Dismantling Session #6 - 9-8-13

A little before and after on the pop up head light removal. Not nearly as bad a project as I expected. I left them in tack upon removal and will strip them down and clean up the motor. Everything seems to be in working order. Word has it the biggest issue of failure on these things is a) getting and keeping them properly aligned and b) making sure the electrical connections are kept clean. We shall see.

 

 

 

Dismantling Session #5 - 9-5-13

Pulling off the bumpers today. Its a good 90 degrees plus today so I don't know why I am out here. I guess love makes you do funny things. Anyway, for giggles I threw a little Armor All on the middle of the bumper just to be able to squint into the future a bit. Still needs some more elbow grease. Back bumper came off really easy except it is a heavy SOB. Got it on a stand and hit it with some degreaser before I put it away for a while. Frame and spare wheel well are in excellent shape for a 33 year old girl.

 

 

Front bumper was a bit more of a challenge but really due to the wiring and electrics I had to remove. The scoop is a bit ragged. I guess the previous owner never met a curb they didn't want to mount.

Dismantling Session # 4 - 8-30-13

 

Got a little bored on the engine and my back was hurting from bending over so I decided to hit the back end for a bit. Removed the carpets, taillights and trunk lights. Mostly original except for an after market rig up on one of the trunk lights and a wiring work around. Easy enough to put back to original. Probably going to go with new carpets any way. Solid metal throughout but for a few rust through spots on the edging where the weather striping attaches. You can see it in the last pic. Sand it and snip out the bad parts and the weather strip will go back on to hide it. Looks like this little bit of rust was a result of poor maintenance/cleaning. I will know to look out for that moving forward. All the light covers  are in good shape and should shine up nicely for reinstall later.

 

 

Dismantling Session #3 - 8-19-13

Trying to get into the practice of working on it after work every night. Even 30 minutes or so I can make some decent progress removing a lot of small items.

Radiator expansion tank, receiver drier and AC in the background before....

 

 

 

 

Expansion tank gone...

 

Receiver drier and fuse relay gone. AC compressor in the lower right hand corner is coming out soon. Not sure that AC will go back in, more on that later.



Dismantling Session #2 - 8-16-13

This is the engine in the form it was received. The previous owner's buddy decided he could rebuild the carbs, bought a carb rebuild kit and dove in. He removed the carbs, partially dismantled one and apparently after realizing he didn't know what he was doing placed them in a box in the trunk. As a result I had a small head start on the tear down.

 Minus the carbs...



I jumped in and started removing hoses, the US spec smog kit, thermostat, and alternator. A lot of room in there without the air pump and smog kit. Its demise should add a few HPs later on.

Original Conditions

Good looking Interior for a 33 year old car...

 

Nosecone and Hood. Little dimple on the nose and a bit of surface rust but nothing too serious. It will be quite some time before the hood is back on.

 

 

I took the convertible top off pretty early on as it had a nice little tear in it. I want to change it out anyway to a Golden Tan top to match the interior as I am bothered by the fact that a tan interior car has a black roof.

 

 



Dismantling Session #1 - 8-15-13

 

Hood Removal before and after a degreasing and a spray down. Little bit of surface rust around the edges but otherwise in good shape.