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Looong shot....looking for my old 5.0 92 LX Hatch, 5 spd ...UPDATE: Found it!
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the walrus: [QB] Making some progress. After pulling the engine we removed the wiring and dash, pressure washed the engine bay, then removed everything else on the front end. 27 years of oil and grease had to be cleaned up. Welded up some steel plate for the clutch cable entrance that was cracked and partly missing. It's very solid now. Also removed the rear end and fuel tank to get that all cleaned up. Scraped and pressure washed the underside of the car as well. A prior failed pinion seal had made quite a mess back there. At this point the engine bay is in primer. Need to finish up the rest of the body work (bumpers, block the hood, address some dings) and get the whole car in primer and blocked. Hoping to have it in paint in the next few weeks before the weather cools down too much. Once it is painted, the rest is just cleaning up/purchasing parts and re-assembly. <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45424-engine-out.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45426-engine-out-2.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Missing bits of the firewall from PO using the wrong bell housing and clutch fork. Way too much pressure here. <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45428-clutch-cable-entrance-1.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Bought the world's smallest welder and got some work done <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45430-smallest-welder.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45432-welding-firewall.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Not pretty but solid. The rough areas that you can see are seam sealer. <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45434-clutch-cable-entrance-2.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> K-member out <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45436-k-member-1.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Cleaned, primed and slid back under the car <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45438-k-member-2.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Engine bay primed <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45440-eb-primer-1.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45442-eb-primer-2.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Fuel tank and rear end pressure washed <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45444-fuel-tank.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45446-rear-end.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> This was nasty before! Hasn't been this clean since 1992. <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45448-under-car.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Garage buddy, one of many helpers in my house. <img src="https://www.ffcars.com/forums/members/albums/10107-justin-roberts/justin-roberts-2849-picture45450-garage-buddy.jpg" style="max-width: 640px" alt=" - " /> Won't be long 'til paint. More to come. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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