Current bulkhead layout.

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diagram for my transmission harness
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for anyone that wants to remove some of the couplers from the airraid u-build it kit i did the following.

used the 90 with log straight that i wanted, Found the other angle to cut it around the radiator by temp keeping it together with superglue. I then found the other angle to make a straight transition to the fender pocket and temp used superglue for that angle. Removed the intake tube, marked the 2 extra angles with a marker so it stays clocked right, and used gorilla epoxy to form a strong bond. Allowed everything to sit overnight and sanded everything smooth. Not bad for about $150 plus a lot easier than welding aluminum. Since my close out panel is mounted on the inside of the fender i used 6" inlet and 6" deep k&n filter. If you mounted the filter other the engine bay side of the fender you could use the 6" by 7 1/2 filter . Spectra makes a nice 4" to 6" filter adapter that bolts to the close out panel for $10 or $15 i don't remember. All in all My complete intake setup cost me about $200 to $220

Billet specialties makes a very very nice billet coolant overflow tank. Theres already two holes in the core support that line up. You just have to enlarge them. The mount is about dead middle with the headlight bracket mount but its in line with the two headlight bolts to core support. Nice and clean.

Trying to finalize my ecu and fuse box placement under the dash so i can finish the rest of the wiring. Already have the spal fan connectors and used marine grade wire. Routed the fan wires from inside the car to the blower close out panel in the inner fender by adding a grommet in it. If i don't have enough room i might just make a center console and mount them under that.

Inside the passenger fender i have constant and accessory fused ports mounted to a bracket if i ever needed to power anything up there.

Went with the retro-electro headlight motors which i love, dse wiper mounted is routed inside the AAW fuse harness

As far as under the hood all i need is to route the vintage air hoses, steam vent tube, and add the connectors on the end of my fan wires.


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Looking good Randy,that is a very nice overflow tank.I used it on mine and also mounted it there.

dse wiper
 

How was the DSE wiper motor install? Any issues?

zero issues. very simple to modify so it plugs into my AAW harness. one thing that i wanted to make sure of is that everything in the car can be unplugged. From the revearse lockout box, to the taillights, to the retro-electro motors.

Engine bay is done for now. All wiring is complete. 2 heater hose lines and 2 ac lines under the dash and i can fire the motor up

Simple close out panels that cost me less than $10 to make including hardware

Terrible pictures but you get the idea. Was going for the factory look. Could use some slight dressing up
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Very nicely done. The colors all go together well. I think you nailed the factory look.

https://www.facebook.com/rodney.moor...3664080007719/

see if this works

It came together so well! Just in time for spring. Is it just about ready for some shake down runs?

Keep moving, your progress is inspiring!

Matt

Sounds so sweet!!!

Looking forward to my next day off to look over everything and get some break in runs in it :)

Goodguys is this weekend so i won't be working on it sat.

- Adjust the doors to open and close better
- Figure out why the oil pressure, speedometer and tach are working. Should be a easy fix and recalibrating the gauges
- paint the gauge holder, and ac vents gloss black
- Install front and rear glass
- Install front and rear trim
- Remount the vintage air unit and plug in
- Flash the ecu with the pcm of nc dual fan patch
- find a spot to mount the ecu
- Break the car in
- Recheck everything on the car and alignment
- Send seats out to get redone after i wipe the smile off of my face.

Sounds like a plan to me!

so last mondays hail storm causes some damage. Shop windows got busted out and dumped glass all over my car. every body panel has a scratch and the trunk lid has 3 dents in it. I was able to clean out the water but the car will need repainted. When life gives you lemons you make lemonade

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so Im debating on coloring matching the bumper and smoothing it, painting the tail panel titanium to match the wheel centers as well and the outside chrome ring and black portion on the tail light titanium since one of the tail lights got scratched as well.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psac2ecf97.jpg

I would love to do this to the bottom part of my car but i dont want to spend any extra money on welding and bodywork.

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Are you in the San Antonio area? I knew quite a few people that had a bunch of Windows and cars damaged last Monday in that storm.

Randy I am sorry to see all that damage,that does suck.

That shop is in Wylie, TX. Wylie was hammered pretty hard, I have friends who showed me pictures of hail bigger than softballs. Randy and I live North and West 10+ miles from there, our weather was a bit kinder.

guess while I'm at it and waiting for my paint delemia to be figured out ill mount the ecu under the passenger seat like this.
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Well I'm finally coming to completion with the insurance company and my car. Should finalize something soon and get the car repainted. When i do I'm going to black out the panel. Heres an example from today.

