Everyone I know asks the question, "when will you have it done?" I started to add all my tasks in airtable along with the estimate of how long it'll take. I've added everything I can think of...so far...except rewiring, and I'm at 38 hours. I figure wiring is another 40 hours. I finish a task, I mark it off in my airtable. Btw, I'm also using the airtable to plan out my wiring, what connects to what and which pin goes in which Deutch socket.
Tonight I tackled the transmission connections. I had to wire up the Dakota digital GSS shift selector to the side of my turbo 400 transmission. Since I have a B&M transmission oil pan, I needed to alter the mounting bracket.
Next was the lokar down shift switch. Since it mounts to the same two bolts as the Dakota shift selector, I needed to find a new home. I decided the safest place was inside the frame rail. I used the bracket as a template and drilled two holes in the framerails so I can run bolts up from the bottom into the down shift box.
Drilling through the frame rails is a real drag and the first hole took about 10 mins. So I came up with the poor man's mag drill. Next hole only took about 3 mins.
Tonight I tackled the transmission connections. I had to wire up the Dakota digital GSS shift selector to the side of my turbo 400 transmission. Since I have a B&M transmission oil pan, I needed to alter the mounting bracket.
Next was the lokar down shift switch. Since it mounts to the same two bolts as the Dakota shift selector, I needed to find a new home. I decided the safest place was inside the frame rail. I used the bracket as a template and drilled two holes in the framerails so I can run bolts up from the bottom into the down shift box.
Drilling through the frame rails is a real drag and the first hole took about 10 mins. So I came up with the poor man's mag drill. Next hole only took about 3 mins.