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cordes
09-10-2010, 07:05 PM
I'd be fooling myself to think that the Daytona isn't Joy's ride. Here are some pics of the cheese festival miracle that was putting the top end from the Omni onto the Daytona to fix the stupid exhaust leak.

The car now has a ported two piece and stock exh. manifold to go with the ported head. It should move a little better than before. Now that we've stopped the oil leak over the clutch I'm hoping that it will stop slipping too. It looks nearly new still, but my fingers will have to stay crossed.

Huge thanks to Jon Trotter for helping me get this started... Before he left town with my car in pieces on the ground. ;)

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P9100197.JPG

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P9100193.JPG

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http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P9100196.JPG

minigts
09-10-2010, 11:22 PM
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Huge thanks to Jon Trotter for helping me get this started... Before he left town with my car in pieces on the ground. ;)
...

In all fairness, I suggested fixing the exhaust leak and it turned out to be an all out motor overhaul. :) The good thing is, it's cleaned up now and the oil leaks fixed. It looks 10 times better even with the rusty A/C lines. :thumb:

How does it drive and how is the throttle response?

cordes
09-10-2010, 11:31 PM
In all fairness, I suggested fixing the exhaust leak and it turned out to be an all out motor overhaul. :) The good thing is, it's cleaned up now and the oil leaks fixed. It looks 10 times better even with the rusty A/C lines. :thumb:

How does it drive and how is the throttle response?

I haven't taken it for a drive yet. I've fired it up a couple of times and I do enjoy the lack of tractor noises. We will probably take it to the 5K Joy is running in the morning.

minigts
09-10-2010, 11:35 PM
Oh brother, another early morning run... ;) Get a video of it NOT sounding like a tractor! :D I want to bask in the lack of sound that car makes. It's the only way I know that car.

cordes
09-10-2010, 11:42 PM
Oh brother, another early morning run... ;) Get a video of it NOT sounding like a tractor! :D I want to bask in the lack of sound that car makes. It's the only way I know that car.

I'll try and take one tomorrow. I do wish these things started later, the one you went to was a pretty late start. Usually we have to leave before 6AM.

Aries_Turbo
09-10-2010, 11:43 PM
thank goodness, now that poor dog can stop being hypnotized into gazing!!!!

Brian

cordes
09-10-2010, 11:44 PM
thank goodness, now that poor dog can stop being hypnotized into gazing!!!!

Brian

It will probably be much easier for me to stay awake while driving too.

minigts
09-10-2010, 11:49 PM
I'll try and take one tomorrow. I do wish these things started later, the one you went to was a pretty late start. Usually we have to leave before 6AM.

Yeah I wouldn't have come to that race had I had to get up BEFORE 6AM...

cordes
09-11-2010, 07:27 PM
I'm feeling like Wess these days! I installed the new Izumi steering wheel today. The only down side is that I somehow messed up the high beam switch. It won't click and change from high to low beams. Oh, well I'll have to look at that later.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P9110200.JPG

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P9110203.JPG


I was going to put in a cruise control stalk that I have lying around, but it didn't have the right style of connector for the cruise. I'll have to pick up a newer one I guess. The old one is broken anyway so that will be a good two for one deal.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P9110202.JPG


This piece on the IC flaked off when I reinstalled it so I took a pic. Also, under the sticker it was marked TESTED and PASSED. It also had a hand written B29 there.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P9110205.JPG

cordes
09-12-2010, 08:45 PM
I adjusted the shifter today and that was nice. I'll be putting up a how-to video tonight.

I noticed this afternoon that the clutch is slipping at full boost again. I'm not sure if the parts store clutch can't handle the upgrades, or if the oil on it was really enough to do it in.

The clutch really didn't look bad at all when we pulled it. There were no oil soaked spots or anything. Too bad I guess.

1FastCSX289
09-12-2010, 10:27 PM
Spray a couple cans of brake-clean down inside the timing window while the car is running and someone is engaging and disengaging the clutch. I had a clutch that took a bath in oil (or maybe it was anti-freeze?) and this seemed to help it out quite a bit.

cordes
09-13-2010, 08:40 AM
Spray a couple cans of brake-clean down inside the timing window while the car is running and someone is engaging and disengaging the clutch. I had a clutch that took a bath in oil (or maybe it was anti-freeze?) and this seemed to help it out quite a bit.

