"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
03/28/2016 at 12:31 • Filed to: None
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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
03/28/2016 at 12:31 • Filed to: None | 8
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Finally after 50+ hours of sunday afternoons, Bill’s truck is ready to roll. I rewired it with a “classic update” kit that I had to re-arrange as I went into a “factory fit” harness. The truck is a by the book, nuts and bolts resto. the kit was more of a hot rod kit, meant for V8 auto, hei, new style alternator etc. Lots of time and thinking to make it work for 6,manual points/condenser, and externally regulated alternator. The last piece of the puzzle was making the alternator charge. Learned the trick of jumping the battery to the field wire at the regulator to make the alternator run full tilt. then learned about putting a load on the voltage sensor to start the alternator. I finally had to remove a chrome-nickel wire (60x the resistance of copper, 10 ohhms at 40 inches long) from the original harness had to trim, splice and repair, was able to keep at 9.7 ohms, which created a 3.7 volt signal current at the reulator (which is mechanical) making the damn truck charge.
Today I’m going to Larry’s place, to fiddle with a 27 chevy coupe to see If I can make that run.
I’m actually a bodyman by trade, but I enjoy a challenge and am up for just about anything. I am also overly sympathetic if think the car is cool or at least strange. So word has gotten around that I can fix things.
DipodomysDeserti
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
03/28/2016 at 22:47 |
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Looks clean. It’s the opposite of mine.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> DipodomysDeserti
03/28/2016 at 22:51 |
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DipodomysDeserti
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
03/28/2016 at 23:13 |
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Hhhhhnnnngggggg! Mine has plywood and street signs in the bed and rust holes through the cab. Hauls ass with a 350, mild cam, and Edelebrock goodies though. Currently waiting on some front wheel cylinders and she'll be back on the road.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> DipodomysDeserti
03/29/2016 at 00:01 |
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I like the cool batmobile hood on yours though.
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DipodomysDeserti
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
03/29/2016 at 08:26 |
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That hood was a $30 CL find. It’s off a ‘60 Chevy
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> DipodomysDeserti
03/29/2016 at 10:44 |
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it’s a nice piece of sputnik era tin