Blog for my 85 Turbo Z Daytona restore project.

Friday, January 11, 2008

E-brake, Heater hoses, Firewall, and Door Wiring

I removed a bunch of wiring from the doors. It won't be needed and a lb is a lb right? I then removed the e-brake pedal assembly to access the firewall. Turns out there's a large hole in the firewall to engine compartment which makes sense cause all these cars have them. This is one major spot where water gets in and ruins your floors.

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With the e-brake pedal assembly removed, I cleaned, prepped (POR metal ready), and then applied POR-15. The finished product looks quite good.

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I had a spare good shape turbo oil feed line I intend to install, so I did the same with that.

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I then set up my new air compressor and performed the break in for it.

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Then it was on to the firewall hole. This is located just above the wheel well behind the strut tower. Not a place for easy access. I'll likely have to patch it with fibreglass. If I'm lucky maybe I can rivet or weld it. In the mean time, I cleaned, prepped, and coated it in POR-15.

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Finally, I re-routed my heater core hoses as this car will have no heater core.

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No update on the welding situation, didn't have time.