"the dog" grille filler

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for stig. @ TDC

 

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more progress. should be able to have head in and test run today. will have to wait for a lower t.b. cover before i can drive though. and assuming all goes well.

 

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-permatex copper (highest temp permatex i belive). ive also found its easier than fipg. but i have been vey tempted to use the cork gasket that i have. i think stig uses them.

- actually i found with the head off, i can stand in the bay and lift the motor. then the ole lady just has to stuff the bolt in. with the motor hanging i can stradle the block and lift the tranny into place and bolt it up myself. its waayyy easier if you use the correct alignment tool for the clutch (in with kit), than that stupid universal tool. last time it took me 3 attempts with a buddy because the clutch wasnt properly aligned. this time it was a one shot deal, i was amazed. I then set my jack on a skateboard and lifted the tranny up to get the other mount aligned. it all went together really easy. probably helps ive done it a few times and taped and cleaned most of the bolts and holes. all locktited btw.

 

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-as a stupid gripe to add. i couldnt find the pressure plate to fly bolts, so i went and bought new ones 10x1.25 (iirc, but doesnt matter). if you buy a bolt with a metric size and metric thread pitch, why the hell would you make the head standard?!?!? luckily i have a 13mm socket.

 

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water pump, coolant lines, heater lines, arp studs, cometic mls h.g., brass shifters, ect.

head on torqued to 60ft. lbs in stages, rechecked 24hrs later. (no change)

ITS ALIVE!!!!! runs and idles, only forgot 1 connection at of the harness to the fuel pump by the ecu. and had to retighten the heater core hose that feeds the control switch.

speed souce poly motor mounts an aluminum crossmember kits. on the cross member kit...use the stock bolts, not the ones provided. the stock have a nub on the end so you can have the bolt slightly misaligned to start it and there longer. i was having a horrid time trying to get the new bolts in, used the stockers and it went right in.

went to the scrapper today and got a few more bits i was missing. will be ready to drive soon but ill be held up by the lower t.b. cover. used mine temporarily to make sure everything would function. :cheers

 

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-i also have a spare set of valve covers ill have refurbed and powder coated sometime down the road. i also stripped the fan surrounds, but didnt get around to painting them. will be done later.

 

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-thanks.
-i painted it too stig. i would also like to say the strut brace was that way when i got it! but ill fix it soon. im actually opposite. i have had endless crap with the spring type, yet no issues with the screw type. ?.

-ill check on the radiator, it is metal. but i want to say its only a single row. maybe just the cap. iirc. an auto rad is 2 row with a cooler which i think i have. (?) also when i was looking for a new rad, the guy said theyve switched everything to auto types. that way they only have 1 for all of our cars, since its nearly out of production stuff. i check for #'s.

 

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so while im at the long heater fix ive decided that ill go red led's behind the cluster and ac control. everything has been ordered, hopefully ill be getting the right bulbs. :mrgreen

 

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-went out and started it up a bit...few new things i need to fix. i either need the starter mod or a new starter silenoid (most likley) as i can hear something spinning but not engaging the sarter. the p.s. side axle seal leaks. there is an issue with the iac, either the its bad or the seal is, if i rev the motor and shut it off then pop off the intake tube there is a small amount of coolant in there, so i ordered a new iac valve hoping it comes with the new seals. the fuel gauge reads full yet the fuel light is on, so there is an issue somewhere there. i wouldnt have found this out had i not started the led dash swap because the low fuel light was burnt out.