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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Thought maybe these were Shelby Lancer wheels. Would've been a nice score. Looks like they're just very similar. They'll be nice on my GLH once they're all cleaned up.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by ShelGame View Post
    Aren't you supposed to be at SDAC?
    lol. im about to leave in a few min.

    had some water BS to take care of at the house late last night so i was up late and then slept in.

    my convoluted water system (to account for a shallow well) lost is prime cause a toilet was running while we were out last night.... went to wash my hands at 11pm to go to bed and no water came out.... the washer was running too and there really wasnt water washing my clothes for today that much lol.

    so out to the yard i go.... well..... full, almost to the top (hand dug 18.5 ft well).... phew..... all this rain is keeping it up.

    325 gal storage tank in the basement.... empty.

    so i kicked the timer bypass off and the well pump started filling the tank. then i primed the pump that draws from the tank and feeds the house..... 100gal later (and the well outside barely dropped) and i could flush the air out of the lines upstairs, fix the stupid toilet chain and restart the laundry.

    so i slept in.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Those are probably Feiro wheels...

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by zin View Post
    Those are probably Feiro wheels...

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    They're similar. But, the Fiero GT wheels don't have faux bolts.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Grab the fog light brackets. Lots of people are usually looking for them.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    If any part of the drip rails are good you could cut them off and use them. If it still has the license plate bulb lens cover I would take it.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by GLHNSLHT2 View Post
    Grab the fog light brackets. Lots of people are usually looking for them.
    I tried to get them off. I gave up. Couldn't even get at the bolts to cut them. I just grabbed the one good fog light.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by thedon809 View Post
    If any part of the drip rails are good you could cut them off and use them. If it still has the license plate bulb lens cover I would take it.
    I did grab the license plate light. Make me an offer. The one on my GLH seems fine.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    i think the carb and turbo body harness are different too, at least for the fuel pump i think? the dash and harness can be pulled in about 25 minutes, ive done it with a cast on one hand. if you plan on keeping your 84 glh, i would grab a few more things. door handles, and window regulators (if either still work) outside window scrapers? 5 lug stuff is cool, but i think your already taking care of that for yourself, would really be worth keeping around. but k-frame and rack wouldnt be a bad idea? ive had a couple california k-frames fail on me, so up to you? and the glh steering rack should be quick ratio? i didnt see if you listed grill? gauge cluster?

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Since my machine shop isn't taking new work right now, I decided I could balance my rods and pistons myself. So, I got creative this weekend with an old water pump bolt, some tubing and a couple of wrenches...




    Got all 4 HD rods off the old nasty stock pistons, and got 3 of the 4 new 0.5mm over pistons off the LW rods. My bolt gave out on the 4th (and last) LW rod/piston. I'll go get a bit of threaded rod and finish it up later.

    Turns out, HD rods weight 687g. LW rods are 651g. Really? They're only ~30g lighter? Why did they bother? Seeing the balance pads on the HD rods, I'm sure I could take 10 maybe 20g out of them without a problem, and still balance them. I'll probably see how much I can get off of them. I want this to be a responsive daily driver.

    New/old pistons are only about 2g heavier each (all are 449-451g); new pins are 10g lighter each at 117g.

    I also drew up plans to make my own rod balance stand. $200 for the Jegs version is silly. I can build the same thing, using the gram scales I already own, for $50.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Wow. That's really taking it to the next level Rob.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    What do you mean? With the ladder? There's no next level in the garage. Unless you count the loft where I throw parts to get them out of the way...

    I'm travelling again for work (the real job, not BB). When I get home I'll measure the thickness of the balance pads on the tops of the rods and see how much can come off; but I think I'm going to lighten the HD rods similar to my race T2 rods (which were professionally done) - I'll grind down most of the small end balance pad, and then just re-balance the big end as usual and smooth the corners a bit. The big end on the HD rods has already been re-sized and they're basically ready to go. So, if I take off too much, it might throw off the roundness. Don't want to do that.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    I think when you're doing machine shop work in the garage you've found another level in there.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Just don't let the metal get hot when removing material.... but I'm sure you realize that :-)

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by Aries_Turbo View Post
    Just don't let the metal get hot when removing material.... but I'm sure you realize that :-)
    Not hot enough to turn blue anyway.

    You should see the small end of the LW rods. They must have used an acetylene torch to heat them up and install the pins. They're black/blue. They got too hot, I think.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by ShelGame View Post
    They must have used an acetylene torch to heat them up and install the pins. They're black/blue. They got too hot, I think.
    Most shops I have been in have a propane "oven" the rod end pops into to heat it up, should have a slight blue discoloration at best.


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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by mopar-tech View Post
    Most shops I have been in have a propane "oven" the rod end pops into to heat it up, should have a slight blue discoloration at best.
    Yeah, slightly blue is OK. That's just oxidation. But, black means your pulling carbon out of solution, if I remember my metallurgy. Not generally good for strength.

    At least that's only on the LW rods. Which are going in the scrap bin anyway.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    i was gonna say, the machinist that put those 84 rods onto the 87 pistons wouldnt have done that.

    he had me replace a rod once for my build that was slightly blued on the big end.... was afraid the rod might have gotten hot from rod knock and then was resized prior to be bringing it to him for final checks/resize/install.

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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    Quote Originally Posted by Aries_Turbo View Post
    i was gonna say, the machinist that put those 84 rods onto the 87 pistons wouldnt have done that.

    he had me replace a rod once for my build that was slightly blued on the big end.... was afraid the rod might have gotten hot from rod knock and then was resized prior to be bringing it to him for final checks/resize/install.

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    No, the HD rods look perfect. Actually, I was scratching my head for a minute. I thought maybe it was all original; no color on the small end of the rod at all. Though, those pins are kind of nasty. The new pistons luckily have new pins to go with them. Lighter too.
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    Re: '84 GLH Restomod + BoostButton Development Car

    aaron was trying to keep it on budget and use what he had with small upgrades like arp bolts when it made sense. hence why he used the 87t1 stock pistons and stock pins.

    were they nasty like beat up or just cause they are heavy?

    Quote Originally Posted by turbovanman
    This one is easy, I have myself to blame, I rush things, don't pay attention to gauges when I should, change to much stuff at once then expect miracles, the list is endless.

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