tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12360561621032026472024-02-07T11:02:21.523-08:00Texasonetttexasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-26646658367902902582015-05-03T07:29:00.000-07:002015-05-03T07:29:03.940-07:00RepairsWould you believe I actually started pricing drivers insurance! Our current carrier is trying to soak us, so I'm looking into other options.<br />
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I also looked into inspections and registration. I don't want to install all the windows and weatherstripping yet, because it will only have to be removed again when the car is painted. However, I'd like to get several estimates on the paint job before I pay for painting, and the only practical way to do that is drive it there. . . Turns out that you don't need windows (or apparently a windshield) only wipers. Apparently, you don't need a speedometer either. . . Texas also has a 30 day temporary registration that allows you 30 days to get your inspection.<br />
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Being this close, reminded me that there are some repairs that needed to happen to systems I'd already installed.<br />
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One of these was the clutch master cylinder. The makeshift cap has continued to leak, so I had to buy a new one. <br />
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The only problem is that the only new ones I could find do not have the filler stem.<br />
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So I had to solder in the old one. . .I'm not sure what type of metal the new cap is made of, but it did NOT want to accept the solder. It took many tries to get it to take, but it finally did and has been reinstalled.<br />
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I also needed to replace the intake manifold gasket as it had blown out at the rear of the engine and was leaking coolant. While I had the engine torn down that far, I figured it was probably best to go ahead and replace the head gaskets too, just to make a clean job of it.<br />
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Take a look at the photos below and see if you can tell me what's wrong:<br />
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Did you notice there are three different hole patterns?<br />
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The new head gaskets are identical to the ones I installed last time. Which means that only a fraction of the coolant chambers are being filled, as the gasket was blocking some of them. Just as worisome is that fact that the head ports dont match up with the block ports. Nothing I can do about that, but I <i>can</i> adjust the new gaskets to allow as much flow as possible between the two. The gasket has an aluminum core, so I had to cut out the new openings with a dremel with router bit.<br />
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Incidentally, the same problem was true of the old manifold gasket. The gasket I installed last time intentionally blocked several of the ports. In hind sight, that is probably why it blew out - not because of the pressure, but because the manifold head warped slightly due to overheating.<br />
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<br />texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-44676628854287982552015-04-12T21:56:00.000-07:002015-04-12T21:56:27.590-07:00Eye SurgeonAt the end of the last blog, the nose was back on the car. <br />
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As soon as it was though, I had another fit of uncertainty about how to procede. The next step of the tilt-nose conversion process is to mount the headlight rotation assembly to the metal chasis. This is what the directions show for the bracket dimensions:<br />
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Note that the dimensions are in decimal inches to the thousandth of an inch. Precision is important at this step, because the hood must rotate closed over top of the installed headlight buckets while lining up exactly flush with the bucket surface and leaving only an 1/8" or so gap around each bucket. Likewise, once the hood is closed and latched, the headlight buckets themselves need to rotate up out of their "home" in the cowling to their upright and operable position within the same 1/8" gap.<br />
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However, every step of the proces to date has taught me that there is NOTHING uniform or reliable about the factory finished dimensions of these vehicles. Not to mention the fact, that I'm going slightly rogue at this point in attempting to make this transition while still maintaining an all weather daily driver vehicle and therefore attempting to maintain the front wheel well baffles. I'm an architect too, which means I think I can improve on the aesthetic quality of the design and make it look more "stock".<br />
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Sooo, how to procede when you don't know what it is you're really doing and you need to design brackets that correctly align in three directions (and rotationally)for proper clearance of two different hinged assemblies? Two phrases: guesswork and trial and error (lots of the latter)!<br />
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<b>But first, and most important, you put off the decision by working on something else while you build up your courage. . . </b><br />
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So I began work on some of the interior finishes.<br />
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I rebuilt the hardboard door panels and mounted the front speakers.<br />
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Then I did similar hardboard work for the trunk rear and side panels and cut a new trunk floor.<br />
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It took me four tries to figure out how to resolve the complex geometry just behind the gas tank. The original hardboard was so waterlogged, warped and bent, it was impossible to tell, but I think it was originally press formed or bent somehow into arch shapes. I eventually, just cut a wedge shaped notch and used a thinner, more pliable card stock to warp between the surfaces.<br />
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I also installed new hardboard over the doors. These were also tricky because it involved gluing small hardwood spacer blocks at critical locations to recieve mounting screws through the exterior stainless steel trim.<br />
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I still wasn't feeling confindent in tackling the headlights, so I installed a set of used seatbelts from a Honda Civic donor:<br />
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The fixed, and shoulder connections bolted right in to the original points. The retraction assemblies took a little more finaegeling. However, they tucked in fairly nicely into existing bulkead holes when expanded a little at the top, and with a custom clip angle bolted to the bottom that matches up with one of the rear suspension bracket bolts that is conveniently in this location.<br />
