Monday, April 18, 2011

Lots of Little Things There's no point in taking pictures of things you can't really see. This week we decided that we'd had enough of the brake master cylinder we bought last summer. Try as we might, it appears that the remanufactured cylinder wasn't going to pressurize brake fluid so that we could bleed it. With a new master cylinder installed, the brakes now feel great, but we gave up much of Saturday to get this done. We pulled the fuel injectors and shipped them off to a vendor who cleans and rebuilds them. With the top of the engine off to get to the injectors, we took the opportunity to burp the engine of some air that was preventing the radiator fan switch from coming on. We also snugged up a line that weeps a little coolant when the engine is warm. We secured wires under the hood and in the passenger footwell. We installed the shift knob and charged the battery in anticipation of a test drive when the fuel injectors return this week. We tried to install the exhaust pipes, and learned that the side pipes need to be stretched a little to fit over the exhaust headers. Off to the muffler shop! We're down to a short list of things that need to be installed before we start on the body work. Anything that requires holes to be drilled in the body will need to be temporarily installed before we start sanding and painting. These include wipers, rear hatch, spoiler, exhaust, headlight covers and side mirrors. We're getting close!

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