Robert Horne Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Your dash looks very good. I installed a boat tach on my 38, seems to be fairly accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Far out; that's a cool looking gauge, Robert. Did you get your vibration problem fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I was going to have to run 3 relays (fuel pump, ignition, and cooling fan) so I pulled this from a Dakota while I was at the boneyard. This gave me all the relays with fuses and puts it all in one convienient spot. Plus just the one power supply wire off the battery prewires all of the line sides so it'll keep things tidy once I've got it all wired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Far out; that's a cool looking gauge, Robert. Did you get your vibration problem fixed? I changed the driveshaft with one from a junkyard, an Explorer shaft..... Coupe does good at 55. More test later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemo Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 falconvan; When are you going to share the location of that "Secret- Boneyard" ??? Seems like there's some mighty good "stuff" laying around there !! lol... Cass, alias littlemo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 No secret, Cass! Speedway Auto Salvage across from Gateway International Racetrack over in Illinois. 50+ acres, everything very well organized on a flat, level white rock yard, and the best prices around. Not much old stuff but plenty of late model goodies you can repurpose to your needs. Last week I bought 4 steel wheels with tires, a drive shaft, oil dipstick and tube, relay box, and misc wiring for $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I got my sway bar finished up today along with wiring up the fuel pump relay and some other misc wiring. I've been sicker that a dog since last week and am just starting to feel human again. I worked in the garage about three hours and I was wiped out. Im off the rest of the week so hopefully we'll make a little better progress tomorrow and Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemo Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Be careful, and watch yourself, that Flu is really tearing people up around here. We've been lucky so far, it seems to have passed us by ??? Cass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'll tell you what, Cass. This thing kicked my butt. I usually get a cold in the winter and can fight through it but this bugger had me on the couch for four days with fever, congestion, and just being weak. Thankfully I started coming around Tuesday; I felt much better today and was able to get a lot more done. I finished the underhood wiring and installed the cooling fan and bled the brakes. For some reason one of the back calipers is not getting fluid; I'll have to figure that out. Even still, it's got a good solid pedal. The stock wheels wouldnt fit over the disc brakes so I pulled a set of steel wheels off of a Crown Vic last time I was at the boneyard. I've got a set of full wheel Plymouth hubcaps, i'll just use those and get some fresh rubber. I didnt like the rearward angle on the shifter so I cut it and welded it back together to be more upright. Im real close to a road test; just need to get a driveshaft made and put an exhaust system together. A couple of bummer notes; my cool old tach doesnt work and Im having a fuel gauge issue. I've got a new VDO 0-90 ohm gauge and a 0-90 ohm sending unit. I dumped about 3 or 4 gallons of gas in the tank and I read 34 ohms on my meter going from the sending unit to ground. I checked it up at the gauge and I read the same from the sensor terminal to ground. But when I turn the ignition on, the gauge goes past full. Any ideas??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Acts like it's grounded backwards......like when people get the pos and neg reversed on a stock old Mopar. Just guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 That makes sense, Bob. I'll look at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 It looks like my sending unit on the fuel gauge is bad; I ran the gauge through the tests in the book and it shows good. I got all my lights wired and working and swaped out the tach for new one. Now that its working I can do the cam break in as soon as I get some exhaust on. I've got everything to build the exhaust, just going with basic 2 1/2 inch duals with Summit glass packs and pipes out the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 do not overlook the possibility of a faulty ground on the tank..can you read the resistance of the sender and is it variable via the wiper movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 do not overlook the possibility of a faulty ground on the tank..can you read the resistance of the sender and is it variable via the wiper movement? Tim, that's what's confusing. I've got a ground wire going from the sender body to the chassis. I cleaned a spot on the chassis to ensure a good ground. Reading with a meter from the sender lead to the chassis I read 37 ohms. It's a 0-90 ohm sender so with about 5 gallons of gas that seems about right to me. Now I go up to the gauge and read from the sender terminal to the ground terminal. Same reading; 37 ohms. I thought maybe I bought the wrong gauge and the range was different but it's clearly stamped 0-90ohms on the gauge body. VDO says to test the gauge you should pull the sender wire off the sender terminal on the gauge and the gauge will go to empty, and ground the sender terminal and it should go to full. It passes both tests. Im not sure what to think;it seems to me the gauge is passing the test, I know the wiring is right, not sure what else it could be but something in the sender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop138 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 TTTHHHHHEEEEERRRRRREEEE BACK---those evil electrical gremlins:eek::eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 falconvan...dropped you a little something in a PM....it is warm here today..I am sweating from doing a bit of body work on the bz cp..the rain come through last evening and part of the night..its really just the high humidity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Same here, it's 65 degrees! I cant believe this is January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Glad some people are getting a temp. break! Here in warm central ca. it's been high of 50's, low in the high 20's! NO fog! as usual this time of year. Love the climate changes!?? Back to the fuel gauge reading, is your gauge properly grounded also?? My friends 55 Chebby with brand new Classic Instrument gauges were all Way off on intitial startup, and he was quite concerned as all gauges had electic senders. Upon some checking I found that he had never hooked the ground wire -gauge panel to body. That correctly done, everything was working! Hoping simple, sometimes forgotton in all the changes?? Just one more possibility?? Best to ya, Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks, Doug. I do have a good chassis ground on it. I think next Im going to put the sending unit out of the tank and check it; it's easy to get to in the trunk. The warm temp was short lived; we had 30 degrees and sleet today! Lots done this weekend; I got the lead pipes and mufflers on and did the cam break in. Other than a leaky water neck on the intake it went smooth; ran for 20 minutes, vital signs all looked good and cooling fan came on at the right temp. I got the water neck fixed and finished some small wiring issues like tail lights, dome lights, instrument lights, and wipers. Im going to get a driveshaft made up this week and should be able to do a short road test down the block by next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 nice project,great progress,,,can i ask what year model jeep you adapted the front sway bar from ? very intresting and thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 nice project,great progress,,,can i ask what year model jeep you adapted the front sway bar from ? very intresting and thanks Thanks, it was a late 80s-early 90s Grand Cherokee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm guessing the larger sway bar was to compensate for the heavier engine. Question: Are the sway bars for Chryslers the same as for Plymouths? I will need to replace my 53 Plymouth bar, so would a chrysler bar improve the handling or worsen it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Remember the Jeep stuff you put on your truck Paul?:)Some guys are using jeep front swaybars on mopar stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 (1) why, (2) do they bolt on? (3) does one need to be sober? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Sway bar sober? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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