Rally dash redo
Been a while, its almost there. I had most of main harness done, but lots more needed to get redone. The ac harness, console harness, rear defrost. I redid entire rear harness as well. So got original frame back from powdercoater, way nicer, but a single pit/zit!
I clipped the fuel gauge and installed an external VR that I bought from Ben @RedFish years back. Gas gauge worked correctly but I'm hoping that this will be "one and done". Replaced and polished a couple lenses I got from @Capt46 , and "chrome painted" the center caps. They were painted silver/grey. The chrome turned out decent enough. Powdercoater was having issues with glovebox door, so I had to go find one....10 hour return trip and I came back with a complete 67 dash frame....more spares lol, but a real nice gb, so dropped that off to pc'er.
Speaker bracket and a pair of JBL's mounted. Had to make splitternwires to hook to factory am/fm. Picked up a replacement vacuum switch from @T-Man700 as the plastic nipple on mine broke off. Wire orientation on the back is slightly different, so not sure on that yet. But I need the vacuum switch to operate properly for defrost. I had intended to use a different ashtray mount that had a factory light, but it wouldnt fit with factory ac push buttons. I guess 67 didn't come with lighted ashtray??
I had the MAD bypass on original harness, so I planned to do same thing here. I had crimped and solder new red/blk wires for the bypass, they're coiled up for now(gotta refresh my memory)
I made a daisy chain of extra grounds as well.
Getting close, lots more to do elsewhere(ws stainless, clips etc).
I went to test with 6v lantern battery and remembered the FB has no fuses lol.
Tomorrow lol
Been a while, its almost there. I had most of main harness done, but lots more needed to get redone. The ac harness, console harness, rear defrost. I redid entire rear harness as well. So got original frame back from powdercoater, way nicer, but a single pit/zit!
I clipped the fuel gauge and installed an external VR that I bought from Ben @RedFish years back. Gas gauge worked correctly but I'm hoping that this will be "one and done". Replaced and polished a couple lenses I got from @Capt46 , and "chrome painted" the center caps. They were painted silver/grey. The chrome turned out decent enough. Powdercoater was having issues with glovebox door, so I had to go find one....10 hour return trip and I came back with a complete 67 dash frame....more spares lol, but a real nice gb, so dropped that off to pc'er.
Speaker bracket and a pair of JBL's mounted. Had to make splitternwires to hook to factory am/fm. Picked up a replacement vacuum switch from @T-Man700 as the plastic nipple on mine broke off. Wire orientation on the back is slightly different, so not sure on that yet. But I need the vacuum switch to operate properly for defrost. I had intended to use a different ashtray mount that had a factory light, but it wouldnt fit with factory ac push buttons. I guess 67 didn't come with lighted ashtray??
I had the MAD bypass on original harness, so I planned to do same thing here. I had crimped and solder new red/blk wires for the bypass, they're coiled up for now(gotta refresh my memory)
I made a daisy chain of extra grounds as well.
Getting close, lots more to do elsewhere(ws stainless, clips etc).
I went to test with 6v lantern battery and remembered the FB has no fuses lol.
Tomorrow lol