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[silver_bullet]

the postman and the UPS driver do... FedUp is special - this time it was an unmarked white van... I presume they do that so the people who live in my area don't immediately go postal on them.

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[SuperBuickGuy]

Onward
a lot of tonight was change the oil and cut the filter.... it looks okay - no big chunks and about normal for a first-fire oil change
then remove the other gauge stuff for the new gauges

then install gauges in the bezels
old


new... and more breakage.

new

and the center stack

new headlight switch

pw switches

[SuperBuickGuy]

switches AND wiring installed

and steering wheel

[65RHDEER]

I like that wheel

[SuperBuickGuy]

mirror, minus light


how to wire the doors

use picks to press in on the outside of the brass ferule

pull out to get loose of housing

note the silver mark - I mark the wire and its attendant hole so they don't get mixed up going back together

remove the housing

remove from the wire guard

there is a hole that lines up with the hole in the door... feed into the door jamb

feed the wire through the guard then into the door

snap the wires back into the housing

and then install the dust block



then onto wrapping sidepipes...


the stainless is growing on me


I used DEI wrap, then used two exhaust pipe clamps to hold either end.... that ain't goin' nowhere lol

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to show the result.

the metal band is over the DEI wrap

right next to it is 215 degrees

I had to adjust the front band to be sure it wasn't touching the bit that's 379 degrees - because heat does travel... that said, I may still paint "HOT" as a stencil ... stylistically I won't like it but I don't want to see someone get a nasty burn
to be clear, the point of the wrap is to prevent me or a passenger from getting burned getting in or out


then I worked on the power window motor... it's toast

note the step where the brushes ride...


hopefully the new motors will arrive soon - been patient because Zip was a lot cheaper... but time's up.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I know you hate videos... but

[65RHDEER]

I was expecting it to be LOUDER, I request a RAAP RAAP video

Good stuff.

[DanStokes]

Sounds good! Must have a "B" cam in it.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

Sounds good! Must have a "B" cam in it.

Dan

I hope not, I order an "r" cam for "race"

[Beagle]

I hope not, I order an "r" cam for "race"

The Bee Cam's superior lobes of perfection are a profile so profoundly faultless that a Chevy would need a FR cam (Full Race) to even begin to compete with it. You may want to change that order.

[Beagle]

I'm messing with you, it sounds great. Good on you for putting the wrap on there. Calf burns are really bad. Scars are okay for guys I guess, but I feel kinda bad for all the beautiful girls I've met with scars from motorcycles. Ouch.

[SuperBuickGuy]

lights.... work



now to wire the linear actuators... there's a possibility that I'll either be buying more actuators or that they "only adjusted at the factory" means "only adjusted at the factory unless it goes to Aaron"
in other news, starting to get the interior sealed up as well

[SuperBuickGuy]

The Bee Cam's superior lobes of perfection are a profile so profoundly faultless that a Chevy would need a FR cam (Full Race) to even begin to compete with it. You may want to change that order.

Ford guys, never understand them.... first they go on about honey (mmmm and biscuits), then they go full retard. No one goes full retard, well, except Ford guys... there it's pretty much assumed.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I'm messing with you, it sounds great. Good on you for putting the wrap on there. Calf burns are really bad. Scars are okay for guys I guess, but I feel kinda bad for all the beautiful girls I've met with scars from motorcycles. Ouch.

I wasn't going to - but these are quite a bit further from the body then the Hooker ones on PF1... that said, using pipe clamps to hold it in place should make it a lot nicer