Mr Hydes rust-tastic transformation, IT RUNS !!!! |
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Mr Hydes rust-tastic transformation, IT RUNS !!!! |
MrHyde |
Dec 5 2010, 12:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 13-October 10 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 12,268 Region Association: None |
Soo.. I've posted a few times on here, got my turn signals working fine while I was off with a bugger'd shoulder... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Now my shoulder is good so its time to dig into this thing... I've now realized that the tar coating the underside of the car was doing a good job of covering up some real big problems.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) I have holes in both right and left rear longs, both rockers, front trunk, floors, firewall.. Transmission I'll have to rebuild, but other than leaky pushrod tube and oil cooler seals... the motor runs strong.. I'll post up some pictures, I'm sure you'll all want to see.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
Here is a pic after I drove it home... rear wheels arent folding in and only the right door had a tight gap at the top... didnt look tooo bad when I looked at it.. figured some rocker work and I'd have er' back running in the summer... Attached image(s) |
MrHyde |
Jan 1 2011, 11:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 13-October 10 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 12,268 Region Association: None |
Well.. I managed to get the drivetrain out yesterday... the set of instructions that I was going from was missing 2 key things.... 1... no mention of disconnecting the MPS wire harness connector and we almost riped it out when lowering the motor.. 2.. and most importantly.. I was under the impression that the engine cradle bar was actually bolted to the engine... My brother in-law and I didnt have the engine/trans balanced properly first shot and when I unbolted the transmission the whole bloody lot fell down about 2" from my chest.. I got out in a hurry and the whole thing kept sliding backward and coming down. So, after a few minutes running around making sure everything was clearing ( found the connected MPS connector) we lifted up the exhaust pipes and put jackstands under the trans mount ears and lowered the engine down untill it was straight..
But through all of this I got some GOOD news on the body... looks like the inner suspension console looks great... engine shelf is nogood and the hellhole looks like ... well a hellhole... but I think I'll be able to just section the rear long ( and sleave it ofcourse) and not have to cut the entire thing out.. The bad news though is the engine cradle bar bolts were seized really well... and with the engine tilting rearwards and sliding .. the only fast option was to cut the cradle bar off so I'll be looking for one of those eventually.. Attached thumbnail(s) |
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