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Post by PICTUP on Oct 22, 2015 18:06:46 GMT -8
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Post by Brenticon on Oct 22, 2015 19:17:20 GMT -8
My next project, ugh! Looks good Don, we'll have to talk
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Post by Volktales on Oct 23, 2015 20:59:25 GMT -8
Looks nice. Are you going to leave that trailer light adapter in place complete with Scotchloks???
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Post by PICTUP on Oct 24, 2015 13:40:49 GMT -8
Are you going to leave that trailer light adapter in place complete with Scotchloks??? I haven't really thought about the wiring other than it has to be cleaned up once the engine is in. I don't think Claire is going to be towing a trailer in the future, but it is her call whether to keep the wiring or not.
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Post by mitchy965 on Oct 24, 2015 15:19:34 GMT -8
aaaahhhhhh.....the scotchlock........the variable current limiting connection.
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Post by PICTUP on Oct 24, 2015 15:43:13 GMT -8
Youze guys got me on the scotchlok thing. I don't know what it is or what it does….until now and the picture being presented is not a good one! Having a variable current limiting connection doesn't sound so good and the emoticon used seals the deal . But what does it actually do?
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Post by mitchy965 on Oct 24, 2015 16:06:55 GMT -8
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Post by Brenticon on Oct 24, 2015 16:07:06 GMT -8
If I'm not mistaken, it's needed to have proper signals working on trailer, as vw has a two bulb system and trailers have one bulb. but then again, I have been wrong. Wait a minute, did I say that out loud?
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Post by mitchy965 on Oct 24, 2015 16:07:24 GMT -8
ha! moisture resistant!
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Post by Brenticon on Oct 24, 2015 16:22:04 GMT -8
Looks like I was wrong, lol .... I was thinking these things ...
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Post by mitchy965 on Oct 24, 2015 17:33:19 GMT -8
the scotch locks were used to install that converter,they are quick,cheap and not a very long lasting splice. my personal record is 13,as in how many i removed from a f150 and boat trailer to get the lights to work. Don that engine bay looks beauty!
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Post by PICTUP on Oct 24, 2015 18:40:56 GMT -8
If I'm not mistaken, it's needed to have proper signals working on trailer, as vw has a two bulb system and trailers have one bulb. but then again, I have been wrong. Wait a minute, did I say that out loud? Good guess, but don't worry about being wrong…I am a founding member! the scotch locks were used to install that converter,they are quick,cheap and not a very long lasting splice. my personal record is 13,as in how many i removed from a f150 and boat trailer to get the lights to work. Don that engine bay looks beauty! So they are those blue connectors, correct? If they are, I have never used them myself because I thought they looked too cheap as you say, flimsy too! I guess whoever owned the F150 didn't have triskaidekaphobia . Thanks Mitch, the bay will look even better with an engine in it!
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Post by chickenwing on Oct 25, 2015 13:50:29 GMT -8
Spectacular job on the engine bay Don! I wouldn't be at all surprised if a line started forming outside your garage door.
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Post by PICTUP on Oct 29, 2015 16:41:30 GMT -8
Spectacular job on the engine bay Don! I wouldn't be at all surprised if a line started forming outside your garage door. Oh I hope not, the pressure, the pressure!! Once the tank was back in place I decided to change out the locking gas cap for the stock one because the locking one's end had swollen up making it VERY difficult to remove. But of course I couldn't just put the cap on…it needed polishing first( damn OCD!) Crazy little things like this all the way along end up adding time to the project, but I can't help it, details count! Half polished Fully polished and installed Figured I should tackle the aftermarket taillights. Even the good quality ones don't seem to have the proper connectors to allow use of the marker lights stock wiring. So a bit of new wiring has to be made and piggy-backed to the connector. Plus since all this becomes a little hard to get at, I decided to see if the CLR trick still worked and I scrubbed all the connectors with it. The come out nice and shiny on all faces and edges. They all needed to be opened up just a titch so they would physically go on the new spades in the housing. Yes, they still fit tight, but before opening they would not go on! The green tape is temporarily holding the fast set glue I used in the corners for the white seals that have to be bought separately. Of course they are like 4 inches too short, have to be be pre-stretched as much as possible and still need stretching when being installed. Glad I had that glue on hand! The tape was removed just before installation. Sorry for the blurry pic, but here is a close up of the piggy-back. It had to be bent over to allow for the cover to go on. If I had installed it so it sat lower I was worried about it connecting with the ground(brown wire below it). Painted firewall on. Wiring cleaned up(trailer stuff removed) and lights in. Transaxle with newly done CVs is next.
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Post by Volktales on Oct 29, 2015 21:37:35 GMT -8
It's getting closer to being dooooonnnnnneeee!
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