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By this time, I was starting to feel more confident again, but I knew proper alignment of the hood would be a big piece of the puzzle, and the more consistency throughout the process I could muster, the better. Therefore, I finished the final installation of the hood latches to literally lock the hood in position for better measuring/guesswork.<br />
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First I cut two curved wedges of hardwood and embedded them in two layers of fiberglass matt in the corners of the hood just in front of the windshield. Then I marked and installed the two latch clasps with short pan head screws.<br />
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Since I have two latches, and two cables, but only one release pull, I had to connect both cables, with only just enough slack to operate the latches (about 5/8" total travel) inside the drivers side door pillar through these two 3 1/2" holes.<br />
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But eventually, by blind feel, I was able to get it all assembled and working. This is what it looks like from below:<br />
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The two cables are at the top left. I fabricated a new bracket to hold the ends of the cables in a fixed position while aligning both with the pull rod (fabricated in the last blog - center). I brazed a nut to the end of the pull rod and attached two connection anchors to it using a small bolt. The ends of the cables were then carefully cut to the proper length and attached to the pull rod anchors using electrical crimp connections. (The vertical wire at center is the power for the door switch for the interior lights.)</div>
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<li>the tilt rod <i>is</i> attached again to the vehicle</li>
<li>the spring-loaded headlight rotation arm <i>does</i> operate correctly</li>
<li>the hood <i>does</i> clear the headlight buckets and <i>does</i> latch securely</li>
<li>I <i>was</i> able to retain the front wheel well baffles</li>
<li>with a little grinding, filing, sanding, and paint I think they'll even look attractive!</li>
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I'll show the finished product next blog, but here's a sneak peak:</div>
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After some final finagling to ensure everything was aligned as closely as possible, the hinges were welded to the steel frame and bolted to the fiberglass. Only then was I able to tell if it would actually work as expected. I had to make a few minor modifications to the braces that are within the drainage channel. I also had to cut the flaps just in front of the doors so that their curvature does not interfere with the rotation of the braces on the sides of the hood. This is what it looks like in place and operational:<br />
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The hinge connections are working properly. However, there is enough rotational force on the hood that the stop braces (which keep the nose from flipping completely over and smacking on the floor) were twisting under the force. So I added reinforcing in two directions. . .<br />
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Time for Plan B. An angle welded to the hinge itself prevents them from turning too far. This approach required a little trial and error to get just the right length on the angles so that they stop the hood at the desired location and both sides are aligned, but it is a much simpler, elegant, and reliable solution.</div>
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I took a field trip to the local pick-and-pull yard and found two Honda Civic donors with trunk latches that looked like they would do nicely. They are both relatively compact, and will fit between the outer and inner bodies just above and beyond the top door hinges. I had to remove a small bend in each, and trim them a bit to fit the desired locations. Here's what they look like installed.</div>
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The original hood release pull was missing - so I made my own. Not bad, I think. </div>
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The original was mounted way at the back of the firewall. The new location is just inside the driver side door. I still need to figure out the final connection of the cables to the pull before it is operational. I will also need to glass in wood mounts to the hood for the hook side of the latches.</div>
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The original configuration of the hood included baffles in front of the wheels to keep dirt and water off of the headlights when they are in the down position. I wanted to maintain that functionality, but the rotation of the hood now rotates the bottom face of the cowling through that plane. I needed a solution that utilized a flexible membrane similar to a "mud flap". A pair of cheap black rubber floor mats from the auto parts store worked nicely after trimming back the bottom of the original steel baffles.</div>
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It may not look like much, but the photo above represents about 14 hours of work. The fiberglass did not want to cooperate for much of the work. It kept forming bubbles and/or edges that would peel up, requiring hours of supervision to force all the defects back into shape until the final "set" of the epoxy. Each of the ribs got three layers of fiberglass. I also added a layer over the lip between the original "hood" and the nose to lock it in permanently. With the ribs completed, the nose can now fully support itself.</div>
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As you can see by the photos below, the vertical position is not quite right at the rear corners. However, there is enough flexibility still in the nose that these can be forced into correct alignment with minimal pressure. I will need to figure out how to install hood catches such that it holds the corners down and in alignment when latched. As mentioned earlier, the passenger side gap is optimal, but the driver side gap is very large, and will need to be adjusted later.</div>
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All in all, I am very pleased with the results! The process was nerve-wracking as I had no way of knowing if the final shape would be correct until the final batch of fiberglass had set! I also did not know if the final shape of the ribs would clear all the important bits. Most of the clearances are not exacting, but there are a few corners where there is only a 1/4" or so clearance on each side of one of the ribs to the face of the windshield drainage channels.</div>
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While I was waiting for resin to cure, I also added a new chrome plated support plate and pneumatic struts to the rear hatch window. For my model vehicle, originally, there was only a manual support rod on one side to hold the glass open when in use. As the glass is quite heavy, this was less than convenient. As you can see, the new struts easily support the weight of the window. The bottom end of the struts have studs that are threaded into newly drilled and tapped holes in the roll bar.</div>
