Did a whole bunch of detail stuff today. I was in a panic to fix the cigar lighter, as I am going on an epic cruise to Niagra Falls next weekend. I am not so good with direction and I NEED GPS. I had a bright idea to hard wire the GPS plug cause the cigar adapter kinda blocks the cup holder. I used the USB update cord for my project. The update cost more then a new GPS, so why not? This ended with a blown up GPS...face palm.....I actually had it figured out which wires powered up the unit and accidently shorted it out with the volt meter leads. My Girl friend did not trust me with the new GPS she picked up shopping, so I fixed the cigar lighter, it ended up being just a fuse, as a bonus I now have a clock in the cluster that I was unaware of LOL, Kool 90's green digital (MX-3 cluster). I hate my stereo, so not having to touch it to see the time is a big bonus. The stereo is much too complicated for an old guy. I was thinking about buying a period correct stereo, then I would have base, treble and volume, insted of accidently changing the display color to pink, or reversing the polarity of the sub and my favorite mistake changing the display launguge to Spanish. Using the remote helps, as touching it usually ends badly.
The passenger door had some issues from day one. The interior door handle did not work, it was just the clip on the rod, I grabbed one from the parts car. The passenger window looked like someone skated on it, so I replaced it with one from the parts car too.
I could not figure out the ECM covers so they were left off. It looked kinda getto, so I took the console apart on the parts car and found there is suposed to be a bracket under the ECU for the covers to snap into. It looks much better.
I replaced a fuel line that goes to the fuel rail, it was new when the car was built, but it was all cracked and nasty looking. I am thinking under hood heat cooked it, going to look into heat wrap for that line. The nitrous system problem ended up being some crap in the nitrous line, I blew out the line into a coffee can, some rusty bits, likely from the nitrous fill station compressor, or nitrous suppy bottle flew out.
I did not like the way the fuel pump replacement sock fit and it was bugging me, so I replaced it with the stock sock. On closer inspection it's fittment issue was really all in my head LOL.
Last on my nagging detail list was a faulty pop out quarter window hinge. It is opposite broken now LOL. It used to not stay open, now with the hinge from the parts car it does not close right. Time for a new one!
The passenger door had some issues from day one. The interior door handle did not work, it was just the clip on the rod, I grabbed one from the parts car. The passenger window looked like someone skated on it, so I replaced it with one from the parts car too.
I could not figure out the ECM covers so they were left off. It looked kinda getto, so I took the console apart on the parts car and found there is suposed to be a bracket under the ECU for the covers to snap into. It looks much better.
I replaced a fuel line that goes to the fuel rail, it was new when the car was built, but it was all cracked and nasty looking. I am thinking under hood heat cooked it, going to look into heat wrap for that line. The nitrous system problem ended up being some crap in the nitrous line, I blew out the line into a coffee can, some rusty bits, likely from the nitrous fill station compressor, or nitrous suppy bottle flew out.
I did not like the way the fuel pump replacement sock fit and it was bugging me, so I replaced it with the stock sock. On closer inspection it's fittment issue was really all in my head LOL.
Last on my nagging detail list was a faulty pop out quarter window hinge. It is opposite broken now LOL. It used to not stay open, now with the hinge from the parts car it does not close right. Time for a new one!
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