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Yeah, it's shiny. When we shot the first parts using the color code listed on this forum, they came back that shiny, even though the paint was listed as 'semi-gloss'. I kind of liked it, though, and decided to stick with it. It's just paint, and can be redone in the future, if needed, so we'll see how it grows on me.
Been a few months since this has been updated. I'm still working on the car, but work has slowed due to other projects. I picked up a 79 Cadillac Seville pretty cheaply, and have been dealing with little issues it has.
What little work I've been doing on the SVO has been cleaning. I've started cleaning under the hood. One part of me wants to pull the engine and just clean everything, while another part wants to just make it look nice and be done with it. I was able to clean under the hood of my 72 Trans Am enough to win a trophy at a past Autorama show here, so it is possible to do well with just a spit shine. There ARE a lot more wires and tubes on the SVO than were on that old TA, but challenge accepted!
While the VAM and IC are off for cleaning and repainting, we'll probably dedicate a weekend to pulling all the water lines off and replacing them with the stainless bits I got from Forced4 a while back. I'll probably polish and clearcoat the lines first, but want to keep the time the cooling system is open to help prevent corrosion and seals drying out. We'll see how well I do with that.
I'll have to look. I don't think I have any pictures of it in digital form. I have a TON of slides, and a few prints. Maybe I can take a digital picture of the car on display at the Houston Autorama that my wife had framed for me. It was the last time I showed the car, and it won class. :-)
This project has been kind of stalled for a while. Still working on other projects. I have been in the process of cleaning up the engine bay, without removing the engine, as well as the underside of the radiator/condenser. I'm waiting on Paul to get word on the interior fabric, so I can recover the seats. It seems the upholstery company is having problems finding suitable fabric. Additionally, I'm still trying to locate an interior panel for the back of the car that I lost during the quarter panel replacement. I'm also watching that thread on rack rebuilding to see how that turns out. I'll probably be another customer if it turns out good.
Good luck with the rest of the project! I think it's actually easier to just remove the engine then try to clean everything up with it in place. Did that once and hated it.
86 SVO 1E, not stock. MM&FF May 2010
2012 Mustang GT, also not stock.
That's how I did the '72 T/A. Yeah, it's a bisch, but is doable. I'll also be replacing a bunch of vacuum hoses in the process. Maybe even some of the A/C stuff, too. I grabbed a set of the stainless water lines from Forced4d that will be going on too, so a lot of stuff will be coming off the engine anyway.
If you ever thought about the stainless lines, then GET 'EM NOW! They are very nice, and polish up quite nicely. When the weather is just a bit warmer, and I don't have the 9C1 project hovering over me, I'd like to do all the cooling bits in a weekend, so the cooling system doesn't sit open letting things dry out and rust. I can't wait to see how these lines look on the engine.
I was out in the shop this weekend, running things that hadn't been started in a while. The SVO is the leader in the 'hasn't been started in a while' list, so I figured I'd just throw the VAM and IC back on it and start it and run it a while, just so it's 'exercised'.
After tidying up some wiring on the passenger side of the engine bay, I bolted all those parts on and grabbed the keys. I hopped in the car, inserted the key and turned it..... only to see the dome light dim considerably. The ground cable is not on the battery very tight, although the battery is on a Battery Tender 7X24. I tightened it down and tried turning the switch on with the same results.
The battery is kind of old, so I'm hoping it's just a dead battery. I didn't have my VOM handy then, so I couldn't test it. I don't remember hearing the fuel relay click when I turned the key, but I really wasn't listening. Hopefully, I'll get some time to test the battery later this week. I'm kind of hoping it's the battery, as while having to replace the fuel pump wouldn't be a totally bad thing (I could clean out a small amount of _really_ old gas and clean that end of the car up well). If I have to replace the battery, I may opt for a Braile, or some other small, gel-type battery. The wet-acid battery that's in it has already pitted the hood latch cable, so I'll not be going back in with a wet battery, if I can at all avoid it.
As I thought, it's the battery. Hooked up the VOM, 12.8 V. Opened the door, turning on the dome light - 10.6V. Looks like I need a new battery.
Has anyone used any of the smaller gel mat batteries, like a Braille, or similar? How did you secure the battery. I don't think an Optima is small enough to fit. Thanks for any info.
Sooo, it looks like I might be able to make a red-top Optima work, but it will take some work with a dremmel tool. I dropped the battery out of the race car in it, and while it didn't fit, it did allow me to try to turn the engine over. I connected the battery, turned the key, heard the relay under the seat click on.... and off, but that's it. While the engine will turn over fine, it appears my fuel pump is toast.
What's the best choice for a fuel pump for an 86? It's mostly stock with some bolt-on parts. I guess it's about time, we've had this car for probably 12 or 15 years, and this is the first fuel pump we've had to do. Luckily, the gas tank is about empty.
I located an Odyssey battery, P/N PC925 and an aluminum holder. I have the battery and holder now mounted on the battery tray, and I can still get to all of the bolts necessary to secure the battery tray to the car. In a mix-up with ordering, I didn't get the SAE battery terminal mounts, so I'm waiting for those to show up. I'll also probably replace the battery cables with something that is a little shorter. It will probably be a while before I install the battery, I am in the process of cleaning that corner of the engine compartment. I'll have to scrape some flaking paint and repaint in there, too.
While under the hood, I also replaced the hood release cable. The old battery had leaked onto the old cable and corroded the casing off of it. I've also removed the coolant overflow reservoir so I can de-rust the mounting bracket and install a cleaner reservoir. All I have to show right now is the battery and mount.
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