Saturday, November 28, 2020

PIC DUMP! PIC DUMP! PARTY TIME! EXCELLENT! (guitar noises)

A brief overview of the “work” (I say this word like Fonzie says “sorry”) I’ve (we’ve) gotten done over the last few weeks or months or however time is measured in this inescapable hellhole. 



https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1vLmecY9ZA-eLieUW-MUJvBqBLdRxms9V
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CvmEbGdQlbhJK7NQ8RzA_DW4n8_bkQWc
The key was forever stuck in the ignition until I boldly ripped the steering column apart with my bare teeth (and a bunch of tools and no teeth, but still).
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1sSEog8d3rso3U9cvLEAGIy6-MitZC0t3
Removed all the seats and tattered carpeting and got the rat nest interior (judging by the size of the turds we found it may have been a Rottweiler nest) to go from this:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bTp4CANG6hz5gY3DzAj8wgq5fk7vyjDg
To this:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zE1X0OMk-cq9MG875R-HCbqsG7yc6rNU
Not pictured is removing and replacing the rusted out gas tank. 
Then it was on to the engine bay. 
A lot has and will go on in here. Stuff I don’t know enough about to explain anyways, so I’ll keep this brief and boring. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18zcxNDSWYFrT3w6aKo_A7jxSUxK8VGDx
All this junk on the left side of the above picture is 1970’s last minute slap dash emissions technology. It essentially does nothing to save the earth, but is really good at sucking horsepower out of an engine and spitting out engine bay fires. Luckily in good ole red state Ohio, a 42 year old car doesn’t need to pass echeck (not that this crap would help), and I can just get rid of it. Much less cluttered engine pictured below. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=19Ajxl7ZWaXxNBM3LF0YNPABMX60f5chFhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UOvfoL3sGmFtGDw_BUGV6Xb1ZQ2wLRow
Next and most recently were on to updating the ignition system by switching the distributor from points to an electric style system. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1dLB6R90x5fJrjdd0GmZJ3hke3Nchh8BV
And finally today I upgraded the coil from 28000 volts to a “sports” 40000 volt coil. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18h_IseB9MC5QNaDrcTV20L8snsz1n0So
Still needs a bunch of work before I can find out if this engine is even any good. 

I hate working this hard. 

1 comment:

  1. Ok. Time for an update. I expect this thing is on the road with a cherry red paint job.

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