waiting to take my wife to the doctor, all this mess is in and the harness is partially taped in, I love Gorilla tape, even pieces I used years ago take a lot of effort to remove. It's just like the tape I see used to anchor things OEM, line up the harness, tape it and done, I use mechanical fasteners where needed, but for areas like under the seat,carpet etc, you can't beat the stuff.
lets try this again, dam firefox deleting my post for updates. Center console is almost finished wiring, door lock relays are in, start button safety interlock is in, relays for the gas door release and hatch door release are in. I spent an hour trying to figure out why the door locks didnt work, then it turned out BOTH relays were bad, what are the odds of that? thats why they are hanging loose, I ran out of tabbed relays, but the wiring works fine. I'll make some tabs for these. I need to add one more three pin plug and a two pin for the pass through for the speed pulser signal, and the bulb check signal, got all the illumination, clock etc all wired up. The ignition switches fit nicely under where the ashtray used to be when the console is in place.
Sorry for probably asking a stupid question, But im just now tuning in to your thread. What exactly are you doing?
right now? in wiring up to my eyes, just put the dash in last week, after putting all the subharnesses in it, got it back in, right now I'm working under the dash on the passenger side, where the glovebox goes, lots of stuff that goes up there, where the AC evaporator used to be
But what are you doing? e.g. Making a custom wiring harness. or. Moving the battery. or what?Originally Posted by lostforawhile
Exactly
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well that should answer some of it, once my wife recovers from this surgery today, I can get out there and out a lot more of the pieces back in.
Wire tuck and relocation of a ton of things? Lol im sure it looks clean as hell under the hood.
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I have one of the most complex engine bays on here, from what I've been told, haha, I don't have the cash at the moment to get the carbs finished up, so I'm going to get done what I can, which includes finishing all the interior wiring and modifications, and getting it all back in, at least that will be done, and it will start to look like a car again, a lot of things in the dash and cluster may look stock to someone not familiar with the car, but there are major changes
What has been done in the engine department lol all motor carb build? Ig im just confused as to the reason for the extensive modification
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it's an all motor carb build, actually has two SU carbs from a datsun 510 sss, custom manifold, S&S long tube header, full stainless exhaust, working on something with a head and cam right now, that will be revealed later, MSD ignition, oil cooler setup, custom engine evacuation system, just way too much to list, interior is completely custom, aircraft themed, I'll post some more in a few minutes as I'm at the hospital with my wife, and she just had surgery
Oh ok, makes sense now. Sorry to hear that, is she ok?
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yea she's doing fine, hopefully this will be the last surgery on this leg, this is getting really old, I'll find a picture somewere of my engine, there are threads up, in different places
I would look for them but im in school lol
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I have some hoses and lines off at the moment, but mostly what the engine looks like now, all the major pieces are done, but a lot of little stuff needs to be finished.
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So your driver's side visor says PEE?
uh no, it says spee and the other is limit, i got a demolished speed limit sign from a road crew and finally figured out what to do with it, much better then the falling apart factory visors
If you could get your hands on old road signs people would buy those! I'd buy a set
there is an entire thread on what went into that overhead console, came out of a minivan, I ripped out all the mom stuff, and put the controls for the fans in the front and in one of the rear compartments are the switches to switch between primary and backup alternator, it happened to almost exactly match the contour of the roof
these were just by luck, they were taking down a sign where part of it was mutilated, so I asked nicely. But a lot of cities will sell you the old worn out ones,as people put them in their garages etc
oh thats a Gentex mirror, it's auto dimming, you can get them for almost nothing from a lot of luxury cars, especially Lincolns, and lots of jeep products use them, just three wires to hook up, they are really nice, I think I paid five bucks for that one, I have it taken off at the moment as I need to replace the windshield, I have no idea how it broke sitting in the garage
Lol at the hood scoop. Love the speed limit sign visors!! Mind if i steal that idea?
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hood scoop is functional, it's pretty low profile so more of an induction hood as it draws air from the back, the previous setup there was an air filter for the carb that fit in there, I left it for cooling on this setup, but it's not fake, it's fiberglass too not plasticLol at the hood scoop. Love the speed limit sign visors!! Mind if i steal that idea?
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So overall do you think your car weighs more or less than the average 3gee?
P.s. I think I would've cut the sign so that one visor would say "PEED" lol
I've taken out quite a bit of weight, just the AC system alone was pretty heavy, going to the odyssey battery saved over 20 pounds, the factory carb and emission controls are gone, most everything I've built is made of lightweight aircraft aluminum, the exhaust system is very light, i had forgotten how heavy a regular steel system was, it will be interesting to see what it weighs over stock, the dx cars are lighter anyway to begin with
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