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Torqued down the #1 piston con rod bolts on my project engine to test my new digital torque meter. It read 5 ft lbs lower than my harbor freight 1/2" wrench. Yikes. The HF tool was $10 (on sale) and I used it to torque down the girdle which I'll now go ahead and redo. Lesson learned. Normally I'm a stickler for quality tools but I had read a lot of good things about the HF torque wrenches but that appears to be rubbish.
4 hours to get it out of the car. Just shy of 2 1/2 hours to get it back in and the rear suspension bolted back into place. Father and I have been working on the car together. I had a spare TT so we rebuilt it with Black Sea's super bearings and also installed one of their refurbished drive shafts. Figured I needed a new shifter foam, so I ordered one in advance. Good call.
Still a ways off from having a running and driving car, but happy to have this chore done. Hopefully be back on the road by the end of April. Would be sooner but my schedule is full with travel for work and such.
First time working on the body of this car...Was amazed at how simple the bumper and valence are to remove! Bumper off, wracked up valence still hanging on...Rusty captive bolts under radiator are a pain, patience and needle nose vise grips did the job New valence that I bought from an old 924/944 racer guy, has brake ducts, bolts to fenders Needs some tweaks, to match the fender, but for $20 and some new hardware and paint, think it will work!
I had the same one break off last month, except with less to work with.... Spent a week trying various methods but in the end it had to be drilled COMPLETELY out. Even the threads were 'welded' into the block.
Outch, i ned to drill one out of My head, deliverkng IT to a specialist to night.
Originally Posted by KVDR
I had the same one break off last month, except with less to work with.... Spent a week trying various methods but in the end it had to be drilled COMPLETELY out. Even the threads were 'welded' into the block.
This is more of a what have I done in the last year post... I bought an 86 N/A last February as a weekend fun/autocross/maybe DE event car. The engine and drivetrain are in good shape, although the paint job and interior have seen better days. After tinkering for a year I'm finally scheduled to run my first autocross with it next weekend! Some of the highlights of what I've done over the last year in my "spare time":
- Resealed hatch (by far the project that took the longest...)
- New front strut inserts (old ones were completely blown and stamped "Made in Venezuela" )
- New rotors, pads, parking brake shoes, rebuilt and painted calipers
- Replaced dashboard with a better-condition one provided by the previous owner
- Replaced front wheel bearings
- Removed old aftermarket head unit and amp (but the double subwoofer box that's where the rear seat used to be is still there...)
- Diagnosed and fixed various electrical gremlins
- Fresh fluids
It's been fun working on this heap, and I'm looking forward to putting it through it's paces!
03-11-2017 | 12:24 AM
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