The forgotten Beige 69 510 build - NWD edition

[draker]

Took it for another 10 mile test drive. It seemed to do really well. Plan is to get a muffler on it.. maybe get it aligned. Then put miles on it before canby.

I've got a bunch of small things I need to take care of.

[draker]

[ ]Install front and rear bumper
[ ]Install mirrors
[ ]Fix Headlights
[ ]Front wheel bearings
[ ]Install IR alternator
[ ]Clean headliner
[ ]Clean interior
[ ]Adjust weber
[ ]Glove box vibration issue
[ ]Install carpet in back seat riser area
[ ]Check oil pressure
[ ]Muffler/Exhaust
[ ]Clean wheels
[ ]Install chrome windshield strip
[ ]Wipe all rubber/vinyl with treatment
[ ]Spray bare metal spots with zero rust
[ ]Repair rust rot on passenger quarter
[ ]Find solution to reverse light switch clearance issue
[ ] Get all marker lights working

[Laecaon]

I like the new height. Its perfect.

[draker]

Can you grind down the body (nut portion) so it screws in deeper?

I am going to try this!!

Great idea.. I have nothing to lose at this point.

[draker]

I like the new height. Its perfect.

Thanks! No more bottoming out the struts at this height either. A bit of rake though... but it is what it is. I'll probably realign it in my garage this weekend.

[Laecaon]

Can you grind down the body (nut portion) so it screws in deeper?

I am going to try this!!

Great idea.. I have nothing to lose at this point.

Ghetto style, chuck the threads in a drill, clamp the drill trigger to spin. Take a cut off wheel and grind off the materia, makes it even all the way aroundl. I have done this a few times...

[DRIVEN]

Works fine for me. That's the exact method we use to resurface plungers on Denso starters at work when we replace contacts.

[draker]

[wayno]

I dislike bondo work and sanding, I am no good at it, I keep doing the same spot over and over and it's no better.
I find people to do it, but by the end of the job they lose interest in the job and don't work on it anymore, so it sits, I call them artists, they work when they feel like it, which isn't very often.

[draker]

It's not fun.. so much work. I've got a few more rounds of filler and blocking and priming and blocking to go before the color goes on. Then it needs color sanded... uhg.

[draker]

[draker]

Installed new T/C rod bushings and button top hardware on the camber plates for more adjustability without hacking the towers.

[draker]

Getting prepped to get it aligned. All steering components are new. All bushings have been replaced.

[izzo]

Haha man i wish I could align it for you!!

Come to astoria, i do it.

[draker]

Lol my tires would be bald by the time I get there. I checked the toe today. After replacing the tc bushings and lowering a bit more I am 1/8th" total toe out. Not good. If I have time I'll adjust.. otherwise it's gonna drive 15 miles. Probably not a huge deal.

[draker]

[ ]Install front and rear bumper
[ ]Install mirrors
[ ]Find solution to reverse light switch clearance issue
[ ]Glove box vibration issue
[ ]Install carpet in back seat riser area
[ ]Spray bare metal spots with zero rust
[ ]Repair rust rot on passenger quarter
[ ]Install chrome windshield strip
[ ]Wipe all rubber/vinyl with treatment
[ ]Clean wheels
[ ] Alignment


[ ]Fix Headlights
[ ]Install IR alternator
[ ]Adjust weber
[ ]Check oil pressure
[ ] Get all marker lights working

[draker]

[draker]

The low pro switch didn't work. It was about 3mm to short. I tried to grind the face of the switch a little for more clearance and almost immediately cut into the guts of it. Not enough extra meat on it to modify. So I grabbed an old switch and pushed out the tunnel a bit. It works. Now I have reverse lights.

[draker]

Fixed the dome light and dash lights. I can see!!!!

No luck fixing the front marker lights though. I have a bunch of them.. but all the bulbs are rusted into their sockets.. and the housings are trash.... I'll be looking for some at the show!

[draker]

SU's have been dropped off at Z therapy.

Just bought a new collapsible antenna from thailand. Hope it's worth a shit..

The car has been great! I've put about 400 miles on it. It gets a little warm in 80+ weather. I gotta figure that one out. My guess is the radiator is clogged with shit. I've flushed it like a mofo and it was dirty. But the coolant is back to rust color after putting miles on it.