new old car

fc nut · 08-25-2011, 06:54 AM

this saterday i'll be picking up an fb that i've been waiting patiently for 2yrs. the owner finally desided to sell. it's been setting for 7yrs waiting for someone to get it back on the road.it's an 84 gsl se,permison red with brown interior. i'll post pics when i get it home.

Kentetsu · 08-25-2011, 07:25 AM

Very nice. Get her running and then bring her up sometime.

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Gregory Casimir · 08-25-2011, 09:45 AM

nice would like to see the pics of it.

fc nut · 09-01-2011, 06:42 PM

here are some pics of us pulling it away from the brush.

here's one of the critters that came with the car

i took it to a car wash before i got home and sprayed what i could off.

i removed most of the interior to clean it.all the padding under the carpet needs replaced,a dog pissed in it after it chewed on the pass seat. it's no problem though.

i found a small amount of rust.

so there she is. the wife is mad that i bought another car, but she knows it's the one i've been waiting patiently for almost 3yrs.

Nutsid · 09-04-2011, 02:21 PM

It looks like you'll have a lot of work ahead of you. Good luck with it all. I miss my FBs.

goose · 09-06-2011, 04:00 AM

Good luck with it... I love FB's!!!

fc nut · 09-07-2011, 04:53 AM

it's gonna take a little bit of time to get her back on the road,but it'll be worth it to save another 7 from the crusher. that's where it was headed if i didn't buy it. she should be running and driving by next year. right now,i've got most of the interior out so i can start cleaning it up.

fc nut · 09-27-2011, 09:46 AM

this past weekend,i put atf in it and the engine turns with a ratchet. as i was rotating the engine by hand it felt like it was catching on something and then i heard a "pink!". when i rotate it now,it doesn't make a noise,but it does feel like it's catching on something. could it be a broken apex seal?

t_g_farrell · 09-27-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by fc nut

... i heard a "pink!", ...

Can't be good. I would break it open and see what the damage is before trying to start it. Might save you some parts on the rebuild.

LunchboxCritter · 09-27-2011, 11:55 AM

Here is 2 new housings for a good price (not mine, I just ran across them looking on CL).

http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/2615244870.html

Kentetsu · 09-27-2011, 01:06 PM

Pull off the exhaust manifold, then you can look inside the engine while you rotate it. You never know, it might just spit up an apex seal.

fc nut · 09-27-2011, 03:27 PM

i have a strong running s4 n/a engine in my fc that i'm considering swapping in.

fc nut · 09-28-2011, 04:55 AM

i pulled off the exhaust manifold last night and turned the engine. i put my finger in to feel if something was loose inside there and it felt like all the seals were still in the rotors. the engine is still in the car,so i couldn't see in the ports very good.i'm baffled. i'll probably pull it out and tear it down to see whats up with it.

fc nut · 10-09-2011, 06:56 PM

there was nothing loose in the engine. i tried to start it today and it wasn't getting to the plugs. it's getting fuel,the coils are making spark. i checked the cap and rotor and there was some corrosion on the terminals. i'm gonna change them out and try again. it wanted to start as bad as i wanted it to.

dabranco · 11-24-2011, 11:38 PM

You get her running yet? Looks good man.

08-25-2011, 06:54 AM	#1
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	new old car this saterday i'll be picking up an fb that i've been waiting patiently for 2yrs. the owner finally desided to sell. it's been setting for 7yrs waiting for someone to get it back on the road.it's an 84 gsl se,permison red with brown interior. i'll post pics when i get it home. __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

08-25-2011, 07:25 AM	#2
Kentetsu RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 530 Rep Power: 18	Very nice. Get her running and then bring her up sometime. . __________________ "Learn from the past, or it will become your future...." '85 GS 12a + LSD/Sterling carb/Respeed coilovers/Respeed front swaybar/Respeed adj. rear spring perches/Illuminas/Bilsteins on rear AutoX vids @ http://www.youtube.com/user/Kentetsu1

09-01-2011, 06:42 PM	#4
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	here are some pics of us pulling it away from the brush. here's one of the critters that came with the car i took it to a car wash before i got home and sprayed what i could off. i removed most of the interior to clean it.all the padding under the carpet needs replaced,a dog pissed in it after it chewed on the pass seat. it's no problem though. i found a small amount of rust. so there she is. the wife is mad that i bought another car, but she knows it's the one i've been waiting patiently for almost 3yrs. __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

09-07-2011, 04:53 AM	#7
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	it's gonna take a little bit of time to get her back on the road,but it'll be worth it to save another 7 from the crusher. that's where it was headed if i didn't buy it. she should be running and driving by next year. right now,i've got most of the interior out so i can start cleaning it up. __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

09-27-2011, 09:46 AM	#8
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	this past weekend,i put atf in it and the engine turns with a ratchet. as i was rotating the engine by hand it felt like it was catching on something and then i heard a "pink!". when i rotate it now,it doesn't make a noise,but it does feel like it's catching on something. could it be a broken apex seal? __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

08-25-2011, 09:45 AM	#3
Gregory Casimir Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 253 Rep Power: 16	nice would like to see the pics of it.

09-06-2011, 04:00 AM	#6
goose The Newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Good luck with it... I love FB's!!!

09-27-2011, 11:55 AM	#10
LunchboxCritter Simply Rotarded Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 166 Rep Power: 17	Here is 2 new housings for a good price (not mine, I just ran across them looking on CL). http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/2615244870.html __________________ LunchboxCritter - 91 NA to J-Spec TII - 88 FC Vert - 04 Rx8 Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic, and I did not sleep at a Holiday Inn. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!

09-27-2011, 01:06 PM	#11
Kentetsu RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 530 Rep Power: 18	Pull off the exhaust manifold, then you can look inside the engine while you rotate it. You never know, it might just spit up an apex seal.

09-27-2011, 03:27 PM	#12
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	i have a strong running s4 n/a engine in my fc that i'm considering swapping in. __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

09-28-2011, 04:55 AM	#13
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	i pulled off the exhaust manifold last night and turned the engine. i put my finger in to feel if something was loose inside there and it felt like all the seals were still in the rotors. the engine is still in the car,so i couldn't see in the ports very good.i'm baffled. i'll probably pull it out and tear it down to see whats up with it. __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

10-09-2011, 06:56 PM	#14
fc nut member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lebanon,Ohio Posts: 282 Rep Power: 18	there was nothing loose in the engine. i tried to start it today and it wasn't getting to the plugs. it's getting fuel,the coils are making spark. i checked the cap and rotor and there was some corrosion on the terminals. i'm gonna change them out and try again. it wanted to start as bad as i wanted it to. __________________ leaving my carbon footprint....one start up at a time

11-24-2011, 11:38 PM	#15
dabranco Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	You get her running yet? Looks good man.