Dguy210 Posted December 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 10 hours ago, datzenmike said: Unbolt the idler arm and let the center link drop down? That is the alternative, I felt transmission bolts might be easier. Will decide when I get back to it tonight. Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted December 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) On 12/27/2023 at 6:29 AM, datzenmike said: Unbolt the idler arm and let the center link drop down? Which is exactly what I did, took one look at it when I wasn't super tired and it seemed damn obvious. Edited December 29, 2023 by Dguy210 1 Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 On 12/28/2023 at 7:13 PM, datzenmike said: Hey, is that a self portrait selfie of you?? 😁 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted January 11 Author Report Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, yenpit said: Hey, is that a self portrait selfie of you?? 😁 Mike looks closer to his Walter White gif.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 (edited) Progress. My mildly insane task of building the engine wiring harness from the ground up AND having it be plug compatible with the stock dash harness continues. Wires are currently loose until I'm done at which point I will loom them all together and tuck most of them out of sight (still not sure if I want to do the through the fender route or not). Pretty much everything needed to start and run the engine is done, headlights and electric fans in and I've provided a couple of taps for more power and internal dual fuse boxes (split between ign+ and always on, with fault lights) for later stuff. I've also increased the wire size when able as much as possible. Anything with any real current runs through relays at this point too so the dash switches/wires are really just pushing the relay coil current. Remaining circuits needing attention are the blinkers, windshield washer motor (which I will be adapting something non-stock), windshield washer fluid pump, horn, and choke coil, probably something else I'm forgetting. New Spectra CU1557 rad with extra mounts and a pusher and puller fan (2 fans total, ditched the manual fan blade due to room), also built a top cover piece to direct the airflow and to keep me from cutting up my arms on the fins. Still need to figure out what radiator hoses to use, I can go the generic bendable ones (which I used for the KA24E) or see if I can find prebent that will fit (I have some ideas). Edited March 10 by Dguy210 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 (edited) Rad hoses in and LED headlights, also more wiring done. Still have to find some turn signals now, I sort of have one and the lenses already but it is pretty beat. I should have a windshield wiper motor somewhere in my stash but I haven't been able to figure out where it disappeared to. Edited April 7 by Dguy210 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 Spent a bit more time today tidying up the wire looms and correcting a couple of oversights I made. Including the realization that no way in hell is the battery going to fit in that battery box with the way I have the radiator and hoses setup. Meaning I'm likely going to have to relocate the battery to the trunk. 1 Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 On 4/6/2024 at 6:20 PM, Dguy210 said: Rad hoses in and LED headlights, also more wiring done. Still have to find some turn signals now, I sort of have one and the lenses already but it is pretty beat. I should have a windshield wiper motor somewhere in my stash but I haven't been able to figure out where it disappeared to. I might have turnsignal lamps.............what front valence are you using? Early 1968-1969 with SMALL lamps or later 1970-1973 with the LARGE lamps? I have been installing Acura Integra wiper motors..............good clean USED ones, cuz I have the wiring schematic drawn out. FYI the new aftermarket wiper motors do NOT have color coded wires & I have not attempted to figure them out. If you are going to use the Acura motor, you will need the triangular mounting plate & articulating arm, which I will also have! Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 (edited) On 4/9/2024 at 10:55 AM, yenpit said: I might have turnsignal lamps.............what front valence are you using? Early 1968-1969 with SMALL lamps or later 1970-1973 with the LARGE lamps? I have been installing Acura Integra wiper motors..............good clean USED ones, cuz I have the wiring schematic drawn out. FYI the new aftermarket wiper motors do NOT have color coded wires & I have not attempted to figure them out. If you are going to use the Acura motor, you will need the triangular mounting plate & articulating arm, which I will also have! It's a 71 and stock valence from what I remember. Similar lights (well interchangeable) are also used on the 1200 and B210 (non-US version), [EDIT: these are not exactly the same shape but there are very close, the 510 one is a bit more angular]. There are pretty good repos out there (which I'm using currently on a different car) so I was likely just going to buy those, technically all I actually need is the back metal bit for the passenger side, but new ones don't require me messing with it much and are cheap. What is driving me crazy is I have a windshield wiper motor all cleaned up and the arm clocked the right way around for this car somewhere.. I just can't remember where I put it. I checked the normal parts of my stash and haven't found it. I'm sure as soon as I buy one I'll find one. I don't really care about the motor color coding as I'm building that all out from scratch practically anyways so adapting it over is not really a big deal. Edited April 11 by Dguy210 1 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 I decided on another option as I already have the lenses.... I'll have to figure out what type of LEDs I want to use. 2 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted April 14 Author Report Share Posted April 14 (edited) On 4/10/2024 at 11:02 PM, Dguy210 said: I decided on another option as I already have the lenses.... I'll have to figure out what type of LEDs I want to use. Turned out I actually did have the other side so just went with refurbishing them instead. Rust wire brushed off dents and bent part tapped out and painted with reflective chrome paint. Edited April 14 by Dguy210 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted Saturday at 05:29 AM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:29 AM (edited) On 4/14/2024 at 12:07 AM, Dguy210 said: Turned out I actually did have the other side so just went with refurbishing them instead. Rust wire brushed off dents and bent part tapped out and painted with reflective chrome paint. Lights installed and the wiring harness cleaned up. Almost time to move onto the dash and heater core area. I'm working back to front. Also, realized I may not have a grille in the parts pile. I'll need to dig in and look around. Also, hard to see but the 3D printed TPU 95 firewall grommet fit perfectly. Edited Saturday at 07:25 AM by Dguy210 2 Quote Link to comment
Rustbuster78 Posted Saturday at 06:13 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:13 AM That thing is gonna be awesome when it's done! 1 Quote Link to comment
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