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The steel angle in the foreground helps to ensure that the "wings" near the doors will be in the correct position once the fiberglass dries. The ribs are once again made from foam core and are 1/2" wide and approx. 1" tall. They are held in place with contact cement until the fiberglass dries.<br />
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I also need to add some mounting supports for the new auxiliary fog lights. With the baffles in place I can build off of those. The plywood will be encased in fiberglass when it's done. I have not actually applied the fiberglass yet as it has been very cold in the shop the last few days.<br />
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Also needed are the hinges themselves. The rough fabrication has been completed. The top side of the hinges will "sandwich" the fiberglass and bolt through it. The tube steel side of the hinge will be welded to the existing metal frame just below the fiberglass nose. The brackets in the middle are the stops that will be bolted to each side of the metal frame to keep the nose from rotating too far. After a test fit and attachment of the tube steel to the frame, I will paint these before final assembly.</div>
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The nose needs to rotate up and down, and so do the headlights, but independently of each other. Therefore, the next set of brackets needed is to attach the headlights armature to the metal frame instead of the fiberglass. The following photo shows how the armature was originally attached to the fiberglass.</div>
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Now similar supports need to be created on the steel unibody. I've fabricated them so they fit just behind the existing splash guards at the front of the wheel wells.</div>
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The first step is to check that all the body panels are fitting properly and/or that you know they will fit. The rear body was attached and the door skins installed to check the gaps.<br />
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As you can see, the passenger door fits pretty well at the strike side. I decided to tweak it a bit, however to get the gaps even tighter.</div>
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The driver side did not. There were large gaps. I've already ground down the edge of the door to accept a fiberglass extensions.</div>
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This is what they look like now.</div>
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Next I set the nose in place to check the front gaps. They are a little harder to gauge as there is some warping to the fiberglass which keeps the nose assembly from staying put on both sides. However, they appear to have too much gap. I will adjust the final gap later once the tilt mechanism is complete.</div>
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The first step of the actual face-lift procedure is to permanently attach the original "hood". I secured the hood from the bottom side with temporary screws. I'll remove them and add a bridge of new fiberglass over the transition later.</div>
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Then I ground down a lip on the top surface of both the hood and the body and fiberglassed the hood into place. Bondo and primer complete the transition. I've cut a new opening in the "scoop" so that it is actually functional. I'll mount a screen behind it later.</div>
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The next step is to reinforce the fiberglass nose so that it can withstand all that moving around without breaking. It is designed to be supported by the metal unibody frame, so it needs some new bulkheads and other supports to be rigid enough to handle the new stresses.<br />
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I cut new baffles out of cardboard for each side to fit in the front of the nose beside the headlight buckets. This is the most critical upgrade as it is where the hinges will be mounted and the weight of the entire nose supported when it is done.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">(Note that I notched around the auxiliary light sockets - I've got a new set of aftermarket fog lights that will be going in there later.</span></div>
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The patterns were then transferred to 1/4" foam core, and coated with two layers of fiberglass matt, which provides a temporary non-structural framework for the fiberglass. I had to brace the tall side of the assemblies until the fiberglass dried.</div>
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I've done some work since then, but only in very small bits and pieces until the last week or so. <br />
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I purchased an electronic ignition module and got it installed.<br />
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Of course one of the little posts had to drop down into the distributor requiring the removal of the distributor, turning the engine back over to 6 degrees of dead center, and aligning the distributor again. . .<br />
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I also installed a new aftermarket cruise control system.<br />
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The system uses a pulse generator which connects to the speedometer cable. It is a fairly bulky attachment (+/- 4" long) and I had to shorten the original cable sheath a bit to get it to fit in under the steering gear assembly. The good news is that it works! The bad news is that now my speedometer doesn't (apparently the install somehow over-stressed the hairspring). <br />
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As a safety feature, the system requires a cut-off switch for both the brake and the clutch. The brake attaches to existing brake light wires, but the clutch required installation of a new contact switch (above right).</div>
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The cabin controls replace the original turn signal bar. I chose this particular model system because it has one of the most convenient and unobtrusive controls. (unlike the factory AC knobs in the background - that's a separate project coming later. . .)</div>
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. . . and got it back on the chasis (sort of).<br />
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Then there's the <strong>bad news</strong>, and the <strong>really bad news</strong>.<br />
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<strong>The bad news</strong> is that the fiberglass body doesn't fit on the metal chasis. <br />
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The passenger side all fits like it's supposed to, but the drivers side (surprise!) is riding too far forward by about 1/2". It is binding between the metal frame and the body panel at the drivers side rear door pillar. The rocker length is exactly the same on both sides, and there is the necessary room between the chasis and body panel at the bottom, but the top corner is binding. I've triple-checked all the measurements, and the fiberglass appears to be the same on both sides. So apparently the chasis frame is out of whack. This is not a complete surprise as that area had been mangled and reworked in the past, but I would have expected the result to be too short, not too long.<br />
