Rebuiding Inside-out Options

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And the arm rest with control unit.

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The control box in the arm rest feels a little wobbly, and so I made a brace to support the rear half. This will also keep stuff in the storage area from rolling forward under the control (and falling out of the hole I cut in the bottom). The quick "satin" paint job turned out too shiny. I need to find a scrap of black vinyl.

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I also installed the gauges in the center panel, so that will be ready once I have the sound system wiring done.

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May I ask why you changed to a different case sealant?

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May I ask why you changed to a different case sealant?

The Permatex was not setting up fully where not clamped and removed from oxygen. I found a few large blobs that spilled from the seam on the inside of the case, and I was concerned they would end up in some small oil passage.

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First today, a bit more work on the interior. Here is the arm rest brace below the Clarion control box. Still too shiny.

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I re-installed the center console, including the bracket that mounts to the underside of the dash.

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Then I got back to work on my engine re-rebuild. To set the crank axial play I got out the shims that worked for the first rebuild.

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I started with the two original shims that worked last time. But the measured play of .012" means I need a third shim of .008". I don't have that, and I don't think its available.

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So I switched to the two new shims I have, that are the thinnest in my collection. I measured .016" of play, so I need a .012" shim.

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Turns out all the old shims I took out of the motor are .014", so I need to order a .012" (.30 or .32 mm) shim.

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Back to the sound system. I will add a noise filter on the power supply line. By the way, the Clarion unit requires both a power supply, that I rigged through a "dummy" defroster switch, and an illumination supply, that I connected to the output of fuse 5, which has power only when the lights are switched on. I tapped fuse 12 for the main power supply, which is hot always. The defroster switch should prevent the audio system from draining the battery when not in use.

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I had a slight detour in setting up the audio system and center console. After I screwed the rear console bracket to the top of the tunnel, I ran my bore scope inside to make sure the screw tip was not too close to anything else. That led me to discover that the heater lever light wire was fouling on the shift tube. For better access, I removed the console and then the gear shift lever. That led me to discover that the bottom of the shift assembly was making contact with the clutch tube when the lever was full to the right. You can see where the yellow has worn away, revealing the original red paint.

I did some gentle prying on the clutch tube to bend it to the left. After that the gear shift lever can go full right (against the stop in the shift housing) without the base touching the clutch tube.

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And then we got back to wiring the audio system. And by we, I mean my son, who is visiting for a few days--and is much more flexible than me.

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Another add on: foam speaker baffles on the back side of the pods. They may not do much, but cost only $9.

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By quitting time we had all the power and ground wires connected, and tested.

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Big day for the audio system. We got all the wires connected, including the speakers. The brown wire here is the temporary antenna.

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Control box connected.

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And...success! I connected the battery, pulled the window defogger switch, and turned on the power at the control box, and got static on AM. But after switching first to weather band and then FM, we heard multiple stations clearly. We then plugged my iPhone 7 into the USB cable, and after a minute the Clarion connected. I could then stream music and other audio, and also operate streaming from the Clarion control box.

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I then finished making a thing, and covered my support for the control box with a scrap of black vinyl.