Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Yesterday was a no-go with FAST tech support. I left a call back number and waited. We've actually had fairly good luck getting in contact with them. Maybe it was a busy day.
I did manage to put some time into project pinball. My first attempt at printing an overlay for the back glass didn't turn out so well. The vinyl I tried printing on wouldn't absorb the ink. It beaded up and distorted the image.
Luckily I had gotten material from more than one vendor. After crappy results with that first sheet, the rest printed fine. I ran out of vinyl before I was done and ordered more. Although this vinyl is self-adhesive, I used scotch tape to hold the pieces to the glass for now. If I get them to butt perfectly I'm hoping there won't be any seams showing. - Otherwise I'll look at having a vinyl shop produce the image in one piece.
I still have to modify the backlighting so the two cars, Thunder Valley logo, & christmas tree are lit. Right now you can see bulbs shining through in areas I want kept dark. I imagine I'll have to paint a large portion of the backside of the glass to control illumination. It'll also mean deleting some lights and adding others. I don't think it'll be a success if I don't get the lighting right.
In order to use these 'modded' pop bumper caps with the LEDs I'll have to solder some wiring. I've been finding out that replacing all the bulbs with LEDs is a mistake. In some areas regular bulbs disperse light better. I guess I'll be using a combination of the two.
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Yesterday was a no-go with FAST tech support. I left a call back number and waited. We've actually had fairly good luck getting in contact with them. Maybe it was a busy day.
I did manage to put some time into project pinball. My first attempt at printing an overlay for the back glass didn't turn out so well. The vinyl I tried printing on wouldn't absorb the ink. It beaded up and distorted the image.
Luckily I had gotten material from more than one vendor. After crappy results with that first sheet, the rest printed fine. I ran out of vinyl before I was done and ordered more. Although this vinyl is self-adhesive, I used scotch tape to hold the pieces to the glass for now. If I get them to butt perfectly I'm hoping there won't be any seams showing. - Otherwise I'll look at having a vinyl shop produce the image in one piece.
I still have to modify the backlighting so the two cars, Thunder Valley logo, & christmas tree are lit. Right now you can see bulbs shining through in areas I want kept dark. I imagine I'll have to paint a large portion of the backside of the glass to control illumination. It'll also mean deleting some lights and adding others. I don't think it'll be a success if I don't get the lighting right.
In order to use these 'modded' pop bumper caps with the LEDs I'll have to solder some wiring. I've been finding out that replacing all the bulbs with LEDs is a mistake. In some areas regular bulbs disperse light better. I guess I'll be using a combination of the two.
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