What are you building Falconvan : ) that is going to look neat! Make sure to show more pictures of your progress! I want see your build!
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What are you building Falconvan : ) that is going to look neat! Make sure to show more pictures of your progress! I want see your build!
Thanks, grandpa! Watching your builds for the last few years has much improved my technique, so thank you for all the good advice. By the way, I just found out my new granddaughter will be here next Thursday morning at 7:30! My daughters doctor scheduled her for a "C" section.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Thanks! It's a 72 AM General FJ-8; go back to page 316 of this thread and you can see it from the beginning.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELVIRArat
HAHA that little truck is just to cool : P You will have fun with that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Yesterday - a crowning glory day - I FINALLY finished the wiring on my car:D
I do need to do the last checkout of one system(cruise control), but all of the wires, switches, senders and read outs are in place, everything seems to work as designed by me as well as others. The fan turns on, the trunk lid goes up and down, the temp gauge works for both the coolant and tranny fluid, the lights all work, including the directionals (they're LEDs and needed a load resistor to operate), the engine runs. Now, I can finish installing the upholstery and bolt the cowl cover and hood on, then pray for spring and clear roads.
Pictures soon of my job (cable ties are sharp and cause sticky red splotches to happen)
Whoooooopeeeee
(It only took 16 months to wire:CRY:)
Cool! Congrats on the finished project! What's the story on the dual use coolant gauge?Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2
What was your hurry?Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2
Lookin' forward to the finished pics.
Guys, I said the wiring was done:cool:. Car finished - we'll see:whacked::LOL:
(The dual use gauge will read either the coolant or the trans fluid with a flip of a SPDT toggle switch. I bought a matching sensor from eGauges, drilled a hole in the trans pan to mount it then hooked it through the switch to the temp gauge)
Looks like I'm not the first after all, but these are pretty cool.
WELL ALRIGHT! Good for you! Sorry about the red splotches.. you didn't get them on the interior did you?!?!**):)Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2
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Originally Posted by IC2
Awesome! Now I have 16 months to finish mine. Ha ha. On sideline for a while now. Didnt get my sons El Camino in paint so waiting for spring now. And finally bought a house. Lisa says I have bigger fish to fry for now. I see a honey do list the size of the New York phone book heading my way...:eek:
I like the eyebrow things on a couple of those trucks falcon...gives it a cool look. I also like the wheel and tire combo on the last one...real nice. I wouldn't have thought of that!
Like I said, a few photos.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...d/DSC_0230.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...d/DSC_0227.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...d/DSC_0235.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...d/DSC_0232.jpg
Now - off to resize the console a bit as I built it before the carpet and gauges were installed - drat: :whacked::o
The behind-the-dash area got a lot messier then what it started out as with many changes I made - particularly when I changed over from a/c to just a heater:CRY:, but it was the right way when it's all over. Who needs an a/c in a roaster???!!!
Mike - didn't get any red splotches on the upholstery - but with the temp seat coverings, so what!!!
Steve - I do understand about the 'honey do' list - and that's the reason that it has taken so long. We've been in this house 14 years, and that's when we did the last major repaint, Since we are planning to move to a more temperate climate(Virginia), that all is being redone plus a bunch of new windows and one bathroom makeover for selling.
That is absolutely gorgeous. I would like to offer a suggestion. I'm assuming the two red wires at the top of the fuse panel are power in and it appears there is no lock washer on the connection. If that is true I'd suggest an inside star lock washer and/or anothe adel clamp where you have the wire tye.
Dave- Nice clean job on the wiring. I'm glad you posted all these pictures. I'm thinking of building a wooden base for my fuse panel behind the driver's seat, where hopefully the battery will sit, too. I like the plywood as a base, makes it alot easier than drilling into sheet metal.
