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
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
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
Well, it is time to get rid of the last of the original paint! I blew the dust off my sandblaster, filled it with 60 grit silica sand and set up a little blasting area outside the front of the … Continue reading
One of the last major pieces of the puzzle that must be solved prior to beginning to wire the entire wagon is to locate and mount the fuse blocks for both the computer system and for the rest of the … Continue reading
Moving right along, it is now time to install the Engine/Transmission control computer and it’s wiring harness. No major issues here other than the size of the wiring harness where it makes it way through the firewall, the size and … Continue reading