What did you do to your 2002 today !

[Swiznooski]

Big weekend: installed subframes, LSD diff, ground control coilovers, IE swaybars, IE poly bushings,IE poly subframe bushing inserts, new wheel bearings, ball joints, TREs, put the hood back on, installed brackets for 5speed, measured for driveshaft, etc...

[Preyupy]

Got it out of the garage and took it for a drive.  The 1st Corona Classic Car Rally. We met in a vacant parking lot. Parked no closer than 2 spaces apart.  Talked for about 10 min (12-15’ apart) then went for a drive.  At the end we flashed our lights at each and waved goodbye and each of us headed home.  
 

 

[tzei]

Protected one car against Corona.

[Stu]

Fitted my new Bosal chrome tailpipe tip.  Woo-hoo.  I am good at projects that only require a hammer.

[Stu]

Also installed a new washer pump.  I took mine apart, and the gears were pristine.  It's the motor that is almost seized up.  If I clicked on the washers, it blew the fuse.  So, I used the bracket from the original pump on the new VDO pump.  New squirter nozzles too.  That and my new windshield, I can see!!

[bob02]

Replaced the guibo and trans mount. Had a hell of a time getting the trans support bracket out because one bolt tough to get a good bite on with the stahl header in the way. Went back to the e21/28 trans mount bushing. I’m pretty sure that old guibo was safe since it’s been like that for 5 years,  but decided to use the extra free time these days to get wrenching. I have a long ass maintenance list!! ?
    Took it out for a test drive and the first proper wash in years! 

[doslucero]

Got the car all back together and took it for a drive to the desert. 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Caught up on some long-planned maintenance.

Replaced the brake fluid, bled the brakes using a vacuum pump. I found that it was difficult to get a good pull with the vacuum pump, so I pulled the bleeder valves and wrapped them with Teflon tape for a better seal, and done!

While I had the tail end up in the air, I decided to change the diff oil.

 

 

 

 

 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

I swapped out a leaking warm-up regulator (Open Heart Surgery thread), which required draining the coolant.

I had ordered these drain valves some time ago, and since I had it open, I installed this Fumoto drain valve on the radiator.  I have these installed on the oil pan drains as well.

 

I have the smaller M14 version that would fit the drain plug on the engine block, but the block's shape prevents using this rather large-bodied valve.

 

 

As a clean-and-tidy tip, I used small, but strong neodymium magnets to hold sheets of plastic in place to guide the water over the frame under the radiator, and away from the subframe at the rear by the engine block drain.  Spills were minimal, and cleanup was a lot easier. 

 

[dlhoovler]

5 hours ago, Stu said:

Fitted my new Bosal chrome tailpipe tip.  Woo-hoo.  I am good at projects that only require a hammer.

 

 

But did you use a metric hammer? 

 

[Preyupy]

5 hours ago, Stu said:

 

 I am good at projects that only require a hammer.

 

You mean a "Precision Inertia Device"? 

[Stu]

3 hours ago, dlhoovler said:

 

But did you use a metric hammer? 

 

I used my vintage Made in America Craftsman Professional rubber mallet.  I bought it when I worked at a Porsche dealer in 1978.  I believe it is whitworth,  I am the original owner.

I worked on Audis as well.  Our motto was:  "how many tools does it take to tune an Audi 5000?  Eleven; ten crowbars and a cutting torch.

[SteveDraz]

Rehabbed my door latch mechanism.  Cleaned them up  by leaving them soak in mineral spirits for a day and brushing with more mineral spirits..  Don't think they've been out of the car since forever.  Painted out outside parts with Alumablast (sp?)   and lubed up all the inside mechanism.  I think they look pretty good.

[Swiznooski]

CV repack and boots. Such a satisfying feeling when the circlip snaps on the first try.

[Buckeye]

1 hour ago, Swiznooski said:

 

Good job!. toss those clamps with this one.

 

you boots will last longer and CV assembly will be much easier. 

 

https://www.belmetric.com/universal-time-pirate-clamps-c-15_842/cvtimepirateset-p-4322.html