7K mile, '89, IROC-Z, 'vert, stick, LB9
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Regarding, AC low pressure switches, do you guys go through them quickly?
I just changed it on this car yesterday, changed it on my yellow '85 a couple of years ago and changed it on my black '89 many years ago.
I just changed it on this car yesterday, changed it on my yellow '85 a couple of years ago and changed it on my black '89 many years ago.
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And it's always the last thing you suspect, until your third time, when it's the first you'll check.
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First cruise night! Car runs so nice, especially in the cool evening. It cooled down a bunch and everyone started leaving. I left shortly thereafter, top down and heat blasting! I wouldn't be surprised if this were the first time the heat has been used in anger on this California car.
I found a couple of surprises under the spoiler this week, one stud missing and one unattached. How that happens on a 7 thousand mile car, I have no idea. I've got to look into what magical adhesive 3M has for stud sticking.
I found a couple of surprises under the spoiler this week, one stud missing and one unattached. How that happens on a 7 thousand mile car, I have no idea. I've got to look into what magical adhesive 3M has for stud sticking.
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Nice man! Isn’t it weird there’s more 4th gens out than 3rd? I always park next to 4th gens if I can’t find any 80s cars..
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The two 4th gens are parked near me because those two guys are my good friends. BTW, the two of them are probably the nicest, cleanest, best detailed 4th gens in the country.
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That’s cool! I met a guy at cars and coffee with a sweet 4th gen ram air T/A.. just had paint corrected and ceramic coated.. awesome car
It’s weird that it’s not old enough to get Hagerty insurance.. he still has regular car insurance on it and can’t value it as a classic.. i never thought about that with the 4th gens..
Glad to see the top down on the white Vert! We had a cold night a while back and I went to put the top up and some of the other guys stopped me and said “Turn on your heat! We’re keeping ours down!”
Convertible Peer pressure
It’s weird that it’s not old enough to get Hagerty insurance.. he still has regular car insurance on it and can’t value it as a classic.. i never thought about that with the 4th gens..
Glad to see the top down on the white Vert! We had a cold night a while back and I went to put the top up and some of the other guys stopped me and said “Turn on your heat! We’re keeping ours down!”
Convertible Peer pressure
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That's right! If you can't handle the convertible life, don't get a convertible.
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I feel you.. we have 88 degree days and drops to 58 at night..
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Happy Indepedence Day!!!
Here are some little fiddly things I enjoy doing and finally have time for, now that I'm down to 3 IROCs.
I've been meaning to clean this car's door jams since I got it but never got around to it. I sprayed with Simple Green, scrubbed with various brushes and hosed off. Easy!
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Also the door jam with all the labels had a bunch of unsightly, dirty glue residue.
Be careful with you cleaning products, though. You can wipe the printing off those old labels if you go too strong.
I feel better now, even if only I know.
Here are some little fiddly things I enjoy doing and finally have time for, now that I'm down to 3 IROCs.
I've been meaning to clean this car's door jams since I got it but never got around to it. I sprayed with Simple Green, scrubbed with various brushes and hosed off. Easy!
Before:
After:
Also the door jam with all the labels had a bunch of unsightly, dirty glue residue.
Be careful with you cleaning products, though. You can wipe the printing off those old labels if you go too strong.
I feel better now, even if only I know.
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Just turned 8,000 miles tonight. Time to junk it!
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It’s sad when you have to change your signature..
I have to change mine to 33k Miles now..
If you ever get to 10k that’ll be a tough one.. I’m not looking forward to that “3” rolling over
I have to change mine to 33k Miles now..
If you ever get to 10k that’ll be a tough one.. I’m not looking forward to that “3” rolling over
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I will not be a slave to my sig!!
If I still had the '87, I probably would have piled the miles on that.
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I removed the airbox baffles and figured I needed to test it out.
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You cut out the airbox on that factory original beauty?? If you did it, I’ll cut out mine! Ha ha..
another nice chirp sir!
another nice chirp sir!
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I also have to say, that the MF cat back, combined with factory style tail pipes, sounds great!
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Not very smokey, but a ton of tire residue to clean up off the quarters afterward.
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Cool Videos! Someday I would like to like up my 87 iroc against my 89 GTA. the 89 has the dual cats, but I think everything else is the same? the 87 seems to have a way harder 1-2 shift, always did. Did the dual cats add much?
They sleep near each other, but have never had them both out at the same time. Lack of drivers I suppose Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
They just sit there on Deltran's life support devices.....
They sleep near each other, but have never had them both out at the same time. Lack of drivers I suppose Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
They just sit there on Deltran's life support devices.....
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Did you find out the hard way too?
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When I first got my 80 TTA the rear defog & audio boost switches had very crisp white lettering. If your familiar with the 2nd gen dash switches, the white letters are almost always gone, or close to gone. I was using a very mild interior cleaner on the dash & it started to wipe off the white letters on the switches. I was beside myself. Let it dry & used water, then a little diluted cleaner on q-tips to try and save what I could. They were never the same after. Still bugs me when I think about it. All those years they survived until I just had to detail things.
Did you find out the hard way too?
Did you find out the hard way too?
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Cool Videos! Someday I would like to like up my 87 iroc against my 89 GTA. the 89 has the dual cats, but I think everything else is the same? the 87 seems to have a way harder 1-2 shift, always did. Did the dual cats add much?
They sleep near each other, but have never had them both out at the same time. Lack of drivers I suppose Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
They just sit there on Deltran's life support devices.....
They sleep near each other, but have never had them both out at the same time. Lack of drivers I suppose Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
They just sit there on Deltran's life support devices.....
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When I got my former '83, the interior was simply filthy. Obviously, a lot of driving with the tops off on Wisconsin dirt roads. I used lots of Simple Green on the interior and I remember wiping off a portion of the white lettering on the bottom of the radio face with it. I was pissed! I thought this lettering survived 25 years and just stupidly wiped it off in a second.
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When I got my former '83, the interior was simply filthy. Obviously, a lot of driving with the tops off on Wisconsin dirt roads. I used lots of Simple Green on the interior and I remember wiping off a portion of the white lettering on the bottom of the radio face with it. I was pissed! I thought this lettering survived 25 years and just stupidly wiped it off in a second.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...ng-column.html
Since all the switches and turn signal stalk on my Formula are all NOS replacements, I go out of my way to not even touch the printing. Yes Officer, there's a very reasonable explanation why I didn't signal that lane change.
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My new PDR guy Rob, spent over half a day taking out dings and dents on three cars today. Awesome job!
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Sorry to jump off subject here - but tell me about that work light....looks pretty cool, where did you get it and does it run off 12V ONLY? I'd like something like this that is 115V
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PDR guys use those lights.. they show the dings really well so they can work on them..
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Nice Chaz. Over here I’m way overdue for a proper PDR, esp. on the hood: reference the goddamn tree in my sig.
At least got a nice covercraft evo semi custom last week to protect from the coming September acorn campaign “rolling thunder”....somewhat lol.
At least got a nice covercraft evo semi custom last week to protect from the coming September acorn campaign “rolling thunder”....somewhat lol.
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Looks like a guy that takes his time and makes the dings impossible to find.. I need PDR on a lease car that got a supermarket ding..
Theres quickie PDR guys and really good ones.. Most I know won’t do house calls.. just shops/dealers
did he do the Mustang too?
Theres quickie PDR guys and really good ones.. Most I know won’t do house calls.. just shops/dealers
did he do the Mustang too?
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Oh yeah, he spent most of his time on the Mustang. It was a hot mess of dings and dents. It's like a different car now.
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