11-28-2020, 12:30 AM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: ABQ, USA
Posts: 5,023
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After shipping out a bunch of stuff, looked for something to do on the LeMans. Found the new spark plug wires - mnnh, that would go on nice before the doghouse goes on.
I bought one of those ratcheting wire crimpers - Summit has them, they work superbly! I remember making wires with a pair of needlenose - charlie-fox!
The Taylor wire and ends worked well - used dish soap as lube and away I went. Only initial issue was stripping the conductor off. I had a piece of scrap metal with a notch in it, it was just the thing. Summit should put a notch like this in the end of the crimper handle and it would really go!
Back to the doors. I installed the weatherstripping, those little plastic pins are a PITA. I wonder what the factory did here?
Once the weatherstripping was mounted, I put in the striker in the "B" pillar.
Passenger side went well, driver's side horrible - latch won't accept striker?
I noted also the door has a ton of sandblast in it - WTF? Painter was done blasting first go-around. Now the window mechanisms will have to be pulled and cleaned.
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