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Oh well . . . It appears that if I take the body back off, cut the metal pillar, and weld it back together, the fiberglass body will slide back into position where it should be.<br />
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Which is just as well, I guess, since both mufflers are riding higher than before, and the body needs to be cut back some around them anyway.<br />
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<strong>The really bad news</strong> is that in the process of working on the fiberglass one evening the body jumped off the sawhorses and fell to the floor, cracking the windshield. <br />
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I'm pretty sure spares can be purchased. I'm pretty sure they're <em>really</em> expensive. I'm also pretty sure you can't just FedEx those things. In Texas you can still pass inspection with cracked glass so long as your wipers still work. So. . . I'm thinking I can progress as-is for now, and once the car is legal again and proven itself around town, I'll need to go on a road trip to pick up a new one.<br />
<br />texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-37187255089525562212012-06-17T16:49:00.002-07:002012-06-17T16:49:50.153-07:00Throwin' Glass and Slingin' PuttyThis week the repairs on the rear body continue. First I added a second layer of fiberglass to the layer created last week. Then, with a solid framework to build on, I began to reshape the exterior of the panel. I made several templates of the undamaged side to use as a go-by.<br />
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Unfortunately, one of the required adjustments was still structural. The pillar at the door needed to be cut loose and offset a half inch toward the outside. This put strain on the newly repaired strut. So, it needs to be repaired yet again. . .</div>
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It would seem I've avoided the remaining fiberglass work as long as possible. The rear of the car has been hidden under a blue tarp in the back yard since the initial demantling several years ago. It has several of the kind of knicks and tears at the wheel wells and around the muffler cut-outs that one would expect. It also has stress fractures around the rear hatch hinges and at one rear corner that are due mostly to being a 40 year old peice of fiberglass. However, the portion that consumed my weekend was the drivers side rear fender which (on the surface) doesn't seem too bad.<br />
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From the several layers of exposed fiberglass and bondo, and the various shades of primer and paint, it is obvious that there has been major work here in the past, but the shape appears to match the other side of the car and have all the right lines and curves. . .<br />
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For comparison, here is the passenger side. </div>
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The black line in each photo is where the metal chasis mates with the fiberglass, and the grey part is that part of the body exposed to the wheel well. Aside from the various bits of recycled blue plywood, cardboard, and metal riveted, screwed or otherwise attached to the panel in the upper photo, note that there is a very distinct reveal in the lower photo (near the bottom of the panel) that is missing in the upper photo.</div>
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Step one was to remove all the bits and appurtances and determine how bad the original break was. This is where things started to head south. After excavating approximately 3/8" into the back side of the panel through what was obviously field-applied fiberglass and body filler I encountered this:</div>
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Over a foot tall and at least that wide again at the top! The question remained "where is the original fiberglass?" So I kept grinding. </div>
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I never did find it - which means someone refabricated this entire section of the body from scratch! </div>
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As mentioned before, from the outside it looked accurate, but now knowing what I was seing I started to notice the small differences. For instance, the reveal around the wheel arch seemed to be a thicker profile (it <em>had to be</em> to compensate for all that additional filler), and the reveal where the door panel overlaps the fender was only half the depth it should have been (no wonder the door wouldn't close!). </div>
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After all the exploratory surgery was done, I ended up with a thin sheet of pure bondo that nevertheless still had roughly the correct shape on the exterior.</div>
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These are the piles of stuff that was removed. (Well most of it. There's probably that much dust again laying all over my shop now. . .)</div>
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This is what it looked like with a new layer of fiberglass installed. The blue bits are painters tape showing through where my exploratory surgery got a bit too close to the surface or where rivets/screws pulled through from the original repair. The large blue patch at bottom right is a piece of tape pulling the end cap into the correct position.</div>
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This repair is by far the largest piece I've had to do to date, which means it's the largest batch of resin I've had to mix. Apparently I got the percentages off by a bit. Apparently a large bit. After 4 hours it still was barely setting at all! A consultation to my favorite search engine provided the consensus that the mix was probably a bit shy on activator, and it would eventually set.</div>
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Recommendations were to apply heat. A propane torch appeared to do little except set fire to the surface if held too closely or too long a time in one spot, so that was quickly abandoned. So (in spite the fact that it's summer, and 90 degrees F outside) I placed a space heater in front of the panel and waited another hour; which had no effect other than to raise the temperature of the shop to about 100 degrees F. In disgust I closed down the shop for the night.</div>
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After much sanding, the car is starting to look an almost uniform color. (The dark bits are shadow lines). I've still got some sanding to do at the front drainage tray, at the rear, and of course at the problem area. I've also still got to patch up all those smaller blemishes noted earlier. Still, a marked improvement! </div>
