Touring International

[Earl]

Slowly but surely getting the car together.

I started off by installing the new speed sensor, o-ring, and bracket. I don't remember there even being an o-ring on it before, which would explain why my diff used to leak down the face. The diff cover didn't have any sort of gasket before though either=/ I bought a new bracket because it would be a shame for everything to look new, and then have a rusty bracket.



I then applied Indian Head shellac to the new paper diff cover gasket and installed it.



While I waited for that to cure, I cleaned up my steering rack and installed my Condor Speed Shop power steering delete. I figured new crush washers would make sense here as well.




The rack still needs more scrubbing, but I don't have access to water at the shop.

After that the diff cover was ready to install. I had my handy dandy blue loctite on hand and dabbed a little on all of the bolts for the rear subframe. Everything is tigthened down now. I'm debating on installing it now, or waiting until I make the new hardlines. I also need to paint my calipers and rotor hats, as well as installing my stainless mid and rear brake hoses.



I would have continued to work on the car, but I had plans to fix the exhaust on my MK3, as well as give it a quick paintjob. We ended up not having time for the paintjob, but we got the exhaust done=) Time to cut some springs this week hopefully.




Updates to come on Wednesday, as always=)

[bimmerbabe]

Because RICECAR!!

oh btw, I see some minor rust there... just sayin.

[Earl]

Because RICECAR!!

oh btw, I see some minor rust there... just sayin.

It says Racecar silly=P And That hatch is shot. The rust you don't see is the rusted shut latch. That makes the hatch unusable.

[indiejack]

It says Racecar silly=P And That hatch is shot. The rust you don't see is the rusted shut latch. That makes the hatch unusable.

Still, I have yet to gather me a daily driver so I can begin some major overhaul items this fall/winter. And in terms of Rust, it's a VW MK3, some folks like that style rustisnotacri.me < plug for my buddy Metzger

And obviously, keep up the great work Earl!

[Earl]

Thanks bud=) I'm not a fan of the rust, but it is a MK3 and they love to rot out. lol Body is pretty clean otherwise, but the jackpoints are crushed and the floor has some holes.

[touringteg]

Been a while since I have checked your thread. Good job on the inner barrels. I'm planning to take my barrels and faces to media blast very soon. May as well do a nice durable paint on the inners.

What did you use to protect the OZ stickers?

[Earl]

Been a while since I have checked your thread. Good job on the inner barrels. I'm planning to take my barrels and faces to media blast very soon. May as well do a nice durable paint on the inners.

What did you use to protect the OZ stickers?

Thank you. I used a thick red tape at work. It is like duct tape, but it isn't as sticky. It worked well.

[Earl]

Yesterday was fantastic=D

Four of these showed up:



Which led to this:



That led to this:

Front (17x9.5 et14 3" lip)


Rear (17x10 et8 3.5" lip)


Backside


They are all hand tight right now because I couldn't find a 12 point 8mm socket for the life of me. I also need to pick up some silicone to seal them.

Tonight I will be at the shop for a bit and then I will be doing some fiberglassing and shaving hopefully. I will also most likely put a teeny bit of work into the MK3. We will see.

[slowmk3]

sweet build never realized how different the ti interiors are from the regular coupes

[Earl]

sweet build never realized how different the ti interiors are from the regular coupes

Thank you. I actually prefer the compact interior. It is like a round/updated version of the e30 dash.

[244Brick]

this is the first TI i actually liked


Plus, TI approves

[Earl]

this is the first TI i actually liked


Plus, TI approves

Thank you sir=) I really like your Kia

[244Brick]

haha thanx man. I guess we both are working on uncommon;y modded chassis

[Earl]

haha thanx man. I guess we both are working on uncommon;y modded chassis

You're welcome. That is true. It's what makes me love my car more=)

[Earl]

The resin for the fiberglass took a while to cure with the recommended mix, so we only got one coat on. We are repairing and ACS style lip that I picked up for $65. It looks like carbon fiber at the surface, but seems to be mostly fiberglass. Either way I was planning on painting it black since I dislike exposed carbon fiber. Here is the lip:



The damage:





There was also a decent gash towards the right hand side that I forgot to take a picture of. Here is is with the glass laid on:



At this we couldn't wrap it around the edge because it kept wanting to bubble and separate due to the stiffness of the cloth and the wetness of the resin. My friend just put a piece on the top and bottom and merged them together. We will then just remove the excess.



This work is mostly structural so that it doesn't crack. We will use flexible filler to repair smaller scrapes, gouges, and the imperfections in the fiber glass.

The only other work I got done was on the MK3. I finally put the drivers door card in, cleaned the dash/console/doorcards/ and I gave it the second wash of my ownership. It hasn't been washed since some time in November.

I plan on torquing the wheels tonight. This weekend I do not believe anything will get done on the compact. I have a local GTG to attend on Saturday. I'm running out of quick little things to do on the car. Most of the things left are large tasks.