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Honky Kong jr

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The logic probe was worth every penny. I have only had the one that logjts up for positive, but not red for positive, and green for negative... Should make finding key on easy when im off next
Definitely green and red LEDs are your friends.lol
 

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95° out....
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Black yellow wire was the one....
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Had to extend the 5ft whip with two wires....
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Drilled a hole through the firewall....
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Still gotta adjust the steering wheel...
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See how the wheels are pointed fairly straight (still need an alignment)...
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But the wheel is almost 180° off...
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I will have to adjust this linkage by disconnecting it, spinning the wheel and re connecting it...
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I want to put some seam sealer on some of these wheelwells...
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So what's left:
1) alignment
2) brake bleed (waiting on speed bleeders)
3) seam sealer/fiberglass/ bondo fix fender wells
4) steering wheel fix
5) gotta mount ps reservoir as it is free floating
6) get bumper /diff cover welder on

After this and she is driving again, I will work on the armor, gears upgrades
 

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Here is my free floating ps pump, I will likely make a new mount for...
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And I went out yesterday thinking I could quickly undue two bolts and fix the steering wheel, only to find I'll have to jack her up, undue rack mounting four bolts to get enough slack to be able to fix the situation...
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And after going to kragen, autozone, and a local speed shop, no brushable seam sealer, so I went with this...
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So this is what I really wanted...but i havent pulled the trigger online...
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But this came In mail yesterday...
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Supposed to be 110° today, so I dont know how much will get done before heat gets too be too much...
 

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So this is what I really wanted...but i havent pulled the trigger online...
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But this came In mail yesterday...
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Supposed to be 110° today, so I dont know how much will get done before heat gets too be too much...
Cool moving right along its up to about 58* here perfect garage weather. Also I'm not sure if you did but if not you want to get some kind of protection for that wire coming threw the firewall. The insulation will not be enough when off-roading and if it's a 12v source it will let you know it had enough in an angry and unfortunate way. Once the smoke is out of the wire it's useless.
 
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Also I'm not sure if you did but if not you want to get some kind of protection for that wire coming threw the firewall. The insulation will not be enough when off-roading and if it's a 12v source it will let you know it had enough in an angry and unfortunate way. Once the smoke is out of the wire it's useless.

Yeah... I mean to put a grommet on/ or rubber tubing cut on one side...got front quick bleeders in, but aim to do more tomorrow.
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Planned on getting after it today, but when I opened the front door into this, I turned right around...
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Went out today and got the steering wheel situation taken care of...
Mainly need alignment and brake bleed left...

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Kust pulled the trigger on the eastwwod seam sealer....Want to use the right stuff.
 

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Due to todays beautiful weather, I went back off to knock another thing off the to do list...
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Used stock mounting bracket (similar to this pic)but kind of twisted to the side... Worked out great with a small bolt to the top of the rad...
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So now
Waiting on the seam sealer...
Brake bleed...
Alignment...
Get the bumper on...
Should be roadworthy then... Then I can get my other stuff on.
 

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Again soon time for some sweet jumps....lol
 

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Spent a few hours cleaning and reorganizing garage... It was getting embarassing when open...
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I even found a perfect bracket to help support the v6 rad from the top...just gotta cut off a part n drill a hole...
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Found a shop around the corner (.3 miles away) that does alignments, but I dont know if its the "hi tek" one with the reflectors on each wheel style. I used to go to a place where the guy drifted a s2000 and he had my old 04 gt with maximum motorsports stuff caster camber bilstein h&r springs on 315s dialed in. The only thing it didnt have was subframe connectors. But that all led to tickets lol...
 

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