Thursday, January 4, 2007

Engine stripping part 1

so tired...worked on the car till 10.30 pm last night. at the office now...sooo sleepy.

more pics for everybody. the ammount of rusted screws and incorrect bolts are starting to piss me off. our local garage/workshop ppl should be more competent when it comes to doing their job.

although i do notice most of them don't become car mechanics because they like it. well, it seems that way. i bet what makes a good mechanic is not only his/her technical background, it's also the interest in cars that makes the job that much better and rewarding. but i bet none of them give a shit. they just want to go on with their lives customer after customer providing shoddy service.

i digress.

smelly plug cables. why smelly? because when the engine is hot enough, it starts to melt the silicone and causes a smelly smoky substance to enter the car while i was driving it back home the other day
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compressor and heat exchanger assy removed
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do not adjust your monitor, the heat exchanger/cooling coil was shaped like this when i took it out
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bug-eyed low lights
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itchified, so i decided to remove the headlight flange thingy. look what the rust worms did to it!
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ye ol' fuses
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ye ol' fuse connector
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hidden compartment at the engine bay firewall leading under the dashboard area. i have no idea whatever the hell that place is for
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random pics
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that's all i've got for today. price of an engine crane is about 200-300 ringgit...very tempting.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

viewed your car after posting at zth...hehe, anyway goodluck to you in rebuilding the car....You are lucky it is 4 coat of paint...my LE is oredi in its 4th hand, and has 6 coat of paint....Even my painter got headache.....hehe....Rebuilding a car take alot of time, so make sure, you have a proper place to rebuild....

whatdamn said...

thanks man. should be about 6 months to get the body fully prepped and painted...if i decide on a roll cage, then it might require a year for me to save up funds.