screw this do-it-yourself crap!!!

[tb3]

 
 
I just wanna drink beer and chase wild women
 
I'm all tryin to get motivated again
 
If anybody wants to come over and put this thing back together,  I'll supply the beer 
I'll play and sing some songs while you work.    Give me a list!!!
and theres a lake out back
 
steve wood!... come'on....     
your retired.
help a buddy out!!!
we probably like some of the same music.   
I already know some conway twitty
marty robbins
hank sr and jr
got several johnny cash ready to go to
 
 
 
 

[Steve Wood]

LOL


bring it over and I will clear some space in the shop!

[tb3]

lol! 
 
I shuffled some stuff around a couple hours ago.  trying to get myself room to work.
when I had last stopped, I had just put the dash back in.  I removed it to install the new air box. 
brian at gbody was in the process of getting new astroroof seals made.  I had the astroroof assembly down. I need to give him a call I guess to see where he's at on those.
 

[daveismissing]

Please to take many many photos of the astroroof refurbishment process kind aeronautical sir.

[Steve Wood]

I do like Conway Twitty and Marty Robbins tho.  You can replace Hank Williams Sr with Roy Orbison, however.  And, if you can put on a show like HW Jr, I can go a couple of those.  Throw in some Stevie Ray Vaughn and I might let you pick the beer.

[tb3]

Please to take many many photos of the astroroof refurbishment process kind aeronautical sir.

I have done a handful of seal replacements.
what do you want to know?
 
things off top my head....
 
the entire assembly pan is coming out, no way around it.
 
cleaning off all the old glue is essential.  if its all dried up, its a pita.  use plastic scraper and isopropyl to help loosen it.   if the glue is still soft, soak it with isopropyl alcolhol first, then you can take a really really long 1/8" drill bit (like about 12" long) and put it in a drill and lay it flat and it'll pull it up like magik.  (seriously, and its kinda fun to watch.
 
heat the seal up with a heat gun before installing and it it will have a little more give when stretching it around the frame.
 
while the whle assembly is out, is a good time to inspect for rust in the corners.  sand, primer and paint or por it.
 
I've seen low milage garage queens with mega rust in the corners.
each corner has a drain hose, but with the design of the pan, the water isn't exactly motivated to go out the drains.  it can sit in spots for long long time before airing out.  especially if the car is washed then pulled into the garage and sits.   I always open my astroroof after a wash or rain and make sure it gets air circulating so it all dries up out.  even if I gotta point a fan at it.
 
removing and installing is a 2 man job.   but I have removed and installed all by my lonesome before.  it'd probably be pretty funny to videotape it.
I just remove the console and lay on my back on the hump, put both feet up at each rear corner to support it.  one hand at one front corner for support there, and unbolt the last 2 center 10mm nuts and it drops.  I usually remove the steering wheel if I'm  doing it by myself just to be on the safe side
 

[tb3]

I do like Conway Twitty and Marty Robbins tho.  You can replace Hank Williams Sr with Roy Orbison, however.  And, if you can put on a show like HW Jr, I can go a couple of those.  Throw in some Stevie Ray Vaughn and I might let you pick the beer.

lol!  give me a cowboy hat and a outfit like he wore and I'll give it a shot.
beer would have to be of the lesser known domestic variety.  I do my dangdest to not support any of the foreign owned stuff anymore.   miller, coors, all foreign now.  and most dissapointing of course is local ab now owned by inbev.
ab's flight dept and ours shared pretty much all the same type of aircraft, and our flight depts where located at the same airport.  It was nice to be able to share our parts inventorys when trouble-shooting. 
Inbev sold off the hangars, ground support and all of their flightline except 2 falcon 50's.  some good friends of mine lost their jobs.   I have some pretty entertaining stories about the busch family from over the years, lol