I may give that a go for one last ditch effort. We separated the engine and trans, cleaned up what little oil there was, sprayed everything with brake clean, and put it back together when we did the head etc. There may be a little hope still I guess.

1FastCSX289
09-13-2010, 09:41 AM
I may give that a go for one last ditch effort. We separated the engine and trans, cleaned up what little oil there was, sprayed everything with brake clean, and put it back together when we did the head etc. There may be a little hope still I guess.

Yea, the clutch material absorbs the oil pretty well, but if you can get enough brakeclean flushed through while your putting a little pressure on and off the clutch plate you might be able to clear it out a bit. Like you said.....last ditch effort before the trans has to come out.

blk86trbo
09-13-2010, 12:05 PM
Really got to compliment Joy on her choice of steering wheels :nod: The woodgrain really "pops" and makes a huge difference. Might I suggest swapping in the woodgrain instrument cluster surround from a LeBaron? And if you like that, maybe a woodgrain radio bezel too? Remember that LeBaron coupes and verts have different consoles, so if you want the radio bezel to look perfect, find a Lebaron coupe, as the vert radio bezel fits but is a little short.

If you don't mind, here's a pic of my Charcoal Z...

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/blk86trbo/1987%20Shelby%20Z/034-1.jpg

cordes
09-13-2010, 12:07 PM
Thanks Paul, I'll give that some thought and see if Joy likes it. I see you have your CS button in there. Nice.

blk86trbo
09-13-2010, 12:18 PM
Thanks Paul, I'll give that some thought and see if Joy likes it. I see you have your CS button in there. Nice.

For reference the CS button is a little small for this (Grant) wheel and won't stay in place. If you want to try a CS button with your wheel, what I did to keep it secure was use a small amount of Permatex black gasketmaker on the back of the button...it holds firm and is easy to remove if need be.

cordes
09-13-2010, 12:21 PM
For reference the CS button is a little small for this (Grant) wheel and won't stay in place. If you want to try a CS button with your wheel, what I did to keep it secure was use a small amount of Permatex black gasketmaker on the back of the button...it holds firm and is easy to remove if need be.

They should fit perfectly in this wheel if I'm not mistaken. Izumi was the company which made the Shelby wheels. The one in the car is the same model as the ones which came in the CSX. It is only partially wrapped and doesn't have Carrol's signature though.

blk86trbo
09-13-2010, 12:30 PM
Duh [slaps head] yeah I should have noticed that LOL

89FerrariShelby
09-13-2010, 12:45 PM
Question.... where can i get the puller to change the wheel? Or will it pull off by hand?

cordes
09-13-2010, 12:46 PM
Question.... where can i get the puller to change the wheel? Or will it pull off by hand?

You could pull the wheel off by hand. That takes a lot of yanking and isn't the best way to do it though.

You can get a universal steering wheel puller at the local autozone etc. for cheap.

cordes
06-12-2012, 06:33 PM
I've been doing a lot of work to this car as of late. I replaced and fixed the driver's side fog light, put in freshly socketed board, and installed a BOV. New tires to come once they're installed on the wheels.

I still need to replace an inner tie rod if I want to take this hog to SDAC.

minigts
06-12-2012, 11:46 PM
Get that mofo done. I can't wait you run circles around her!!!!! Just kidding!!

cordes
06-13-2012, 12:43 AM
Get that mofo done. I can't wait you run circles around her!!!!! Just kidding!!

Oh, you'll be running circles. This thing with an MP cal feels slower than my NA GLH!

cordes
06-15-2012, 09:44 PM
New pass side inner tie rod installed today along with two outer tie rods. All went surprisingly well. Of course the guys told me how to do it in my thread about it so that really helped.

cordes
06-17-2012, 09:08 PM
Joy did some work to the wheels and I wanted to be nice to the turbo and install a BOV. Both took a lot of work and still don't look any where near perfect but here are the pics. You can see they've come a long way. IIRC Joy had already cleaned the wheels once when she snapped these.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P6050038.JPG

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http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P6050040.JPG


http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P6080041.JPG

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http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P6080043.JPG

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P6080044.JPG

cordes
06-20-2012, 12:59 AM
Heli-coiled some of the bolt holes on the valve cover tonight so that it would seal up better. I also painted the spots which had no paint on them; well most of them anyway.

cordes
07-01-2012, 07:22 PM
Took the Daytona to SDAC and had a great time in spite of the intermittent cut out caused by a code 54. I did make some upgrades in an attempt to fix it though. one being some Packard connectors which we picked up from Terminal Supply Company while we were in town. Here are a few pics from SDAC and on the way home.

