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Archive for February, 2006

Emergency brake work

Posted by Eman on February 26th, 2006

Removed the rear tires and drums (hardly needed drum puller, it was so easy)
Removed old emergency brake cables (front and rear sections)
Replaced front section with same year cable
Replaced rear section with newer model year… cable was too long
Need to find something to crimp on the end of the cable

Began seat cover installation

Posted by Eman on February 25th, 2006

Removed hogrings from old seats covers on rear seat bottom
Removed old seat covers
Added foam cushion and wrap
Covered with new, temporary seat covers

Starting and transmission leak

Posted by Eman on February 16th, 2006

Tightened the bolts and drain plug on the transmission pan
Checked the torque converter for leaks (nothing)
A small leak appeared to be coming from the speedometer cable
Some other oil type leak appears to be coming from between the torque converter/transmission area and the oil pan area
Added radiator fluid and water
Started her up on the second try [...]

Carpet and seat removal

Posted by Eman on February 12th, 2006

Removed the front seat frame
Removed the rear seat back
Removed the carpet up to the front
Removed the rear arm rests
Debating on whether to remove the headliner

Door panel removal

Posted by Eman on February 11th, 2006

Removed the door panels
Removed the interior handles (and broke one escutcheon)
Removed the front seat bottom
Removed the back seat bottom

Trunk Ornament/Lock Reinstalled

Posted by Eman on February 6th, 2006

With just a little bit of trouble, I reinstalled the lock cylinder and the newer, less pitted trunk ornament
Still looking for a replacement left, front fender

Door/window molding removal

Posted by Eman on February 5th, 2006

Removed door window moldings (driver side needs to be prepped and repainted)
Cleaned/shined dash metal with steel wool (grade 00)
Removed some gunk with Bestine
Removed rear, metal gravel guards (not much worse underneath than imagined)
Straightened garage a little
Transmission still leaking from somewhere (since we cleaned it and installed a new gasket)

Trunk ornament/lock removal

Posted by Eman on February 4th, 2006

Removed the trunk ornament/lock
Disassembled the trunk ornament/lock to replace with slightly better one (need to get lock re-keyed)
Cleaned interior handles and ashtrays with steel wool
Added 4-3/4 quarts of oil to the 1 quart that was added previously
Installed new 4 psi radiator cap (previous one looked like non-pressure cap)