Previous total: 3412.99
new parts:
bumper, fender, headlights, kidneys: 150 from craigslist
sem trim paint: had
headlight polishing kit: had
current total: 3562.99
since the last update, ive been steadily at it.
The new DME came in, and it was glorious. Fired right up, idled perfect, ran fantastic.
20180906_170159 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20180906_170216 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
unfortunately the joy didn't last long. Got a CEL on the way back from family dinner (we were on the way when my wife took the above pictures)
20180908_173203 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
went through diagnostic procedures. Secondary air is still an unknown, but I THINK the electrical solenoid on the back of the manifold has died. I never seem to get vacuum at the valve on the head. I think that's the issue there. Not certain that the valve isn't seized either, to be honest.
Swapped the unresponsive B1S2 under warranty.
20180914_163806 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
which leaves me upstream mixture issues. Maybe. I swapped the sensor earlier today, and the one I pulled from the manifold was sooty, like a spark plug thats been running extremely rich. Hopefully this is the solution, but I aint holding my breath. Probably going to find a stuck injector or something.
Anyway, on other facets, ive made some progress.
First, all windows are tinted, and I also added the amplified roof antenna. The antenna did increase range for the stereo reception a good bit. Still ain't great, but better. Maybe a longer mast will help. Seems that for the frequencies I prefer, a 28-30 inch antenna is optimal. Plus, it will make it look like an RC car!
20180909_145641 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
next, I found an ad parting a 98 orient blue sedan. For 150, I got the front bumper, pass fender, unbroken hood grilles, and headlights. When I got them home, I fixed the crack in the bumper, washed everything, redid the black parts with sem dye (including chrome deleting!), etc. this color is strange in the way it reacts to light.
20180908_171421 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20180909_145621 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20180911_075948 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
swapped the broken kidneys with the fresh ones (insert joke about tub full of ice here)
20180912_085032 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20180912_085037 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20180912_085241 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
still need to find inner fenders and the plastics that go underneath the front floor boards. Mine are all busted up. Wherever this car lived was NOT nice to the plastics.