(10-03-2011, 07:14 PM)DeliveryValve Now that is useful when giving these things a tuneup! I hate changing the air cleaning and plugs on these year vans.
If only you didn't have to disconnect so much crap to raise the body off. Would be great if the heater core, the A/C, and especially the steering column had quick disconnects. Wiring is pretty good, two big plugs and its done, and a few other little things.
Im not looking forward to trying to get that steering disconnected on the recipient van, ended up having to cut it on the parts van, sucker was not coming off.
Some more progress, stripped the subframe to get a good idea of how bad the rust is-
Couple bad places in addition to the front mount points. This is the worst, the rear connection for the driver side lower control arm is just rotted out, ready to fold-
Driver side spring seat area- (not actually especially vital right here, but still a problem-
Problem in front of the power steering gearbox also-
So overall, the subframe needs to be rebuilt, especially the driver side, which is about 3 times as bad as the passenger side. Ive dropped the whole thing off at a local rust repair place, who will be rebuilding the bad passenger lower control arm support, patching and reinforcing the holes, and then rust proofing the interior parts and undercoating the outside.
Some exciting news is how Chevy set up the motor mounts, super super easy to remove, three bolts each with excellent access top and bottom. I don't have to weld anything to the subframe, I just have to build a new motor mount support bracket the bolts into the oem holes, which should be pretty nice once its done.
This subframe repair should be done in a few weeks, as well as the transmission, so I can start assembly
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van