Laurel's Relatively Unsuccessful AWIC Install Meet /56k

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:59 pm

Okay, here's the first wave of photos. Tristan's hanging for the rest of the weekend to see the install through to the end(hopefully) and check out autocross on sunday, so there'll be more photos showing up probably sunday night

Art's been through the bumper beam trauma, got his JDM fogs in this morning

See Hardy!!! I really am doing engine work... does removing the chimney count?

oh well, at least I looked cute.

92 Le-Turbo-SS

91legacy_Sleeper

This one's for jake

Waiting for Art to come back from the dealership with a diagram

mmm, cookies

Looks cool?

Really Excited (my friend Craig on left, Reed, AWD_Addict on right)

Bumper removal

Arturo being a gentleman and changing my sparkplugs

blang blang

The evil fins we were up against

The guys showed them!

Art and our friend Elliot

Good illustration of the jack point

Triumping over the removed bumper cover

Ghetto wiring job for my fogs, we'll be fixing that too

Flattened bumper reinstalled, radiator too thick

Radiator too wide to clear the hood latch thing

Can't turn it sideways, too tall

Thanks guys, you've all been lifesavers, and thanks Vikash, I promise I didn't mean to make you think I'm stalking you, I just respect your opinion most.

Post by **Legacy777** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:10 pm

if you take the hood latch out, will the radiator fit, or is it still too big?

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:12 pm

it may, but the hood latch piece is structural

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:46 pm

Ah, don't worry about that structural stuff, just move to hood pins!

Art, you look like Andy Garcia in the spark plug-changing photo. "Did I ever tell you about Jimmy the Saint from Flatbush?" Is that huge black box full of tools? Mmm, tools ...

Steve

dzx · Post by **dzx** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:09 pm

are those snickerdoodle cookies?

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:23 pm

looks like fun... to bad i couldnt make it

oh well, looks as if you might be doing it again if you dont finish this weekend

is they hood latch in the way of getting it down into place? or just in the way in general? if its just in the way of getting it down, take off the bumper beam or the hood latch and slide it into place. it looks like there is enough room behind the bumper beam for the i/c radiator. if not, do some creative cutting of the beam. hehe

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:59 am

there's no way i'm cutting up my hood latch beam. Went to an auto parts store today and got a heater core or heat exchanger thing from a gm car, looks as though it'll fit like a charm.

Got the plugs changed just a few minutes ago and there's a noticable increase in revving speed. or it may just be me pretending the car's faster in my head. either way, i'm happy with it.

Art'll be back soon from Home Depot, getting stuff to make brackets for the radiator. We're likely not going to get it done this weekend. Gonna take care of the water side of things so I can get the bumper back on, and the car drivable. I have no real need to have the air portion going at this point, i wont have the $$ for a downpipe for another few months, and can't up the boost til i get a downpipe, I also need access to a boost gauge for about a day to get the boost set correctly as well. urgh

money pit

NuwanD · Post by **NuwanD** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:08 am

I thought you were ditching the A/C system? In which case wouldn't the heat exchanger fit where the a/c rad went?

Just an idea, cause the a/c is still there in the pics.... good luck with the rest of the install

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:41 am

Wow, looks like you guys had a nice conglomoration of people

Good to see ya gettin dirty.

Post by **Legacy777** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:35 am

Is the hood latch itself in the way, or the hood latch beam in the way?

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:20 am

Josh. . . BOTH are in the way. . . but mostly the beam.

I'm trying to convince Laurel (since this will be her only car for a while) that the AC could probably be easily fixed with a used compressor (which Tristan has already offered to donate) as there's ZERO load on the engine when turning on the AC system. (Either the compressor clutch, or the compressor itself. Either way, the condenser is good, and should need only charging once a known good compressor is swapped.

Thanks, Steve. . .

Never been told I resemble Andy, but I guess that's a good thing.

Taking the beam in tomorrow to where our roommate, Tim, works. Many air tools (I need only a compressor to get mine going. . . guess what I'm buying in a month or so) and we're going to cut off ALL the bumper flanges on the driver's side. Maximum airflow to the heater core would be preferred. Then I'm primering and painting the back of the beam.

The heater core doesn't weigh much, but should be very securely-attached, so Tim offered to help me custom-fab a bracket for it while Laurel's got my car at school, tomorrow.

Tuesday, we hope to have the heater core mounted, the bumper back on, and the rest of the front end reassembled once we start the running of the water lines into the engine bay, just in front of the batter (where the water pump will eventually be placed)

I'll let Laurel elaborate on all this more once we've got a more detailed gameplan.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:15 am

get a JDM bumper beam yo. mad tyte!

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:21 am

Art,

You'll need a new receiver/dryer when you recharge the ac system. It probably wouldn't hurt to flush out the system too.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:22 am

Art, I want that shirt. And Sonia = teh hawt.

Good luck on getting it all together Laurel. I'm proud of you for getting your hands dirty. Seeing the picture of the bumper beam helps me a lot

.

You two's needs to get onlines!

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:22 am

Might as well convert to R-134a while your at it.

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:42 am

Indeed, Josh. . . we plan to do it all right, if we do it at all.

And yes, Phil. . . if we fix, we'll convert to R-134

And thanks! Here's a shot of me today leaving the autocross right before work:

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:29 am

Good LOOOORD those things look so hot. Did you use a factory JDM switch?

Get online! AHHHH!

Or are you at work? In which case, when do you get home?

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:41 am

The JDM kit (as does the USDM kit) comes with switch, lights, bulbs, mounting brackets, bolts, and painted surrounds. It's literally a plug-and-play installation (once you take care of the bumper beam being in the way of the JDM monsters). The cars all come pre-wired for factory fog kits.

Yeah, I'm at work, Phil. I'll get online around midnight our time after I get home from work, though. If Laurel's not got a ton of homework to do before tomorrow morning, she'll likely be on in a bit.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:51 am

Blast, I'll just PM you and steal you from teh work.

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:53 am

BAC5.2 wrote:Blast, I'll just PM you and steal you from teh work.

legacycentral bbs

A forum for 89-94 BC-BF(BJ) Legacy Owners and Fans

Laurel's Relatively Unsuccessful AWIC Install Meet /56k

Laurel's Relatively Unsuccessful AWIC Install Meet /56k