Found the rear defroster wiring and installed on to switch on new bezel. In the process found the back upper - lower two screws for the IP/Gage cluster missing.
Moved and reinstalled the transmission "power" switch.
Cleaned and polished the "C6" exhaust tips. Wow they are either chrome or stainless, not brown and black.
Repainted rear bumper cover. (Kicked up a quart of brake fluid while rebuilding the rear calipers several months ago.) Re - wet sanded, compound, polished & waxed the entire car. Now it's raining AGAIN. Guess I'll be washing her when I get back home!!!!
Fixed my horn. Found the terminal in the fuse block for the horn fuse was corroded and not making good contact. Now the horn and cigarette lighter works.
Opened the trunk this morning to find water drops coming from the forward most nuts to the rear spoiler. Got home this evening and put some sealer in to stop the water leak. Old cars, sometimes are great and sometimes are a true burden. Bought my car in January and I am finding new things daily that need to be addressed. Getting to old for this crap.
I pulled the Grand Am brakes off of Frankencar in the first act of carnibalism so that he can live on in FrankencarToo.
I installed the brakes and wheels over onto the 85,000 mile GT. I also moved my Rodney Dickman hood strut over, and will be doing the upper intake manifold and several sensors from the old Frank to the new Frank.
Oh, and I got the car registered, and moved the MN Collector Custom plates over.
The original Frankencar has a frame that is so badly rusted that the front cradle mounting points and lower B-pillar mounting pads that are welded to the passenger compartment are separating... The teardown and scrapping begins.
-Removed spare tire, jack, and jack mount to scrub front compartment; re-installed everything. -Loosened exhaust U-clamp nuts so that when new tips are installed later this month the shop doesn't destroy the exhaust hangers with their impact wrench. -Polished hood strut with wire cup brush. -Found a small coolant leak in front of driver side rear wheel - just had to tighten a hose clamp.
While on vacation at Secret Silversands I was able to catch up with the forum. I feel so motivated that when I do get home I might even do something to my car. Thanks guys.
Didn't do anything today. Or yesterday really. Well, I did stuff three young ladies in the passenger seat (almost, one of them, and she did smell rather nice and had rather nice legs, took a seat on the center console), giving them a lift in to town. I think the old 2M4 enjoyed that
Fierosmith: looks good, will have to keep that in mind if my fiero goes where I planned six years ago
Took cover off, been on since October. Charged dead battery. Cleaned out the trash and leaves from the heater control resister and then changed out my heater core.
Yesterday, the RottinIndy got freshly rebuilt headlight motors on both sides. Rebuilds were performed by the master, Charles Sewell. Thanks Charles!!!!! next project for her....New PONTIAC windscreen stickers from Fioero Sails (style 3) to replace the cracking ones that on on her.
Today: New washer motor and wiper blades. Not sure what happened to it but washer motor went kaput. New blades this time of year every year so it made snse to do both at the same time.
Today a simple swap but for an Old Muscle Car Thumper guy I put in the HURST SHIFTER WITH WHITE 5 SPEED KNOW. DAMN IT LOOKS GOOD. Yah I know it is just the arm but it looks like it is a true Hurst short throw super shifter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spent six hours yesterday finding out why the only place I can find to reseal two 3 piece centerline wheels wants to charge me $500 bucks for the job (oh and I would have to send them to Texas). The seal was bad, after a company (which shall for now remain nameless) in the Chicago area, was supposed to have done the job. I didn't want to take them back there because they screwed them up 3 times before I finally gave up on them. So as I spent 6 hours with scalpels, knives, scrapers, and wire wheels to remove the bad seal I found out why it failed. I found some pieces of the original seal material from the 80s, a different seal material where a reseal had been attempted later, and the seal material that the company in Chicago had squirted in on top of the pieces of the first two ( even though they assured me that they would remove tho old seal and re-seal them). And to make matters worse, they spray painted the inside of the rim, silver before they squirted in the sealant (which doesn't stick to spray paint very well. Now I'm ready to do a final clean out of the seal grooves with some residue free brake cleaner and an air gun. I've curved a large gauge hypodermic needle to reach into the front groove and have another straight one for the inside groove and will hopefully get the sealant squirted in this week. After one wheel was done, I thought "man, I should find a moron to pay to do this!", but then I remembered, "Oh Yeah, I already did that and look how it turned out." I"VE GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS!
Find out how I did at the 30th. Will I have centerlines or OE rims on my Indy at the show? See you all there, Mark
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Running warm on Sunday and had a green leak drip front side drivers rear tire. Up on jack stands as high as I could - replaced the four major hoses rad to pipes - pipe to engine (had a pin hole in the return line hose). What a pain in the A$$ !. Flush and fill - change stat. Nothing is more fun than the pipe to engine hose clamp behind the AC. What a design.
Running warm on Sunday and had a green leak drip front side drivers rear tire. Up on jack stands as high as I could - replaced the four major hoses rad to pipes - pipe to engine (had a pin hole in the return line hose). What a pain in the A$$ !. Flush and fill - change stat. Nothing is more fun than the pipe to engine hose clamp behind the AC. What a design.
Hello friends, I have never had the nerve to post what I have been doing, since I am not nearly the mechanic or fabricator that many of you are. I have really learn a great deal from your posts over the years, and gotten a lot of great ideas. Anyway, I thought I would show what's been going on here. Today, I have been working on finishing up the wiring for my gauges for my 4.9 before I work on the bracket for the throttle cable. Anyway, I know it still looks pretty messy, but here's how things are now. David
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Shifts and drives MUCH better now! Spec Stage 3+ clutch. 
