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Ha. Yep.
I'm also restoring the plenum. Replacing the cable was a "while I'm in there..."
Hi Guys, I just swapped out my throttle cable and posted a video. This is for an '85 QV. I did take the deck lid and intake plenum off which of...
The site is up and I bought fuse blocks just a few months ago. http://www.birdman308.com
Not that I intend to speed, mind you ;) But it seems driving a red ferrari past a cop causes his gun to read 20MPH higher. Any suggestions on...
Just powdercoated the intake plenum with the "ferrari red wrinkle" made by Pro Powder and Abrasive Supply. Great color and texture. In the pics...
Thanks. '85 is the "newest" car in my collection. Always more to learn...
I have a small leak from the distributor caps on my '85 QV, so I'm changing up the o-ring, seal and gaskets. I notice that the distributor plate...
I'm in the middle of this job. A reminder that EXTREME CAUTION must be taken when removing the intake to prevent the 8 metal spacers which...
I freely embrace my challenges :). I also scoured a bunch of threads, but the google lottery unfortunately didn’t reward me with the card trick....
Clearly, I should've asked this question before diving in ;). Not the first time I've paid the idiot tax. Fortunately, this time it wasn't...
Ah. cool tip.
Not sure what you mean...a shop?
I've only done this once, but from what I learned, I'd say the safest way is to: - remove all connections from intake and throttle body - remove...
Thanks. Good idea to fire up the boroscope. Pretty sure the noise I heard was three of the spacers sliding down the threads and hitting the top of...
Probably about the same level of pain and risk. I think this is one of those "pick your poison" things....
I guess I dodged 8 bullets ;). Thanks! So, there's nothing else that can fall out? The exploded views of the assembly are too cluttered to tell...
Hi Guys, Thought I'd start another thread since this question is more technical. As I was removing the red QV intake for stripping/repainting, I...
Thanks. I powdercoat small-ish things like these in my shop with the Eastwood kit and oven. Works great. I found a powder supplier who says they...
Thanks. Looks great. Do you recall what powder color they used?