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MikeTangas · #15 02-12-2002, 01:27 AM

Well, I guess I disappointed a few people by not showing up at the So. Cal. get together in the 560. So I knocked out a couple things the last two days,

I started by pulling the center console, yes again, to get it in just right. I had something out of place under the fresh air plenum, which was causing the console to list toward the driver's seat. Pulled everything up, got the harnesses back in position a little better and set the plenum in. Getting the console back in is now a real piece of cake, I think I have the rpocedure down pat. The console sits much squarer than before. Good enough that I even installed the piece of carpet, as I have no intention of pulling it out for a while.

Last night, I installed the Becker Grand Prix. That required a bit of thinking. It's been a couple months since I pulled it, and I was having a hard time remembering which wire went where. A bit of careful study showed that the one connection I couldn't quite figure out, slipped in next to the 4 pin connector. Once that connection wa smade the stereo worked fine. Radio reception was good, cassette worked good, antenna goes up/down with power on/off and adjusts by the dash button. Now all I have to do is find the "how to operate" section on the CD.

This afternoon I spent some time cleaning the engine. Gotta try and get the grime knocked down before I set in on the T-chain and related parts. Looks like it is going to need another washing, but definitely looks nicer now. Did find that I will have to hunt down a set of intake tubes for the breather. Heat and age have taken their toll and both tubes are starting to crumble. Might try and see if those fancy foam insulated ones from the 500E will work.

The only interior work I have left is the sliding jaw for the right rear window, the driver's seat switch replacement and the burl trim for the driver's door. The wood has started to lift off the aluminum backer, I planned to try and glue it back down with super glue. Before I do that though, I am experimenting with an extra I snapped up from a wreck. The extra has the two outer most blocks broken off. I was able to retrieve the blocks at the same time I got the trim, the whole piece is now glued and clamped. I have some good woodworking glus, it works good, good enough that I was able to repair a shift gate surround trim.

Most of you have seen this - the PO in an attempt to remove the shift surround pries up around the edges, usually pulls the staples out of the legs that slip under the console support and breaks the lower leading edge of the wood, where the coin tray meshes. I sucessfully replaced the staples using gentle persuasion via plastic mallet and a punch. The wood was repaired by cleaning the mating surfaces, ensuring fit and gluing with the good glue then clamping for 24 hours.

The last thing I know I need to do is get a new set of tires to mount of the chrome 15 hole rims I picked up.

Almost ready.