[ElliottB]

I got the console from Quadratec.

Yes.... Jeep products in a toyota.

[ElliottB]

Got the trans tunnel carpeted.

[ElliottB]

I needed a break from the interior, even though its almost done. I've started breaking the motor down. The plans are to adjust the valves, rebuild carb, general tuneup, fix power steering leak, new water pump, replace lots of seals, fix the oil galley plug and completely clean EVERYTHING.

Today I got a 1/3 of the engine bay done. Looks alot better than before.

Before:



After:

[IndianDoc]

You too fast for me, however please drop by to help me: would cut a year or two off my build rate. Seriously good looking work and very speedy. Keep up the pic's we love it.

[toyman317]

If you don't have the top of the dash secured, you might install your stereo head unit first. It is a lot easier that way. You might need to make a bracket for the back side of the stereo to secure it well.

[ElliottB]

I spent a few hours tonight removing the crappy tint job. This was a real pain but it looks 100x better now with all that cheesy purple film from obstructing my view.

As you can see, I could barely see through this junk.



I used a heat gun to soften up this ancient film and adhesive. It worked fairly well. Then I sprayed some "Goo Gone" on it and let it set for 5 minutes or so. After that I shot it with some WD-40 over the Goo-Gone (which helped tremendously) and started scrubbing the adhesive with the nylon brush. The box cutter and prybar were just used for scraping and/or starting a new peeling edge.



How it started to peel up.



Goo-Gone and WD40 sprayed on and scrubbed down.



Crystal clear!





I got all of the 4 passenger windows done. I still have to do the tailgate and rear cargo areas. Takes about an hour a window so it's a little time intensive but no one likes bubbly, trashy, purple window tint!

[ElliottB]

New bling. Front and rear Wet Okole covers with sewn in logo. I got a decent stock passenger seat and restuffed the drivers seat. They are both pretty comfortable and will be styling with the new covers. I'll probably install them this weekend.

[klinetime574]

Dude awesome work on the engine bay and windows! There is hope for my purple tint that my dad installed.

I'll have a shop do it and I'll remove the tint myself to save some green.

[sls019]

Wow. That is some major kick-ass interior work. Good job so far.

[PurpleFJ62]

My friends 80 had one of those horrible aftermarket alarm systems on it, I spent about 5 hours taking the interior apart and removing the various relays and fuses. Those things are the devil, if it wasent OEM it got thrown away. Its amazing how bad most aftermarket electrical installs are, from stereos to alarms. The installers must not know or not care about the vehicle at all.

Keep up the good work man!

[ElliottB]

So I seriously hurt myself yesterday snowboarding. Broken hand, giant gash in my shin, and a hip that now clicks when I try to walk on it. Regardless, I got out into the garage after a few tylenol and a couple of beers of course. Not an incredibly productive day but I need to recover.

Got the seats installed.





I'm happy with the color match to my lower dash and new center console.

[ElliottB]

After installing the seats, I had to give my roommates car a tuneup. It's a 2007 Chrysler 300, it's really nice to work on something so new. Took about an hour to change the spark plugs, coil packs, and injectors. It's running like butter now!

So, I get back to my rig now. I pulled the valve cover, carb, and distributor. I am sending the carb off to be rebuilt and tuned as well as the distributor to get re-curved to my specs. I've never rebuilt a carb so I will gladly pay someone for me to save my sanity.

This car is in need of some serious TLC. I can't wait to get it back all shined up.





Dizzy was in pretty good shape but I might as well have it cleaned up along with everything else.



I can barely fit my hands anywhere on my Audi but the 60 is a totally different story. Having a big engine bay is nice.



This is where I am currently.



I hope to have the head pulled this week. After that, I'm going to start working on the bottom end. If I can have my motor running by July I will be ecstatic!Thanks for reading!

[Spike Strip]

Oh man, those seat cover look great!

Make my SOR duck covers look like crap

Wish I had seen those first...

[baxter650]

Great improvement on the seats, i can't take the "Herb Tarlek" looking stock brown interior.

[toyman317]

What are you going to do for the door panels?

[ElliottB]

I'm going to recover the stock panels to match the seats and the carpet.

[Bomar]

Great job!

[ElliottB]

Been putting in 30 mins here, and hour there, slowly getting my motor torn apart and ready for a rebuild. I had to hack my air rail to get it off but with the desmog already commenced that shouldn't matter. The air rail, air pump, and various hoses and check valves are being chucked to free up real estate. I think I am just going to devane the smog pump instead of spending the extra $ for a pulley. This may change though.





Lots of parts to clean up and make shiny.



I've got all my ducks in a row.



Here is an idea of all the leaks this thing has going on. The entire front end is caked in oil and PS fluid. I guess its a decent rust preventative.





Oh, whats this little guy doing in the garage?

