6g74 / built atx

[IPD]

what kind of speakers are you putting in? 6.75" are the best fit, imho...but you may have to put some spacers in there so they'll clear the retracted window.

[n2nsanity]

6.5" rockford fosgate prime's.
not top of the line or anything, but good enough for me and got a great deal on them, so this'll work for now

6.75 does fit best and usually line up with the original holes, but there's not much of a selection in that size

got the drivers door done, didn't even start on the passenger side yet


bypassing the stock harness, at least for the speakers

perfect size holes in the door connector and just poked a small hole in the grommet going under dash
loom obviously not big enough, will redo that later


this is just temporary as i'm missing the leather insert for this side
i suck at interior work, lol

[n2nsanity]

got my ac controls installed yesterday
tested and everything works great, just need to flush my ac lines really good and recharge
haven't tested the new compressor out yet. i'm hoping for some nice cold air all summer tho

both rubber door to window trim pieces are done
door panels done on both sides
still gotta finish up the console and glovebox and get my stereo in

aside from interior, here's the more important stuff left:
o2 bung welded in and new o2 sensor installed
new slave cylinder
new axles and seals
after i put a few more miles on it, gear oil change, this time with synchromesh
ac flush and recharge, and still need to do new orings on firewall
low temp thermostat
registration, taxes, inspection and all that, so i can legally drive this thing
and repair the ps sideskirt clips and remount it

[ntcmpjg]

Like I told you yesterday you can use my AC stuff to flush it. I still have the gear oil too you can have

[n2nsanity]

thanks, i may take u up on that

on the sideskirt i was only able to salvage one of the push clips and added a screw in the wheelwell
it's not perfect, but good enough for now



here's the tear in the bumper
was wondering if there is a way to mend it back together



also, fixed that shifter safety cable problem
on the bottom of the ignition, u just unscrew the white plastic cover and it pretty much falls out

[IPD]

thanks, i may take u up on that

on the sideskirt i was only able to salvage one of the push clips and added a screw in the wheelwell
it's not perfect, but good enough for now



here's the tear in the bumper
was wondering if there is a way to mend it back together



also, fixed that shifter safety cable problem
on the bottom of the ignition, u just unscrew the white plastic cover and it pretty much falls out

only good way to fix bumpers is plastic-welding. urethane ftw. yes, you can fg/bondo it, but it won't be a uniform material, and it will potentially crack in the future if you do it.

[TUFFTR]

Remember folks, Fibreglass does not stick to plastic! your only real option that wont waste your time is just get either another bumper, or get it repaired like above, with urethane or the like

[n2nsanity]

i'm not going to spend more than a few $ on the repair if i even bother

getting a 99 front before the years over

[IPD]

i'm not going to spend more than a few $ on the repair if i even bother

getting a 99 front before the years over

the upside to having it plastic-welded is that you can re-sculpt it while you're at it.

i'd ask around on price. if you've already got the bumper pulled, it really doesn't take THAT much to get it welded; especially if it's not a gaping hole or anything. you're really just melting the two edges back together and finish sanding it.

[n2nsanity]

thanks for the info i'll look into it. it's about a 9 inch tear and that whole area under the tear has some pretty good wrinkles.

got the 170* thermostat in
took it for a drive, still seems way too hot under the hood to me, although my guage doesn't ever touch halfway

going out of town for a few days, so that means i have to somehow find time to finish all that other stuff next week
and try to make arrangements for someone to room with and someone to follow up
someone's gotta be passing through nc... no replies in my post for it though