1982 244 GL High MPG - daughter's first car

[andyb5]

Wait what the heck is she doing going 100mph on a 2 lane road?

Taking photos

 

[Jack]

Wait what the heck is she doing going 100mph on a 2 lane road?

cLoSeD cIrCuIt RoAd

Taking photos

She sent more and has a date with some local (where she lives) that drives a 245... She chased him down! I just hope he's not using her to get to MY STASH!

 

[TouzinFish]

Heck yeah, car turned out great

 

[NummyNolanB230]

Hi im the date with the 245!

 

[NummyNolanB230]

Great build by the way! Inspired me to finally get to work on my own

 

[Pietercc]

Hi im the date with the 245!

No stealing Daddy Jacks parts, or his powder coating.

 

[NummyNolanB230]

No stealing Daddy Jacks parts, or his powder coating.

Just here to learn

 

[Jack]

Heck yeah, car turned out great

thank you, she really loves it

Hi im the date with the 245!

Thats a green flag

Great build by the way! Inspired me to finally get to work on my own

Awesome, glad to hear it

No stealing Daddy Jacks parts, or his powder coating.

Just here to learn

oh man this can get weird for me quick.....

This weekend gf and I drove to visit and replace the low charging alternator. One on car was putting out 13.2? and every once in a while she would have to get it jumped and charge the battery

drove this

slept here

replaced both positive and negative cables with new

replaced the "special" spare with full size

rebuilt alternator with powdercoated belt pulleys and fan, local place charged me $100 to rebuild two

we drove to Fern Canyon in the 244

oh dear

https://imgur.com/P2sgT6F

I got talked out out NOS stainless rain deflectors, found these thanks to @rearwheelpeel

I stripped and coated them because they were scratched up in a few spots and powder > paint
Installed

while there I replaced the window guide seals

old ones were crusty, I cut my head open on the open trunk corner I need to find another seal for driver front door, it wasnt as nice as the others

saw some locals, probably around six 240s but only managed to take pictures of two

stayed here too

 

[Jack]

earlier in the month we meetup at SLO.

she made a jumpsuit

on her way back

putting on miles

shes visiting for a week and last time I worked on this I broke off one of the downpipe studs... thinking that was weird since I used copper locknuts (same as head to manifold type) I didnt have time to fix it then because she needed to move and I would fix it when the car was here

so today while I pulled the downpipe I saw that the part that locks the but messes up the threads. I wont be using these again

the one I broke last time

I managed to get both off without having to pull the manifold off. Welded nuts and worked them off

exhaust leak fixed! as she was pulling in I noticed a gas smell...
gas tank to fuel pump hose was leaking under pressure, found a hole where the hose clamp holds it to the bump stop... fixed that too

it's not a through hole and only leaked under pressure

other bs I will deal with next time she comes over
- oil leak coming from front of engine - idk probably front main - just installed
- transmission output seal is leaking - wonder if crappy seal since I just also installed that

 

[Crustacean Wagon]

Whered you get the wind deflectors on the windows? The in channel design is so much better and a couple googles only showed me the vp and scp exterior mount/stick on variety

 

[Jack]

Whered you get the wind deflectors on the windows? The in channel design is so much better and a couple googles only showed me the vp and scp exterior mount/stick on variety

Found them on eBay NOS thanks to @rearwheelpeel

They have been NLA for decades now. I found a few sets at jy over the years and few on here. They’re held in place with clips that go under the window guide seals

gf and I call them awnings as a joke

 

[Crustacean Wagon]

Thanks, will keep my eyes out for a set. Seen some chrome ones that look sweet on an early car too

 

[Jack]

Thanks, will keep my eyes out for a set. Seen some chrome ones that look sweet on an early car too

They’re all stainless steel just some got painted later on

 

[122power]

Get those flange nuts with the serrated surface underneath for down pipe. The later models had em iirc. Might have to shave the diameter a tad though some but up against the weld or tube just to warn ya.

There are different stud lengths also and the flange had diff thickness on the pad for the downpipe.

 

[Jack]

Get those flange nuts with the serrated surface underneath for down pipe. The later models had em iirc. Might have to shave the diameter a tad though some but up against the weld or tube just to warn ya.

There are different stud lengths also and the flange had diff thickness on the pad for the downpipe.

I think there were two NA studs types plus long ones from turbo

The stud closest to the block is the one where you can’t fit a flange nut without shaving it down because (like you said) there is no space between pipe and stud

 

[shoestring]

How is this exhaust manifold that clean

 

[spock345]

How is this exhaust manifold that clean

West coast car and Jack's perfectionism.

Get those flange nuts with the serrated surface underneath for down pipe. The later models had em iirc. Might have to shave the diameter a tad though some but up against the weld or tube just to warn ya.

There are different stud lengths also and the flange had diff thickness on the pad for the downpipe.

Those are the only nuts I've actually had luck with.

I hate those downpipe studs with a passion.

 

[Jack]

How is this exhaust manifold that clean

I also cermic coated them with prismatic stuff

 

[Jack]

West coast car and Jack's perfectionism.


Those are the only nuts I've actually had luck with.

I hate those downpipe studs with a passion.

It’s a stupid ass design.

 

[122power]

The 93 ones had this brace on em so needed longer studs. The later nuts were also smaller hex size to help get a socket on there vs older ones.

A long extension with a ball swivel uni helps a lot doing those.