The rebuilt axles were packed with grease so when I installed them it squeezed out and had to be cleaned up. Working or cars is always messy.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:45 pm
by AoT
Glenn wrote:The rebuilt axles were packed with grease so when I installed them it squeezed out and had to be cleaned up. Working or cars is always messy.
Those axles were packed like cream puffs. One step closer
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:00 pm
by Glenn
You had the same with yours... when you tighten the bolts, it oozes out like a jelly doughnut
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:54 am
by Big_kid
MMmm.... doughnuts (couldn't find him eating a doughnut)
Can't wait to see it back in one piece
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:54 pm
by 6T6Ghia
If only my engine compartment was Half that clean . . . . . . . . . . .
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:34 pm
by Glenn
So close...
I just need to borrow a second floor jack so i can raise the car and then shove it in.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:49 am
by volksbugusa
looking real good Glenn....It is a lot of work...Matt
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:33 am
by Brown
Glenn wrote:So close...
I just need to borrow a second floor jack so i can raise the car and then shove it in.
I could stop over tonight with my jack if you would like?
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:51 am
by Glenn
Brown wrote:I could stop over tonight with my jack if you would like?
That could work. Give me a call later.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:18 pm
by Glenn
I had to drop the Civic off at GT to get a new mirror installed so I had the kid give me a ride home and I borrowed a 2nd floor jack.
So I slammed it in and i just have a few more things to button up and then it's ready to fire up.
TCB...
Basically I need to install the muffler, banjo fitting to the carbs and put oil in it.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:54 pm
by ObnoxiousBlue
I love that car... Hope I have something that nice one day.
Glad to see it coming back together.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:12 pm
by Glenn
It runs. Still gotta dial it in and button it up. Soon, very soon i'll be terrorizing the streets again.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:17 pm
by AoT
A real one man show. Looks like its ready for action. Nice job.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:19 pm
by Glenn
AoT wrote:A real one man show. Looks like its ready for action. Nice job.
Not yet... I still have to get it running right. then i have to break in the tranny and finally bring it to GT for tony to tweak the carbs.
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:14 pm
by Raj
Good work glenn. Can't wait to barely hear this beast pull up, but def hear you pull away!
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:18 pm
by Kermit
Nice! The timing on all of this is pretty perfect. Wish this board had a thumbs up icon...
Was that noise at the end the fan belt or something else?
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:30 pm
by Glenn
Kermit wrote:Was that noise at the end the fan belt or something else?
Fan belt... needs to be tightened.
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:49 pm
by Raj
Kermit wrote:
Was that noise at the end the fan belt or something else?
I thought it was Glenn's flatulence.
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:50 pm
by Glenn
Mine are SBD
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:58 pm
by Glenn
Did some adjusting on the linkage and it's close enough to let Tony do the fine tuning.
I found the source of the rattling I heard, I never attached the muffler straps to the rubber hangers and they were jingling.
I stepped on the clutch to run it through the gears with the wheels off the ground to get the gear lube on all the parts. It's way out of adjustment and I didn't want to get under a hot engine.
Running much better.. not prefect, but soon.
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:47 pm
by MrBreeze
Glenn wrote:
Kermit wrote:Was that noise at the end the fan belt or something else?
Fan belt... needs to be tightened.
I know this cool video that shows you how to do that
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:29 pm
by Glenn
On the road again... took a short trip to GT. No leaks and uneventful.
Re: End of the season (it runs again)
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:38 pm
by AoT
Glenn wrote:On the road again... took a short trip to GT. No leaks and uneventful.
Nice to see it soaking up some sunshine
Re: End of the season (On the road again)
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:55 am
by Glenn
It needs a wash. I never got to it last Fall when i took the engine out.
Re: End of the season (On the road again)
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:22 am
by Brown
Glenn wrote:It needs a wash. I never got to it last Fall when i took the engine out.
I guess the body work will have to wait for another day and time!!!
