TB removal and then some!!! - Page 28 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

BigJohn · 07-15-2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystic ZR-1

Hey?
It's raining there?
Tom, be careful, Big John just wants to
see ya get your car all wet! 😋
He tryed to get me too...

Paul showed up and parked next to me!

BigJohn · 07-20-2017

Tom,
You missed another cruise!
Mystic ZR-1 and I saved you a parking spot.

Roadster · 07-20-2017

John,
Looks like it was a good turnout...you really saved that spot for more sitting space..lol

Ok have to test my memory, is the roadster in front of your vehicles a Morgan, or ???
That looks like it is in great shape. And also quite a variety of cars...
BTW, needed sunglasses to view, as the reflection off the Z was too much for me to handle..lol

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Mystic ZR-1 · 07-20-2017

Believe it's an Excalibur?
Tasteless 80s retro of a 30s special on a
Ford Torino chassis...
As Nancy Reagan said, "just say no"....

Roadster · 07-20-2017

I hear you there, but from here it looked decent, although couldn't view the entire car....maybe I should take off the sunglasses...lol

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Roadster · 07-25-2017

Been busy lately with the 74, haven't done much with the 94 until today. Also slight back complications slowed me down some and recently started a new FB page for the 454 during the early to mid 70's. May also be including 396/402's and 427's from previous years, as we now have some of those owners who have joined the Group.

So when you mess up, you mess up and I messed up....went to remove the elbow from the front of the plenum and it did not go well.....chipped some of the paint on the plenum in the process and the elbow broke off. So part of the rim is still attached to the plenum......oh well!!!!
Did a touchup and have to figure out how to plug that hole, so far the caps don't want stay in there......so have to give this some thought so I don't mess anything else up....lol

new size caps came in...3/8"

not too much of a difference between the 3/8" and the 1/4" that I can tell...

the dreaded busted up elbow extension...I would have been better off leaving it in place.....lol

when you mess up, you mess up.....

Roadster · 07-25-2017

I am not too sure how good this paint will hold up in the future.....so there may be another plenum pull next year....lol
Don't know if I should take a chance and try to get the rest of the "tube" out of the plenum.....hmmmmm....

the mess up...

the touch up....not NCRS....but good enough.....

also gave me the opportunity to go over some of the pipes....

QB93Z · 07-25-2017

Your paint job looks great Tom. Get that ZR-1 back together and bring it to WAZOO WMD. We can get the tube remnants out.

Jim

Roadster · 07-25-2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by QB93Z

Your paint job looks great Tom. Get that ZR-1 back together and bring it to WAZOO WMD. We can get the tube remnants out.

Jim

Thanks for the compliment Jim, still have to finish up on the TB, which I am doing tomorrow. Also responded on the WAZOO WMD thread a few minutes ago.

received the SS bolts from Jerrys last week and installed today on the MAP bracket....so some other progress was also made today.....lol

Roadster · 07-27-2017

As you know I have working on and off on the TB, well today I wanted to see if my idea with the dry moly lube worked out better than using the dag. Answer, not really. So I can still see daylight through the secondary blades, but I now have sort of a "dag" foundation on the blades and in the bore. No one to give up (just a glutton for punishment, lol) I will order another container of dag and this time apply it better than before learning from my previous application.
So the process continues......

inside the bores, still taped up...

tape removed and you can see the line of the dry moly lube in the bore...

and on the blades...

daylight....not good.....

ugh.....lol

07-20-2017	#273
Roadster Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Warrington PA Posts: 1,914	Re: TB removal and then some!!! John, Looks like it was a good turnout...you really saved that spot for more sitting space..lol Ok have to test my memory, is the roadster in front of your vehicles a Morgan, or ??? That looks like it is in great shape. And also quite a variety of cars... BTW, needed sunglasses to view, as the reflection off the Z was too much for me to handle..lol Sent from my SM-G935P using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app __________________ Tom 1994 ZR-1 #009 "captured test fleet car" 1974 LS4 454 Vert 1974 L-82 355 Vert. 1982 L83 CFI...now a retired "dd"....Sold WAZOO Member

07-20-2017	#274
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,635	Re: TB removal and then some!!! Believe it's an Excalibur? Tasteless 80s retro of a 30s special on a Ford Torino chassis... As Nancy Reagan said, "just say no".... Last edited by Mystic ZR-1; 07-20-2017 at 04:39 PM.

07-20-2017	#275
Roadster Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Warrington PA Posts: 1,914	Re: TB removal and then some!!! I hear you there, but from here it looked decent, although couldn't view the entire car....maybe I should take off the sunglasses...lol Sent from my SM-G935P using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app __________________ Tom 1994 ZR-1 #009 "captured test fleet car" 1974 LS4 454 Vert 1974 L-82 355 Vert. 1982 L83 CFI...now a retired "dd"....Sold WAZOO Member

07-25-2017	#276
Roadster Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Warrington PA Posts: 1,914	Re: TB removal and then some!!! Been busy lately with the 74, haven't done much with the 94 until today. Also slight back complications slowed me down some and recently started a new FB page for the 454 during the early to mid 70's. May also be including 396/402's and 427's from previous years, as we now have some of those owners who have joined the Group. So when you mess up, you mess up and I messed up....went to remove the elbow from the front of the plenum and it did not go well.....chipped some of the paint on the plenum in the process and the elbow broke off. So part of the rim is still attached to the plenum......oh well!!!! Did a touchup and have to figure out how to plug that hole, so far the caps don't want stay in there......so have to give this some thought so I don't mess anything else up....lol new size caps came in...3/8" not too much of a difference between the 3/8" and the 1/4" that I can tell... the dreaded busted up elbow extension...I would have been better off leaving it in place.....lol when you mess up, you mess up..... __________________ Tom 1994 ZR-1 #009 "captured test fleet car" 1974 LS4 454 Vert 1974 L-82 355 Vert. 1982 L83 CFI...now a retired "dd"....Sold WAZOO Member

07-25-2017	#277
Roadster Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Warrington PA Posts: 1,914	Re: TB removal and then some!!! I am not too sure how good this paint will hold up in the future.....so there may be another plenum pull next year....lol Don't know if I should take a chance and try to get the rest of the "tube" out of the plenum.....hmmmmm.... the mess up... the touch up....not NCRS....but good enough..... also gave me the opportunity to go over some of the pipes.... __________________ Tom 1994 ZR-1 #009 "captured test fleet car" 1974 LS4 454 Vert 1974 L-82 355 Vert. 1982 L83 CFI...now a retired "dd"....Sold WAZOO Member

07-25-2017	#278
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,689	Re: TB removal and then some!!! Your paint job looks great Tom. Get that ZR-1 back together and bring it to WAZOO WMD. We can get the tube remnants out. Jim

07-27-2017	#280
Roadster Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Warrington PA Posts: 1,914	Re: TB removal and then some!!! As you know I have working on and off on the TB, well today I wanted to see if my idea with the dry moly lube worked out better than using the dag. Answer, not really. So I can still see daylight through the secondary blades, but I now have sort of a "dag" foundation on the blades and in the bore. No one to give up (just a glutton for punishment, lol) I will order another container of dag and this time apply it better than before learning from my previous application. So the process continues...... inside the bores, still taped up... tape removed and you can see the line of the dry moly lube in the bore... and on the blades... daylight....not good..... ugh.....lol __________________ Tom 1994 ZR-1 #009 "captured test fleet car" 1974 LS4 454 Vert 1974 L-82 355 Vert. 1982 L83 CFI...now a retired "dd"....Sold WAZOO Member Last edited by Roadster; 07-27-2017 at 08:42 PM.