Installed a couple new toys.
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Installed a couple new toys.
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...092313_720.jpg
so is removing the whole dash to replace the defrost vents and AC display as difficult as everyone says? stealth 316 pretty much shows it as being alot of removing screws and connectors. i need to do this soon to put the metal defrost vents in
It is not really a difficult job. Just time consuming.Quote:
Originally Posted by b_rad
Starting to teardown interior. Measured shifter locations, it's crazy. My shifter will sit perfect height, same as a short shifter, and is lined up about 3" further forward than stock! Will use a simple bracket for that. Bueno. Or actually, does the bend in the stock shift arm bend backwards or just to the side a bit? maybe the shifter base is in the exact same spot even. Either way, I'll either make a bracket or use a mustang style shift arm (bends back a bit), easy stuff.
Looks like i'll have to modify the center console bottom metal part a tad in some spots. I am focusing a lot on making this as close as my amateur capabilities can to feel like a clean undramatic engine swap that uses as many factory items as possible. There are a lot of features that i'm going to make work. This is part of the reason why it's taking so long. I use the word "part" losely, i'm stupid slow and barely work on it and rebuild stuff eleventy times as i don't do it well enough the first time, this does add to it though. I'm aiming for stock ground clearance, stock interior, stock features, stock exhaust feel, use many stock parts, etc. I'm really trying to not lose a ton!
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Labeled and ran my speaker wire from the amplifier location to the rear seat for now.
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Very tidy! Looking great!
I did a bit more on the interior and started to dig at the brake booster only to realize that my brake line wrench is MIA so i just pb blasted all of them and then went and say on my ass and watched more hockey :)
fyi you can take a box end wrench and cut a slot in the side and it works almost as well as a line wrench.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDoe8
hmmm good idea. I think i have a crap 10mm i can use
Oh I also went for a test drive in my garage for motivation last night
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I pushed the stealth back so I could power wash the driveway underneath it. Turned out nice :-)
I got home from work to find the Stealth uncovered. Luckily one little bracket caught the cover to keep it from blowing completely away. I looked at the empty engine bay and covered it back up.