Keith's 65 Impala Upgrade

[gofastwclass]

Originally Posted by kwhizz

That's the way the instructions say to do it.......the star washers help keep the mounting pads in position.......

I wondered about that. Cool.

[bonecrrusher]

Originally Posted by kwhizz

Man that PS tank mounting is very trick!

Is that something that you came up with?

On my C6 Corvette it is right on top of the ABS block and is a total pain in the rear to work around!

[kwhizz]

Originally Posted by bonecrrusher

Man that PS tank mounting is very trick!

Is that something that you came up with?

On my C6 Corvette it is right on top of the ABS block and is a total pain in the rear to work around!

Yes.........Just a simple bar that screws into the alternator ..........then I cut off the original mounting tabs and drilled a hole in the mount .........and it screws into the bar.......the beauty is that is swings on an Arc so you have some room to hit the sweet spot !!!

[kwhizz]

Got the Trinary switch and all the A/C wiring finished today........then I moved on to the Fan Relay's.....That open area next to the Battery sure filled up fast......LOL........Done !!!........one of those stupid little things that was a little problem was the Brake Booster Vacuum line......the Power Booster had a hole size larger than most and I couldn't find a Check Valve to fit with the new sizes needed.....so....I made up a adapter and blended the large and small hoses together........Started to put the dash assy in.......I'll finish that up tomorrow and then the last thing (hopefully) to do is to drop the Gas Tank and reseal the pipe thread fittings that leak one drop at a time......Darn.......Gotta fix it....

[kwhizz]

Pulled the gas tank out today and got the leak fixed (Teflon Tape instead of pipe joint compound......Lesson Learned-AGAIN !!!!!)......Then I finished the Dash install......Started programming the Dakota Digital system and got a few issues........I'll call them tomorrow and their Tech Support will walk me thru the programming sequence........LOL.......Also.......the neutral safety switch is fighting back.........waiting for a call from Shiftworks to resolve that issue.....

Here's a pic of the dash.........(engine off , key on, lights on)Check engine light is on because the O2 Sensors aren't installed yet..........Going for the Exhaust on Monday........

[kwhizz]

Beater ....................












Had to wash the Garage floor to clean up all the Dust that fell off the Beater

[GregWeld]

Hahahahahaha I've had to do that after volunteering to help someone else...and spend the rest of he weekend cleaning the grease and crud....



Coming together pretty well Ken!

[kwhizz]

The lower seal in the power steering box is leaking........Sheesh.......First the Dust and Dirt......Now this mess to clean up.........LOL........The Beater is off to the Exhaust shop (hope they don't charge extra for cleaning up the mess ) and then tomorrow we get the A/C system charged.........Then off to Keith's house.......

[waynieZ]

Sweet! We will definitely need a video with sound.

[kwhizz]

The Exhaust system just needs some finish welding and it is done........Going to Ricchio's tomorrow for A/C charging.......then back home to Keith's........