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You'll note that the body is now back outside. The last tip for helping stubborn fiberglass resin to set is to expose the piece to direct sunlight where the UV rays can assist the heat in activating the curing process. Would you believe it worked? When I left for work this morning it was as sticky as ever, but when I got home, it was hard and dry!</div>texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-55671994404646234692012-06-03T21:44:00.000-07:002012-06-03T21:44:24.573-07:00Lessons LearnedAt this point I'm working toward the goal of making the car road worthy. In most areas of the country that boils down to a relatively short list of items that must be present and working to pass inspection. <br />
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While the wiring and connections are still (relatively) easy to get to I thought I'd tackle those items.<br />
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Of course, in typical fashion, when I started, not a single lamp was burning. After a full day of sanding and cleaning contacts, checking and replacing bulbs, soldering loose splices, tidying up damaged wiring, replacing a rheostat, checking and rechecking voltage and resistance readings, trying to interpret incomprehensible wiring diagrams, etc. I finally got all the lights going. <br />
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There are still a few non-inspection items to resolve such as; interior lights (requires a new door contact switch), foot brake warning light (missing specialty warning display bulb, buzzer or modified connections to bypass a buzzer, and adjustment of the switch trip mechanism), antenna and radio connections, and accessory fog light installation. I also need to replace the headlamps as one has a burned out low beam.</div>
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(By the way, the horn, blower, washer fluid, and wiper circuits were already working; but like all the lights, they can't really be installed until the main body panels go back on.)<br />
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Which is a good segue into the next group of inspection items: a cabin sealed from the engine bay and exterior, and the presence of bumpers and mirrors. For that, I need to finish the fiberglass repairs. I will also need quite a few different assorted grommets, weatherstripping, and sealant products (which require placing several parts orders).<br />
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I uncovered the rear body of the car to take stock of the necessary repairs there (not pretty - more on that next post). <br />
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This weatherstripping was a critical point of failure in the past and led to a lot of damage to the structural steel chassis. Damaged/missing weatherstripping and poor fiberglass repairs left large gaps open in the wheel wells so that in wet weather water was thrown up by the tires into the interior where it pooled and rusted. <br />
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Now that the exhaust is all sorted, the gas and oil are not threatening to set the engine bay on fire, the fans are operational and will keep the engine from melting itself, and I've figured out why that darn speedometer wouldn't spin, it's time to see if the contraption will actually move under it's own power. . .</div>
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So it moves, but what good is a sports car without a good radio?
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I had quite an amusing time annoying the young sales clerk at the electronics store. He kept trying to do a web search in the company computer to figure out what size speakers should be installed in a '71 Saab Sonett. Strangely, he couldn't find the answer. He was puzzled that this did not phase me at all. . .</div>
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The speakers are not wired, yet, so I'm not sure how it'll sound, but I think the overall look is not too bad. I suppose I could have searched the web for that one custom radio that would have fit in the available space, but I wanted all the modern conveniences. Makes for a bit of an asymmetrical installation, but I kind of like the quirkyness of it. And the available space behind the dash was just the right size. The aluminum insert is recessed into the dash, but I'm toying with fabricating a second insert (flush mounted) to fit around the right side of the stereo with the same angled edge so the transition is not so abrupt. Stay tuned. . .</div>
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Take, for instance, the little tidbit of knowledge that when I first removed the engine from the car about 2 1/2 years ago I sheared off one of the rusty exhaust manifold bolts. All those many months the engine sat there - easily accessible. And yet, it wasn't till I actually got the engine back in it's mountings, with all the hoses, wires, and other accessories connected again, before this fact was remembered. At that point, the distance between the bolt and the sidewall was much too small to allow drilling and tapping. So, after a lot of head scratching and several failed ideas, I finally cut the bolt off flush to the block and welded a new one on.</div>
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It's a <i>little</i> quieter with the exhaust on. Not sure if it actually does anything for reducing noise, but it does transfer the exhaust to the back of the car now, which is nice. It also contains the flames that were visible coming from the exhaust ports in the video from the last blog.</div>
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Then there's the matter of "where did I put the dipstick?". No telling. I've turned the shop upside down (twice) and it's still AWOL. I nice man from the web board offered to mail me one. Should show up sometime this week. Till then a wine cork seems to be keeping the oil from jumping out the hole.</div>
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The door skins were beat up pretty badly. As is the pattern, the driver's side was the worst off, but both had various corners, missing, cracks, dents, and poorly performed repairs. The mirrors on one of the doors had apparently been torn out of its mountings some time in the past.<br />
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I've also made more fiberglass repairs to the nose of the car. More on that later.<br />
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On a completely unrelated note, I've found a replacement aftermarket knob for my missing gearshift knob. It should match the other brushed aluminum interior trim nicely.<br />
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<br />texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-13396067804459023402012-04-23T21:25:00.001-07:002012-04-23T21:25:58.717-07:00Hear me roar!Apparently the tweaks to the voltage regulator wiring were enough to correct the electrical problem. A jump from my wife's car, a little gas from the throttle, and here's the result:<br />
