Here is a pic to get us started. I've got to do a writeup for Up Front, but I do need some sleep so I can teach tomorrow.
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Here is a pic to get us started. I've got to do a writeup for Up Front, but I do need some sleep so I can teach tomorrow.
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/ph...9/DSCN4576.JPG
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That's a really sharp CSX...great picture too. Congrats on the purchase and a successful trip!
Nice grab Brian. :thumb: Now I hate both you and Jon. I'm not sure I can hang out with you guys at SDAC anymore. It's just going to be all CSX this and CSX that.....blah, blah, blah while my heart slowly bleeds out. ;)
Thanks. I'm really thankful that a ticket was the worst that happened to us on the way back.
Make us some sweet parts on that fancy CNC stuff you have and we'll shut up about it.
Thanks. I'm going to try and make it to the meeting on Saturday...
I firmly believe that double digit Whittier cars are vastly superior to the much more common triple digit cars. Congratulations on the new purchase.
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Gotcha. There was a really low mileage 87 for sale recently. Given your collection and comment I thought perhaps you picked it up.
That looks awsome, congrats...Details?? or did I miss that?
Nice pick up.... looks like an awesome car. I tried to talk JT into this car. ;)
Today I really wanted to go to the SDAC Chicagoland meeting, but time was not on my side. I needed to fix a few things on the CSX and then get the Daytona ready to move out of the way. I didn't finish up until after 5 with the basics so I just kept working for a while longer.
First I fixed the window that came off of the track. I think it just needed some lube so it won't pop out again, but we'll see. I'm not sure if Mike is still holding on or not...
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Then I changed out the lack of battery tray. I was surprised that the plastic piece that comes under the battery was still there. Everything else was pretty much disintegrated.
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I then snapped a couple of pics of the CSX's tags on the front in case I ever need to have that info on hand.
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Very nice!
Well, the next item on the agenda will be to procure a floor jack which can get under the car. My current one is low profile, but not low enough all the way back to reach anything. I'll need to add a little more antifreeze to the mix in order to ensure that I don't have any issues should the temp dip below 0F this year.
Some of the smaller aluminum 1.5 ton jacks are really slim, check those out. And fairly cheap.
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Btw, nice csx
Thanks. I'm thinking that's what I'll have to use. I believe that's what Alan used at his place to get under the car.
Today I pulled the chip out of the Neil E. cal that came with the car. I've got the binary and now I just need to see what the best way is to view that these days. I was a open file, cross identify with another cal master with D-cal back when. We'll see how this goes.
Glad you got the window fixed, knew it had just popped out! :) Car was fun to drive and we had a blast driving it back. Made me want to work on mine, which I have and got some things resolved. Fun times we had for sure.
Peeling tint off is fun! Have a good time with that.
What's your strategy for the back glass / rear defrost? Luckily (?) I didn't have to deal with that when mine shattered. I took a stack of razor blades to the quarter lights and went hard with the scraping.
It's pretty bubbled already. I'll try and spray some alcohol etc. on it and use some elbow grease and a rag to try and remove some of it. I had someone suggest a heat gun, but I have to research that more first.
I haven't had good luck with a heat gun by itself. The guy i pay to remove old tint has some sort of steamer apparatus that looks like a shop vac. I've never stuck around and watched him but his results are perfect.
Thanks for the tip. I'll look into that method too.
I've pulled lots of tint off using soap and water and some windex to boot. Just need to be careful when pulling it off with the rear glass. As bubbly as it is, it should be only a few spots where you need to be worried. Overall going slow and taking your time is what you'll have to do anyways, so just plan for a weekend afternoon and have Joy make you waffles in the morning to start your day.
That sounds like it should be the first thing to do.
The title came in today. It ended up being fairly easy for Joy to get them to title it as an 89 Shelby CSX here in IL. I'm quite pleased with that.
yeah, I don't think the title thing is a super huge deal. With me it was more about the fact that I didn't want it to be called what it's really not after having the original title say Shelby for 25 years.
Here is a pic of the computer which supposedly killed the last motor in the car. I wonder what the jack is for on the top there. Trim cal type thing, or primitive data logging?
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I couldn't really tell. It was harder than I would have thought that silicone would have been, but softer than the hot glue I've pulled off of them in the past. I actually melted it off with a heat gun and it didn't take much so I'd say hot glue based off of that. It isn't the first time I've seen hot glue on them at all. I actually found the hot glue to be quite easy to pull in the past, but I don't use it myself.
Started removing the tint on the rear window today. It's a real pain. I started out with window cleaner and elbow grease. I then moved up to the razor blade. Finally, I busted out the heat gun and went to town. I'm going to pull the glass for sure, but I got a good start on things today.
Thanks. I'll give that a go when I pull the window. It's got to come out so I can get the edges. I'll try a couple of methods and report back.
little handheld steamer works the best. i forget where you get them but it wasnt expensive.
a buddy of mine bought one and now has a tint removal side business lol. its that easy.
brian