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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Very innovative work dude!
I am always watching! LOL!
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More to follow! I always look at your build too, anytime there is an update!! ************************************************************************** In case you could not tell in the first photo, these are the speed thread retainer clips I was talking about that I am using to anchor the vent cable to the vent. This is that same clip welded in. Not engenious, but you know, it works. As you can tell, I spent a lot of time dis-re-assembling bicycles as a kid, that is where all these cable work ideas come from. This just shows where I placed the hole for the cable access in the kick panel, again nothing spectacular about it, just keep in mind that there is not much tolerance on either side in the vent cavity to work with. Got the ceiling painted. There was a hole up there where an old style CB antenna was mounted that I had to fill. I have found the JB weld putty to be very body filler friendly, and in over head situations like this, much easier to work with than bondo. Lastly, the steering wheel was painted and cured, so it was time to take the masking tape off, have a look at the handy work, and then set it aside for later..... And that was yesterday....on my way down to the garage now to see what I can get done with this day !!
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In doing this vent mod, I had to assemble and disassemble the set up multiple times. This first photo shows the bottom, inside flange of the vent and I am pointing at the part of it I shaved. These vents were made so they just barely fit into the hole in the kick panel, and while trying to get it in, with the steel cable attached was trying my patience. Shaving this 1/4" here will save you a lot of cussing....
With the cables being brand new, they are not as compliant as older cables are. The cable would pull the vent open, but would flex instead of pushing the vent door closed. To correct this, I used some left over brake line. After this it worked like a charm. This is just a photo of my vent knobs and dash from the perspective from which I shot the video for Pirate. This is showing how well I got the knobs to align. I had to make those countoured spacers because the angle behind the dash put the cables in conflict with my heater controls which are going in the empty slot above them. Finally this was the main motivator for the vent mod. I got rid of the knee knocker E-brake and figured I could mount this one from the donor truck. Got it in, it seems to work just fine on this end !!!
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
I like the idea of having the vent knobs in the center so the driver can operate the passenger side. In the stock configuration the passenger cable knob sits right next to the passenger door and is completely inaccessible to the driver.
Funny all the years I had vents, it never occurred to me to move the cable/knob to where the driver could reach it. Nice upgrade!
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Great job buddy, I will be leaning on you a bit when I get around to this "convenience item".
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
nice.
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
are you going to put a screen in the vent to keep bug out
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Hopefully here is the video you asked for (if I did all this YouTube stuff right ?!?!?) http://youtu.be/y6rWyVtjFqg Perhaps someone can tell me how to link YouTube so it shows the video window instead of the url? Also, some ![]()
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
on Youtube, go to Share, Embed, & then click the Options tab under the link...check the box for "Long Link", & then copy/paste the link here
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
thanks mcmurphy that is slick i did not think the cable would be that strong to close the vent ..you have proved me wrong LOL
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Cool!
But I was hoping for some narration...Not so much, eh? Still cool! I'll probably just make speaker boxes out of mine & add air-cond...Or one-up ya, & rig up some electric actuators! LOL!
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nice mod mike!! getting closer to having it ready, since you are doing youtube videos, you need to do one when you get it running!! i'll try and do the same when i get mine running!!
Thank you Phillip for telling us how do upload the youtube videos, that will help out when i get closer
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Like the passenger vent cable but I really like the E-Brake.
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
another thanks to likaroc on the you tube info, worked like a charm. let us know what you decide on the tranny member and mount, and again great work on the vents.
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Or closer to the truth, I hate the sound of my voice recorded... LOL Electric actuators, heheheh just wait till I start on my front grill brother, then you are going to see some stuff !! Promise. Quote:
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Have been watching this thread for a while, love what you are doing on this build.
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I think the best is yet to come, and over all, when all the little side projects pull together into the final product, it will be a true labor of love, and a fine self given retirement gift. Please stay tuned, I hope to not disappoint !!
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Just started checking out your build... Impressed to say the least. Subscribed, and anxiously awaiting future progress. Got to do the vent mods, that is brilliant Sir.
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
I've been watching your thread for a while, thought I would throw out my $.02 with regard to your question about liquid graphite. have you considered cable lube like what we use on our throttle and clutch cables on our bikes. Granted initial lubing is a little messy but it sure makes them slide like butter. Just a thought.
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
Any motorcycle shop will have it. Pretty sure its available on eBay too. It's actually called "cable lube"
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....
thats pretty sweet what u did with the vents!! i wanna see that dash once its all painted and assembled!!
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