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Projects & Restorations / Re: My Tenth Anniv.
« Last post by ryeguy2006a on Today at 03:10:12 PM »I haven't checked in for a while Kerry, looks like you are making some good steady progress! Love it.
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Electrical / Re: Odd electrical gremlin - need electrical gurus
« Last post by b_hill_86 on Today at 02:06:45 PM »My guess is a grounding issue. Possibly related to your courtesy lights not working. I’d start by eliminating some variables by disconnecting certain things systematically. I’m not an electrical guru but I feel like I know the electrical in these cars fairly well. Firebirdparts or Wallington will probably have better suggestions than me but if it were my car I’d disconnect the courtesy lights and see if anything changes.
Here’s a link to firebirdparts’ webpage if you haven’t seen it before lots of good info. I forget exactly where the harness plugs in. I think it’s to the left of the glovebox but I could be wrong.
Here’s a link to firebirdparts’ webpage if you haven’t seen it before lots of good info. I forget exactly where the harness plugs in. I think it’s to the left of the glovebox but I could be wrong.
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Projects & Restorations / Re: My Tenth Anniv.
« Last post by roadking77 on Today at 01:15:17 PM »May have to wait awhile for my road test 
I found out the other day that in order for my Pypes exhaust system to hook up with the correct splitters is another $200. Parts ordered, hopefully will be here soon. So the sub frame budget just imploded 
I can always add them at a later date easy enough. Maybe we will have our lift by then 
I am about an hour away from Pypes and thought about taking off and make an afternoon on Friday to pick them up and take the wife out to dinner for her Bday. However, they had a special and a code which pretty much turned into free shipping, so it would have cost me money to go pick them up by the time I take an afternoon off of work. Being self employed is great and bad at the same time, LOL.
I found out the other day that in order for my Pypes exhaust system to hook up with the correct splitters is another $200. Parts ordered, hopefully will be here soon. So the sub frame budget just imploded I can always add them at a later date easy enough. Maybe we will have our lift by then I am about an hour away from Pypes and thought about taking off and make an afternoon on Friday to pick them up and take the wife out to dinner for her Bday. However, they had a special and a code which pretty much turned into free shipping, so it would have cost me money to go pick them up by the time I take an afternoon off of work. Being self employed is great and bad at the same time, LOL.
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Electrical / Odd electrical gremlin - need electrical gurus
« Last post by nUcLeArEnVoY on Today at 09:24:39 AM »So I just got my T/A back from the body shop today after the front bumper was removed and repainted,and the headlight panel was replaced due to a minor collision. They did a great job on the repair.
My body guy mentioned that at one point through the repair job, he had to jump the car because the battery had died, and he had noticed that the interior dome light was staying on even with the doors closed, but was dim. When doors open, the dome light shone at the correct brightness. I noticed the same thing when I picked the car up today.
He said he had to disconnect the battery so that he wouldn't have to keep jumping it. Otherwise, for a simple bumper and headlight panel installation, I would *PRESUME* the only four connectors that needed to be unplugged were the 4 headlight terminals. Not even the turning signal or horn terminals needed to be unplugged, so I'm having a hard time believing it was something that happened while at the body shop.
So anyway, we just decided on removing the dome light bulb for now, and I decided I'd tackle it at a later date. But once I got it back to my storage unit and started testing out other devices/accessories, I've noticed some oddities.
• First off, for the heck of it, I put the bulb back in the dome light and now it *MOSTLY* works the way it should, as in it fully turns off when the doors are closed and fully brightens when the doors are opened. However, I now noticed that if I turn the radio on, the dome light also turns on at the same dim brightness even with the doors closed. What the heck??
• Automatic power antenna stopped working. Was working fine before I brought the car to the body shop.
• The clock now stops running when the dome light is on, but will run when the dome light is off.
• The footwell courtesy lights stopped working, both with doors open and when headlight switch is turned counter clockwise to turn them on manually.
• Power trunk release stopped working. Was working fine before I brought the car to the body shop.
• Key buzzer stopped working. Was working fine before I brought the car to to the body shop.
• I haven't put my timing light on to check the RPMs, but according to my tach and oil pressure gauge, and even just the seat of my pants, I can feel my idle RPM is just a bit lower by like 20-35 RPM. Something drawing power somewhere??
Everything else still works, including all exterior lighting; tachometer; gauges and gauge lighting; glovebox light; wipers; radio; blower motor; and AC.
