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Old 07-24-2014, 05:06 AM   #196
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Installed Glass lens ellipsoid DEPO headlights (on sons car). Looks SOOO much better now. That plastic wasn't horrible but not glass clear.
Looks great! I have glass on all my cars. As such, I have a few pairs of OEM US lights.

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Replaced old fan with a new TYE manufactured one from Pelican Parts...about $150 shipped. I personnaly would not go back in with a salvage fan. Our cars are old and in my opinion the original fans are on borrowed time even if they haven't lost their low speed capability already. I collect and re-furb vintage fans, and a common problem I find is that low speed capability has died. Cheers, John
So John, is low speed working now? I'll be doing the same for my Cali. Thanks for the pricing info. Rich
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Looks great! I have glass on all my cars. As such, I have a few pairs of OEM US lights.



So John, is low speed working now? I'll be doing the same for my Cali. Thanks for the pricing info. Rich
It is working, I'm happy to say. As I understand it from another thread, the trouble shooting protocol is: check fuses, check relays, then check the fan by jumping the high speed- low speed electrical connection that plugs into the the thermoswitch on the the top side of the radiator, with the ignition on. If you get both speeds to turn on when you jump both connections, one at a time, to the middle (brown) ground wire, then the thermoswitch is bad. If one or both of the fan speeds don't come on, then the fan is bad. Make a small jumper cable out of speaker wire to test the fan. At least that is what I did.
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Installed the door panels from Miss Kitty - OEM Black & Gray leather, to match my Vaders



Next up is a gray shift boot and ebrake boot...
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Installed the door panels from Miss Kitty - OEM Black & Gray leather, to match my Vaders



Next up is a gray shift boot and ebrake boot...
wow that looks good james! nice
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Replaced a broken glove box latch. Took me awhile to figure out that I had to trim some excess vinyl from the opening to get the new latch to work.
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Not so much with the cars themselves this weekend, but organized my parts bin. I have a few spare parts.



Moved to a storage unit to clear the garage for my PWCs, as I need to overhaul their outdrives.
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So, are you allowed to sleep in the bed again?
because that update sounds like it was "ok... your on the couch till the garage is clean!" kind of post!
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Haha! No, all is good. The location where I stored my PWCs and trailer has gone away, so I decided to house them in my garage. Well, you saw my garage. So, I rented a storage locker and picked up a few shelves from Costco to make best use of the vertical space. Moved about half the parts this weekend. Mostly the E36 and E39 parts. Now, she does like that she can traverse the garage without walking into a part of some sort. Good for me too, as I now know I have more than enough spare window regulators, door cards, seats, wheels, MAFs, taillights, Cali tops ... Etc, Etc..

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Nice job Rich! I know what it's like to clear out a garage! LOL!
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Nice job Rich! I know what it's like to clear out a garage! LOL!
Hi Michael! Ya, yours had waaaaayyy more stuff in it tho... Are you all settled in now?
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Old 08-26-2014, 09:21 PM   #206
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Removed back section of my 96 driver's seat to weld the frame together.
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been a while since I last posted but today I finally got my green ti from my parents house to my house, first time I've been able to get a pic of all three at once unfortunately the sunroof leaks so until that's fixed the track car's been kicked out of its spot

I also found out a couple weeks ago that a Megan Racing rear strut bar for an Acura RSX makes a pretty nice C-pillar brace if you bolt it to where the rear seat belts attach performance gains are negligible but it was free from a friend of mine
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Took my 98 base model to my Indie mechanic for new brake parts wherever needed. Real cool guy. He's so busy that the doesn't mind if you source all the repair parts yourself and just put them in the trunk, and drop the car off. I would have enjoyed doing the work myself, but it's very hot right now in Wichita Falls, Texas, plus I don't want to tie up half my garage for days. Rich, how hot does Sacramento get in the summer? John
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Visited a Pick-A-Part and pulled the seat buns and covers from a passenger side 318 sedan as they didn't have a two door to grab a complete seat from.. The fresh buns and covers made my ripped up driver's side seat look a world better. Also scored a less ugly steering wheel to replace the worn-through leather one. $50 and some time well spent.
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Old 08-30-2014, 06:26 AM   #210
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John, not so hot lately. High 90's. low 100s. Sounds hot to some, but cooler than I remember.
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