Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
It's taking me longer to put everything back together than I thought. I kept finding things that needed attention.
There were 3 dash bulbs that were bad, one of the twist in bulb sockets needed replacing and it was missing one of the push in light sockets. It's a good thing I kept one of the old wiring harnesses around for parts.
I found a yellow wire that runs into the steering column that had never been connected. After tracing it out I saw that it went to a light that illuminates the flasher switch. I tied it back into the harness so that it functions now.
The glove box door never closed properly without having to slam it a few times. After some inspection I discovered that the wire latch was out of place because it had been broken. I fixed it so the door closes properly now.
We're using an aftermarket tachometer that is mounted in front of the instrument cluster's factory tach. When we'd installed it we kept the wires so short that you couldn't remove the cluster without cutting the wires that fed it. I rewired it so that we'll be able to work on the dash in the future without cutting any wires.
There was a fair amount of corrosion on most of the electrical connections. I cleaned them off with a scuff pad and applied dielectric grease to all connecting points.
I've got the instrument cluster back in the car. I will probably order a new dash dimmer switch. The one that's in there is a little wonky. The rheostat winding must have corrosion on it still because it has a few dead spots in it when you adjust brightness.
The glove box assembly is back together.
I still need to re-install the ashtray. the sill plates, kick panels, and front seat.
I don't want to put the door panels back on until I get the top stop brackets for those windows.
It's 5 a.m. and time to call it a night. Maybe I'll get it finished after I get back up.