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next up....well...will go license her first then start on the interior furnishing, center console build, front bumper and LEDs.
Builds 1994 1hz 80 series ZOMBIE
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Way to go Moe!! Cannot wait to see the center console and the rest of the interior come together!
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thanx guys...would not have been possible without your help
What are you making your center console out of ?
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Sheet metal...something similar to tuffy console material....still not certain. ..will have to see what material is available here
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- #486
think like a pro..act like an idiot.....thats me folks
after wrapping EVERYTHING up....installing.....putting the speedometer on....alarm...GPS...clock...door switch....you name it...
then.....turn on the key....crank her up...and voila...engine cranks like it should....BUT...the whole dash warnings are on!!!!!!!!!!!
the logical thing (which i realized much later last night) was to check if the alternator was connected properly, or maybe it was just giving up (after years of not actually being tied in properly....
BUT with MY state of mind...what did I do????
i go and THINK that it may have been something i wrapped up incorrectly....so...i go and undo the whole lot...yes....took me all of Friday and most of Saturday to figure out that there is NOTHING wrong with my wiring....around 9pm last night...as i was finishing off tracing each wire with my voltmeter....i realized that the pins that clip onto the back of the alternator were not snug in enough.....CAN YOU FREAKING BELIEVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....ONE pin was just a fraction of a mm away from where it should be...and my idiotic mentality had me unwrap EVERYTHING.....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
well.....the moral here is.....u can never not have enough electric tape around
at least i get to revise my wiring...for the third time.
no...seriously....if you are like me (a novice) try to see the smaller things first as a troubleshooting method..and then move on to major tasks...u never know....it could be just a pin or a little corrosion thats causing the issue....LIKE MY FREAKING PIN
after wrapping EVERYTHING up....installing.....putting the speedometer on....alarm...GPS...clock...door switch....you name it...
then.....turn on the key....crank her up...and voila...engine cranks like it should....BUT...the whole dash warnings are on!!!!!!!!!!!
the logical thing (which i realized much later last night) was to check if the alternator was connected properly, or maybe it was just giving up (after years of not actually being tied in properly....
BUT with MY state of mind...what did I do????
i go and THINK that it may have been something i wrapped up incorrectly....so...i go and undo the whole lot...yes....took me all of Friday and most of Saturday to figure out that there is NOTHING wrong with my wiring....around 9pm last night...as i was finishing off tracing each wire with my voltmeter....i realized that the pins that clip onto the back of the alternator were not snug in enough.....CAN YOU FREAKING BELIEVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....ONE pin was just a fraction of a mm away from where it should be...and my idiotic mentality had me unwrap EVERYTHING.....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
well.....the moral here is.....u can never not have enough electric tape around
at least i get to revise my wiring...for the third time.
no...seriously....if you are like me (a novice) try to see the smaller things first as a troubleshooting method..and then move on to major tasks...u never know....it could be just a pin or a little corrosion thats causing the issue....LIKE MY FREAKING PIN
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on the other hand...as i went out to get some electric tape (found a guy who sells the good type)...i found he had LED for everything...so, i went and bought LEDs for the map light, dome lights and the new courtesy lights on the doors.
will be installing everything (except the door panels, center console and passenger chair) tonight...and off to licensing tomorrow i hope. then to get my AC compressor. that way i can finalize the whole dash and front foot wells and concentrate on building the center console and interior furnishing.
wish me luck
will be installing everything (except the door panels, center console and passenger chair) tonight...and off to licensing tomorrow i hope. then to get my AC compressor. that way i can finalize the whole dash and front foot wells and concentrate on building the center console and interior furnishing.
wish me luck
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Finally....she is out
Tomorrow im doing the AC and need a new battery
Tomorrow im doing the AC and need a new battery
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Bumper and winch maybe next week....
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Got me a new battery....ac taking longer...whole system very dirty inside...tomorrow will try get it finished....hopefully
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Forgot to mention. ...she is now licensed...received papers and registration card this afternoon
One more step you can check off. What a great accomplishment! Keep it up Moe!
Congratulations Moe! Now just a few more details to work out.... Great work and persistence!
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Thanks guys...this wouldn't have been possible without your help
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got the AC done.....but.....well....let me get home and show u the 'wiring'.....they literally destroyed the harness i made....did like 5 'external' connections (although i DID prepare all the wiring for the AC in my harness for them..and showed them where)...a total mess...so i just told them leave it as it is if the AC works..i will do 'clean up' the wiring...
now do u guys see why it took 4 months
you either stick by their side the WHOLE time they work on the car...or just put up with what they do.
now do u guys see why it took 4 months
you either stick by their side the WHOLE time they work on the car...or just put up with what they do.
I'm surprised you are letting anybody else work on your vehicle. The fact that you made your own wiring harness tells me that you have the aptitude to do most jobs on this truck.
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There are things that require secial tools like the vacuum thingy they use for the ac system tests...I dont have and dont know how to use...
Wiring is easy for me now after learning so much from the guys here....will get it done tomorrow hopefully
Wiring is easy for me now after learning so much from the guys here....will get it done tomorrow hopefully
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The ac wiring as they saw fit
I would be rendered speechless if I got back something that looked like that. I would have also cut the amount of money in half that they would have received... BUT, I'll bet you had to pay them 100% up front didn't you?
Some people in life call that good work, but that is why they don't progress.
Then there's MOE... You can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!
Good luck cleaning up the mess someone else made for you!
Some people in life call that good work, but that is why they don't progress.
Then there's MOE... You can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!
Good luck cleaning up the mess someone else made for you!
Dirty Koala
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Did they really just twist a bunch of wires together??? that's crazy...good way to burn your rig to the ground.
