Brak's 98 EX
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I can give you this...... PS, I expect pics of your '73 Opel GT project sometime soon
We're still waiting for spring, so it's nestled up against the 56 Chevy Wagon, 65 Impala, and the one of the Satellites...
OK i think i misspoke.. I don't have an idle issue anymore.
After i replaced the distributor cap, I forgot to keep an eye on it.
I posted this on another thread, and should've added it here too.
This is what happens when you dont have a gasket for your distributor cap, and there's coolant spraying around the engine bay..
Note the Green contacts, and you can't really see it, but the carbon build up was so bad, i don't know how this thing even ran...
I had intended on replacing it when i did the plugs and wires, but i got the wrong cap & rotor.
didn't realize there were two possible distributors.
Oh the fun of unraveling someone elses mess
Well, was a good morning at the junk yard...
Got a bunch of switches where with the lettering intact, a cupholder without the stupid lid, and most of the stuff i need for my manual swap.
Manual Gauge Cluster, Clutch pedal & Slave cylinder with the hardline (not pictured)
also picked up a stainless header, with cat and resonator. not sure the brand, but it's much better than what's on my car now.
Total Cost $50
Gonna try and go back tomorrow, and pull the transmission + shifter assembly.
Also the sunvisor, and Sunroof shade i forgot to pull.
Got a bunch of switches where with the lettering intact, a cupholder without the stupid lid, and most of the stuff i need for my manual swap.
Manual Gauge Cluster, Clutch pedal & Slave cylinder with the hardline (not pictured)
also picked up a stainless header, with cat and resonator. not sure the brand, but it's much better than what's on my car now.
Total Cost $50
Gonna try and go back tomorrow, and pull the transmission + shifter assembly.
Also the sunvisor, and Sunroof shade i forgot to pull.
Well, struts were a no go...
went to remove them, and found the nut on mounting fork, is completely rounded off on one side, and non existant on the other. looks like it sheared off long ago, based on the rust.
this is the part that clamps down on the bottom of the strut, but they appear to be welded in with rust, and aren't going anywhere soon.
now to figure out where the hell i can get a new pair, without spending an arm and a leg.
On the plus side, i replaced the upper control arms, and it's night and day, old shocks aren't nearly as bad as i thought.
now when i drive across railroad tracks, it no longer feels like my front suspension is going to fall off
Those ball joints were in bad condition
and to top things off, it seems someone hit my car in the Target parking lot
there was already a crack along the top, that someone had glued up. but everything else is new.
looks like i need a new bumper sooner than i thought.
went to remove them, and found the nut on mounting fork, is completely rounded off on one side, and non existant on the other. looks like it sheared off long ago, based on the rust.
this is the part that clamps down on the bottom of the strut, but they appear to be welded in with rust, and aren't going anywhere soon.
now to figure out where the hell i can get a new pair, without spending an arm and a leg.
On the plus side, i replaced the upper control arms, and it's night and day, old shocks aren't nearly as bad as i thought.
now when i drive across railroad tracks, it no longer feels like my front suspension is going to fall off
Those ball joints were in bad condition
and to top things off, it seems someone hit my car in the Target parking lot
there was already a crack along the top, that someone had glued up. but everything else is new.
looks like i need a new bumper sooner than i thought.
as you can see from this stock photo, the bolt goes through the housing, and they're rusted in there solid.
The amount of drilling it would take to to try and get them out, is honestly not worth the effort.
I've put about 200 miles on the car since yesterday, and it rides nice now, thanks to the upper ball joints, so these shocks will be good for the time being.
I'll put them on the "eventually" list.
The amount of drilling it would take to to try and get them out, is honestly not worth the effort.
I've put about 200 miles on the car since yesterday, and it rides nice now, thanks to the upper ball joints, so these shocks will be good for the time being.
I'll put them on the "eventually" list.
pitbull80.cg
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Where in MN
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Well... $400 later it's home.
Rims were gone, and the impound just threw it on the ground. weight of the car being supported by the oil pan
I had to hire a tow (at my own expense) and get creative, in order to get my steelies back on it.
the scrape mark on the ground runs the entire lenght of the car, so i assume they just pushed it off of a flat bed.
all in all, the body and interior aren't as bad as i expected, but the core support is thrashed, and my brand new radiator is trash.
dunno what i'm going to do with this thing going forward
Rims were gone, and the impound just threw it on the ground. weight of the car being supported by the oil pan
I had to hire a tow (at my own expense) and get creative, in order to get my steelies back on it.
the scrape mark on the ground runs the entire lenght of the car, so i assume they just pushed it off of a flat bed.
all in all, the body and interior aren't as bad as i expected, but the core support is thrashed, and my brand new radiator is trash.
dunno what i'm going to do with this thing going forward
pitbull80.cg
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I can move it around about a 10" radius while in gear? What's the problem
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Otto85
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Cant remember the exact name but thats your shifter bushingI can move it around about a 10" radius while in gear? What's the problem
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Yeah. Unfortunately that isn't an option. [emoji29]
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Well, it's taken a couple weeks of scrounging parts, but it's finally drivable again.
Luckily i had picked up those exhaust parts back in post #24, because the existing system was completely mangled from the car being on the ground.
the muffler literally fell off when i lifted it up.
new stereo should arrive tomorrow, and i've got a line on a front clip.
at this point, i guess this is now a "forever car", because with the cost of getting it back, and fixing it, i'm now invested well over it's value.
so much for a $400 quick fixer.
I've know of an Odyssey i can get for peanuts.... so... J-Swap?
Luckily i had picked up those exhaust parts back in post #24, because the existing system was completely mangled from the car being on the ground.
the muffler literally fell off when i lifted it up.
new stereo should arrive tomorrow, and i've got a line on a front clip.
at this point, i guess this is now a "forever car", because with the cost of getting it back, and fixing it, i'm now invested well over it's value.
so much for a $400 quick fixer.
I've know of an Odyssey i can get for peanuts.... so... J-Swap?
Final piece of the exhaust has been installed
Also, new stereo arrived.
Deck was the cheapest i could find, with the features i needed, and included the speakers as a package deal.
not my first choice, but will be good enough...
My biggest pet peeve is bad wiring, so it was time to bust out the soldering iron & heat shrink.
Final product
Also, new stereo arrived.
Deck was the cheapest i could find, with the features i needed, and included the speakers as a package deal.
not my first choice, but will be good enough...
My biggest pet peeve is bad wiring, so it was time to bust out the soldering iron & heat shrink.
Final product
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