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katatak
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JUN 06, 10:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by josef644:
When will the other car be back from the paint shop?
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Hey Joe,
Should pick the color in the next day or 2 - hopefully it will be done by the weekend - all the body work is done and the car has been primed and snaded and primed and snaded and primed and.... well anyway - it's ready for the color coat.
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katatak
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JUN 06, 10:43 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Rick 88:
Pat,
That cap looks better than the original one! I can't remember what the Daytona wheels looked like, but the cap looks great on the Beretta wheel. Good Job!! |
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I agree Rick - I like the Daytona Cap a lot more than the Baretta Cap. I seriously thought about picking up the Daytona wheels - they look pretty good but would need a rehab plus they are 14s. They have a steel backing with an alloy outer?
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katatak
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JUN 07, 12:57 PM
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Managed to get all the center caps completed this AM. Now I just have to decide between the stock lugs or chrome lugs?
Stock Fiero
Chrome
More later!
Pat
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katatak
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JUN 08, 09:13 PM
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Well I started round 2 of the interior work today. The last headliner I did started to sag so I decided it was time to do it again. After tearing out the interior to get the headliner out, I decided to install the 120 speedo and a V8 tach. Got the speedo installed and the tach installed - everything is working. Tomorrow I will finish pealing the old headliner off and prepping the board for the new liner. I'm going to give the board a coat of resin on both sides to stiffen it up and "seal the underside so the glue will sick versus pull the outer layer of glass loose.
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Black Widow
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JUN 08, 11:00 PM
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katatak
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JUN 21, 08:26 PM
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Moving the temp sender for the gauge this afternoon. Currently located in the coolant fill/tstat block on the manifold. I believe that there is too much turbulence and periods of "air bubbles" in this block. I ran the electric pump with the cap off the other day and noticed that it is pretty turbulent in the are where the temp sensor is mounted. I am moving it to the head in an attempt to get a more consistent coolant temp. Also going to install a higher amp/new alternator - current alternator seems to be overworked with all the lights, rad fan and pump running.
More later!
Pat
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Jake_Dragon
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JUN 21, 08:52 PM
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katatak
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JUN 21, 10:30 PM
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Thanks Jake - that's the exact one I was looking at! Great minds think alike!
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katatak
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JUN 26, 03:10 AM
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DId a little work on the Coupe this afternoon. I have been having some issues with the temp gauge - was thinking I had the sensor in a bad spot on the tstat/fill housing. After messing with it this afternoon, I moved the electric gauge sensor to one of the ports in the intake manifold in the hopes of keeping it in the coolant. I also installed a second manual temp guage - used the other intake port for it. Another "fear" I had was that the tstat was causing a "resriction" for the Meziere pump. Even with the tstat wide open, it appeared that there were "turbulence" in the housing - creating a air pocket around where I had the sensor. I pulled the tstat out after I moved the sensor, filled an burped and ran the pump without the motor running. I have a lot more flow now - so much that I can't lift the fill housing cap - it spews coolant out the top - would not do that with the tstat in place. I ran the car for over an hour in the garage - fan running but no air flow in the garage and never seen temps over 180* on either gauge. My only concern now is that I may have too much flow - maybe the coolant will not get enough time in the rad to "cool" down? I'll drive it around tomorrow and see what it does - supposed to be 108* here tomorrow.
More later!
Pat
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Jake_Dragon
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JUN 26, 06:24 AM
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Well you could install a fan controller and not turn on the water pump till the car reaches 160, would be the same thing as a thermostat but no restriction on water flow.
Here in Florida on a hot day I can keep my car at 190 with the fan running. No thermostat installed. It does take about 3 minutes to get up over 160 if I don't get on it.
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