Continued Update 7-23-12

Where was I?  Looking my photobucket account helps me remember what has been done.

Okay, I finally got tires on the car this spring.  I got a great deal on some Pirelli's from www.tires.com  With the $100 rebate I got on them, the total cost with installation was under $300.

The car rides so much better and is so much quieter.  The bad news with the new tires is with the smoother and quieter ride, it has revealed undlying sounds and vibrations that I wasn't able to distinguish before. 

1st example is the passenger side front wheel bearing was "roaring" but I couldn't hear it because of the bad tire.  The kit I got included both bearings and the seal for about $75 delivered.  I got it from www.mc2racing.com

I was very fortunate in being able to pick up a speciality tool kit made for the Scorpio on Ebay. 

This made the actual process of removing and installing the wheel bearings much simpler. 

Now that the roar was gone, I turned my attention to the vibration coming from the rear.  It felt like the drive shaft.  I had replaced a u-joint in the car last fall, but there was definitely a vibration.  Recently I swapped in the drive shaft from the parts car.  It was still in good shape, and a lot of the vibration dissappeard.  After a test drive I think the balance of the sounda and vibration is coming from the driver side cv-halfshaft.  It is the original one and the boots are ripped on it.  I was waiting for it to start that "clacking" sound they make on failure, but I will just replace it.

Unexpectedly I had the upper console fall apart.  The two plastic tabs that attach it to the roof of the car broke.  This is common on these cars, bad design.  So I set about fixing it.  I came up with some metal plates and used a connection point in the existing set up.  Pictures below.

Finished Product



Update on the car and life :)

So, it has been a little over  12 months since I last posted to this blog.  The reasons why are varied, but lack of time is the most relevant reason.  That being said I do want to update what is going on.

I have done a lot to the car these past two years, so I will try to update what I have done.

1st thing that comes to mind is the sound system.  I have been thinking all along to try to keep the German flair to the car, so I decided Blaupunkt was the way to go for the sound system.  After many nights scouring Ebay or any other place I could find, I picked up a few gems.

The head unit is a Blaupunkt Key Largo, CD / Stereo / CD Changer Controller.
The real gem is the IDC-AO9 5 Disc In Dash Changer.  I have seen these around, but never thought I would be able to get one.  The head unit was used, but the changer was brand new.  They look outstanding in the car.

The stock speakers were not in good condition, and even new, they were never sounded good at all.  So I picked up these little jewels

Rear Speakers

Front Speakers

 

It sounds very good if I don't say so myself.  Future upgrades will include a subwoofer and an amplifier.  Hopefully also both Blaupunkt.