What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2022]

[g0thiac]

Had the new billet distributor and Accel supercoil installed earlier this week. What a disaster that was for my mechanic, he struggled to get it out. Apparently it was so seized in the motor he had to fight with it, a common theme it seems my vehicles bring to anyone who dares work on them 😂😂😂😭

My friend was nice enough to drill out the rivets on the bracket for the old coil, so I will need to reinstall that, and I also fitted a terminal on the amp wire since the old one broke. Just trying to take a break from working on the car lol.

It’s just crazy to find out besides the swap being a problem, the distributor according to my mechanic, and friend who said the plug wires also in the car, are in fact OEM original from the 80’s hahaha?

Is that known to happen? I am the third owner of this Caprice.

 

[Texas82GP]

On today's episode of the bathroom remodel of pain pt 76.86, mold removal stage

Mud and sand followed by mudding and sanding
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If you haven't discovered it yet, a damp sponge and a bucket of water is a good way to sand drywall mud if it's pretty close (don't need to move mountains). Almost no mess.

 

[Clutch]

I put a Briggs & Stratton vanguard v-twin together from 2 that I had laying around for way too long. It's part of a long overdue upgrade to my log splitter. I was cleaning the garage and that's what ended up happening. At least something got done. It runs and I put the new hydraulic pump on it that I bought for the splitter and never used. It definitely made more room in the garage so I guess I was cleaning.

 

[Wraith]

Started off the morning receiving a delivery for my buddy, pretty clean for the most part, we planned to wrap it but the green grows on you.



Then moved on to the red Camaro as it was having a no start issue plus needs a wiring block up front for the the 8 positive cables hooked up and while I was there added a main battery cut off. No crank ended up being easy, my brother remembered the fuel pump and starter circuit breakers that were tucked away where nobody would think to look.

 

[scoti]

Started off the morning receiving a delivery for my buddy, pretty clean for the most part, we planned to wrap it but the green grows on you.



Then moved on to the red Camaro as it was having a no start issue plus needs a wiring block up front for the the 8 positive cables hooked up and while I was there added a main battery cut off. No crank ended up being easy, my brother remembered the fuel pump and starter circuit breakers that were tucked away where nobody would think to look.

What front set-up is that under the f-body?. I noticed the engine compartment x-member to firewall bracing so I'm curious?

 

[MrSony]

Installed the worlds heaviest steering box, flared my first brake line, reconnected everything, bled the brakes, and voila. It stops.
New hoses, master, brake line from driver's front to prop valve, 3 wheel studs, new drums, and steering box seals. I have new pads but ill wait till i get new rotors.

 

[Wraith]

What front set-up is that under the f-body?. I noticed the engine compartment x-member to firewall bracing so I'm curious?

I would guess custom built, looks like the Hotchkiss one but less intricate.

 

[scoti]

It's the Spring of a new year so we're prepping for this year’s Model-A events season:


* Rebuild the front suspension to remedy an occasional 'death wobble'.
* Reduce the ride height while it’s apart because I lower 'everythang'. Doing “traditional” mods: spring tweaks, swapping in a ’32 front axle (dropped vs a ’30 front axle), & adding tube-style shocks (front & rear).

* Retire the same-size 19" ‘May-Pop’ bias-ply tires for fresh Big-n-Little 16” radials (5.50/7.00) that look like bias-plys.
* Swap the 19" Spoke wheels for later 16" Spokes.
* Install new LED taillights & a functional brake light switch (faulty brake light switch was determined to be our electrical system drain source).
* Rebuild the fuel supply system & carb: Tank float + gauge kit, inner-outer hard lines + filter/screen, carb kit & new hardware already here.
* Adjusted the valves (determined to be the source of initial/internal valvetrain concern). Purrs like a sewing machine now.
* Install traditional appearing new electronic ignition & wires.
* Swap the OG non-synchronized 3spd for a '39 model synchronized V8 3spd.
* Refresh the cooling system. The system pressurized @ some point causing leaks & a mess. The issue has been found & corrected. Now we’ll rebuild & modify the water pump for a temp gauge fitting. We’ll also pull & externally clean the radiator from the mess created (rust stains).

* Clean the firewall of >60yrs worth of grime. Clean coolant spray off motor/under-hood.
* Freshen up some interior items: add insulation; new rubber floor cover, move seat back 3"; new interior screw kit; fresh glass welting; & add SW gauges (parts enroute & gauges purchased last year).

The first big outing will be the Round-Up in Austin TX next month.

The trans rebuild/swap parts should be here end-of-week. We picked up 3qty core transmissions @ an estate parts-sale & initial inspection looks like enough good internals to have 2 solid units after the rebuilds (bearings/synchro’s already enroute). The suspension rebuild parts have also been ordered & are on their way. Over the winter I worked on & salvaged 8qty 16" wheels (straightened wheel lips & spokes). They're stripped down & ready to move toward the paint process. Nothing high-end & not worrying about having them pretty. I just focused on the straightening, removal of heavy scale (rust + 87yrs of re-paints) & did general clean-up. The paint is just so they're all consistent in color (black). Tires were purchased last year but finding good wheels w/o over-paying took more time than we wanted.

In the pics is the removed front stock leaf set-up & then the reversing of the main-leaf spring.

We’ll combine the reverse-eye mod (~ 1.5”) w/removing a leaf or three (~1”) & the higher spindle height of the ’32 axle (~ 1.5”) which should yield about 4” of drop. I’m currently rounding the leaf ends & chamfering the contact areas for a smoother ride quality. We hope to pre-assemble the front set-up by the weekend so we can heat & tweak steering items as needed.

 

[ck80]

Today was more cleaning and sorting.

Also dismounted 2 loads of take-off mustang wheels and tires. Both loads looked more or less the same.

Some wheels and definitely some of the tires will head to... I dunno, somewhere online to sell or maybe the swap meet.

 

[Wraith]

Porsche problem solved, no dealer needed.

They came to car and pulled the under seat module, took it back and called Porsche for the code. What I received back was the original blade in the new case I put on(new chip), another non-case style key(cut to car) and both are RFID coded to he car. $413 all in. Car starts and runs but I need to reset the "fob" to lock/unlock.

In other words, a done deal, starts every time.

This is a typical "take to the dealer" issue which usually costs $1600-1800 fix. Once again, the P tax is real, do not buy one. 😆