"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
05/06/2020 at 11:04 • Filed to: The Hot Mess
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
05/06/2020 at 11:04 • Filed to: The Hot Mess | 4
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Well spring has sprung and that means I’ve got a whole lot of shit to do, unfortunately. But I figured since I can’t work on the Jag, I could at least provide a summary of where we’re at.
Parts
As far as I am aware, I have all of the parts I need to put it back together either en route or in hand.
The biggest hooray of this is that I have 100% of the pulleys and tensioners that were causing so much fuss in han d. In fact I have an abundance as I have an extra idler pulley that I’d ordered for the low, low price of $150 before I found a generic $12 replacement that works just as well. Actually the $12 one works better as the one I ordered was the “pre-upgrade” pulley, which is useless to me. I’m trying to return it (returns accepted for 30 days, allegedly) but so far the seller has been quiet.
I just got a notification from DHL that the new parking brake pins will be here on Friday, which is good news too. Hopefully I can get the brakes bled and the wheels back on soon!
I also had to order a 19mm hex bit so I could bleed the supercharger cooling system and that should be here late next week. Worst case I can go to Harbor Freight and pick one up, but that place seems like a hot spot for plague so I I’d like to pass if at all possible.
I also ordered some premium outdoor vinyl in hopes of restoring the R badges. Replacements are ~$70 each (just replace them! says the Jag group...) but I’m thinking with the drawings I have available I should just be able to whip up some vinyl appliques which will, allegedly, last 8 to 10 years.
Two notable exceptions to the above is the upgraded supercharger pulley and a small piece of 7/8 coolant hose. The former is stuck in customs in NYC and has been since 4/23/2020 . The latter is sitting at a local AutoZone but I can’t bring myself to care to go pick it up. I probably should replace all the supercharger cooling hoses, but I didn’t. Just cutting out the one or two bad looking ones and moving on with life.
Progress
The TODO list is roughly as follows. Basically putting off full reassembly for as long as possible to give the upgrade pulley a chance to clear customs. I WILL put the car back together without it, but I won’t be happy about it.
Bleed brakes
Replace supercharger water pump
Idler pulley
Serpentine belt
Supercharger tensioner and idler
Cooling hoses
Spark plugs
[Upgrade pulley now or never]
Reassemble cooling system
Reassemble induction system
Bleed and flush cooling system
Front splash shield, aero, and bumper
Wheels and tires back on
Plenty to do but also nothing that couldn’t be knocked out in a weekend.
Timeline
This is where things get a bit squishy. Tonight I have to mow the lawn, so that pretty well eliminates evening wrenching. Thursday I have a virtual happy hour, which also pretty much eliminates time or energy for wrenching. I don’t technically have anything Friday, so possible I’ll have some time there. The weekend I need to focus on the Alfa due to an impending track day.
So... tl;dr best case is getting the Jag back together not this weekend but the next.
Soon... Soon...
EngineerWithTools
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
05/06/2020 at 11:59 |
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As someone who also struggles with finding time to wrench, I appreciate this post.
Also, that last picture - Service Position, Jag st yle!
PartyPooper2012
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
05/06/2020 at 12:31 |
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Every time I see extra As in Jag
Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
05/06/2020 at 17:54 |
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Worst case I can go to Harbor Freight and pick one up
Wor st case you can use an M12 bolt with a couple of nuts locked onto it to attach a socket to . That’s how I did it.
M12 DIN bolts have 19 A/F heads (ISO ones are 18). I happened to have one lying around, but
I think f
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m memory Jag use DIN spec fixings, so there’s a goo
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chance there’s a correct-head bolt on the car somewhere you can borrow
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