Rob, I agree on the alternator installation. I was somewhat envious of seeing your project on the stand last week. As far as the rule of 3 goes, you couldn't have shared that a couple of weeks ago?? lol To be honest a couple of weeks ago the job count was at 2.
And here are a few. Tonight was cut a bit short because I was so late last night. Sorry for the poor quality but as I am starting to re-install parts it gets a lot more crowded in there Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I was quite happy to see that the people creating the exhaust heat shielding do so in the original fashion. In other words the stuff doesn't fit !! lol Each piece has taken some tweaking, twisting filing and cutting to some extent. Here are some pics of the lower heat shied that fits in front of the alternator Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I started to have a look at the a/c compressor to get an idea what length of stud I was going to need to mount the new compressor. This compressor is a York which is what the oe compressor is an almost direct copy of (The cylinder is that of a Tecumseh who was a competitor of York. The 2 compressors are directly interchangeable) I assumed at first that the studs were metric until I noticed when washing them that the lock nuts were blue not yellow. I removed the first stud and it screwed directly into the new compressor. Talk about a direct copy job, if only they had stuck with the York front seal design ! I am hopeful that the clutch and pulley will be a direct bolt on. I can't find my 9/16" clutch plate puller, I don't know why I am sure that I only used it 20 years ago. If you look inside the hole in the clutch plate in the last picture you will see that it look wet. That's because it is, the wetness is oil from the crankcase indicating a failure of the seal and also a likely refrigerant leak also. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Aren't Dinos fun to work on! I'd wrap up that oil filter base so crap doesn't get in it just to be on the safe side.
Sorry for the late reply, just happened upon this post searching for something else. You can fix the paint chips easily with Langka paint chip restorer. It is really easy to use if you follow the directions exactly. Basically, you overfill the chip with touch-up paint and let it dry for a little while and then use the Langka to remove the excess paint to create a perfectly smooth surface. Our red Maserati had acquired a lot of tiny chips and I can't even see where they were touched up after using the Langka. It's not as easy to get a perfect match with metallic paint, but should be easy and look perfect on yellow.
