tarafied1
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1991 Saleen #039 - It's A-L-I-V-E (again)!!!
- Thread starter BobV
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70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
Day-ummm! You've been busy Bob! Drive it over sometime when you get it lined out.
Well, the car WAS together........ so I took it part-way back apart. :wth
Actually, I'm tearing down some of the engine compartment for cleaning. Shouldn't be anything major... (famous last words :hide )
Here's a few pics of what I'm doing...
Typical of the dirt & crud: (you can barely see the new master cylinder too)
Here's the other side after cleaning. Paint is next:
Looks like a squirrel was nesting on the lower intake. :wtf
Valvecovers are cleaning up pretty well:
Strut Tower brace cleaned, blasted & primed. Paint is next - as soon as I figure out the correct color:
Fixed the incorrectly installed pedals. The right way:
The way they were:
New Pioneer KEH-P6600 (with remote!) & EQ4000 equalizer installed:
New antenna installed:
The old, broken one:
I'm changing out the lugnuts. Original 13/16" hex makes for a VERY tight fit in the wheel. You end up scratching up the paint. I did some digging and came up with some 3/4" bulge seat. Fit much better, and you don't scratch up the wheels. (Tech tip I'm sending the Saleen club, as this is a common issue).
13/16 hex on left, 13/16 bulge seat in center, 3/4 bulge seat on right:
When installed, you can't see the difference easily... ( the one 3/4" nut is at 1:00 in this pic)
Also picked up one of the original roller cargo shades for the hatch area this week. Just need to clean it up and install.
Actually, I'm tearing down some of the engine compartment for cleaning. Shouldn't be anything major... (famous last words :hide )
Here's a few pics of what I'm doing...
Typical of the dirt & crud: (you can barely see the new master cylinder too)
Here's the other side after cleaning. Paint is next:
Looks like a squirrel was nesting on the lower intake. :wtf
Valvecovers are cleaning up pretty well:
Strut Tower brace cleaned, blasted & primed. Paint is next - as soon as I figure out the correct color:
Fixed the incorrectly installed pedals. The right way:
The way they were:
New Pioneer KEH-P6600 (with remote!) & EQ4000 equalizer installed:
New antenna installed:
The old, broken one:
I'm changing out the lugnuts. Original 13/16" hex makes for a VERY tight fit in the wheel. You end up scratching up the paint. I did some digging and came up with some 3/4" bulge seat. Fit much better, and you don't scratch up the wheels. (Tech tip I'm sending the Saleen club, as this is a common issue).
13/16 hex on left, 13/16 bulge seat in center, 3/4 bulge seat on right:
When installed, you can't see the difference easily... ( the one 3/4" nut is at 1:00 in this pic)
Also picked up one of the original roller cargo shades for the hatch area this week. Just need to clean it up and install.
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Anonymous
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Won't that get you docked some points at shows?
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
"BobV" said:
Amen to that! The cruise nights are so much more fun that a show, to me now. I like the feedom of coming & going when you want. unlike a show, you are stuck there till the awards time, etc.
What cruise nights are you thinking about also Bob? And it's looking GREAT too! You are doing stuff that I would hate to do... LoL.
tarafied1
Well-Known Member
I only enter shows that I want to attend because in most cases it's cheaper to enter (for me and my wife) than pay to spectate. I get the swag and leave when I want to. I don't enter my car to be judged.
I do like the cruise nights and little local car shows. I'm excited about Hot Rod Power Tour coming up again!
Bob, that baby is looking good!
I do like the cruise nights and little local car shows. I'm excited about Hot Rod Power Tour coming up again!
Bob, that baby is looking good!
"70_Fastback" said:
I'm planning on the Mustang club cruise nights (was at Winsteads, moving to 119th & Metcalf) and the Basehor cruise nights at Sonic. Hoping to hit a few of the Lawrence nights at Set Em Up Jacks - easy trip out K10 & excellent food!
I'll go to the Basehor show, and the Mustang club show at Bass Pro. No plans beyond that.
