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Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
Well, the Town Car runs well enough to take it into town to book it at the glass shop. There's no way I'm replacing the passenger side window after the rear end-pain that was getting a junkyard one out.



It is hilarious to drive, it wants to roll basically whenever you go near the throttle or the steering wheel.

Holy poo poo is this thing ever slow. Think the headlight switch is blown and that's why the interior lights are never turning off. Still no FM radio either.

Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Apr 25, 2017

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ExecuDork
Feb 25, 2007

We might be fucked, sir.
Fallen Rib
That Towncar is fantastic.

Seat Safety Switch posted:

Still no FM radio either.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-car-audio-gps/calgary/alpine-head-unit/1243259787?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
It has a radio, but it doesn't work on FM. It works on AM, it works on tape, the antenna comes out and goes in.

The antenna switch doesn't seem to do anything, and when you put it into FM radio mode it will just seek forever without finding a station. Manually tuning just brings static. I feel like there must be a dedicated antenna for "just FM" and the connector/wiring for it is broken off or something?

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST

Seat Safety Switch posted:

Well, the Town Car runs well enough to take it into town to book it at the glass shop. There's no way I'm replacing the passenger side window after the rear end-pain that was getting a junkyard one out.

Yeah, I tore that fuckin junkyard door apart and literally chiseled out the rivets holding glass to regulator mechanism. Seeing the layout up close, paying to get that done was a fuckin no brainer.



Seat Safety Switch posted:

I feel like there must be a dedicated antenna for "just FM" and the connector/wiring for it is broken off or something?

Maybe that's the boomerang antenna? Probably just not plugged in.

Or it's the vertical one and it's not connected.



E:. Fuckin Alberta

Slung Blade fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Apr 25, 2017

slidebite
Nov 6, 2005

Good egg
:colbert:

hahaha

<looks outside - sleet mixed with rain>

:smith:

Tony quidprano
Jan 19, 2014



Slung Blade posted:

E:. Fuckin Alberta

Driving a landbarge of an 80s ford with very vague steering and electrical issues through snow brings backs so many memories of my youth.

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST

Yeah but it's got grabbers!

DJ Commie
Feb 29, 2004

Stupid drivers always breaking car, Gronk fix car...

Seat Safety Switch posted:

It has a radio, but it doesn't work on FM. It works on AM, it works on tape, the antenna comes out and goes in.

The antenna switch doesn't seem to do anything, and when you put it into FM radio mode it will just seek forever without finding a station. Manually tuning just brings static. I feel like there must be a dedicated antenna for "just FM" and the connector/wiring for it is broken off or something?

Radios of that vintage sometimes have a bar antenna inside for AM, and the normal aerial with the Motorola plug for FM. You should be able to put to check the plug tip to aerial and shield to chassis ground.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
I think the interior-lights-always-on problem is that the headlight multiswitch is in fact broken so it will continue to eat the battery at all times. Rotating the dimmer switch makes the dashboard message centre change brightness (with brutal flicker which tells me there's something wrong internally, possibly a spotty ground) but moving it off of the clicky "always-on" position doesn't turn off the door lock lights or the interior puddle lights.

Putting the low beams on still makes the "door is ajar" ding go, even though the message centre only tells me the door is open when the door is actually open. I think there are two door-open sensors, or something else is going on in the BCM/ding module that controls the dome lights and dinger separately from the message centre.

For those of you following along at home, this is why I own stripper package cars that have no loving options.

Cruise control works, and it's repeatable, which is a step up from the Celica.

Also, I think the high beams don't work because the radar high beam module has failed internally or something and won't even let me control the high beams manually anymore because the hi/lo relay is ground-switched through the high beam module.

In the end, all's well that ends well:

Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Apr 26, 2017

Mr-Spain
Aug 27, 2003

Bullshit... you can be mine.
You may be having some power issues but it is begging for some round rally lights in the middle of the bumper.

cursedshitbox
May 20, 2012

Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.



Fun Shoe

Mr-Spain posted:

You may be having some power issues but it is begging for some round rally lights in the middle of the bumper.

Big motherfucking hellas

Rime
Nov 2, 2011

by Games Forum
Wait, those behemoths only have a 4 cylinder under the hood? The hell did they use the rest of the front acreage for?

Turbo Fondant
Oct 25, 2010

Rime posted:

Wait, those behemoths only have a 4 cylinder under the hood? The hell did they use the rest of the front acreage for?

Slung Blade and Seat Safety Switch's Lincoln is very much a V8 car (which makes less power than many modern NA 4bangers, granted), the Mustang is getting a V8 to 4cyl swap and isn't really much of a behemoth.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
It made 180 horsepower from 5 litres when new. My Subaru 4-banger beater made 165 from 2.5L.

It is a remarkably underpowered car. Slung put the hurt on it from a roll with his stock Accent.

It'll tow though. And do burnouts. The dead space in front of the engine is entirely taken up by oversized accessories, very thick radiator, over two feet of cowling that is supported by various kinds of (often broken) bracing and a leaking water pump.

Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 17:54 on Apr 29, 2017

DJ Commie
Feb 29, 2004

Stupid drivers always breaking car, Gronk fix car...
I did not realize its only 1700 miles to Calgary from SoCal. That does not help my crazy idea to drive the Rocky up to see the carnage ensue. Maybe I can donate some sweet California license plates to the winner, I blue and white ones sitting around.

