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My 69 Coronet project
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I'll let him know. :icon_thumleft:
Biding my time
I know I sound like a broken record by now. Stopped by the machine shop last week to go over some last minute details. The heads have been ported, reciprocating assay balanced, block ready to go. Didn't get the call this week but I'd be surprised if the engine wasn't done by late next week. Similarly I caught up with the upholsterer last week. it's the same shop that painted the car. I dropped off the front buckets and rear seat in May; the owner said there were two jobs ahead of mine and they would start on the seats in a month. Since the engine hadn't made it to the machine shop yet I told him no problem. Well, six months later they're now starting on it. One thing I've learned on this first resto project: don't tell your vendor you're not in a rush, cause they will take it literally!
In the meantime it's a matter of keeping busy and bolting things onto the car. I'm still behind uploading photos.
Installed all new brake hard lines from The Right Stuff. They fit nice, just needed a little bending coming out of the m/c to clear the shock tower. The windshield washer system is in place. Ordered new M&H wiring harnesses from YO. These are beautiful sets; factory color coded, all the right connections. I highly recommend the investment. Hard to see next to the harness but the fuel line is in, as well as the gas tank. The car still had the original tank pad. The original composition pads are unobtanium because of the asbestos content; I kept it instead of going to a new rubber based repo. Got a new filler neck grommet from Rick Ehrenburg's Ebay site. Installed a new sending unit. Ohm'd it out and it's within spec; the old one was so corroded it didn't even give a reading.
Started mocking up the Classic Air system. Can't do too much until the engine is installed but got the drier bolted in. So far between the under dash assembly and just mocking up the engine compartment, I've very impressed with the quality and attention to detail.
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Wanted to give a little more detail on the YO wiring harnesses. The new harness is encircled by the old one.
What a difference!
Some of the original wires were so faded and dirty you couldn't tell what color they were. So that's what violet w/ tracer looks like…lol. Notice how the electrical tape starts at the same spot as the original - again the attention to detail on these harnesses is amazing.
I know I sound like a broken record by now. Stopped by the machine shop last week to go over some last minute details. The heads have been ported, reciprocating assay balanced, block ready to go. Didn't get the call this week but I'd be surprised if the engine wasn't done by late next week. Similarly I caught up with the upholsterer last week. it's the same shop that painted the car. I dropped off the front buckets and rear seat in May; the owner said there were two jobs ahead of mine and they would start on the seats in a month. Since the engine hadn't made it to the machine shop yet I told him no problem. Well, six months later they're now starting on it. One thing I've learned on this first resto project: don't tell your vendor you're not in a rush, cause they will take it literally!
In the meantime it's a matter of keeping busy and bolting things onto the car. I'm still behind uploading photos.
Installed all new brake hard lines from The Right Stuff. They fit nice, just needed a little bending coming out of the m/c to clear the shock tower. The windshield washer system is in place. Ordered new M&H wiring harnesses from YO. These are beautiful sets; factory color coded, all the right connections. I highly recommend the investment. Hard to see next to the harness but the fuel line is in, as well as the gas tank. The car still had the original tank pad. The original composition pads are unobtanium because of the asbestos content; I kept it instead of going to a new rubber based repo. Got a new filler neck grommet from Rick Ehrenburg's Ebay site. Installed a new sending unit. Ohm'd it out and it's within spec; the old one was so corroded it didn't even give a reading.
Started mocking up the Classic Air system. Can't do too much until the engine is installed but got the drier bolted in. So far between the under dash assembly and just mocking up the engine compartment, I've very impressed with the quality and attention to detail.
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Wanted to give a little more detail on the YO wiring harnesses. The new harness is encircled by the old one.
What a difference!
Some of the original wires were so faded and dirty you couldn't tell what color they were. So that's what violet w/ tracer looks like…lol. Notice how the electrical tape starts at the same spot as the original - again the attention to detail on these harnesses is amazing.
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Nice work. Thanks for sharing your progress. (BTW, I finally got my windows adjusted. Not perfect, but good enough. So, thanks for the tips.)
Deanfitz27
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The wiring harness looks great, did you buy a complete harness for the entire car or does year one sell it in sections? Are you using your orignal fuse block? Thanks
I still have to go back and do final adjusting as well. The quarter windows seem OK but the passenger side window sits low in the back where it meets up with the quarter. The real test will be the wind noise once the car's on the road.
