Finally, again - twomonkeysayoyo's resurrection post

twomonkeysayoyo

So finally overcame ob-stacle's and got to SC. I am waiting on dad to wake up so we can go an hour south of here to a garage on my Grandmother's place to begin the resurrectoning. I have two BFG 31x10.5's A/T's, two BFG 235/75 A/T's, a cleaned kadron kit, new marine battery, new exhaust, brake kits for 4 wheels, braided brake lines, tune-up kit from chirco and roadside emergency kit from chirco. Memorizing Lowbuggets site as I sit here and watching Top-Gear Bolivia challenge. I need the old man to get up.
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Nicksan · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 2777

Do you own a set of drums? Laughing

baja72 · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:42 am Post subject:

I'm glad to see that you got up there to get her. I'll see you around town when you get'er going.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject:

twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject:

As she sits, as I arrive.

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Front End and Gas Tank Removed:

Front and rear end parts...

Not a good sign...

literally handfuls of this crap in there. Sounds like frozen milk being shaken...

what awaits me at the rear:

more bent than it looks... but I have BIG hammers.

As I left her:

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baja72 · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:05 pm Post subject:

Looks like you got alot done. I can't wait to see it on the road, we need more off-road V-dubs around here!
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:21 am Post subject:

Sunday I wasn't able to get much done. I did get the carbs fully on there, bolted down and hooked up and after wasting 20 minutes with the fuel pump hooked up backwards was able to get fuel to the carbs (though I wasn't able to see if any got IN the carbs). I was about 3 hands short holding a funnel hooked to the fuel line hooked to a dangling fuel pump (one of those annoying clicky-clicky ones) and cranking the car. Only was able to get one backfire, and that was the end of my experimentation because my helper was DONE at that point. Scared her (the helper), I think. But I did get oil in her (the car), and heard her (the car) turn over by her (the car's) own starter. I'll go back as soon as I acquire a gas tank, ball-joints, and outer tie rod joints. Also gotta figure out how to tune carburetors. Lowbugget here I come, again.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject:

new old gas tank and sender acquired. Thanks to baja72. Balljoints are supposed to be in Monday.
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baja72 · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:00 pm Post subject:

Let me know how the next trip goes, and if you have any problems with the tank.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject:

Terrible findings in valve cover on driver side. One of those little wavy things that hold the rocker arms in place broke in two and was lying in the bottom of the valve cover. I've got both pieces but there is some little metal rings like stripped thread from a 3/8 bolt and an odd little metal pin in the oil there.

So, recommended course of action at this point?
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twomonkeysayoyo

Here's the crap in the valve-cover. WTF is that wormy little thing in the upper middle?

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baja72 · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:55 pm Post subject:

That is the remains of the spring clip that goes around the rocker shaft. The washers and wavy spring allow the rockers to float on the shaft, keeping side to side movement to a minimum. Check to make sure the heads, valves' and push rods are not damaged. Let me know what parts you need, I've got'em.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:31 pm Post subject:

ok, was planning on doing that... one question... how do I identify damage on those parts? I'm honestly not overly concerned about the wavy washer, though I know I'm not getting one this weekend, but the other thing that looks like a bent pin does have me worried. Any idea what that might be?
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baja72 · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:16 pm Post subject:

Get some pics so I can see what it is and if it is FUBAR or not.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject:

I found out what it was after pulling rocker arm assembly. It was part of the little clip thing that holds the washers in place. The back end of the rocker arm assembly lost both it's wavy washer and that clip broke so the exhaust valve rocker was loose and those parts were laying in the bottom of the head. I pulled the push rods to see if they were good and they look good. Gonna see if I can source the wavy washer and clip from a local dude, but definitely need to get the car closer so that these kinds of finds don't put me a month behind in working on the car.
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baja72 · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject:

If need be, we can bring her home on my 16' trailer.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject:

I've got a Miata in GA I need to store in SC, so will probably just make a weekend exchange somehow. Unless someone wants to trade...
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject:

I put on the stainless steel brake lines and took apart the carbs to clean them again. The issues I've had with gummed up fuel make me think I can't do that enough. Continued to work on the fuel line issue, couldn't get the rocker-arm washers necessary to try and crank it. Took another look at the Ball joints and think the bottom ones will serve for a while which is a good thing since all I can get is tops. Attached connectors to all the wires I had to cut to take off the front end and tested lights and wires. Avoided certain parts of the family, listened to Hendrix.
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:12 am Post subject:

Obviously, it's been a while. Spending 600 miles to work 12 hours just wasn't working. So, finally, the fiance and I went to get it. So now it is here, where I live, to be worked on. No garage but don't have to spend gas money to work on the car now and can literally just spend 30 minutes working on the car if I need to. So, without further ado, pics:
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twomonkeysayoyo · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:12 am Post subject:

Miata being stored. Let's hope we learned some lessons.

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