Lots of fun things have been happening on the car - here's a run down:
1) The interior's gone! I was able to sell the whole set to another forum member, who's restoring a 1600 with his sons. Happy to see it go to a good home.
Complete interior pulled and off to its new owners
Rather spacious in here...
Meanwhile, that financed a bucket seat (Corbeau FX1 Pro) and a DOT-legal Schroth race harness. I'm finishing up a rear seat delete, custom (and very economical) carpet set, and some home m
Finally got my new shocks and springs on! My embarrassingly squishy, waterbed-like suspension is no more. I went with a set of Bilstein sports and Ireland Engineering stage II springs all around, to firm the car up for some more aggressive driving and lower it an inch or two.
The back half of the car was really straightforward. The shocks literally came off with two bolts, and the springs pulled out without too much more effort. Spring compressors made this a bit easier. You can borrow them for
Like I'd mentioned before, I've been swimming in brake fluid out in the garage lately. Every time I parked the car, it would pool around the passenger rear wheel. It was time to deal with it, because on a modest drive I could drain almost my entire brake fluid reservoir, no joke.
I got the car jacked up, pulled off the wheel, and pulled off the drum (make sure you release the two adjustment screws on the back, don't forget like I did. It's so much easier when you aren't fighting the brake shoes
First fix finished!
Like I'd mentioned before, my highest priority problem on the car when I bought it was the tires - the fronts were bad. I mean, dangerously bad. The outside had about 1/4" of tread left, but the insides were worn completely smooth. Anyone have problems with tire wear like this? I've heard these cars are happy with some camber, but this just seems excessive.
I had a hard time finding replacement tires for the wheels that came on the car, and I just decided I'd take the opp
Hi all! After years of enviously poring over your projects and pictures, I'm happy to say I've finally managed to pick up a 1971 '02 and start a build of my own. I'm going to do my best to document my trials and tribulations here - hope you enjoy following along!
My dream '02 is simple, light, very autocross oriented, but still barely streetable for a trip around town every once in a while. For an idea of what to expect on the blog, here's a list of my goals:
Short term, I'm mostly working on
