Atuca
Supporting Member
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- Jan 6, 2007
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Central Valley,
California
Alrighty, time for an update!
I apologize in advance for not having pictures, but it really isn't all that exciting looking at pictures of a dirty car
The break down is COMPLETE!
The engine wiring harness is out after alot of hassle. Following those lines all around and disconecting dozens of connectors scratched my hands up pretty good, but they are all out now.
The Dash also came out with a good bit of work. All the HVAC cores, all the ducting is out, the firewall carpet/padding, I'll admit ripping all that stuff out was fun. I had a big box I was using to dump all the stuff into so I could weight it, but the box got too big and heavy to move around. All I can say now is DSM weightloss is great! I'll have to get a curb weight after I'm done with everything.
Without a picture it will be har to descibe, but my ETS Ultra Short Route FMIC developed a hole. The hard piping that goes through the firewall eventually developed a hole on the bottom side nearest to the radiator support beam that had to be trimmed. While the piping was not resting on it, it appears overtime bumps in the road ect caused it to cut it slowly over time, and by the time I got to it, it has a slash about an inch wide, netting a small hole. I assume the core and piping is aluminum, so welding that back together will have to be done, taking that into consideration. A major bummer to find.
I did make a trip to two junk yards, only to find very little dsms. I am still looking for a 1g TB, but my luck netted 0 turbo 1g dsms.. However, I did find a 2g without the 10cd changer in the back, so I grabbed that paneling to give my car a clean look in the back instead of the holes that were in my paneling.
I apologize in advance for not having pictures, but it really isn't all that exciting looking at pictures of a dirty car
The break down is COMPLETE!
The engine wiring harness is out after alot of hassle. Following those lines all around and disconecting dozens of connectors scratched my hands up pretty good, but they are all out now.
The Dash also came out with a good bit of work. All the HVAC cores, all the ducting is out, the firewall carpet/padding, I'll admit ripping all that stuff out was fun. I had a big box I was using to dump all the stuff into so I could weight it, but the box got too big and heavy to move around. All I can say now is DSM weightloss is great! I'll have to get a curb weight after I'm done with everything.
Without a picture it will be har to descibe, but my ETS Ultra Short Route FMIC developed a hole. The hard piping that goes through the firewall eventually developed a hole on the bottom side nearest to the radiator support beam that had to be trimmed. While the piping was not resting on it, it appears overtime bumps in the road ect caused it to cut it slowly over time, and by the time I got to it, it has a slash about an inch wide, netting a small hole. I assume the core and piping is aluminum, so welding that back together will have to be done, taking that into consideration. A major bummer to find.
I did make a trip to two junk yards, only to find very little dsms. I am still looking for a 1g TB, but my luck netted 0 turbo 1g dsms.. However, I did find a 2g without the 10cd changer in the back, so I grabbed that paneling to give my car a clean look in the back instead of the holes that were in my paneling.
