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First cruise night! Car runs so nice, especially in the cool evening. It cooled down a bunch and everyone started leaving. I left shortly thereafter, top down and heat blasting! I wouldn't be surprised if this were the first time the heat has been used in anger on this California car.
I found a couple of surprises under the spoiler this week, one stud missing and one unattached. How that happens on a 7 thousand mile car, I have no idea. I've got to look into what magical adhesive 3M has for stud sticking.
The two 4th gens are parked near me because those two guys are my good friends. BTW, the two of them are probably the nicest, cleanest, best detailed 4th gens in the country.
That’s cool! I met a guy at cars and coffee with a sweet 4th gen ram air T/A.. just had paint corrected and ceramic coated.. awesome car
It’s weird that it’s not old enough to get Hagerty insurance.. he still has regular car insurance on it and can’t value it as a classic.. i never thought about that with the 4th gens..
Glad to see the top down on the white Vert! We had a cold night a while back and I went to put the top up and some of the other guys stopped me and said “Turn on your heat! We’re keeping ours down!”
Glad to see the top down on the white Vert! We had a cold night a while back and I went to put the top up and some of the other guys stopped me and said “Turn on your heat! We’re keeping ours down!”
Convertible Peer pressure
That's right! If you can't handle the convertible life, don't get a convertible.
Here are some little fiddly things I enjoy doing and finally have time for, now that I'm down to 3 IROCs.
I've been meaning to clean this car's door jams since I got it but never got around to it. I sprayed with Simple Green, scrubbed with various brushes and hosed off. Easy!
Before:
After:
Also the door jam with all the labels had a bunch of unsightly, dirty glue residue.
Be careful with you cleaning products, though. You can wipe the printing off those old labels if you go too strong.
Awesome - good to hear. I’m leanin more and more towards ditchin the biggies. The Walkers are also super inexpensive and the reviews seem solidly positive.
Cool Videos! Someday I would like to like up my 87 iroc against my 89 GTA. the 89 has the dual cats, but I think everything else is the same? the 87 seems to have a way harder 1-2 shift, always did. Did the dual cats add much?
They sleep near each other, but have never had them both out at the same time. Lack of drivers I suppose Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
They just sit there on Deltran's life support devices.....
Be careful with you cleaning products, though. You can wipe the printing off those old labels if you go too strong.
When I first got my 80 TTA the rear defog & audio boost switches had very crisp white lettering. If your familiar with the 2nd gen dash switches, the white letters are almost always gone, or close to gone. I was using a very mild interior cleaner on the dash & it started to wipe off the white letters on the switches. I was beside myself. Let it dry & used water, then a little diluted cleaner on q-tips to try and save what I could. They were never the same after. Still bugs me when I think about it. All those years they survived until I just had to detail things.
When I first got my 80 TTA the rear defog & audio boost switches had very crisp white lettering. If your familiar with the 2nd gen dash switches, the white letters are almost always gone, or close to gone. I was using a very mild interior cleaner on the dash & it started to wipe off the white letters on the switches. I was beside myself. Let it dry & used water, then a little diluted cleaner on q-tips to try and save what I could. They were never the same after. Still bugs me when I think about it. All those years they survived until I just had to detail things.
Did you find out the hard way too?
When I got my former '83, the interior was simply filthy. Obviously, a lot of driving with the tops off on Wisconsin dirt roads. I used lots of Simple Green on the interior and I remember wiping off a portion of the white lettering on the bottom of the radio face with it. I was pissed! I thought this lettering survived 25 years and just stupidly wiped it off in a second.
Cool Videos! Someday I would like to like up my 87 iroc against my 89 GTA. the 89 has the dual cats, but I think everything else is the same? the 87 seems to have a way harder 1-2 shift, always did. Did the dual cats add much?
They sleep near each other, but have never had them both out at the same time. Lack of drivers I suppose Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
They just sit there on Deltran's life support devices.....
They added 10 hp and 10 ft lbs. which was a chunk back in the day. Also 3.45 gears vs 3.08.
When I got my former '83, the interior was simply filthy. Obviously, a lot of driving with the tops off on Wisconsin dirt roads. I used lots of Simple Green on the interior and I remember wiping off a portion of the white lettering on the bottom of the radio face with it. I was pissed! I thought this lettering survived 25 years and just stupidly wiped it off in a second.
When I got my former '83, the interior was simply filthy. Obviously, a lot of driving with the tops off on Wisconsin dirt roads. I used lots of Simple Green on the interior and I remember wiping off a portion of the white lettering on the bottom of the radio face with it. I was pissed! I thought this lettering survived 25 years and just stupidly wiped it off in a second.
See my thread a couple years ago about stripping the paint off a steering column with rubbing alcohol. LOL
Since all the switches and turn signal stalk on my Formula are all NOS replacements, I go out of my way to not even touch the printing. Yes Officer, there's a very reasonable explanation why I didn't signal that lane change.
My new PDR guy Rob, spent over half a day taking out dings and dents on three cars today. Awesome job!
Sorry to jump off subject here - but tell me about that work light....looks pretty cool, where did you get it and does it run off 12V ONLY? I'd like something like this that is 115V
Sorry to jump off subject here - but tell me about that work light....looks pretty cool, where did you get it and does it run off 12V ONLY? I'd like something like this that is 115V
Sadly haven't had either one of them out yet this year.
