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Holy Crap Shgyst, 22 pages ina few days! MING! If I could only take tihs long read into the bathroom!
One word.... WIFI
Cleaned out my garage to make room for another car
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One word.... WIFI
bremereric
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My clicker and roller finger is sore...see I had the 12,236 view thread going on FABO...I copied only my posts in that thread over...didn't want to start it over again...Holy Crap Shgyst, 22 pages ina few days! MING! If I could only take tihs long read into the bathroom!
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=113991
bremereric
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I got busy tonight...for an hour that is...
My little battery powered Rigid impact makes for fast work on little bolts and screws...I got busy on the passenger side and made it my way over to the driver's side...I will concentrate on that side tomorrow night..already sprayed down the brake line connections with some Blaster penetrent..
Anyone want a charcoal cannister....
Here is the z-bar in question...I took some measurements and a call to Mancini tomorrow...I am 99% sure that the B body repair kit is the one I need...it will go in the Evaporust bucket tomorrow...
Wiring harness is all the way out...when the booster is out of the way I am going to take the rubber grommet out and feed the wires inside the car..
I bagged up several of the firewall things with their fastners...
My little battery powered Rigid impact makes for fast work on little bolts and screws...I got busy on the passenger side and made it my way over to the driver's side...I will concentrate on that side tomorrow night..already sprayed down the brake line connections with some Blaster penetrent..
Anyone want a charcoal cannister....
Here is the z-bar in question...I took some measurements and a call to Mancini tomorrow...I am 99% sure that the B body repair kit is the one I need...it will go in the Evaporust bucket tomorrow...
Wiring harness is all the way out...when the booster is out of the way I am going to take the rubber grommet out and feed the wires inside the car..
I bagged up several of the firewall things with their fastners...
bremereric
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Here's that z-bar after a one night soak
I wiped it off and took some pics...the last one shows some deeper rusty pits...thus it went back in for some more soaking with no chance of hurting the good metal..
I wiped it off and took some pics...the last one shows some deeper rusty pits...thus it went back in for some more soaking with no chance of hurting the good metal..
bremereric
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Okay a little more cleaned up tonight..
Got the master cylinder drained...got the front hard brake lines out...got the proportional block/valve out...and the battery and battery tray out..took alot of pictures mainly for my memory when putting it back together..I made a special one to remind me how the brakelines hook up to the proportional block/valve and master cylinder...it will go in the bucket of Evaporust too...
The rest of the pics are really just to remind me where stuff goes when I put it back together..
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Got the master cylinder drained...got the front hard brake lines out...got the proportional block/valve out...and the battery and battery tray out..took alot of pictures mainly for my memory when putting it back together..I made a special one to remind me how the brakelines hook up to the proportional block/valve and master cylinder...it will go in the bucket of Evaporust too...
The rest of the pics are really just to remind me where stuff goes when I put it back together..
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bremereric
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Besides finding out 2 of my 4 brake lines were wrong I did get some done tonight
I got the master cylinder out of there...I also got the steering box loose and ready to come out...unlike other cars before they decided to put a stud on the inner most fastener for the gear box...the steering column must come out first before the box can come out...just my luck...I also got the rear hard brake line out...it was very long and had some great bends...what fun it was to get out..I will take some pics on it in the daylight..
I got the master cylinder out of there...I also got the steering box loose and ready to come out...unlike other cars before they decided to put a stud on the inner most fastener for the gear box...the steering column must come out first before the box can come out...just my luck...I also got the rear hard brake line out...it was very long and had some great bends...what fun it was to get out..I will take some pics on it in the daylight..
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65 Dartman
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Today I stood in line for 15 minutes and then spent another 15 minutes getting the Aspen registered in the State of Texas....$966.00 bucks later it is all done and I can run the old plates and only have to renew it every four years...saves buck down the road...
sorry about the shadow of my arm.....
OUCH on the cost! Was that because of the sales tax on the purchase price?
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bremereric
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Yep in Texas there is no state income tax..so the state and local sales tax adds up to 8.25%...that's where and how they hit you...
bremereric
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Everythings outta there....the engine compartment that is
Did some double tasking today...smoked a pork butt and got the rest of the stuff out of the engine compartment...2 1/2 hours later it was all out..I had to get the wifey to help pull the wiring back inside the car and pull on the accelerator cable while I pinched the clips inside..the easiest thing was the steering column removal...I have a hole inside now and lots of wires..the steering wheel is another piece that now resides inside the house..
The firewall and engine compartment is now free of everything...bolt on my roller around thing then k-frame removal is next...
Did some double tasking today...smoked a pork butt and got the rest of the stuff out of the engine compartment...2 1/2 hours later it was all out..I had to get the wifey to help pull the wiring back inside the car and pull on the accelerator cable while I pinched the clips inside..the easiest thing was the steering column removal...I have a hole inside now and lots of wires..the steering wheel is another piece that now resides inside the house..