Thanks NTFDAY!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
There is supposed to be a star washer underneath - but that connection has been on and off so many times it may have 'disappeared'. There is dielectric grease there as well. As far as another Adel clamp - there may not be enough slack. The photos tend to distort actualities:D
Steve - words of 'advice':o. Putting the power distribution panel anywhere but under the dash adds another whole dimension of problems - you need LOTS of additional wire. I used the American Autowire (great product)set up and for most runs there was plenty - then you run into the problems with having to either have some sort of below the floorboards conduit or have to fan the wiring out under the carpet, which I did - and there are lots of wires to hide. I didn't include a battery photo - it's in the trunk and the wiring needs a bit of clean up and a cover/protector on the battery. Here's a photo:http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...ild/Trunk1.jpg
Oh yeah - that console - can't use it!! The heater sits 3-4 inches lower then the a/c I removed and takes up a bunch of the room for the sides of the console and the stereo. Boo hoo, sniff, sniff, oh s@#$!!
Addendum:
OK - another star washer added, original went somewhere.....??? Also, one more Adel clamp on the one wire, the other one, not possible.
Alright, I'm sittin at work bored to death and cant close up shop until 2 so my brain started working overtime. I think I could make this work; I think the only extra $$$ outlay would be to have the glass cut and coming up with something else for a back door; maybe some cut down panel truck door or a school bus rear door. And a lot more welding wire of course. :whacked:Someone talk some sense into me if I'm about to make a huge mistake!
If your ice cream truck has a roll up door I'd keep it.
Why add more work to the project??
Always remember use the "KISS" method....joe
IC2, beautiful work on the wiring. I have hunkered down for the winter after shoveling part of my driveway from the 13" accumulation last weekend. Basically I just have to finish the speedometer wire and decide if I am going to install the solenoid shutoff on the fuel line, install the downshift cable, add a hose for the power brake and then start the engine. Along the way there is always more to do. The latest problem came when there was no room for the speedometer plug between the trans bracket and the gear takeoff on the side of the trans. No problem, just purchase a $90 right angle gizmo, but wait, it is so heavy that installing it snapped off the gear snout from a cheezy bakelite speedo gear cover. OK so now I have an aluminum speedo gear cover but I have to finish putting the speedo wire to the front away from the hot H-pipe, but now it is just too cold even with a heater that was pretty good up through November. I did find that a ski mask is pretty good insurance from sinus problems while shoveling, but I hope we don't have another heavy snow. At this point of the winter "ice" cream does not have a happy ring to it for me, but the top on that truck is so square that it looks like it would be easy to chop but then how could you stand up in there? Somewhere I saw the aerodynamic drag factor for a Model A compared to a flying brick but the drag factor for that truck must be equal to a flying concrete block! Anyway the first 0-50 mph could still be dramatic with a strong engine and then you could still take icre cream to a SUMMER meet!
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
Yeah, your right, Joe. If i went through with it, It'd be easy to shorten one of the panels as they need new wood anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by TooMany2count
That's some good points, Don. The aerodynamics would be pretty lame no matter how much you chopped it. Same thing my wife said about not being able to stand up in it. I'd like to make it shop truck and that could be a disadvantage having to stoop over. Also, I dont want to turn it into an all summer project. I'd like to have it done and on the street by late spring. Sounds like it's pretty cold up there; is the big storm hitting you guys? We're just getting rain right now but snow is supposed to be here later.
Falcon you must have been bored ;) . See I put that in your head , but standing upright is a lot better and more functional .
Yeah, lucky for me I was at work and not in my shop when I thought of it, otherwise it'd be in pieces already.
Falcon, maybe you can chop the roof, but drop the floor inside to compensate for being able to stand inside? Just another thought.:cool:
Falcon, have to expect that u and i r much of the same ilk it seems... I for one see niothing at all wrong with your prescription for change for the van...that would end up being perhaps one of the most unique hot rods on the planet....carefull u don't go overboard, BUT...go for it MAN!!!!!!
After staring it down for a while yesterday I decided against it. I wanted this to be a fairly quick winter project that will be on the road in the spring and I'm afraid if I try this it'll tie it up all summer. I spent about 10 hours sanding yesterday; good progress but nothing worthy of pictures.
Here's a couple from the weekend; I know this doesn't look like much sanding but I also did the inside wheelwells, footwells, and door tracks. I was going to just seal it and paint over the blue but it's just too crappy looking. Might as well start from the beginning. Did a little rough in on the gauges, too.
