Cletus-Vette update!

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 04/18/2017 at 10:37 • Filed to: None

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It’s been sitting in my garage all winter but we haven’t been sitting still. Cliffs notes:

Manual steering conversion
New radiator with denser core
Janky Jetta turn signal replaced with real Corvette bezel/housing
Still needs wiring work including wipers, horn and turn signal

bob and john > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/18/2017 at 10:53

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something tell me the turn signal issue might be resolves once you...you know, use a turn signal meant for the car :)

joking aside, the wire for the headlight and the turn signal are probably corroded and touching somewhere and thats whats throwing off the relay for the blinking.

Dusty Ventures > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/18/2017 at 11:02

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Cletus-Vette gonna Oppo Rally?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Dusty Ventures 04/18/2017 at 11:15

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I’m gonna try. haven’t signed up yet because we have a lot of unknowns still in the car. But if we can, we will.

My bird IS the word > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/18/2017 at 11:19

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Something of note (since my car is also GM and old) I need to have my car running in order to get enough juice to run the wipers at the right speed. otherwise they just go too slow.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > My bird IS the word 04/18/2017 at 11:20

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Hmmmm I don’t think that’s our issue but we don’t know.

My bird IS the word > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/18/2017 at 11:22

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Probably not, just figured I’d mention it because I had a bit of a panic attack when I rebuilt my wiper motor and it didn’t work right.

Die-Trying > My bird IS the word 04/18/2017 at 12:05

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some of the old gm wiper motors had a squirter pump on them to spray the windshield. they wear out, and slow down the motor a good little bit.

My bird IS the word > Die-Trying 04/18/2017 at 12:12

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I do have that wiper motor but my squirters work. The motor works fine, it is just a little slow. it will still pass PA inspection but it needs the engine running to get enough juice.

Die-Trying > My bird IS the word 04/18/2017 at 12:20

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mine had gotten to the point where it would barely crawl across the wind shield, and every so often the wipers would get stuck, i had ditched one arm, and then the whole crossover and arm that turned it, it was quicker then, but still seemed sluggish, after i got rid of the pump, it pepped back up like it should, but the pump had never worked while i had it.....

so long as all the stuff works, might as well keep them around......

Sweet Trav > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/25/2017 at 09:29

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I’d get a set of aluminum vortec heads for this thing. saves you 50lbs over the nose and will probably add 50hp.