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  1. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    I Uploaded a "High Definition" Video of the instrument Cluster Working on my "BumbleBeast" by Night times:
  2. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    I made a Writeup, full of Step-by-Step Procedures, explanations and Photo-guides about how to make the LED bulb Retrofit on the instrument cluster; it also explains how the disassemble the Dashboard without breaking nor damaging the old Plastics. ► The complete Writeup is ~► Here. There is also a Discussion thread on the same subject, ► Which is ~► Here. ► Edited to fix the web links, due to the New USMB System.
  3. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    My Lifted Subaru "BumbleBeast" also features a White LED instrument Cluster & Dashboard Buttons:
  4. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    I Hope that you'll Like the Newer Grille! ► Edit September 21, 2015. After I made my grilles with that honeycomb style mesh, I found online that other people used other styles of Mesh, like this Rounded one: Kind Regards.
  5. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    I Like it, also the Factory rear disc brakes option and the aditional gauges option for the Dashboard. Nice Brochure Scans, Thanks for Sharing. Kind Regards.
  6. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    My personal Experience: I Always use Glasurit or Klass brands Polyurethane paints; the finish will outlast any other car paint and you always have the "Just Painted" feeling, even after years of use. Link ~► Here. Kind Regards.
  7. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Found it ~► Here. Thank you for keep us Updated. Kind Regards.
  8. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Those T-10 LED bulbs does Not have the Surrounding Leds, they only have LEDs in the Top, so they doesn't spread the Light beam very much; that is the Reason why certain areas on your instrument cluster does look darker, such like the area between 55 Mph and 75 Mph... (I explained that here in previous posts) ...but it looks nice! Kind Regards.
  9. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Beautiful! ... ... Could I Ask about the Led Bulbs you used? Kind Regards.
  10. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Pictures, please.
  11. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Thank You! I'm not Sure about which pictures you ask... But I take all the Photos, either with my Photo Camera or with my Cellphone's camera.
  12. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    You're Welcome!
  13. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Photos Please! Well, I believe it is Good Idea to follow that Rule, and I do like that on almost all the seals I work, except for Oil pan seals. In my own humble opinion, MegaGrey Silicone works Better and is Stronger than Black Silicones; If you want to see how I do the Oil Pan seal, look ~► Here. The MegaGrey Package's Back has certain OEM Parts interchange Chart: Kind Regards.
  14. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    That repair was done long time ago... ...It still is Running Flawlessly without leaking a single drop of Oil. Kind Regards.
  15. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    So, I Drilled the Holes in the old Sephia's engine Oil pan to match the Spectra's engine size, from 6 mm to 8 mm, then I Cleansed everything, the Oil pan was so deeply clean, that I could even eat cereal from it: Then, after the cleanup, I smeared enough "MegaGrey" silicone on its surface: Then I installed it on the Engine, without using any kind of Gasket: Of course i take care about to not letting Silicone to get inside the Oil pan, but I let enough to get to the outer side. Even , I used some "Mega Grey" Silicone on the Exhaust Gasket:
  16. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    I have tried in the past, many Silicones and Sealants; in many different cars / trucks. Even OEM from many car brands ... ... and from my own experience I have noticed that the one who works best, does flawless seals easily and Outperforms the Rest while being inexpensive, is the "Mega Grey" silicone, done by VersaChem. The Package's Back has certain OEM Parts interchange Chart: VersaChem claims this about their "Mega Grey" Silicone: As you can Read / Download documentation in .pdf file format, ~► Here. It is Vibration proof and 650º F temp is enough; also it bonds to surfaces with a Strong "Glue" Feeling in short time ... I have even done an "Emergency" Repair once to a ford ranger pick-up, I had no time to finish and even only giving one hour to the Silicone to Seal, was enough: four years without a single drop of leaked oil so far ... while I was thinking it would last only few months.
