil in 3/4 coolant hose. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1741314[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1741315[/ATTACH]</p><p>Now for the big update, the NEW wheels and tires are mounted and on the car <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":love:" title="Love :love:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":love:" />. I'm not sharing pics yet because in a couple hours I am going straight to the alignment shop. But I got the car sitting perfect (IMO). Now I feel like I can finally drive the car. Many pics (with a different background than my shop <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" />) will be coming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="josephcostello, post: 16744375, member: 165586"] Almost two weeks and no update, come on OP! LOL the last couple weeks have honestly been kind of rough. I really have not been that motivated to work on the car at all. First I went to go get the car aligned and quickly realized the parking brake was not working. In the morning I tried to adjust the lever which turned into a full 8 hour diagnosis. Basically, the rear calipers were not pushing the pad in when the cable was pulled. So off they came and were sent back out to get rebuilt. That took about a week and a half. That's when I decided to put the body back together. [ATTACH type="full"]1741311[/ATTACH] Finally got the car back together and drove it one night. The car has been getting hot at idle and I attributed that to not being properly burped because my air controls have not been working and I haven't been able to run the heater. That turned into a 15 hour battle where I was scared I cut a wire while re wrapping the dash harness because not only was the air not working, but neither the front lower door speakers, passenger door lock, passenger window, and the pas. mirror would go down when it was supposed to go side ways. It ended up being two connections I had hooked up wrong. :mad::mad: Then I realized I needed to do something about the steering rack. When I took it out of the donor it was a bit rusty on the end of the pinion where the steering shaft bolted up. I didn't think anything of it at the time and took a wire wheel and a drill to the end. Well during my drives the wheel has been loose and pivoting at the connection. I tried a few times shimming it with no avail. Realized I had shaven a bit too much off the connection thus causing the shaft to not get a good bight. So i decided to go get a parts rack out of a V6 and swap pistons. Took the donor rack apart and only then did I realize it's not the same as our racks thus I would be ruining the heavy feel of the rack. :mad: [ATTACH type="full"]1741312[/ATTACH] So I put the new tie rods on my original rack and put it back in the car. Tried to figure out why my fan wasn't working, ended up being a bad fan resistor. [ATTACH type="full"]1741313[/ATTACH] Then I decided I wanted the car lower. As you can tell I have coils on the front which are really nice, but the rears I've always had HR race springs. I have chosen to leave the bottom iso in and wrap the top with tape to reduce noise, but decided I'd pull the rear iso to lower me a little bit more. I wrapped the bottom coil in 3/4 coolant hose. [ATTACH type="full"]1741314[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1741315[/ATTACH] Now for the big update, the NEW wheels and tires are mounted and on the car :love:. I'm not sharing pics yet because in a couple hours I am going straight to the alignment shop. But I got the car sitting perfect (IMO). Now I feel like I can finally drive the car. Many pics (with a different background than my shop :ROFLMAO:) will be coming. [/QUOTE]
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