New 87 GN (Topic merged with "It's On!" post)

[Scoobum]

Damn!  that was a lot of work!  I should import you to help me out.  My body is in rebellion after taking the winter off to play Skyrim

Texas has winter?

[Top Speed]

Your AC condenser looks like it went through WWIII.

[SuperSix]

Your AC condenser looks like it went through WWIII.

Yeah - not sure why I didn't just take it out, I'm getting a new one anyway.
Hitting it with the pressure washer spray didn't help. :p

[Steve Wood]

Damn!  that was a lot of work!  I should import you to help me out.  My body is in rebellion after taking the winter off to play Skyrim

Texas has winter?

Not much of one this year, but, I like the shop to be at least 65 before I go out...Yesterda y, it was freakin hot

[SuperSix]

Got more done today..

Removed the A/C condenser and old trans cooler. Cleaned a shit ton of leaves off of the front rubber mat/air guide.

Prepped and painted the PS inside fender. I used an adhesion promoter primer, and the low-gloss black engine enamel I have been using on everything else. Ran out of paint. 

Still kind of a test - but I really like the way the low gloss came out. And I see my garage camera's shutters didn't open all the way. Dammit



Here you can see the sheen difference between the low gloss (fender) and semi gloss (core support).

[Steve Wood]

Looks good to me...you gonna have that thing come alive, yet!

[Scoobum]

Quit being anal...drop the damn engine in.

[earlbrown]

You said "Anal"


 

[Scoobum]

You said "Anal"


 

Bout time you chimed in.

[Top Speed]

lol. 

I think that the low gloss looks good!

[SuperSix]

Quit being anal...drop the damn engine in.

Yeah - but I'll never have this car this much apart, I'm not in any real hurry, and I like tinkering with it. It won't be too much longer before the motor is in - I have a goal, and I'm kind of on schedule. Fuckin mosquitoes and bugs really suck though. I will have a full, enclosed air conditioned garage next house I move to.

Fiddled with it some more the past few nights..

I had a broken relay, where it mounts to the side rail. Nothing a little silicone can't fix.


Painted/cleaned/re-assembled:


Old heatshield I have had kicking around the spare parts pile for many years, I figure it can't hurt:

[Scoobum]

I clean a little bit more of my engine compartment every time I have the engine out. New exhaust studs and bolts...you've got issues. Keep the pics comin'.

[SuperSix]

I clean a little bit more of my engine compartment every time I have the engine out. New exhaust studs and bolts...you've got issues. Keep the pics comin'.

Bah - the exhaust hardware was part of that 79.00 stainless bolt kit I bought.

I do wonder though - when I am wire brushing small screws and painting them.. Haha

[daveismissing]

Is that what that is supposed to look like? Nice

[SuperSix]

Is that what that is supposed to look like? Nice

Yeah - all painted.

Got the fuseable link relocation started - got some marine 10ga wire, snipped off the old fusible links, and extended the wiring. I crimped, soldered, and heat shrunk the connections - should be fine. all 5 power leads will snake around the bottom of the AC/heater box, then to new fusible links, to a junction box, with a master 4ga to the battery.

I need to order the 4ga - may use some to replace the alternator feed too.

I finished up lubing the new front end parts. I threw away both of my Harbor Freight grease guns (they SUCK), picked up a pneumatic Campbell Hausfield for $19.99 shipped. Works like a champ. Still gets air bubbles, but it's easier to bleed the air out.

painted a bunch more crap - it's coming along!