Turbo Fondant
Oct 25, 2010

Started off yesterday by un-deleting the sway bar:


And since this sway bar is way too stiff for dirt we made the problem worse by paying money for good links:

(they were the only ones available)

"I don't even wanna try to remember how many times I've cut and welded this stupid piece of fuckin pipe"
"you don't have to, the welds are all right there, you can count them :v:"



needed a little squish in front of the dump to clear the new trans crossmember


Even with the muffler it's still pretty loud, will definitely (forget to) bring earplugs.

Forgot to snap this during the swap, we technically have structural carpets now. That's the trans crossmember bolt, the piece of tube we grabbed was a blonde one too short to pick up off the subframe on both sides and we weren't about to spend another hour making a second one.

Rest of the day was spent headscratching over the EFI conversion issues. It doesn't seem to like our ignition switch, and is failing to retard during cranking. Seems to be backfeeding in a couple other circuits for some reason. Will likely just bypass most of the 84 harness and do a pushbutton start, etc.

Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Apr 30, 2017

Turbo Fondant
Oct 25, 2010

We took a weekend off, and then lots of poo poo got done today (while I was out fixing trucks). Electrical is completely sorted, $15 eBay :rice: MAXIMUM RACE COLD AIR intake (cone filter MAF adapter and some PVC pipe) is going together tomorrow, sway bar was replaced again to get it on the correct side of the power steering hoses (:doh:) and homie plans on driving it to work this week, maybe the weekend.

When the solution to your gremlins also happens to be a part of the path to Valhalla, shiny and chrome:

(thanks hosed up ignition switch for finally giving me an opportunity to put push button start in something, I've been waiting for this since I was like 10 omgomgomg :neckbeard:)

Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 05:57 on May 9, 2017

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
Now you need a bank of switches for MAIN, FUEL, ENGINE, NITROUS PURGE.

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


Seat Safety Switch posted:

Now you need a bank of switches for MAIN, FUEL, ENGINE, NITROUS PURGE.

Also ejecto seato.

Pick n pull, check vans!

Leperflesh
May 17, 2007

and OIL SLICK, CALTROPS, SMOKESCREEN, and BANANA PEELS

Turbo Fondant
Oct 25, 2010

And a button that says DO NOT PUSH

Terrible Robot
Jul 2, 2010

FRIED CHICKEN
Slippery Tilde

Shrugs Not Drugs posted:

And a button that says DO NOT PUSH

Red, of course

cursedshitbox
May 20, 2012

Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.



Fun Shoe
magic/more magic.

MrChips
Jun 10, 2005

FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

Also a rotary switch for more/less cowbell.

(it should only be at the "more" position)

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST

cursedshitbox posted:

magic/more magic.

This.

Terrible Robot
Jul 2, 2010

FRIED CHICKEN
Slippery Tilde

MrChips posted:

Also a rotary switch for more/less cowbell.

(it should only be at the "more" position)

Make this the boost control

sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

Ba

By

Sharkytm doot doo do doot do doo


Fallen Rib

cursedshitbox posted:

magic/more magic.

LOL, make it control the interior lights.




and the ECU.

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

I spent four years making
Waves of Steel
Hell yes I'm going to turn my avatar into an ad for it.
Fun Shoe
For those who aren't aware, the story of the magic/more magic switch

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
The Town Car has just gotten back from its interior detail. He gave us five passes of shampoo (a record) and presumably some kind of discount for the sheer challenge involved.

The seats are so clean now you can see where the fabric is getting a little sheer/threadbare.

However, it appears the air conditioning does not work. Upon further inspection, there is a very old thermal-paper parking receipt that has been pushed inside the vents.

Good car. Good car.

Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 04:06 on May 10, 2017

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST

Yeah that was a fun evening.


I bought 100 litres of fuel from costco for 88.9 c/L, filled up the old bricknose and two jerrys while it's still cheap as I escorted Switch in the lincoln back to the shop.



Also, big thanks to Shrugs not Drugs for the chunk of diamond plate big enough to make a skid plate out of, thanks man!

slidebite
Nov 6, 2005

Good egg
:colbert:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/lethbridge/1975-tr7-as-is-900-firm/1259584573?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Tony quidprano
Jan 19, 2014



gently caress me, that is ridiculously tempting.

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST

1500quidporsche posted:

gently caress me, that is ridiculously tempting.

Do it and join the rally!


DO IT DO IT DO IT

Tony quidprano
Jan 19, 2014



If it was a convertible I'd probably pull the trigger on it.

I unfortunately kinda got sucked into volunteering for the kart club for a weekend on top of all the other crap I've got on the go so I've got like one free weekend before now and june which makes the idea of getting something for this unlikely.

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST

1500quidporsche posted:

If it was a convertible I'd probably pull the trigger on it.

I unfortunately kinda got sucked into volunteering for the kart club for a weekend on top of all the other crap I've got on the go so I've got like one free weekend before now and june which makes the idea of getting something for this unlikely.

Your Rx 7 still qualifies.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
It absolutely does.

Tony quidprano
Jan 19, 2014



It's not really ready for a long trip yet and I've got a week booked off mid June to get it all done. Timing is just really terrible unfortunately.

You guys should come out to the kart track on the 27th and watch some kart racing though.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
We did it, you guys.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3462901/2017-pemberton-music-festival-cancelled-no-automatic-ticket-refunds/

Slung Blade
Jul 11, 2002

IN STEEL WE TRUST


loving Justice has been served at last.

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DrakeriderCa
Feb 3, 2005

But I'm a real cowboy!

Man, that tow truck driver is gonna be hard pressed to get his free drugs now

At least he'll always have his racism to keep him entertained :allears:

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