I'm pretty sure the guy drained it out of the entire system. We shall see. Right now I'm stuck cleaning out the pantry, refrigerators, and freezers.

 

That's women's work

 

Nah. Laundry is women's work.

I just got back from dropping Regan off at a B-day party. Unfortunately I ran out of gas in the vert on the way there. I guess 209 miles is as far as I can go. I was on the freeway no less a couple of miles from home. Been a long time since I ran out of gas. My first though was that my transmission was blowing up. The wife had to bring me the lawnmower gas. Luckily I had some so it was pretty quick. So new rule...don't go over 200 miles on a tank. No matter what.

 

I've yet to run out of gas. I've come pretty close, but never actually had it happen.

 

My friends car was some time on manual vert top mode.

 

Does the gas gauge work on the vert?

 

Yeah it works.

I just didn't know how far it would go. Now I do.

It's quick from full to 1/4 tanks and then slow to E.

 

Mine acts the same way

 

Well thanks to the information from Eduardo and I drained the oil out of the top and put the top down.

First of all I am a complete idiot for not doing this the day I got her home.

Second. Convertibles are AWESOME! I've rode in them, but never actually driven one with the top down. I mean it is complete and utter WIN. I love it. Definitely worth the price of admission.

So I put the top down and the drivers rear window wouldn't go down, which looked stupid. So I could hear the motor working, so I pushed it down a little bit and it went down. I raised it and it came back up. But to get it down I have to push on it. So its on the track, I 'm sure I've just got to reattach it to the motor arm mechanism.

I put the cover on it, again the original red cover to match the interior, and it is again all WIN. So. I'm just gonna leave it parked in the garage with the top down and drive it on good weather days until I fix the top mechanism.

Now all I need to address is the transmission. I can't stand not having DO anymore, and the other gears are slipping now too. So I'm staying with the AOD auto. I've got a line on a rebuilt one that supposed to be more solid than the original. If I get a complete transmission, how hard is it to swap out? Is this something I could do. Would I need to pull the motor? My dad's got an engine hoist I can use if I need to.

If I can put a SC and headers on an '07, can I do this?

 

if peter can pull his trans, you can pull yours. and i don't think you need to pull the motor either, just get under and drop it out. i would imagine installing headers is far more difficult than this is.

and man.. 200 miles to the tank is disappointing lol. thats a bit less than what pete gets i think

 

Glad you figured it out

Taking off the trans doesn't require pulling the engine (thank God!) It's time consuming and a little messy, but since you've done complex stuff already, it would be a walk in the park for you. Just remember to loosen the torque converter bolts BEFORE the trans to block bolts, fluid lines and kick down cable. A beefed up AOD with a recalibrated valve body, red or blue clutches and other minor stuff will just be alright.

 

Anybody have any advice on removing and painting the window trims.

What do I do clean them, sand them down, hit 'em with a primer, and then hit 'em with some flat black or satin black, or some special trim paint.

 

The windshield trim? I used a special tool I found somewhere, and you kind of have to pop up these little clips holding it down. You'll probably break a few, so get a package if you order the tool. (no more than $10 for all the stuff) Also be careful if you're sanding the plastic. Mine got scratched somewhat, and it was a pain to get it looking normal again. I used some black trim paint I got at 50resto. It's kind of pricey, but it looks nice. I can explain it some more later if you have any questions. I'm about out for the night....

 

The vert has the trim going all the way around the top of the car. It's around the windshield, then at the top of the doors where the windows come up, then all the way around where the cover mounts for the top when its down. Plus the luggage rack. Someone tried to touch these up and the crappy paint job they did is peeling off. I'll get pics tomorrow.

 

The upper trim around the doors isn't removable, or at least on the notch. Mine could stand to be repainted too.

 

Well that the other problem then. It's coming off on the driver side. Popped up like someone tried to remove it before.

 

There is a little strip in there that I think comes off, but the unit itself is part of the door.

 

Are you driving it in 3rd all of the time because of the OD? There is something really wrong there. That's like 13mpg. One of my LXs that was bone stock always went over 300 on a tank in mixed city/highway driving, and would go almost 400 on an all interstate road trip if you were careful, but it was a 5 speed.

 

Yup. No overdrive. Driving in third. Weird thing is when I did all highway driving I got about 16mpg doing 75 in third.

Now it's all city driving mainly and I'm getting like 13. You are correct. Of course I get 11 in my truck, so I just figured it was me.

I'm guessing she could use a tune up but I just haven't figured out how far I want to go with her yet and have yet to actually tinker with her.

 

no its not.... I'll have to check on how it comes off, but I had it off the notch and the Capri....