k...so...sorry i haven't updated this project log thingy..hehe...and ill get pics once it stops raining......not like anyone is really interested anyway...but i feel like typing...
well so far i've just been doing a lot of dismantling...pulled out radiator support back to just about where it was originally (i just kinda eyeballed it...gonna replace it anyway) with a palm tree and a come-along (winch and chain)...this gave me enough room to see what was going on behind the radiator...luckily, nothing else was damaged besides a small crack in the fan housing on the passenger side, and the battery tray is a little bent (along with the left side of the battery, which caused the seal to pop open a bit)...and now i can at least use the hood arm thingy to hold it open...
pulled out the coolant overflow tank...it looked like a warped pancake...when i pulled off the line from the water pump it snapped the outlet off and i got a bit of coolant in my eye...that shit burns like hell! pulled off the nose bar (header panel)...this thing looks like a freaken twizzler!...half of the grill was still attached to the panel...various bits and pieces of the grill inserts were scattered throughout..along with lots of shards from the headlight lenses and housings...
next was the headlights...these things were a bit of a bitch to pull out because they were so bent i had trouble getting to the screws...what was left of the lights did not help much either...i cut myself a few times trying to maneuver around them...i disassembled the lights and scavenged whatever wasn't broken (wasn't much)... pulled out the corner lights, which were in perfect condition...and the bumper came off pretty darn easy considering it was only being held on with wire ties (im surprised it was even staying on!)...the screws in the crash bar were still in place and that was about it..next was the crashbar, which also had zero damage...standard unscrew and remove...
so now the entire front has been pulled off...i left the bent hood on to keep the rain out since i don't exactly have a garage space to park in...
AND NOW IT BEGINS!!!
first thing i ordered were some black housing JDM diamond headlights...got those in the mail, and thanks to you guys i got them wired up pretty quick...i think i may redo the wiring later cuz it came out a little ugly and sloppy for my taste...and i need to clean them out and get a bit over primer over spray that was on the lense when i received them...gonna pull out the amber lenses in the turn signal as well...but at least i got them to light up properly...thanks guys!
radiator...which i am now waiting for a replacement...bleh...took 2 weeks to get here...and the overflow outlet popped out the side of the box and broke in the exact place the old one broke...luckily i payed 3$ for insurance, so tomorrow UPS will e sending it back for free and a new one will be on its way...kinda sucks though...this is setting me back a few weeks due to shipping...at least they were really nice on the phone!
went to checkers...picked up a Chiltons manual and a mafs 4in adapter...gonna run with a basic short ram intake...CAI is bad for hawaii as we get A LOT of rain...just waiting for the K&N filter to come in...yay!
yesterday i was looking around my engine a bit just to see what was going on...pulled out my spark plug wires to find a bunch of oil in there, and the 3rd cylinder wire plug is melted to the inside wall (or stuck..i didn't bother with it too much)...dun dun dunnnn...valve cover gasket...or the spark plug seals...maybe both...i just hope its not something other than that!!!...or i might as well shoot myself....the gaskets will be pretty simple...i was planning on painting my valve cover blue anyway, so what better time then now!
waiting for.... diamond bumper, fogs, JDM grills, and 1st run 7g nosebar (header panel)...thanks triggermauve!!!
so tomorrow's plan! catch the bus into hilo (its about a hour ride)..pray that its not raining (i'll be on foot)...go to wal-mart and checkers....
shopping list for tomorrow:
valve cover gasket with park plug seals
distributor cap
distributor rotor
thermostat
spark plugs (iridium NGKs)
NGK wires
engine cleaner
blue high temp paint
bondo
primer
sand paper
headlight cleaning supplies
black silicone sealer
blue wire loom wrap shit (whatever its called)
paper towels
...beer and cigarettes...
i REALLY hope this car is worth the effort!
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