Plastic Fantastic 2

[SuperBuickGuy]

well, back to this.... got most of the parts in - still waiting on window motors, but outside of that.... I think I have everything

I convinced myself this car was worth a Dakota Digital package... which almost didn't happen courtesy of that company we called FedUp



in other news, I wonder at why I had all sorts of pressure when I built this and very low pressure now...

well, if the distributor moves up....


yep, God was watching over me
and oil pressure

locked in place.. forever.. just like before


in other news, I have shaft rockers for this - and the rockers seem a bit loose
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[SuperBuickGuy]

Onward
a lot of tonight was change the oil and cut the filter.... it looks okay - no big chunks and about normal for a first-fire oil change
then remove the other gauge stuff for the new gauges
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then install gauges in the bezels
old


new... and more breakage.

new

and the center stack

new headlight switch

pw switches

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

switches AND wiring installed

and steering wheel

 

[bobs77vet]

nice wheel, i cant wait to see the gauges installed

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

mirror, minus light


how to wire the doors

use picks to press in on the outside of the brass ferule

pull out to get loose of housing

note the silver mark - I mark the wire and its attendant hole so they don't get mixed up going back together

remove the housing

remove from the wire guard

there is a hole that lines up with the hole in the door... feed into the door jamb

feed the wire through the guard then into the door

snap the wires back into the housing

and then install the dust block



then onto wrapping sidepipes...edited


the stainless is growing on me


I used DEI wrap, then used two exhaust pipe clamps to hold either end.... that ain't goin' nowhere lol

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to show the result.

the metal band is over the DEI wrap

right next to it is 215 degrees

I had to adjust the front band to be sure it wasn't touching the bit that's 379 degrees - because heat does travel... that said, I may still paint "HOT" as a stencil ... stylistically I won't like it but I don't want to see someone get a nasty burn
to be clear, the point of the wrap is to prevent me or a passenger from getting burned getting in or out


then I worked on the power window motor... it's toast

note the step where the brushes ride...


hopefully the new motors will arrive soon - been patient because Zip was a lot cheaper... but time's up.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

and a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o21nLogupk&feature=youtu.be

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

lights.... work



now to wire the linear actuators... there's a possibility that I'll either be buying more actuators or that they "only adjusted at the factory" means "only adjusted at the factory unless it goes to Aaron"
in other news, starting to get the interior sealed up as well

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[bobs77vet]

nice work on the lights, thats really impressive wrap to bring the heat down like that on the side pipes

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Installed rear bulkhead

carpet

old stuff makes a good pattern but smells terrible



glue new pieces together

yum, fresh carpet smell

lots of fitting



also got the plexiglass rear window

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

some parts came in for it - I worked on my gas powered air brush compressor until I ran into needing parts... but had a few minutes to get a bit further

the short story - I have friends who transport medical personnel for free to the Bolivian highlands where they provide free medical help and air ambulance services to the people who live at the top of the world. They need to lower the weight of their equipment, and right now that's a 20lb air brush compressor and a 50 lb generator... this is 15 lbs. They asked for help, and I guess I was it (bottom of the barrel if you ask me)....
back to CC (Corvette Content).

some parts. Ordered 2 lenses, got 1

and fixed this... oops

in the spirit of breaking warranties....
I took this apart to see how hard it was going to be to limit its travel.edited Initially I was going to put an external switch... no need, just need to shorten a bit inside... but more on that later
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this should give you an idea of why less weight is important
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoDt-82g5E[/ame]

 

[bobs77vet]

wow i cant decide if thats exhilarating or terrifying...kind of like the scene in Ford vs Ferrrai with Henry Ford crying in the GT40

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

wow i cant decide if thats exhilarating or terrifying...kind of like the scene in Ford vs Ferrrai with Henry Ford crying in the GT40

that strip is at 13,000 feet.... terrifying. I have friends in the STOL community, all of them speak with admiration at where he flies.... I have a video that I can't share but it's where it nearly ends his career on a takeoff. We joke that our guardian angels are never bored.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

continuation of breaking the warranty


clever - now to figure out how to shorten the push
and my most favoritest job ever... not

and finish work on the panel (cover the holes)

it would have been nice if this set of instructions had been included.. ah well, fortunately it's really expensive and they use FedUp

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Insurance company pictures







still waiting for some random parts and now looking for a door trigger rod... ugh!
thankfully my '40 started acting up so I have yet something else to do

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

time consuming work
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[GT6Steve]

I think I missed something on the linear actuators. Are those for headlights? Part numbers? Sorry to be obtuse, can't see where you discussed them before...

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I think I missed something on the linear actuators. Are those for headlights? Part numbers? Sorry to be obtuse, can't see where you discussed them before...

no part numbers yet because I'm not sure they work
yes, to replace the vacuum system in the headlights

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

In other news, plastic arrived today, and it was fantastic
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[SuperBuickGuy]

onward.... got a late start, and moved pretty slow, it was 20 degrees hotter than normal....edited

first things first, throw some paint on a place they didn't get.....edited