[BG_TX]

I haven't hit your thread in awhile... all I can say is WOW! You are going crazy on that wagon! I wish I had your confidence and time... great work.

[boots4]

Originally Posted by ElliottB

I've got all my ducks in a row.

That's a great idea for keeping parts in a particular order. I like it.

[klinetime574]

Those seat covers look awesome. Keep up the good work! Hope your recovery is a speedy one.

[ElliottB]

Thanks! The recovery will likely be delayed because I am still hitting the gym 3-4 days a week and working on the 60 pretty regularly.

I put in a little bit of time on it today. The rain cut my bike ride short.

I got the intake and exhaust manifold off. I also got the power steering pump off and will be rebuilding it. Fortunately, the main shafts bushing is intact so I can just replace the internal o-rings without having to buy a new/reman'd PS pump. I am also still pulling a lot of the smog junk and modifying it to be a smogless truck. It's quite a pain.



A pile of dirty parts that will soon be bling-a-fied!



Here's an idea of how grimey EVERYTHING on this truck is. I have already gone through a box of 100 latex gloves and a carton of shop towels. PS fluid, motor oil, and 28 years of dirt and junk.



Of course, degreaser and a wire wheel makes short work of it.



Installing everything after being completely cleaned and a coat of high temp paint. This is crucial for spotting new leaks.

[tucson_sailors]

Originally Posted by ElliottB

New bling. Front and rear Wet Okole covers with sewn in logo. I got a decent stock passenger seat and restuffed the drivers seat. They are both pretty comfortable and will be styling with the new covers. I'll probably install them this weekend.

Would be interested to know if you have any experience with these seat covers in a hot climate. I realize you're still building the 60, but wondered if you used these on one of your other rides. I'm in AZ, 1/2" from the blazing sun, so wondering if these get crotch and thigh incineratingly hot during the summer. Otherwise, righteous build bro, keep it goin!

Glenn in Tucson

[ElliottB]

A friend of mine had them in his Tacoma and they were nice. But they're still seat covers, ya know, how nice can seat covers really be?

Anything is better than black leather though. Imagine how hot these babies get in the summer, especially with 1/2 doors!

[fliphkd778]

That is...one of if not the greasiest engines I've ever seen,

[ElliottB]

Originally Posted by fliphkd778

That is...one of if not the greasiest engines I've ever seen,

Tell me about it. It's EVERYWHERE! My only solace is that its kept the front 1/2 of the vehicle completely rust free.

[ElliottB]

Head is off and going to the machine shop tomorrow. By the time I get back from Moab, everything should be about ready to reinstall.

The head is getting
-hot tanked (read: shiny and clean!)
-complete valve job
-oil gallery plug drilled and tapped
-OEM gasket
-OEM valve guides

All of this at Gunn Automotive here in Denver. I have heard great reviews about them, apparently they are the best in the business.

The grimey head next to the old gasket



Top of the block (lots of cleaning to do)



Driver's side



And I don't know what kind of cylinder crosshatch I'm supposed to be seeing here on a motor with 200K miles on it, or how that really works but this is what I see. The cylinder wall seems fairly uniform on all 6 cylinders. I guess this is a good sign for my piston rings.

[Trapper50cal]

The top of #2 looks a little off as does the top of the head around #2. It'll be good to shave a little off the head and get the valves sorted.

Don't forget to not throw away the VCV's, BVSV1, and the "gas" filter vacuum port (the 3 prong jobber form the intake manifold)

And to my mind, you may as well spend the 40 or 50 bucks for CarrMcmaster Silicone vacuum lines so you can trust the lines once you are measuring how much vacuum the motor/carb is creating. Plate off the EGR downtube junction at the back of the exhaust mani while its off. And I might also suggest the remflex gasket for intake/exhaust once it goes together.

I have also been told that the only way to guarantee a good carb reseal is to by a new heatshield plate that goes in between the carb and intake.

I'll be sending my carb and dizzy to Jim C when I can have them off for a while.

Might be a good time for lifters too...

[ElliottB]

Thanks for the words of wisdom Trapper. You always have a lot to contribute!

I haven't thrown away anything yet, VSV, BVSV's, or otherwise. I'm going to keep everything until I'm sure I can get the motor started up and running well. I will definitely be springing for the silicone tubing (hopefully I don't have to settle for some rice-looking orange hoses ).

I have already ordered the OEM head gasket kit which should include the OEM intake/exhaust manifold gasket. I really don't want to double up on gaskets so I hope that the one I have is good enough. Also I am going to fab up plates to block off the PCV/EGR outlet as well as the outlet on the bottom side of the exhaust manifold. There will be gaskets between the plate as well, of course.

[Trapper50cal]

Certainly don't doubt your abilities, just trying to help make sure the bases are covered. Looks like its going well