My 2012 winter project
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: NJ
Thanks man. I wish I had a lift, things would be getting done so much quicker vs. having the car 16-17 inches off the ground. Now the fun part starts of bolting everything back up.
Drifting
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From: nassau co. new york
nice work and great fun.i cannot believe i missed this thread.btw i got my shock supports out with a small wheel puller after soaking in pb blaster in an aluminum foil form for two days.a forum member detailed that procedure with good photos.best of luck on the restoration.
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
By the way, I still cant figure out what wheels I have....there are a couple that are similar but not identical
Only thing I can make out on the backside is MADE IN KOREA
These suckers are around 70lbs each with the tire on
UPDATE: got in touch with TRU SPOKE, they said these are most likely Truewire wheels that were in production 15-20 years ago and that I will most likely not find them anywhere nowadays.....they sure are in good shape for being 15 yrs old.
Dayton on the other hand thinks these are old Appliance wheels.
Only thing I can make out on the backside is MADE IN KOREA
These suckers are around 70lbs each with the tire on
UPDATE: got in touch with TRU SPOKE, they said these are most likely Truewire wheels that were in production 15-20 years ago and that I will most likely not find them anywhere nowadays.....they sure are in good shape for being 15 yrs old.
Dayton on the other hand thinks these are old Appliance wheels.
Last edited by rafalc; Dec 17, 2012 at 10:35 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
Radiator got mounted in the new core support. Front crossmember bolted up, radiator and core bolted up. It was a tight fit, did not need any shims. The only issue was that the core support holes and the front crossmember holes did not align exactly. Had to enlarge the crossmember holes a bit.
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
The foam collar that goes over the bellhousing had to be pushed/pulled/squeezed into place.
Melting Slicks
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From: Titusville Florida
I tried for about 5min... then cut the insulation in half right in front of the shifter opening. Slid the rear half over the rear of the trans, the front half through the side of the trans, punctured slits for the mounting "brackets", then used aluminum hvac tape - couple of layers to tape over the seam.
The foam collar that goes over the bellhousing had to be pushed/pulled/squeezed into place.
The foam collar that goes over the bellhousing had to be pushed/pulled/squeezed into place.
Melting Slicks
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From: Springfield Missouri
I think pulling the engine and transmission would of saved you a lot of problems, but maybe you don't have the room to do that. You have done a lot of work on your car, and should drive better. Good luck on the rest of your work.
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Burning Brakes
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No room, equipment or experience for pulling the motor. Besides trans and motor were rebuilt about 5-6 yrs ago and are running great so wouldn't want to accidentally mess something up. I dont think the motor/trans being in the car caused me any problems so far...
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
The shroud was a pain to get back in. I want to say the core support was not EXACTLY as the original therefore pushing the shroud towards the engine. It took a lot of twisting and pulling to get the shroud all the way down without getting stuck on the front engine crossmember.
New starter in and hooked up. PS components back in.
Rear end ready to go back in.
Before and after:
Bolted in:
New starter in and hooked up. PS components back in.
Rear end ready to go back in.
Before and after:
Bolted in: