kgb Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 What a difference led lights make. Got all four 73 new rubber bumpers on too. Quote Link to comment
datsunwizard Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Where did you get the 73 rubber bumpers? New? Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Where did you get the 73 rubber bumpers? New?Took me a few years. Fronts off eBay. Rears off Craig's list. Got them fairly cheap, under 200, considering I have never seen them for sale before. NOS for sure Quote Link to comment
datsunwizard Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Took me a few years. Fronts off eBay. Rears off Craig's list. Got them fairly cheap, under 200, considering I have never seen them for sale before. NOS for sure Thanks for the info. Mine starting to crack, so I am on the hunt. You would think that there would be for used ones out there, since most people removed them. But they probably threw them out. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Yep tossed mine off my 73. Hey Alex your car is looking great, it's times like these that I'm glad I painted it. 1 Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Yep tossed mine off my 73. Hey Alex your car is looking great, it's times like these that I'm glad I painted it. You did an awsome job, James. Now give me back those fucking stock mirrors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (painted of course :angel: ) Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Went to the eco wash today. Very much recommend it http://goo.gl/maps/70NrR Had it polished out. Clean and very smooth to touch. Looks pretty damn hot. Thinking about powder coating the 6 panasports black and run the all black gl grille. 1 Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 I wouldn't go black with the panasports maybe a charcoal spokes with polished lips Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Wow, what a transformation! :) Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Never ending project continues Now on to the wiring. Another long term project. Thinking of ez or painless...fuse box on the inside...something a bit more modern and clean Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 what is the green wire that is melting for Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 what is the green wire that is melting for the halos.. work..err used to work of the high beam switch Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Looking for a shop to rewire the damn thing asap...any help will be greatly appreciated. I miss driving it Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I love this car. Red and those mesh rims.. mmmmm.. Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Trying to drive it to canby this year. soooooooooooooooooooooooooo HELP need someone asap, been saving up... Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Trying to drive it to canby this year. soooooooooooooooooooooooooo HELP need someone asap, been saving up... Someone help this guy. I need to see this car in real life. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Who did all the wiring originally ? Was it always fucked? Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Nvm looks like you did it, how much do you know about wiring Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 What exactly is fucked up? other than the lights? Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I had a friend(BayAreaDimer) do it at his shop in Redwood. He is no longer around. All i did was help with labeling and removing the old one. He ended up doing the rest during working hours so I couldn't participate or learn something at the time. (full time job and single parent) I don't know shit about wiring and finally have the cash to pay a professional. Since this is my daily when its running,... this sucks! The harness is home made, pulled from a wrecked dime. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 The hardest part because 73' is the fiber optic connections in the harness, so if you go painless you might lose those. Don't quote me on that It should be fairly simple though if the only not stock accessory is headlights, did he run the fans and headlights on the same powere wire? Are they both relayed? That wire should be 8-10g for headlights and relayed with proper fuse there is to much resistance that's why it melted or not proper ground wire size, or shorted out somewhere Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 If you run 10 g power wire you should have an equal or bigger ground Quote Link to comment
kgb Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 The hardest part because 73' is the fiber optic connections in the harness, so if you go painless you might lose those. Don't quote me on that It should be fairly simple though if the only not stock accessory is headlights, did he run the fans and headlights on the same powere wire? Are they both relayed? That wire should be 8-10g for headlights and relayed with proper fuse there is to much resistance that's why it melted or not proper ground wire size, or shorted out somewhere Not worried bout the fiber optic, didn't have them hooked up to light up to begin with. Not sure about the rest... With my luck it is probably a loose wire somewhere. Last time I had a problem, I change the alternator.. but it was a loose ground wire. This time, my brake booster went out on the last fun run. I changed it out all by myself lol and now the car wont start. when trying to get to the top left bolt(booster) I had to put a few extensions together to get to it, I think it arced to something. since then I started opening up the harness and found the headlight wire exposed and melted to other wires...just don't trust this harness anymore. The problem is there is way too many exposed or not tucked wires every where.. its time to make the wiring look decent, you know, to match the paint and motor. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Um Tendril, that melted wire is not the headlight wire... its the parking lights wire. And the parking lights dont need 10ga wire... And Alex, yes you need to find a professional to match the rest of the car. Quote Link to comment
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