Recent content by supraguy@aol

Welp, I drove the car again. I took the car to Caffeine & Octane on Sunday, a 25 mile round trip. People seemed to like the car, and below is a pic someone else took, after the meet. BUT...Something is still off, as far as ignition or cam timing(even though they are both where they should be...

Ok, so I owe you an update. (By 'you', I think I mean just LOC182, because I'm pretty sure that its just me and him on the forums these days, lol) So, I drove the car to an alignment appointment, about 3 miles from my house. Yes, it made it there, AND back. No, It did not create any smoke or...

What did you decide to do about the exhaust studs?

I think they are just the next best thing to OEM. I don't know if they're better. I used Felpro and ARP's a long time ago, and had no issue for 3+ years that I ran it that way. I only later changed because I changed engines.

Ok, Both new pumps are in and working! Gauge cluster is reassembled and installed, climate control and center console cover reinstalled. I will try a first drive tomorrow.

For the past two weeks, I've been attacking a to-do list for my car. Things like: Fix exhaust leak reinstall all interior plastics Reassemble gauge cluster adjust headlights(fabrication involved) Replace front and rear washer pumps Repair fuel sender replace fan clutch finish rear carpet install...

I just checked with my friend Google, and he says that the drill hole you used to put in a 10mm timesert was 13/32. The proper drill bit size for a 7/16 timesert is 29/64. In other words, you should be fine to upsize. But bear in mind- 7/16 itself, is 28/64, so 1/32 larger than your current...

It might be that the coiled wire, that acts as a variable resistor, has some bad surface areas on it, leading to random 'no continuity' issues. At least that would be my guess. Since you can pull the sender straight out of the access panel, I'd suggest doing what I did, and spray the whole...

Before you part out, consider going to 7/16 studs; That's what I did. If the holes are too big to tap to 7/16, you might be able to go to a 7/16 helicoil.

PS- Also finalized the rear carpet install, and added a fire extinguisher. Fits pretty well.

Okay, Down to 20-ish items. Aisin fan clutch is installed. But I found that one of the temp sensors on the Tstat housing was leaking, so now a new sensor is on its way. The gauge cluster still isn't closed up, but that should happen tomorrow. My final task with that, was to calibrate all of the...

Well, still working on the gauge cluster, but I did finally discover WHY my temp gauge wouldn't read right: I would set it to the 'C' at the bottom of the gauge, and turning on the ignition, the temp would shoot to full hot. I replaced the temp sender, and tested resistances at the gauge and the...

Well guys, I'm down to a single page of to-do items, left on the car. Some of them are as simple as aligning the headlights, and installing the glove box, and others are a bit more labor-intensive, like fabricating a fuel pressure regulator mount, and creating engine logs. But overall, I...

If ARP says 90, then go with that, using their moly lube. I said 75lbs, because I thought you were using ARP head bolts, not studs.