IH2LOSE
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- 1966,and a 1962 thats almost complete
Well although its allmost spring, I really have not touched the 62 with the exception of dropping it off at the body shop for them to re work the body lines around the hood. I thought I would share with you guys what I was supposed to do this winter
10/05/05
list of what needs to be done on the 62
Install windshield wiper system
Description: re-install the system and get it working.
Action: Interior has to come back out of car
Material needed: NONE
Install heating and a/c system
Description: Have to re-install the heat and a/c evaporator once the wiper system is done
Action:
Material needed: soft and hard lines
Get transmissions working properly?
Description: Problem car feels like a slush box and shifts too hard under normal driving
Action: Get car to Wayne to see what’s up and also have the leak corrected
Material needed: PDF file on installation instructions on the Lokar controller
Rear end leak
Description: Rear end passenger side is leaking oil
Action: Remove read end and re seal it
Material needed: Rear end seal kit and proper fluids LINK
Get engine cooling system proper
Description: Need to add an equalizer line to the system from the top of the radiator to the expansion tank
Action: Connect from top of the radiator to a new port on the expansion tank
Material needed: Chrome valve stem and ¼ steel tubing,We allready have the braided lines to connect to the steel tupe
Get stereo system complete
Description: Need to finish off stereo system 100 %
Action: Re read installation manual set up stereo to accept a sub, xm radio, cd changer, I pod
Material needed: Open till design is complete
Get trunk area finished off
Description: trunk area is raw and needs to be finished off
Action: Contact Mike to ask what type of cardboard to use and where to get it from
Material needed: Depending on what mike says
Get door aligned better
Description: Adjust the doors better
Action: Remove the door panels and adjust the doors rotational alignment better while door are apart ,adjust drivers window better to seal with convertible top.
Material needed: The wire protectors for the wires going out to the doors
Get weather stripping installed on convertible top
Description: Finish off the weather stripping on the front and rear
Action: Get: Look into a manual or a better description of how its installed
Material needed:
Install replacement rear deck lid convertible top hold down
Description: When top was installed they broke the convertible top hold down piece on passenger side
Action: Replace the top hold down
Material needed: New top hold down
Get interior lights working
Description: Finish wiring the lights so they come on with the door being opened or the turn of the headlamp switch
Action: Simple wiring
Material needed: None.
Install tri power set up
Description: install the tri power set up
Action: Waiting on the unit to become available
Material needed: Trip power set up
Finish off the engine bay
Description: The engine bay just does not look finished off,
Action: Install the 66 BB ignition shielding kit, Re-route main wiring harness to look more finished, Re-locate M.S.D. box inside of car some place to avoid water problems
Material needed: Shielding kit from paragon .
Get emergency brake connected
Description: Emergency brake in-operatable
Action: make the needed bracket and connect the cables
Material needed: None.
Address head lamps
Description: Head lamps need to be aimed better also the signal lamp in the gauge cluster is not lighting up, Also the dimmer switch needs to be relocated slightly because its is too close to the sail panel,cut carpet around dimmer switch better as the grommet sits funny
Action: aim lights ,check signal wire move the dimmer
Material needed: Wiring diagram from painless
Address secondary fuse block in engine bay
Description: continue search for a higher quality fuse block in the engine bay ,the one we have is low quality and will fail
Action: locate a block and replace it
Material needed: 4 fuse block
10/05/05
list of what needs to be done on the 62
Install windshield wiper system
Description: re-install the system and get it working.
Action: Interior has to come back out of car
Material needed: NONE
Install heating and a/c system
Description: Have to re-install the heat and a/c evaporator once the wiper system is done
Action:
Material needed: soft and hard lines
Get transmissions working properly?
Description: Problem car feels like a slush box and shifts too hard under normal driving
Action: Get car to Wayne to see what’s up and also have the leak corrected
Material needed: PDF file on installation instructions on the Lokar controller
Rear end leak
Description: Rear end passenger side is leaking oil
Action: Remove read end and re seal it
Material needed: Rear end seal kit and proper fluids LINK
Get engine cooling system proper
Description: Need to add an equalizer line to the system from the top of the radiator to the expansion tank
Action: Connect from top of the radiator to a new port on the expansion tank
Material needed: Chrome valve stem and ¼ steel tubing,We allready have the braided lines to connect to the steel tupe
Get stereo system complete
Description: Need to finish off stereo system 100 %
Action: Re read installation manual set up stereo to accept a sub, xm radio, cd changer, I pod
Material needed: Open till design is complete
Get trunk area finished off
Description: trunk area is raw and needs to be finished off
Action: Contact Mike to ask what type of cardboard to use and where to get it from
Material needed: Depending on what mike says
Get door aligned better
Description: Adjust the doors better
Action: Remove the door panels and adjust the doors rotational alignment better while door are apart ,adjust drivers window better to seal with convertible top.
Material needed: The wire protectors for the wires going out to the doors
Get weather stripping installed on convertible top
Description: Finish off the weather stripping on the front and rear
Action: Get: Look into a manual or a better description of how its installed
Material needed:
Install replacement rear deck lid convertible top hold down
Description: When top was installed they broke the convertible top hold down piece on passenger side
Action: Replace the top hold down
Material needed: New top hold down
Get interior lights working
Description: Finish wiring the lights so they come on with the door being opened or the turn of the headlamp switch
Action: Simple wiring
Material needed: None.
Install tri power set up
Description: install the tri power set up
Action: Waiting on the unit to become available
Material needed: Trip power set up
Finish off the engine bay
Description: The engine bay just does not look finished off,
Action: Install the 66 BB ignition shielding kit, Re-route main wiring harness to look more finished, Re-locate M.S.D. box inside of car some place to avoid water problems
Material needed: Shielding kit from paragon .
Get emergency brake connected
Description: Emergency brake in-operatable
Action: make the needed bracket and connect the cables
Material needed: None.
Address head lamps
Description: Head lamps need to be aimed better also the signal lamp in the gauge cluster is not lighting up, Also the dimmer switch needs to be relocated slightly because its is too close to the sail panel,cut carpet around dimmer switch better as the grommet sits funny
Action: aim lights ,check signal wire move the dimmer
Material needed: Wiring diagram from painless
Address secondary fuse block in engine bay
Description: continue search for a higher quality fuse block in the engine bay ,the one we have is low quality and will fail
Action: locate a block and replace it
Material needed: 4 fuse block