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Alright oil pan gasket time! Currently mid-job. Had to tackle a strong fuel smell coming from the fuel filter area beforehand. The hose there was cracking and letting vapor out; it was very close to leaking!
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Love seeing good progress being made to restore this car... AWESOME WORK! :thumbsup
at least you didn't have some dumbass glue your hood insulation to your hood like the previous owner did to mine...SMFH...
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[emoji23] no hack job things on mine so far, just lots of neglect.
The oil pan is back on for the night. Turns out somebody had been in there before as I found remnants of red RTV there. I also think there was Loctite (blue) on the oil pump nut as there was something on the threads. I threw on red Loctite and safety wired the nut for piece of mind. I thought about adding a baffle, but since I plan for SE46, the motor has to come out anyway and I'll baffle the new motor then. This car will sit around a lot as I go to grad school for the next 2 years.
Tomorrow I weld on the front subframe reinforcements and finish up reassembly.
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I hate welding in the subframe pocket. Couldn't get it clean enough and the welds were super dirty; I created lots of splatter. Oh well, the outside welds look good!
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Don't forget to plug weld the other side to reinforce the subframe fully. All painted and waiting to dry.
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Impressed!!! :thumbsup
Glad you're able to do the welds like that... I'll just pay someone to get mine done if I did this....I make up for it with my detailing skills...
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Nice werk! [emoji1360]
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Finished up and went for a drive to crest 223k! Waiting for paint to dry took the longest today, welding prep took the second longest.
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Back working on my ZHP again. Decided to film the work for my YT channel instead of grabbing a million pictures. It got a new radiator, FCABs, tie rod assemblies, rear ball joints, RTAB limiters and hood pins. Give it a view if you have time!
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Wow, an update! You already know what’s happening. Subframe and RTA pocket reinforcement time.