What did you do to your 2002 today !

[VWJake]

Chamonix ‘73 

 

Wasn’t particularly productive last night.
 

I bought a gallon of epoxy primer, a gal of Single stage enamel in Chamonix, seam sealer, rocker coat, and some other stuff yesterday but I couldn’t bring myself to start prepping the bay for paint so instead I separated the engine and trans. I mounted the engine to a stand for cleaning/seals/292 cam/paint/etc. 

 

I reinforced the motor mount on the “new” subframe for this car as well. 

 

[dlhoovler]

It's odd, Jake, but your '02 is looking more and more like a Buick! 

[VWJake]

14 minutes ago, dlhoovler said:

It's odd, Jake, but your '02 is looking more and more like a Buick! 

 You aren’t seeing things... That’s an honest to goodness ‘55 Roadmaster. I’m installing a 5.3L LT/6L80e and a modern rear end for a client. 

[Toca]

Finished taking the fuse box apart and rewiring the ceramic resister to an open spade on #12

 

After really cleaning the fuses contact points I re-installed

 

Even took the diagnostic hub off the parts car and moved it to my 74’ build.  Really straightforward... matching wire colors, using bullet connections and putting it all back together.  

 

Mai......my 74’ now has a diag. Hub!  Voila! The prongs to keep the hub set in place were not working so well so I took a semi-spring-SS key ring to make a jumper/keep closed thingy.  

 

After many checks and re-checks I dropped her in...

 

I think she looks pretty...... (not the correct fuses).  Made a visit to Carl @ LaJolla Independent and he gave me a fuse box decal (they’ll send you any decal on your car) and I was able to sort out the correct fuse’s

 

 

Then I cleaned up what was left of the emissions delete  (cables, hoses, plugs etc.) and it went from this:

 

 

To This........

 

 

 

I’ll be removing all these parts but before I paint I’m enjoying rearranging the cables and cleaning Mai up!

 

 

I’m happy with all of this........ and yes, I’ll be re-wrapping ALL those harnesses......in the end it’ll look line a “Shiney green suit”...... ( a line from “Good Morning Vietnam”)

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2020 by Toca

[FunElan]

Got the new radio installed today, a Blaupunkt Munster Aramat I got on eBay. The ARI button switches to an auxiliary channel - the cord is in the ashtray. 

[2002#3]

Gangsta pinstripe seats.  Way cool!

[D.martijn]

Turned the Touring onto it's side to have easier acces when grinding some of the remaining welds flush.

 

 

 

 

 

On to the next welding job !

[The Judge]

Got some new dual webers and manifold on Bruiser. Took him out for a nice drive to the Arts District in DTLA. 

[The Judge]

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Edited March 9, 2020 by The Judge

[Stevenc22]

New rear subframe mounts and bushings. Real pain in butt job doing them without dropping the subframe.

[Tlambert]

Added tii exhaust manifold, renewed hood belt trim. 

[irdave]

1 hour ago, Stevenc22 said:

New rear subframe mounts and bushings. Real pain in butt job doing them without dropping the subframe.

 

 

Damn, I have some new Powerflex bushings that need to go in- I was hoping this would be the opposite of a pain in the butt...

[tomphot]

The fun has begun.  Finally fixing heater box and dead fan.  AND, while I’m in there, installing Esty carpet and new high performance radiator. 

[zinz]

17 minutes ago, tomphot said:

Finally fixing heater box and dead fan.  

Get with Ray! He loves that job ?

 

Ed

[Schon '02]

Went to a C&C to meet up with a couple of South Bay ‘02ers... helped to install a wind deflector on Pedram’s Agave ‘02 vintage roof rack (just like the the one I had made for mine to knock down the noise).