May 15, 201214 yr Author comment_604046 New pickup coil, rotor, cap. Now I get nice blue spark. Starter fails.... fresh battery and its slow cranking not enough to fire engine. New starter, only clicks. I cleaned all grounds and cables and battery connections. Now you can here it spin, then click but it's not engaging the flywheel. My guess is the starter is bad, its a refurbished one so maybe i got a bad one, ill take it to the store and swap. Report
May 15, 201214 yr Author comment_604151 Today i took the 'new' starter in, and yep the bendix was bad, :lovin: I have to wait till the new one comes in and I'll make sure they test it before I leave. Report
May 16, 201214 yr Author comment_604180 Bad starter, got another 'new' one and....she fires! Then dies and wont start again..... :bash: Now I'm getting no spark at the plugs again but the msd is sparking just fine. Does anyone know how to test the pickup coil? Should there be more air gap than stock with MSD? Report
May 20, 201214 yr Author comment_604964 Pickup coil was fine after testing two others from the store, all in range of 130-160 ohms restistance which is fine. Found the starter not cranking fast enough due to POS from parts store, ordered another one, they tested it before i took it and it was bad too, ordered another one and we have turnover! That's 4 starters! Engine spinning fast enough now we have spark! Hooked up MSD again and she wanted to fire but the oil from the UNI filters clogged the carbs. Carb cleaner soak and waaalaaaa! She lives again!!!! Back to getting the cam and port and polish head with valve springs. Report
May 21, 201214 yr Author comment_605316 Today I'm taking rat to the exaust shop, getting a flange for the header put on and a louder sound. Report
May 22, 201214 yr Author comment_605396 Exaust done today! got a new flange put on the header and the pipe. put allied street flow and its nice and low at idle and crack when you stab at it! :jason: Report
May 24, 201214 yr Author comment_605787 Had fuel problems, dumped fuel cell and found the 1 small filter to be way dirty. Then I grabbed 2 more filters and I'm going to clean out the cell then we should be good. Report
May 24, 201214 yr Author comment_605963 Video of the rat, tuned pretty good, exaust too Edited May 24, 201214 yr by sharpshane Report
May 24, 201214 yr Author comment_605964 click on the pic and it should re direct u to photobucket Edited May 24, 201214 yr by sharpshane Report
May 31, 201214 yr Author comment_607099 ripped the fuel tank out... rusted inside and paint peeling on the outside sanded and coated with 2 cans of truck bed liner spay added some red for contrast and done! new bolts and filter too! Report
June 5, 201214 yr Author comment_608132 brakes pulling to the left, found that when I did them last year I got one brand new rotor and had the other turned which caused the left one to be thicker thus grabbing first. So I put some drilled slotted rotors in. Report
July 5, 201214 yr Author comment_613705 Well its been awhile but the updates are... Wired a relay panel with a new switch panel ( See thread here! ) Wired up a new Tach that has oil pressure, water temp, volt meter, all in one. Covered up all wires in split tubing. New battery. Painted steering column cover, prepped dash for sticker bomb assault All windows tinted, front and rear glass in with new gaskets Needs for soon: Install 5 point harness Fix fuel leak Install dash panel and mount switch panel Drive it...she is calling to me... Report
July 28, 201214 yr Author comment_618218 Ive been kinda busy... wiring, tidy up the engine bay and new wires, sanding, painting, spraying, Travis from work actually took over this point, since I have never done it, but was going to learn....good or bad.... Turned out TITS! It looks like a car now! So I put the glass in with Taiwan rubber. The back quarter window seals are impossible to find so I just took some door seal off a Ford E450 van/truck and it works perfectly! Cut to size and it seals and looks JDM. Today I got the kill switch wired correctly, turning off the car. You have to get a 4 pole switch and interupt the main power and the Field wire from your alt. I'll put the details in my wiring thread. Also got all the black rims on the same set of tires, I have 1 gold and 1 black set and they were mixed. Got an alignment done up she hugs all the turns. Aug 4th is my first Autocross practice so we'll see if she comes back in one piece. One more but at night, a little hard to see but thats the matte black absorbing the light... Report
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