'66 nova project - Page 30 - Lateral-g Forums

kevin_l · #**291** 07-29-2018, 09:34 PM

Man it's been a long week! My brother and I took a full week of vacation and put in 5 12-14 hr days working on the old car. I was hoping to have made more progress however we have never done anything like this before. He is a mechanic by trade and knows cars in and out but blending 4 or 5 electrical systems took some homework and planning.

Last week I sprayed the trunk pan and underside of the fenders in upol raptor and had the local glass guys install the rear window.
For the heat and a/c we used Eaton ez clip hoses and fittings and a II Much fab airport bulkhead to get through the firewall.

At the start of the week there wasnt a single wire in the car. Now the dash wiring is pretty much done other than a few loose ends. The Dakota digital gauges and interface is complete. The dual fans and controller just needs a power wire ran to be complete, the vintage air is all set and the dse wiper is setup as well.

Since the clutch plate forces you to relocate the electrical bulkhead from under the hood to under the fender I upgraded to a sealed weather pack.

I'll post the random pictures I shot from the week.

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**tubbed69** · #**292** 07-30-2018, 05:27 AM

Very neat work Kevin,progress never seems to go very fast on this type of work but what your doing looks fantastic

**waynieZ** · #**293** 07-30-2018, 09:13 PM

I agree with Jeff, it looks nice, neat and well thought out. I laid all my wiring out but haven't jumped in whole heartedly yet.

great job.

kevin_l · #**294** 07-31-2018, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tubbed69

Very neat work Kevin,progress never seems to go very fast on this type of work but what your doing looks fantastic

Thank you, yeah I had higher hopes for progress but overall I am very happy with the work we completed. Like I said, this was our first time on wiring a complete car. Lucky we have access to forums like this one to help along the way!

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

I agree with Jeff, it looks nice, neat and well thought out. I laid all my wiring out but haven't jumped in whole heartedly yet.

great job.

Thank you, We really tried hard to make wise decisions when it came to placement and routing. There are a few items that"won't be fun" to service down the road but when you're goal is hiding wiring and components some times that can't be avoided.

kevin_l · #**295** 11-15-2018, 02:51 PM

Been a while since I posted. The car is mostly complete and has been for a few months. But a few miles on the car but I've been having some gear whine issues. So I pulled the center section and didn't see anything too obvious. I had two local shops check it out and they too didn't find any smoking guns but did some fine adjustments on the backlash and preload. After I reinstalled it I still have the whine on deceleration. So as of right now I am just waiting to have the interior finished next month, then once it warms up I'll figure something out with the gear whine.

On with the pictures so far...

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**syborg tt** · #**296** 11-18-2018, 07:12 AM

Love this car !

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Jimbo1367 · #**297** 11-22-2018, 02:30 PM

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Love this car !

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AGREED. This thread is one of my all time favorite. Great job Kevin

minendrews68 · #**298** 11-22-2018, 06:00 PM

Wow, a real sleeper for sure. Very good job..

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Originally Posted by kevin_l

Been a while since I posted. The car is mostly complete and has been for a few months. But a few miles on the car but I've been having some gear whine issues. So I pulled the center section and didn't see anything too obvious. I had two local shops check it out and they too didn't find any smoking guns but did some fine adjustments on the backlash and preload. After I reinstalled it I still have the whine on deceleration. So as of right now I am just waiting to have the interior finished next month, then once it warms up I'll figure something out with the gear whine.

On with the pictures so far...

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**waynieZ** · #**299** 11-24-2018, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by syborg tt

Love this car !

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Me Too! love it.

Jay Hilliard · #**300** 11-26-2018, 07:49 AM

Awesome stance Kevin. Great job!