WTF was the PO thinking???
01-18-2011, 12:44 PM
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WTF was the PO thinking???
I have started to rebuild and recover my Dash, and I am finding some strange stuff...
When I went to take out the clock (that was not working) this is what I found. Why would someone wire this like this? Also the green wire seems to go all the way down to the DME??? any ideas?
When I went to take out the clock (that was not working) this is what I found. Why would someone wire this like this? Also the green wire seems to go all the way down to the DME??? any ideas?
01-18-2011, 01:09 PM
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Yea, really. Marc our parts should be here any day. Tracking says released from customs for processing by canada post. So I suspect tomorrow maybe? I think my Dash cover from Classic 9 should be here today as well. I should have the dash out soon.
01-18-2011, 01:21 PM
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i am certain that if someone ever bought my car (which will never happen, i am going to kill this thing someday...again) they will ask the same thing.
mostly due to the recently added front 3 ft of the car. but other things too. the red torque tube for example
mostly due to the recently added front 3 ft of the car. but other things too. the red torque tube for example
01-18-2011, 01:46 PM
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Maybe he used +12V straight from DME 
01-19-2011, 01:23 PM
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- my rotor was epoxy glued to the cam tip on mine
- my wiring was a nightmare
- duct tape was holding the bra on
- the rear hatch was blown and the po used a giant piece of cedar wood to hold up the hatch when you opened it up.
- the hood struts were also blown, but at least something resembling a rod held up the hood, a giant aluminum rod, which was hiding under the hood in the battery bay...
- the stereo wiring was also a nightmare..
- the spark plug wires were so old that when they came out of the car they held their shape.
- my wiring was a nightmare
- duct tape was holding the bra on
- the rear hatch was blown and the po used a giant piece of cedar wood to hold up the hatch when you opened it up.
- the hood struts were also blown, but at least something resembling a rod held up the hood, a giant aluminum rod, which was hiding under the hood in the battery bay...
- the stereo wiring was also a nightmare..
- the spark plug wires were so old that when they came out of the car they held their shape.
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01-19-2011, 03:13 PM
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- my rotor was epoxy glued to the cam tip on mine
- my wiring was a nightmare
- duct tape was holding the bra on
- the rear hatch was blown and the po used a giant piece of cedar wood to hold up the hatch when you opened it up.
- the hood struts were also blown, but at least something resembling a rod held up the hood, a giant aluminum rod, which was hiding under the hood in the battery bay...
- the stereo wiring was also a nightmare..
- the spark plug wires were so old that when they came out of the car they held their shape.
- my wiring was a nightmare
- duct tape was holding the bra on
- the rear hatch was blown and the po used a giant piece of cedar wood to hold up the hatch when you opened it up.
- the hood struts were also blown, but at least something resembling a rod held up the hood, a giant aluminum rod, which was hiding under the hood in the battery bay...
- the stereo wiring was also a nightmare..
- the spark plug wires were so old that when they came out of the car they held their shape.
01-19-2011, 04:29 PM
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01-19-2011, 05:20 PM
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The problem with buying new hatch struts is that they usually cause hatch delamination. I like finding good used ones - A friend of mine had a 60k-mile 968 and he wanted new struts, so I scored his old struts.
On a 951 engine I bought a few years ago, the camshaft woodruff key was a 2 nails. I mean....... dude, that is scary. Come on, a woodruff key is like $2 at the dealer and 50 cents from the internet.
On a 951 engine I bought a few years ago, the camshaft woodruff key was a 2 nails. I mean....... dude, that is scary. Come on, a woodruff key is like $2 at the dealer and 50 cents from the internet.
01-19-2011, 05:39 PM
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The '84 I used to own had an aftermarket setup for central locking, that appeared to be integrated with the radio relay and factory alarm system, a total rat's nest. It was done in a typical "custom audio" fashion, totally undecipherable but it worked, so I didn't touch it. I was afraid to try the alarm.
On the other hand, on an early car, I would not want to be an audio/alarm installer getting $50 to wire in anything under there.
On the other hand, on an early car, I would not want to be an audio/alarm installer getting $50 to wire in anything under there.