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http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/960/P6260058.JPG

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/960/P6260057.JPG

supercrackerbox
07-01-2012, 11:31 PM
Did that solve the problem? I also had some bad cutting out and a Code 54 on the way home which best I can tell was caused by the window tab in the distributor being damaged. Swapped in a different distributor today and went for a 50 mile test drive. So far so good.

cordes
07-02-2012, 01:08 PM
No, it didn't. We just drove while it cut out on the way home. I think it may be a very finicky connection at the SMEC, but I may just pull out that portion of the harness to be sure.

supercrackerbox
07-07-2012, 12:07 PM
No, it didn't. We just drove while it cut out on the way home. I think it may be a very finicky connection at the SMEC, but I may just pull out that portion of the harness to be sure.

Well the car started cutting out again yesterday, code 54 again. How's yours doing?

cordes
07-07-2012, 01:05 PM
Well the car started cutting out again yesterday, code 54 again. How's yours doing?

I think it has cut out maybe once since we got it home. I've just been driving it to and from work which is only a mile away though. At this point I think it must be a contact problem at the SMEC most likely due to pulling it so often for chip changes.

supercrackerbox
07-07-2012, 02:47 PM
At this point I think it must be a contact problem at the SMEC most likely due to pulling it so often for chip changes.

Well that wouldn't be the cause for mine, although the SBEC could be the problem. I really need to find my other one so I can check. Got misplaced in the move . . . In the meantime I'm just keeping several spare HEPs in the car and crossing my fingers.

cordes
07-15-2012, 01:27 AM
I think the Daytona is pumped for the Cheese Festival and Cheese N' Wheels 2012!

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/P7120101.JPG

cordes
08-25-2012, 06:11 PM
I did the driver's side wheel bearing in the front today. The bolt in ones are super easy.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P8250131.JPG

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P8250130.JPG

cordes
09-23-2012, 06:32 PM
I replaced all of the motor mounts with poly bushings units yesterday. The front mount is the racing durometer. I haven't driven the car yet, but Joy stated that it's definitely transmitting some vibration through the car. That's fine by me!

supercrackerbox
09-23-2012, 08:08 PM
I also noticed a mild increase in vibrations when I put motor mounts in my Daytona, but I was used to them within a few hundred miles.

cordes
09-23-2012, 09:09 PM
I also noticed a mild increase in vibrations when I put motor mounts in my Daytona, but I was used to them within a few hundred miles.

The same thing happened with my Shadow when I originally did the mounts. I told Joy that some vibration is to be expected since there is something there now rather than the brackets basically flopping around due to the near total breakdown of the stock mounts. All the mounts I pulled off were the originals.

minigts
10-03-2012, 01:34 PM
I did the driver's side wheel bearing in the front today. The bolt in ones are super easy.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P8250131.JPG

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P8250130.JPG

Man I'm telling you, that was the best upgrade I did to my car. Swapping hubs takes like 15 minutes if you drag your feet.

cordes
10-03-2012, 07:13 PM
Man I'm telling you, that was the best upgrade I did to my car. Swapping hubs takes like 15 minutes if you drag your feet.

Yeah, way easier than pressing bearings in and out. I have a press, but who wants to pull the knuckle off or buy the tool to do it on the vehicle anyway?

roachjuice
10-03-2012, 09:58 PM
Which knuckles are those with the bolt in bearings?

cordes
10-03-2012, 10:00 PM
Which knuckles are those with the bolt in bearings?

The stock 89' big brake knuckles. If I'm not mistaken all the big brake cars received the bolt in bearings, but only with the switch to the cast arms did the regular cars receive them.

supercrackerbox
10-04-2012, 03:58 AM
Have you had any more ignition/code 54 issues? A while back I went through every harness connector between the HEP, Ignition Coil, and the SBEC on my Daytona. I scuffed up each pin/socket with a small needle file, sprayed them out with electrical cleaner, blew them out with compressed air, and smeared them with dielectric grease. I've got a few thousand miles on the car since then without so much as a hiccup.

cordes
10-04-2012, 08:57 PM
Have you had any more ignition/code 54 issues? A while back I went through every harness connector between the HEP, Ignition Coil, and the SBEC on my Daytona. I scuffed up each pin/socket with a small needle file, sprayed them out with electrical cleaner, blew them out with compressed air, and smeared them with dielectric grease. I've got a few thousand miles on the car since then without so much as a hiccup.

