Plastic Fantastic 2

Those hood louvers are just asking for an Arduino sketch and a servo motor (maybe an under-hood temp/pressure sensor too)! I've delayed jumping down that rabbit hole (although I have a complete kit and some sample sketches) 'cause I really need to make some progress on the 'vette!

Cheers - Jim
 
Those hood louvers are just asking for an Arduino sketch and a servo motor (maybe an under-hood temp/pressure sensor too)! I've delayed jumping down that rabbit hole (although I have a complete kit and some sample sketches) 'cause I really need to make some progress on the 'vette!

Cheers - Jim

you are not wrong.
 
as discussed before... rubbers
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the most important is the one at the top of the radiator, without it and cooling is likely going to be an issue
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onto metal work... radio block
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headlight motor bracket
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they will work, but I may remake themedited
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basically it bolts to where the vacuum canisters were - next up, maybe remake and arms
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light work

another view of the setup
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kind of the goal
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new springs
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time for pottery
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the MSD boots can bend... but not enough
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need to cut the bottom so the rod can go back and forth
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onward with door panel replacement
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You can $200 by reusing the internal garnishments.... that's per panel
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the door lock plate is an exception - it requires being cut off then reattached... I used epoxy
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looks lots better
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still working on the motors
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headlight motors
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extenders
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extenders extending
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and those connect these dots
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​​​​​​​hmmm, time to mess with leverage
 
more fixing
how to test if the switch has failed
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new switch
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the old broken one... looks new... it was... it would allow zero volts occasionally when the switch was in the run position...
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I'm not sure I'm thrilled with this yet.... but ground some clearance
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So a bit of backtracking.edited When I did the suspension, I was loathe to spend for new brakes, new brake hoses or even a new, adjustable proportioning valve.edited The suspension works well so time to color in those spots
I was close on the holes on the front spindles... time to fix that
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rear is easier - need to turn the rotors to get the glaze/rust off then new pads
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the wiring issue.... plugged into acc2, moved it to the same blade as the ignition...
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then moved the fuel pump up to an always on blade - it's controlled by the computer, this is just the power to the relay
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got my rotors turned so I could reassemble the rear
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the fronts.... going to redrill the holes - I should say, a more precise friend is going to
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onward
some of the parts arrived for the brake balancer
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would you look at that?
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seriously, would you look at THAT!
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mmm, shiney pretty
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hopefully I can wrap out the brake upgrades by Tuesday - fingers crossed
 
I'm not "there" yet, but your efforts give me an approximate timeline and pseudo parts list to work with as a guide. Expect it will take longer than you.
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I'm not "there" yet, but your efforts give me an approximate timeline and pseudo parts list to work with as a guide. Expect it will take longer than you.
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My goal is by first snow to have this done.... there's more then a little sarcasm in that estimate.

I've got a real shot at making it before the first snow - in Phoenix. May not occur this year. :drink:

Pappy
 
finished up the line install... waiting on the spindles
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minor fix to the headlight
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such junk, 40 year old plastic.. smh
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spent a few minutes resolving the pop up issue... simple fix
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and also an alignment problemedited
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just a bit of bend and no more binding
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not a fan of them rolling the wire up
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easy enough to flatten with my rollers - however because the wire isn't welded, it can shift (wear gloves)
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Hmm
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more hmmm
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