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I also ordered myself a nice H3R hg250r fire HalGuard fire extinguisher after seeing big reds fire. I will have one attached to my seat and another in the left side of my trunk. IM using drakes off road fire mount. Another great piece.
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Now I'm debating about getting some fesler door handles and paint the inlay titanium to match the wheels. The other piece of the handle will be polished. sorta like this but instead of matte the insert will be titanium

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...02454502_0.jpg

Last but not least i dropped off my seats to get redone identical to these. Pleather outers, suade inners and orange stitching.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...15943953_n.jpg

Awesome car!

Wow just found this thread, great build so far and sorry to hear about the damage. Glad to see insurance will help you with the repairs!

Yes the insurance company was great and easy to deal with. I went with grundy. Great rates as well. Car will be on the road in 3 or 4 weeks. Doubt I have my seats done in time and interior finalized but the outside will be completed

Awesome, I'm looking forward to seeing the updates!

So i used some wrap and i like this look. This was satin. The question is what does everyone recommend as far as painting satin? Just spray satin black and leave it? how would it stand up? Bumper will be back from the chrome shop next week as well

I was thinking Satin black paint and then satin clear would be the best. Any recommendations? Picking the wrong black could really ruin the car. I don't want it flat but i also don't want it glossy.
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Car now has its cuts and bruises fixed.

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Did you consider painting it gloss black and then a clear satin wrap over it to see how you'd like it over time? Since it's a smaller area you can always remove or replace the wrap as needed. Just a thought. If you do spray it black just add a satin clear. They make sealants specifically for satin finishes so you can still protect that part.

Way to push thru, looks awesome.

Randy - I assume Rodney painted the whole car one color... I like this suggestion, I would take it one step further. Leave the rear copper, get a wrap made for the tail panel that is satin black. Done! Then, if you want to go gloss black or change back to copper just peal it off.

Sweet!

Finally outside assembly is almost completed. SEM eurojet trim black satin is what i went with. Exactly the look i wanted

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...il%20panel.jpg

That looks perfect, I love the contrast. Great job on getting her to the finish line!

It looks great. I really like the way it breaks up the tail and shows off the strip around the lights.

seats should be done next week and then its time to break it in
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check out those light bulbs
 

i noticed whenever i was working on my car those little courtesy lights can get hot. Little did i know they were burning the sockets. I this on my under dash lights and my doom light so i replaced them with LEDS.

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went with these for the doom light
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and i went with these for the under dash lights. There is already a hole in the dash where your vent handles would come out of. I opened those holes up to fit these lights in there and now the lights are brighter and less heat.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ed-light/1494/


Also anyone else have their rear diff make some noise at lower speeds? I heard a few cars make this clicking noise running the true trac diff.

video coming shortly

if you want to rekey your ignition to match all of your other locks follow these instructions.There's a metal clip inside the cylinder, pop the cover off and you will see 6 springs, take the springs out then you have 6 y shaped clips with diff height notches in them. Take them out and like the notches back up with the new key using a blank lock, take the y clips back out remembering what order in the cylinder and reinstall the springs and cover and your done. Now i have 1 key for my glove box, door locks, trunk and to start my car.

Another option, the new lock "kits" come with all the locks, gaskets, retainers AND are all keyed alike!

I enjoy re-keying, I learned it from my father, but in the case, especially if a few could use replace, the new set makes sense and is not very expensive.

Matt

WOW! The car looks absolutely beautiful!! Great choice of color/wheels/stance/Interior...... I'm sure you are stoked to get on the road!

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Any more updates?

I saw the car at Goodguys show at TMS on Oct 1st.

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Thanks for the pictures, the car came out beautiful!! Well done.

ride height almost perfect for my liking. Front end bounce alittle so eventually ill upgrade the front coil overs as well
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After goodguys i decided to change this up.
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Started by making coil pack boxes and placing the coil packs on the subframe. They are stacked two high. Wires are ran behind the headers and between the engine mounts and subframe.
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Which lead to this look
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After searching my ass off for some 19156430 valve covers that are discontinued i found a set at a dealership in houston. SO now I'm here. Trying to decide to leave it alone or paint the letters to color match my car. Thoughts?
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