I haven't had the problem since I replaced the alternator on it when we got back from SDAC. With nothing other than the alt changed we went from barely being able to drive to no issues. It's a strange one for sure.

BIGBRUDDA
10-05-2012, 12:24 AM
Hey Cordes! If you make it to TURBOPALOOZA this year I have 3 wood dash sets to choose from.

cordes
10-05-2012, 05:52 PM
Hey Cordes! If you make it to TURBOPALOOZA this year I have 3 wood dash sets to choose from.

Oh, boy. I've been dying to go the last couple of years but couldn't make it due to various commitments. I really hope I can come this year, and the potential to have a shot at such a rare piece is some serious icing.

cordes
03-17-2013, 04:06 PM
Well, I got the wood grain dash pieces isntalled last weekend along with some white center caps to go with the wheels. The car looks way better on the inside now and I still have a newer looking center consul lid to put on too. The guy from the paper came by to do the shoot for Gearhead of the Week. I'm hoping to be in it next weekend, but it kind of depends on how many he had in front of me.

minigts
03-17-2013, 04:10 PM
We need pics! And an ETA on the little blue Omni that could. Paint soon? I owe you for the help with mine.

cordes
03-17-2013, 04:18 PM
We need pics! And an ETA on the little blue Omni that could. Paint soon? I owe you for the help with mine.

I'll try to snap some this afternoon.

I just updated the Omni thread. Paint won't happen this year for sure, but there will be some excitement for it. I had to grab a FSM from the garage today and I noticed that there was a funny noise coming from the Omni's hood. I looked under there thinking that it was some sort of an animal that got in the garage. It was actually the 525 shaking uncontrollably.

minigts
03-17-2013, 04:20 PM
The 525 is where it's at.

cordes
03-17-2013, 04:23 PM
The 525 is where it's at.

The 3.87FD in this thing will probably help it live as traction will be nonexistent.

cordes
06-19-2013, 11:40 PM
Some more progress over the last couple of days. I installed the Rich Bryant BC coilovers and did an alignment in the garage. It was a first for me doing it properly with the tiles to level the car etc. I'm very surprised at how well it came out, although I did take a huge amount of time triple checking everything.

He old struts in place:
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P6180067.JPG

The old struts out of the car:
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P6180068.JPG

The car was SLAMMED with the new struts in place. The pic doesn't do the low ride height justice.
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P6180069.JPG

I used the olde bucket method to level out the floor. I had already marked the position of the plates. I took a measurement in the center of each square and recorded the reading on the scale of the level
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P6190071.JPG

This little guy came and had a seat on the wheel after I put the tiles under the tires. He hung out for quite a while.
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P6190073.JPG

Here is a picture of the string up on the jack stands. I used salt in between the top two tiles and it didn't seem to do very well. Perhaps it was the high humidity? Either way I had to have Joy come out and hold the wheel while I made the toe adjustments. I got super lucky and the camber happened to be exactly -.6* on each side so that was very fortuitous. I used a caliper to measure the center point of each wheel and then took into account the difference in track width between the front and rear. Then I went to the front and used the numbers I had calculated for 1/16" toe out to set each side. The test drive afterward proved that everything went well. I think the last guy to align the car didn't pick up on the failing L/F wheel bearing and it always pulled to the right a tad. Now the wheel is dead straight and the car tracks likewise.
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/medium/P6190080.JPG

I think we made the right choice regarding the spring rate for the struts as it rides well on soft and is noticeably firmer on hard. I think the car will still be great to take a long road trip in and still can handle fairly well for some autocross.

86Shelby
06-20-2013, 12:15 AM
How did you go about adjusting the camber?

I like the idea of the bucket, water and hose to figure out what's needed to make the floor level!

cordes
06-20-2013, 12:46 AM
How did you go about adjusting the camber?

I like the idea of the bucket, water and hose to figure out what's needed to make the floor level!

