Chris's 66 Chevelle upgrade - Page 6 - Lateral-g Forums

**kwhizz** · #51 01-19-2021, 05:57 AM

LOL..... Bought it 15 years ago and it was not one of the name brands ..... Don't remember but they are no longer in business..... Yes.... Very high Quality and construction.....

Ken

**kwhizz** · #52 01-23-2021, 10:27 AM

Update....... Pretty much finished except for the Hydra-Boost system which hopefully will be here next week......... Got the wiring under the dash under control.... LOL.... The steering column cable shifter is adjusted and works perfectly..... Gas Pedal installed and hooked up....Under hood wiring all cleaned up.....One of the big surprises is the new Dakota digital features now available is the programming of the fan controller module using a Blue Tooth app.......So easy and simple..... one of the past concerns with these modules is having access to them for changing the settings....... Not required anymore.... Bury it in the dash with no concerns for access...... Great Job Dakota !!!!!!Got the dash installed and the new gauges .....Too Simple.....the Neutral Safety switch is now controlled by the Dakota gear position indicator....... Hit the key and everything works as it should..... Didn't want to start the engine yet as the power steering pump is not hooked up yet and don't want to ruin it......

**kwhizz** · #53 01-23-2021, 05:03 PM

Done..... Just waiting for the Hydra-Boost now !!!!

**kwhizz** · #54 01-26-2021, 06:15 AM

Still waiting for the Hydra-Boost to show up.......... In the mean time I noticed I wasn't getting any fuel pressure to the rails and the engine wouldn't start...... Humm!!!......I hot wired the power feed on the Vaporworx controller and Bingo had fuel pressure..... Hummm !!!! After checking the only thing it could be was a bad controller or the wiring on the Delfi plug assy........ Ended up that when I cut the harness to suit and pinned the wires in the plug.... I had all the wires in the right position but didn't notice that whan I plugged it together I had to rotate the plug 180 degrees to get the key feature on the plug to align........ Luckily Donnie at Frame-Up explained how to unpin the plug and get the wires in back to the correct position....... Duhh!!!........ Hit the key and the engine started immediately...... Don't want to run it until the power steering pump has fluid in it so I only ran it for a few seconds....... Video to follow when the Hydra boost shows up.....

Ken

dhutton · #55 01-26-2021, 08:13 AM

Are you waiting for a Hydratech hydra boost system?

Don

**kwhizz** · #56 01-26-2021, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhutton

Are you waiting for a Hydratech hydra boost system?

Don

Yes........ Ordered on 10/30....

dontlifttoshift · #57 01-26-2021, 12:00 PM

10/20

And was told 60 days at time of order. Story was the billet firewall plates were hung up at the machine shop where there was a Covid related shutdown.

**waynieZ** · #58 01-26-2021, 12:15 PM

At least it it's the best kind of problem, A fixed one! Glad it was and easy fix.

**kwhizz** · #59 01-27-2021, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dontlifttoshift

10/20

And was told 60 days at time of order. Story was the billet firewall plates were hung up at the machine shop where there was a Covid related shutdown.

Worth the wait........

**kwhizz** · #60 01-28-2021, 06:57 AM

Chris mentioned that there was wheel bearing noise coming from the front end during the Road-Tour last fall..... Had some time so I figured I would take a look at replacing them....... Then I realized that when I built the car 15 years ago I put a stock GM front disc assy on the car..... Hummm!!!.... As long as we are updating everything we might as well give the Hydra-Boost system something to work with...... LOL....