My car update

[mgbrv8]

Okay alot was done today, cleaned the rest of rear the suspension pieces and installed them, aligned the drive train and torqued down the beam plates cleaned up the exhaust. Next remove the OBX headers make one 1/16th dent to help clear the steering shaft a little more and clean the block and install new gaskets and put on exhaust and put the interior back together and we are done. anything I need to do besides change the oil before start up its been a while in the air and I don't want to do anything to hurt the engine.

Dave

[mgbrv8]

I also need to do more cleaning, there are greasy hand prints all over.

Dave

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Looks like a lot of hard work done there. Looking great. How do you like the OBX's?

[tomtom72]

Looking great!


I suppose if you have some time you could pre- load an oil filter while your cleaning up stuff before you get to the oil change. I do three every winter so they're ready for the driving season. Just a fwiw.


Tom

[mgbrv8]

Thanks tomtom72, what do you mean pre-load a filter if I may ask?

Dave

[carter200]

Thank you for posting something about the OBX headers......

[mgbrv8]

I love how they fit, the only thing I am going to do is dent the primary tube that goes near the steering shaft. right now I have a 1/16th of a inch I want another to make it at least a 1/8th.

Dave

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Looks like a lot of hard work done there. Looking great. How do you like the OBX's?

[tomtom72]

Dave, I pour new oil into my filters ahead of my oil changes. It takes some time to do it. I pour in some & come back to it after an hour and pour in more. The element absorbs the oil and finally I usually have to pour off the last bit as it will not absorb.

I feel at least I don't have a large volume for the pump to fill up upon start up after a change. I'm not sure that this actually does anything useful? I notice that it takes less time to get pressure up ( looking at the gauge ) when I do the first start up after changing the oil.


I know I'm not well!

[FU]

Originally Posted by mgbrv8

I love how they fit, the only thing I am going to do is dent the primary tube that goes near the steering shaft. right now I have a 1/16th of a inch I want another to make it at least a 1/8th.

Dave

Might not have to do that. On my red 90 the drivetrain wasn't mounted 100% correct. The drivetrain was slightly out of alignment. We corrected that and the header didn't need to be tweaked. This worked for us. Of coarse your situation may be different. Just posting up my experience.

[mgbrv8]

How did you correct it?

Dave

Originally Posted by FU2

Might not have to do that. On my red 90 the drivetrain wasn't mounted 100% correct. The drivetrain was slightly out of alignment. We corrected that and the header didn't need to be tweaked. This worked for us. Of coarse your situation may be different. Just posting up my experience.