65 Dart Wagon Conversion to a Sedan Delivery
Well, that post was from July 4th and today is July 25 - I figured just a couple of days to wrap everything up - not even!
Try as I could to find a home for my Sirius radio, it just wasn’t possible. The only spot was in the dash. So after some careful measurements, I cut the dash for the radio mounting box; after securing the mounting box, the radio locks into the box
The piece I cutout:
The rectangular holes was supposed to be for the Door Ajar warning light and Fasten Seat Belt reminder
There was no place in the dash area to use these BUT I could use some round ones I bought for the 47 project, After modifying a junk ignition switch, the Fasten Seat Belt light fit in the OEM bezel perfectly. I drilled out where the high beam light is located on the 66 Barracuda dash for the Door Ajar warning light, which when either door is open (or not completely latched) will light up and indicate “Door Ajar”.
Of course I needed to run the wiring for these lights. I had been checking and double checking even triple checking all the wiring to make sure everything went where it was supposed to go and every circuit was protected by a fuse or circuit breaker.
Besides the Always Hot and hot in Run/Accessory in the main fuse panel, theres a separate fuse panel inside the glove box for 4 specialized circuits (turn signals/back up lights, hazard circuit, radio illumination and chime
The good news is the harness is now wrapped with the non-sticky harness tape!!
I’ve still got to paint the defroster vents to match the upper dash and the center speaker cover. Once all this is done, time to install the cluster, radio and outer speakers then bag it up and put it in storage till time to install it as a unit. Getting closer!
Well, that post was from July 4th and today is July 25 - I figured just a couple of days to wrap everything up - not even!
Try as I could to find a home for my Sirius radio, it just wasn’t possible. The only spot was in the dash. So after some careful measurements, I cut the dash for the radio mounting box; after securing the mounting box, the radio locks into the box
The piece I cutout:
The rectangular holes was supposed to be for the Door Ajar warning light and Fasten Seat Belt reminder
There was no place in the dash area to use these BUT I could use some round ones I bought for the 47 project, After modifying a junk ignition switch, the Fasten Seat Belt light fit in the OEM bezel perfectly. I drilled out where the high beam light is located on the 66 Barracuda dash for the Door Ajar warning light, which when either door is open (or not completely latched) will light up and indicate “Door Ajar”.
Of course I needed to run the wiring for these lights. I had been checking and double checking even triple checking all the wiring to make sure everything went where it was supposed to go and every circuit was protected by a fuse or circuit breaker.
Besides the Always Hot and hot in Run/Accessory in the main fuse panel, theres a separate fuse panel inside the glove box for 4 specialized circuits (turn signals/back up lights, hazard circuit, radio illumination and chime
The good news is the harness is now wrapped with the non-sticky harness tape!!