Getting naked.

Man, Ive kinda been slacking on the updateage.

I got the steering rack torn down the rest of the way.

1 inner tie rod off.



And the other.



End cap removed.



The actual rack piston removed. One of these days I will get around to machining the fluid seals so the rack can slide freely while retaining semi rigid bushings.



I got my order of POR 15, plus I picked up some bug and tar remover to help get up a little more of the stuff in the interior



Before I can get to cleaning though, I need to pull the wiring out.



Body wiring harness, check.





I decided to also pull the steering column, as it was no longer connected to anything. This way I wont run my back into it anymore. That thing is sharp.

First you see it.



Then you dont.



All the work made me hungry. MMMM Juicy twists and Mountain Dew.





Back to work, yuck, bug and tar remover looks like poop.





Thats better. Still not perfect, but hey, its good enough for the girls I go out with.



Now its time to tackle the dust. Im guessing this car has seen a dirt road before.

Before



After





Yuck, look at that water. 18 years of dust in a bucket.



Finally moving out of the interior. Its time to give the engine bay the same treatment.

Started by pulling the fender liners.



Not much left of the one.



Look, hidden treasure, I mean mud.



Then I pulled the bumper cover. Man that thing is heavy considering its just a cover.



Then the fenders, check the mud on the floor, icky.



She looks kind of sad.



Engine bay wiring harness, check.



While I was working on the wiring, Gage and John took it upon themselves to remove the rusty battery tray.



Drilled the spot welds for the air box bracket, wont be needing that.



A little surface rust under that batter tray, stupid acid. Nothing a little POR 15 cant handle.



With the wiring out, I went to town on the brake lines. This car had ABS, and all the lines need to be re run. All for the better, it was a fuster cluck anyway.

So much less clutter.



Look at all that junk.



After a little simple green and a quick scrub down. Its all nice a good that the previous owner wanted to paint the engine bay, I just wish he had done a better job. In a lot of places the paint is just falling off.



Before calling it a night, I decided to put the front bumper on a diet.



I pulled the front lip and all the associated brackets, along with the grids that fill the DRL holes. Then I pulled the license plate frame retainers. Then I discovered the support for the top of the cover. For some odd reason, Nissan wanted to make sure the center of the bumper cover was the strongest part of the car. It has no structural value, all it does is keep the center of the cover from sagging. I figure this cover will get trashed sooner rather than later anyway, so out it went.

The only things Im keeping are the brackets that hold the cover on the car, and the foam support.



Thats it for now. I hope to get some more done tomorrow.