Category Archives: Electrical

Madd Matt – The Re-Birthen-ing (part 1)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by asifnyc 1 Comment

Bet you didn’t see this coming… Psych!  This is HAPPENING people!!! Sad to say it’s been 6 long years since I got the Matador.  A lot has happened in that time. Mostly what’s happened is my son will be FOUR … Continue reading →

1974 Matador-road race, Drive Train, Electrical, Wheels and Tires

Distributors 101… NASA AIX AMC Javelin update

Posted on October 24, 2012 by asifnyc 2 Comments

Ok, after the epic fail at Buttonwillow it was time to dig into the Javelin and figure out wtf was going on with the timing. I had the car dyno tuned before the race to make sure the engine was … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, American Iron, Drive Train, Electrical

Thrash week redux… American Iron Javelin update

Posted on December 31, 2011 by asifnyc 1 Comment

After the track day at Infineon I had a list of items I need to address. So I dragged the car back to Joe’s and we started crossing things off the list. Here are the highlights – – to try … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, American Iron, Electrical, pedals

dash mostly done… NASA American Iron Javelin update

Posted on January 21, 2011 by asifnyc Leave a comment

worked on the dash today. Got it painted, riveted the gauge and starter switch panel to the dash and loaded up the gauges. dash came out ok. I will probably have to notch it to allow me to fit a … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, American Iron, Electrical, Interior

LED Taillights… a long time coming.

Posted on October 17, 2010 by asifnyc 2 Comments

I finally got around to installing LED taillights in the Javelin this weekend.  This is something I’ve been thinking of for years and even experimented with building my own LED board about 5 years ago. I just never followed through … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical, video

Amp rack, round 2

Posted on May 19, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

I had created a simple particle board, covered in cheap fuzzy “carpet” as an amp rack.  As lame as that was the real issue was the way I mounted it was a simple piece of sheet metal, bent into a … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical

my first video…

Posted on February 4, 2010 by asifnyc 1 Comment

so I put together a little video blog entry on the dash/gauge cluster I modified for the Javelin.  I’m planning to do a few track days this year and bought a GoPro HD camera to do some in-car video with. … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical, Interior, video ,

gauges work!

Posted on October 4, 2009 by asifnyc Leave a comment

doh… ok that was lame.  for some reason when I was wiring up the dash I only put power to the speedo and tach?!  once I realized my mistake it was a simple matter of  getting the rest of the … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical

light ’em up…

Posted on September 21, 2009 by asifnyc Leave a comment

been working on tying up some loose ends so I can start driving the car again. I actually started it today and let it run for a few minutes. the brakes need to be bled and the tires aired up … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical, Interior

molex connectors

Posted on June 21, 2009 by asifnyc Leave a comment

picked up some molex connectors at my local electronics store. haven’t used them before but they looked like they’d be perfect for the main dash connector. I used a 12 connector for all the gauges and indicator lights. the headlight … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin-street, Electrical