  17. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Warning... the Following Picture is Disgusting! The Engine's Block has certain empty splicing pilot holes, which does match with the pins in the Oil Pan; those serve as a Guide to place it right. The Holes in the Block are around an inch deep and doesn't go anywhere; the oil pan's pins are much smaller than the inch long, but they cap the holes, sealing perfectly them. Well, when I removed the oil pan... ...I found a Cockroach's Cadaver peering from one of those holes: I guess that maybe the Junk Yard's employee(s) who swapped the oil pan, put that cockroach there before placing the oil pan... I don't think the cockroach get there by itself while the Junk Yard's employee(s) where swapping oil pans. However, it was really "Toasted" by the engine's heat, in that "Capsule" ... ... I don't know what they was thinking / smoking when they done that... ...
  18. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    So, I Removed the Oil Pan from the Spectra engine, in the Sephia: It is made of Aluminium, and had a worn aluminium thread for the Oil Drain Plug The thread was so damaged, that certain turns of it, came along the Bolt: ► Edit, that was another Bolt I added to match the Helicoil thread in an attempt to repair that.
  19. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    When I purchased the new -to me- Low Mileage Kia Spectra Engine (third Gen T8D engine) to replace the original one which came damaged on the Kia Sephia (it was a Second Gen T8D engine) I noticed that the guys at the Local Junk Yard, did changed its oil pan with another one which had a worn thread for the oil Drain Plug, also, the Oil pan was missing two 8 mm screws X 2" (1.25 pitch) and two 8 mm screws X 5" (also 1.25 pitch) so, that oil pan was changed for sure... and it was the Lowest Mileage engine I could find (Around 63K) So, I purchased the engine like that and used Helicoil to fix that worn thread, also I placed New stainless bolts on the missing slots. But the Helicoil didn't work well, so after six months of use (Leaking Oil) I decided to use the Old (second Gen) T8D Engine's oil pan on the New (Third Gen) T8D Engine; but beside they looked identical, I found that the Screws which holds in place the Oil pan, are Different in those engines. The Older (Second Gen) T8D engine used 6 mm Bolts, while the Newer (Third Gen) T8D engine uses 8 mm Bolts; so I had to Drill the Holes in the Old oil pan to let the 8 mm bolts to pass.
  20. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Have you ever experienced a loose sunshade that falls down to the windshield and won't keep "up"? The Passenger's side sunshade fell to the Windshield and it was completely Loose on my Wife's "KiaStein" ... it has broken its inner clamp that tightens the sunshade's oval shaft, so it will not stay "up". An easy solution could be to go to a Junk Yard and buy one in better conditions, but believe me: Usually our Local Junk Yards (Called here "Yonkers") doesn't carry such cosmetic things... So we had to imagine a fix. My wife was about to glue some velcro to the sunshade's top part and to the car's Roof... but I disliked that Idea. :-\ A friend of us in similar situation, has placed an old credit card between the door's top plastic and the roof's base, sliding the card's half in that area, lets the exposed part of it to hold in place "up" the sunshade, but I don't like the idea. So, I decided to open the plastic wrap on the back of that sunshade, and place there a brand new steel clamp, over the Broken one... ...and "Voilá" ... ... Problem Solved. The clamp does look Bigger and Uglier than it really is, but it was small enough to let me "Reseal" the plastic wrap with a small piece of duct tape, and since it is on the sunshade's Back, is almost unnoticeable, and the thing does work like new. Kind Regards.
  21. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    There you are: ► http://www.writerguy.com/primitive/susp.htm Kind Regards.
  22. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Well... I Removed the Bulb on my "BumbleBeast" because the Light was permanently lit since I removed all the Smog Stuff, when I did the Weber Carb swap. I'm Glad to Drive a Weberized EA82!
  23. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    I Run my "BumbleBeast" with 140 in Low and 162 in High on a Weber 32/36 Carb, that is the best balance I could achieve between Power and fuel consumption in a 1.8L engine used from the sea level up to 5K feet without issues nor tuning; I guess that for the 1.6L engine, 120 in Low and 140 in High will be sufficient. Kind Regards.
  24. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Thank you for clarifying... Kind Regards.
  25. Loyale 2.7 Turbo
    Yes, I Agree ... ... We need a "Like" button here. But one Question: have you changed the Oil viscosity?
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