So many vacuum and electrical connections to keep track of - that's the biggest headache I'm fighting right now. Still have a couple minor things to sort out (power mirrors, etc), but it's coming together. Should be a fun cruiser. I just hope the A/C is a minor issue too..... hard to test it out until things warm up. I'm leaning toward finding a stock pulley set, and removing the underdrives for now - just one more variable. I think they installed too small of a crank pulley. :hs
tarafied1
Well-Known Member
I might have some stock pulleys that came with my 5.0, I'll check. Are they all the same or did Saleen use something special?
tarafied1
Well-Known Member
I'm sure I've got a stock one
Although I feel like a slacker compared to some of Jeremy & Mark's updates...
Finished up the paint work on the inner fenders and started putting things back together today.
Pulled the valvecovers to find GOOD news. Looks like someone did some nice work in the past. E351 1.72 Ford rollers and ARP head bolts are both a good sign. Found 1 leak on each valvecover that might explain what was previously thought to be a rear main leak. Sure looks like oil was running down the back of the block. The Saleen logo on the covers appears to be screen-printed, not decals. I think I saw these in one of the old Saleen catalogs, along with the 1.72 rockers... Have to get into the "library". Also discovered the screen was missing from under the PCV valve, so I picked one up. No screen and no baffle on the valvecover might explain the oily film inside the intake.
Rockers:
One dirty valve cover:
And one clean one:
Passenger side BEFORE:
AFTER:
Driver's side BEFORE:
AFTER:
Next up is to clean the firewall area, put the intake back together, and install the new fan. Then one final bleed of the brakes and install the freshly painted strut tower brace. Should be reading for some driving soon - coming up on 6 months since purchase!
Finished up the paint work on the inner fenders and started putting things back together today.
Pulled the valvecovers to find GOOD news. Looks like someone did some nice work in the past. E351 1.72 Ford rollers and ARP head bolts are both a good sign. Found 1 leak on each valvecover that might explain what was previously thought to be a rear main leak. Sure looks like oil was running down the back of the block. The Saleen logo on the covers appears to be screen-printed, not decals. I think I saw these in one of the old Saleen catalogs, along with the 1.72 rockers... Have to get into the "library". Also discovered the screen was missing from under the PCV valve, so I picked one up. No screen and no baffle on the valvecover might explain the oily film inside the intake.
Rockers:
One dirty valve cover:
And one clean one:
Passenger side BEFORE:
AFTER:
Driver's side BEFORE:
AFTER:
Next up is to clean the firewall area, put the intake back together, and install the new fan. Then one final bleed of the brakes and install the freshly painted strut tower brace. Should be reading for some driving soon - coming up on 6 months since purchase!
tarafied1
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looking really good
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Anonymous
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WOW, you wanna come clean my garage?
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
Impressive! Very tedious, time consuming work there Bob. :wor
Yeah, I've never had to deal with SO many vacuum lines and electrical connections before... Just getting to the stuff you want to work on is most of the battle! :wth I REALLY wanted to pull the motor out for a good cleaning, but I'm trying to resist my urge to over-do things... :hs
I got the car most of the way together yesterday. Was able to fire it up on the 1st turn of the key. Bleeding brakes today (vacation day), change the rest of the lugnuts, finish up the fan & shroud, add the strut tower brace, and it's done (for now).
I got the car most of the way together yesterday. Was able to fire it up on the 1st turn of the key. Bleeding brakes today (vacation day), change the rest of the lugnuts, finish up the fan & shroud, add the strut tower brace, and it's done (for now).
Probably my last update for a while, as I'm about done WORKING and ready to start ENJOYING. Lots of cruise nights planned, maybe a show or two, as well as (hopefully) an autocross event of two. I've done quite a bit just getting it to this point, now it's time to PLAY!!!
Here's the semi-finished engine compartment, a couple little projects, but it's 99% "done enough"...
Intake JUST clears the strut tower brace...
I had the wheels off bleeding the brakes and changing to new lug nuts. So, while I was at it today... Took the opportunity to to pull both front inner fender liners for a thorough cleaning. Also removed all the tar splatters from all the wheel lips and ground effects...
Here's the semi-finished engine compartment, a couple little projects, but it's 99% "done enough"...
Intake JUST clears the strut tower brace...
I had the wheels off bleeding the brakes and changing to new lug nuts. So, while I was at it today... Took the opportunity to to pull both front inner fender liners for a thorough cleaning. Also removed all the tar splatters from all the wheel lips and ground effects...
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Anonymous
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Man, that car looks good enough to park between Dan's clone and Skip's 07....at the track, wink, wink.
AzPete
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Much improved over the first pictures. Nice job.