Camelia

May 21, 2014

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....and my humiliating attempts at doing my own maintenance on my first automobile ever...the 1996 F3, Smokin' Joes Special Edition (#122 of 500). Read more »

First oil change!

First oil change!

0 2014/05/21 21:45:37 SmokinJoes

Stator and stator cover changeout.

Stator and stator cover changeout.

0 2014/05/21 21:45:37 SmokinJoes

Fender elimination...before
(yes, my workspace is in our building's underground parking.)

Fender elimination...before (yes, my workspace is in our building's underground parking.)

0 2014/05/21 21:45:37 SmokinJoes

fender elimination...during

fender elimination...during

0 2014/05/21 21:47:56 SmokinJoes

Fender...ELIMINATED.

Fender...ELIMINATED.

0 2014/05/21 21:47:56 SmokinJoes

2 ignition advance pulse rotor install

2 ignition advance pulse rotor install

0 2014/05/21 21:47:56 SmokinJoes

(before r/r upgrade) Old regulator/rectifier with crappy 16ga wiring and weathered-out connectors

(before r/r upgrade) Old regulator/rectifier with crappy 16ga wiring and weathered-out connectors

0 2014/05/21 21:49:44 SmokinJoes

(after r/r upgrade) Installed a fancy new Shindengen MOSFET-based shunt regulator/rectifier (model #: FH0020AA), and used 10ga wires to wire the new stator directly to it, and had the regulator/rectifier wired also directly to the battery.

(after r/r upgrade) Installed a fancy new Shindengen MOSFET-based shunt regulator/rectifier (model #: FH0020AA), and used 10ga wires to wire the new stator directly to it, and had the regulator/rectifier wired also directly to the battery.

0 2014/05/21 21:49:44 SmokinJoes

Yucky incandescent, bug-eyed turn lights

Yucky incandescent, bug-eyed turn lights

0 2014/05/21 21:49:44 SmokinJoes

LED flush mount turn lights and integrated mirrors...INSTALLED.

LED flush mount turn lights and integrated mirrors...INSTALLED.

0 2014/05/21 21:53:33 SmokinJoes

0 2014/05/21 21:54:50 SmokinJoes