1981 244 GL High MPG - daughter's first car

[Jack]

good thread

thank you

"Can I get a wagon dad?"
"No theyre too valuable."
*does $50k dollars worth of restorative labor on a $500 sedan*

the wagons I own are ... two 75s, 84.5 turbo and my 85 16v

50k! I would sell this car for a LOT less

finally got around to installing the door trim. 3M tape, new window scraper from Ken and NOS clips for the stainless. I still need to coat the other door pieces

having an issue where the transmission is sitting too high

240 manual swap: transmission mount questions

after putting in a m46 in 1981 the transmission sits too high in the tunnel. What's happening here? engine mounts and trans mount are new. Is the transmission mount different? should I be using the aluminum spacers on the crossmember. I was under the impression only automatics use those thanks

turbobricks.com

 

[Nagrom]

Its worth capped at like 3 grand like 75 hours of work ago.

 

[brendon_ak]

Gotta say, and this is in no way meant to be critical, but with all those new shiny bits part of me wants to see all the hardware zinc coated or something shiny too.

Nice progress man!

 

[Jack]

Gotta say, and this is in no way meant to be critical, but with all those new shiny bits part of me wants to see all the hardware zinc coated or something shiny too.

Nice progress man!

Yeah yeah I know. I think I mentioned it on the first page
I got like two 5 gal buckets that need to go to the local player for yellow zinc

 

[brendon_ak]

Yeah yeah I know. I think I mentioned it on the first page
I got like two 5 gal buckets that need to go to the local player for yellow zinc

Regardless man, nice work and keep it up! I can't imagine how many parts you have floating around based on how many NOS parts I'm seeing!!

 

[Jack]

Regardless man, nice work and keep it up! I can't imagine how many parts you have floating around based on how many NOS parts I'm seeing!!

thank you, I got too much crap, hard to get rid of stuff when you think you'll need it... why Im really trying to get cars done

I got a partial order from VP on Friday, waiting on IAC hoses mainly now.

Ordered a seat back from. Foam is nice and the correct size. My only grief with it is that on the back of the seat toward the bottom the original foam was held in place with springs that attach to a built in grid. The VP foam grid did not extend all the way down and there's no way to stretch the springs or use longer ones - it's just the wrong angle .... ALL OF THIS was easy to understand with pictures that I somehow deleted

reinstalled the seat with the new VP back foam

took the other seat apart

washed it

took the caliper pistons out today - fuck all of you IM DOING IT ANYWAY https://turbobricks.com/index.php?threads/240-front-caliper-rebuild.374637/
gasket kit from rockauto was like $4

Im mainly waiting on this hose to install the intake

teasting myself what it's going to look like soon. OMG there's so much crap under that intake, I much prefer the later cars

some ham-fisted idiot leaned on this... i need a new one

3rd wildfire in 2 weeks just started

 

[Jack]

I imagine this is what Australia looks like

theres got to be a good tool to pull the pistons

cleaned and outer surface (one that goes against the pad) filed down

new seals from rockauto and ones that go between caliper halves from vp - less then $15 for front calipers

Torque bolts from the outside in. Smaller bolt 40ft lbs. Larger bolt 70ft lbs. I'll coat the passenger side tomorrow

 

[nordmaschine]

Air always works for me, but it's not fun making sure they all come out evenly (while in various states of being stuck) before splitting the calipers apart.

 

[Jack]

Air always works for me, but it's not fun making sure they all come out evenly (while in various states of being stuck) before splitting the calipers apart.

this is what I been doing, kind of tedious

daily brief, nothing exciting
rebuilt the second caliper, installed brass lines and pads(line routing https://turbobricks.com/index.php?t...nes-from-flex-hose-to-caliper-routing.374854/)

used antiseize on the pad backing

 

[Khrrck]

Those are some of the crustiest rotors I've ever seen

 

[Nagrom]

Those are some of the crustiest rotors I've ever seen

They'll be polished by the end of the first freeway off ramp

 

[240 240]

They'll be polished by the end of the first freeway off ramp

not the point. gotta bead blast them before re installing

 

[240 240]

thank you, I got too much crap, hard to get rid of stuff when you think you'll need it... why Im really trying to get cars done

I got a partial order from VP on Friday, waiting on IAC hoses mainly now.

Ordered a seat back from. Foam is nice and the correct size. My only grief with it is that on the back of the seat toward the bottom the original foam was held in place with springs that attach to a built in grid. The VP foam grid did not extend all the way down and there's no way to stretch the springs or use longer ones - it's just the wrong angle .... ALL OF THIS was easy to understand with pictures that I somehow deleted

reinstalled the seat with the new VP back foam

took the other seat apart

washed it

took the caliper pistons out today - fuck all of you IM DOING IT ANYWAY https://turbobricks.com/index.php?threads/240-front-caliper-rebuild.374637/
gasket kit from rockauto was like $4

Im mainly waiting on this hose to install the intake

teasting myself what it's going to look like soon. OMG there's so much crap under that intake, I much prefer the later cars

some ham-fisted idiot leaned on this... i need a new one

3rd wildfire in 2 weeks just started

dude do you have cancer? This post was deep

 

[dorvin]

Fantastic thread, showing that car some love.

 

[Jack]

Those are some of the crustiest rotors I've ever seen

come on thats nothing

They'll be polished by the end of the first freeway off ramp

this

not the point. gotta bead blast them before re installing

if I blast them then theyll rust even worse - proper thing would be to blast and ceramic coat the hub and fin portion of them but I wont be doing that on this car

dude do you have cancer? This post was deep

NO just too much junk in my trunks and backyard

Fantastic thread, showing that car some love.

thank you very much

Another fire

Blasted the seat frame today (passenger side) and all the factory spotwelds on the main bottom frame had cracks - idk if this is common or not. Frame wasn't loose or anything.

welded it up

reinforced the seat back like I did on the driver side. Driver side Lumbar adjuster bracket was close to my bars so I did it a little different on this side

replaced TREs on both sides (old and new)

The outer came in this box. SUPREME OVERBUILT FOR DURABILITY- It must be great

ziptied the boots back on (replaced one). Left them uncut so I can remember to tighten the lower CAs

somehow I ended up with this tool to tighten them zipties, It's nice but I wouldnt pay $$ they go for

 

[bobxyz]

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[brendon_ak]

If you want an easy way to tighten zip ties get a 4th hand bicycle tool:

BT-2 Cable Stretcher

Singlehandedly grips and pulls taut any derailleur or brake cable during installation, allowing you to set the perfect amount of tension.

www.parktool.com

 

[302ftw?]

If you want an easy way to tighten zip ties get a 4th hand bicycle tool:

BT-2 Cable Stretcher

Singlehandedly grips and pulls taut any derailleur or brake cable during installation, allowing you to set the perfect amount of tension.

www.parktool.com

Very mediocre at stretching a cable but amazing at cinching a zip tie

 

[brendon_ak]

That's a crappy description, they're great for tensioning brake and derailleur cables which is what I use it for, that and zip ties

 

[302ftw?]

That's a crappy description, they're great for tensioning brake and derailleur cables which is what I use it for, that and zip ties

Yes tensioning is the correct term. The best way to stretch cable is to ride and readjust.