Unfortunately they don't make tail light gaskets for the Soarer anymore, and any that you can find are now 30 years old. This means you will have to make your own. You will need some rubber, 3mm EPDM rubber or similar, a knife and a set of punches (for making the holes).

Make a template with the old gasket

Gasket template.

Fitting the new gasket.

The old car horns were looking a bit shabby so I got some nice new ones, from here.

Two disassembled shifters

Rebuilt shifter on the right, spares on the left.

Shifter installed.

Comparison on an old AFM (bottom) with a cleaned and rebuilt AFM (top).

Removing the old crankshaft bolt required the SST numbers: 0933000021 and 0921370011 and a breaker bar to get the old bolt moving.

Bolt is removed. Everything looks clean and ready for the fresh bolt part number: 9010518003

The new Bolt needs to be torqued to 159ftlb.

Finished with a new crankshaft bolt installed.

Parts rinsing after being soda blasted.

Clutch fan installed

Rebuilt and installed the engine loom today. Replaced the old Denso connectors with GM ones.

One week to get as much done on the MZ12 as I possibly can.

Goals:

• All electric cabling, cleaned, tested and installed
• All brake lines installed
• All engine coolant lines and radiator installed
• All underhood electric components cleaned and installed
• All underdash electrical components tested and installed, including fuse boxes
• Underdash AC and Heater units rebuilt and installed
• Side mirrors installed
• Roof header installed
• Carpet and rear seats installed
• Window trim installed
• Windscreen wipers, horn and washers work
• Driveshaft installed
• Install exhaust
• Fuel tank rebuilt and installed
• Fill engine with oil

Stretch Goals:

• Engine turns over for first time
• Bumper bars rebuilt and installed
• Windscreens, front and rear installed
• Rear lights installed
• Dashboard completely rebuilt and installed
• External trim installed

Days Plan:

• Cleaning Day - Soda blast everything, and paint any brackets or miscellaneous pieces.
• Wiring day - Check and clean all the wiring, rebuild the engine harness with new connectors
• Fetch day - Get as many necessary spare parts from the MZ11 as I can

Freeing the engine from the engine stand.

Flywheel attached, ready for the transmission

Torque converter installed. Takes ages to fill with ATF Dextron.

Transmission mounted to the engine.

Trying to fit the engine into the car. This took hours.

Success!

Moving my engine stand and hoist into alignment so I can take the engine off the stand.

Got around to rebuilding and installing the power steering pump this weekend.