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What a relief! All the work to this point has been done in complete faith that some way, somehow, the darned machine would work. But aside from a few individual assemblies there's been no way to test any of it. These V4 engines are relatively simple, but there are still a lot of parts, pieces and assemblies required to make that noise!<br />
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And what a great noise, too! I've never understood the appeal of a loud exhaust until this moment! I almost hate to put the mufflers back on.<br />
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<br />texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-70659396837833730722012-04-23T21:15:00.000-07:002012-04-23T21:15:00.101-07:00Redneck EngineeringQuestion:<br />
What do a can of purple PVC primer, and the filler cap from a 1971 Saab Sonett clutch master cylinder have in common?<br />
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The same size threads.</div>
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Drill a hole, add a little solder and paint, and voila - a new specialty part is born! </div>
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I'll be honest - it took a bit of finesse to get the new top to seal - but no more so than the original. (The original, by the way, was toast because the threads got crushed when I repeatedly tried to tighten it down with an adjustable pliers to get it to quit leaking.)<br />
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I've attempted several times to start the car, but with no success. The problem appears to be on the electrical side of the equation. There is no spark to the distributor from the coil, so I've attempted to replace the coil. Apparently that wasn't the problem. With a little more investigation, I found that the contacts on the points were lightly corroded, enough that they weren't conducting. So now I have spark, but the battery has gone dead. Even with a jump, however, it still won't catch, and one of the alternator wires started smoking. I tracked down two loose connections between the alternator and the voltage regulator, and tried to test the voltage regulator, but apparently you can only do that with the car running, so it's kind of trial and error at this point. . .<br />
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I guess I should start with the disclaimer that I've dropped the engine back into the chassis and hooked up all the miscellaneous hoses, belts, wires, and other bits. I also filled all the various tanks with their respective various types of fluids and verified that none of said fluids are leaking.</div>
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In the case of the radiator, this took a little more time and effort than originally expected. Long ago (I thought) I had pressure-tested the radiator. It turns out there were no big leaks, but there <i>were</i> a half dozen or so small drip-type leaks. After filling and draining the radiator several times, marking and soldering the holes encountered, I finally got it to hold water. </div>
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Both radiators will get a coat of paint, but now that I'm this close I want to keep pushing to see if I can actually get the motor to start. I still need to mount the compressor, work out the AC hoses, and purchase a longer drive belt to turn the compressor. I've actually already cleaned up and made minor modifications to an original Sonett AC compressor mount to fit the new compressor. Here it is installed:</div>
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<div>The shop had to move several piles of parts, but we did find the flywheel, and it is back on the crankshaft where it belongs!<br />
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</div><div>The engine is now mostly assembled including; heads installed, tappets, pushrods, and rocker arm assemblies attached, valves gapped, valve covers, intake manifold, water pump, fuel pump, oil pressure sensor, thermostat & housing, emissions module, carburetor, spark plugs, oil filter, mounting brackets, fuel and vacuum hoses, and cooling/heater hoses.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">This is what it looked like before the valve covers and manifold went on:</span> </div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">And this is what it looks like now:</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Most of the soft hoses are new, and the hard pipes are the originals after cleaning and painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div><div>It has been very rewarding to see things go back together. The boxes, baggies, and piles of parts have all gotten much smaller! It has also been almost surreal to be handling such mundane objects again as oil filters and spark plugs.<br />
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I received delivery today of air filters and new parts for my next project - fitting new dual electric fans to the back side of the radiator.</div>texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-5518703807856393582012-01-14T18:50:00.000-08:002012-01-14T18:50:50.394-08:00Whoopsie!I retrieved all the engine parts from the machine shop.<br />
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I somehow managed to misplace the flywheel. <br />
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I'm not sure how you misplace a 12" diameter, 10 pound gear, but there you go. I cleaned the shop from top to bottom and it's not here. So either it's at the shop (I don't remember taking it, but remember thinking about taking it), or my son inadvertently threw it out with my wife's old brake disks around Thanksgiving.<br />
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Although that may disrupt the reconstruction process, there is still a lot I can do in the meantime. <br />
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This is what the parts looked like coming back from the shop. <br />
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I had new valve seats installed, the valves and seats ground and the valve assemblies re installed. The block was bored to .31mm over and the new piston heads installed on the old arms.<br />
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I began by setting the crankshaft, and gapping the piston rings. I needed to replace the piston arm retaining bolts, so I knocked those out with a hammer and pressed in the new ones with the bench vise by slipping the end of the bolt inside an 11mm socket.<br />
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</div>Then, with the major holes plugged on the back (transmission) end of the engine I proceeded to paint the block, heads, intake manifold, water pump housing, and intermediate plate with 3 coats of high temp enamel.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The manifold and heads are just stacked in place for the painting process, there is more internal work to be done before they are bolted down. The oil pan, valve covers, and front cowling were all painted earlier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The door latches:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><u>After</u></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>And the frames themselves got a rust treatment:<div><br />