The bucket was exceptionally easy. I didn't have to make any camber adjustment as I got super lucky and both sides were right at about -.6*. If I would have needed to I would have attempted to make the adjustment with the stock camber bolts. If I couldn't have done it with the car down I would have done it with the car in the air being sure to add or take out however many degrees were needed and then double checking when back on the ground. I've actually done that part before and I got close enough on the rear of my neon to be off by the same amount on each side. I think the lack of leveling the car that time is what caused it to be off some.

86Shelby
06-20-2013, 11:15 AM
That's nice to not have to make many adjustments. I was trying to figure out how to go about adjusting the camber while using a setup like you did. Then I realized that planning ahead would have given 2 spots to make level for jackstands so that camber could have been adjusted. I never bothered trying to change the camber with a car on the ground when I was a tech; looked like a quick way to screw up an arm if/when the suspension shifted when the bolts were loosened.

cordes
07-15-2013, 06:59 PM
I took apart the old struts to keep the springs today. I noticed that the strut hat bearings would be pretty ideal to make a set of alignment plates for the front of the car. They're definitely what I'll set the tires on next time I do an alignment. Joy had to hold the wheel and it was a bit of a pain that way.

minigts
07-15-2013, 11:02 PM
I took apart the old struts to keep the springs today. I noticed that the strut hat bearings would be pretty ideal to make a set of alignment plates for the front of the car. They're definitely what I'll set the tires on next time I do an alignment. Joy had to hold the wheel and it was a bit of a pain that way.

How would you use them Brian? Not sure I understand the part you're referring to and how you would use it.

86Shelby
07-15-2013, 11:16 PM
The upper strut mounts turn really easy with a little bit of weight on them. It wouldn't be too difficult to fab up some plates to rest the car on. Granted they would have to be damn near centered under the tires to turn properly.

cordes
07-16-2013, 12:17 AM
The upper strut mounts turn really easy with a little bit of weight on them. It wouldn't be too difficult to fab up some plates to rest the car on. Granted they would have to be damn near centered under the tires to turn properly.

A little bit of weight to say the least. I was thinking about it today and if my minute or two of thought is correct, everything but the unsprung weight rests on those for the front half of the car. You're right that they would need to be centered almost perfectly.

Jon, it's not a very good picture, but you can see the round bearing to the right in this pic. It's probably only 3" wide which is the real problem. If I could get it centered under the tire I could make some sweet bearing plates though.

http://www.rockauto.com/getimage/getimage.php?imagekey=61284&imageurl=http%3A//www.rockauto.com/info/Monroe/901908.jpg

86Shelby
07-17-2013, 11:51 PM
I think you'd be better off with some steel plates and a bunch of marbles or ball bearings. A cage for them would take some time but certainly doable.

cordes
07-18-2013, 12:40 AM
I think you'd be better off with some steel plates and a bunch of marbles or ball bearings. A cage for them would take some time but certainly doable.

That's not a bad idea either. The salt on floor tiles didn't come close to cutting it this time so something will have to change for sure.

Aries_Turbo
07-18-2013, 06:05 AM
you can use cheap linoleum tiles smooth side to smooth side with grease in between as well.

Brian

wheming
07-18-2013, 06:58 AM
Not as cheap, you could get a cheap set of wheel dollies from Harbor freight. And they are designed for the weight. (And the added couple inches of height might aid in making adjustments.
I miss the ramps that Gus had is his yard for making alignment adjustments. They were leveled and you just drove up and had plenty of room underneath to adjust alignment. To check after adjustment required rolling back and forth a couple times.

cordes
09-22-2013, 09:08 PM
Well, after Joy had some difficulty pulling the car into the garage tonight I decided to finally check the fuel pump. It will peg at 80PSI when deadheaded. Time for a new one I guess. That may explain why we got about 1.2 bazillion miles to the gallon on a trip last night. It may also explain why I need to prime the pump 2-3 times before starting it if it's sat for a day or so lately.

Perhaps I'll get lucky and it'll be a ripped fuel line, but I doubt it.

minigts
09-23-2013, 09:31 PM
What's the word?

csxtra
09-23-2013, 09:49 PM
What's the word?

Oh, have you not heard?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

minigts
09-23-2013, 09:58 PM
Oh, have you not heard?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

Ok I walked into that one.

cordes
09-23-2013, 10:20 PM
What's the word?

