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1984 242t Texas

Started doing the other maintenance on the 92 sedan. Easily the cleanest one I've had yet and want to do it right so it'll last a lot longer.
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Thanks man, very lucky to find locally from a dude is previously sold some wheels to myself.

It desperately needs some lowering too to really fill those arches but it'll be sold eventually so don't want to make that choice for future owner.
 
Water pump and front seals today.

The tool on the right is a lisle seal puller, the best bloody thing I've found to pull any seal without marring the surfaces.

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Second thing I've found I love for this job is plumbers silicone grease. Lube up the water pump top seal and the heater o-ring good and it's much easier to snug everything together without damaging rubbers. Any home depot has it in the plumbing section.

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GMB pump, not crazy money and comes with the gaskets, seals and fresh nuts, bolts and washers.

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Little crow bar to nudge the water pump up against the alternator bracket to get the bolts in.
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Flushed the coolant system with fresh water and blew out with air. Fresh ipd hoses I had in the parts hoarde.

I nearly always forget to transfer the old fan studs before tossing the old pump, somehow managed to remember this time 😂
 
Pcv lives under the intake and is a royal pita to extract without pulling the intake. But I actually did it lol big hands/ arms are not in good shape afterwards.
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It especially helps when you buy the cheapest replacement at $20 and hopefully it off the ground before fitting, splitting it perfectly in two lol.

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Hoping the oil/ super glue comes off before cooking the Christmas dinner
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Plates came in ! Still awaiting a timing belt rear cover to finish that job.

Experimenting with the kids 3d printer for some missing sunvisor clips!


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Old tail lamps were intermittent on the left signal/ brake and cracked to boot. 250$ later ( were t these much cheaper just a few years ago? ) and we've got perfect operational shiny uro tail lights!

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ZVOLV said:
I googled it, but what is the point of a Texas "Classic Auto" license plate? It's just a special plate that you pay for?
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Pretty much, a cut price specialty plate, I think on a regular registration is $500 a year on a classic it's $40. You can just do a regular classic plate, similar cost to a standard plate.

It seems to help with agreed value coverage with like of hagerty too.

The antique plates are pretty restrictive for regular use.
 
Given my past experiences with them this is always a possibility 😂

Hoping to advertise it soon, 9 cars is too much to manage and could do with the capital to finish my fairlane/ get the golf running!
 
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