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post Aug 31 2021, 08:39 PM
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QUOTE(930cabman @ Aug 30 2021, 07:16 AM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Aug 29 2021, 08:16 PM) *

Now I have one very small plug left over. I don't see any of the small galleys that were opened and threaded.


Probably 1/8" NPT, would be installed on the face of the case near the dip stick tube. Take your time, don't get too anxious and miss a step or two.
Thanks for posting, many of us are following your build


Thanks--as soon as I get back to my garage I will check that.
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post Sep 3 2021, 05:50 AM
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Bob,

have a look at post # 3605, it would be directly to the left of the fan hub. The factory plug appears to still be in place.
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post Sep 3 2021, 07:36 PM
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Bob,

have a look at post # 3605, it would be directly to the left of the fan hub. The factory plug appears to still be in place.


Yes. As far as I can tell, all the very small plugs are still in place (and look solid).


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post Sep 3 2021, 08:51 PM
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Bob....did anyone ever tell you that you act like an engineer?

Ha! I almost forgot, you are an engineer.
Love watching you get into the minutia of it all.
Well done man.
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post Sep 4 2021, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE(raynekat @ Sep 3 2021, 08:51 PM) *

Bob....did anyone ever tell you that you act like an engineer?

Ha! I almost forgot, you are an engineer.
Love watching you get into the minutia of it all.
Well done man.


To be fair to all actual engineers, I am only a scientist by training. But maybe an aspiring engineer by compulsion.
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post Sep 4 2021, 07:37 PM
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Speaking of which, I tried again to make my new oil dipstick tube.

Here are two hardened steel rods (from McMaster-Carr): 7.4 and 7.5 mm.


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post Sep 4 2021, 07:40 PM
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Got my bench grinder onto my bench. Some day in my dream shop I will have more bench space.


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post Sep 4 2021, 07:42 PM
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I ground the end of the 7.4 mm rod, so I can use it as a mandrel for the 8.0 mm tubing.


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post Sep 4 2021, 07:44 PM
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I first tried to force the rod into the tubing cold, but that did not work.

So I used a propane torch to heat the rod and tubing.


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post Sep 4 2021, 07:45 PM
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That worked, especially after I refined my technique to heat the tubing a small section at a time.


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But the end result was too much enlargement. I need the end of the dipstick tube to have an OD of about 7.35 mm, but got 7.45.

So back online to order a smaller diameter rod.


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post Sep 5 2021, 08:53 PM
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Still waiting for several parts to arrive, so I can fool with some miscellaneous stuff, like the hidden antenna that will connect to my hidden audio system. I have no idea how well this will work, but I will find out eventually.


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post Sep 5 2021, 08:54 PM
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Here is my current plan: mounting the antenna pad inside the upper corner of the windshield.


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The wire goes along the A-pillar.


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post Sep 5 2021, 08:55 PM
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And through the gap at the side of the dashboard.


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post Sep 5 2021, 08:57 PM
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I re-installed the A-pllar pad, the left the antenna ready to mount to the windshield. (Reminder: I need to get on sourcing the windshield.)


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post Sep 5 2021, 08:58 PM
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At the bottom end, I connected the antenna lead. And then the harness for the center console gauges.


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post Sep 5 2021, 09:03 PM
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And then I worked on the replacement console panel. I took the custom cover that had been mounted on the original (cracked) panel. Staples in the MDF did not work well, so I decided to use spray adhesive.


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Not my neatest effort, but I got the vinyl glued on evenly, and the underside edges eventually stuck in the right place.


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Once everything dries, I will clean up the mess with 3M adhesive remover.


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