I ordered up a new fuel pump and I'll figure it out this weekend. I won't have time to work on it through the week this week.

cordes
10-19-2013, 08:40 PM
New pump is installed and now pegs the gauge at 100+PSI like it should.

I also added a safety wire to the clip that goes on the in/out cable for the trans. Getting places in 3rd gear is no fun.

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/DSCN5176.JPG
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/912/DSCN5178.JPG

minigts
10-24-2013, 12:31 PM
That's a REALLY good idea. I'm surprised the factory didn't......no wait, I'm not surprised at all.

cordes
10-24-2013, 07:05 PM
Yeah, I thought about doing it years ago just so I wouldn't lose them around the garage when I have a long term project. Now it's just to keep the clips in this car. I'm not sure if it was that last clip, or the cable itself that was the problem.

supercrackerbox
10-25-2013, 02:31 AM
On that note, does anyone know a source for those clips besides the junkyard? I lost one during the transmission swap on the Daytona, and was unable to source one from any local shops. Luckily, Ray managed to grab them off a parts car, but it's very rare to find a 5-speed car in the yards these days.

cordes
10-25-2013, 07:42 PM
On that note, does anyone know a source for those clips besides the junkyard? I lost one during the transmission swap on the Daytona, and was unable to source one from any local shops. Luckily, Ray managed to grab them off a parts car, but it's very rare to find a 5-speed car in the yards these days.

I had a thread going about this a while back and it was suggested that there isn't a very good solution out there at this time.

BIGBRUDDA
10-25-2013, 07:50 PM
Those clips are remarkdly similar to the clips that hold flex brake lines in place.

cordes
10-25-2013, 07:54 PM
Those clips are remarkdly similar to the clips that hold flex brake lines in place.

They are, but the brake clips are much smaller.

supercrackerbox
10-27-2013, 11:58 AM
I had a thread going about this a while back and it was suggested that there isn't a very good solution out there at this time.

Guess we'll add it to the 'Hoard parts now' list.

cordes
10-27-2013, 02:56 PM
Guess we'll add it to the 'Hoard parts now' list.

I've only been able to get a couple of them since I realized that they aren't growing on trees any longer. I can never find a 5 speed car of ours in the yard anymore.

Dodge Aries K
10-27-2013, 03:03 PM
I think Neons use those same clips.

cordes
10-27-2013, 03:04 PM
I think Neons use those same clips.

It wouldn't surprise me. They crush Neons as fast as they come in around here though, so it's hard to even find a 1st gen in the yard. Life is getting pretty tough for us!

cordes
11-03-2015, 10:05 PM
Final update pending upload of a few photos. The Daytona had a good un under my watch, but it's time to move on.

cordes
11-03-2015, 10:51 PM
Here goes...

A local kid was in search of his first car and happened across the Daytona in our alley. After some negotiation, Jacob is the new owner of Joy's Daytona. Here's a picture of him in front of his new car and also getting ready to leave. I purchased him a membership to the Shelby Dodge Automobile Club so I'm fairly certain that he's our newest member.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/743/22752632182_b0622cfaff_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AEzbRL)IMG_3159 (https://flic.kr/p/AEzbRL) by Brian Cordes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/134900715@N08/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5674/22144506373_ae2efb6811_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zJQof2)IMG_3164 (https://flic.kr/p/zJQof2) by Brian Cordes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/134900715@N08/), on Flickr

minigts
11-03-2015, 11:54 PM
Excellent and he's got great knowledge just around the corner! hope he makes a point to get on the forums and learn what he can. We'll be here to help. :thumb:

cordes
11-04-2015, 12:32 AM
Excellent and he's got great knowledge just around the corner! hope he makes a point to get on the forums and learn what he can. We'll be here to help. :thumb:

That's what I told him and I sure hope he gets on here once he's ready. He seems like a decent kid for sure.

Joy and I were reminiscing about the car after the sale. She's pretty heartbroken about it going to say the least. We've been to 4 SDACs with it so it'll take three more with the CSX to beat that.

looneytuner
11-04-2015, 12:53 PM
I'll show my igganse agin. Aren't those clips the same as the ones that hold the flex brake lines????????

cordes
11-04-2015, 09:10 PM
I'll show my igganse agin. Aren't those clips the same as the ones that hold the flex brake lines????????

They're very similar, but the ones which hold the brake lines are significantly smaller than these.