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SOLD I purchased a Painless wiring harness for my 78 Darth Vader Vette RestoMOD but went in a totally different direction. It is a 28-Circuit, GM Column, Front Mount Fuse Block, Spade Fuse, Universal, Kit - Mfr. #: 10201. Box was opened but nothing was removed from the original box...

I am finally to a point where I can see my way back to working on my Darth Vader Vette. WOOHOO!! One of the items I want to accomplish is to have to open and close the hood by using a remote device. The remote device will be an iPhone connected via WiFi. Has anyone seen plans to accomplish...

Damn Time Flies!!! Its like POOF and 3 months have gone by!! Well, finally got a little time to work on Darth today and to me, it is big progress. Darth has been up of jack stands for several months without a differential. Well, today Mr UPS delivered my newly, Bair's Corvette, rebuilt 3:36...

Well my friends, it has been a year and a half since I have posted anything of substance. That will change in the near future. Finally getting a grip on things. Our grandson, work and my shop ceiling buckling has forced my attention away from Darth. Poor car has been sitting alone in the...

3 or 4 week ago, I started the task of installing my new TKO600 in my Darth Vader Vette. Bell housing was powder coated black, set up my dial indicator and checked to make sure it was within spec for the TKO. Borrowed a tranny jack from a friend - the 4 wheel type that uses a ½" ratchet to...

I visited a good friend, Don, yesterday to chat about some of the mods I want to do with my Vader Vette. Soon after I arrived, he opened his garage door and there is was - a beautiful Crystal Red 3LT with the Z51 package. After looking all over the car, Don says to me, "Want to take it for a...

Woohoo!! FINALLY - with the use of 2 small heaters, i got the garage warm enough to lay on the floor and got all the new passenger side mounts installed. My methodology for this task is to do one side at a time. I got this from an article in an old Vette or Corvette Fever Magazine. I have...

I got to spend some time in the garage over the weekend - warmer weather didn't hurt any!! My first goal was to get the #1 passenger side body mount reinforcement bracket installed. Here is what it looked like from above: From the engine compartment About ½ of the back of the bracket was...

Got a little time this week to move forward on Darth! It is amazing how far back we have to go in order to go forward. Yes, this is the path we must follow to get to where we want to go BUT, I am anxious to be puttin' together and not disassemblin'!!! I want the the engine to be all black -...

A little progress Got some time in the garage this past week and was able to get my idea of a monorail hoist installed. First, I measured and marked the center of the garage, then struck a chalk line to establish a center line for the box rail. Next, I figured where the best place was for...

It seems like forever since I have been able to work on the Darth Vader Vette. I got some time in Saturday and today. Unfortunately, I did not take many pictures and most was nothing new - basically some mechanical stuff. I dropped the rebuilt 3:36 last Thursday and on Friday, swapped it out...

I am on the fence in regard to installing a hydraulic clutch when I install the TKO600 in the Darth Vader Vette. I have searched and read a bunch - some have gotten kits (which are $$$$$$) - but nothing specific. What options are out there? Any DIY installs? What did you use? It would be...

Malibu Parking Brake Assembly Mr. UPS delivered the Malibu Parking brake assembly yesterday. Here is what it looks like: I did a test fit this morning and it fits like a glove against the left side wall of the foot well. It lines up perfectly with where the cable will go through the floor...

Problem - C6 rear clip fits very well on the back of my 78 BUT I want to put a spoiler on the back with sequential LEDs. I can't put a spoiler on of any width and still put gas in the car!! I was thinking of modifying the 78 gas tank so that it is a driver side fill. There is enough room...

WOOHOO! I was trolling through eBay last night looking for a used serpentine belt system for project. I figured I will get a pulley here and a bracket there right? Well, I found a complete serpentine system from a 89 Corvette that includes all the pulleys, brackets, alternator, PS pump, smog...

Looking for opinions here - not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. I will be installing digital gauges from Intellitronix "Create A Dash" kit in my 78 Darth Vader Vette. The current speedometer reads 82952 miles. My question is: A: Leave the new gauges at Zero miles B: Have the...

Been a while I was forced to wrapped the Vader Vette up for the winter - literally. But, with some help, made a tiny bit of progress before doing so. While I am on "light duty" until spring, I am focusing my attention to the interior and wiring. I purchased a set of digital gauges from...

Has anyone here relocated the E-Brake to a different area of the interior? I am going to do a custom center console and would really like the E-Brake out of the center. Might be a dead end idea - where else can it go in this tiny compartment? Thanks John

I attacked a problem I had forgotten about - #4 body mount brackets. Both sides were rotted out. Here is a picture of the passenger side bracket. I used a very thin (1/16") cutting wheel in a 18V battery drill to cut the original welds. There wasn't very much welding across the top edge...

I have been stick welding for years. I traded for a Snap On Mig welder a few years back and now have an application for it. The #4 body mount bracket on the passenger side of my Darth Vader Vette is toast. I played around with the MIG welder a bit yesterday using a couple pieces on 1/8" angle...