Time to do a little more painting… as I like to say, hopefully the last of it, but I know it wont be. I have been queuing up all of the remaining pieces that need to be painted black. Most … Continue reading
I have gone more than a month without any major computer failures and I finally have the office mostly back on line. The server is still down, but I haven’t made my mind up if I am going to repair … Continue reading
Just before my last hiatus to take care of yard work, rebuild computers, go to car shows and update websites, I received back from Royal Plating in Tucson, the pieces that I needed to finish off the dashboard. RJ’s guys … Continue reading
A little over two weeks ago during one of our daily monsoon rain storms we had a major lobbying strike very near our property that created a power surge. Since then my laptop will not turn on, one of my … Continue reading
In our home Michelle is the chief health care provider for our assortment of six inside cats and two outside cats, I guess you might as well toss me into the group as well since she organizes my doctor appointments … Continue reading
Finally I get to install some of the new parts! I hauled all of the Dakota Digital Gauges out of the box and mounted them in the dash along with the new A/C outlets. I then installed all of the … Continue reading
As part of the ‘Lets Wire Stuff Up So I Can Start The Engine’ sub-project, I decided to install the battery before things got too carried away. Way back a long time ago I decided that I would have to … Continue reading
I had originally planned on only cutting and buffing the orange portion of the dash since the beige part had been a real PITA to sand prior to painting, however that plan was soon to be replaced! The orange part … Continue reading
Time to repaint the dashboard. After the dash had been coated with K38 High Build primer it was blocked smooth with 180, 220 and 400 wet sandpaper. I then coated it with DC 3030 sealer and let it set up … Continue reading
Before I could finish up wiring the engine and transmission, I had to install the sensors for the temperature and oil pressure gauges. The Dakota Digital Gauge set requires that you use the sensors that they supply with the gauge … Continue reading