So what is this? Is there a ground that all these devices have in common? Or a simple fuse issue? I know there is a fuse that has pretty much all the abovementioned devices/items in common, but if the fuse was out, then why is the dome light and clock still working under certain conditions, and why is the power antenna out? Can a fuse be partially bad? Is something drawing power? I'm at a loss seeing as how random this is and how many devices have been affected by it. I don't know if the headlights being swapped to a new headlight retaining panel would have anything to do with this, I thought that was its own harness?
Anybody that knows T/A's, please enlighten me lol.
My body guy mentioned that at one point through the repair job, he had to jump the car because the battery had died, and he had noticed that the interior dome light was staying on even with the doors closed, but was dim. When doors open, the dome light shone at the correct brightness. I noticed the same thing when I picked the car up today.
He said he had to disconnect the battery so that he wouldn't have to keep jumping it. Otherwise, for a simple bumper and headlight panel installation, I would *PRESUME* the only four connectors that needed to be unplugged were the 4 headlight terminals. Not even the turning signal or horn terminals needed to be unplugged, so I'm having a hard time believing it was something that happened while at the body shop.
So anyway, we just decided on removing the dome light bulb for now, and I decided I'd tackle it at a later date. But once I got it back to my storage unit and started testing out other devices/accessories, I've noticed some oddities.
• First off, for the heck of it, I put the bulb back in the dome light and now it *MOSTLY* works the way it should, as in it fully turns off when the doors are closed and fully brightens when the doors are opened. However, I now noticed that if I turn the radio on, the dome light also turns on at the same dim brightness even with the doors closed. What the heck??
• Automatic power antenna stopped working. Was working fine before I brought the car to the body shop.
• The clock now stops running when the dome light is on, but will run when the dome light is off.
• The footwell courtesy lights stopped working, both with doors open and when headlight switch is turned counter clockwise to turn them on manually.
• Power trunk release stopped working. Was working fine before I brought the car to the body shop.
• Key buzzer stopped working. Was working fine before I brought the car to to the body shop.
• I haven't put my timing light on to check the RPMs, but according to my tach and oil pressure gauge, and even just the seat of my pants, I can feel my idle RPM is just a bit lower by like 20-35 RPM. Something drawing power somewhere??
Everything else still works, including all exterior lighting; tachometer; gauges and gauge lighting; glovebox light; wipers; radio; blower motor; and AC.
So what is this? Is there a ground that all these devices have in common? Or a simple fuse issue? I know there is a fuse that has pretty much all the abovementioned devices/items in common, but if the fuse was out, then why is the dome light and clock still working under certain conditions, and why is the power antenna out? Can a fuse be partially bad? Is something drawing power? I'm at a loss seeing as how random this is and how many devices have been affected by it. I don't know if the headlights being swapped to a new headlight retaining panel would have anything to do with this, I thought that was its own harness?
Anybody that knows T/A's, please enlighten me lol.
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Projects & Restorations / Re: My Tenth Anniv.
« Last post by 5th T/A on Today at 06:50:05 AM »I thought about installing the subframe connectors but decided against it. I have never driven or even gone for a ride in a TA with the connectors, so I am looking forward to a comparison.
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Projects & Restorations / Re: Madaguy 1955 Nomad Build
« Last post by ryeguy2006a on Today at 06:42:04 AM »Thanks guys! I ordered some seatbelts and they should be delivered today. I'm hoping to get the carpet down and installing the rear seats soon.
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Projects & Restorations / Re: Madaguy 1955 Nomad Build
« Last post by 5th T/A on Today at 06:40:17 AM » Good progress! This will be the perfect family cruiser.
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Projects & Restorations / Re: Madaguy 1955 Nomad Build
« Last post by FormTA on Today at 05:22:53 AM »Hey, it's on the road and mostly complete. That is saying something! It's looking great! Keep at it man!
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Projects & Restorations / Re: Madaguy 1955 Nomad Build
« Last post by rkellerjr on May 28, 2024, 02:30:31 PM »Can't wait to come up and see it.
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Projects & Restorations / Re: Madaguy 1955 Nomad Build
« Last post by ryeguy2006a on May 28, 2024, 11:43:05 AM »Well, it's been several weeks since my last update because I burned myself out haha. I needed to take a break from working on the car, but recently got some more motivation to get back to it. After the swap meet where I found my very hard to find piece of trim I put the door panel back together and bumper installed, but that's where I really stopped working on the car.
I got the front bumper installed, but now I need to figure out something different with my front end. I think the frame horns are bent because the fenders and hood now don't fit like they should. But it looks way better haha.
My father-in-law sent me a license plate bracket he wasn't using so that I could install the front plate.
I found this sticker online so that if it wasn't obvious enough, that people know it's not done yet haha.
That brings me up to this Sunday. I had a few beverages and finally bit the bullet and installed the rear wheel covers. They were much more difficult to install and get straight than I had anticipated. Thankfully I was in a good state of mind and just pushed through haha. I'm not 100% happy with the install, but they really aren't too bad. I think I didn't get enough glue in some spots so it is lifting a little, but otherwise is straight and looks a ton better than before.
Then I cleaned up and dyed the rear panels. This was pretty straight-forward and the SEM paint lays down so nicely.
Then I got out the section above the rear wheel wells. That didn't need any paint, just waiting for the wheel well covers to be installed.
Then I was able to test fit to get an idea for what the interior will look like. I love the color scheme, just wished the wheel well covers came out better. OH well, I guess it matches the car haha. I think it will partially be covered by the rear seat so I may get lucky there.
I am still chasing a transmission leak and replaced the Jiffy-Tite fittings with -6 AN so I can also add a cooler. I ordered all but two fittings, and decided to just cut a short section off of the hose to make a by-pass to check for leaks. I had hoped that would fix the leak, but it don't believe it did. It didn't leak as much after I parked it, so it could have just been some residual fluid on top of something, but I don't think I'll get that lucky.
The install went pretty smoothly, but the Jeg's AN adapters for the 4L80e I ordered did need to be modified. The rear one fit perfectly, but the front one was too long. I had to cut off a section and taper some of the threads on the end for it to fully seat. But otherwise, it all seems to have sealed up without any issues.
I ordered the last few sheet metal pieces to finish up the rear of the car. Instead of patching the panels for the spare tire well, I ordered the pieces to just spot weld them together. Should make for a clean repair and then I can weld it all to the body. Will be nice to wrap that up and get the rest of the interior installed. I also have 6 sets of seatbelts on the way so that I can start enjoying the car with my family!
Cheers,
Ryan
I got the front bumper installed, but now I need to figure out something different with my front end. I think the frame horns are bent because the fenders and hood now don't fit like they should. But it looks way better haha.
My father-in-law sent me a license plate bracket he wasn't using so that I could install the front plate.
I found this sticker online so that if it wasn't obvious enough, that people know it's not done yet haha.
That brings me up to this Sunday. I had a few beverages and finally bit the bullet and installed the rear wheel covers. They were much more difficult to install and get straight than I had anticipated. Thankfully I was in a good state of mind and just pushed through haha. I'm not 100% happy with the install, but they really aren't too bad. I think I didn't get enough glue in some spots so it is lifting a little, but otherwise is straight and looks a ton better than before.
Then I cleaned up and dyed the rear panels. This was pretty straight-forward and the SEM paint lays down so nicely.
Then I got out the section above the rear wheel wells. That didn't need any paint, just waiting for the wheel well covers to be installed.
Then I was able to test fit to get an idea for what the interior will look like. I love the color scheme, just wished the wheel well covers came out better. OH well, I guess it matches the car haha. I think it will partially be covered by the rear seat so I may get lucky there.
I am still chasing a transmission leak and replaced the Jiffy-Tite fittings with -6 AN so I can also add a cooler. I ordered all but two fittings, and decided to just cut a short section off of the hose to make a by-pass to check for leaks. I had hoped that would fix the leak, but it don't believe it did. It didn't leak as much after I parked it, so it could have just been some residual fluid on top of something, but I don't think I'll get that lucky.
The install went pretty smoothly, but the Jeg's AN adapters for the 4L80e I ordered did need to be modified. The rear one fit perfectly, but the front one was too long. I had to cut off a section and taper some of the threads on the end for it to fully seat. But otherwise, it all seems to have sealed up without any issues.
I ordered the last few sheet metal pieces to finish up the rear of the car. Instead of patching the panels for the spare tire well, I ordered the pieces to just spot weld them together. Should make for a clean repair and then I can weld it all to the body. Will be nice to wrap that up and get the rest of the interior installed. I also have 6 sets of seatbelts on the way so that I can start enjoying the car with my family!
Cheers,
Ryan