Progress Thread My '89 Lx "barn Find" Restoration Project

[mrobins26]

Cam bearings... I love the SBF specific cam bearing tool. It was cheaper and easier to use than the universal ones

 

[mrobins26]

Everything going back together...

 

[mrobins26]

Evidently the best time to put transmission case in the dishwasher is before the wife gets home...

 

[mrobins26]

The guts... I did end up getting a complete rebuild kit, new main shaft due to wear, and reverse gear due to to two teeth being busted... Probably from bump starting when I was in college and couldn't afford a new battery.

 

[mrobins26]

Going back together...

 

[mrobins26]

And finally mated back up...

 

[mrobins26]

Cleaning up the engine bay and whatever this stuff is behind the fenders...

 

[General karthief]

Dig'n on that fancy engine cradle

 

[mrobins26]

And of course the dreaded right of passage... The heater core and evap...

 

[mrobins26]

Dig'n on that fancy engine cradle

I measure 20 times and cut once... It turned out better than expected.

 

[General karthief]

I measure twice, cut, spend thirty minutes ranting, then put out the fire cause I keep try'n to weld wood.

 

[02 281 GT]

I've seen a video where someone did that electrolysis cleanup on a complete 6.8 V-10 block. He stood it up on its side in a large trash can to get it to work.

It's actually nice to see everything going back together with all stock parts.

The cylindrical vacuum reservoir in the passenger inner fender is for the emissions system. The spherical one is for the HVAC.

 

[mrobins26]

I've seen a video where someone did that electrolysis cleanup on a complete 6.8 V-10 block. He stood it up on its side in a large trash can to get it to work.

It's actually nice to see everything going back together with all stock parts.

The cylindrical vacuum reservoir in the passenger inner fender is for the emissions system. The spherical one is for the HVAC.

It is a pretty cool process, and one I chose after much research on all the chemical choices. Those aluminum cast valve covers though... A ton of purple de-greaser, followed by glass bead blasting was the only solution for them. Note: Harbor Freight glass beads are not glass beads, but crushed glass fragments. It was actually worth the extra money for the glass beads at Northern Tool to get the proper results.