AlV 69 Dodge GTS project
Clearly I didn't think the dash frame project all the way through...I'm running out of space on the bench and I didn't think about where I was going to store the dash after it was dolled it up LoL. Note to self clear more shelf space. I moved stuff around to clear the top tier on my bakers rack for the dash but I was still not feeling comfortable about just laying the finished frame on the shelf. To address my concern I figured that a quick and dirty solution would be to make a stand. Thinking the stand w would come in handy for storage and make it easier to work on in the future. I took a ride to Home depot to pick up a piece of 10x2 lumber and came up with what you see here. nuthin fancy and wish I thought about it sooner.
The dash harness is finally out and the donor was loaded with tons of goodies, it came complete with switches, relays, fuse box, light bulbs and connectors. Just looking at the two side by side and you can see the difference (top one came out of this GTS). Hopefully I can salvage what I need.
Now that the GTS dash harness is out I can really examine it.
Outside of the Bulk head connector to engine bay illustrates heat damage.
Inside of the bulk head connector to cabin this is the wire that was splice to bypass the connector.
Cut ignition wires
My eyes aren't what they used to be.. And let's face it they were never that good!! So before I started I super sized the complete wiring schematic!! :glasses7: I used zip ties to keep the general shape of each branch of the harness which helped make it easier for tracing and applying the wrap tape later.
The donor harness is completely traced, tested and labeled. I removed and cleaned the bulkhead connector and its ready to replace the damaged one on my harness. The red 10Ga. Wire was removed and can be seen coiled in the photo. The wire and connectors were cleaned and checked. I also removed the ignition wires to replace the cut and damaged wires on my harness. All items are ready to be transferred to my harness with the bulkhead connector.
I was having difficulty properly heating the 10Ga. Joints with the 40 watt iron.. I switched to the Big I mean micro gun to get it done. The Benz-o-matic micro torch worked like a champ. This is the only splice I made and it is for the ignition. Just have to wrap the harness and install it on the dash.
Dash Harness...DONE! Yay! That was some fun right there!
Ignition sorry about the gratuitous picture of my mitt ... definitely no hand modeling in my future...
Inside Bulk head with replace wire and connector.
Outside of bulk head connector ready for 43 more years. Yes I used a ton of dielectric grease but I spent so much time inspecting and cleaning each connector that I did want it to go to waste oxidizing while it sat waiting to be installed.
I pulled the dash frame from the shelf to installed all of the components and the harness was the cherry on this finished task. Well I still need a speaker but hey I'm calling it done lol Here is a shot of the business side.
Here's the party side
Back on the shelf ready to go (whenever that will be I don't know)
You know how this works, now that I have the dash out I have such great access to the heat and AC. Before the dash can be installed I'll need to take care of the Heat/AC hardware and the wiper linkage.
Stumblin and tumblin hahaha!
Next stop heat/AC box, motors and coils. :coffee2:
Clearly I didn't think the dash frame project all the way through...I'm running out of space on the bench and I didn't think about where I was going to store the dash after it was dolled it up LoL. Note to self clear more shelf space. I moved stuff around to clear the top tier on my bakers rack for the dash but I was still not feeling comfortable about just laying the finished frame on the shelf. To address my concern I figured that a quick and dirty solution would be to make a stand. Thinking the stand w would come in handy for storage and make it easier to work on in the future. I took a ride to Home depot to pick up a piece of 10x2 lumber and came up with what you see here. nuthin fancy and wish I thought about it sooner.
The dash harness is finally out and the donor was loaded with tons of goodies, it came complete with switches, relays, fuse box, light bulbs and connectors. Just looking at the two side by side and you can see the difference (top one came out of this GTS). Hopefully I can salvage what I need.
Now that the GTS dash harness is out I can really examine it.
Outside of the Bulk head connector to engine bay illustrates heat damage.
Inside of the bulk head connector to cabin this is the wire that was splice to bypass the connector.
Cut ignition wires
My eyes aren't what they used to be.. And let's face it they were never that good!! So before I started I super sized the complete wiring schematic!! :glasses7: I used zip ties to keep the general shape of each branch of the harness which helped make it easier for tracing and applying the wrap tape later.
The donor harness is completely traced, tested and labeled. I removed and cleaned the bulkhead connector and its ready to replace the damaged one on my harness. The red 10Ga. Wire was removed and can be seen coiled in the photo. The wire and connectors were cleaned and checked. I also removed the ignition wires to replace the cut and damaged wires on my harness. All items are ready to be transferred to my harness with the bulkhead connector.
I was having difficulty properly heating the 10Ga. Joints with the 40 watt iron.. I switched to the Big I mean micro gun to get it done. The Benz-o-matic micro torch worked like a champ. This is the only splice I made and it is for the ignition. Just have to wrap the harness and install it on the dash.
Dash Harness...DONE! Yay! That was some fun right there!
Ignition sorry about the gratuitous picture of my mitt ... definitely no hand modeling in my future...
Inside Bulk head with replace wire and connector.
Outside of bulk head connector ready for 43 more years. Yes I used a ton of dielectric grease but I spent so much time inspecting and cleaning each connector that I did want it to go to waste oxidizing while it sat waiting to be installed.
I pulled the dash frame from the shelf to installed all of the components and the harness was the cherry on this finished task. Well I still need a speaker but hey I'm calling it done lol Here is a shot of the business side.
Here's the party side
Back on the shelf ready to go (whenever that will be I don't know)
You know how this works, now that I have the dash out I have such great access to the heat and AC. Before the dash can be installed I'll need to take care of the Heat/AC hardware and the wiper linkage.
Stumblin and tumblin hahaha!
Next stop heat/AC box, motors and coils. :coffee2: