|
|
|
#226
|
||||
|
||||
Clock repair
A friend of mine repairs MB clocks and sets them up factory specs.
__________________
Britton McIntyre 68 280 SE coupe 'Hairball' 70 280 SL 71 280 SEL - RIP May 2010 |
#227
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Thanks. |
#228
|
|||
|
|||
It rained here all day so it was garage time. Before I could re-install the door cards, I had to fix the plastic waterproofing on the doors. As I had already done the driver's door, it was just a matter of re-glueing it. The original plastic pieces were still on the rear doors so I used them as patterns. I had to make a
template for the passenger front door as there was no plastic on that door. With the plastic in place, I could re-install the door cards and the wood trim. Time to move on to the trunk. I replaced the two side trim pieces I had removed. As I mentioned earlier, when removing the fuel expansion tank, I had discovered the one of the lines was pinched. By venting the tank directly, I was getting a lot of gas fumes in the garage. I priced a new tank, which comes with the lines already attached, from Mercedes Classic at $158 shipped. For that much money, I decided to try to fix it. I cut the line off and then cut another small piece off the line to get rid of the pinched part. So now I had to figure out how to re-attach the line. After looking in many drawers for ideas, I came across some rubber line caps. I found one the correct size. After cutting off the end, I attached it. It fit snugly but, to make sure, I did use a couple of hose clamps. I will be checking the tank for venting regularly. |
#229
|
|||
|
|||
Great solution. Was the price quoted by the Classic Center the MBCA club price? 15% off regular price.
|
#230
|
|||
|
|||
Thanks. Yes it was the discounted price.
|
#231
|
||||
|
||||
Bridge the expansion tank/hose junction with an insert of brass tube for strength, replace the "snug" fitting line cap on the exterior surface and you should be good to go without the ugly screw clamps.
|
#232
|
|||
|
|||
I was looking for some tubing but did not have any in the correct size. I do wonder if the tube would be restrictive enough to make a difference in air flow. I'll check that out although, once the spare tire is in place, that junction will not be visible and I know it will work.
|
#233
|
||||
|
||||
True, but you'll know they're there. It's vapor, not fluid - don't worry about restriction, think of it as a stent.
|
#234
|
||||
|
||||
This thread helps me start the day. Thanks.
|
#235
|
|||
|
|||
It is our high pollen season here so the car was basically green when I got it back from the PDR guy. Upon washing it yesterday, I discovered that I had forgotten to pull out my t-shirt to cover my belt and had lightly rubbed the paint on the front fender with my belt buckle when leaning into the engine bay. Out came my polish.
The mars were easily removed but I was surprised by what my rag looked like. It has the paint color on it. The guy I bought the car from and the guy he dealt with in California did not think the car had been painted. Back in January I had used a 3M light polish with my orbital buffer on the car and the pad had not turned color, like the rag did, which led me to believe that the entire car had been clear coated. Thus no original paint. Now I was curious so I tried each panel to see what came off on the rag. Turns out the rear doors, rear quarters and the trunk had clear coat. That 3M polish is very mild so that may be the reason it did not turn color. I had been curious as I did not see evidence of overspray, even on those areas that had been painted. Also, the stone chips on the nose are consistent on both the lower part by the turn signals as well as the hood. The rest of the car was single state paint. So I ended up completely hand polishing and then waxing the entire car!! Some time ago I had bought a Griot product for removing wax from plastic and rubber trim. I hadn't used it before but all the door rub strips had lots of wax on them. It worked reasonably well. Didn't remove all of the wax but the trim does look better. Last edited by jerhofer; 04-25-2017 at 08:24 PM. |
#236
|
||||
|
||||
That paint is beautiful! I wish I had a car with paint that good!
|
#237
|
|||
|
|||
That last picture (of the C pillar) reminds me of the Norman Rockwell self-portrait.
Such a beautiful car! |
#238
|
|||
|
|||
Hopefully, he had more hair!!
|
#239
|
|||
|
|||
I installed the dirt shields in the front wheelwells yesterday. The rubber seal and some strip caulking should seal it up well.
I had ordered a set of Coco mats which also came yesterday. They have a very thick backing so I now have tons on insulation in the front footwells. Some extra curricular work happened today. Yesterday evening I got a text message from my 16 year old grandson. He had a fender bender and wanted me to find a front spoiler/valance and right front fender for his 1987 Porsche 944. My text back was "Are you OK". He texted back that he probably would not have texted me about the parts if he hadn't been OK. Which was a good point and I was happy to hear that good news. He was passing a large truck on a two lane road when the truck came over towards him. It was either hit the truck or head for the ditch. He chose the ditch and hit a small sapling on the right front. My son said it was a relatively cheap learning experience. Craigslist found a guy about 30 miles from here parting out a 944. He sent me a closeup of the dent in the fender which was slight enough for the princely price of $25. What I didn't catch was that price was with me taking the fender off. He was nice enough to lend me a 10mm socket and wrench along with a 10mm open end wrench, which was all that was needed. Fortunately, I had brought along a moving blanket to place the fender on. This was sorely needed as we had heavy rain the past two days so it was muddy in the junk yard. The photo below is of the parts car when it still had wheels on it. It was on the ground today. I found the '87 about three years ago. My son paid $3000 and spent about $2K fixing it up. So they don't have much money in it. Last summer Garrett spent a couple days at my house for a P&W Seminar. That would be Polish & Wax!! He was thrilled!! Unlike his dad and me, he is not really a car guy. Computers are his thing. Although he will get some hands on experience this weekend as he will be removing the fender and the front spoiler. In discussing the accident, my son and I came to the conclusion that Garrett did not have enough horsepower. Had his car been quicker, he would have been around the truck before it pulled over into his lane. Matt just happens to have a LS1 motor sitting in his his garage and is itching to install it in the 944. We had installed that motor in Matt's '79 El Camino. He replaced it with a 4.8 liter iron block LS motor with his custom designed turbo system. It dynoed at just over 700HP at the crank. That motor is in his very, very stock looking El Camino, which is his daily driver. The paint is very tired and has dents. The only giveaway's are the 3" exhaust pipes and the wide black steel wheels with drag tires on the rear. |
#240
|
|||
|
|||
When I removed the old coil to install the new one today, I discovered a blob of paraffin located beneath the coil. I hadn't noticed this before as it is partially hidden when the coil is in place. It appears the insulation melted on the failed coil. I did notice some residue on the rear of the coil but I thought it might have come from some of the dirt that entered the engine bay when I power washed the bottom of the car.
I drove the car about 30 miles and everything seemed fine. I do have the old coil in the trunk along with the necessary tools to install it. By the way, the old coil was also made in Brazil. Last edited by jerhofer; 04-29-2017 at 03:41 PM. |
Bookmarks |
|
|