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Few hours tinkering on the Coupe
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28/12/2015 17:47
28/12/2015 17:47
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Yann
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Schedule :
- remove the passenger door card to check the moisture barrier and fix it if needed. - check the bulbs behind the instrument panel because some are not working ; a bit worried about the Pininfarina badge on the dash... - if time, also fix the driver's door barrier, check the brakes, etc...
Quick summary of the reality :
- remove the Pininfarina badge in 2 mins without any problem - remove some screws from the passenger door card, discover that some are missing (classic, happens every time I work on the car, sometimes the missing ones have been replaced with unadapted ones) - try to remove the door handle, but find out that one of the numerous previous owners decided to replace one of the screws with a rivet - fight against the wind - spend 30+ min to remove one handle with a drill, a hammer, ... instead of 5 min for the whole door card - fight against the wind, get irritated - find out there is no moisture sheet anymore - cry - look for some replacement screws, in vain - fight against the wind, endure the noise of the driver's door that needs some lubricant - remove the dash strip easily, undo the bolts of the instrument panel - try to remove all the plugs behind instrument panel, no space around there, add some scratches to the panel glass... - remove some bulbs with difficulty, discover they are OK - cry again
So, like everytime, almost no progress, and new problems to add to the "to do list". Great afternoon.
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Re: Few hours tinkering on the Coupe
[Re: Yann]
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28/12/2015 18:00
28/12/2015 18:00
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"try to remove the door handle, but find out that one of the numerous previous owners decided to replace one of the screws with a rivet" Shocking ! But you have at least discovered what needs doing - better then being in the dark, and next time progress will seem better.... Now that's a "glass half-full" view !
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Re: Few hours tinkering on the Coupe
[Re: Yann]
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28/12/2015 18:50
28/12/2015 18:50
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I knew the moisture sheet wasn't intact. I already dismantled the driver's door few months ago and noticed a few palstic sheets were missing or not glued anymore, but I only tried to fixed the handle at this time. I assumed it was the same for the passenger's door because I replaced the puddle lamp this summer and it already starts to corrode (that's why I now fix the sheets ; when I bought the car there were only the plastic parts left for the passenger light while the driver's one only needed cleaning, reconnecting and a new lamp). It should also stop the moisture on the windscreen when the car stay parked for a while... Even if the progress is non existant today, it's enriching.
Last edited by Yann; 28/12/2015 18:52.
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Re: Few hours tinkering on the Coupe
[Re: Yann]
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30/12/2015 18:57
30/12/2015 18:57
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The work on the moisture barrier should be finished now, I tried to replicate the driver's barrier on the passenger's door, took some time but should be sufficient. To replace the rivet I used a bolt, that was a hard time to put it in place And found out that the missing screw on the bottom of the door was used for the plastic behind the opening handle, so I fitted it where it should be, now I have to find a screw to install on the plastic behind the handle... And discovered new dents on both doors, great.
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Re: Few hours tinkering on the Coupe
[Re: Yann]
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06/01/2016 14:37
06/01/2016 14:37
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Ed's right-
I've spent tons of time looking at the 'little things'
Because it's the little things that will end the car if they go un-noticed. This time of year is always a challenge for working outside though.
Maybe try and break down the list into little tasks and roll forwards slowly...
Well done though- I had the feeling that the door handle bolts were tri-lobar, and not just conventional M6, which makes them a tough thing to re thread. But I would have to defer to Ed's memory of it, as I was acting under supervision, on the only time that I have seen them.
Last edited by dante giacosa; 06/01/2016 14:40.
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