What did you do to your 2002 today !

[Conserv]

16 hours ago, \\\Mink said:

Finished up my Clardy install.  Unfortunately I was missing the side panels next to the shifter so I had to fabricate those but I think it came out pretty nice!

 

It looks great: my only suggestion — you knew I’d have a suggestion — is to swap those bright-finish screws and washers for black anodized screws and washers.... ?

 

Your homemade shifter side panels look measurably better than Clardy’s chintzy-plastic side-panel covers! ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[NYTransplant]

1 hour ago, Jimmy said:

 

Sometimes turning the rheostat back and forth a bit will get it working again. Dash lights at full strength are ok in well-lit areas but they'll hurt your night vision on a dark road.

 

Tried turning the rheostat MANY times.  After pulling the switch out and getting it in some light, the coil and the contact are actually very clean.  Without disassembling the switch, I can't tell for sure what the problem is. 

 

One thing I did notice was a white powdery residue on the black work surface I was using.  It had to have come from inside the switch, and looked like what you might find if a dry cell battery leaked.

 

I rarely drive this car at night, so I'm not too concerned, but if I have the chance to get a working switch, I'll probably do so.

[MOJOJOY]

Long time in the making! Finally dropped the 02

@ThatGuy https://therestoshop.com so he can perform his magic. Been over 10 years in the making. Stay tuned!

[\\\Mink]

40 minutes ago, Conserv said:

 

It looks great: my only suggestion — you knew I’d have a suggestion — is to swap those bright-finish screws and washers for black anodized screws and washers.... ?

 

 

You must be clairvoyant!  I was actually planning to do that very thing.  The bright finish was all I had lying around.

[g_force]

13 minutes ago, NYTransplant said:

Tried turning the rheostat MANY times.  After pulling the switch out and getting it in some light, the coil and the contact are actually very clean.  Without disassembling the switch, I can't tell for sure what the problem is. 

 

One thing I did notice was a white powdery residue on the black work surface I was using.  It had to have come from inside the switch, and looked like what you might find if a dry cell battery leaked.

 

That white powder is corrosion of the rheostat element.  Thoroughly spray the element with Deoxit or CRC contact cleaner and then, as Jimmy said, work it back and forth some more.  That sometimes fixes it when just working it back and forth doesn't, and you spray it down without disassembling it. 

[Mario Falfan]

I did mine last year, and they were super easy, Dave is pretty awesome !

[arminyack]

I dropped the 1600 motor. Its been great to me...but time to move on!

[ingramlee]

9 minutes ago, arminyack said:

I dropped the 1600 motor. Its been great to me...but time to move on!

Whats going in its place?

[arminyack]

4 minutes ago, ingramlee said:

Whats going in its place?

Tii motor...along with a 3.91 LSD, so the whole longneck rear end comes out next!

[ingramlee]

PM sent

[oh2ryan]

5 hours ago, MOJOJOY said:

Long time in the making! Finally dropped the 02

@ThatGuy https://therestoshop.com so he can perform his magic. Been over 10 years in the making. Stay tuned!

 

So excited to see how this goes!!!!

[oh2ryan]

3 hours ago, arminyack said:

I dropped the 1600 motor. Its been great to me...but time to move on!

 

 

Will you badge it 1600tii? Lol

[TVeye]

4 hours ago, arminyack said:

dropped the 1600 motor. Its been great to me...but time to move on!

 

Would love that old driveshaft, at least the front half?

[mccusername]

4 hours ago, arminyack said:

Tii motor...along with a 3.91 LSD, so the whole longneck rear end comes out next!

Exactly the build I've always wanted to do.

But since I'm not doing it right now, I'd be interested in that smoothie top valve cover if you're looking to sell it...

[VWJake]

Baikal ‘73 engine bay respray ver. 2.0.

 

So much better. Several folks that stopped by the shop today commented on how nice the color is.