What did you do to your 2002 today !

[zinz]

dang, Steven... that AC has been a pain for you!  I think the cross-drilled nuts and bolts with safety wire will keep things in check.  

 

Ed

[Stevenc22]

^ Yeah its been some work. My Hobbie Dave bracket has cracked twice due to bolt backing out and then vibration breaking everything. I rewelded both times and strengthened it where i could. As long as i can stop these bolts vibrating loose on long journeys i wont have any problems.

 

 

 

 

[zinz]

Good info to know... I'll keep that in mind if/when I install AC in the CS.

 

Ed

[Fatherof3]

Found these DIY repaired fuses and replaced them along with a good fuse box cleaning

Edited October 31, 2017 by Fatherof3

[iinca]

steven c do you think the reason the bolts keep backing out is because the hobie dave' bracket is made of aluminum? just speculating here...

Edited October 31, 2017 by iinca

[Fatherof3]

4 hours ago, Stevenc22 said:

^ Yeah its been some work. My Hobbie Dave bracket has cracked twice due to bolt backing out and then vibration breaking everything. I rewelded both times and strengthened it where i could. As long as i can stop these bolts vibrating loose on long journeys i wont have any problems.

 

 

 

 

Maybe

[Bibm5]

Found these DIY repaired fuses and replaced them along with a good fuse box cleaning

The sad thing is that whoever did that probably felt good about their fuse "repair".

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[ray_]

1 hour ago, Fatherof3 said:

Found these DIY repaired fuses and replaced them along with a good fuse box cleaning

 

 

[Whaledriver]

I purchased my M10 AC bracket from dmdonoughue@att.net and it is definitely not made out of aluminum but heavy steel. It fit perfectly.

[grizzlebar]

Any idea if he is still making brackets?

[Whaledriver]

3 minutes ago, grizzlebar said:

Any idea if he is still making brackets?

Yes, I bought mine in November. Just contact him on the email address provided. it is well made and not cheap @ $92, which includes all the nuts and bolts necessary to install.

[Emyers]

Hmmm....my Hobiedave bracket is steel just like the Clardy bracket that was replaced.  Have had no issues.

 

[Stevenc22]

Yeah the bracket from Hobie Dave is great. It's not the bracket design problem. Just got to make sure bolts don't back off

Edited November 1, 2017 by Stevenc22

[bento]

Did this on Saturday 

 

Did this on Sunday

 

Resealed and cleaned up this yesterday 

Lots more thread left on the adjuster than the current box, where the top of the adjuster is nearly flush with the top of the jam nut. Extra bonus for the concours judges, the late ‘73 casting date on the case should be correct for my car’s May ‘74 build date.

 

Tonight, I switched from this

(classic Momo Veloce 360mm purchased as NOS a couple years ago)

 

To this

(Sparco R368 380mm)

 

Yeah, it’s not quite "right" for the car, but there aren’t a ton of 380mm wheels out there. It also has 1" more dish, which means I can move the seat back a notch for more legroom while keeping my arms in a good position. I’m also curious how the suede and gloves will be on track. Hoping bigger wheel and a bit more grip will cut down on the hand and shoulder fatigue until I can get proper seats, roll bar and harnesses in the car.

 

Any suggestions for leather dye products to get rid of that yellow stripe?

 

The Momo went back in it’s original packaging for safekeeping.

 

The steering box will go in late this week or maybe Monday. Looking forward to getting rid of the on center slop. Will go back to the IE heavy duty rubber mounts at the same time from the IE urethane mounts that I asked Patrick to put in when he was working on the car. I’m getting a pretty obnoxious resonance inside the car from 2,700 to 3,300rpm that isn’t audible outside. Hoping it’s the mounts passing it through to the body. Even if it isn’t they’re a bit "buzzy" for me and we’ll look at the exhaust next.

 

Unfortunately, the turbo charge pipes prevent just lifting the engine and slipping the mounts in. I need to lower the subframe while supporting the engine instead.

 

 

[Sharktrainer]

Having sooooo much fun with my blow through turbo install. *sarcasm*