Looks like a whole car on just one side Falcon . Gauges look like they where made in that spot you have a eye for this stuff and speed .
Thanks, buddy. I'm on a mission to have this whole thing sanded in two weeks, we'll see how it goes. What's happening for New Years up your way?
Here's another several hours with the DA; also a set of seats I picked up at the boneyard today.
That's some really great progress on the I Scream Machine, Falcon!!!! Seats should work out well, though I must say I could also visualize an old set of Captain's chairs with armrests and all the good bells and whistles!!!!
I'm back to working on the Plymouth, but no real progress to report, unfortunately....The story is one I've been through before....Bill, who owns the shop now, was having another guy do the actual body work after all the tin work and fab was done. Well, IMO his work quality was a bit overated--seems he would rather just sling mud then do any real body work, IE the front edge of the hood varies in thickness from 1/8" to almost 1/2"! Rather then doing a bit of pingin' and dingin' to make the edge correct he just built the edge out of mud....Sure would look great sitting at a show next summer with the hood open, huh???? I won't even get into the rest of my "discoveries" on the work he'd done, needless to say I'm not real happy. Looks like I'll be redoing a lot of the work that someone else was already paid to do. I guess fit, finish, and detail has different meanings to different people!!!!!!
Falcon, my man u do some good detailed work, it appears that however u complete the projectits going to b a nice one and one of a kind....i like that....love the seats too, salvage or where ever they came from, that would b a nice color scheme to paint the I SCREAM truck too i'de think....
Carry on car crafter, u got something goin there...
New Years right here . Momma works tomorrow and besides it is amateur night out there .
Thanks Dave, we're back at it today as soon as the shop heater gets it warm in there. It's 15 degrees this morning. The I-Scream truck; now that's funny! I think you just came up with the logo for the side! Sorry to hear about the Plymouth; sounds like a major hassle. Hopefully it wont take you too long to straighten it out.
I appreciate the comments, Mr Wizard. I think I'm going to go with basic white on this thing. I still need a lot of work on my painting/bodywork skills so I'm trying to keep it simple.
Here's where I got to today; I had to push it out, blow it off with an airgun and sweep up all the blue dust, it was getting overwhelming. Also here's the front. It's pretty beat up so I'm going to try and build a new one. I got these trimrings off of Evilbay; maybe these and a square tube grill will make it look cool. Definately different turn signal lights, too.
Blue, i sure hope mama doesn't get wind of THAT staement, if so ur new year may not begin as well as it could...LOL...jus kiddin...carry on...
Understood falcon, my auto body skills are suspect too, which is why i do very little and ONLY on my own rides...Still, i submit that YOU are GOOD from the pics u post and i STILL expect that whenever, however ur done, its gonna b 1 hella I SCREAM truck...
Finally made it all the way around; now just the doors, hood, some edges and the roof too sand. I had cut out a panel in the rear that needs replaced; I'm going to work on that tomorrow. Also painted the footwells and sliding door tracks with POR-15. My son came by and started cleaning up the motor but we ended up taking a break to do some pickin. Back on it tomorrow; 1 more day off before it's back to work.
Nice work and great pictures especially with your son! Rock on!:D
Great to have that kind of help and to share another hobby !!
Ken
Great progress on the van, Falcon! A bit of time jammin' with your son has to be a blast, too!
I did one of them weekends where you do a little bit of work on 3 different projects and don't really accomplish anything!:LOL: Started skinning the frame I built for the racerback fairing for my pickup, Greg came out to the shop Saturday so he did some OJT on the braces for the tailgate--hammerformed out of 20 ga. The rest of the time I spent reworking some of the alleged body man's screw-ups on the Plymouth! Got the hood sidepanels fitting a lot better now, should finish them up tomorrow and get started refitting and reshaping the hood top. Takes a lot longer to redo then to do!!!!!
Friend of mine stopped by this afternoon, got a lead from him on a guy who has a set of the old style small tube Hillborn injectors for a small block Ford!!!! Just what I want for the Bronco II should I ever be able to get back in my own garage and work on my stuff!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL: