Author Archives: Drivesa5
Research and Development Mishap.
Several years ago I machined an adjustable cam gear for the 2.0. It was a single piece of aluminum and adjusted by having offset holes for the cam dowel in the center to alter the cam timing. To make a … Continue reading
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Cracked head …
Mini update about the red car … it turns out it was both a blown head gasket AND a cracked head, happy day! I didn’t look at the head too close in the middle of putting on the new gasket … Continue reading
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Hood pins.
My second set of Quik Latch mini “hood pins” began to fail: on the way home one day, half of the hood started floating up on the highway which was a little scary. It was time to do something about … Continue reading
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Yet another head gasket.
No surprise here: yet another 100,000 mile head gasket failure! Well, it was a little early this time at around 90k. It was stumbling pretty bad on startup with some white smoke and was continually getting worse. It was a … Continue reading
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Exhausted 2.0
Not only referring to myself at the end of the day, but the latest upgrade to the two door Sunbird: a custom, fully stainless exhaust system… I mentioned this was in the works in a previous post somewhere, but it’s … Continue reading
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Wagon work 1.
It’s still in progress, but here’s kind of a halfway update on the work on the wagon. I sanded a bunch of bubbled rust areas all over, sprayed them with some rust converter, and then primered them so far. This … Continue reading
Posted in 1986 Buick Skyhawk wagon
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Welcome, wagon.
I’ve been wanting a wagon for quite a while, and even though it’s not the ideal time for me to pick up another [old/project] vehicle, I threw caution to the wind as usual and got one anyway! Introducing the 1986 … Continue reading
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Side marker upgrade.
So today’s mini Sunbird resto project was to put some new front side marker lamp assemblies in. The originals were all cracked, beat up, and coming apart at the seams. The stamped-sheet-metal-self-threading-nuts that attach them (via plastic studs) are a … Continue reading
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Bird update 9/14
Since it’s been a long time, I’m going to roll all my Sunbird goings-on into one big update. It has of course been daily driven and not had any major problems other than yet some more rust repair and has … Continue reading
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Mustang for sale.
Unfortunately, due to many factors including lack of time, funding, housing issues, lack of use, storage, the fact that it is not a practical daily driver, and so on … the Mustang is now up for sale. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in 1989 Ford Mustang convertible
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