1963 Dodge Dart for the Wife....

Tough time in the garage after dinner... I'm calling it quits for the day....

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Looking good Mr.Jim , just joined the site but I've been lurking for a while ... been following this thread with interest . I'm restoring a Duster with my son, if it comes out half as nice as your's I'll be happy. Keep up the good work . Rich
 
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Looking good Mr.Jim , just joined the site but I've been lurking for a while ... been following this thread with interest . I'm restoring a Duster with my son, if it comes out half as nice as your's I'll be happy. Keep up the good work . Rich
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Oh Rich you should not have told me that..... Last years project

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1972 Duster Build with my Daughter

It has begun! For those that watched my Coronet restoration over on the B Body Forum (1968 Coronet 500 Project) a few years ago I am about to embark on a Duster build with/for my youngest daughter! She will be delivered tomorrow! History and what we are doing with her will be coming. The...
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Nice , I started a thread on FABO when me and the boy started our project but haven't updated it in a few years because there was no significant work going on to the car ... Had a bad run financially and took me a bit to get on my feet again . But, just started ordering parts again , Car body is still on rotisserie but hope to be putting some SPI Epoxy on it soon .
 
My Classic Industries order came today with just a 1 day delay from normal... Ok for those looking for an authentic look without the aggravation just remember '68 B Body.... M&H did not have an original that had the solenoid wire from the starter to the relay so I gave up on them. Several questions about making me a custom harness to my specs when unanswered so I had to improvise.

1968 Small Block B-Body Positive Harness has all the wires you need and looks like it is the perfect size. (measured my Coronet before ordering)
1968 Transmission neutral safety switch harness is perfect as the relay is exactly where the Coronets is.
1968 Fusable Link wire is perfect other than I need to put a spade connector on it for the '65 dash harness I used (again '63 not available and '64 did not have the alternator lugs like the '63 where '65 went back to them for 1 year).
1965 Small Block Underhood harness is looking like it is going to work perfectly for the /6

She will be flowing electrons through the harness by the end of the weekend! With luck the wiring will be done and tested over the next few days.... with the Out of Sight Bluetooth unit blasting tunes.

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Sorry guys don't feel like duplicating this over here.. follow the link to see the electrical progress... Headlights working, parking lights working, brake lights working, gauges are maybe working (they are getting a pulsed 12V like they should), idiot lights working, backup lights working, blower motor working, wiper motor dead, Need a few bulbs to get the rest of the dash and courtesy light working.

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1963 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible for the Wife

Pretty quiet over here hope to see you back at soon. :rofl: You guys are too spoiled! Been installing a new home AC system and went on a dirt bike riding trip last weekend! Jim
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So "Orange" = lights in the car that should dim with the rheostat on the headlight switch. That includes the light in the pushbutton shifter... It plugs into the stacker plugs on the LH side of the fusebox. Installed the stereo system for the wife (only really important thing that has to work). Retro-Sound center speaker and a Out of Sight hidden bluetooth system. Installed a series resistor between the original radio speaker wires and the Out of Sight unit since the speakers are 4 ohm and that is too low for the old radio... I am not sure if the radio works yet... I will power it next weekend..... Definitely need to replace all the capacitors at least. Courtisay light needed to extend the pink wire (pink = accessories that are aways hot no key needed). So what I have found is the M&H harnesses don't have the stacker plug for these accessories for A-Bodies. Kaelyn's Duster harness did not either. The Coronet harness did. So like the Duster I used a male end and soldered it to the back of the fuse holder (after removing it from the fusebox).

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Speakers work off impedance, not resistance..audio is AC current not DC .that resister can't change with frequency...it may damage the radio outputs.
 
Rbm said:
Speakers work off impedance, not resistance..audio is AC current not DC .that resister can't change with frequency...it may damage the radio outputs.
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Resistance is impedance... You are just looking to keep the currents down the the amplifier transistors which the resistor does.
 
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