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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 hole left when I removed the stock wiring harness firewall block. I’m installing a new,… Continue Reading Adventures of 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 I refused to acknowledge the truth of LEVERAGE and mounted it too low. well, the… Continue Reading what’s a clutch box???
got a little bit of work done today on the hand brake mount. I’m eleminating the foot parking brake in favor of a hand brake. I got a center console and hand brake assembly out of a Mazda MX3 at my local pick n pull. I used threaded rod to help me find the right… Continue Reading Hand Brake mount
finished the “body work” on the lower two dash pieces. they’re primed now and ready to paint. I haven’t decided if I’m going to put the same texture I used on the dash face on one or both of these pieces. Either way they will be painted Trim Black.
put some more time into the dash this weekend. I continued wiring up the gauges and also started working on a couple of other dash panels. Since I’ve put the turn signal, bright and parking brake lights into the main dash panel I needed to fill all the holes I won’t be using where the… Continue Reading dash work continues…
Finally making some good progress on the dash. I finished the “body work” and sprayed it with 3M Rocker Panel spray to get a texture. Then I sprayed it with Duplicolor Trim black. Here’s some before, during and after. The dash is not truly “done” quite yet. I still have to install the headlight and… Continue Reading Dash work…
ok, I’ve been slacking HARD the last several months. But I’m back on the case and working on the dash some more. Today I finished up the body work and primed the dash. Here’s what it looks like.
Now that the Tremec is in place I needed to create a patch panel for the trans tunnel. The Tremec is a lot bigger than the T10 and has to be up higher into the car to maintain the correct driveline angle. So, I made a paper template, cut out a piece of sheetmetal and… Continue Reading patching up the hole in the floor…
So, I’ve decided to ditch the ac vents in the dash. I’ve had the car since 1992 and it’s never had working ac. So I’ve decided in the interest of finishing this project in the next 100 years I’m going to simplify, go without ac, and get on with finishing the dash. Today’s task was… Continue Reading headlight switch install
I’ve decided that I’m going to ditch the original “stalk” headlight, dome light, wiper and washer switches. I went to my local pick n’ pull and found a dodge truck with a 2 speed switch that looked like a good fit. I trimed away the excess bezel material and grafted it into the dash panel.