I previously bought a 70ish shell with no motor and transmission...
Then I committed to a restored 78 body/frame and have not picked it up yet...
Now I bought a 1978 running 99% stock pig, with the most rust issues..
I have parted or worked on cruisers for myself for over 15 years but this is the first pig I will drive and in my process of cleaning up wiring issues, rear window issues and the like, I am having a great time.
I do have some questions I could not find answers in "search"..
Where is the voltage regulator, it is not on the firewall in the engine compartment..
could it be labeled "main relay" and on a dash support? that then would go directly to the rear window circuit breaker?
Picked up a new toy. She drove home, but died on the way, clogged fuel filter... but I am surprised I made it at all considering the coil wire was barely sitting in the sockets...
Most recent PO had the gas tank cleaned and lined, blew out the fuel lines, and had the carb rebuilt by a retired NASCAR carb rebuilder....
He also put 16" wheels on it and changed a bunch of hoses....
I have plenty to do:
change all fluids
rebuild front axle,
all new brakes
ebrake not engaging
speedo cable broken is the one sold by cruisercorps correct for this year?
tail lights not working ( I think it is just rusty sockets)
rear window not operating, safety switch was not working... now I broke a soldered wire point..
hi beam indicator not working
battery tray rusted to hell...
recover seats,
PS? I have a mini truck set up and a saginaw set up...and a 60 set up... I wonder if I can get the tilt column in there...
found another disconnected inline fuse... a mini one near the center dash consol.. what does it go to?
106887 miles, oil is super clean,, I need to double check to make sure it is getting pumped to the valve train..
She purrs like a kitten... sounds wonderful!
and of course lots of body work...
This PIG was purchased by UGA (used by and titled to the Anthropology dept.) in 1978 It was sold to an individual in 1999 for $800 clams, it sat in their yard until about 6 mos. ago when a friend bought it. He did some work to it (removed mech. fuel pump, installed electric...) and then needed money for a tax bill.
Someone installed the alarm and sliced a few wires..
since Sunday, I have:
installed new fuel filter
removed the alarm,
used liquid electrical tape to fix all shaved wires, about 14 wires,
removed soldered wires into splices
cleaned the fuse panel,
lubed all hinges and pivot points I can think of,
cleaned up the e. fuel pump wiring, soldering all in
installed a fusible link in the alternator feed back to the battery
removed the battery tray
put lugs on the battery cables/installed military clamps,
installed a new inline fuse holder and new fuses,
partially disassembled the tailgate window mechanism, (that took 3 hours)
removed the tail lights for cleaning,
found the broken speed o cable and removed it,
made sure the rear window switch was working, and now broken wire.. but I did thoroughly clean the inside of the key switch..
Ill decide if I am going to post an actual build thread... or just sell it... or possibly put a new body on it...
any help is appreciated.
Then I committed to a restored 78 body/frame and have not picked it up yet...
Now I bought a 1978 running 99% stock pig, with the most rust issues..
I have parted or worked on cruisers for myself for over 15 years but this is the first pig I will drive and in my process of cleaning up wiring issues, rear window issues and the like, I am having a great time.
I do have some questions I could not find answers in "search"..
Where is the voltage regulator, it is not on the firewall in the engine compartment..
could it be labeled "main relay" and on a dash support? that then would go directly to the rear window circuit breaker?
Picked up a new toy. She drove home, but died on the way, clogged fuel filter... but I am surprised I made it at all considering the coil wire was barely sitting in the sockets...
Most recent PO had the gas tank cleaned and lined, blew out the fuel lines, and had the carb rebuilt by a retired NASCAR carb rebuilder....
He also put 16" wheels on it and changed a bunch of hoses....
I have plenty to do:
change all fluids
rebuild front axle,
all new brakes
ebrake not engaging
speedo cable broken is the one sold by cruisercorps correct for this year?
tail lights not working ( I think it is just rusty sockets)
rear window not operating, safety switch was not working... now I broke a soldered wire point..
hi beam indicator not working
battery tray rusted to hell...
recover seats,
PS? I have a mini truck set up and a saginaw set up...and a 60 set up... I wonder if I can get the tilt column in there...
found another disconnected inline fuse... a mini one near the center dash consol.. what does it go to?
106887 miles, oil is super clean,, I need to double check to make sure it is getting pumped to the valve train..
She purrs like a kitten... sounds wonderful!
and of course lots of body work...
This PIG was purchased by UGA (used by and titled to the Anthropology dept.) in 1978 It was sold to an individual in 1999 for $800 clams, it sat in their yard until about 6 mos. ago when a friend bought it. He did some work to it (removed mech. fuel pump, installed electric...) and then needed money for a tax bill.
Someone installed the alarm and sliced a few wires..
since Sunday, I have:
installed new fuel filter
removed the alarm,
used liquid electrical tape to fix all shaved wires, about 14 wires,
removed soldered wires into splices
cleaned the fuse panel,
lubed all hinges and pivot points I can think of,
cleaned up the e. fuel pump wiring, soldering all in
installed a fusible link in the alternator feed back to the battery
removed the battery tray
put lugs on the battery cables/installed military clamps,
installed a new inline fuse holder and new fuses,
partially disassembled the tailgate window mechanism, (that took 3 hours)
removed the tail lights for cleaning,
found the broken speed o cable and removed it,
made sure the rear window switch was working, and now broken wire.. but I did thoroughly clean the inside of the key switch..
Ill decide if I am going to post an actual build thread... or just sell it... or possibly put a new body on it...
any help is appreciated.
