And I was told once that the Jeep and the Harley were the most accessorized vehicle in the country........guess I was not told which country. this picture was actually taken in Puyallup, WA.
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It's absolutely amazing how a couple of out of line contacts in the steering column can drive a person crazy. It's about the last place to be looking for a problem. Well, not in the future. I had a problem with the turn signal lights on the right side of the car. I rechecked my wiring, grounds for the lights, still the lights were not working correctly. Then I noticed that the third brakelight was coming on with the right turn signals and not the left turn signals. Well, it's not supposed to come on with either turn signal. The only common place that the turn signal circuits and the brake circuits, including the third brake light,
Steering columns are delicate and complex, with little springs that are hidden and just waiting to jump out and get lost on the floor. And I mention that there are over 6 trillion little things in there. Yep, there are more things in there than our national debt, well anyway at the time of this posting. Besides, I have pictures. As I was taking the gut out of the column, I would take a few pictures, just in case the grey matter didn't retain everything for re-assembling. Eventually, I found the problem, moved some little brass contacts and put all the little things back in place. Thanks you Mark L for all of those operating room instruments. they worked great. |
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| Although it is a little difficult to make out in this picture there are three panels below where the dash will be installed (just below the lower horzontial 1x1 tubing). In the center of the picture is the radio panel, to the right is the cup holder A/C vent panel and to the left of the steering column is the switches and A/C vent panel. The panels are in their down positions in this picture, which will be used for driving. |
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| This is the same picture as the previous one although the panels are now in the up position, which will be used during car shows. |
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| I think all of the wiring is complete...................also the vent work for the defrosters is complete. |
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| 235-70-15 too small |
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| 275-60-15 too big |
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| 255-70-15 just right. 29"tall and 10" wide. With a 29" tire, .67 drive in 6th gear and 3.25 final gear ratio the calculators tell me that 60mph the engine will be turning 1520 rpm. Looks good to me. |
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| The rear bumper is now installed and looks way too far from the car. |
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| All that's necessary is to reshape the bumper brackets. |
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| Not only reshape them, but close them in. |
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| This is a no brainer, if the brackets don't look good after the car is painted they can be remade back to stock with 1.75X3/8" stock. |
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| Back to the scales...............the front end weighs 1350 lbs. Not too bad. |
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The rear axle weighs 1600 lbs.......................a little more than I'd hoped but with this weight and the above gearing etc another calculator tells me that my 0-60 times should be 3.7 seconds. I can live with that, but in all reality, I have to add weight for the seats, front bumper, windshield, convertable top, and more than only 4 gals of fuel. http://www.060calculator.com/
When I stopped by the scales I was on my way back to the body shop for the final body work and paint. I hope to have this completed by the end of May since we are trying to go to the Street Rod National this year in Ridgfield Wa, just north of Vancouver Wa. during the last weekend of June. I would like to have a few miles driving time prior to this trip. What could possibly go wrong. |
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