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Great updates Darter and nice pics. I use local cable for internet access and the speed is excellent.
We have 5 power users (one HD gamer) in the household and no problems with speed at all
We have 5 power users (one HD gamer) in the household and no problems with speed at all
Great updates Darter and nice pics. I use local cable for internet access and the speed is excellent.
We have 5 power users (one HD gamer) in the household and no problems with speed at all
It's embarrassing; I'm running DSL over AT&T copper. This coming Friday I'm having fiber run to the house - 5X the speed of DSL, lose the POTS line, and save $35/month. Welcome to the 21st century..lol.
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Fortunately none of the harnesses had been hacked over the years so I only replaced the engine compartment harnesses for safety sake. Too many stories of engine fires resulting from old wiring. You can buy individual harnesses from YO. They're the exclusive distributor for M&H. I am using the old fuse block but I will be adding another one for the additional accessories: A/C, elec fuel pump, FI ECU.
Attention to "detail" . . . he states . . . WHERE is all the dirt, and crud to make it really look like the original wire harness ? ? ?
LMAO . . .
WOW - that looks great CoronetDarter - nicely done ! ! ( even if you missed a little detail ) . . .
and I would trust your harness much more then the original one !
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I did some research on the forums and the web. I found that folks are using Painless and Blue Sea fuse blocks. I bought a Painless for adding accessories such as power amps and stereo, power windows and locks. Looks pretty simple to install but I haven't found the time, yet.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/fuse-blocks?N=400012&PageSize=100&SortBy=DisplayPrice&SortOrder=Ascending
I appreciate the confidence. In spite of that I will have a fire extinguisher handy when the circuit goes live…lol.
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That's what I'm looking for. I'm tackling the wiring after the drive train is installed… maybe your fuse block will be installed by then.:headbang:
Took the tranny down to the local self serve car wash and degreased and power washed it. That's a Frank Lupo (Dynamic Converters) 10", 3,000 stall converter. After we talked about my build and he recommended the 3000 stall I was concerned running that high a stall on a street driver. But he assured me the converter would act like a lower stall unit during normal driving but would flash to 3K when I jumped on it.
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Glad to hear that your electrical harness is working out well. I ordered all of the electrical harnesses from M&H through YO for my charger. Some of them they have and some are on back order. If you are going to order them make sure that you order early and get on the waiting list so that they will arrive on time.
The two harnesses for my Coronet came within days. I got lucky I guess because it was a last minute decision on my part; didn't plan on replacing them until I started rewiring the headlights.
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I had a 3,500 stall in my last car and it was perfectly fine on the street with 3:89 gears so I wouldn't worry. Smart move on freshening up the wiring, you may dodge a few electrical gremlins by getting nice new clean terminals. Looking great!
Thanks for the info on your converter. And I'll be running a trans cooler and monitoring it with a temp gauge.
While waiting for the engine I tackle projects here and there. It feels like I'm running out of things to do, which can't be right because the car's not even half done. The original upper A arms are out, replaced by tubular A arms from PST. Installed Bilstein shocks on all 4 corners.
Installed the front bumper brackets and headlight splash shields. The bumper brackets had been painted with POR-15 months ago; they need to be dusted off. And note to self: next time hook up the fender turn signal leads before installing splash shields.
Only took pics of the passenger side. To get an idea of what the driver's side looks like, hold a mirror up to the pic.
Installed the front bumper brackets and headlight splash shields. The bumper brackets had been painted with POR-15 months ago; they need to be dusted off. And note to self: next time hook up the fender turn signal leads before installing splash shields.
Only took pics of the passenger side. To get an idea of what the driver's side looks like, hold a mirror up to the pic.
Looks great - nice progress!
A restoration is all about many little jobs all strung together. Getting the engine installed will be big day and you'll really feel like you are making progress!
A restoration is all about many little jobs all strung together. Getting the engine installed will be big day and you'll really feel like you are making progress!
Exactly. Once the engine/tranny/K frame is in I'll be on the downside of the curve. After that the next biggest hurdle will be adding the fuse block along with the wiring. BTW, are your transmission issues all sorted out?
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Thanks for the update. Fingers crossed your wiring issues will be few to none with the new stuff.
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