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</div>texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-75473576133352956282012-01-01T08:01:00.000-08:002012-01-01T08:01:57.834-08:00Seasons' Grindings and Happy New Gear!Why do we love Christmas break?<br />
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Because we can work on the car of course!<br />
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Since my last post a gust of wind picked up the bonnet and flipped it over, breaking out a small chunk of fiberglass and creating yet another break to repair - this time right down the middle in front of the air scoop.<br />
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It was too depressing to keep working on that for the moment, so I pulled the doors out from under the blue tarp. As usual they didn't look too bad until I started the disassembly process. Upon removal of the door skins it became apparent that the internal steel frame on the drivers' side door had been smashed and patched (poorly).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aside from several tears in the frame that were never repaired, two of the braces had been flattened, thus loosing their structural integrity. The shorter one, an 'L' shaped section was easily straightened. The diagonal brace, however required a little more work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Diagonal brace (center) and Corner brace (foreground)</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Compare to Passenger door</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First I cut the brace loose from the frame and beat it flat. Then I placed it over the bench vise with the jaws slightly opened and placed a wooden dowel over the plate. By beating the dowel it formed the bar to a half-round shape. Pinching the assembly between the jaws of the vice completed the process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Next, after removing the dowel and raising the channel half way in the vice I was able to beat each side down flat to create the flanges. The resulting cross section resembles the Greek letter omega.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the frame after beating all the various sides flat, welding the tears, and re installing the diagonal brace:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>I have since wire brushed all the parts and run them through a de-greaser solution.<br />
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I also received a welcome Christmas package in the post:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pistons are Here!</td></tr>
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The oversize pistons have arrived. I've conveyed them to the machine shop, and am told I will have the bored block and heads with newly set valve seats early this week!<div><br />
</div><div>Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year to all!<br />
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</div>texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-75940027052682436152011-11-26T15:11:00.000-08:002011-11-26T15:11:25.674-08:00Way Too Long!<div style="text-align: left;">It's been the better part of a year since my last post. My "source" for engine parts turned out to be only a "source" of excuses. Finally I gave up and located another source. Theoretically I'll take delivery of my new pistons and rings this week. I'm not holding my breath.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shortly after the last post I completed the center console brushed aluminum insert. Once I purchase a new radio, it will be located at the top of the insert.<br />
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Since then I've been playing off-and-on with the fiberglass bonnet. Looking at it critically for the first time, it has been damaged badly, and on several occasions. The entire nose from the wheel wells forward has been damaged and patched at some point. Most noticeably, there has been a break in the fiberglass between both fenders and the pop-up light wells, and then again between the light wells and the hood opening. This tear had been patched with fiberglass resin, but no fiberglass cloth. Therefore the shape was right, but the structural integrity was left little better than jello. To stiffen things back up, various sizes and thicknesses of metal plates had been pop-riveted through the fiberglass.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step one</b> was to remove the light buckets and all the hardware and get those cleaned up.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Before</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Even the Light Buckets are Broken</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Missing/Rusted Hardware</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Notice Bondo Build-up Below Lamp</b></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After Bondo Removal & New Fiberglass</b></td></tr>
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<b>Step two</b> was to remove all the bad patchwork:</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Metal plates - Passenger Side</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Metal Plates - Driver Side</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Metal Plates - Removed</b></td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step three</b> was to grind down all the excess resin, recess an area along the tear line, and lay in new fiberglass on the underside of the bonnet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step four: </b> grind off all the existing bondo on the top side, create templates of the correct curve on the better side of the nose and build re-shape both sides to match the same contour. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bondo Removed - Note Holes from Previous Pop-Rivet "Repairs"</b></td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">One side of the lower nose had been inadvertently extended and had to be cut back.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step five:</b> recess an area on the topside for new fiberglass patches.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Passenger</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Driver - Note Holes from Previous Pop-Rivet "Repairs"</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>New Fiberglass</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step six:</b> Bondo.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Steps 7-14</b> Sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill, paint, sand.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">There are still some more repairs necessary, including some more fiberglass repairs, but it keeps getting closer to whole again. . .</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>It may not seem like much from the photos, but the dash work represents a considerable amount of time. (All of it on my back with my feet in the air and lots of various metal bits poking and scratching every time I shifted my weight).<br />
