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Ok, so what's the best way to clean out a funky plastic master cylinder reservoir? Obviously I'd like something that will eat old brake fluid gunk but not chew through the plastic. I've got a jug of acetone, but I'm kind of leery about that.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Soap and water then dry thoroughly? I always had pretty good luck with that. Brake fluid washes away great with water so maybe a tooth brush or something for the stubborn stuff. Just kinda slosh it around? No real room to get a brush in there with all the baffling and chamber and whatnot in there. I read somewhere that some OEMs will use denatured alcohol to clean and flush. I may pick up a can and see what happens. Worst case scenario is that I trash my reservoir and go pick another one at the scrapyard for  .
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Jul 6, 2014 21:32
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Hit the MC with some hot soapy water. Got some of the bigger poo poo knocked out. I'd like to throw some BBs in there or something, but I'm afraid I wouldnt be able to get them all out of there. Lots of little nooks and whatnot. I think I'm going to call it good. Next step is buying some brake line and getting my hands on some bending and flaring tools.
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Jul 7, 2014 02:33
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Jul 7, 2014 14:30
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Found a '73 Nova in the local yard with an 8.5" 10-bolt that I want. Problem is, the bonehead that put the slapper bars on managed to trash 1 U-bolt nut per side so I can't get the loving thing out there. I'm heading back tomorrow with a hacksaw. And my wife's car...
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Jul 12, 2014 20:50
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kastein posted:Buy a cordless angle grinder and bask in its greatness. Now that's a loving idea. If I were in the rear end flipping business I'd be all over that, but this is probably a one time deal. Should be short work tomorrow.
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Jul 13, 2014 03:26
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kastein posted:I hope you have a lot of patience, or bring spare blades, because those goddamn bolts are hardened. I learned that trying to use a sawzall to cut through them once... it works, but is slow going if you want to not slag the blade. Ive got 2 blades laying around so I'll grab them both. I can wiggle both bolts a bit so im not too worried about them rocketing off into my face. I'm going to grab my dremel and approximately four thousand cut off discs because why not. Between all that, my big rear end screwdriver, and my hammer, that axle's coming home with me.
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Jul 13, 2014 05:26
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Et tu, bootay? Grimy as gently caress, but it's an 8.5" and it should bolt right in. It came out of a quasi-drag car, but something tells me the internals are probably trashed.
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Jul 14, 2014 03:03
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Ripped into the junkyard 10-bolt tonight. First stop was the passenger tube to check out the factory stamp. Axle code JA, which translates to a 2.73:1 open diff. Hm, that's no good. Now the car this came out of had side pipes, a fiberglass hood, slapper bars, etc. so surely he swapped that out for something a little more serious, right? Open it up - inspect carrier - count gear teeth And we have... ...the factory 2.73:1 open diff. No wonder you junked your car, it was probably slow as balls. Idiot.  Now what the gently caress do I do with a Series 3 open diff carrier?
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Jul 16, 2014 02:43
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Slung Blade posted:Polish it up, put some electric motors on it, and make a little desk ornament. That's actually a pretty cool idea. Any suggestions for solvents?
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Jul 16, 2014 18:01
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trouser chili posted:BaT is different this morning and I'm in no mood for things to change or be different today. Oh what the gently caress is this. This layout blows.
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Jul 25, 2014 15:49
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So apparently I am unable to rent a flaring tool that isn't complete loving garbage. First one couldnt center the hole, second one's yoke is all mangled so it won't smash down the second stage of the flare. I want to go back to the parts store and bounce this piece of poo poo off that douchebag's face. This poo poo should have been done last week.
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Jul 30, 2014 03:24
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So I'm going to attempt to sell the wheels off my Nova at an upcoming car show. 15x8 steelies with 235/60 tires. What should I be asking for them that won't make people laugh and walk away?
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Jul 30, 2014 19:11
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meatpimp posted:"Today, the 250 C would be analogous to the E350 Coupe, which run about $53,000. It’s a far more organic shape that you’d find in the 70′s, but the correlation is still present, most notably the pillar-less design of the hardtop." "It was ordered with red paint, black exterior, AM/FM radio (a Becker Europa unit), hand crank windows,..."  Pretty drat cool though.
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Jul 30, 2014 22:33
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trouser chili posted:I actually have the original customer order form with the paperwork with the car, this car was built to suit. What makes it particularly unusual is that it's very much a base model, but with the Becker Europa Stereo radio (stock was the plain Becker Europa, a mono radio) and air conditioning. Typically you'd only see those features in the higher spec 280C. To see them combined with manual transmission and crank windows is unusual. Also typical of the day, most of these cars were weirdo colors, pale shades of greens and yellows are often seen and a denim blue and brown were also popular. Interior colors were typically shades of cream or a offensively permeating blue (to go with the denim blue exterior) that was horrific. To see a red on black is a bit uncommon, and I think the combo has stood the test of time better than most the others seen. When you put that all together I think you find you have a car that feels very normal today, but strangely wasn't when it was built. I was pointing out another typo like an rear end in a top hat.  If you've still got it when I finish the Nova, I'll head down to St. Louis and we'll hang out. What's up with the ITR?
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