Begining my strip down tomorrow...well really, its already started.



Removed:



-Air conditioning-

-Air pump-

-Air control valve-



Soon will remove all emissions. Eventually i want to pop the hood and all i want to see is a big shiny carb and a motor.....well, basiclly thats all. Tomorrow im installing the block off plate for the air control valve, and will be taking off the oil injection, and starting on the rats nest. Hopefully will have pics of progress eventually.......start praying. The reason im doing all of this is because something is wrong...and i havent found it yet. Something stupid and small. But im stripping everything to bare minimum in hopes of finding my problem, and making one bad little 12a. :bigok:

 

well have fun :bigthumg: the rats nest comes off in one big piece



mike

 

I know the fun in that stuff.What type of wheels are those?What carb are you going to run on it??Don't forget if you want a cleaner look you can always unwrap the engine harness and cut off the loose wires that won't be used with the new setup.I did as you can see in the pic on my page for my car then I rewraped it up in fresh electrical tape and now I have a nice clean bay which is so nice to work in. :bigthumg: If I ever had to put a 12a in it I would just buy a wrecker harness.Like I would go 12a agian tho.

 

Those are the wheels that were on it when i bought it, and to be honest that pic is from the day i bought it, and they were nasty, but i cleaned them up and they look a whole lot like the bbs on the 2nd gen convertables...almost identical really, so i left them on...who wouldnt?....and i really can not decide which carb to run w/......which would you recommend.....im not going all out, but something other that the stock nikki if i can help it. Im in no hurry.

 

those are the stock 83 limited edition wheels, very rare now and 14" too.

i just bought a 48ida weber, but the holley kits are nice too



mike

 

yeah mine is an 83 limited edition, i love the wheels and will never part with them (sorry ppl). And you are using the 48ida weber. i want to go w/ weber but holley is so well known and parts are very common.

 

Question.....i have removed the rats nest....now what about the vaccum lines going to the intake....do i just block them off, or is there another alternative, blocking them off just looks too cluttered.

 

Removed the Rats nest...not too hard at all really. One plug going to the Alt. one wire going to the selenoid on the carb, and another wire going somewhere i dont remember where though right now and its too damned cold to go outside and check. Took a T and split it off to the Dist. and blocked off all other vaccum lines with BB's and 2 inches of hose. Looks so much better now, and you guys know that back bolt on the carb, the one thats such a pain in the *** to get to, is now so much easier to reach now. Will be posting pics of before and after very soon. Will soon also be disconnecting the entire fuel system and cleaning out the lines.

 

cool, you can buy vacuum caps at auto parts store



mike

 

...really? ill have to check on that, i just grabbed some BB's off the ground left over from the other nights drunken blur.