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Got up to wrench on the Midget on Saturday.
Changed the diff fluid, after making a custom tool for the drain & fill plugs. Had to grind down a 1/2" socket extension, the square hole was just a bit smaller & this was easier/cheaper than finding the proper size square bit.
Quick & easy
Got to the trans, bit tighter to get to & it's a square head bolt, open end wrench took care of this one. Turned out that the fill bolt was just finger tight
Drain bolt took a bit of effort to break loose, but uneventful.
Really glad we trailered it home when we bought it. Pulled the drain plug from the trans, and only got a couple ounces of fluid out.
Topped her up with Redline MT90
Bled the brakes when I had a 2nd set of hands [feet]. Had to bleed her 1.5 times (rear, front, rear again)
First round, barely got any change out of the rears when bleeding them.
Moved to the front, where I'd put in new calipers, and had to bleed them enough that I had to top up the master cylinder twice.
Did the rears 1 more time, and they behaved like normal.
The rear drums were way out of adjustment. The PO had put in new wheel cylinders, but I guess didn't adjust them.
Non-boosted brakes, but they perform much better now.
Also put in a new ignition coil, as we felt it was getting weak spark last time we were working on it.
Probably put in a new set of spark plugs & maybe new plug wires next time I order parts.
Tossed in about 1/2 tank of gas from my dad's supply of treated fuel, cranked her up (which took a bit of effort, after sitting for a couple weeks), wheels on & torqued & went for about a 10 mile drive.
Runs great, and sounds pretty good, IMO. Will be better when the exhaust is matched up to the header, I think.
Bit of seepage from the oil pan gasket on the driver's side, so may have to plan to replace that soon. Also has a small grind in 2nd gear, small on upshift, a but louder on downshift, but otherwise it shifts great.
Took a bit of adjustment to the size & the roller skate wheels/tires, but she'll jump to 70mph pretty easily. Definitely quicker than I expected for only having about 60-65hp.
My dad is going to take it for an alignment, if it'll fit on their rack.
Then it's just down to the small issues & cosmetics.
Our town is having a July 4th parade & car show,. Might put her in it, if I can get it done enough to bring home & get the car cover built.
No pics from the weekend, just the 1 video, which didn't really turn out great. My attempted phone mount didn't work & ejected my phone into the seat when shifting to 2nd.
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