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In case anyone is interested, I have a spring compressor for sale. This is the one that almost took my finger off, so I caution using it… use secondary clamps!!!
Anyone wants it, $100 or best offer: SOLD
Started in the garage yesterday prepping to drywall the ceiling. Noticed the lighting was wired like shit, so spent the first day rewiring most of the garage…
Sun came out today, so had to take the 51 to TSC to get some staples and sheathing tape.
Today, we started installing the vapour barrier on the ceiling:
My 51 has dual 9″ fans pulling. It runs 180 no matter how hard or how long I drive, highway or in town. I can also dial it in to increase or decrease operation. I can take a closer look for model etc if you want some details. It also has a nice big aluminum rad.
PKB is the parking brake. The one in the car (Corolla part) has the front bolt on the left side and rear on the right. The Celica part I got is opposite. Not a big deal, just have to drill 2 new holes.
Awesome day indeed!!!
The TA is kind of like the old Volkswagens that have a worn shifter plate. Reverse is beside first and if you push to the left a little too hard, you don’t feel the stop and it slips into reverse instead of first… The clutch is amazing in this car. So much so, that I can barely drive the Taco when I get in it! lol.
I did the driver’s seat a couple days ago and drove it for the first time today (since it finally stopped snowing). What a difference! When driving, I can comfortably keep my hand on the missus’ leg.
I pulled the rim off the bike and brought it in. Cycle One in Woodstock only charged me $6 to change it!
(Mind you, the oil change on the Ninja was $95…). I usually do them myself, but priorities and laziness…
Need to do the same to the driver’s side now.
Seat belts didn’t work out. Kept locking up.
PKB bolts are a different configuration and I didn’t feel like messing around with it, as we had to go out later.Although I did mount a skull to the front bumper – can’t remember if I mentioned that…
Pics of the seat upgrade: before position, during and after. You can see the difference at the door handle.
Melissa finally drove the Dodge. She did a great job figuring out the tricky gear box.
While sitting in the passenger seat, I realized the seat is too close to the door – feels like you have to lean to the left, as the door is crowding you… The seat belt (which the PO installed) came out of a Toyota and continuously locks… can’t put up with that!
Being that the e-brake handle also came out of a Toyota, I began searching for seat belts and PKB to replace current parts. Called a number of wreckers to find one that was open and could answer my questions. The U-Pick places all closed. Logel’s helpful, but couldn’t check the yard.
I called Cathcart and dude first told me what I asked him didn’t make sense, so I spoke SLOWER “I need black seat belts and a parking brake handle out of a Toyota”. (I was hoping he meant that you’d never find a Toyota in a wreckers…).
Then he told me Toyotas don’t have black interior!!! Me: “WHAT???? Buddy, I’ve worked for Toyota for 31 years and I’m telling you Toyota makes black interiors!” What a dip-shit! I will never consider going to this place because of this incident…Anyway, I found a guy in Woodstock who was parting out a Celica (WITH A BLACK INTERIOR). I got all 4 seat belts, with buckles and hardware, along with a black leather PKB handle for $25!!!
Last night M and I took the passenger seat out, I welded up an angle iron frame (with metal from finn – thanks dude!) to mount on top of the passenger seat base and overlap 2.5″ toward the centre of the car.
Today’s job will be to drill out the mounting points, paint her up and put all back together. Then I will install the seat belts and PKB handle. Pics to follow:
