LT1 and a T56 in a 55 Chevy
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Loves302Chevy
"One test is worth a thousand expert opinions."
Waffle washer - never seen one - until now.
2Loose
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At age 77 I'm right there also.....
Rain Gear did supply a star washer, which I put on the switch so it would grab between the switch and the insided of the dash, but no matter how tight I managed to get it, it still wanted to spin, so I decided to do something else. Rain Gear tells me that star washer usually works just fine....
Rain Gear did supply a star washer, which I put on the switch so it would grab between the switch and the insided of the dash, but no matter how tight I managed to get it, it still wanted to spin, so I decided to do something else. Rain Gear tells me that star washer usually works just fine....
Have I read this story before about your driving abilities in another post ??? You like to push the envelope until .....
Depends on how much money you have and how long you want to live.
Some of us want to go out in blaze of GLORY! Or quick would be good also!
2Loose
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Yeah, well, it runs in the family, I grew up in a shop of hot rodders, Dad and 2 of his 4 brothers were always smelling like motor oil....
Glued the disk to the back side of the dash
where the switch goes, it worked out great !!
When I tried to fit the left side wiper shaft in place
with the motor and other parts attached, the motor hits my
hydraulic clutch MC pedal offset, which is centered on the
MC, so I can't move that....
I can rotate the wiper motor 120 deg in it's chassis, as long as
I keep the critical alignment of the motor shaft relative to the
"shut down" or "off" position of the motor shaft....
But a close look here shows that I'm going to have to relocate the fuse panel,
as that wiper motor will hit it in the new 120 deg clockwise relocated position !!
Pulled the fuse panel and all that attached wiring out to make room....
Also, if you look at the top of that last pix you'll see that I
still have the stock defrost ducting in place, I found that I
need to remove that as well....
I have new Vintage Air system on order, I'm told that
it will have new defrost ducting that will clear the Rain Gear setup....
During all this, I've had several good conversations with the folks
at Rain Gear, and they have been quite helpful....
Then made sure the motor was in the "shut down" position,
carefully loosened the nut on the motor where the drive arm is mounted,
and pulled the motor off.
With the motor off, carefully fitted the rest of the assembly into
position under the dash, all looking good....
Except....
Getting some rubbing on the left side of my clutch offset
against the right side of the wiper assembly,
but I think I can deal with that once I get the wipers all in
and aligned....
I carefully remounted the motor in the new position,
and carefully reattached the drive arm in the "off"
or "shut down" position.
Now let's see how well all this is going to fit....
Glued the disk to the back side of the dash
where the switch goes, it worked out great !!
When I tried to fit the left side wiper shaft in place
with the motor and other parts attached, the motor hits my
hydraulic clutch MC pedal offset, which is centered on the
MC, so I can't move that....
I can rotate the wiper motor 120 deg in it's chassis, as long as
I keep the critical alignment of the motor shaft relative to the
"shut down" or "off" position of the motor shaft....
But a close look here shows that I'm going to have to relocate the fuse panel,
as that wiper motor will hit it in the new 120 deg clockwise relocated position !!
Pulled the fuse panel and all that attached wiring out to make room....
Also, if you look at the top of that last pix you'll see that I
still have the stock defrost ducting in place, I found that I
need to remove that as well....
I have new Vintage Air system on order, I'm told that
it will have new defrost ducting that will clear the Rain Gear setup....
During all this, I've had several good conversations with the folks
at Rain Gear, and they have been quite helpful....
Then made sure the motor was in the "shut down" position,
carefully loosened the nut on the motor where the drive arm is mounted,
and pulled the motor off.
With the motor off, carefully fitted the rest of the assembly into
position under the dash, all looking good....
Except....
Getting some rubbing on the left side of my clutch offset
against the right side of the wiper assembly,
but I think I can deal with that once I get the wipers all in
and aligned....
I carefully remounted the motor in the new position,
and carefully reattached the drive arm in the "off"
or "shut down" position.
Now let's see how well all this is going to fit....
Loves302Chevy
"One test is worth a thousand expert opinions."
But now your Vintage Air defrost ducting might have clearance issues with your relocated wiper motor.
2Loose
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I've been assured by both Rain Gear and Vintage Air that it won't be a problem, but we shall see....
There's an anchor bracket bolted to the firewall
in the center of this pix, I had to bend it a bit to
get the fit I wanted with clearance from the
clutch pedal bracket....
It all bolted together pretty well....
Lots of clearance with the clutch pedal bracket....
The escutcheon doesn't fit very well on the driver's side....
No problem on the passenger's side....
Think I'm going to remount the fuse panel cross wise and lower....
There's an anchor bracket bolted to the firewall
in the center of this pix, I had to bend it a bit to
get the fit I wanted with clearance from the
clutch pedal bracket....
It all bolted together pretty well....
Lots of clearance with the clutch pedal bracket....
The escutcheon doesn't fit very well on the driver's side....
No problem on the passenger's side....
Think I'm going to remount the fuse panel cross wise and lower....
That's a brand new wiring harness....right?
