Un-rigging my 81'
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From: Ormond Beach Fl
Un-rigging my 81'
Yesterday I started tearing into my new to me 81'& I can't believe what people can do to a vehicle to rig it instead of fixing it right.All door panels are attached with sheet metal screws along with various other panels & pads.T-tops were superglued together,I already posted on this.The rear window/hatch has a coat hanger for a release cable.The hood release handle is a small pair of vise-grips.Other than that the interior is trashed.When I started it I found timing way off,35* initial,but it started & ran.Then I looked at intake & oil was bubbeling out around bolts,thats when I found that the intake was resealed with RVT,can't see a gasket.You can hear the vac leak,I can't believe this thing runs.So top end comes apart tomorrow.I guess that is why I got it for $3500.On the good side I did sell one of my H-D's yesterday a 53',so I'm going to be paying a visit to Eklers next week to spend it all.......Bob
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From: Olive Branch MS
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You think that is bad....one of my valve covers had a crager type lug nut shoved in the pvc gromet to block it off. I first thought, "what kind of valve screws in here". When I got it out I thought, "Oh my god, what else am I going to find" 
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From: Smalltownville Michigan
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by brooksman9
You think that is bad....one of my valve covers had a crager type lug nut shoved in the pvc gromet to block it off. I first thought, "what kind of valve screws in here". When I got it out I thought, "Oh my god, what else am I going to find"
good grief! was the engine leaking pretty good with that plug installed????
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From: Rochester Kent
Originally Posted by Bullseye54
.The rear window/hatch has a coat hanger for a release cable.
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As far as the rear hatch goes,supposedly there was a kit to retrofit a hatch possibly Ecklers.The latches are pretty flimsy & it looks like it leakes there also,needs seal also.
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From: "Too Low, Too Fast, Too Loud" TX
Originally Posted by Pauld
If it is an '81, it shouldn't even have a rear window/hatch. I think only the 82 collectors edition had those