Archive for August, 2015
Passenger door installed
Removed the factory paint from the passenger door hinge area, primered it and installed the passenger door. Fits really well.
New Balancer/pulley issues
The new harmonic balancer would not seat all the way onto the crank causing the pulley grooves to not line up correctly. The new pulley is not even close and cannot be used. Had to remove the harmonic balancer again and file about 1/8th inch off of it to make it the same size/depth as the original. Took a while, but that little bit made all the difference in the world as now, everything fits as it should. NOTE – a harmonic balancer install tool is a nice thing to have in the tool box.
New Harmonic Balancer and Crank Pully
The engine has some kind of oil leak near the balancer, but only when the alternator and P/S pump belts are installed and tightened. I decided it was time for a new balancer and pulley…
Front Drums to Disk Brake conversion…
Bought a disk brake conversion from PirateJack.net and used their adapters and instructions… Overall, the conversion went well….only minor injuries. Had to shave down the castle nuts for the upper control arms as they were just a little too thick and couldn’t be tightened down enough to expose the cotter pin hole. After that, no issues at all.
