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Picked up a D/R transmission for 'later'...

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Drove with no muffler for 300 miles (WHAT?), then had fun drilling out the rusty heaps of bolt remains. Picked up a Walker Sound FX 18400, sounds... quiet and crappy at the same time. Maybe I'll hack a Thrush onto it later.

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Installed an orifice plate in the IAC inlet line, to reduce start-up idle from 2000 down to 1100. Drilled out a dime to 3/16", filed the perimeter a bit, stuffed it in the line. No more crazy-high idle.

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Sorry to hear they're not in good shape. Do some searching. You can close those cracks with a ball-peen hammer/round punch. I did with mine and they're working great.

 

I would have fixed them, but I took the valves out to see how deep the crack went and the cracks go about an inch or so deep. Kinda close to a water port in the head. :eek:

I worked out a deal with the guy I got the engine from. I told him the motor was useless to me, and he had a bunch of spare parts, so I traded him back the motor for a rear hatch, two rear doors, exaust system, and steering collumn/assembly.

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Mine got some love.

 

Spring time detail. Wash, wax, and vac. :banana:

 

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This reminds me of my dad's old ea81 that he sold a whild back.

Same paint and everything, except his was an '82. Single headlights, chrome bumpers, third eye, you guys know the difference.

Looking very clean :clap:

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Took the PandaWagon down the Arizona stretch of Route 66:

 

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Nine cars all together: 3 - 87 Suby Wagons, a Delorean DMC-12, a Chevy cop car, an El Camino, a Bel Air, a Mustang Mach1, and a Chevelle Malibu.

It was a blast!

 

Our Suby's suffered from minor hiccups:

Barry (our sister's wagon): Sticky throttle - WD40 to the rescue

PandaWagon: Parking brake failure, Gas door latch failure, and rear gate stuck closed

Bub, the roof rack less wagon: belched coolant at our last stop - loose radiator hoses - tightened them up - no more leaky leaky.

 

We were picked on for getting twice the mileage of everybody else. We were filling up every other gas stop. :lol:

Barry: 26-29 mpg - EA82, weberized, Delta Torquer Cams

PandaWagon: 33-34 mpg - EJ25, FT4WD 5-Speed and loaded with the most weight

Bub: 35-37 mpg - SPFI EA82

 

Guess it pays to do no more than 65 mph on the highway, eh?

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Went to Tear a Part over the weekend and got myself all the exterior trim molding pieces and a passenger side seat belt track and motor. Installed all of those and I am so happy with the way my loyale is turning out. Today I installed speakers in the front doors so now I don't have to listen to silence when I drive. :banana:

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Idk what I did :(

 

But Ned is brokeded :(

 

Front right brake caliper is stuck :(

 

 

Took about 30 blows to get the caliper off the rotor :(

 

 

Make sure the Caliper piston is turned so pin of the Brake pads line up with the deep notch on the piston top.

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subarus had issues and the Delorean held together? That's a little surprising :lol:

 

Well, almost. The Delorean had door sealing issues. He'd dart to the shoulder periodically and to a open, slam shut maneuver. He tried to match our mileage, but alas, the V6 just cannot get the mileage of a flat four. :lol:

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Well, almost. The Delorean had door sealing issues. He'd dart to the shoulder periodically and to a open, slam shut maneuver. He tried to match our mileage, but alas, the V6 just cannot get the mileage of a flat four. :lol:

 

I think 88mph is the sweet spot for that V6 ;)

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Just got to use the the paint i got a month ago for the legacy it was nice out. Half way through i didn't know if i was going to like it but when it was finished i really like how it turned out. just a cell phone pic today need to get the camera out to take some good pics.

 

You like?

 

Cheers R.

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Just got to use the the paint i got a month ago for the legacy it was nice out. Half way through i didn't know if i was going to like it but when it was finished i really like how it turned out. just a cell phone pic today need to get the camera out to take some good pics.

 

You like?

 

Cheers R.

 

 

AE86 style!?

 

:banana:

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what rims are those?

 

Dodge D50 rims. Same as mine.

 

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Now for what I did. Got my new flaps on (Thanks Divesubies)

 

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And got my Grant wheel installed. (Thanks PK)

 

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Got my side trim in the mail today. I'll let everybody know if it's a viable alternative to the OEM trim with clips.

 

Dan

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Been there, done that!! It works surprisingly well!

 

yeah, I pulled the lower part out where the hit originaly was, and the top didn't come back up. now i just need to hang my comealong in a tree and do it up so my grill and headlight line up. :)

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