MicroMachinery Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 :) As I just posted that, I realized that I had gotten so busy and caught up, that I had forgotten to add a pretty big upgrade that took place last fall. I'll play a little catch up and start in, just so I don't let myself forget. Last fall, in preparing to take the 610 on her Big Trial run to JCCS 11', I was prompted by my lady to consider installing A/C for her comfort. I wasn't too big on the idea, as I had nothing to fear from So Cal heat. After all, I lived in Satan's armpit, Phoenix, AZ for 2 and a half years with zero A/C. That's right. It was brutal. But seeing her as the weaker of the sexes, and having compassion on her, I set out create a comfortable atmosphere in the Datsun on our way down south. I pretty much had to start with nothing. A friend of mine had an A/C setup that he offered to give me, so I picked that up. After retrieving the setup, I saw that I would only be able to use a couple pieces; the Compressor(condition of which was questionable), and the Evaporator(also, questionable). The hoses, while there, were all but usable. They were the "crimp" style, which came not from the factory, but as a dealer add-on when the cars came to the states. I searched and searched everywhere, but was up the creek. Not only for finding fittings, but for finding replacement lengths of the hose as well. Since the condenser he gave me also had the barbed "crimp style" fittings, a replacement would have to be sourced. The replacement came in the form of an 83' 280zx condenser, from an 280zx I had been parting out. While it wasn't a perfect fit, with slight modifications, it fit the bill. After all, the price was right, and I was pressed for time. More on this when I can find the pics... Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Great thread MM! You write really well actually, and I couldn't stop reading till I reached the end. Thanks for making me late for work! (Good thing I work for myself!) 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 It's been quite some time since I've updated this, because it's been quite some time since I've upgraded the wagon. I recently came upon a veritable bonanza of 610 parts, and one of them was the sport coupe style center console that was pirated during my original purchase of the wagon. Since then, I've had to deal with a barren wasteland of a driveline tunnel, along with a plethora of feral wiring and an exposed CD player just begging to be stolen by any riff raff who just so happened to be ambitious enough to sever 2 zip ties. The first thing to do was clean up some of that wiring. I've been told that at one point in time, there were multiple lights on the front of the wagon.. an obscene amount to be quite frank. The bumper and lights have long since been removed by one of the previous owners, but the wiring was still there(and in a less than organized fashion, I might add). In order to clean things up a bit, I removed the wiring that wasn't in use... As far as the wiring goes, this is what I ended up taking out. With that mess out, it was time to start fitting the Sport Coupe console. Here's a pic of what I had going before.. Yes, I know. Barbaric. However, the console fit the bill, and now things are looking a little classier. That's the upper, now the lower. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. It'll take some fine tuning to get it to sit just right and have all the heater ducts lining up, but for now, it's a vast, vast improvement over the crude setup that I had before. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Looking much better. Just need to clean it and replace the shift boot. What's suppose to go in those two rear slots? They seem to be oddly shaped and are meant for something. Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 8 tracks yo! Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yeah, definitely gonna pull it all out, replace the seals at the heater connections, clean it up and add a new shift boot. As far as the two rear slots, I'm not quite sure, every one that I've seen look like they used to have a little door or something on em, kinda like a flip open ashtray, but I've never seen one with anything attached. When I was putting it in, I was trying to figure out if it was a slot to stick or seat belt clasp to keep it from falling between the seats.. I dunno. Paging Zerow.. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Looking good man, great job so far. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Man this thread stressed me out Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 (I saw the "0" in the sky...) The slots are, in fact, for the seat belt buckles to lock in and not fall... Funny, as the '74 and later 610s have the buckles that are not the style that can fall down. The "stepped wedge" is for adjusting the aftermarket ADDCO center console. Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thought that might be it, but thank you Zerow for confirmation. I went out this morning and stuck the belt latches in to see if they held. Stepped wedges for an aftermarket center console? They thought of everything.. Quote Link to comment
ProjectFeint Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 (I saw the "0" in the sky...) The slots are, in fact, for the seat belt buckles to lock in and not fall... Funny, as the '74 and later 610s have the buckles that are not the style that can fall down. The "stepped wedge" is for adjusting the aftermarket ADDCO center console. Wow you guys are the best... I hated fishing for my seat belt latch, never again!! :devil: 1 Quote Link to comment
RedBanner Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 i lust this. Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Love the wagon micro! Can believe I just found this thread -.- Quote Link to comment
RedBanner Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 What realy? Ive refranced this thread, and mikes wagon thread more than any others here lol Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Wow, haven't posted in here in a while.. guess that's what happens when you have other projects come up. Well, since I bought the wagon, some of the electrical systems have been pretty weak(headlights, blower motor, rear window defrost, etc.). I really haven't paid much mind to them as everything still functioned, but just not that well. After a no-start situation at Eagle_Adam's BBQ/Meet in Eugene, I decided that these gremlins had gone too far. I went straight to the heart of things and soaked the fuse box in a vinegar bath.. after cleaning with a baking soda/water solution to neutralize the acetic acid, I was left with this... While the lights are brighter and the fan blows stronger(#1 setting is equal to what #3 used to put out), those 4 terminals which are all connected by the same bus bar are all paper thin and corroded. They can't stay like that. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 i may have a spare box kicking around 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 i may have a spare box kicking around Can they be unplugged? When I cleaned the fusebox on my old '74 we ended doing it on the car because it seemed to be hardwired into the harness... Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 No, it's part of the harness, so it's a cut and splice-in affair.. Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 i may have a spare box kicking around Thanks man. I think I have an extra one, but if I can't find it, I'll let you know if I have need of yours. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 No, it's part of the harness, so it's a cut and splice-in affair.. Yuck. <_< Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Yeah, but those 4 terminals are all part of one bus, so I could slip it out the back, and just solder in a new piece. Just 1 wire that way.. still rather be doing something else with my time. 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 *Sigh* Needless to say, I'm not driving it right now :angry: Instead, I'm spending my time going through, removing sketchy crap like THIS: And cleaning up stuff like THIS: Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Rats(nest)un Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yeah. It'd be one thing if I had done all of that(wouldn't have been butchered like it is), then I'd know what the purpose of every Scotch-lock and severed wire was. Since I'm kinda going into it blind, it's a bit more of an ordeal.. not a problem, though. Wiring doesn't bother me like it does some people. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 this is why i swapped my 76 harness into the new car so i had a known good harness Quote Link to comment
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