Build Thread Enola- Finishing touches

[a91what]

Let me start by saying that transmission work is time consuming, and that if the trans is out of the car by God do the valve body then and not under the car... like an idiot... like me.

I did the transgo recalibration kit in the 44R70W I opted for all the firm shift options just short of "race car" it was not hard to follow the directions and tackle each step one at a time. I honestly think some guys make a bigger deal out of this than is needed.

I did not get pictures, I am filthy my work area is clean but only because I threw away the cardboard I used to stop a petrol disaster... I have more transmission fluid on me than the cardboard did I think.

For me this is a major hurdle I just crossed, next up is to finish off the engine bay and then tackle the transmission harnesses.

If you are wondering the transmission looked ok inside and the fluid did not smell burned. I did have stuff on the magnet in the pan but the likelyhood of this trans ever having been serviced is nil.

 

[General karthief]

Every one I ever pulled the pan on had some sludge in and around the pan magnet.
now take a shower and do not worry about it.

 

[a91what]

Today's list.

-a arms, k member torqued
- sway bar spacers installed with new bolts, along with shortening the links.

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

Today's list.

-a arms, k member torqued
- sway bar spacers installed with new bolts, along with shortening the links.

You cannot come on here, and talk about the sht you've done w/o any pics to prove it. Do you have any idea of how much pending sht I have that isn't " complete" yet? If I talked about the stuff I've done w/o providing pics, it would takes pages....
But I'm waiting...till I have something I can say is " done".
before I have to do it over again.

 

[General karthief]

Fixed!

 

[a91what]

Ah... pictures of torqued bolts..... look just like un-torqued ones.
I can get a picture of my swaybar modification in the morning. To be honest what I am doing now seems very pedestrian compared to my previous build, and I dont want to post nonsense pictures of the "thing" I did.

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

Ah... pictures of torqued bolts..... look just like un-torqued ones.
I can get a picture of my swaybar modification in the morning. To be honest what I am doing now seems very pedestrian compared to my previous build, and I dont want to post nonsense pictures of the "thing" I did.

If the progress is so trivial that it isn’t worth pics....I’ll just wait till it is before saying anything.
If I’m only talking about the “thing” I did.
But....
Since I don’t always get on here just to talk about the thing I did, and am always on here talking about things other people should/could do...and since I have a buttload of sht that I’ve done, but ain’t posting anything till I’m done with it,...maybe we’ll both just use this pic for now and call it a day.

that’ll have to do pig....that’ll have to do.

 

[a91what]

Ok Mike i have some hastily taken pictures with bad camera angles coming your way.

I need to clean the inner fender area before final assembly for sure.

 

[a91what]

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[stanglx2002]

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Humm... This gives me ideas for a couple projects

 

[KZGUNS]

What about a square piece of tubing to space the sway bar?

 

[a91what]

What about a square piece of tubing to space the sway bar?

I dont see why that would not work either, I am just doing what i see pictures of.

 

[droopie85gt]

I dont see why that would not work either, I am just doing what i see pictures of.

Seems to me the sway bar has a lot of leverage to bend those. I always thought it was a solid spacer when you did a sway bar spacer. But I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night....so I can't be that smart.

 

[a91what]

What bend the heavy wall steel spacers? doubtful

 

[90sickfox]

I used 1/4 inch steel flat stock cut and drilled. I think I used 3 of them per side to clear my Canton oil pan. There's a lot of force on that bar to twist it. I wouldn't trust those heavy wall sleeves. May not bend but solid would be better.

 

[Black1987]

You know I haven’t been on the site since my twins were born 4 months ago, but came across this

And i had to pop in to make sure @a91what hadnt gone off the reservation with dirty mike and boys.

Seems all is well carry on the great work.

 

[a91what]

Maybe I will alter the spacers... maybe not. The bracket they are bolted to is thinner than the spacer, the bracket holding the swaybar bushing is maybe a 1/16 thick.

Perhaps I'll meet you guys in the middle and weld a thick washer to each end.

 

[Noobz347]

What bend the heavy wall steel spacers?

No... The crappy material that it's bolted to that's 30 years old and may or may not be in less than perfect condition.

 

[General karthief]

I like the idea of spreading out the clamping force. Especially on a heavy nosed convertible.
just say'n.

 

[a91what]

Fine! I ordered some 1.5" square tubing .125 thick to replace the spacers..