68 el Camino Resto-Mod

hapcj7 said:
Is that a 10" subwoofer?..Did you build a 3/4" mdf enclosure to house the speakers?
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It's an 8 inch shallow mount subwoofer from Kicker. I'm more into classic rock and like the tighter, less boomy bass.
I built the enclosure from 1/2" MDF, to the recommended volumetric space, and filled it with acoustic wool.
The 6 x 9 mains are from Kicker also and they recommended to leave them "open" so I did.
Plan to hook up stereo very soon and see how it sounds. Fingers crossed
 
Dean Jenkins said:
Strained my back and lost a week on the car. Frustrating, but I know there are others worse off so try to stay thankful and positive.
Decided to put door seals on and fine tune doors before fine tuning windows. Everything affects everything . . .

Last night I got VERY frustrated that these nylon posts wouldn't go in their holes, no matter what I tried.

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Gave up for the night and decided to make a fresh try again today.
Dang it, these fit just fine during test fitting before paint . . .
Oh, 7 coats of epoxy/base/clear, maybe that matters.
Reamed the holes with a chainsaw file and all is well.
This hobby will keep me humble.
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Looks like you sliced your thumb too.
 
Last tech module installed. GPS tracker. Not crazy about the look, but it has to "see the sky" to work.
Cool thing is, if the car is ever stolen I can see the location, and includes a remote ignition lockout via phone App. All good unless the thief cuts the cable... in which case I lose tracking, but the car won't start at all.
Not perfect, but ya gotta try in today's world, right?

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RosharonRooster said:
I really get excited when the reverse lights work
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It was tricky on this one. Reverse switch is inside the T56 magnum 6-speed.
Ended up with a "TREMEC T-56 & MAGNUM - ALL-IN-ONE HARNESS W/ REVERSE LOCK OUT" from Bowler. Luckily I got it a year ago as it has doubled in price.
Not only does it provide backup lights and reverse lockout, it also sends vehicle speed to ECU and Dakota Digital gauges and can be configured via phone App.
 
I'm about to join @JimKueneman in the "project time out."
Some how managed to ding BOTH doors.
Don't know how or when it happened, but there they are. A friend suggested paintless dent repair. Might try, but I'm skeptical and believe panel repaint is in my future. At least it's a solid color...

And last night I was drilling a hole in the dash for the alarm light and popped through faster than I expected and BAM starred the windshield.
Dennis the glass guy came and looked and said the chip repair tool won't fit between the dash and window. And he made the point "chip repair is structural, not cosmetic. You'll still see it and it will bug you."
New windshield.
He's going to come pull it next week and then we'll wait until everything else is done before setting the new one.

Jeez....

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Dean, Remind me back when you used the airbrush to epoxy the small tailgate parts how you mixed it? Thanks.
 
SMS said:
Dean, Remind me back when you used the airbrush to epoxy the small tailgate parts how you mixed it? Thanks.
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I mixed it 1:1, no reducer. Sprayed just fine out of my airbrush.
I like to warm the epoxy up regardless of the situation. Putting the containers on a heat register or similar works great. It seems to lower the viscosity and it lays out really nice when warm.

Someone else mentioned using a syringe to measure small quantities and I got some on Amazon and they worked great.

I went to Hobby Lobby (any craft store will have this) and got a $1.99 pack of "artist" brushes, cheapest I could find, and some cheap little mixing cups with lids, they are about twice the size of a thimble, again only a few bucks for like a 10 pack.
If I have left over activated epoxy, I just snap the lid on. It will be usable for 72-96 hours.

I used the syringe to measure epoxy/activator then stirred with the paint brush in the little cup.

The bonus of using the brush is that I always have a handful of little spots I want to dab some epoxy on (holes that were drilled, screw heads, etc) and the brush works great for stirring and then I can use it for dabbing.

I view all these things as consumables and just toss them when done. Maybe $1.50 for each batch.
 
Dean Jenkins said:
Last tech module installed. GPS tracker. Not crazy about the look, but it has to "see the sky" to work.
Cool thing is, if the car is ever stolen I can see the location, and includes a remote ignition lockout via phone App. All good unless the thief cuts the cable... in which case I lose tracking, but the car won't start at all.
Not perfect, but ya gotta try in today's world, right?

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They claim manual transmissions are one of the best security systems these days lol.
 
Wiring is essentially done, just waiting on a few parts to finalize.
And waiting on other parts to finish dash assembly.
So, decided to tackle the custom console that I've had in mind for over a year.

I didn't like any of the custom consoles that are available. I wanted the basic factory shape, but add cup holders, better storage box, USB plugs, window and door lock switches, seat heater switches, and wrap it in leather. The factory console is a cheap hard plastic finish, not very nice. And the factory shifter hole had sliding plastic plates that just seemed like they will rattle and be clunky.

Here is the factory (reproduction) console

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I'm going to graft the front end of this onto the back end of a console from a 2014 Infinity Q60

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I've made the cuts on both and now need to bond them together. I'll use a combination of ABS and epoxy glue and fiberglass.
I'm working closely with the upholstery guy so that we end up with something that can easily be wrapped in 1/4 " landau foam and leather.

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Here is a YouTube video of Part 1 of the process if anyone is interested.

 
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