Author Archives: asifnyc

battery in trunk…

ok, I made some more progress with my re-wire project this past weekend. as I posted previously, the battery is going in the trunk. the battery tray is being secured with a 3/8″ bolt in each corner. next up was … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical

ah fishtape…

fishtape is cool… if you don’t know what it is, it’s a tool that helps you run wires through conduit or walls, etc. I used it to run the trunk wires through the rocker just like the stock harness does. … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical

poor mans metal brake

I wanted to bend a piece of 16 gauge to make an L bracket to attach the back of the amp panel to the trunk. so I clamped a piece of square tubing to my bench and bent the piece … Continue reading

Misc

let there be rock! eventually…

continuing progress on the re-wire project…. before I finish routing all the wires and terminating all the ends I needed to make sure I know exactly what all the wires I’ll need are. part of that equation was figuring out … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical, Interior

turn signal dimmer switch

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve deleted the old-school foot dimmer switch. I thought for a while that I was just going to use a rocker switch mounted somewhere on the lower dash. I asked around for options on the lateral-g … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical

lost in a tangle of wires

ok, I’m getting deep into the re-wiring. I’m using a GEM Streetrods universal 18 circuit kit. I’m fairly comfortable with electronics/wiring but ripping out EVERY stock wire and starting from absolute ground zero is definitely a bit of a challenge. … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical

clutch box done!

ok, I’ve been slacking on the updating of the blog but I have been putting time in on the Javelin. The saga of the “clutch box” has come to an end. I’m reasonably happy with it. my welds are not … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Interior, pedals

Awesome Hornet drawing

I spend time over at the lateral-g forums. it’s a great place to get ideas for the kind of builds I’m interested in (pro-touring). anyway, just came across this really cool Hornet sketch. Brian of Problem Child Kustoms drew it … Continue reading

Misc

Adventures of Clutch Box

my clutch master cylinder relocation project continued today. last weekend I built the basic “box” that will allow me to bring the master in-board a couple of inches to clear the power brake booster. next I needed to fill the … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Drive Train, Electrical, Interior, pedals

what’s a clutch box???

when I switched over from the T10 4-speed to the Tremec 5-speed I also changed from a mechanical clutch linkage to an hydraulic clutch. that meant I needed to mount a clutch master cylinder on the firewall. for some reason … Continue reading

1973 Javelin-street, Interior, pedals