1987 CSX for SDAC 2015

[mopar-tech]

Yeah what the hell is that?? I've never seen one like that before! I've always had plain visors or ones with the lit mirror.

Did those ever come on any convertible cars? (I'm using Lebaron convertible visors to stand up to the sunlight abuse of T-tops).

Common on 87 and 88 cars, k-cars and p-bodies if my memory is correct.

[cordes]

IIRC that is what the L body lighting group consisted of. Really rare on them.

[mopar-tech]

K-car units on Ebay-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/89-PLYMOUTH-...pXViRj&vxp=mtr

[2.216VTurbo]

I bought an 87 Shadow ES black/maroon from the dealer with my first few Navy paychex as my good credit. I remember on the options sheet it said 'Gimbaled Map Light' for like $46 bux

[chromguy]

Common on 87 and 88 cars, k-cars and p-bodies if my memory is correct.

My 87 Sundance has one

[mopar-tech]

Stopped by local body shop supply for double sided trim tape for the lower door air dam pieces, they carry the same stuff as Autozone! Unreal.

Ended up ordering 3M VHB 5567 20'X1/2" Double Sided Acrylic Foam Automotive Attachment Tape off Ebay, will let you all know how it works in a week or two once it arrives..

Gary

[GLHS60]

Been using a similar foam two sided tape for years, excellent stuff!!!


Thanks
Randy

[mopar-tech]

Got all the old tape off the two pieces yesterday, PITA as usual.

Used an x-acto knife to get 95% of the stuff off and then a razor blade to scrap the rest after it had been softened up with grease remover. Interesting that one piece was "natural color yellow" the the other was gray/charcoal all the way through.

[mopar-tech]

Last night I installed the lower door pieces and clamped them in place. 3M indicates that the tape achieves 90% bonding strength in 24 hours so I left it clamped overnight even though I wanted to drive it into work this morning... better to let it sit.

Car looks great and never thought it would get this far. 100% turnkey with as mentioned only minor issues like a slightly leaking rear main seal and engine bay harness that will be replaced in the future.

Gary

[wheming]

Looks good Gary!
She has come a long way in a short amount of time compared to most!

[Gaboon]

Very nice!

[2.216VTurbo]

Great build

[mopar-tech]

Thanks- A few other things bug me but not enough to stir me to much action.. yet. I'd like to repaint the engine bay (how do they get so scratched up? What the hell was Chrysler using for paint?) and I might put a stock air cleaner in and hide the BOV in the lower hose.

Other matters call for my attention though... GTX is already up on the stands and being scoped out..

[85glht]

GTX is already up on the stands and being scoped out..

What about the Dart??

[mopar-tech]

What about the Dart??

Dart will take several months to assemble and I'm still laying groundwork for that.

I'd like to go racing the end of this month, hence a detour with the Duster and GTX for a few weeks.

[85glht]

Dart will take several months to assemble and I'm still laying groundwork for that.

I'd like to go racing the end of this month, hence a detour with the Duster and GTX for a few weeks.

Which car is going to get raced?

[mopar-tech]

Which car is going to get raced?

Both, GTX first though.

Going over the GTX fuel system today and finished oil change and trans service. Have to finish coolant hoses and flush tomorrow.

[jonnymopar]

When is the last time the GTX saw the drag strip? I remember watching videos of that car on your website years ago thinking "what a freakin beast".

[mopar-tech]

Englishtown June 2 1996 76F with 42% humidity

It ran a best of 12.009 that with 1.86 ST at 114 mph.

Currently has better induction but smaller headers, notes indicate the clutch was slipping on the launch.

So I have a tunnel ram now, smaller headers and a automatic with the same gears and same slicks.. Car is slightly heavier too as now I have steel bumper up front in place of the fiberglass.

Educated guess is will ET better but lose some mph.

[mopar-tech]

Busy-busy-bee!

The inside of the pan looks good considering the trans was put in as an experiment and last opened up 20 years ago. Normal sludge and some fine debris.