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I've decided to update the look of the dash a little with some brushed aluminum accents. The gauge cluster was the easy part because all we had to do was sand off the old flaking paint and buff and wax it some.<br />
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</div>Thanks to an international Ebay sale I was able to finally replace the rag in my gas line with a real 'petrol' cap.<br />
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</div>I have begun the process of installing the A/C system. The interior unit has been mounted, the drain line set, and (most of) the ductwork run. <br />
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The dealer configuration for the A/C replaces the fresh air ductwork. I wanted to keep the option of both, so I created a 'Y' connection with a flapper valve, so that the air pressure from either fan will prevent most of the airflow from escaping through the other fan system. (Redneck engineering at it's best: PVC, coat hangers, scraps of a kitty litter lid, and duct tape!)<br />
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This is what it looks like installed.<br />
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In the meantime, there is still much to do. The oil pan had seen some pretty heavy abuse, with several large 1/2" deep dents and a series of deep gouges. <br />
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A little pounding, cleaning, filler work, and paint, and it looks (and will drain) a lot better!<br />
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The valve covers got similar treatment (sans the filler).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the hard pipe water hoses. . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Remember that trip to SA I mentioned last blog? Well, on a tip there was a parts car in a junk yard, I went down to see what all I could scrounge. The best find was this: a factory air conditioning under-dash unit, hoses, bracketry, and controls. The compressor and radiator were already gone, and the drier kaput, but I've got an idea on how to procure those cheap. Both of the pulley bearings were also toast and will need replacement.<br />
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(and yes, I've already torn down, tested, and reassembled the unit)<br />
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Adding the A/C will mean the original cooling fan will not be up to the task, so I cut off the fan bearing shaft, drove in a freeze plug, and gave it the same cleaning and paint treatment as the oil pan and valve covers. <br />
The replacement will be a double electric fan unit strapped to the back of the radiator.<br />
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The clutch pressure plate was a pretty rusty mess. <br />
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A little disassembly, shows the component parts - all still in good shape under the rust and grime.<br />
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Here it is cleaned up and reassembled.<br />
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The alternator just took a little cleaning and touch up on the fan/pulley.<br />
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I also finally got the trunk paint finished and the gas tank back in the car. The vibration pads on the straps were gone, so I cut some thick roll roofing in strips, and attached it with spray adhesive to the straps. A brand new battery went in under the revamped battery hold down bar, and the filler/vent hoses went back on.<br />
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Can you tell where I patched the trunk?<br />
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( I didn't realize till I downloaded these photos how dirty the car is. I blew out the garage with a leaf blower yesterday, which made the shop (in general) a lot cleaner, but which apparently left a pretty thick coat of dust in it's wake - Ah well . . .)<br />
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A new steel gas line to the front competed the bulk of the fuel system.<br />
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FYI: At the top of the photo you can see a trail of leaking brake fluid. Apparently the rubber hoses between the fill tank and the master cylinder didn't like being woken from their slumber. They've been slowly "sweating " for several months and leaked down along the firewall and floor pan. Although this was unfortunate, it was a great test of the POR paint applied earlier. You can see the fluid ate off the paint over the seam sealer, but the sealer itself, and the undercoat paint have no lasting damage other than a slight discoloration. A new topcoat and it'll be good as new again. If this stuff can handle long exposure to brake fluid, it should stay rust free for a very long time!texasonetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489696140201539373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236056162103202647.post-4764113527211643062011-03-08T23:04:00.000-08:002011-03-08T23:04:43.235-08:00Parts and ServicesIt seems like I've been doing a lot of research and purchasing, but not much actual work lately. I made a special trip down to San Antonio for a special project (more on that later). I located a clutch disk and new connecting rod and flywheel bolts. <br />
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After a little more research, I realized I've been on the wrong track regarding modifying a Sonett engine to run on unleaded fuel. It's not the pistons, but the valves and valve seats that need to be hardened. I spent a little over a week trying to source valves and seats, but the best I could find was an offer for bulk parts (cases of 24). I don't need 6 car's worth, just one! Luckily I found a machine shop that can source the necessary parts and get the job done. They are also resurfacing the flywheel. They should have everything back to me by the weekend.<br />
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In the meantime, I've been cleaning up the engine block. . .<br />
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. . .and the pistons. All of the rings are out of spec, but the bore itself is still in good condition and to spec. The rings on three of the four pistons were glued firmly in place with the goo/carbon deposits mentioned in the last post. One of them was so bad that the only way to get the compression rings off was to break them into six pieces each. No confirmation yet, but the same machine shop says they can get me the rings. If not I have a few other possible sources.<br />
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After some tedious work with a very small screwdriver and a light pass with 600 grit sandpaper those ring grooves are ready to receive new rings.<br />
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I also disassembled and rebuilt the starter.<br />
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The fuel pump is back together. . .<br />
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. . .and the water pump housing cleaned and ready to go back on.<br />
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. . . As is the thermostat housing.<br />
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