Hope you informed them that was the almost 1 off Hans Herman setup and not a stock engine.
Hope you informed them that was the almost 1 off Hans Herman setup and not a stock engine.
looks awesome.
did you block the mice entry points?
on my reliant, i took the dash apart every so many years cause critters would always go in.
they stopped getting in when i covered the HVAC box entry and the vent holes behind the kick panels with hardware cloth.
on a K body, i also noticed that from behind the fenders, there is access to the a pillars so mice can run down the upper front frame "rails" behind the fenders and climb up the a pillars and get into the car that way too.
so i squirted spray foam in the a pillars. havent had a single mouse since.
Brian
Originally Posted by turbovanman
This car is in a brand new, rodent free garage, so I'm hoping I don't have any further issues. I did however, do those same types of things (used metal screening material from an old house door screen) to block off the heater box inlet, the cowl drip holes and the kick panel passages in my shadow convertible project because that car is still in the old garage (no room in new garage!). I see rodent tracks on it, but so far nothing showing up in it!
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Yup - I 'splained it all to them
Well, we're going to have a freakishly warm week for Feb in CT - 60-70 degrees Tue/Wed. So I figured I would take that opportunity to crank out the engine compartment freshen up of 86 #141.
Here's a picture of the starting point:
It's in fairly original condition and the engine compartment paint is in pretty good shape, but it's dirty from 30+ years and 53K miles of driving, and the wiring harness tape is pretty bleached out. So the plan is to remove the wiring harness, retape it, and remove any other items that are in the way of detailing the engine compartment paint.
This afternoon I stripped out most of the wiring harness and removed the radiator, as well as the A/C system (wasn't charged anyway). I just need to release the harness from the LM and feed it through the firewall. I plan to tackle that tomorrow, and hopefully get the harness all cleaned up and retaped too. Here's pics of today's progress:
I'm hoping to get everything cleaned up on Tuesday and have the bolts and brackets that need paint all prepped and ready to paint on Wednesday. I also want to clean up the transmission, as well as the gunk that's all over the heater hoses and starter harness:
If all goes well, it will be mostly buttoned back up by next weekend. I also need to pull the original valve cover out of storage and put that back on.
Jon
Not sure how I missed all this progress, I should check in here more often. Looks great Jon!
-Gary Mazzone-
1986 GLHS #168
Got the wiring harness freed after work today, and just finished retaping it. I still need to give all the connectors a good cleaning and regreasing, but it's pretty close to done. Here's a shot of it freed from its home of over 30 years:
Here's a shot of it on the work table before taping:
Here's a shot of it all retaped:
Tomorrow's goal is to get the engine compartment all washed down and cleaned up, as well as prep all items that require paint. Then Wednesday is 70 degree weather and paint day!
Jon