I have been trying to finish up several of the little things that require more than just bolting stuff on. After several months of tripping over the lines to the transmission cooler I decided to do the finish install on … Continue reading
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