well, having gone mostly thru my first real project on the car, here are some things I have leaned about working on Midyears. It's all true but also meant to be "somewhat" humorous:
1. The man that invented french locks should be shot
2. the man that designed up the SB ignition shielding system should be tortured for days, THAN shot.
3. The man that designed both the Corbin clamps and the tower clamps doesn't need to be shot, but at least a few hours of torture is called for.
4. The man that designed the distributor hold down clamp also deserves at least a good few hours of torture. I mean really - for such a simple clamp-down design could they make it anymore difficult to get your fingers in there to actually get it on the distributor and get that bolt in the hole after the distributor is finally in and with all the shielding brackets, vacunm can, etc in the way??!!
5. After seeing the engine bay before disassembly, seeing it with everything taken apart, and than seeing it reassembled again, I STILL haven't figured out how the engineers figured you are suppose to change the spark plugs on the passenger side without removing the heater hoses. I still can't see how you are going to remove the shielding pieces on that side to get to the plugs by leaving the heater hoses in place, not to mention the shielding brackets are DIRECTLY in front of the plugs making it that more difficult!
6. the IDIOTS that designed the fan shroud with the bolts coming thru the front that are d*mn near impossible to get to with the hood still on the car should not only be tortured and shot, but their family should be made to watch as it happens!. How much harder would production have been to tack-weld the nut on the front side so you can put the bolts thru from the engine side and have easier access? did they not ever consider the fan shroud may have to come out with the hood still on the car?
7. Pipe thread fittings.......... hate them!
8. NEVER, NEVER mention on the NCRS board that you have glass bead blasted an intake manifold or they may take your membership away from you. Good thing I didn't mention I also glass bead blasted the valve covers.
Really now. I mean, I am trying to keep my car as stock and as correct as possible but I don't go thru judging so when choosing between "correct" or clean and neat I'll take clean and neat anytime.
I thought a few of those "NCRS nazi's" were going to sign a petition to have my membership revoked though.
Other than these things, it wasn't so bad.
1. The man that invented french locks should be shot
2. the man that designed up the SB ignition shielding system should be tortured for days, THAN shot.
3. The man that designed both the Corbin clamps and the tower clamps doesn't need to be shot, but at least a few hours of torture is called for.
4. The man that designed the distributor hold down clamp also deserves at least a good few hours of torture. I mean really - for such a simple clamp-down design could they make it anymore difficult to get your fingers in there to actually get it on the distributor and get that bolt in the hole after the distributor is finally in and with all the shielding brackets, vacunm can, etc in the way??!!
5. After seeing the engine bay before disassembly, seeing it with everything taken apart, and than seeing it reassembled again, I STILL haven't figured out how the engineers figured you are suppose to change the spark plugs on the passenger side without removing the heater hoses. I still can't see how you are going to remove the shielding pieces on that side to get to the plugs by leaving the heater hoses in place, not to mention the shielding brackets are DIRECTLY in front of the plugs making it that more difficult!
6. the IDIOTS that designed the fan shroud with the bolts coming thru the front that are d*mn near impossible to get to with the hood still on the car should not only be tortured and shot, but their family should be made to watch as it happens!. How much harder would production have been to tack-weld the nut on the front side so you can put the bolts thru from the engine side and have easier access? did they not ever consider the fan shroud may have to come out with the hood still on the car?
7. Pipe thread fittings.......... hate them!
8. NEVER, NEVER mention on the NCRS board that you have glass bead blasted an intake manifold or they may take your membership away from you. Good thing I didn't mention I also glass bead blasted the valve covers.
Really now. I mean, I am trying to keep my car as stock and as correct as possible but I don't go thru judging so when choosing between "correct" or clean and neat I'll take clean and neat anytime.
I thought a few of those "NCRS nazi's" were going to sign a petition to have my membership revoked though.
Other than these things, it wasn't so bad.