The firewall and engine compartment is now free of everything...bolt on my roller around thing then k-frame removal is next...
bremereric
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Roller Derby...it's got it's swivel casters on now
Decided to get one more thing done today so I can start busting the k frame tomorrow..I know that a least one person said those bumper shocks were not very strong...I replied back that my bumper jack goes in a slot in the bumper to jack it up...it is lower to the ground but that means the k frame can only fall so far to the ground..
Here it is...
To the left with one hand and back straight.....
Decided to get one more thing done today so I can start busting the k frame tomorrow..I know that a least one person said those bumper shocks were not very strong...I replied back that my bumper jack goes in a slot in the bumper to jack it up...it is lower to the ground but that means the k frame can only fall so far to the ground..
Here it is...
To the left with one hand and back straight.....
8D5 Gran Fury
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Yep in Texas there is no state income tax..so the state and local sales tax adds up to 8.25%...that's where and how they hit you...
Washington State is the same, only its 9.5% sales tax...
ramenth
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Yep in Texas there is no state income tax..so the state and local sales tax adds up to 8.25%...that's where and how they hit you...
We have a state income tax and our county is 8%. The county directly north of us is 8.25%
bremereric
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bremereric
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Stayed busy today..
This morning there was a huge car show that I attended with my other car...I got home and prepared supper and then got the driver's side torsion bar and suspension removed from the k-frame...put some of the bolts and such in the rust bucket...
This morning there was a huge car show that I attended with my other car...I got home and prepared supper and then got the driver's side torsion bar and suspension removed from the k-frame...put some of the bolts and such in the rust bucket...
bremereric
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ah ha
Several people told me that the decals on my car were wrong and that the colors should be swapped...I found another car with low mileage with the same decals as mine...
Several people told me that the decals on my car were wrong and that the colors should be swapped...I found another car with low mileage with the same decals as mine...
bremereric
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It is finally outta there...that 50 pound k-member
About two more hours of work tonight and I got that k-member out of there...took out three bolts and held it up with my left arm and hit the last bolt with my impact...it's outta there...now I have a big open hole..pictures tell the story..my roller set up really helps in this garage...moved it back and to the other side to give me room to work on the passenger side..
You want some rubber pucks?
About two more hours of work tonight and I got that k-member out of there...took out three bolts and held it up with my left arm and hit the last bolt with my impact...it's outta there...now I have a big open hole..pictures tell the story..my roller set up really helps in this garage...moved it back and to the other side to give me room to work on the passenger side..
You want some rubber pucks?
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bremereric
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Today....hardly any work done on the car
Do to things beyond my control at work it was a long day there..I didn't get home till 11:30 pm and hardly any work completed on the car today..I did however get to use my 35 dollar ball joint socket at work to get the top two ball joints out...when I arrived home there was a small present from Mancini...clutch align tool...a new dipstick for the motor and my z-bar service kit..will see if the pivot ball joints are correct tomorrow..also going to remove the upper and lower control arm bushings
Do to things beyond my control at work it was a long day there..I didn't get home till 11:30 pm and hardly any work completed on the car today..I did however get to use my 35 dollar ball joint socket at work to get the top two ball joints out...when I arrived home there was a small present from Mancini...clutch align tool...a new dipstick for the motor and my z-bar service kit..will see if the pivot ball joints are correct tomorrow..also going to remove the upper and lower control arm bushings
bremereric
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A little progress today..
Got one thing here off of e-bay today...that re-popped clutch rod boot....my old one was torn
Then I got the middle bushings off both torsion bars...drilled out spot welds and then a little air chisel action to seperate them..going to do some spot welds when I put them back together...
Got one thing here off of e-bay today...that re-popped clutch rod boot....my old one was torn
Then I got the middle bushings off both torsion bars...drilled out spot welds and then a little air chisel action to seperate them..going to do some spot welds when I put them back together...
bremereric
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I did some late night checking..
The B-body z-bar service kit I bought for the car will work...I may have to drill a round hole in the bracket that is on the frame rail but oh well that will be another day..I dry fitted everything and then took some pics..the bracket that attaches to the tranny had the pivot ball joint rivot to the bracket..I will have to drill out the rivet and use a nut...
The B-body z-bar service kit I bought for the car will work...I may have to drill a round hole in the bracket that is on the frame rail but oh well that will be another day..I dry fitted everything and then took some pics..the bracket that attaches to the tranny had the pivot ball joint rivot to the bracket..I will have to drill out the rivet and use a nut...
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bremereric
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Not a lot of progress today...
One more item showed up tonight...my NOS not made in China starter relay...it was cheap to 21 bucks included shipping..not rusty and such as the old one...
Then I had my fun with the end bushing on one of the torsion bars...first one was hard and time comsuming but I got it done and test bolted the new one in place..Drilling out the rivet was the trick...drill the head off each end and use a punch to knock it out
One more item showed up tonight...my NOS not made in China starter relay...it was cheap to 21 bucks included shipping..not rusty and such as the old one...
Then I had my fun with the end bushing on one of the torsion bars...first one was hard and time comsuming but I got it done and test bolted the new one in place..Drilling out the rivet was the trick...drill the head off each end and use a punch to knock it out
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