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04-25-2012, 09:22 AM | #1 |
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Re: Project 78 High Sierra
Allthough I really want to work on the fender and hood this weekend I have decided before I do any of that I am going to do the following:
Remove the driveshaft and replace the rear seal so it stops leaking. Remove the speedo cable and grease it so it stops jumping and squeaking Then I shall return to the body work and hopefully have the hood and fender prepped to go ahead and install
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04-25-2012, 10:45 AM | #2 |
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Sounds like a plan.
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04-25-2012, 10:46 AM | #3 |
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Whenever you said ATL all I could think of was a lil jon song
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04-28-2012, 09:22 PM | #4 |
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Well started the day greasing the speedometer cable only to remove the the gauge cluster and with just a slight move the corner that holds the shifter wire broke off...I tried to rig it up but no luck...But I did put the new lens cover on it to see the difference and it looks great....Ordered a new cluster for the backing plate.
Sanded down the fender bondo and hit the hole thing with high build primer only to find a bunch of lil dings on the front of it..So i will have to sand those spots down and bondo them Also hit some more bondo on the hood under side edge and sanded the front bondo hole...
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04-28-2012, 09:26 PM | #5 |
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new gauge lens comparison
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04-28-2012, 09:26 PM | #6 |
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Looking good, keep on keepin on.
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04-28-2012, 09:27 PM | #7 |
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That lens looks great. Where did you order that from?
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04-28-2012, 09:30 PM | #8 |
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My ghetto hot glue and l bracked that didnt work
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04-28-2012, 09:29 PM | #9 |
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I ordered it from LMC! Its perfect.....
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04-28-2012, 10:01 PM | #10 |
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Gauges look nice bro. I see you work in your living room too..
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04-28-2012, 10:02 PM | #11 |
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haha, yes sir.....Best lighting and i was watching the draft at the same time lol
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04-28-2012, 10:07 PM | #12 |
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Yep I was polishing center caps on my pool table the other day lmao
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05-05-2012, 05:27 PM | #13 |
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Got to work while hung over today and got some progress on the hood...
I hit it with 3 cans of high build primer....then had to sand the whole right side back down due to the scarring from removing the paint with a flap disc...Got most of the scarring off of it but still need to do more sanding...HIt it back with another 2 coats of primer and thats where it sits.. Also sanded down the bondo on the under edge where it was ful of holes and hit the bondo with some rust tough
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05-05-2012, 08:35 PM | #14 |
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Also got my new gauge cluster in.....Swapped all my gauges into it and cut the speedo and gas gauge to give it a little cleaner look...I suck at making stuff straight though
On the bright side i have a couple spare gauges and the circuit board was a lot better on the new one Swapped the needles as well as they are brighter but the speedo one you cant do...erg broke the other speedos off...glad i started with the other one lol
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05-05-2012, 09:44 PM | #15 |
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Like the gauges
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Looking good.
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05-06-2012, 06:09 PM | #17 |
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Well since I cant let things go i went ahead and took the cluster apart again and hit the needles with some Torch Red Scratch Pen/brush paint. I did all the needles on the extra gauges and the speedo since you cant remove it on the actual cluster wrapped in a paper towel....I like the torch red...
Here pics of comparison...The torch red on the extras, and the towel paint Now hopefully i didnt screw up the needles by removing them all...I tried to put them back in the same place
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no chance a gauge connection got loose?
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Nice work. Attention to detail...
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nice love it
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DAMNIT ALLL!!! Even with the new speedo cable all greased up the speedo still starts floating at 60..ON top of that I have the needles wrong on the volts and oil pressure as it now reads 18v instead of 13 and oil pressure is beyond 60 when i hit the gas...I think the gas gauge is right though.....ugh..
Anyone know how to fix the speedo if its greased with lithium grease? Any other ideas?
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Still clueless on what to do with the speedo after trolling the forum other then dealing with it.....
Took the lens off and while started adjusted the Volt meter needle and Oil Pressure...So now when i hit the gas it goes just to 60PSI and the Volts stay around 13... Also replace the temp needle as it had an orange spot.... And installed a blue LED bulb in the wiper switch Hit the hood with 2 more cans of primer and sanded the whole thing down with 320 grit paper...She is ready for some paint... Now to wait until payday and go buy the ACE Enamel paint color match to cardinal red...Have to get my paint chip first too though
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What's up with the Speedo?
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took some night shots of the dash and then started painting the high sierra badge for the dash pad...Spilled some paint on the insert could remove it so i painted the whole center section...I plan on sanding it down even to give it a black red look since its not a smooth surface...O and the drip was on the last stroke after using the pen... me not thinking about how the stem was covered ERG!!!
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