Do the wires have enough slack for the re-location or will you have to add some length?
I'm always amazed at the type of projects you tackle, don't think I would be excited about windshield
wipers and therefore probably reluctant to try this project myself.
Do the wires have enough slack for the re-location or will you have to add some length?
I'm always amazed at the type of projects you tackle, don't think I would be excited about windshield
wipers and therefore probably reluctant to try this project myself.
2Loose
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I guess I'll find out about the wire, it's a kit from American Autowire, and it looks like it will be ok if I just move it a couple of inches to clear that wiper motor re-orientation....
I'm waiting for my Vintage Air AC system to come so I can install it under the dash, and wanted the wiper system in first, after that when install the wiring, but wanted the fuse panel in first just in case, which was good as I caught the problem with the wiper motor interfering with the clutch setup and the fuse panel, but it looks like I'll be able to deal with all that ok. Nothing is just a plain and simple "bolt in and go" these days it seems....
I'm waiting for my Vintage Air AC system to come so I can install it under the dash, and wanted the wiper system in first, after that when install the wiring, but wanted the fuse panel in first just in case, which was good as I caught the problem with the wiper motor interfering with the clutch setup and the fuse panel, but it looks like I'll be able to deal with all that ok. Nothing is just a plain and simple "bolt in and go" these days it seems....
that is so very true.. and a huge p.i.t.a.
"Nothing is just a plain and simple "bolt in and go" these days it seems...."
EXAMPLE
MY CELL PHONE DIED... YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW $%^&*()_)_ COMPLICATED
IT WAS GETTING A NEW PHONE TO FUNCTION LIKE THE OLD ONE DID
all I wanted was to have it dial out and ring on incoming calls, all the company that sells phones wants is for me to get internet and text messaging, and access to video games..... thats like trying to sell .ice to a penguin... something hes not really looking for and has zero use for more off.
"Nothing is just a plain and simple "bolt in and go" these days it seems...."
EXAMPLE
MY CELL PHONE DIED... YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW $%^&*()_)_ COMPLICATED
IT WAS GETTING A NEW PHONE TO FUNCTION LIKE THE OLD ONE DID
all I wanted was to have it dial out and ring on incoming calls, all the company that sells phones wants is for me to get internet and text messaging, and access to video games..... thats like trying to sell .ice to a penguin... something hes not really looking for and has zero use for more off.
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2Loose
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Yup, been through that myself....
Drilled a couple of holes, got some bolts and spacers, and it's good to go....
Needed to rework that lower mounting bracket to pull the
wiper chassis in toward the firewall, lifting the angle of
the wiper shaft up to get a better fit....
This is where it fits, that stud is where I'm trying to pull
the assembly in toward the firewall....
And it worked, I got lucky, it popped right into place
after reworking that bracket....
look at the pic above a ways to see the difference....
And I still have clearance with the clutch pedal....
Drilled a couple of holes, got some bolts and spacers, and it's good to go....
Needed to rework that lower mounting bracket to pull the
wiper chassis in toward the firewall, lifting the angle of
the wiper shaft up to get a better fit....
This is where it fits, that stud is where I'm trying to pull
the assembly in toward the firewall....
And it worked, I got lucky, it popped right into place
after reworking that bracket....
look at the pic above a ways to see the difference....
And I still have clearance with the clutch pedal....
Loves302Chevy
"One test is worth a thousand expert opinions."
2Loose
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The BeCool radiator setup includes the
front end AC stuff....
And the motor has a new AC compressor....
The rest of the Vintage Air system to go under the dash just arrived from Danchuck....
Scratching my head and reading over 60 pages of instructions....
And going over the parts, I have fond hopes of making this all work....
The first thing is to fnish stripping the dash,
which was already pretty much stripped,
I pulled out the defrost vents, which will be replaced....
And attached the mounting brackets on the evaporator unit....
Hmmmm, hope I did that right....
front end AC stuff....
And the motor has a new AC compressor....
The rest of the Vintage Air system to go under the dash just arrived from Danchuck....
Scratching my head and reading over 60 pages of instructions....
And going over the parts, I have fond hopes of making this all work....
The first thing is to fnish stripping the dash,
which was already pretty much stripped,
I pulled out the defrost vents, which will be replaced....
And attached the mounting brackets on the evaporator unit....
Hmmmm, hope I did that right....
2Loose
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Although I've worked with classic cars all my life, never got involved with AC until this one, so taking my time and trying not to make too many mistakes!
I was disappointed to learn that this Vintage Air setup does not include any option for outside air, it is strictly an inside air setup, I looked at possibly modifying it to include a choice of outside or inside air, and backed away from that idea. The original heating system had that option, but Vintage Air included a block off plate to cover the fresh air connection to the old heater.
I was disappointed to learn that this Vintage Air setup does not include any option for outside air, it is strictly an inside air setup, I looked at possibly modifying it to include a choice of outside or inside air, and backed away from that idea. The original heating system had that option, but Vintage Air included a block off plate to cover the fresh air connection to the old heater.